The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-06-01
Room Room Room Room
Plan or sLERp1NG cAR.

PLAN OF SLEEPING CAR.
stOh, forgot to tell you, excellency,
that room B has been taken by an Eng
lish lady, who is there nowl"
..Ten thousand devilsl'' cried the
Russian in a hoarse whisper. ''Why did
you not say that before?"
The voices now fell to so low MUIR
muir that Jennie could not distinguish
thewords. A moment later there was
rap at her door, and she had presence of
mind enough to get in the farther, cor
ner and say in sleepy voice:
sCome in -
The conductor opened the door.
.''Votre billet. sill vous plait, ma
dame
s.Can't you speak English?" asked
Jennie.
The conductor merely repeated his
question: and as Jennie was shaking
her head the big Russian looked over
the conductors shoulder and said in
passab BILE English:
ssHe is asking for your ticket, ma
dames Do you not speak FrenchY'
In answer to the direct question Jen-
ME, fumbling in her purse for her tick
cts, replied:
81 speak English, and have already
shown him my ticket
She handed her broad sheet sleeping
car ticket to the Russian, who had push
ed the conductor aside and now stood
within the compartment.
ssThere has been amistake, Z he said.
Groom G is the one that has been re-
served for you
81 am sure there isn't any mistake,
said Jennie. 1T booked berths and 6.
See, there are the numbers pointing
tothe metallic plates by the door-"and
here are the same numbers on the tick
& ct"
The Russian shook his head.
tsYhe mistake has been made at the
Office Of the sleeping car company. 1
am director of the company. ;"
Gently. els room G as comfortable as
this one?''
SIT is duplicate of this one, ma
dame, and is more comfortable because
it is,nearer the center of the car. :"
s.Well, there is no mistake about my
reserving the two berths, is there?'
ooh, no, madame The room is en-
tirely at your disposal. :"
ooh, we'll, then, in that case, !" said
Jennie, 81 have no objection to making
change"
She knew that she would be compel
led to change, no matter what her ticket
recorded, SO she thought it best to play
the simple maiden abroad and make as
little fuss as possible about the trans
fer. She had to rearrange the car in he1
mind. She was now in room G, which
had been first reserved by the British
embassy 1t was evident that at the
last moment the messenger had decided
to take room A, four berth room al
the end of the car. The police theI
would occupy room B, which she hat
first engaged and from the bit of con
versation she had overheard Jennie was
convinced that they intended to kill OF
re1iier insensible the messenger who
bore the important letter. The police
were not to protect, but to attack. Th'
amazing complication in the plot con
centrated all the girls sympathies OF
the unfortunate man who was messen
ger between two great personages, evel
though he Travelled apparently unde
the protection of the British embassy a
st. Petersburg. The fact, to put it bald
!, ", that she had intended to rob hin
herself if opportunity occurred ros
before her like an accusing ghost. g
shall never undertake anything like thi
again." she cried to herself, "never
neverp' And now she resolved to max
PREPARATION to the man she had intende
to iniure. She would watch for hil
until he came down the passage an
then warn him by relating what sh
had heard. She had taken off her ma
: when she entered the room. Now sh
nut it on hurriedly, thrusting lon
pin through it. AS she stood up thel
was jolt Of the train that caused he
to sit down again somewhat hurriedlJ
Passing her window she saw the light
Of thestation The train was in motion
aThank heavenl" she cried ferventlJ
che is too latel Those plotting Villain
will have all their trouble for nothing.
She glanced upward toward the Gel
!. ing and noticed hole about an inch
diameter bored on the thin wooden pa.
tition between her compartment and til