The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-10-01
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serve it, and fortune has favored me
on several occasions.
In private life 1 ann known as Nine
Dumaresq. the widow of an officer in
the army, and I live very quietly in a
pretty villa at Chiselhurst. In what [
may call my official capacity, neither
my name nor amy other personal detail
matters; / became a human machine,
dcvoting all my powers of mind and
body To the service Of the government
one life is entirely separate from the
other That / am young, of good APP
pearance, and speak two or three Ian
suageS perfectly. / nave found very
useIul factors IN my difficult and dam
scrous, but fascinating. career
l had been resting for two or three
weeks when received a summons TO
town
L have sent for you,% Sir Edward
began, because l am little uneasy,
not 10 give you any definite instruc-
lions. 1 have received warnings from
Paris and Berlin that trouble is brew
ing. and j cannot localize it in any
way IL is unsatisfactory to try and
night an unknown danger; not to speak
OF the risk. / am ignorant from which
quarter II VIII come, or what form il
viii take"
And the person who is working the
trouble, L said, lis he unknown 10
YOU too"
NO. it is the notorious anarchist,
Terah Schlich"
oh" / said a little blankly, for ]
knew that this man was as willy as Il
serpent, with the advantage of pos
sessiug an innocent and prepOssessing
exterior. There VIZ no sign without
of the daredevil spirit within, which
knew neither fear nor pity. \ man of
such soft, persuasive speech and man
ueT as 10 deceive even mis- enemies.
Tins after time ne had slipped through
The coils pust as they were tightening
round him.
Yes" said Edward with slight
sHile. answering my unspOllen
thoughts, not an adversary To be de-
spised / admit. By-the-bye, have you
ever seen him?"
No" 1 replied, though he is IA
miliar enough 10 ms by report
He unlocked one Of the numerous
drawers in his writing table and took
out a photograph.
THAT is the man. he said, handing
me the card.
He looks very German" I remarked
after moments Cousid ration. noting
the fair beard and light specialized
eyes. the smiling, rather sleepy look
ing face and the broad athletic shout
ders.
He is German. on one side. at least:
his mother, L believe, was English. He
speaks both languages like a native
ana altogether has had the upbringiAg
OF "a gentleman. which makes him the
more dangerous.
Where is he now" 1 asked. DO
YOU know"
The last information l had was that
hc was living out Shirley way. But
with such a man his ostensible place
of abode means nothing: the danger Is
most likely To como from the very OPP
pOsite quart IT,
He is not far from me then | said
musingly II think l had better return
home, and start operations from there.
/ am less likely TO be suspected. l sup
pose y0H wish me Ia watch MIR. Schlich
and find out what he is plotting?2
Exactly" n said. He viii not be
so much on his guard with a lady. You
may succeed where a man would Ger
taiply fail. ] am so completely in the
dark that l can give you no help. l am
afraid. / can only say-suspect every
thing and risk nothing
was in the habit of riding ON horse
back a good deal. and that same even
ing 1 had my mare, Black Bess,
brought round, and started of on an
exploring expedition,
] was bent on discovering AIr,
Schlich's place of abode, so | halted
presently at little country inn, where
I was on friendly terms with the land
lady ] asked for Il glass of lemonade,
which she brought me out herself, and
we chatted together a little while.
was just about 20 put cautious ques-
ton when she fOTestalled me.
Did YOU hear of the sad accident to-
day, ma ann she asked with an air OF
Importance. Happening SO close 10 Us
I can't get il out of my mind. Why, il
7 had been standing where l am now,
I might have seen it
No" l said, Il have heard nothing.
What was itH'
THE gentleman who has just taken
the Grey House over there-he's got a
queer name: Mr.. Terah Schlich-Was
out riding this morning, as you might
be ROW, when he was thrown from his
horse and broke his leg. They tele-
graphed to a London doctor to come
down. and he set it, and / hear the poor
genuemans going on all right But it'll
be hard lines for him, so fond as he is
of being out and about. Such a pleas
ant EtAlltlllans AOUs VIII q 4LIEliQ4A
word for everybody"
/ had started at the name, and Black
Bess shook herself playfully, so thai
the landlady beat a hasty retreat, and
my surprise passed unnOticed.
What an unfortunate thing" / said
rs the gentleman living here alone"
Yes. lie said he had not been haV-
ing very good health, and had come
down for "A rest and change. I'm afraid
..s-- hin a IN
When / said goodnight 10 the land
lady / walked my horse in the direction
of the Grey House. / knew it by sight
for I had noticed it when out riding. II
was a gloomy, ected-looking place
surrounded by extensive grounds, which
had been allowed to run wild. Ger
tainly, il seclusion we're desired, he had
come 10 the right place
And what was / TO think of the acct
dent2 That was a feature in the case
for which l was not prepared. and II
puzzled me, Was il genuine or was il
not? There seemed no ground for sup
posing that IL had been arranged FOL
my benefit. 10 battle me or put me of
the scent IL had occurred before I had
made a movement. and. besides. I haC
no reason 10 believe that Mr.. SchlicI
was even aware of my existence. 1 had
never been mixed up with him before.
A day or two passed, but brought me
no light. I had gone for a long ride
one evening, and IL was getting darH
when ] found myself again on the road
to the Grey House. / was approaching
The Films, the nearest residence TO Mr.
Schiich's. which also stood In wei
wooded grounds, and was occupied
had heard-by a scientist of some rep
utation and his only son. 4 piece OF
ragged common land ran by the side OF
the road here for more than a mile. anl
7 was riding quietly along on the grass
for both Black Bess and ] were tired
when I noticed a cart drawn up on The
other side of the road. The horse haC