The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-06-01

tirely unofficial; neither government is
supposed to know anything at all about
it. As matter of fact the Russian
government has d suspicion and the
British government has certainty
that such document will shortly be in
transit. Nothing may come of it, or
great things may come of it. Now on
the night of the 21st. on one of the
sleeping cars leaving ST. Petersburg by
the Nord express for Berlin, there will
travel special messenger having this
letter in his possession. want you to
take passage by that same train and Sc
cure compartment near the messenger.
if possible. This messenger will be
man in whom the respective parties to
the negotiation have implicit conf
dence. l wish knew his name. but
don t. Still, the chances are that he is
leaving London for St. Petersburg about
this time, and SO you might keep your
eyes open even on the journey there,
for if you discovered him to be your
fellow passenger itmight perhaps make
the business that comes after easier.
You see this envelope said the editor.
taking from a drawer in his desk
large envelope, the flap of which was
secured by a great piece of stamped
sealing wax. ''This envelope contains
humble ordinary copy of today's issue
of The Daily Bugle but in outside APP
pearance it might be taken for dupli-
cate of the letter which is to leave st.
Petersburg On the 21st. Now, what l
would like you to do is to take this en-
yelope in Your hand bag, and if on the
journey back to London you have an
opportunity Of securing the real letter
and leaving this in it's place you will
have accomplished the greatest service
you have yet done for the paper.
"Ohl" cried Jennie, rising. 81
couldn't do that, Mr. Hardwickl l
couldn't think of doing it, 1t is nothing
short of highway robbery!''
81 knowit looks like that. pleaded
Mr.. Hardwiek "but listen to me. If
We're going to open the letter and use
its contents. then you might charge me
with instigating theft. The fact is. the
letter will not be delayed; it will reach
the hands of the high and mighty per-
sonage in England quite intact The
only difference is that you will be its
bearer instead of the messenger they
send for it.
you expect to open the letter, then.
in some surreptitious way-some way
that will not be noticed afterward? Oh.
couldn't do it, Mr.. Hardwickl'
My dear girl you are jumping at
conclusions | shall amaze you when l
tell you that know already practically
what the contents of that letter are =
"Then what is the use Of going to all
this expense and trouble trying to steal
it p
Don't say steal it, Miss Baxter.
I'll tell you what my motive is. There
is an official in England who has gone
out of his way to throw obstacles in
mine. This is needless and irritating.
for generally | manage to get the news
am in quest Of but in several in
stances, owing to his opposition have
not only not got the news, but other pa
pers have. Now, since the general rak-
ing we have had over this Austrian
business, quite aside from the fact that
we published the exact truth, this stupid
old official duffer has taken it upon him
self to be exceedingly sneering and OBJ
] noxious to me. and | confess want to
take him down peg. He hash any
! idea that know as much about this
/ business as | do-in fact, he thinks it
is an absolute secret-yet. if liked,
could tomorrow nullify all the arrange
| ments by simply publishing what is al
ready in my possession. which action
on my part would create furore in this
country, and no less furore in Russia
For the sake of amity between nations,
which am accused of disregarding, |
hold my hand
"Now. if you get possession of that
envelope | want you to telegraph to me
while you are EN- route to London. and
/ will meet you at the terminus. Then |
shall take the document direct to this
official. even before the regular messen-
ger has time to reach him u shall say
to the official: There is the document
from the high parsonage in Russia to
the high parsonage in England If you
want the document. l will give it to
yOo, 1uo ~ iiu5U NC uIlucISlOOU ulldU GU
are to be little less friendly to certain
newspapers and a little more friendly
to mine in future.
/ "And suppose he refuses your terms?''
"He won t refuse them but if he does
1 shall hand him the envelope just the
same. T"
"Well, honestly, Mr.. Hardwick
don't think your scheme worth the
amount of money it will cost. and, be-
sides, the chance of my getting hold OF
the document, which will doubtless be
locked safely within dispatch box
and constantly under the eye of the
messenger, is most remote .
81 am more than willing to risk all
that if you will undertake the journey.
You speak lightly of my scheme, but
that is merely because you do not I'M
derstand the situation. Everything you
have heretofore done has been of tenn
porary advantage to the paper, but if
you carry this off | expect the benefit
to The Bugle will be lasting 1t will
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