Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-12-14

to appear cheerful and at ease
Immediately the ladies' had with
drawn Malvern at once sought his
room. locked tie door. and feverishly
| perused the book Of poems, which he
had put into his pocket. and searched
for further revelations.
"Be CAREFUL he spelled out again ans
again; and scattered about the pages
were other dotted words. which, when
deciphered, read: "You are being
watched. BE On your guard against
the two"
That was aIls but It was enough to
quicken his pulses, and set him thr0b-
Ding with excitement
Was Vera acquainted with his forth
0ming visit TO England with he dis
! patches? That vas a question he asked
himself repeatedly, but found no salts
| factory solution Well. ne had received
4 warning, and hoped to profit bY It.
He would start on his mission ithnut
an instant's delay For greater security
be placed the dispatches, firmly fas-
tened under his shirt.
Without waiting TO change into
tweeds, he put on an oyercoat aud a
cap.
He chartered a closed cab, and, "a as
not 10 excite any suspicion. told the
driver to proceed slowly to an outlying
suburb. whence he intended 10 entrain
for Calais. He had been driving for
about three-quarters Of an hour. when
the sound of a sharp but distinct tsuf!
teuf! caught his ear, and set him all
agog.
Were these Russians-"the two to
whom Neras cipher had evidently re-
ferred-in pursuit? The motor rapidly
approached, and was evidently whirring (
along at terrific speed AS security !
against possible accident the driver |
stopped well 10 The left of the road and |
watched for the motor 10 pass. In an
other moment the motor was on them,
and whether by accident or design Nal |
vern could never determine. buc Just |
as the car whizzed past, The back LEFT |
wheel caught the right front wheel q I
the carriage There was a sharp wrench |
and a jerk and the front of the cab was |
a complete wreck
Needless of the drivers cries and /
curses, Malvern sprang out. flung him
his fare, and started to run after tae /
motor at topmnst speed for he thought
he had caught a glimpse Of a lnddled |
female form In the ear as it flashed by: |
and he also fancied he recognized both
the Russians He ran on until alnaast
exhausted, following he trail IL the ear
on the muddy road as best he could an.
til the wheel marks turned 81 into a
narrow drive which terminated "a a
small house
He cautiously entered TOE Trive,
stepped quietly on the grass. then made
for some bushes. ard. pushing them
aside, stood. half concealed. looking at
the only lighted window 70 BE- seen The
front door was left open. The car had
been left NEAR the gate for idden emer-
gency AS he looked at the lighted win
dow he suddenly became aware that a
woman was peering out into tire dark I
ness, and thar the woman was Vera \
Ivanoyiteh.
Cautiously he stepped from his place II
of concealmeHt and endeayord to at Z
tract the attention OF Vera. 80 last she
both saw and recognized him. Quietly 4
she opened the window 4hd Rt down g.
rope made from a couple Of rugs
which she had securely taste eed INSIDE.
Then with desperate plllck. the brage
girl swung over the sill. eaueat on 10 the
rugs, and scrambled down 20 Malvern.
who caugat her as she fell the last fnE
feet
Quick" she whispered. "The carl"
She half dragged ham % the MAJOR
into which they both leaped. II. was
TIE work Of a moment to start is. but
no sooner had Malvern doue so than two
men-the Russians--ran out of the
house. Two bullets whizzed harmless
ly past the car, and in another moment
Malvern and his precioas charge were
tearing back toward Paris. safe. from
pursuit, The young at1ache safely de-
livered the dispatches.
And that's how il was that Malvern
got promoted in me diplomatic service.
and married Vera lvanoyitch.
Vera had known that the two lis
slams were in the secret service and were
watching the young attache. 1t was she
who had endeavored to warn Malvern
with her secret cipher. and % had prsc-
tically saved the situation. on pre- -ense
of driving her home aftee the dinner.
they had Kidnapped her in order to make
her reveal anything she Inight krow Of
the young attaches NOV ements. fsr they
suspected that she was N league vita !
Malvern
They intended keeping her a prisoner
in the house, under the strict surysiI-
lance Of two female custodians. until |
her father had offered a sum Of money
for her release. Both were ultimately
captured and banished; and so two dan
gerous men were routed from further
injury to the interests Of England and
japan -Chicago Tribune.
Just Resentment.
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