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Walking a little farther along, Hugh came to the corner of the broad Rue de Rome, where he entered a crowded cafe in which an orchestra was playing

He had taken a corner seat in the , had ordered his coffee, and was glancing at the Petit Parisien, which he had taken froazed around in search of a seat and, noticing one at Hugh's table, crossed, lifted his hat, and took the vacant chair

He was the stranger who had followed hilishlanced at the newcomer, and then resu, thin cigar which the waiter brought, lit it carefully, and sipped his coffee, his interest apparently centred in the music

Suddenly a tall, dark-haired wo near by with a man who seemed to be her husband, rose and left A lances with the watcher, who, apparently at her bidding, rose and followed her

All this seeh, immersed as he was in his newspaper

Outside the man and woman met They held hurried consultation The wo which evidently caused him sudden surprise

"I will call on you at eleven to-, madame," he said

"No I will meet you at the Reserve I will lunch there at twelve You will lunch with me?"

"Very well," he answered "Au revoir," and he returned to his seat in the cafe, while she disappeared without returning to her companion

The mysterious watcher resumed his coffee, for he had only been absent for a few h took out his cigarette-case and, suddenly finding himself without a er had been waiting

He struck one and handed it to his vis-a-vis, boith his foreign grace

Then they naturally dropped into conversation

"Ah! lish!" exclaimed the shrewd-eyed little lish who pass to and fro froested affably

"No," replied Hugh, speaking in French, "I have sohly suspicious of all strangers, and the et into conversation with hier, sharply scrutinizing him

"I have been here several tiht"

"Not so bright as before the war," declared the little es lately"