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Garden Freshness of "SALADA" Fresh and fragnrant from the gardens of the finest tea* producing country in the world. Ask your grocer for a packaR-Q to-day you'll like it ^' l CLOS E QUARTE RS ; OR, THE HOUSE IN THE RUE BARBETTE =^ J C'HAFTKK X. (Cont'd) La Belle Chasscusc was evidently in a hurry. Slie Bjied along at a surprising paci', until she reached a erossing where the rows of stalls and btioths were temporarily sus- pended. At one eorner stood a cab, and towards this vehicle she directed her steps. Before Brett quite realized wliat was happen- ing, the door of the cab opened, mademoiselle jumped inside, and, as if ho were waiting for her ap- pearance, the driver whipped up Fiis iiorse and drove off at a furi- ous paee. At that instant a small victoria with a sturdy i»ony in the shafts, which had just deposited a lively fare in the vicinity of the Moulin Rouge, drove along the street. Brett sprang into it and sajd eagerly to the driver â€" "Keep that cab in sight! I will pay you double fare!" The man ti^litened his reins and raised his whip in prompt obedi- ence to the order, when suddenly two men juin{)ed into the vehicle from oppo«ite sides, seized Brett and forced him down on to the 8e;it, while one of them said to the astonished cabby â€" '"i'ako us at once to the Central Perfetturc of Police." The man recognized that these ntjwcomers were not to be trifled with. Without a word or a question lie ratt!(>d his horse across the stone pavement, and then Brett choking with rage at this interference at a supreme moment, realized that for some extraordinary reason he was a prisoner, and in the hands of \ couple of detectives. By this time the cab containing Ihe lady had vanished, but the bar- rister made one desi)airing effort. "For Heaven's take," he said to his captors, "take me where you will, but first follow that cab and ascertain its destination." "What cab?" demanded one of his guards oarcastically. "Tiie cab which 1 wished our driver to overtake at the moment when you p.Dunrcd on me." "This is a mere trick," broke in th.' other. "Don't bother aboiit his cab. We have got him safe •ii'iiigh, and let the commissaire ie.'il with him now." "Listen to me." cried Brett. "V.ai are raaking a frightful mis- take. Your action at this moment ni.'iy cause irretrievabh- delay and loss. If you will only do as'l tell you " Shut up," gro\vIe<I the first â- nan, "or it will be worse for you. 3f<>ur licst plan is to keep a quiet toiiKiic in your head." It was not often that Brett lost bis temper, but most certainly he JoBt it on thi.s occasion. He was en<!owed witli no small KJiare of pliy- «ieal strength, and for an instant the wild notion came into his head tha t he might perhaps succeed in throwing the two dettctivcs into the ro.adway and then overpower the driver, t.aking ch.argo of the vehicle himself and trusting to luck again K<i catch sight of the vanish- ed lady and her companion, who, ho doubted not, had awaited her arrival ao the quiet corner where she joined him. Unconsciously ho must have given some premonition of this dcsfHjrate scheme, for the two policemen lightened their grasp, forced his hands higher up his back, and bent his head forward until he was in danger of having either liis neck or his shoulders dislocated. "Will you keep quiet?" murmur- ed the chief detective. "You can- not escape, and you arc only mak- ing the affair more disastrous to yourself." Then Brett realized that further resistance was hopeless. He man- aged to gurgle out that if they would allow him to assume a more comfortable attitude he would not trouble them any further. Gingerly and cautiously the two men somewhat relaxed thn> strain, and he was able to breathe freely once more. Then he laughed, but he could not help saying in English "The shadow of Scotland Yard falls on me even here. Porr old Winter, how I will roast him over this adventure I" "What are you talking about?" demanded one of the men. "I was only thinking aloud," re- plied Brett. "And what were your thoughts?" "Simply this, that the sooner I meet your remarkable astute com- missary the better I shall be pleased." CHAPTER XI. The journey across Paris proceed- ed without further incident, until they reached the prefecture. The two detectives hurried their prisoner into a largo general of- fice, where he was surveyed with some curiosity by the subordinates lounging near a huge fire, whilst one of their number reported his arrival. .After a brief interval he was taken into an inner ofTicc. Bo- hind a grcf-n baize-eoverc<l table was seated a sharp-looking man, whose face wa.s chiefly composed of eyebrows, pince-nez, a hooked nose, and a furioiis imperiale. "Your name?" he s.aid sharply. "Reginald Brett," was the re- ply. The Frenchman required this to be spelt for him. "Nationality?" "English." "Profession ?" "Barrister-at-law." The official consulted a tyjx>-writ- tcn document, which he selected from a mass of papers fastened by an India rubber band. Then he looked curionsly at the prisoner. HEADACItlE WAFERS OHRMTCAI. CAMA.PA. HEALTH IN PURE SUGAR S^ugar ii one of the beat, and moat widely used foods. Would you risk your health for the sake of a few cents <m a hundred pounds of lugar? Buy only JI(TRA QRANULATED SUGAR ' yytt^ •nd Quality cannot bo questioned. Comparo •nn anjr other and note the differeoco in color. PARIS LUMPS •Mf 18 KSD SlAL dud proof cartons, and by the pound. Tlio Canada Sujjar Refining Co.* Limlfed iMONTkKAI., CANADA )8 «^blUlt»d Ip 1884 ty Joh n R »il^«th •^ ^s:^ "Are/ you sure this is the mani" ho said to the senior detective. "Quito positive, monsieur." "Then take off his wig and get a towel, so that he may remove some of his make-up. The rascal should lie an actor. I never saw a bettor disguise in my life. ' Brett knew it was hopeless to attempt explanations at this stage. He readily foil in with their direc- tions, and in a few seconds he stood revealed in something akin to his ordinary appear.ancc. Now, the French Commissary of Police was no fool. He was an adept at reading character, but he was certainly puzzled after a sharp scrutiny of Brett's clear-cut, intel- ligent features. Nevertheless, he knew that the criminal instinct is often allied with the most dccei> tivc external appearances. So he turned to the detective, and said â€" "Tell me, brifly, what hap- pened?" "In accordance with instructions, monsieur," the man replied. "Philippe and I ascertained the movements of the prisoner at the Grand Hotel. During the after- noon he received messages from 1/ondon and from some persons in Paris, which documents are now l)robably in his possession. He quitted the hotel at eight o'clock, disguised as you have seen. He called for a moment at a. house •ii the Rue du Chaussec d'Antin, the number of which wo noted, and then made his way to the Cafe Noir in Montmartre. There wo watched him from the door for nearly three hours. He feigned drunkenness, but held communication with no person." "Ha!" cried the commissary. This struck him as an important point. Ho made a memorandum of it. "Soon after eleven o'clock he rose hastily and quitted the cafe, crossed the Boulevard, and haile<l .1 cab. We would have followed him, but there was no other ve- hide in sight. As our instructions were to arrest him at any moment he seemed likely to elude us, we seized him. He struggled violent- ly, and told us some story about his desire to follow another cab, which he said had disappeared. We saw no cab such as he described, and we treated his words as a mere device to abstract attention. We were right. A moment later he made an attempt to escape, and we were compelled to use considerable force to prevent him from being successful." The commissary turned h's eyes to the prisoner and was scemi.igly about to question him, when x^rctt said with a smile â€" "Perhaps, monsieur, you will al- low m© to say a word or two. ' "Certainly." Tho official knew that criminals generally implicated themselves when they commenced explaining matters. "You aro acting, I presume," said tho barrister, "in obedience to reports received from London police with reference to t.'io murvler of four Turkish subjects at Albert Qafce, and the theft of .<;om3 va?u- able diamonds belonging tj the Sultan?" This calm summary of tnc facts seenie<l to disconcert tno 1' ranch- man. It astonished him consider- ably to find his prisoner thus indi- cating so clearly the nature < f the charge to be brought against him. "That may bo so," ho admitted. "It is so," went on lirctt, ; "and in this matter you aro even more hopelessly idiotic than i to, h y-)U to be. 1 have told jou mv nama and profession. I am a friend of Mr. Talbot, tho English gentlein.m who has liecn spirited away in coa- necti )!! with this crime, aiid 1 h.ivc in my jKJcket at this moment a let- ter from the British Under St„:e- tary of State for Foreign Affai-s, authorizing me to use my best ef- forts towards elucidating tho mys- tery and tracl-jng tho real crimin- als. Here is I'he letter," he con- tinued, produ;ing a document and laying it before the amazed oflief . al. Further, an inquiry mado at the Orand Hotel will produce un- questionable testimony from the manager, who knows me, and from my friend. Lord Fnii holme, who occupies rooms there nt this mo- ment." "Lord Fairholme!" stuttered the official. "Why, that is the name given by the other j>risoner." "Do you mean to say you have arrested the Earl of Fairholme?" gasped Brett, struggling with ^n irresistible desiro to laugh. Tho Frenchman covered his con- fusion by growling an unintelli<j[!Dle order, and bent over the letter which Brett had given to him. In half a minute one of tho detectives returned, and witli him was Fair- holme, on whose honest face indig- nation and astonishment struggled for mastery. "Oh, suroly that cannot be you, Brett 1" cried his lordship, the mo- ment he entered the room. "Well, of all the • fools that ever lived,' these French Johnnies take the cake. I suppose that they have spoiled tho wholo business I If tho brutes hod not taken me by sur- prise I wouW have knocked over a dozen of them before they arrested m«," "Silence I" shrieked the commiB- sary, into whose mind was intrud- ing tlm 4V)De<>iQueiie8a (bdt ho ha,4 cottimltlea an outrajeoMs bluntler^ "What dl^ yon B&y J^ur B5m« 'Tt^V'^'hA oemitnaed fierooly. "I told you my name an hour ago," said hlB lordship haughtily, "and If you had not been ro beaab- Ijr ol«vor you would have belleTtd me. I am the Earl of Fairholme, a fact that can bo readily substan- tiated by dozens of people here in Paris, and this is Mr. Reginald Brett, a friend of mine, who would have probably discovered the mys- tery of my friend's di8app>ear»nce and tho whereabouts of those dia monds by this time if you had not interfered." His lordship was hardly coher- ent, with annoyance, but the acute ofHcial had now convinced himself that a stunid mistake had been committed 1jy his department. He became apologetic and suave. He explained that their mysteri- ous proceedings had to some extent committed them in the eyes of the police to secret knowledge of the crime which had so thoroughly aroused the detective departments in both London and Paris. Evidently Scotland Yard had not advised the French police of Mr. Brett's official connection with tho hunt for the murderers. The agents of the Paris Bureau had watched Brett's comings and goings during the day, and the detectives' suspic- ions, once aroused were intensified when his friend. Lord Fairholme, sought the aid of two uniformed policemen to break in the door of the Turkish residents in the Rue Barbette. Even now, politely concluded the commissary, ho would regretfully be compelled to detain them for a little while, until ho verified their statements. Meanwhile they would not bo subject to any further in- dignities, and might procure such refreshments as they desired. 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