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The officer expressed surprise, but the merry chauffeur of the rich American exclaimed: "Don't worry The Americano is very rich; I only wish there were reat Headon, the o You see his nanized the name, and at once desisted in his examination

Then to the two police officers who caentle to Turin to Professor Landrini He wants to get off at once, for he has a long journey over the Alps"

The French agent of police grunted suspiciously Both the French and Italian police are very astute, but money always talks It is the same at a far-remote frontier station as in any circle of society

Here was a well-known American--the Customs officer had nized--an invalid sent with all haste to the faeon in Turin It was not likely that he would be carrying contraband, or be an escaping criminal

Besides, the chauffeur, in full view of the two police agents, slipped a second note into the hand of the Custonori? Just visa h we're to have a bad thunderstorm, and, if so, we shall catch it up on the Col di Tenda!"

Thus impelled, the quartette went back to the well-lit little building, where the beetle-browed driver again chaffed the police-agents, while the Customs officer placed his rubber staed three-lire-twenty as fee

All this was being watched with breathless anxiety by the supposed invalid reclining against the cushion with his crutches at his side

Again the mysterious chauffeur reappeared, and with him the French police officer in plain clothes

"We are keeping watch for a young Englishman from Monte Carlo who has shot a woht in Mentone," replied the driver "I heard it half an hour ago as I cah"

"Are you sure?"

"Well, they told e Grimaldi He shot a woman known as Mademoiselle of Monte Carlo--didn't he?"

"Yes, that's the man! But they have not informed us yet I'll telephone to Mentone" Then he added: "As a formality I'll just have a peep at your master"

The chauffeur held his breath

"He's pretty bad, I think I hope we shall be in Turin early in theto the car, the police officer opened the door and flashed his torch upon the occupant