The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-09-27

plans were in their place, he locked the
room door and returned ito the mess
table.
44ere 1T may be remarked thai during
their stay at Fort Buchlai, only Cap
tain Terriers and the professor with
the green goggles" remained late at
mess. It was the custom of Baron de
I Beliot to retire to rest early; a custom
easily explained, when it is remembered
that the baron did not speak English.
| But on this particular night the baron
had not retired 70 his tent. On the
contrary, he was the first of the two
persons who glided into the ssrong
room at Colonel Fraser's heels; and,
when tine door closed behind the coll
onel, he rose at once from his hiding
place behind a pile of camp stools and
light baggage.
There was cunning smile on the bar
on's face, as he twisted his shaggy
muStache and glanced srtealthily round
the room. Perhaps he might not have
smiled so serenely had he known that
a keen pair of eyes were watching his
every movement.
The watching eyes belonged to Don
aid Fraser, who had followed the
baron even as the baron had followed
his father; and who now knelt, with
from the intruder
The Baron de Bellot took tiny dark
lantern from his pocket, Lit it, and at
once turned his attention to the strong
box, which he had seen Colonel Fraser
inspect. The box was double-locked, but
the baron was provided with tools for
its opening. Long and deity he worked
over it, until at last the lid sprang up
with a click, and the plans-the much
wanted plans, lay before him. Quickly
he graSped them, cast a hurried look
over their contents. to make certain,
and then, with deep-drawn sigh of
satisfaction, extinguished the lantern.
In his corner Donald breathed lightly
enough, but his heart thumped at such
a rate that he felt that De Bellot must
surely hear. De Bellot, however, had no
suspicion of being watched; and be-
sides, his every sense was on the alert
for summons from without
Presently the summons came. Donald
heard a low whistle; and a voice which
whispered something in a language GER I
tainly not French. The baron answered,
and strobe toward the high, narrow
window which admitted light to the
colonels room. With a, wrench he pull
ed away the protecting bars-they had
been fled in advance. Then he began
to hoist himself up to the window sill,
the plans clutched in his teeth.
He never reached the sill. Little
Donald, Selling a heavy Martin rifle
which leaned against the wall brought
its butt end down with all his strength
upon the baron's head. Straightway
that pseudo-French nobleman dropped
insenSible to the floor, and Donald. !
Selling the plans. leaped like a noun
tain goat into the open window.
In the moonlight below he beheld |
the professor with blue goggles" and |
Captain Ferrier" Then with the |
full vigor of his lung, he shouted:
Thieves! Thieves! r. the rescuer
The two spies below were stupefed !
.or the moment, and when they turned |
20 run it was only to find themselves
confronted by very tail and particu-
arly fierce looking Highlander, armed |
With a rifle.
'aid Neill Cameron. Surrender
THE unlucky twain surrendered; and |
Donald jumped down from his perch,
IS the whole camp, fully aroused, came
'unning to the spot. When the strong
Dom door was unlocked the self-styled
aaron was found grooming and bleeding
IN the floor.
Next morning an investigation showed (
hat the three "Frenchmen" were really
Russian spies. Fleet horses awaited
hem at the head of the valley; and
hey had calculated on escaping over
he borders with the priceless plans of
Fort Buchlal. In fact, they would prob
IDLY have done so but for the pluck
md keen wits of little Donald Fraser
That is why an empress and a vice
'oy have united in making much of this
ed checked public school boy, and that
S why the grim stronghold which
guards the northern gate of the Brit
sh empire in India has ever since been
Known as Fort Fraser"