Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-02-21
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near tChlneSe border. Hayle Only half be-
Heves account, but nevertheless agrees TO
join in search.
FART H.--Reaching sengkor-Wa the
men make their way through the ancient
streets and toward the once splendid pail
ace. Toward dusk after most tedious
search they come upon secret entrance to
underground vaults, in which are discov-
cred great quantities of bar gold and uncut
rubies and sapphires. Hayle fills both
hands with gems and the men make their
way outside again. Onreaching camp they
find their two Burmese servants slain and
horribly mutilated, Chinese fashion. Dur
ing the night Hayle secures treasure and
steals away into the jungle
PART 1II.-Utterly exhausted and I'M
GERS near frontier station of Nampoung.
AS soon as able he leaves for Rangoon
and thence to England.
PART 1V.--Two months later another
olncer at Nampoung, while out on a hunt
comes across kitwater and Cod6. Kitwa-
ter explains they were traders who had
fallen into hands of Chinese who had put
out ms own eyes and pulled out Colds
tongue. After recovering somewhat from
e1fectS of exposure and fortunes they set
off in pursuit of IIayle.
CHAPTER I.-George Fairfax relates
how he became a detective in Australia
and finally came to open up an office in
London.
CHAPTER II.-Kitwater and Codd try
to secure Fairfax's services. They repre-
sent themselves as missionaries returned
from CHINA where rich native patron
turned over to them on his death great
fortune which was stolen by. a guest
(iayle) at the mission. Fairfax almost
concludes not to take case.
Next morning I was early at the
office, being DESTROYS of winding up
another little matter before turned
my attention to the new affair." One
of my subordinates had just returned
from the continent whittier / had
sent him to keep an eye on certain
pseudo-French marquis with whom l
expected to have dealings at no dis
tant date. He reported that the gem
tleman IN question had broken the
bank at Monte Carlo, had staked and
lost all his winnings next day, and
had shot himself on the promenade
on the evening following. With his
death the affair, on which had con-
tidently expected to be employed,
came to an end. / could not say that
was altogether sorry.
II shall want you to leave on Fri
day, Turner, for ST. Petersburg" I
said, when he had finished his report
and had commented upon it. DO
you remember Paulus Scevanovitch,
who was concerned in that attempt
to defraud the Partisan jewelers.,
Maurel & Co., two years ago?"
Yes, sir, I remember him perfect
ly" Turner replied. "a tall, burly
man, with a bushy beard. the top of
his little finger on the left hand
missing, and a long white scar over
his right eyebrow"
THE same" I answered. 81 see
you have not forgotten him. Well,
want you to find him out, and let me
have an exact account of his move
ments during the next three weeks.
The office will arrange your expenses
N the usual way, and you had better
leave by the mail train. In all prob
AGILITY shall see you off,
Very good, sir" the man respond
ed, and withdrew.
He had scarcely gone before one of
my clerks entered the room and
handed me card. On it was printed
the name of Mr.. Edward Bayley, and
in the left-hand bottom corner was
the announcement that he was the
managing director of the Santa Cruz
Mining company of Forzoda in the
Argentine Republic.
"Show the gentleman in, Walters"
I said.
In few minutes tall, handsome
man, irreproachably turned out, en-
tered the office. He seated himself in
chair the clerk placed for him, put
his hat and umbrella on another, and
then turned to me.
my card has made you familiar
with my name, Mr.. Fairfax" he be-
gan, land doubtless, if you are at all
familiar with mines and mining, you
are acquainted with the name of the
company l have the honor to repre-
sent?"
II am very much afraid the min
ing market does not possess very
much interest for me-" l replied. II
have to work SO hard for my money,
that when I have got it I prefer to
invest it in something little more
reliable. May / inquire the nature
Of your, business with me?"
II have come to see you, Mr.. Fair
fax" he said, speaking very impress
sively, and regarding me deliberately
as he did SO, ION rather delicate
subject. Before explain what it is,
may / ask that you will treat what
I am about to tell you as purely con-
tf1dential?"
; my business is Invariably a conf
DENTAL one" / answered for the sec
ond time in two days. 81 venture to
think that this room has heard more
secrets than almost any other in
England. But though they say walls
have ears, have never heard it said
that they have tongues"
ut is sometimes good thing that
they have not" he replied. "And
now let me tell you what business
has brought me here. In the first
place, if you do not already know it,
I may say that the company repre-
sent is an exceedingly wealthy one,
and, as our business lies a long way
from Threadneedle street, if I may
so put it, it is necessary for us to
trust very largely to the honesty of
our employees on the other side Of
the world. Of course we make all
sorts of inquiries about them prior
to engaging their services, and it is
also needless to say that we keep
sharp eye on them when they have
entered our employ. Nevertheless, it
is quite possible, all precautions not
withstanding, for an INSCRIPTIONS
man to take advantage of us. AS q
matter of fact this is what hos han