Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-09-23

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PLAN OF SLEEPING CAR.
"oh. / forgot to tell you. cxccliency
that room - has been taken By an Eng
llsh lady who Dr. there uuwi'
Ten thousand dDvilH'' cried the Rus.
sian In huIrHc whisper why dld
you not ruy that bcforcG'
Tho voices now fcl 10 30 low a muir
mur that Jennie could not distinguish
the words. 4 moment later thOrc was
rap ut her door. and che had presence %
mind enough 60 get ln the farther cOr-
nyr and Say ln sleepy voice;
Come iu''
The conductor opened the door.
"Nuttc billet Hl VouH plait ma
dame"
Cant you speak Engilsh2' asked
Jennie
The conductor merely repeated his
question, and as Jennie was shaking
her head the big Russian looked over
the conductor shoulder and said In
pnHsablg Eugllsh
lie ~ asking Tor your ticket. ma
dame. Do you not speak Frcnch1'
In answer to the direct question Icu-
ME. fumhling In her purse for her tick
cts. replied.
shown him my ticket"
She handed her broad sheet sleeping
cur ticket 10 the Russian, who had
pushed the conductor aside and now
stood within the compartment
There has been "a mistake" he said.
Room g Is the one that has been re-
u am sure there isn't any mistake"
said Jennie. u booked bcrthH 0 ana 9.
See there are the numhDrs'-polnting
20 the metallic plates by The door-'hnd
here are the same numbers on the
ticket"
The Russian shook his head.
The mistake has been made at the
office NJ the sleeping car company, ]
am q director of the company
"Oh. are your asked jennie lnno-
Gently. is room G as comfortable as
this onc2"
ut il "a duplicate OF this one. ma-
dame. and IL more comfortable because
II d. nearer the center Of the car
well. there r. no mistake about my
rcserving the two borths, BE- thcrcG'
"oh no. madame The room 10 en-
tiruly at your disposal
"Oh. well, then, IN that case said
Jennie. Il have no objection to makelng
a change"
shc knew that she would be COM
PEELED 60 change no matter what her
ticket recorded, % she thought 10 best
10 play the simple maiden abroad and
make ua little fuss as possible about the
transfer. She had 10 rcnrranEo the car
In her mind. She was now In room g,
which had been FIRST reserved by the
British embassy II was evident that
nt the last moment the messenger had
decided 10 take room a, a four berth
room at the end ~ the car. The police
then would occupy room y, which she
had first engaged. and from the bit ~
conversation she had overheard Icnulo
was convinced that they Intended to
XIII or render inHenHible the mcss"nRcr
who bore the important letter Tho po-
lice were not 10 protect, hut 70 attack
The amazing complication IN the plot
concentrated an the girls Hympathics
ON the unfortunate man who was mes
scuger between two great percentages
even though he Travelled apparently
under the protection Of the British en-
husHy at 81. PetcrHburg The fact To
put IL BADLY that she had Intended to
rob him herself II opportunity occurred
rose before her like an accusing ghost
n shall never undertake uuythlnE IKE
this agnin'" she cried 90 herself.
never. ncvcrl" And now she resolved
10 make PREPARATION 10 the man she had
intended TO lnJure. She would watch
FOR him until he came down the passage
and then warn him by relating what
she had heard. She had taken on her
hat when she entered the room. Now
she put II on hurriodly. thrustng long
pin through H.. As she stood NJ there
was Jolt OF the train that caused her
TO ait down again somewhat hurricdly
Passing her window she saw the lights
Of tho station. The train WAS 10 motion
"Thnnk heavoni" she cried fpryrntly.
"IIc h too intei ThnHr plotting villains
Viii have nil their trouble Tor NOTHING. z"
she glanced upward toward the cell-
ing and noticed "a hole about an inch Ia
diameter bored on the thin wooden par
tition between her compartment and tho
next. Turning to tho wall behind her.
pho snw that another hole had been
bor,d in "a similar poHltlun through To
room IA. Tho car had been pretty thor
ouEhly prepared FOR the work In hand.
nnd Jsnnls laughed gnftly 10 herself ns
shc plcturcd INC discomdturc of tho CON
suirntors The train was now rushing
thrnurb IN. suburba OF 81. Petersburg.
nnd Jennie was startled by hearing an
othcr Voice any In French:
"Conductor. 1 have room A. which
end ~ inc cnr ia tbntq''
"rbis yyny eycgIloucy." said tho COM
durtor Eysrv ono seemed TO be- ex-
rctt,nr,t with him.
A moment later Jennie. who had
ntsstn rigsn 40 nor feet horrifod 10
Ino,v tb.t nftsr NH I'M, messenger hnd
conn. heard thg door of his room click.
Isver,,thinr was silent save Inc hurting
,,,,,r,,,ir ~ tL- a,ylftlv moylng trnin.