The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1901-01-25

purport of her ejaculation. .'It is very
long journey. but you can travel in
great comfort, and T-want you to spare
no expense in obtaining for yourself any
luxury that travel can afford during
/ your journey to st. Petersburg and
back.
"And what am to 60 to ST. Peters
burg for r. murmured Jennie family.
Merely for letter Here is what
has happened and what is happening:
shall mention no names but at present
q high and mighty parsonage in Russia
who is friendly to Great Britain has
written private letter making some
proposals to certain high and mighty
parsonage in England who is friendly
to Russia This communication is en-.
tirely unofficial; neither government is
supposed to know anything at all about
it. AS matter Of fact, the Russian
government has q 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 a special messenger having this
letter in his possession. ! want you to
take passage by that same train and se-
cure accompaniment near the messenger,
If possible. This messenger will be a
man in whom the respective parties to
the negotiation have implicit conf
dence. 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 it might perhaps make
the business that comes after easier
You see this envelope. said the editor,
taking from q drawer in his desk Il
large envelope, the flap Of which was
secured by great piece of stamped
sealing wax. "This envelope contains a
humble ordinary copy Of today's issue
of The Daily Bugle. but in outside ap-
pearanSe 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-
velope 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 II
couldn't do that, Mr.. Hardwickl
couldn't think of doing it. It is nothing
short Of highway robbery.
VI know it looks like that, pleaded
Mr.. Hardwick. "but listen to me. If /
were 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 win 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 Il
tell you that know already practically
what the contents of that letter are. .
ssThen what is the use of going to all
this expense and trouble trying to steal
iti''
ssDon,t saw ssteaI IL Miss Bavtar
I'll tell yoH what my motive Ia There
ia an official in England who has pone