Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-01-19

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maid tel you what | had said to her.
| repeat that, if you don't give up at
once | will thrash you until you can't
stand"
But the little man was not without
muck. He refused TO be bullied, and |
saw rhat | would have some trouble
before | got rid of him. To appeal 10
the solitary policeman at Brierwick 10
determine whether the detective had,
as he claimed to have, a legal right TO
follow me. as long as he did not inter-
fore with me, was obviously absurd.
TO be- sure. | might induce the man 10
follow me 10 some lonely spot u adj
minister the thrashing he richly de-
served. But the idea OF doing this-of
beating a man who. very likely. would
not try to defend himself-was revolt
ing: and. besides. the consequences
might be even more detrimental to the
success of my plans than the espionage
i feared. If | were laid by the hsels
In a country gaol. / might say good
1jye'' TO all ideas Of ransoming Prince
Krdpenski go
After thinking n few moments l
turned upon the spy and Said to aim:
lock here. what's your name:
a"Dayfs, sir, is my maine"
Z DAVIS. then. AS you have already
sscertajned, / suppose, | cannot Yet
say whether | shall return to town'Dy
1.-THE last train tonight, or stay here for
sSme tfnf6irif l. find that / can get
away tornlgk. yoa may'follow me 20
London or not, .just.as.Yon choose. So
long. as you. don't Interfere with :ae.
But II my friend arrfyes-I mean. IL
I'll don't Raee for London tonight, you
had better not remain here with any
4 idea of playing the spy upon me. For
your own sake / say, you'd better not.
Your employers, whoever they are. are
not 1T all likely to pay you enough to
recompense you for the suffering such
a line of conduct would entail On You.
That's all | have TO say on the sub
ject."
'You said something about my en-
ployers,' said Davis. after a pause.
do yea know who they e
NO; and don't care
Il am retained by the Russian gov
eminent" said the spy, proudly.
Every likely"
my instructions are to watch you.
and follow you, even in the event OF
your leaving England, reporting upon
the persons you meet. and so on
You are frank, at all events l
said.
II am said the spy. but not with
out II reason. | have further instruc-
tons that 1t is possible you may be
taken by some strangers to Il certain
place; and in tina case | I'm to tel you
that the Government Of the Car
would be prepared to pay AT a very
higll rate for eny information
Indeed"
"Yes. For information that wonid
be really reliable, | am told may go
so far as TO offer $1,000"
| hurst into a laugh.
"My good SIR" l said, Il know a lit
tie na0re of the ways Of the Govern
ment of the Gar than you imagine. |
know, at all events that the sun You
have named is a ridiculoussly small
one"
might, perhaps, be inclined TO go rs
high as f2.O00.'
And you expect me to risk my life,
as well rs hetray my companions. for
that? Upon my word, you are scarce
~ COMPLIMENTARY.
what would you say TO $4,000:
Come nowt"
4 say that f1o.0oo would be nearer
the mark
Ten thousand pounds? You rust
be mad"'
Not mt all. And TO show you that |
mean what | say. | may tell you that
am morally convinced that the Rus
sian official who gave you your in.
structions. gave You authority to Offer
me as much as 100000
This seemed to take Davis breath
away.
.lc pretended that 10000 was quite
cut of the question, and stuck 10 my
point in such n way as 10 convince
him that / meant business. The end OF
ii was that he gave in. and promised
on behalf Of his employers, that !
should have Gf0Go0 for such informa,
ton as would enable the Russian gov,
eminent to find the place 10 which
was expected | would be taken. From
his guarded manner CT speaking l fell
certain that Davis had told the true
reason of the anxiety of the Russian
Government to obtain the Information
for which they were willing 10 pay ST
dear. He supposed that nothing was
intended but an arrest of some Of TIL
Nihilist conspirators.
Wen think about It," said ]. "Yot
can't expect an answer off-hand. In
fact, there are others-you understand
that 1 must work with, If the thing Il
: done. And that reminds me-they vii
want something beyond my bare worl
show the amount of money that is I,
be shared. Just give Inc a note to SAL
tLat you are ready 70 give me El0,00s
for the Information desired; that vii
! do"
! Il needn't sign it. l SUPPOSE" III
asked, hesitating, with the pen in hi!
hand.
I "Oh, dear, no. Say 'On behalf of thu
? Russian Government. ana put your in
itials. That will be enough for me-"
| The paper was signed and, after
? CHANGING ut 1t. | put it in nay pocket.
. "Now, understand said /. Il mus
: have perfect freedom Of action in tn,
{ meantime"
: mot until you accept our terms
! That Is not 70 be thought Of"
| Very good. At present we ar
t, friendly enemies-is that Ii? / am Il
/. do my best to carry out my plans in
! ~dependently of YOU, and If you atrcmp'
/, to interfere with me. on must look on
, for youself-that's air.
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