The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-10-01
In The Secret Service
Revelations of Nine Dumaresq Detective, by Derek vane

il through the garden gate, his COM
panion following with a similar load.
When the sound of their footsteps
had died away, l, very cautiously. went
up TO the cart and looked inside a
tarpaulin sheet was thrown back, and
underneath it / saw TWO or three small
barrels Looking closer. noticed some
writing on them i'll white paint. II Was
one word: GunDowder.
/ rode very quietly away before the
men could return. GunDowder. Ih=
word haunted me, though remembering
that the occupant of The Elms was ell
gagged in scientific pursuits. l told my
self there was nothing extraordinary IN
his having this explosive in his pos
session. But Ia such a large quantity
He must surely be engaged on an ex-
pertinent of considerable Importance 10
need so much. And then the Thought
struck me that he was Terah Schlich's
nearest neighbOr Gould there be any
connection between the two? l was
in such a suspicious frame of mind that
1 was ready TO imagine anything.
I was too restless and excited 10
sleep, and waiting until the moon had
risen, so as / should have light enc >gn
for my purpose, I put on a dark Cloak.
drawing the hood over my head, and
slipping ii revolver in my pocket. | lett
the house. Fortunately, ] was q good
walker. for l had some distance 40 ~,
and / could not run the risk of TAXI rs
Black Bess OF this eXoedition. ! iu-
tended making an insp5 ction of ne
grounds surrounding Mr. Schlich's
house and even-if an opportunity Of
fered-of entering the house itself.
Though l discovered nothing, l should
Ieel more satisfied when this was don
l chose "A corner of the grounds far
thest removed from the house, mounted
the fence with some difficulty, ana
dropped lightly down on the other side.
1t was not likely anyone would be
about SO late, but [ took every pTccau-
ton. hiding among the trees at the
slightest sound. My heart VAS beating
q little uncomfortably; everything
sesmed SO stil and mysterious.
Suddenly l stepped out into a small.
clear space i'm the middle of which st1rd
a curious little building. What il was
intended for / could not imagine I
went nearer inspected it on every sld7,
trying TO find an entrance, but without
avail. Ii Rugged its secret clOse-if Sc
cret there were. All ] could b. sure Of
was that it was not an old structure,
but Of quite recent date. 1t was this
which reused my suspicious. Ii il had
been built by -Schlich, it must be for
some sinister purpose. What could e
be: l was so fun of this discovery that
l did not pursue my Investigations ahy
further that night.
The next day l rode out again TO The
Elms. As 1 went slowly past, a little
party of gentlemen came down the
drive and out of the gates. An elderly
vidently the owner-chut-
ted with them as they got into a uCS-
cart that was waiting, but l could only
catch his last words.
Until tomorrow. then"
And with a wave of the hand he
went towards the house, while the dog
cart was turned in the direction ] Mas
going. ON the impulse of the moment I
determined 10 follow it. After a drive
of some miles along a country road it
turned off at E.dstnOr and made for the
Barracks on the top OF the hill. ! was
not very much surprised. There was u
smart military look about the men,
evidently they were officers from the
regiment stationed there They knew
the owner of The Films and had driven
over to see him. There was nothing
strange in that. / saw d private soldier
salute them. and I stopped and asked
him casually who they were.
Colonel FordyCe, Major Clair and
General Won Scheven," he replied.
Tbs German generals name set ne
thinking. l recognized il as that of a
well known officer an enthusiast in his
profession. always on the lookout for
any new discovery in military science.
a fayOrite Of the kaiser's. What was
he doing at The Elms? Had its owner
made some important invention that
was attracting the attention of the SER
vice? That might explain his posses
sion Of the guupowder. Musing over
this aGd that, vaguely uneasy without
knowing why, ! rode back the way I
had come.
That night ] made my way again into
Mr.. Schlichs demesne and seeing q
light in one of the lower windows.
concealed myself in a clumn Of laurels
close by, hoping TO hear or see some
thing that might give me a guide. The
light came from an open French win
dow. and I could hear the murmur OF
voices though l could not distinguish
a word.
Presently some one stepped outside
and was Immediately Joined by another
man-Mr Terah Schlich. 1t was fOrtu-
nate that a slight breeze was blowing.
or the movement / made might have be-
trayed me. for / started iTresistibly
when l saw that Schlich was walking
quite easily. without even a limp. The
broken leg had been a feint. them
They were standing in the moonlight,
and / could see them both distinctly.
The stranger was none other than the
owner of The Films; the man l had seen
taking farewell of the officers that same
morning. What could he want here?
I'm the fleeting glimpse l had had OF
him earlier i'm the day, something in his
face had struck me as family familiar
l recognized now what il was. There
was a likeness between him and Terah
Schlich. He was, apparently, u much
older man. and instead of a beard he
wore a heavy white mOustache, but II
was the same pleasant, German type of
face, and when he put his pince-nez &c
his ewes, as he did once, the likeness
was increased.
Everything is running smoothly
them" he said.
Yes" Schhch replied. THE broken
leg was a good dodge, il gave me all
the privacy I wanted. and il puzzled
my fair opponent. / do not think we
! have anything To fear from her"
And you understand exactly what
you have 10 do? There will be no diff
Guilty about your escape; you have only
TO be yourself and no one win recOg-
enough in the balloon"
It's all right. There isn't a hitch
anywhere. How many visitors do you
eXpect2"
About half a dozen. A Serene High
ness incog., two or three other bigWigs
/ besides Won ScheVen. I shall be par
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