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X i _tircles, triangles. \ Getinto Ask - cn We be Wo wil tos that 36% abv Pactory--43 Montreal. Office and St. Alexander St, = NO HH "OR, THE HOUSE IN THE "RUE BARBETTE CHAPTER IX.--(Cont'd) Brett smiled. . "You are a stupid woman," he said. "You think ybu - are serving your friends by adopt- ing this tone. In affect you are bringing them to the guillotine. Now listen. If I leave you with- our further words you do not see me again. You will know nothing of what is going on until the police "have lodged you in a cell. Neither ou'nor your associates can escape. promise nothing, but perhaps if you tell me what I want to know there may be a chance for you Otherwise there is none. Shall I gol 3 And he ~ the, door. .7 For an instant the woman hesi- tated, and Brett thought that he bad. scored." ? . "*"Wait,"' she said, lowering her voice, though there: was still the menace of subdued passion in her accents. . 'Who is your friend?' "A" gentleman whose identity in no way concerns you. You must deal with me, and it will be better {f you ask who I am." "I know," she said, laconically. "'Come this way, both of yeu." She raised a flap-door located at one side of the counter. Brett fol- lowed her into & passage behind ; the doorway that led into the bar. Fairholme sunccoeded, him. The trio passed rapidly through the door at the-end of the pass- age, and quickly f-und themselves In a long, low room. psually devot- ed to billiards: "The place was dark and smelled evilly of stale to- bacco. Daylight penetrated but foebly through the red blinds that turned as if to approach blocked np three windows on one side. The woman: drew two of these blinds, and thus illuminated "the interior. 'The windows open- 'ed onto a yard, and the place-was . thoroughly shut off from all obser- vation from the. street. "Now," "she said: "T will show you something" | She walked toward the fire-place at the end of the, room. On the 'mamtlepiece 'was a souare 'of iron sheeting, painted white and stud- . fled with curious-looking snikes in d straight lines. _ From a box at hand shs took half 8. dozen small glass bulhs, red and 5 blue. She placed them in a line on some of the.sovikes at intervals of wo inches. she retired to that side of the room where they had entered: The distance of per- haps thirty feet. = Before Brett or Fairholme could vaguely guess her intention she whipped a revolver out of her poc- ket. It would be idle to deny that they were startled, but the woman paid. not the least attention to thom. She, steadily leveled the weapon and fired twice, smashing the two outer balls of the six. Then she transferred the pistol to her left hand and smashed another pair. Then she turned her back to the target, adjusting a small mirror attached to the butt of the revol- ver, and smashed both of the re- maining bulbs by firing over her left shoulder. Sweeping, round with a triumphant smile towards the barrister, she said, 'I can do that in fifty other ways, but six will suffice." "It is very clever, madame,' ho said. "May I ask why I am in- debted to you for this display' She placed the revolver in her pocket. "It is my answer to your question, monsieur,"' she said. "'That is the way I and my friends often talk to people who annoy us; and now I shall wish you good- day. You will find other sights in Montmartre to interest you." , Brett laughed easily, and howed ow ._""Beliove me," he said. "I will find few performers 80 expert and, may I add, so discreet. We will meet again, and perhaps test your skill." Without dnother word the party returned to the front room of the restaurant, and Brett and Fair- holme passed into the street, where their cab was waiting. "I suppose - she meant,"' said Fairholme "that if we were not jolly careful she would put a bul- let through our hearts as easily as through those glass bulbs." "Such was her intention," said Brett, dryly. "But women never have a true dramatic genius. That was a piece of melodrama which might suffice with many of her class: ~1t amused me, but it was a waste of time on her part "' "Anyhow, we shall nop get much out of her in the way of informa- tion." . "Oh, yes, we will." She will tell us everything. She has told me a great deal already.' He directed the driver to wait for them at a street ¢orner some That Splitting Headache "NA-DRU-CO" Headache Wafers Ci ellef, and we guarant contain nothing : Rarmisl1 the hese of nar postin 75%. & box ar sl dren', : Drug and Chemical Co. of Canad; Limited, Moutrest.>® will vanish if you take | does it not 2!" | return. "That is his daughter," said the man. "She is known as La Belle Chasseuse."' "Why such a name?' "Because she is clever with fire- arms. She used to be in a circus, but she left the profession aycar ago.' "And does she live here con- stantly ?"! "I cannot say, I think she goes away a great deal. She was travel- ling recently; sho came back--let me soe--Ilast Tuesday night." "Thank you," said Brett. The two re-entered their cab, and Brett told the driver to procecd as rapidly as possible to the Rue St. Honore. " "I hope to goodness," he said to Fairholme, "that Captain . Gaul- | tier has not left Paris' already; theeo Foreign Office Messengers are liable to be despatched to the other end of the earth at a mom- ent's notice.' ""Why do you wish to see him?' said Fairholme. . "Simply to obtain definite con- firmation of my theory. La Belle Chasseuse was the woman who ac- companied the man made up to look like Jack Talbot during his journey from London. If Gaul- tier can see her and assure me that I am right I will be convinc- ed concerning that which I already know to be true." "By Jove!" cried Fairholme, "that never occurred to me. wonder 'if it is so?' 'Mademoiselle Beaucaire is quite an adept in two things: she can break tiny glass bulbs and she can flirt. She chose tu exhibit the first of these accomplishments to us, and convey what was intended to be a warning; in reality, she gave us some valuable informa- tion." . "I supposo,"' said Fairholme, "'that this crowd will watch us pretty closely, won't they?' Brett leaned back in the cab and laughed heartily. "We are the most interesting persons in Paris to them at this moment."' ho said. "That poor fellow who sold us the toys will have to change his position, I am afraid: One of them is following us now. Let's see who it is." At the next street corner he stop- ped the cab suddenly, and jumped out, followed by Fairholme. A minute later another vehicle dash- ed into the street. In it was seat- ed a lady, closely veiled; but a large feather hat and a grotesque pattern of a black: veil could not wholly conceal the pretty, deter- mined face of La Belle Chasseuso. Evidently she had no one at hand to undertake the mission, so she followed Brett in person. He sig- nalled to her and her driver. Astonished, the man pulled up- Brett instantly advanced and took off his hat with that pleasant smile of his which usually went straight to the female heart, but which now thoroughly lost its effect on the furious young woman who looked at him from the interior. of the voi- ture. "Allow mé,"' he said, 'to offer my friendly services. It is a close day, and mademoiselle has, 1 am sure, many other calls.on her time. I will save you at least an hour, and mvself nearly the same period. I am going to secure the presence of a witness to identify you as the lady who crossed the Channel last Tuesday in company with a gentle- man. You both drove to the Grand Hotel, and your companion signed the register there in the names of Mr. and Mrs. Talbot ; is it not so?' She bent forward and looked at him viciously. Her eyes sparkled with annoyance at being caught so easily in her self-imposed piece of espionage. "Monsieur is clever,' ped. "Thank you," he replied, still smiling: 'I can occasionally hit the mark with a guess as well as mademoizelle can with her pistol. But, believe me, I onlv. intend at this moment to be polite. Of course, ) she snap- {the presence of a witness to iden- tify yon is unnecessary. Mademoi- | selle can now return to the Car- baret Noir, whilst friend and my | 1 will proceed direct to the Grand! tel. It saves so much' trouble,' For a moment the woman 1 gh she would have °F 'with amazement. oe war hay ovis ov: ' 'have a splen- Well," Yh lon is a wellkn I| them. : driver "to ? airholme surveyed the sterie | Ee wad 4 oir way the § te g apparently to a ; impulse, stopped the cab at a house in. the Rue 'due Cha d'Antin. Without any explanation to Lord Fairholme he disappeared join his companion for nearly ten on. his return, "but I he explained on | "1 do not like to leave any stone un-| urned. The man I have just called own private detec- tive, and I can trust him to look after my business without taking the police into his confidence: Two of his smartest agents will maintain a close watch on both the Cabaret Noir and No. 11, Rue Barbette, during the afternoon. We are tracking some of the most expert and daring criminals in France. It is hopeless to expect them to pro- vide us with clues; they simply won't do it. No one but a genius in criminality would have risked such a dramatic move as the per- sonation of Jack Talbot, or dared to put in an open appearance at the Grand Hotel. Bo my agents here can only hope, at the best, to got sight of any -messenger or as- sistant scoundrel who may turn up at either of the places' indicatad."' 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