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end of it, the car stopped A question, a hurried glance into the

body of the car, and the officers of the Customs stood aside

"You see how perfunctory it is," said Hanaud and with a jerk the

car

hard in the detective's pocket knocked against his coot them?" he whispered

"What?"

"The handcuffs"

Another disappointment awaited Ricardo A detective without a

false beard was bad enough, but that was nothing to a detective

without handcuffs The paraphernalia of justice were sadly

lacking However, Hanaud consoled Mr Ricardo by showing hi as the handcuffs, for it

was a loaded revolver

"There will be danger, then?" said Ricardo, with a treht er, ht yours"

They reached Geneva as the dusk was falling, and drove straight to

the restaurant by the side of the lake and mounted to the balcony

on the first floor A small, stout man sat at a table alone in a

corner of the balcony He rose and held out his hands

"My friend, M Lemerre, the Chef de la Surete of Geneva," said

Hanaud, presenting the little man to his companion