The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-09-24

.,,to, the CONSERVATIVES of each power
loaded the other bored her extremely.
~ hope you remember your prom se
of permitting me to snow you oFsi .ae
shinq,' 1t was Monsieur Murlaf VINO
spoke, as he Joined her on the uecA'
'Do YOU care to come now!
He had monopolized her exclusively
during luncheon, scarcely removing his
ewes from her face, save for an occa-
sional covert glance down the tap 10
whore Basil Seymour-who owed II IL
1,i+a+ion TO being Lord Wickham gu:sI
was seated He had a vague sensation
of being watched by the otner' thou5h'
when he looked in that d1Iectloh' tne
English attaches gaze was on MS pa.
or his head was bent coiiNe-
towards his neighbor ,,,s,,,
SEYMOUR was~talking to the gil WHEN
the Russian put his question ana sl~
tar +urn with a smile and eager assent.
H. drew the end of his fair moustache
TITO his mouth and bit it thougntlul'y
&c they moved away together. M,
: presently he glanced over the sloe. AHe
barbor was swarming with ooats VI a..
sizes and descriptions, Whlle poi 80
eiehtseers were every minute So eeasu,c,,
heard and being received with elusiu Ja
~ certain of the ships company tolu
fe for lhet duty. He turned Slowly
o+1,o1 and leisurely crossed the oecn'
away ~ ,9ool, 70 the wife Of the pre-
pau tI Zine. then. taking advantage
re oonfusion. caused by the constant
Cow of visitors, he disappeared uo"h ga
after-hatchway. -. +bo+
On their way 10 the upper oecK 10.
morning they had passed me .t ~,
ni'n,.ters and Murief had pointed out nus
qot In this direction Seymour aver
LING the wardroom, rapidly maze ms
wav anl softly pushing open, the uooi'
entered. closing 1t again behind MIN.
he was pale, and his breath Came
,,Iicl,1v end heavily. But there was no
nervous haste or indeciston ABOUT ms
movements, and he ran his eye rouAo INC
co hin with the practised gaze OF one az
customed 10 take in all ne saw a. e.
ole glance. A little later, had Monsieur
SSI,,riaP entered his cabin his eyes would
bava been met by the surprising spectacle
| - man extended upon It's deck, MS neao
ana shoulders beneath the bunk, While ne
| deliberately inserted key after KEY IN inc
lock of a leathcr-covered despatch ooA
! cIsnended by a steel chain between the
mattress and deck.
To Seymour. who feared that this IN
terruptjon might indeed occur, 1t seemed
| BOWS before his repeated efforts were at
length successful, and he was able TO sup
| mort the box with one hand Whlie ne re-
moved the contents with the other.
| number of papers lay neatly tied to-
! qe+ber in packets He lifted them out and
| laid them beside him. Then he examined
the exterior of the case again.
"Shallow compartments for the outer
| denth." he muttered. "-Ah, thought soF'
Running his fingers over the inside OF
the box they came in contact with a
small knob. Pressure on TINS caused tne
! s,,nnosed bottom of the case to spring up,
disclosing another compartment below. In
This were several documents, folded
| fatty. and his hand shook a little as he
examined them. Fut the look Of strained
anxiety left his face, red flush mounting
in its stead
The first paper appeared to be plan
! Of some Notifications on thin parchment.
| Without a second glance he lifted out all
rs he had done the first. But this time
they were not laid on the deck.
Miss Fame and the Russian lieutenant
were leaning over the side when the
| attache came on deck again. The girl
eyes were bright, and her face a little
| flushed; the mans wore a triumphant ex-
preston. Seymour's brows contracted
| suddenly. Vaguely he wondered If, though
one game had passed into his hands that
afternoon, another had slipped from
them Then his face became as Vacantly
| fmpassi-te as usual.
st think" he said, with a rather weary
| smile as he Joined them, IT could take
! out certificate for navigation. I have
learnt so much on board today
I'VE up anchor tomorrow, sir %
"Would you rather leave before?'
Seymour shrugged his shoulders. "oh,
not at all. Besides, Miss Fame tells me
we dine with the admiral tonight"
81 don't know Lord Wickham said,
slowly; IF 1t would not have been wiser
had you left at once. And look here,
Seymour, don't go on shore; better not
to run any risks. The consequences might
be awkward, and we don't want any un-
pleasantness at this crisis
''All right, sir. My only reason for 60
ing to the admiraFs tonight is to keep
an eye on our friend, as he has done on
me all day!"
The elder man followed the direction OF
his eyes. A shore boat, pulled by two
nnen In the blue jerseys and red caps OF
ordinary boatmen, threaded its way slow
ly in and out among the mass Of small
craft still crowding- the harbor, yet al
ways keeping the same distance from the