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The Brussels Post, 1912-3-21, Page 2CLOSE QUA J TERS; { OR, THE • HOUSE IN THE RUE BARBETTE CHAPTER XIX.—(Cont'd) "What shall we answer ?" said Dauheney, breaki`g in upon the barrister's train of thought. "Oh, say that the signal is fully understood." Whilst the answering flags were being displayed Daubeney asked— "What does it all mean?" "It means," said Brett, "that if the. Bine Bell has another yard of speed in her engines we shall need it al]. It perhaps will make no ma- terial difference in the long rue, but •as a mere matter of pride I should like to reach Palermo before Gros Jean. If I remember rightly, Palermo is six hours from Messina by rail. Can we do it'1" "Mac," the chief engineer, was consulted. Of course, he woukl not oommit himself. "We will try darned ha -r -rd," he said. And with this emphatic resolve marked. "Yet there are more mur- the Blue Bell sped onwards through eters to the square inch there than the sunlit sea until, late in the ev- in any other place on earth. ening, the Ganges was hull down Edith laughed. "Really, Bobby," on her quarted. she pouted, "you are be'coming sea - Macpherson came on deck to take timental. I half expect to find you a last look at the P. and 0. break out into verse." "It will be a gr -rent race," he "I can do that, too," she said, announced, "and I may have to 'though it is not my own. Hasn't kill a stoker. But—" Heber gut a hymn which tells us of Then he dived below again. a place where The Blue Bell ran merrily on until Every prospect ,Teases, the email hours of morning, when And only man is vile. everybody on board was suddenly I forget the rest of it." awakened by the stoppage of the Miss Talbot faced him rapidly. screw- "Bobby, what is the matter with The passengers on board the Blue you? I never knew yeu in sues a Bell one and all found some pretext melting mood before," to gain the deck in their eagerness "How can I help it?" he half - to find out why the vessel had whispered, laying his hand on her slowed down. The answer was a reassuring one. She had burnt a flare for a pilot, and quickly an an- swering gleam came from afar out of the darkness ahead. The pilot was soon on board. He was an.Italian, but, Iike most mem- bers of his profession doing busi- ness in these waters, he spoke French fluently. Brett asked him how long, with the north-easterly breeze then blow- ing, a small sailing vessel, such as a schooner -rigged fishing -smack, would take to reach Palermo from Marseilles. "It is a trip not often made, monsieur," he said, "Fishing ves- sels from Marseilles are frequently will demoralize the whole crew. compelled to take shelter under the Even the pilot cannot keep his eyes lea of Corsica or even Sardinia, but u1T you here—in Sicily—why should they come here?" "Oh, I don't mean a schooner en- gaged in the fishing trade, but ra- the words were fraught with a ther a small vessel chartered for solemn significance which often pleasure, taking the place, as .it came back to their 'minds in ether were, of a private yacht." days. "Ah," said the Italian, "that ex- The party breakfasted on board plains it. Well, monsieur, with this and then set out to survey the ho - breeze I should imagine they would tels, Brett's first care was to as- set their course round by the north certain the scheduled heaurs of the of Corsica in order to avoid heat- train service between Messina and ing through the Straits of. Bonifa- Palermo. To his joy he discovered cid, That would make the run that neither Winter nor the gang about 650 knots, and a smart little he was shadowing could possibly Vessel carrying all her sails and reach the city until a quarter to properly ballasted, might reach ' four in the afternoon. They decid- Palermo in a few hours over three ' ed in favor of the Hotel de France days," ' as being most modern in its appear - "Thank you," said Brett. "Ts ance and centrally situated. Pal:mero a difficult port to make?" The next thing to do was to pro - "Oh no, monsieur. There is deep vide an efficient watch on all sail - water all round here, no shoals, ing vessels entering the harbor, and and but few isolated rocks, which here the pilot proved to be a vale - are all well known. The' only thing able ally. Brett explained to hint to guard against is the changeful that he was most anxious to meet Current. Brett smiled. "It would be an ignoble conclu Kion to the chase if the Belles he said to himself, "that the breez- es and currents may combine to bring -Dubois safely on shore, Thee I think we can deal with hint." Soon after daybreak the Blue Bell, after a momentary halt at the , Customs Station, crept past the Castello a Mare, and amidst much gesticulation, accompanied by a torrent of volcanic Italian, she was tied up to a wharf in the Cala—the small inner harbor of the port. Edith, whe could not sleep since the advent of the pilot, made an early toilet and climbed to the bridge, whence she had a magnifi- cent view of the sunrise over thebeautiful city that stands on the Coney d'Ora, or Golden Shell—the smiling and luxuriant plain that seems to be provided by Nature .for man's habitation. Naturally Fairholme was drawn to her side. "Italy is a fine country," he re- f The British.Nodical Journal devoted six pages to the report of a series of scion- tific tests of gOYRIL, The tests proved conclu- sively the great nutritive value of Bovril and that its body-building power is from 30 to 20 times the amount taken. A•9.1: obliterated, RU he wished the pilot, or any helpers he might employ foe the duty, to take particular note of all strange boats answering to this deseriptinn, and at once report their appearance. This the man guar- anteed to do, He sant that it was quite impossible for a French -rig;- ged smack t,) enter Palermo with- out attrac -:ig his notice. By approaching the police au- thorities and requesting their co- operation, and also using Gros Jean and the Turks as a stalking- horse, Brett felt tolerably certain that the time would soon arrive when Dubois and he would stand face to face. In ]raking these manifuld pre- parations the morning passed rapid- ly. The barrister insisted that his companions should go for a drive whilst he busied hin7self 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. Witter?" he said to the baronet. "Yes, I remember him perfectly." "In that ease I wish you to go to the station and meet the 3:45 p.m. train on arrival. You will shoulder. "11'e have never been to probably see the Turks and Gros gether so much before in our lives. I Jean, but pay no attention to them. Don't you realize, Edith, what it Keep a bright lookout for Mr. Win - means to us if Mr. Brett discovers I ter. \Walk up quite openly and those diamonds within the next few speak to him, and the probability is hours or days?" that shuuld Gros Jean have become . He bent closer towards her and suspicious of this Englishman who his hand passed from her shoulder follows in the same track as him - round her neck. "When we return self, your presence on the platform to England, if you are willing, we will convince him that be was mis can be married within a week." taken in imagining the slightest A bright flush suffused her beau- connection between Winter's jour- tiful face. She bent her head and ney and his own." was silent, It is quite certain that ''That is good," said the major- Fairholme would have kissed her general. "It would never have oo- hed not Daubeney shouted— caredto me, Any other corn - "Look here. you two, flirting on minds?, the bridge is strictly forbidden. You "None save this," continued Brett, smiling at the old soldier's 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- ready interviewed the chief of po- lice here, and it will only be a ques- tion of an hour's delay before the local detectives effectually locate the quarters occupied by Gros Jean and the Turks." - steamer at Messina, so I took the bull by the horns and made myself 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 height vanish once and for all, "Hadn't we better follow hire 1" he suggested. Mr, Winter winked knowingly. "Don't be anxious, sir, He wants to be seen in my company. He be- lieves 1 am here for trading pur puses, and the association will be useful to hint," Nevertheless the baronet was glad to find that Mr. Winter's coa- fidenee was not misplaeed, 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 square that forms the center of Pal- ermo. ' The detective was eminently suit- ed for the role he now filled. "Ah, monsoo," ho cried with boisterous good humor, "pe: nittez- moi introducer un friend of mine, Menson Smooth, de Londres you n know. Je ne saver pas les ems de votre. companiongs, but they aro tics bons camarades, je suis cer- tain." Gros Jean was most complaisant. "It ess von grand plaisir, m'sieu," he said, whilst the Turks gravely bowed their acknowledg- ments. They laughed and giggled like a couple of children caught stealing gooseberries. Yet the incident and some people who were coming from Marseilles on a fishing smack named No, 107. It wits ne Soeurs were wrecked with her vale- possible, he explained, that both able cargo. I most devoutly pray," the number and the name might be ethin Nint ��,. 11-,,snd It ette En this aPoud Sealed Package Ask y Grocer about it CANADA SUGAR REFINING CO. LlhtirtD, MoilnicAl. CHAPTER XX. Sir Hubert was sill eagerness to undertake his mission. He reached the station at least half an hour too soon. At last the train arrived. To Sir Herbert'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 engag- ed in a fiercely unintelligible con- troversy With an Italian porter as to the possession of Inc portman- teau. Sir Hubert hurried forward, and seized the amazed policeman by his hand, wringing it warmly. The stolid detective quickly re- eo7ered himself, and Isis first words were—. Did Mr. Brett, frilly under- stsnd my signal 1" "I think so," said the ;ether,` "but he will tell you all about that af- terwards. At lac sent he wishes you to ascertain Gaol Jeans intended les`deneL " ()h, that is too cagy," he con- descended t.7 exnlain, "I have been talking to hint," "You don't sat so I" Yes I h ne, ?4v French is bad, and his aleglish is worse, but he understands that I am in the whole- sale grocery tirade. T have conte to Palermo to but "urra)lttc 1'' “214N8L I3'ow very clever v? you :" Mi.. Wird pr irea. himself up with an stir of peer( Ionil prkln. - "Thrtt is nnt.hi,i„ sir," he said. "We oriel make gncer nage/dela anershitlu in the way of. business. Tint Gins least is a -smart chap, ilio eyed mk. 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