CHAPTER L.

Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 388, 27 July 1889, Page 5

CHAPTER L.

Ol TbIJU; A LI'NATIO ASYLUM. Dismissing the two men from the police head-quarters Wat went at once to the tcletriaph olhcc and telegraphed Lo Gre&ser us follows :—: — 'Telegraph to French government for extrachluiij ot rrofia, ( ountcts Alinn/.oiV, on the ( Jiargc of having muulcml the Count Ri/aroif. 'I ho authorities here have incontestable prootol her guilt. 'Iclegiaph without delay.' Wat now 'venfcto fcho chief, who had been so intoie&tcd in the case thai he had remained at the oilice for the express purpose of learning the issue of Wat's trap tor Sofia. lio listened, and congratulated Wat on his success, and then said : ' Now, what else can I do for you, for I keo thaL you have something else to ask V' 1 You are right. I want to know how you can help me to discover the whereabouts of Ivan.' ' lie is in an atylum, and out of Paris.' ' Near Paris, no doubt. At any rate, it must be assumed so, for it would be impossible to search all the lunatic asylums in the country.' ' No doubt it is near l'ari=. Let me t-ee. He must have been admitted on insufheieut evidence of his insanity.' ' Probably.' ' Then he must be in one of two establishments, for thero are only t\ro such outside of the city.' ' And where ate they ?' ' One is Doctor Martin's asylum on the "Rheinis road, and the otner is near Fontainoblcau, and is known as the Jacqueline Homo for Lunatics.' 1 And which is the more likely place in your estimation V 4 Dr. Martin's.' 'How can I tjnin •idmK'-ion to it. ?* '] will ghe you a letter to a ma^if-tratc near theie, and he will give you t,he necessary order. Will you go to night V *By all means' Tise chief at once wrote tlfo letter and

with it in his pocket Wat selected a cab with a horse, that seemed likely to hold out for such a distance, and made his bargain with the driverHaving made the bargain, Wat gave the driver five francs, and said : 'Do better than your bargain and I will do a great deal better than mine.' There is no better way to got good work. The man, with a regard to the staying qualities of his horse, put him to his paces gently at first, and increased as the animal warmed up. Still it was after midnight when Wat found himself in the cluster of houses which formed apart of the suburban town in which Doctor Martin's establishment whs situated. He went directly to tho magistrate's, and showing his letter, was treated immediately with respect. The magistrate, with many expressions of esteem for the chief of police, gave Wat the lequired order, and armed with that Wat presented himself at the doors of the a sly urn. It was a dismal placo at best, and at this hour was particularly uncanny, but Wat was not in the habit ol taking much account of the appearance of things, and fo he had no hesitation in knocking loudly on tho door. The first answer to Llie summons came in the form ot the loud baying of two hounds. The next was a surly demand fioin over hib head, presumably at the window of the lodge, as to what he wanted. ' I want to get in, 1 was Wat's answer. A hoarse laugh and the prompt shutting of the window was the only reply to that statement. * Til get in nevcrthelees, if I have to break in tho gates,' said Wat to himself. ( To be Continued. )