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A Vigilant Unceasing Cleanliness at every individual stage of its preparation CEYLON TEA, IT'S SO CLEAN, IT COULDM i.L L:.SANER BLACK, 0KXED OR NATURAL CREEN SEALED PACKAGES ONLY REFUSE aUBGTiTUTES C2 FRP.F. Sjir.nt<» m^ileti on enquiry â€" Addri»K« • '9Al.Ar> ^^ T/^-- .o*r» /f ^ CLOS E OUARTE RS ; OR, THE HOUSE IN THE RUE BARBETTE ==^ J CHAPTER Xl.-(Contd) At 1.30 a.m. Brett and Fiiirholmo woro ushered forth from tlie doors of lli-e profcclurc and stood in free- dom in the street. "Where now?" said Fairhnlmc. "T'. llie hotel," replied Hrett, wearily. "I must have sleep, so I eoiisiRii the Turks, and the Sul- tan's ciiani'piidK, and every one con- cerned with the Albert (Jute mys- tery, to perdition for the next eight houfK." NotwithstandinR his wcarineBS, I5rett rise early n''xl mtirning. His eonipuiiion sloj)t like a top, and the barrister iiad to shako the carl soundly by tiic i-hotikler before the latter woke into conscious existence and sat uj) in bed sleepily demand- ingâ€" "What's up? Where's the fire?" "I want you to dress at once," said Hrett cheerily, "and join me at breakfast. You must leave for Londiii by the 11.50 train." "Am I such a nuisance then that I have to be packed off at a mo- ment's notice '(' said the earl. "Hy no means. Decidedly the c<jntrary. in fact. A^ matters in France evidently require jK'rsist- ent attention on my iiart for many days, t.erhaps weeks. 1 think it is hardly fair to leave TuWxjt in con- finement any longer. Your mission is to rest<jre your jirospcctivc bro- ther-in-law to the bosom of hi.s family, and I regn't that it is im- possible for me to accornjiany you." "Are you serious, old <diapf' was the startled answer. "What ha:; |.'iai)i)onod ainee one o'clock this nicttning to make you so confident C "Xotliing that is not alreiwly known to you. Had I luicci-eded lust night in following Mdllo. Heau- eaire to iicr destination I miglit have been able to accompany you to l.,oiidon this morning. As it ;s. Heaven alone knows what sort • f dance she may lead inc. Howevr, you complete your toilette, my deai fellow. I liavo order'?d Irealtfarit to be served in a qu.arter of nil hour. Then you can cat and iit- tc^i^." l.)uring the first portion â- >< ti'>.- repast Hrett seemed too busily en- gaged to unburden nis m-'i;!. It was not until he had lit a cigarette and pushed his chair away fiom the table, so tliat lie eo-iM nfsunie u posture of comiilcte Lase. tliat he commenced â€" "You slept so .s<jundly, Fairholmc, that you have not had time to le- view all the circumstances of yes- terday's adveTtar.'s. OtheiwE.; 1 am sure you would havo reached the sanio concluiej'is as iLigtcit tlienisehcs to n.c. (u'iously enough, althougli <!o;i tiled vliin i went to Ijed, 1 woke about seven o'clock feeling thoroughly reatcd fcoth in mind and body. 1 procuri't' : •oiije coffee, t-ook a bath, and went out for a stroll, with the result that I returned and aroused you after reaching finality in some of my conclusions, and deciding <iii a dc- finit*' plan of action for both of us." "It is really very decent of you, Brett. e<jnstantly to assume that I can sec as far thr<jiigli a brick •wall as you can, especially as y<ju know (piite well that, although I am fairly well aci|uainte<l with all that happened yesterday, the only tangible opinion I can offer is that |the Paris police interfered with you at a most inopiMirtune mo- ment." Biett smiled. "That is becaimo you have not accustomed yourself to aiittlysis," he said. "However, I will summarize my views, and it you can find any flaws in my rea- Boning I will be glad. The first tiling to observe is that the diininu- tivo Frenchman drew <;in himself the .â- ^peei.il v<'ngeiiiicc of the Turks when I e.vposed the attempt to foist oji them a collection of dummy dia- monds. Yet he actually h;id the nerve to return to the Rue Bar- bette later in the da*-. Ho has not been seen since, so^io little scoun- drel is either dead or a prisoner in Hussein-ul-Mulk'K flat. As 1 leaiinot permit myself to partici- pate in « murder or even in an il- legal imprisonment, 1 am regret- fully compelled this morning to take the police into my confidc.ico and inform them of an cbviou.s fact which escaped their peiietratiou yesterday." I'airliolnie whistled. "I must say," he cried, "I gave a passin,;; thought to the incident myself last evening wlicn your spy reporte<l that the l''renchmaii re- mained in No. 11 after the Turks had quitted it." "Yes," said lirett. "You see, all you need U) cultivate is the ha- bit of deduction, and you will soon become a capital detective. " "Well," said the e.irl dubiously, "that is a new point of view for me at any rate." "It is a fact nevertheless. But we iiavc nut much time, so we must reserve any further consideratioa of your abilities. The fate of the Frenchman must he determined lo- day, and to decide the question 1 must act through the jKjlice, so a conversation with our friend the (commissary becomes inevitable, aiul now to return to the hypotlio- tical jiart of my eonchisions. 1 be- gan by assuming that the individu- al who jilanned the Albert Gate outrage and Bubsequently sought to bainboo/.lo his employers by Iiahiiing off on tliem a tjet of spuri- ous diamonds, is far too acute to attempt to dispose of the real gems for many months yet to come. He <ibtaiiicd sufUcient funds from the Turks, in jjiirsuance of wliiit may be termed the legitimate part of his contract, to enable him to live for a considerable jicriod without fur- ther excitement. Closely associat- ed with liini in the present adven- ture is La Helle Chassousc. Nei- ther would endeavor to procure safety by flight to a foreign coun- try. They will seek insignificance by living in a normal and common- place nianner. Wli.it more easy, for instance, for Mademoi.s<'!le than to return to the life of the circus, whilst her lover granted that he wished to remain in her company â€" will obtain some .siiit.able employ- ment in the same circle. There is a suspicion of a joke in the state- ment, but I am (iuit« serious. The mere consciousness that tliey have ill their j)ossesRion a vast fortune, wliich time alone will enable tliem to realize, will .serve as an in<hicc- ment to uiulergo the period of hard wurk which ineniis s;ifcty. You re- member that the lady's fatlier, Oros Jean, visited the Uare de I^yon yesterday?" r'airholino nudded. "I think you will lind that he was depositing there the necessary lug gage for a e<intejni)latcd triji into the interior, so that Ma<leinois<'lle might slip out late at night quietly and unnotiee<l aiul join her lover at Some iireccjncerled rendezvous, a thing which we now know she did. I cannot, of course, be certain whe- tlu'i' the I'rcnchman who signalled to lier in the Cafe Noir was himself the favored individual. It is fios- sible. By the wav. what height i.i Tallx)t?" "Alx)ut five ft>et ><ine." Brett poiKh'red for a little while, "Yes," he comniiined aloud, "1 think I am right. That pink-and while l'"renchnian is the master mind in this conspiracy. And to think that the unintelligent iiuisrlen of a coufilc of thick -lie.xde<l French policemen should h.avc crudely in- are new and entirely different from ordinary preparations. TTiey accf.mnllsh their purpo.^e without disturbing the rest of the system, and are therefore the Ideal Uxatlve (or the nursing mother, as ttiey do not affect the child. Compounded, like all NA^DRU-CO prejparations, by expert chemlsti. U unsatisfactory we'll gladly return your moiicj. 2Bc. • b«». If your druggist has not yet stocKed Ihem, send 25c. and we win in&il then.. 24 I Mdlona! Dma md Chamical Comonnr of Canaja, Limll«<I, C3I Montr«*1. terfered with me at euch a xno- ni«ntr' H« sighed deeply. "Never mind," he went on, "it cannot be helped. I must keep to th« thread of my story. Mademoi- selle Beaiicaire left the Cabaret shortly after eleven o'clock. 'We cannot bo certain that she went to the Garo do Lyon, but the cab un- questionably set off in that diree tion. It is a long drive from Mont- marte to tho Lyons station. We will give her, s.ay, until twelve o'clock to reacli there. Now, un- less she was journeying to some suburban district â€" a contingency which upsets the wliole of my theory â€"there was no main line train leav- ing for tho south until 1.05 a.m., and that is a slow train, stopping at nearly every station iKiuth of Mclun. Let us supjMiso that they guard against every contingency. I imagine that the p.-iir, providing tho two travelh.'d together, would br<'ak their journey south at some quiet town in the interior early in tho morning, and subsequently proceed to their destination by easy stages." "I am still fogged as to what you mean by their destination?" said Fair.holme. "I mean the circus, the music- hall, tho cafe chantant, or what- ever place mademoiselle and her astute adviser may select as a eafo haven whcreiii to avoid police es- pionage during many months which must ensue before they daro to make the slightest effort to Jis- poso of the purloined diamonds." "T]ho third item," continued Brett, "which dem.ands attention in Paris is the wliereabouts of the Turks. They must bo found and observed. My chief difficulty will be to keep that delightful commis- sary from inipriMjiiing them, if, aa I imagine, wo find the little thief a cajitivo in the Hue Barbette. So you see my .•K-lioiis are npeeulative. Yours, on the other hand, will be definite." "Ah!" said Fairholme, "I am glad to hear that. If you expect inc to analyze and deduce and find out the probable movements of in- telligent rascals, I am sure I shall make a, mess of things." "You will re.ach Ivondon," said Brett, "at 7.30 p.m. I suppose you have in your service a reliable ser- vant, endowed with a fair amount of physical strength?" "Rather," cried the carl. "My butler is a splendid chaj). He has been fined half a dozen times for his exceeding willingness to set- tle disputes witli his fists." "Telegraph him to meet you at Charing Cross Station. I can de- pend upon my man Smith to use his nerve and discretion. More- over, he knows Inspector Winter, of Scotland Yard, and should trou- ble arise, which I do not antici- pate, this acquaintance m.ay bo use- ful to you. The third person who will meet you will be tho ox-ser- geant of ixjiice, whose rejjort to me you heard yesterday. He will point out to you the flat tenanted by the invalid lady. You sjieak French well, and after a few (luestioiis you «hould be able to satisfy yourself whether or not the i>crson who o|)ens the door to you when you visit tliat flat is acting a genuine part. You can preten<l what you like, but if admission is denied to you I want you to force your way inside and sec that invalid lady at all costs. In the event of a gross mistake having 'oeen comniitU'd you must apologize most abjectly and assuage the wounded feelings of tlie servants with a liberal donation, whilst the ex-sergcant of jiolice will advise you as to any other place which may demand personal in- spection. I do not conceal from you the dinicultics of your task, or tim chance that you may get into trouble with the jwlice. Hut tho fact remains that Talbot, alivo or <lead, is conceali>d somewliat in the neighborhood of the Carlton Ho- tel, and it is high time that this (Mjrtion of the mystery attending his disai)iiearaneo should be made clear. l)o you follow me?" "Precisely," said Fairholme. "My programme ap|M^ars to be very simple. I am to kick down any door that is ix.inted out by thi> ex-po- liceman, provided I am refused ad mission by fair means." Brett laughed. "I think,"' he crie<I, "you have put my instruc- tions in Ncry direct and sueeinct form. .All I hope is that the inva- lid lady may prove to be an ekierly fi^aiid. It only remains for me to give you my blessing and say go'x'.-bye." "But what about you?" said the earl anxiously. ".Suppose we eonie across Talbot to-night, as you anti- cipate, where shall I fiiul y<iu to- morrow?" â- '^'ou must telegraph to mo here," was tho answer, "-xttS you must ))<isspss your soul in patience until you hear from me." ".Vo, <loii't firoiest," he went on. as Fairholme gave indications <if impatience. â- â- Y<iii need not f -ar that you will be left out of t'le (I(Mioueinent. whati'ver it be. 1 am sure to need vour heir, before lon.ff, n'>'.l I will cable you at tl'e fiij-t yuti- sible moment. For '.hat le.'.eon, should you leave your ':ioii e f. r more than an lioiir or "o. T lioro vou will make special .irr iii'.,'enie.')ts for telegrams to reach v.m without ''.!?1.TV.' 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