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The concierge had recognized the visitor as Arh the French police were unduly inquisitive concerning the well-conducted young Englishman and his coh had left the Villa Araphed to Buisson in Nice, and the latter had co the Corniche road in a fast car to lish the shot, but was, nevertheless, determined to remain inactive and leave the matter to the Prefecture of the Department of Alpes Maritied in the hall of the hotel pretending to read the "Phare du Littoral"

Just before noon Hugh went to the telephone in the hotel and inquired of Cataldi the progress of his mistress

"She is just the salish "Santa Madonna! How terrible it all is! Doctor Leneveu has left, and Doctor Duponteil is now here"

"Have the police been again?"

"No,off and crossed the hall, little dreahly interested in his questions

Half an hour later he went along to the Metropole, where he had an engagement to lunch with Dorise and her mother

When they h, you look very pale What's the hed forcedly "I'ht to-day I think it was the sirocco of yesterday that has upset me a little, that's all"

Then, while they were seated at table, Dorise suddenly exclai French lady over yonder, Mada There's a whisper that thethe night by a discarded lover!"

"Shot!" exclaimed Lady Ranscomb "Dear me! How very dreadful What really happened?"

"I don't know Madame Jacomet was told by her husband, who heard it in Ciro's thisto remain calm

"Yes But women of her class invariably come to a bad end," remarked the"How pleased I am, Dorise, that you never spoke to her She's a most dreadful person, they say"

"Well, she evidently knoinher clear blue eyes to those of her lover

"Yes But I wonder what the scandal is all about?" said theof the great engineer

"Oh! don't trouble to inquire Lady Ranscoh hastened to remark "One hears scandal on every hand in Monte Carlo"