Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-09-23
Jennie BAXTER: JOURNALIST.
BY ROBERT BARR.
S-The Robbery in the Sleeping Car.


having this letter In his possession. 1
want you 10 take passage by that same
train sud secure compartment near
the messenger. n possible. This mes.
scnger Will be- u man In whom the TO.
rpectivC parties to the negotiation have
Implicit confidence. ! wish / knew his
name. but ] don't stu. the chances
are that be- ~ leaving London FOR S.
Petersburg about this time. and 30 YOU
might keep your eyes open even on tho
journey there. for n you discovered him
10 be your follow passenger 10 might
perhaps innic the business that comes
after easier You SEE this envelope"
said the editor. taking from O. drawer In
he dcHk large envelope. the flap N
which wac secured by % great piece
Of stamped sealing wax. This en-
vclope contains r. humble ordinary copy
NJ t1dnY's Issue % The Daily uurlc but
In outside appearance n might be- taken
for duplicate ~ the letter which ls
10 leave IT. Petersburg on the 2iHt
Now. what I would like you TO do Do
Go take this envelope IN your hand bag
ana n on the journey back Co london
YOU have an opportunity nj securing tho
real letter and leaving this in o. place
you will have accomplished the great
est service you have yet done for the
"ohi" cried Jennie. rising. u couldn't
do that. Mr iurdwiCkl I couldn't
think N doing Il. u ~ nothing short
81 highway robbery
Il know Il looks like that" pleaded
Mr. Hardwick. but listen 10 mo. n
were going To- open the letter and usr
lta contents then you might charge mo
with Navigating theft. Tho fact o. tho
letter VIII not be- delayed 70 Will roach
the hands Of the high and mighty per-
sonngc IN England quite intact. Tho
only difference II that you viii be ~
hnuFpr luutUnu n tho fuNnHauugr fhav
send for IT,
YOU expect 10 open tho letter. then.
In some aurreputlouH way-somc way
that viii not be- noticed uftprwurd7 on.
/ couldn't do II, AIR HardwIck'"
My dear girl. you are jumping at
conclusions. ! shall amaze you when !
tell you that I know already practically
what the contents N that letter are"
"Thon what a. the use OF going To- M
this cNporro ana trouble trying Go steal
Don't say steal a. Miss Baxter
1il tell you what my motive o.. There
~ an official ln England who has gone
out N hll way 20 throw obstacles In
mine, This b. needless and Irritating
for generally ! manage 90 get tho news
I am lu quest ", but iu several In
HtnUe"s. owing 90 his opposition. / have
not only not got the news. but other pa
uurs have. Now since the general rak4
lug $50 have had over this Austrian
business. quite aside from the fact that
We published the exact truth. this Htu-
pid old official duffcr has taken II upon
himself Co be- exceedingly HnocrluE AMI
obnoxious Co me. ana ! confess / want
Co take him down peg. lie hasn't any
idea that / know aa much about this
business uH ! doa-in fact. he thinks II
IL an absolute Hecrvt-yvt. u I liked. I
could tomorrow uullify ull the arrange
mcnts by simply publishing what u al
ready IN my possession, which action on
my part would crrato furure IN this
country. and no loss furure IN Russia.
For the sake ~ nmlty between nations,
which I am accused Of disrcgarding.
hold my hand.
Now. n you got possession Of that
envelope I want you 90 telegraph 90 me
while you nrc cu route 90 London. and
I viii meet you nt the terminus. Then I
shall take the document direct 10 this
official, even before the regular mrHacn-
ger has time 90 reach him. l shall say
60 the ofiicinl There ~ the document
from the high parsonage In Russia TO
the high parsonage IN England. n you
want the do Nmvut, ! VIII give II To
you, but II must De Understood that you
are 10 be a little less friendly 70 certain
newspapers and a little more friendly
20 mlno IN future"
And suppose he refuses your tormH7"
Gle won't refuse them. but II he does
I shall hand him the envelope Just the
same"
We'll honestly. Mr.. Hardwick.
don't think your scheme worth the
amount ~ money n Will cost. and, be.
sides, the chance Of my getting hold N
tho document which viii doubtless BE-
locked safely within q dispatch box and
constantly under the eye " the meahen-
ger. II most remote
u am more than willing 20 risk all
that n you viii undertake the Journey,
You speak lightly ~ my scheme. but
that II merely because you do not IN
derstnnd the situation. Everything you
have heretofore done has been Of tenn
porary advantage 20 the paper, but II
you carry this on l expect the beuont
10 The Bugie will be lasting, II will
give me a standing with certain officials
that I have never before succeeded IN
getting. In the first place. II viii make
them afraid ~ me and that Of itself II
% powerful lever when We arc trying TO
get information which they are anxious
to give 10 some other paper"
VERY we'll, Mr. Hardwick; I Will try.