The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-08-06

''Ihen what Is the use OF going TO all
this exrense and trouble trying to steal
it2"
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 Cb-
noxious to me, and confess | want to
take him down peg. He hasn't any
idea that know as much about this
business as do-in fact, he thinks it
is an absolute secret-yet, if liked, l
could tomorrow nullify all the arrange
ments by simply publishing what is al
ready in my possession, which action
OH my part would create furore in this
country, and no less furore in Russia.
For the sake of amity between nations,
which l am accused of disregarding. /
hold my hand.
"Now, if you get possession Of that
envelope l want you to telegraph to me
while you are en- route to London. and
will meet you at the terminus Then
,b,l fola tho document 1irapt RI fhic
official, even before the regular messen-
ger has time to reach him. l 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, will give it to
you, but it must be understood that you
are to be little less friendly to certain
newspapers and little more friendly
to mine in future. "
"And suppose he refuses your terms9'
''He won t refuse them but if he does
l shall hand him the envelope just the
| same
"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 un-
derstand the situation. Everything you
have heretofore done has been Of tenn
porary advantage to the paper, but if
you carry this off l expect the benefit
to The Bugle will be lasting. 1t will
give me standing with certain officials
that have never before succeeded in
getting. In the first place, it will make
them afraid Of me, and that of itself is
a powerful lever when we are trying to
get information which they are anxious
to give to some other paper.
Every well, Mr.. Hardwick; l will try,
but l warn you to expect nothing but
failure. In everything else have en-
deavored to do l have felt confident Of
success from the beginning. In this in
stance am as sure shall fail. -
GAS told you. Miss Baxter the prof.
ect is so difficult that your failure. if
you do fail, will merely prove it to have
been impossible, because am sure that
II any one on earth could carry it out
you are that person, and, Furthermore, l
am very much obliged to you for con-
seuting to attempt such a mission"
| A,,l - hot nnv <n,,
found herself in due time in the great
capital of the north, with room in the
Hotel de Europe overlooking the Nav
e'u Prospect. In ordinary circumstances
she would have enjoyed visit to St.
Petersburg, but she was afraid to ven
ture out, being under the apprehension
that at any moment she might meet
| Lord Donal Stirling face to face and
that he would recognize her. Therefore
she remained discreetly in her room,
watching the strange street scenes from
her window. She found herself scruti.
nizing every one who had the appearance
of being an Englishman, and she had t.
confess to little qualm Of disappoint.
ment when the person in question turn.
ed out not to be Lord Donal; in fact,
during her short stay at st. Petersburg
she saw nothing of the Young man.
Jennie went, on the evening Of hel
arrival, to the Offices Of the sleeping cal
company, so a. 70 secure place in one
of the carriages that left at 8 o clock on
the evening of the 21st. Her initial
difficulty met her when she learned there
were several sleeping cars on that train,
and she was puzzled to know which tc
select She stood there, hesitating, with
the plans Of the carriages before her.
IL should like to be in carriage
containing some English people, said
the girl, not knowing what excuse tt
give for her hesitation.
"Then let me recommend this car, fol
one berth has been taken by the British
embassy-room G, near the center
marked with cross. "
"Ah, well, l will take this compart
ment next to it-room d, isn't itf'
said Jennie.
"Oh, l am sorry to say that also has
been taken Those are the two compart