Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-09-16

with him. / then asked him who ~
vienna Knew most about explosives,
s ali ne gave mo your address. That is
But tho explosion-you have not
'old me when and where ~ occurrcgf
meat secret"
hut you stated you are not In the
| government employ. Therefore a. can
~ ~. 20 preach Of confidence " you let me
nave run particulars"
suppose not. Very we'll. thon. Tho
,hploeinh occurred after midnight on
thg l'ih IN the vault OF the treasury
inc "ll man, in spite ~ the prohihi.
uy.n. rose uncertainty 20 his feet.
Jennie aprnnE up ana olid menaclng-
~. stay where you nrci"
II am not going 10 touch you. n you
ate 10 suspicious OF every move ] mako
tnen 80 yourrolf and bring me what
want Ihere la q map ~ Vienna pinned
aEainat the wall youd,r. Bring Il 10
Jennie proceeded In the direction IN.
ulcnttd. lt was an ordinary map ~ the
! GUY or Vienna, and us Jennie took u
down she noticed that ocroaa the south.
! crn part of the city q eomlcir,uiur line
10 PENCIL had been drawn ana, exam.
ming 70 more closely. saw that the rtt-
uohuty part ~ the compass had been
| placed ON the epot whore stood the
building which contained tho pr0fonu.
oIa studio She nlid cioaor attention
90 the pencil mark aud observed that u
| paasod through the treasury building
Don't look Of that mnri' rhrIeked
ihc professor, beatlng the air with hla
hands. ~ asked you 60 bring % 90 ne
can't YOU DO simple action like that
without spying ab0ut7'
Jennie rapidly unflstonod the paper
from the wall and brought lt tp him
Tho scientist HcrutinlE0d % closely, adj
iuHtiur HE rinsaei the better Co Geo.
| Then uc deliberately tore the map Into
frugmonta numerous and minute. Ito
rose. and this time jennie made no PRO.
test, went q tho window. opened IT,
lurE the nuttcriug bits ~ paper out
into tho air. the ftr1us wind carrying
them far over thH roofs of Vienna.
his chair
"was-was any one hurt NJ this ok
ploalonf' he asked presently
Yes; four men were killed Instantly
a dozen were seriously injured and are
now IN hospital"
man. covering Ills face with his hands.
awaylnE from side 10 side IN his chair
like man tortured with agony and
rcmorHc. AZ last he lifted a face that
had grown more pinchcd ana yellow
within the last few minutes,
II can toll you nothing" he said,
molHtcning his parchod lips.
you mean that you will tell me moth
inr, igr ! zoe plainly that you know
| everything"
II know nothing Of any explosion un-
til you spoke Of a. What have ] TO DO
With the treasury or the government,
THAT u Just what I want 20 know"
'it IL absurd. am no couHplrator
! but a scientist"
''Then you have nothing TO fear
| Herr sclgfficd. II you are innocent
| why are you 20 loath 20 give me any
assistance In this mnttcr7'
"tt has nothing 10 DO with me. I am
a Hcicutlst=I am a scientist All I wish
/ a. 90 be lot alone with my studies.
have nothing 10 do with governments or
newspapers or anything belonging TO
| them"
Jennie sat tracing a pattern on the
| dusty floor with the point OF her para
| SOL She spoke very quietly!
| "Thc pcnciled line which you drow on
/ the map OF Vienna passed through the
| treasury building; the center Of tho cir
/ Gle was this garnet. Why dld you draw
| that penclled HemlcirclC2 Why are you
| anxious that | should not sec you had
done sol Why ala you destroy the
! mapF"
Professor selgfrlcd sat there looking
at her with dropped jaw but he made
III you will excuse my saying no."
| the girl went on, you are acting very
! chiidiahly. II o. evident 20 mo that you
are no criminal. yet n the director Of
! police had been IA my place he would
have arrested you long ago
'rho map proved nothing" he said
| nt last. haltlnHly "and. besides. both
| you and the director will now have
some difficulty In finding H."
That IL further proof OF your folly.
| The director doesn't need 10 aud IT, I
am here 10 testify that l saw the map.
saw the curved line passing through
! the treasury and saw you destroy what
| you thought WIS an discriminating piece
% evidence n would be much better
| N you would deal as frankly with me
AZ / have done with you. Then / shan
give you the best advice ! cnn-lf my
advice viii be Of any assistance 60 YOU"
Yes. and publish Il TO all tho
worldl"
IT viii have to be published { o all
the world IN any case, for. N leave
hero without fun knowledge, I viii
simply 30 20 the police Office aud theru
tell nll / known
And u / do spopE you win sull 80
90 the director Of the police and tell
him what you have discovered
MOI 1 give you my word that l VIII
''Nyhat guarantee have I OF thatg'
asked the uld man Husplcl0uHly.
40 guarantee nc all except my
"Wm you promise not 10 print IN
| your paper what ! tell your
NO. 1 cannot promise that"
| 'StlU, the newspaper doesn't mat
! tor" continued the scientist. 1.-THE
story would be- valuelesa % you, because
no one would believe u. There IL mo-
use IN printing q story IN a newspaper
that will be laughed nt, ~ thCref How
ever, think you are honest. Otherwise
you would have promised not 10 print
q line of what ! tell you, and then I
should have known you were lying, n
was nH easy 90 promise that az To- say
| you would not tell the director uf poo
lice. ! thought MT nrst some scientist
had sent you here tu play The Spy on
me ana learn what ! was doing ! aH-
sure you / heard nothing about thg oE-
plUs,un you speak Of, yet ] was certain
10 had occurred somewhere along that
line which 1 drew nu the map. ! had
hoped % was not serious ana begun tu
Lrlleyc Il was not The anxiety of the
last month has nearly driven mo In
sane, and, as you say quite truly, my
actions have been childish"
Tho old man in Div excitement had
risen from his chair and was now pnc,
ut up ami down tho room, ruNuius hlH
fingers dlHtruCtedly through hiH lluH,
white hair AMI talking more % himself
han Go hIH auditor
have mo- wish Co protect my luven'