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OR, THE HOUSE IN THE
RUE BARBET'T
S
CHAPTER VII,
I3rett WItti eelled at ten o'clock,
After reinvigorating himself with a
bath and a. hearty breakfast, he
Inas ready to meet Captain Gaul-•
tier, who arrived promptly at U.O.3
"Come to my room,:" said Brett,
"There we wild be able to talk with -
interruption."
Oarce comfortably, seated, Brett
resumed the eunveratien where he
tiad brekert it off in the train overn
eight;
"Yen say yin know Hinseeitz-tr
:4lulk."r he em mieueed.,
"Yee," replied the King'* zn+es-
sezrgera "aired what is more, I have
secrvered bis residence since wo
parted, It seems that one of the
ttttaehes at. the Embassy met hint
recently and thought it advisable'
to keep ilr touch with. the Young
Turkish party, of whieh Hussein etl-
Mulk is a shining light. So he asked
bim where he lived, and as the re-
stilt I have jotted down the address
in Ally note-buttk." Gautier search-'
ed through his memoranda, and
speedily found what he wanted,
'`Wait Minute,'' interrupted
Brett, "Does it happen to be -No,
D. Rue Berlette?'
The barrister had ntort tltaartxac e
iced hi;; companion daring tire"
night, but this time Gent -
to be more annoyed
idrarn strrrtled. •
"If you know all these things,"
he said stiffly, "I don't See why you
should bother pie tri get you the
iztformation?'
Brett smiled,
"You mean," sae said, "that Hes-
does , live, at No. 11
lirrct Berbeite."
"Why.- of course he (loess." was
the irritable answer.
"That is very odd," said the bar-
rister. "It was a mere guess ofr
my part, I assure you."
His assurance •evidently did net
weigh much with Captain Gaultier,
who replaced the note -book in his
pocket and obviously cast about in
his inind for a convenient excuse to
take his departure.
Brett knew exactly what was
troubling him.
,"I am quite in earnest," he said,
'In telling you that I simply haz-
arded a guess at the address. To
prove that this is so, I must place
yell in possession of certain inci-
dents which gook place after we
partedat the Gare du Nord."
Rapidly but succinctly he told the
,amazed King's messenger of the
chase in the cab across Paris, and
how he (Brett) had followed the
Frenchman who was tracking Gaul
tier's movements so closely.
"You will understand," he con-
cluded, "that, in view of my pre-
conceived theory, it was not a very
far-fetched assumption to connect
Hussein -id -Musk with the house in
the Rue Barbette into which your.
spy vanished."
`'Well," gasped, his astonished
hearer, "I must say, Mr. Brett,
that I ower you an apology, but I
do not see what reason any one can
have for shadowing my ` move-
ments,
"I regard it as mere chance. I
imagine that our fellow-passeegcr
in the train eaught the name of
Hussein -td - elk in our eonversa-
tion and this decided him to elle-
dew your movements, by means of
the confederate who awaited his ar-
rrval, at the stetian. As it happen-
ed, they simply hit upon: the wrong
person. It night have ,paid them
znnet) better to follow me, The out-
come of the blunder is that I am
in a fair way towards ascertaining
all I want to know about them,
whereas, up to the present, they
do Rot even suspect my existence
as an active agent in the affair.."
r"Well, now, in what way can Ii
help you regarding Hussein -u1 -
hulk?"
"Can you introduce zee to him?"
"In what capacity?"
Brett- reflected for a moment be-
fore replying,
"I might pose as a friend of yours
interested in Turkish carpets, or
coffee, or eiyarettee, but for the
purpose of pry inquiry is would he
welt to jump preliminaries at once
and make this chance aegttainiance
atnder the guise of a wire puller'."
"'All right," said Gau➢tier,
don't see that it matters ranch to
ine, and the letter you have in your
possession trona the Under -Serve
tart' is sufficient warrant for me to
give you any assistance that lies in
my power."
Be glanced at his watch. '"It is
just about time for dejeuner," sae
continued. "What do you say if
we drive to the Rue Barbette at
once Z"
The barrister assented, and they
were soon crossing Paris with the
superb disregard for other people's
feelings that charaeter:.ises the local
cab -driver.
"By the way," inquired Gaul -
tier, "have you learned anything
else since your arrival?'
"Only this—it was not our friend.
Talbot who came here on Tuesday
with a lady."
"You are sure?"
"Positive. I have compared the
handwriting in -the local register
with a letter undoubtedly written
by Mr. Talbot, and the two do not
agree. The entry of `Mr. and Mrs.
Talbot, London,' in the visitors'
book of the Grand Hotel, was a
mere track intended to amuse the
police fur a few hours until the con-
spirators had perfected' their scheme
for final and complete disappear-
ance.
"It was a bold move."
"Very. Quite in keeping with the
rest of the details of an uncommon
crime."
At last the fiacre stopped in front
of the house in the Rue Barbette
which Brett had already scrutinized
during the early hours of the morn-
ing.
"Here we are," said Gaultier
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with a, laugh, "If we find Hussein
u1 -bulk at home I don't know. what )
thedeuce we are going to say to
him,"
think I will be able to inter-
esthim," said Brett calmly, and
-without further' preliminary Gaul -
tier ascertained from the "c'ouciergo
(that the Turkish gentleman, was
wzthru.,.
The two men ascended to the s•ce-
Qnd story.
Gaultier rapped loudly on the first
door he encountered, and the sum-
mons appeared to scatter some of
the inhabitants, judging by the
rabid opening and closing of doors
that preceded the appearance of an
elderly and solemn -looking Turk,
who cautiously demanded their bu-
siness.
Gaultier sent in his card, and the
servitor locked the door in the faces
of the two men while he went to
ascertain his rnastsr's orders,
"They evidently do not paean to
take many- risks," said the 3ing's
messenger in a low voice.
The does was re -opened, and the
elderly Turk ushered them into a
spacious room on the right of the
entrance hall, where they were re-
ceived by a young man—a tall, dig-
nifted Mohammedan, who rose bast-
fly. from a chair, having apparent-
ly abandoned the perusal of a news-
paper.
`"Ah, anion brave Gaultier," he
cried, "I am so pleased to see= you.
I did not know you wore in Paris,
I have been spending an idle mo-
ment ever smoke and scandal,;' He
spoked excellent Freneb, and appear-
ed to be quite at his ease, but Brett
noticed that Hussein-ul-Mulk held,
the discarded newspaper upside
down, He was smoking a• cigarette,'
lighted the instant before their ap-
pearanee, and notwithstanding his.
Oriental phlegm he seemed to be.
laboring under intense exeitex neat,
Nevertheless, Hussein - ui - Mulk
could control his nerves.
"Have you had dejeuner, or have
you time to join me in a cigarette?'
lie went en,
"We will be delighted," said
Gaultier, taking 'thea proffered case.
"The fact is, I the*
heard of your
presence in Paris by accident, and
I mentioned the fact to my friend
here, who has interested himself in
the Armenian cause in London. Ile
at once expressed a keen desire to
make your acquaintance, so I ven-
tured to bring him here and intro-
duce him to you. This is Mr. Reg-
inald Brett, an English barrister,
and one who keenly sympathizes
with the reform movement in Tur-
key."
"I am delighted to know you, Mr.
Brett," said the suave Oriental.
"It is a greater pleasure to me,"
Brett replied, "to find myself talk-
ing to a reformer so distinguished
as you. Your name is well known
in England. Indeed, in some quar-
ters, it has come to be feared, which
in this world is one of the signs of
success."
Hussein-li1-14fulk was Dazzled, but
he remained outwardly unper-
turbed.
"I was not aware," he purred,
"that my poor services to .ray coun-
try were so appreciated by my Eng-
lish friends."
"Ah," said Brett, with a smile
that conveyed much, "a man like
you cannot long remain hidden. 'I
have good reasons to know that at
the present moment your achieve-
ments are earnestly attracting the
attention of the Foreign Office."
Hussein-ul-Mulk became even
more puzzled. Indeed, he exhibit-
ed some slight tokens of alarm lest
Brett's vehement admiration should
reach the ears of others in the ;ad-
joining room.
"Really," he said, "you flatter
me. Will you not try .these cigar-
ettes? They are the best; they are
made from tobacco grown, especi-
ally for the Sultan's household, and
it is death to export them. I un-
derstand that the cigarette habit
has grown very pupil of recent years
in England?"
"Yes," said Brett, "it certainly
has developed with amazing rapid-
ity. In trade, as in politics, this is
an astounding age."
Gaultier knew that there was
more behind ,the apparent exchange
of compliments than appeared on
the surface. Having fulfilled his
pledge to Brett, he said hurriedly,
"Both of you "gentlemen will un-
derstand that I cannot very well
take part in a political discussion.
With your permission, Hussein, I
will now leave., my friend with you.
for a half-hour's chat, as I have an
appointment at the Cafe Riche:"
Although Hussein Was profoundly
disconcerted by Brett's manner no
less than his utterances, he could~
not well refuse'to accord, him a fur-
ther audience, so Guiltier' quitted
the apartment and the Englishman`
and the ':Mussulinan were left face
to face.
Brett felt that the situation de-
manded a bold game. tinder some
circumstances he knew that to throw
away the scabbard and dash` with
naked sword into the fray was the
right policy-.
"I came • to see you, Hussein-ul
Musk," I�ne said ' speaking del iber ,
ttely, "not only because S have ao
interest in the progressive policy',
voiced by the Young Turkish party,
but -on account of .~nattersof, per-
sonal interest to you, and to friends
of mine; yin England."
The Turk bowed silent recog ition'
of' ,he barrister's motives � h
`'Yotr« -are aware
"that a large number of valuable lj
diamonds were stolen from the
species Envoy of his Majesty the
Sultan, in London, last Tuesday
night, and that the theft was ac-
companied by the murder of four
of the Sultan's subjects and the ab
duction of a prominent official in
the British Foreign Office?"
For some few -seconds Haissein uls:
Mulk strove hard to regaizi his conn
posure and frame a reply, but Brett,
nonchalantly puffing a clout of
smoke into the intervening rg rp .ce,
and thus helping his hearer to con-
trol his emotions, went on—
"I do not propose toasting thne
by describing to yon t'e details of
a crime with which you are thor-
oughly acquainted. Let use say, in
a sentence, that my chief, p. rnal;
my only, motive in coming here to-
day is to secure the release of my'
friend Mr. Talbot from the place
where he is at present confined, and
at the same time to obtain from you
a statement which will satisfactor-
ily clear Mr. Talbot in the eyes of
his superiors of all personal emu-'
plieity in the Albert Gate iatci-
dent.' Again there was a breath
less silence.
t ussein-ul-hulk bad regained his
nerve, He was now eonsiderieg
how best he could dispose of this
Englishman who knew so reach. To
purchase his silence was too hope
less. He must die as speedily and
uneetentatious]y as possible, So ho
answered not, but thought hard as
to ways and means,
Brett, in imminent danger of his
Lilo, disregarded ' all semblance of
danger, He leaned back in his
chair, closed .his eyes in complete
enjoyment of Hussein's cigarettes,
which were really excellent, and
said, in the^ even, matter-of-fact
tortes of one who discusses an ab-
stract problem.
"Of course, any dear friend, you
are thinking that the best answer
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you can give lee is to strangle me
or tc shoot me, or adopt sore other
drastic remedy which finds favor in
Constantinople. But let me point
out to to you that this will be a
serious error of judgment. I have
not come here without safeguarding
my movements. You are aware that
Captain. Gaultier, a trusted For-
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Yard know that I am in your house
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If any accident interferes with my
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that to kill me cannot really be
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