The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-08
CHAPTER XVI.-Conttnued.

the 's young Sec Scotsman thru his green
glasses. HThen you did not come here
expecting to have to use your own dis
erection in any way-to traffic with me,
in faeta he presently F fSked ren7ied
~ gathered that the, part I was to
play was solely that of a trusted mes
senger who could be relied on to say
nothing about his errand afterwards.,n,
"Not even to General Sadgroove?''
flashed back the answering question 50
swiftly that for an instant Forsyth was
taken aback.
81 am not one to betray my en-
ployer's secrets--even to my uncle, Gen
eral sadgrove," he said, recovering
himself quickly, +,o ,r,o,,;nn oo,r
ment. ri deemed it necessary to sound
Won because we are aware Of the fool
ish meddlirg-I might also say mud
dling-of that mischievous old man. We
know also that you have aided and
abetted him IN o an mp st TO for
00F IT OF dG Hta' admit that, responded
FORSYTH, boldly. I'M y uncle has been
doing his best to protect the duke 8
life, and as in duty bound, I have used
my efforts to assist him-up to GER
tain point9''
II mean that as the duke seems now
to have taken matters actively into his
own hands by opening up communlca.
ton with you, 1 am naturally rather at
the disposition of my employer than OF
HTruly a faithful servant" said
Ziegler, with a strong suspicion OF a
sheer. "And now, MI. Forsyth, I have
question to ask which you are at
liberty to answer or not, as you please,
but on which the future security OF his
grace will probably depend. l shall
draw my own deductions from a re-
fusal to answer, and take it as an at
frmative. Has the duke disclosed to
either you or General Sadgrove, or, as
far as you are aware, to anyone else
the reason of his recent differences
with us9'
re62 riy X Fe S5ssft ea hf al sels
promptly and with evident truth; che
has always steadily refused to enlighte1
my uncle and myself as to the cause OF
his being 50 prosecuted. We have beer
kept absolutely in the dark
He did not feel called upon to add
as he might have done, that good dea
of that darkness had been penetrated
by General Sadgrove 8 acumen, and thai
the design on Senator Sherman's golc
bonds was an open book to them.
Ziegler, however, was satisfied will
the reply. Signing to the pretentiou
Benzon, who thruout the interview hat
lowered close to his masters couch, h,
then addressed Forsyth again with ;
request that he would wait for q few
minutes in the anterooom, when lette
for the duke would be handed to hin
and he would be free to depart.
'Good-day to you, sir added tn
- frmities preclude me from offering yo1
hospitality. These little encounters be
come, I find, more fatiguing with ad
vancing years.
Bidding him curt good-mornine
Forsyth returned to the anteroom, &C
companied by the cadaverous individ
ual. who had also been present at tn
softly shutting the door on them, an
there was q distinct click of the Ike,
being turned in the lock. His com
panion making no overture for CONVEX
sation, Forsyth sat down and affecte
to read a newspaper, tho he was reall
in the inner room. Already perplexe
by having seen no signs of communities
ton between Ziegler and the next suite
he was trying 20 ascertain if a confer
ence was now proceeding with the TAI
tenant next door. No sound reache
him, however, till after the lapse O
Asome twenty minutes Benzon cam
swiftly out of the inner room with
heavily sealed letter in his hand.
'This," said Ziegler' 8 aide de CAM
"is the packet which my chief wishe
you to deliver to the Duke Of Bea,
MANOR. You are alive to the impol
lance Of seeing that it reaches its de-
tination without being lost or tampere
with9''
MY dear sir, I should not, / in
agine, have been entrusted with TIL
very uncongenial errand unless I ha