Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-09-23
DEsEREr EVENING NEWS SATURDAY, sEpTEMBER es 1899

but / warn you 10 expect nothing but
failure. In everything else nave en-
dcavorad 10 do I have felt confident OF
success from the beginning. w. lhla in.
stance I am ne sure ] shh' inll
As told you, Miss Baxter The pro-
iect H. ~ dificuit that your failure. 10
you do fan. will merely prove it 90 have
been tmpossihlo, because ] am sure that
10 any one on earth could chtty u out
you are that person. nnd, furthermore.
/ am very much Obliged 60 you Tor cone
asntinr 10 attempt such o mission"
And thus IL was that jennie Baxter
found herrelf In due time in thO great
capital OF the north, with o. room Too The
Hotel de rEuropc overlooking ihr Nnv
sh Prospect In ordin1ry oIfgum-
stances she would have enjoyed o. visit
10 g. Petersburg. but che WIH afraid
10 venture out being under The uprrc-
henaiou that at any moment She might
meet Lord bunnl Surfing fncU Co face
and that he would recognize her ThDfp.
fore she remained dlHcrccty lu her
room. watching the strange street
scenes from her window. She found
herself rcrutlniEinr every one who had
the appearance Of being uu English.
man and she had to conf ga Co 20 little
qunlm of disappointment when ih0 ner-
son In question turned out not 90 Doe
Lord Donni, IN fact during BIER short
stay at s. Petersburg fhc saw nothing
" the young man.
Jennie went. on the evening W her
arrival, 20 the offices Of the sleeping car
company. ao as 60 secure n place ln ono
Of the carriages that left al u'Clu1k on
the evening ~ the 2iHt Her initial
difficulty mot her when she learned
there were several sleeping cars ou that
train. ana she was puzzled Go know
which to select She stood There. boai-
tatluF with tho plans OF th1 carriages
ON the table before her.
you have ample choice ruid tho
clerk Seats are not usually booked rp
long in advance. and only two places
have been taken In the train au FAR"
- should like 20 be- iu carriage
containing some English. people" said
the rifL not knowing what sKyur. TO
give Tor her hesitation.
Then Get me recommend this car Tor
one berth has been takon By the British
embassy g, near the center.
marked with Il crosse"
All. well. I viii take this cnmpaft-
mont next TO it-room u, isn't itl'' said
"Oh. / am sorry 10 say that also has
been tukcn' Those are the two com
partmUntH which are boapokcn. / Will
see under what name IL has been
booked. Probably H. occupant IL Eng.
liHh also. but ! can give you room -
on the other side Of the one reserved
room. Nos and G."
THAT will do quite as we'll" said
Jennie
Tho clerk looked up tho order book
and then said.
IT H. not recorded here by whom
room u was booked. A. usual thing"
he continued lowering his voice almost
60 whisper ana looking furtlvsly over
biz shoulder, when no name ls marked
down that means the Russian police.
NN. NN taking hl. HNIFN
you VIII not only be under the shadow
OF the British embassy. but also under
the protection Uf Russia. DO you wish
one berth only or the whole rOomg Il ~
o. two berth compartment
~ desire the whole room. n you
She paid tho price and departed. Won
d'flng II the other room had really been
taken by the police ana whether tho
authorities were NO anxious Tor the
,,aiyiy N the special messenger that
lloN cuuHli rcd Il necessary 90 protect
him Co the frontier. tf in addition to
10" NATURAL precautions Of the meassu-
ger there was added thu wltChfuiness
oi one ur two Suspicious Russian police
men. then would her mission become
indeed Impossible, on the other hand
the 90 paid policemen might be anon
able 20 the influence u money, and ~
she was wen supplied with the coin Of
tho realm their presence might be n
help rather than a hindraucp. An In
an. she had little liking Tor tho task
she had undertaken, and the more she
thought of It the less Il commended
Itself To her. Nevertheless. having
pledged her word 90 the editor, II fail-
ure came II would be through no fault
OF hers
Jennie went early 10 tho station on
the night of the 2ist and entered the
sleeping car nH soon nH she was allowed
60 do so, The conductor seemed some
what Mustered ut her anxiety 10 get 90
her room, and he examined her ticket
with great care. Then. telling her 10
follow him, he took her TO room n, Ia
which were situated bcrths and 9.
upper and lower, The boriha were not
made up ana tho room showed one
seat, made TO accommodate two per-
sons. The conductor went out on the
platform again, and Jennie. finding herr
ser alone IN the carriage walked up
and down the narrow puasaFcwny at
the side 10 get a better idea OF her
aurroundinFu
Room g, next 10 her own. was tho
one taken by the British embassy.
Room -, Htlll farther on. was the one
that appeared TO have been retained BY
the police, She stood Tor "a few mo-
mcntH by the broad plate glass window
that lined the passage and looked out
nt the crowded platform. For time
she watched the conductor, who seemed
10 be gazing anxlously toward the al
rection from which passengers
Hticnm"9. na n looking FOR some one In
particular Presently a big man. huge
ovctcont bcltcd round him, with n stern
bearded facc-lookinE. the girl thought,
typlcally Ruaslan-strodo up 10 tho COM
ductor and spoke earnestly with him
Then the two turned to the steps Of the
car, and Jennie He'd TO her narrow little
room, closing the door all but about
m inch. An instant later the two mon
came In. speaking together In French
The larger had a Eruf voice and spoke
the language In u way that showed IL
was not native 10 him.