Beadle's Half Dime Library No. 880 — page 8: what you’re looking at

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”* , +h Ph, em yg and was very cynical in speaking about t affair cal — * 8 | Broadway Billy and the Bomb-Throwers. | ie, **'You will know ere long. The men you | The locket contained a bit of hair tied have put on the case do not recognize the | with a ribbon, and that hair had come from word fail, and they will tear off his mask be- | thefair head of pretty Julie Helmann, the fore twenty four hours roll round.’ dauvhter of the missing banker. While they were thus in conversation a There was a bit of a love romance in con- man entered. | nection. ‘‘Ha! Inspector Duchatel, is it you?” | Julie, while attending one of the numer- greeted the prefect. | ous private schools of Paris, had met M. “It is,” was the response. ‘‘I haveun- | Henry when out walking with one of the masked our prisoner at last, thanks to our | matfons of the academe, and he bad drawn agents.” her attention. **Excellent! But, who is he?” On the following day he was met again in ‘‘His true name is Emile Henry. You | the same place, and on other occasions as know’ Houiller said he believed he had ar- | well, and under the very nose of the watch- rived from London, and I immediately put | ful matron a flirtation was begun and carried our agents there on the case. Certainin-| on. This led to the exchange of notes, and formation has been sent me, and I have just | finally to stolen interviews inthe true French confronted the prisoner with the facts. He | fashion. saw the uselessness of further sham, and has This brought about several results, confessed.” For one thing, the innocent girl came to ‘* Sooner than [hoped for, inspector. You | love the good-looking and rather poetical have done well, and I must compliment | Anarchist. you.” She was on dangerous ground, but knew ** Do not mention it. The fellow has been | it not, but when she came to know that her living in London, but the police had infor- | lover was an Anarchist, that in a measure mation that he left there on January 18th, | put her on her guard. and he has since been in Paris. He says he Other results were, that while M. Henry was one of four Anarchists who parted in | learned all about Julie, and her father and London in January in consequence of their | his business, she in turn picked up a good having been shadowed by French police | deal of information concerning the Anarchists agents. His lips are sealed concerning the | and their haunts and numbers, other three, however.” | Julie was not in sympathy with the Anar- “* He ought to be made to tell.” chists by any means. “It is doubtful whether it could be drawn} Her arguments with*Henry were quite out of him, even by torture.” warm, but as Henry himself declared that ‘* Does he admit or deny that he had any | he was only lukewarm she did not turn help in the work he did at the Hotel Termi- | against him, but tried to convert him from nus?” the prefect asked. the error of his way. “* He denied that he had any accomplice in| It was not until the girl had read of his causing that explosion. It is my belief, | arrest that her eyes were fully opened to his however, that he and the three Anarchists | true character. were co-partners in that affair. We as In the mean time her father had mys- _— ee have them, sooner or later.” os, teriously disappeared, and she had gone “I hope so. Monsieur Raynal, Minister | pome from the academie to comfort her of the Interior, has directed me to arrest many mother, being unable to fix her mind upon persons suspected of being in sympathy with | anything. the Anarchists, and I will supply you with | Learning of the arrest of Emile, and see- the list. Weare going to’ break this thing | 4,5 him for the first time in his true light, up, and Anarchists will be tried and dis-| 3.2 immediately suspected that the Anar- posed uf without loss of time.” chists had had to do with the disappearance That is the only way to do it. of her father. ** Have you any word of Banker Helmann?”’ ow ond. * "Thak % ‘ A search among his private papers brought neh A word. * tna mystery. Sut, to light the letters he had received. then, our hands are full.” 3 : . me ‘‘ Nor concerning the two young Ameri- She gave the information to the police im- mediately. cans?” ** Nothing.” More than this, she resolved to set to ‘“‘T desire you to give particular attention | work herself at once and work out the mys- to the finding of those young men. They | tery. She possessed information which she felt must be found, Monsieur Duchatel.” The inspector and the agent took their | sure the police did not have, and in order not to arouse suspicion and so balk her in- leave, and M. Lepine went to the depot risoned, and confront- | tention, she decided to act alone in the matter. She would play the detective, Accordingly, on the day of which the pre- ceding chapter treats, she left her home in disguise, rrowing clothes from one of her mother’s servants, she appeared on the street as a charming young grisetie and made her way where Henry was imp ed him in his cell, “Well, I have unmasked you, my man,” he said to him. ** Yes, that was well done, Monsieur le Prefect,” was the clever reply. ‘‘And what bave you to say for your- self?” ‘‘l am surprised to learn that my bomb did so little damage. That one thrown by | to one of the lower quarters of the city. Vaillant was infantile, charged with nails; She went straight to the home of Gilbert thought mine loaded with slugs would do | Plinquet. : deadly work. Slugs are better than nails.” Plinquet had a daughter, Suzanne, whom The prisoner then told how he had er Julie knew, having kept an appointment “vty and thrown his bomb, saying he once with her lover at Plinquet’s house. eld it on his knee while lighting the fuse. He | When she arrived at her destination it was deplored that it bad dowe so little damage, | Suzanne who opened the door for her, but the girl did not recognize the charming mademoiselle whom she had seen on the The prefect talked with him for an bour, | other occasion. after which he was taken to the cabinet of | ‘‘ Don’t you know me, Suzanne?” Julie Judge Meyer for further questioning. asked. Meanwhile all Paris was atremble. ‘*T think I have seen you before, but I can’t recall where,” the answer. CHAPTER IX. “Well, I do not wonder, in such attire as THE GAME OF HEARTS. this, but I am Mademoiselle Fabian, who MENTION has been made of a silver locket | met Monsieur Henry here on—” found in possession of Emile Henry, when “Oh! now [know you. Whata change!” arrested. Julie had used a false name on the oc- -7~ = om, > Se oh ys + > * i Se ’ as ys ey > 7 7 *> j soe ™ } ” . = Calne F apy cl — casion of her tryst there with her lover, <P . prudently. a ‘*But, you have heard+the terrible news about Monsieur Henry?” Suzanne continued. ‘‘ Yes, and it is that that brings me here. I want your help, Suzanne.” ‘“You hope to get him out of the prison?” ‘‘No, no: nor would I if I could; he may lie there and rot, for what I care, the base monster!” ‘‘Mercy me! but your love has changed to hate rather suddenly, has it not?” ** Yes, it has.” ** What is the matter?” ‘‘He deceived me—has lied to me.” ‘* And what do you want me to do?” ‘*Help me to find my father.” ‘‘ Your father?” ‘‘ But you do not know, since I have given you a false name—” ‘‘Oh! that was nothing; it was not to be supposed that you would come here under your true name, to meet your Anarchist lover —you alady.” Julie blushed like fire, but bore the thrust without flinching. ‘Can I trust you, Suzanne?” she demand- ‘¢ You can if you want to, mademoiselle.” ‘‘T mean, will you be true to me and aid me? My father is in the hands of the Anar- chists, and I must rescue him.” ‘** Ha! I begin to see.” ‘* What?’ ‘“T think I know the secret of that hateful Fanchette Gallichon, now.” ‘‘ That can be nothing to me; I want to know if you will be true to me and aid me, for otherwise I dare not reveal myself to rou.” ‘*T will tell you one thing, mademoiselle: If this business of yours has to do with Fanchette Gallichon, and I can get in a thrust at her by aiding you, I will go through fire and water to serve you.” ‘‘Why do you\hate the Detective Queen?’ ‘‘ I will tell you that, willingly enough, mademoiselle—” ‘‘Call me simply Julie; I cannot be mademoiselle in such a disguise as this,” “Allright, Julie it is. I will tell you that, willingly enough. You have heard of M. Breton?” ‘The writer, recently sentenced to prison?” “The same. He was my lover, and Fanchette was jealous. What did she do but betray him to the police and let them arrest him. If she could not have him her- self, she was bound I should not.”’ ‘*That was spiteful indeed; but are you quite sure—”’ ‘* Oh! she denies it, but I am as sure as can be that it was so. How else do you suppose the police agents could have got in- to the meeting?” ‘“ Well, you ought to know, of course.” * Yes, I do know, and if by uiding you I can get revenge upon that hussy, I will do it only too gladly.” “Then I will trust you, since you have trusted me. All I ask is, if you cannot help me, do not betray me to the Anarchists.” ‘Well, let me hear what you have to say?” ‘*My real name is Julie Helmann, and I am the daughter of the banker who is miss- 1D a a Ho-ho! then I am right. Oh! but it will be sweet to pay Fanchette back in her coin, or as near as may be. I'll bet D ey father is a prisoner in her keeping. Ill bet he is.” ‘‘Oh! if you can only aid me to rescue mr” ‘‘ And I will, only too gladly, if it prove true. 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