Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-07-16

/ The discovery that we were not al
/ together uninfuenced by personal
/ considerations was shock to him,
and produced SO great revulsion of
feeling that-as we have ascertained
he is in communication with the po-
/ lice, In order that he may serve the
cause about which he is so infatuated
by Kidding 1t of the men-ourselves-
1 who in his opinion are its betrayers
and enemies. He is at this moment
alone on board the little yacht which
1 lies in straight line q couple OF
hundred yards further out at sea than
this vessel At present the police
/ know nothing of what he has to tell
them. The matter has not gone far
enough for that. All that he has done
i is to send word to a certain detective
4 that he has an important communism
tfon to make. He has asked that de-
tective-Detective Marten-to join him
at IL o'clock tonight on board the
| yacht to receive the communication.
His reason for so doing is as follows:
i The council was to meet on board this
yacht not tonight but tomorrow
night. The man who intends betraying
us does not know that we are aware
| Of his intended treachery and that we
have altered our date of meeting He
thinks it is tomorrow that we are to
4 assemble, and after he has made known
our plans to the detective he will pro-
pose that our meeting be allowed to
take place, and that then, when we
are gathered together here like rats
/ in a trap, the police shall surround
the yacht and make the whole of us
/ prisoners. It Is prettily enough
i arranged programme, but the poor fool
i has moderated our abilities and our
resources for obtaining information.
And where do / come in, in this
business?" asked the newly appointed
4 councillor nervously.
"Ah! you are business-like.' replied
the chairman, with smile. Listen.
| The detective Is to join Councillor
| Number Seven, as we will continue for
the present to call him, at midnight,
on board the yacht have told you Of.
i 1t will be our business to see that he is
/ prevented from getting there, and you
may rely upon our doing it, for the
resources at our command can ac-
complish anything. We are going to
take you ashore with US in the dinghy
when this meeting is concluded. There
4 skiff will be waiting for you, in which
i you will row out to pay a visit to
j Councillor Number Seven. In fact,
you will go there impersonating his
expected visitor Detective Marten. He
has never seen Marten. and doesn't
even know what he is like, which SIM
/ nIi 49,
india-rubber ball, scarcely bigger than
a marble? You will have no difficulty
in concealing it In the palm of your left
hand. You notice that there is tiny
tube or pipe to 1t? Well, Councillor
Number Seven has a long story and
dry one to tell you, and from what
know of him, can promise you that
he will offer you refreshment, and will
not want much pressing to join you
himself. You must make some oppor-
tunity, when he is not looking, to pass
your hand over his drink. AS you do
so, squeeze the ball, and il one drop OF
what it contains goes into the whisky,
your business will be done. But even
if you can't manage the business that
way, you will have mo difficulty in
effecting his removal, for he has
arranged to give the detective berth
for the night, and you can easily chic
reform him when he is asleep. Well
supply you with the drug for the pur-
pose"
j And what do do with the body p
asked the new councillor. His face was
now deadly pale, and his fingers were
picking at the braid on his coat while
he spoke.
THAT too we have arranged was
the answer. you see that brown
leather hand bag on the locker? Lift
it. Rather heavy, isn't it? Let me
show you what 1t contains. This
weight attached to a chain is heavy
enough to sink two men. When your
business with Councillor Number Seven
is transacted, you will slip the chain
round his ankle, fasten 1t SO, and drop
the body overheard. Then haul up
the anchor, row ashore, and leave the
yacht to drift with the tide. She may
go a long way out to sea, and the
farther the better.
ION the first of next month the
council meets again, when you will
make your report. Put this letter in
your pocket. 1t contains instructions
as to where we meet and under what
circumstances.
And now about the disguise. You
received, before you came here to-
night, the clothes you are wearing, the
false beard and the rest of it, with in
structions in regard to getting up"
YES" said the recruit: shut I
didn't know that all the seven were to
be disguised alike, and 1t gave rae 9
turn when I first came down in the
cabin. 1t is the cleyerest thing ever
saw, for behanged If the seven Of us
aren't as like as two peas. If we were