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- mm, . OR. THE HO RUE BA CHAPTER XIX.â€"~(Cont’d) “Look here, you 'two, flirting on the bridge is strictly forbidden. You will demoralize the whole crew. Even the pilot cannot keep his eyes off you.” They laughed and giggled like a couple of children caught stealing USE IN THE RBETTE eagerness to obey implicitly any in- structions given to him._ “When you'meet Winter, tell him if pos- sible so to direct his movements as to find out Gros Jean’s destination, if it can be done without giving the» Frenchman the slightest cause for uneasiness. Otherwise the matter is of no consequence. I have al- glad to find that Mr. Winter’s con- fidence was not misplaced, when, ten minutes later, he again en- countered the Frenchman and .the Turks at the door of the Campo Santo, a cheap hotel near the boisterous good humor, “permittez- moi'introducer un friend of mine, Monsoo Smeeth, do Londres you do vet-re cémpaniongs, but they are tres bons camaradcs, je suis cer- Gros Jean was most complaisant. “It ess von- grand plaisir, m’si-eu,” he said, whilst the Turks know. Je ne savez pas les noms gravely bowed their acknowledg- “IF” As an authority saysâ€" “ Truth well" expressed- makes the best advertisement”â€"then here’s one: of the best advertisements in the paper. ‘ Is the best flavored and most economical Tea in the World. Beware of high profit bearing substitutes. Sealed Lead Packets only. , .Canada’s finest sugar gooseberries. Yet the incident and read interviewed the chief of po. _ #3?” the words were fraught with a - Â¥ - ' ments' .. . e .1 . . . . , lice here, and it Wlll only be a queS- The 1, Shot of thls extmorde solemn Significance which often tion of an [hour’s delay before the meetingpwas that when Mr. Wintefi" Its best ~ al_l strange'boats answering .to this hand wringing it warmly “- description and at once report their ’ . . '. eral attention to the smart-looking ‘"‘* appearancé, This the man guar- Theedstighd fietecfllfl’. qfiuctlfly 1:- vessel and the tea-drinkers. y 9‘ anteed to do. He said that it was cover ’mse ' an 15 rs WM 8 Sir Hubert keenly examined the I, it. came back to their minds in‘other days. . The party breakfasted on board and then set out to survey the ho- tels. Brett’s first care was to as- certain the scheduled hours of the train service between Messina and Palermo. To his joy he discovered that neither Winter nor the gang he was shadowing could posaibly reach the city until a quarter to four in the afternoon. They decid- ed in favor of the Hotel de France as being most modern in its appear- ance and centrally situated. The next thing to do was to pro- vide an efficient watch on all sailâ€" ing vessels entering the harbor, and here the pilot proved to be a valu- able ally. Brett explained to'him that he was most anxious to meet some people who were coming from Marseilles on a fishing smack named the Belles Soeurs, No. 107. It was possible, he explained, that both the number and the name might be obliterated, so he wished the pilot, or any helpers he might employ for the duty, to take particular note of quite impossible for a Frenchâ€"rig- ged smack to enter Palermo with- ‘ out attracting his notice. By approaching the police.a.u- thorities and requesting their co- operation, and also using Gros Jean and the Turks as a. stalking- horse, Brett felt tolerany certain that the time would soon arrive ' when Dub‘ois and he rwould stand face to face. In making these manifold pre- parations the morning passed rapid- ly. The barrister insisted that hisl companions should go for a drivel whilst he busied himself with the necessary details, and they should meet at the hotel for the midday meal. It was then that he singled out Sir Hubert for his personal share in the pursuit. “You know Mr. Winter ’1” he said to the'baronet. “Yes, I remember him perfectly.” “In that case I wish you to go to the station and meet the 3:45 p.m. train on arrival. You will probably see the Turks and Gros Jean,,but pay no attention to them. Keep a bright lookout for Mr. Win- ter. Walk up quite openly and speak to him. and the probability is that ‘should Gros Jean have become suspicious of this Englishman who follows in the same track as him- self, your presence on the platform will convince him that he was mis- taken in imagining the slightest connect-ion between \Vinter’s.jou1'- n-ey and his own.” “That is good,” said the majorâ€" Brett, smiling. at the old soldier’s Take A 'Scoopiul 0! Eachâ€"- Side By Side Take “St. Lawrence" Granulated in one scoop -â€"-and any other sugar in the other. local detectives effectually locate the quarters occupied by Gros Jean and the Turks.” ' CHAPTER XX. Sir Hubert was "all eagerness to undertake his mission. He reached the station at least half an hour too soon. . At last the train arrived. To Sir Hurbert’s delight, he at once caught sight of Gros Jean and the Turks, whom, of course, he quickly identi- fied as to the loungers on the tower of the Chateau d’If. It occurred to him that there was a remote chance of recognition by Gros Jean, so he busied himself for an instant in a seeming scrutiny of the bookstall until they had passed. A little further down the platform he caught sight of Inspector Winter, that worthy individual being engagi ed in a fiercely unintelligible con- troversy with an Italian porter as to the possession of his portman- teau. ‘_ Sir Hubert hurried forward, and seized the amazed policeman by his wereâ€" “Did Mr. Brett fully under- stand my signal?” “I think so,” said the other; “but he will tell you all about that af~ terwards. At present he wishes you to ascertain Gros Jean’s intended residence.” ’ ' “Oh, that is too easy," he con- descended to explain. “I have been talking to him.” “You don’t say so “Yes, I have. My French is bad, and his English is worse, but he understands that I am in the whole- sale grocery trade. I have come to Palermo to buy currants l” ‘ “Most extraordinary! How very clever of you l’-’ V Mr.‘ Winter drew-himself up with an air of professional pride. “That is nothing, sir,” he said. “We often make queer acquaint- anceships in the way of business. But Gros Jean is a smart chap. He eyed me curiously when he happen- ed to hear that I was the fifth pas- senger who wished to leave the steamer at Messina, so I took the bull by the horns'and made myself 1” ' useful to him in the matter of get- ting his baggage out of the hold.” Meanwhile the subject of their conversation had quitted the sta- tion, and Sir Hubert’s respect for Mr. Winter’s powers as a sleuth- ;hound yielded to anxiety lest the slippery Frenchman might vanish once and for all. “Hadn’t we better follow him ’I” he suggested. " Mr. Winter “Don’t be anxious, sir. winked knowingly. general. “It would never have oc- to be seen in my company~ He be_ *; 32:51??? me' Any Other Com' lieves I am here for trading pur- ' “1T . ,, . poses, and the association will he hone save this, continued useful to him 1) ' He wants Nevertheless the baronet was had secured a room and the party had ordered dinner, the six men set out for a stroll through the town . Sir Hubert strongly recommend- ed the spectacular beauty of the street where the Hotel de France lay, b'ut Gros Jean politely insisted, that he wished to make some in- quiries at the shipping office, and Mr. Winter backed him up, being ignorant of the baronet’s real mo- t-ivc. ' They soon reached the quay. Sir Hubert became almost incoherent with agitation when they passed the Blue Bell and came into full view of Edith, Jack, Fairholme and Dau- beney, who happened to leave the square that forms the center of Pal- ermo. The detective was eminently suit- ed for the role he now filled. “Ah, monsoo,” he cried with tain.” . order to visit the yacht and secure a good cup of tea. _ Brett refused to accompany them, on the ground that his Italian scout, the pilot, might bring news at any hour, and he must remain within~immcdiate call. It was a supreme moment when Gros Jean halted and called gen- top of the funnel, and tried simulâ€" taneously to yawn and light a ci- gar. In the result he nearly choked Herdsâ€" roam over nine mil- lion acres of the finest » pasture land in Aus-., trails and over four -hundred thousand acres in the Argen- tine. 11-2-17. ,4 ’ V.» ///// /// Will-“ill? llll r all? . .i . a ‘ - '. ‘F I, ‘4'! but ill} hotel shortly before five o’clock n i / II/H] can supply you.' 7 Winter, somewhat Mr. more prepared for emergencies, en- 'deavored to interest Gros Jean 1n himself. of the the wonderful clearness water. 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