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Inquiries made so far have revealed the fact that the doctor stepped into a motor car and that the car drove off in the direction of the Concorde . Readers will find further details of this incredible adventure in our second edition . * * * * * Incredible though it might be , the adventure was perfectly true . Besides , the issue was not long delayed and the Grand Journal , while confirming the story in its midday edition , described in a few lines the dramatic ending with which it concluded : THE STORY ENDS AND GUESS-WORK BEGINS Dr. Delattre was brought back to 78 , Rue Duret , at nine o'clock this morning , in a motor car which drove away immediately at full speed . No. 78 , Rue Duret , is the address of Dr. Delattre 's clinical surgery , at which he arrives every morning at the same hour . When we sent in our card , the doctor , though closeted with the chief of the detective service , was good enough to consent to receive us . `` All that I can tell you , '' he said , in reply to our questions , `` is that I was treated with the greatest consideration .