The Minneapolis journal., 1905-05-06
THE DUKE DECIDES
A MYSTERY STORY By Headon Hull
Copyright, 1908, by A. Vessels Coz

you would be assured OF my answer
replied Hanbury, wondering but not
To escape from his drygoods drudgery
and return to England with money in
his pocket and the prospect of more
why, the ex-cavalry officer felt that he
would loot the crown jewels for that!
And he said so in so many words.
"Then you re the man for us, - was
the verdict of Mr.. Jevons. sit s bit
on the cross--not burglary, but little
matter of planting some beautifully
initiated paper. Is that too steep for
you9'
Hanbury made q wry face, but an
swered without hesitation:
"Aiding a forgery ism It quite the
road to fortune I should have chosen,
but beggars-you know the maxim. So
ciety hasn't been too kind to me, and
I don It see why I should range myself
caught, stone-breaking at Portland
won It be any worse than adding up fig
ures in subterranean counting-house.
Let me have the particulars, Mr.. Jew
ons, and I'll see it thru to the best OF
an ability that hasn't much to recon-
mend it,
"You shall have the particulars,
said the other; then stopped and
laughed rather nervously. You must
in this matter, and we have reached the
only unpleasant part Of my task, - he
went on. cit is not congenial to have
to use a threat-even confidential one;
yet I am instructed to do so before l
enlighten you further
The rascal's concern was unmistak-
ably, genuine, and Hanbury' Wlth a,a1s the
good -humored tolerance OF his class,
fastened to reassure him.
eco on, I can guess what you have
to disclose-the pains and penalties Tor
breach Of faith, eh9'
Jevons nodded and bent his shiny,
|perspiring face nearer. 1t IS big
thing involving enormous outlay and
the interests Of an organization COM
manding great f lssourees| 1dn y ne ne n1t WINS,
us after you had been entrusted with
the details. Now, will you have them
on those conditions, or shall we say
goodnight to each other9''
Hamburg stretched out his hand i'm.
patiently for the notes. "Pray satisfy
my curiosity and let me have them on
those conditions,' he said. "My life
is Of no earthly value to me: Besides
with all my faults, IN not the one to
turn back after putting my hand to
the plow. If I do, by all means give
me my quietus as mercifully as may
be-
"Then here goes," whispered Jevons
mouth to ear. ItThe game is the plant
ing of faxed United States treasury
bonds on the Bank of England to the
tune of three million sterling-po1unds
ceed to England by the st. Paul, sailing
for Southampton the day after tomor
! row, and on arrival in London you vii
at once call on Mr.. Clinton Ziegler a.
!, the Hotel Cecil. He is our chief, an(
, will give you final instructions as tt
= your part in the campaign. You'll fnt
him handsome paymaster.' -
~ look forward to making MI
ziegler's acquaintance with interest,
replied Hanbury, pocketing the note
which the other passed to him. IAN
} to have the pleasure 5es of your compan:
on the voyage?'
"I'm afraid not; my work is here,
! said Jevons. "And-well, it s not al
2 together healthy for me on the othe
side' The confession was accom-
panied BY wink vi tha we9h Tsds tGrel1 bsf
, had joined the criminal classes: HI
: ought to call evidently though
- him worthy of personal confidence.
. They had another drink together a
! the bar and parted outside the saloor
y Hanbury making his belated wa
! toward Brooklyn. Once or twice h
s turned abruptly to see if he was bein
:. followed, but the aggressive white Pal
l. anna hat was nowhere visible, the COZ
clusion being obvious that the astut
4 Mr. Jevons had ascertained his domlcll
, as we'll as his place Of employment bt
a fore broaching his delicate business.
- Tramping along the teeming Bower
l. and across the footway Of the might
+ bridge, the ex-hussar enjoyed to the fu
the exultation of feeling money IN h
r. and it was as good as spent already,
# the cost Of passage and an outfit; bl
v it was the earnest of more to come, an
=, above all, it franked the exile home
y y England At the price Of his honor, pc
=, haps? Well, yes; but what was hon
81 to drygoods clerk at eight dollars
n. week9 He might have taken dlfferel
is is for something in hi! creed; but not no
10 with the world against him.
10 Entering the sordid boarding-hous
"a he mounted to his top-foor bedrool
o. aware that he had forfeited his supp
d Of beef-hash and that it was too la
ar to go to the dining-room in que
thereof. His eyrie under the roc
to fanked on one side by the apartme
ty Of German car-driver and on the 9th
g. ~
at nished with little else than bed al
b. toilet-table.
h. On the toilet-table lay a telegram a
h. dressed to him-the first he had ]
ty ceived since he had been in Amerit
Of The unwonted sight caused his han
to tremble little as he tore it ope
f. but they trembled great deal more
Il he read the fateful words:
on "Your uncle and cousin have be
killed in railway accident. Come,
er- England at once. Have cabled thte
on sand pounds to Morgan IS to your cred
10 -Pattisons.
n "Pattisons' were the family soil
tors, and he who a moment before h
IN called himself Charles Hanbury n
IN knew that his true description wol
ur appear in the next issue Of "Debret
he as "Charles Augustus Trevor Fitzr
lid Hanbury, seventh Duke of Beaum;
a oir,' with a rent-rol Of two hund1
an thousand year.
IT. And he stood committed, on pain
ass assassination, to aid and abet in
am palming off Of bogus bonds on the Ba
lso of England!
'n0 CHAPTER II.
, a -.. On Board the st. Paul.