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THE HOUSE IN THE RUE BARBETTE CHAPTER V.â€"(Cont’d) The barrister ignored him, save for a glance which seemed to ex- press philosophical doubt as tol whether Mr. Winter’s head con- tained brains or sawdust. “You are quite positive that both letter and envelope are in your brother’s handwriting?” he said. ‘ ‘Absolutely positive. ’ ’ “There can be no doubt about it,” chimed in Fairholme, to whom, in response to a gesture, Brett had passe thQ damning document. “Then this letter simplifies mat: ters considerably,” said Brett. Miss Talbot looked at him un- flinchingly as she uttered the next question: “Do you. mean that it serves to clear my brother from any suspic- ion?” “Most certainly.” “I thank you for your words from the bottom of my heart. Someâ€" how, I knew you would say that. Will you please come and help to explain matters to my uncle? Harry you will come. too, will you not?” The sweet, gentle voice, with its sad mingling of hope and despair, sounded so pathetic that the imâ€" petuous peer had some difficulty in restraining a wild impulse to clasp her to his heart then and there. Even Mr. Winter was moved not to proclaim his disbelief. “I will see you in the morning, sir,” he muttered. Brett nodded, and the detective went out, saying to himself as he reached the streetâ€" “Nervel Of course he has nerve. It’s in the family. Just look at that girl ! Still, it did require some grit to sign his name in the hotel register and then calmly sit down to write a letter telling his people not to worry about him. I’ve known a few rum cases in my time. but this oneâ€"” The remainder of Mr. Winter’s soliloquy was lost in the spasmodic excitement of boarding a passing omnibus, for this latest item of news must be conveyed to the Yard with all speed. CHAPTER VI. The sight of Talbot’s letter seem- ed to fire Brett’s imagination. He radiated electric energy. Both Lord Fairholme and Miss Talbot felt that in his presence all doubts vanished. They realized, without knowledge why, that this man of power, this human dynamo, would quickly dispel the clouds which now rendered the outlook so forbidding. For the moment, heedless of their presence, he began to pace the room in the strenuous concentra- tion of his thoughts. Once he halt- ed in front of the small bust of Ed- newspaper which formed the bar- ristevr’s first links with the tra- gedy. His ideas suddenly reverted to the paragraph describing the ef- forts of the Porte to obtain from the French Government the extra- dition of a fugitive relative of the Sultan. At that instant, too, a tiny clock on the mantelpiece chimed forth the hour of eight. “That settles it,” said Brett aloud. “Smith,” he vociferated. And Smith appeared. “Pack up sufficient belongings for a. short trip to the Continent. Don’t forget a rug and a great-coat. Have the portmanteau on a cab at the door within three minutes.” “I am sorry, Miss Talbot,” he continued, with his charming smile and a. manner as free from perplexâ€" ity as if he wasannouncing a for- mal visit to his grandmother. “I have just decided to go to Paris at once. The train leaves Victoria at 8.15. Lord Fairholme will take you home, and you will both, I am sure, be able to convince Sir Hubert that. to yield too greatly to anxiety just now is to suffer needless pain.” He rattled on so pleasantly that Edith, absorbed by the agony of her brother’s disappearance and possible disgrace, could not conceal an expression of blank amazement at his levity. Brett instantly became apologe- tic. “Pray forgive my apparent flip- pancy, Miss Talbot,” he said. “I am really in earnest. I believe that a flying visit to Paris just now must unquestionably advance us an im- portant stage in this inquiry. Let me explain exactly what I mean. Here is a letter from your broth-er, in handwriting which you and others best qualified to judge dc- clare to be undeniably his. It also bears post-marks which would de~ monstrate to a court of law that it was posted in Paris last night and received here toâ€"day. But it does not follow that it was written 'n Paris; it might have been written anywhere. Now, according to the police, there is no entry in the visiâ€" tors’ book at the Grand Hotel which appears to prove that your brother wrote. his name therein on Tuesday night. If the handwriting in the Grand Hotel register corresponds beyond all doubt with that in this letter and envelope, then your bro- ther must be in Paris. If it does not, he is not there. I am convinced that the latter hypothesis is cor- rect, but to make doubly sure I will go and see with my own eyes. There nowâ€"I owedyou an explanation, and I have barely time to catch my train. Good-bye. 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A restful porter, quicken- ed into active life by a half-crown tip, found him a vacant seat in a first-class smoking carriage, and Brett’s hasty glance round the compartment revealed that his tra- velling companions, as far as Do- ver, at any rate, were severely re- spectable Britons bound for the Riviera. The harbor station at Dover were its unusual aspect of dejected mis- A stiff breeze had brought up a bumped down his bag and flung himself into a chair on what a no- vice would regard as the weather side of the charthouse. He bore ‘the discomfort for a few minutes, and was reward-ed for his foresight by possessing the most sequestered nook on deck when the vessel turn- ed her head seawards and began one of the shortest, but perhaps the most disagreeable, voyages in the world. Having retained his seat long enough to establish a proprietory right therein, Brett rose and made a short tour of the ship. To dis- tinguish any one on deck was al- most out of the question. The pasâ€" sengers were huddled up in indefin- able shapes, and there was hardly light sufficient to effect a stumbling progress over the multitude of hand-baggage. So the barrister dived down the companion-way and cannoned against a burley individu- al who had propped himself against a bulkhead on the main deck saâ€" loon. Something hard in the man’s pockets gave Brett a sharp rap, and when they separated with inu- tual apologies, he laughed silently. “Handcuffs!” he murmured. “Scotland Yard is always prepared for emergencies. I will wager a considerable sum that as soon as Winters reached headquarters his story about the letter caused a tele- gram to be dispatched to Dover. Here’s a. detective bound for Paris and prepared to manacle Talbot the moment he sees him. What a fear- ful and wonderful thing is the Engâ€" lish police system. A crime, obvi- ously clever in its conception and treatment, can be handled by a sharp policeman wearing regula- tion boots and armed with hand- cuffs. Really. I must have a. drink.” ~Clinging to the hand-rails and executing some crude but effective balancing feats, he reached the din- ing saloon. Near the bar, solemnly digesting a liqueur, stood a man to whom the choppy sea. evidently gave no concern. He had the square shoul- ders, neat-fitting clothes and closely clipped appearance at the back of the neck which mark the British officer; but lc also stood square on his feet and swayed with unconsciâ€" ous case whether the vessel pitched or rolled or executed the combined movement. “Now, I wonder,” said Brett, “if that is Captain Gaultier. He must be. Gaultier, from his name, should be a. Jersey man, hence his facilitv in foreign languages and his employment as a Foreign Office messenger. It’s worth trying. I will make the experiment.” He reached the bar and ordered a whiskey and soda. Turning af- fably to the stranger, he remarked : “Nasty night, isn’t it? I hope we shan’t be much behind'time.” The stranger glanced at him with sharp and inquisitive eyes, but the glance evidently reassured him, for he replied quite pleasantly; ‘Oh. no. A matter of a few minâ€" utes, perhaps. They usuallv man- age to make up any delay after we leave Calais.” . “That’s good,” said Brett, “be- cause I want to be in Paris at the earliest possible moment.” The other man smiled. “We are due there at 5.38,” he said. “Rather an early hour for business, isn’t it?” “Well, yes,” assented the bar- rister, “under ordinary circum» stances, but as my only business in Paris is to examine an hotel re- gister and then get something to eat before I return, I do not wish to waste time unnecessarily on the road.” The other man nodded affably, but gave no sign of further interâ€" est. “So,” communed Brett, “if it be Gaultier, he has not heard the latâ€" est developments. I must .try a frontal attack.” “Does your name happen to be Gaultier?” he went on. 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I guessed from your appearance that you might be a King’s messenger, and it was just possible that the Captain Gaulticr in whom I was inâ€" terested might start back to the Continent to-night, so I put‘twa and two together, don’t you see, with the result that they make four, a thing which doesn’t always hap- pen in deduction if in mat-hemaâ€" tics.” Captain Gaultier eyed his ques~ tioncr with some degree of stern suspicion as he said from behind his cigarâ€"â€" “May I ask who you are ’l” “Certainly,” replied Brett, proâ€" ducing his card. After a quick glance at the paste- board, Gaultier. continued-â€" “I suppose, Mr. Brett, you have some motive in addressing me? What is it?” “I am interested in the fate of a man named Talbot,” was the straightforward reply, “and as you told the Under-Secretary that you had seen Talbot crossing to Paris in company with a lady last Tues- day, I hoped that perhaps you would not mind discussing the mat- ter with me.” . 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