La Junta tribune., 1898-11-19
,vo b,,n. .b,c,, Of paper n. ,nas,

seemed son.ew has delicate. AZ Of course II
shc check WIS drawn to the order OF Rich
ard Barton I might readily hnve cashed It.
But. although the strangers fsce rsemesi
70 fall with disappointment. Ills manner
did not show TINT he suspected me Of ap'
yroprintinR his cksck. On the contrary,
be wus excceaingly, polite and only begged
06r the possession of tho FLANK sheets Of
'paErr' ard envelope in which eeo check
shnuld have tsca incioscd. ~ es,s5s
These unfortunately. remarked.
could not give him at tho moment Re;
straininR my first impulse TO toll him the
" hole story. simply xuid Ind lett them
st my apartments, but promised to give
t,sn 90 him early In the morning II he
would call At tho club.
An hour later AZ WINS looking over the
new magazines In the library was sur
pris by tho sudden entrance OF Barker.
''who was TINT man who catnc here to
eco you an hour agof" be demanded eI-
citeily.
smiled .sHow do you know anybody
camo here 10 $50 mei% asked. .asSt,
q "Ie was followed hero and tho mailman
ssys he asked for you. Tell me quickly
what was his errandf' .,4,gs
"Gocd heavens. mani cried, "calm
yourself! That was our mysterious friend
Of the samc name rs myself, and he came
here to get the valuable letter which ru-
ceiycd this morning. ~ 1p5
~ thought &c" cried Barker. do You
know who your friend isi Well. I1l,tell
you. He 10 the hcnd and center Of the
Spanish spy system in this country, and
these precious blank sheets Of paper.
slapping the envelope with his hand. ''are
In all probability important communica-
tions from one OF his srbortilnatcs.
vraa th,spslersfrurk .tRne4 sRarkpr
mnn." cried, how on earth do you
know 20 much about 1T"
'.Dccauss." he s,;id in a low tono. . |
am representing the United States secret
service. and l hnve tcen on the track of
this fellow for the last month His maine
II no more Barton than mine Ia, He is
Carlos Carvern, ono of tho most intrepid
Of the many skil.fui spies In tho service of
the Spanish Rovernn ent."
"vhat tin e did TO say he would come
for the letter." asked Barkcr after had
detailed my interview with tho stranger to
him. it4as 3A ~ -.
Al half past o." I answered "He
seemed to be anxious to get II.
"No doubt. But you must make further
excuses Tell him you forgot TO bring it
and will send It to him. kc~p him here
a. long as you can"
With these simple instructions and
without enliRhtening me further Ms to his
cour,s Of action Barker kft me. taking
the mystcrious letter with him
Tho next morning promptly ~ $3.50 the
stranger called. He seemed to bs not = lit
tic disturbed when lexplained to him that
had forgotten the envelope. but rcfrained
from sasyine anything hich might show
bis disappointment too plainly.
He suggested our walking to my apart
f,rs l.stfx Iur I'm
mail 1t to him he protested quickly and
vigorously.
s.No. no. . he cried; II cannot put you
70 no much trouble Twill call again this
afternoon
1 detained him a. long AZ possibIy
coulc-not very long. considering ,ltc lin
itcd -ecf our conversation lnnde pcces-
sary by the circumstances
He did not cull that afternoon, nor did
I sen Barker n9uin until Into ihat evening
II was afier O'Clock. and was just about
turning in, having pnssed tho evening ut
the theater. when my bell waa ruLg iurt-
ously
It was Barker. his face fairly aglow with
triumph end delight. m 81
Thanks, old man,, ho cried. scizinR
my hand. "lt was fairly providential that
ho hit upon rOur. .naMc."
Twas lnystifed. but patiently awaited
the story
Got 'en, both safely Jailed now" cried
Barker: ''and sec hero
He thrust o heavy rolled bundle under
my nose.
"AapsP' he cried. "Cnrcfully detailed
maps Of the iortifications Of Boston haP
bor, show tnR every gu, IN tho forts, every
channel and every mine in tho harbor
Look here. ~
H. 10 - ,x,f
from the envelope and called my attcnti. n
20 something had not noticed before by
running my finger along the edges.
:. Do you ferl thoss little points in the
sdpey They aren't much bigger than pin
points, but they constitute n cipher.
found the key In Carvcrn's room tell
you It was clever, his having the letter ad-
dressed TINT way. He knew his own let
tep ere watched "
"But you said there wcre two." Iasked.i
who is ths othcrr'
1.-THE other 10 tho next most dangerous
man to Carvcra himself. could have
nabbed Caryern weeks ago. but | wanted
70 get this fellow too Now have them
being Richard Durton.''
..But the ine.aaRsf" I asked What
waa its''
Hero, answered Barker, ''is the trar .
lation, sAd he thrust slip Of paper 10
my hand Twin arrive In New York June
- with iDaps Take steamer Ellyria same
day under name Of J. Faveai
II was only waiting. !" continued Bar
ker. for positive evidence against Car
vefn, and TO get his fellow too. I've got
'ein both now and their precious maps -
well. ALFRED Stoddars in Philadelphia
Preaa 49, slss
II r ftg5s
Hsne RaIe In the 0lsAateas Family.
The breeze blew fresh late one aiternGoa
froin tho North German ocean up the
Firth AZ We peced this stone platform to-
gsthsv, Mr.. Gladstone talking, as his habit
Wa. with Immense energy I'm the subtect
which ocsupied his mind for the mon ent.
The early autumn shadpws grew long. and
prassntly Mrs. Gladstone appeared with :
Wrnu ,which nlsn n,,e Roa,nd i,ar husbaud,a