Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1905-04-27

this and knowing that the league was
a big thing, with a few violent men,
bers on its books, Sydney Marlborough
did not attempt to leave Russia by the
western route. He probably decided
to so through Mini, down the Volga.
cross the Caspian and so on to Per
sia and India. You follow me?"
Perfectly" answered De Chauxville
coldly.
81 have been here a week." went ON
the Russian spy, making inquiries. l
have worked the whole affair out, link
by link, till the evening when the hus-
band and wife parted. She went west
with the papers. Where did he GOT"
De Chauxville did not speak. and
after a moment Vassili went on. stat
ing his case With lawyerlike clever
ness.
"a body was found on the steppe,"
he said, 1.-The body Of a middle aged
man dressed as a small commercial
traveller would dress. He had Il little
money in his pocket, but nothing to
identify him. He was buried here in
Tver by the police, who received their
information by an anonymous post
card posted in Tver. The person who
had found the body did not want to be
implicated in any inquiry. Now. who
found the body? Who was the dead
man? Mrs. Sydney scarborough had
assumed that the dead man was her
husband; on the strength Of that as
sumption she had become a princess.
A frail foundation upon which to build
up her fortunes, EN-"
How did she know that the body
had been found?" asked De Chauxville.
p%erceiving the weak point in his COM
panion's chain of argument.
ut was reported shortly in the local
newspapers replied Vassili, land re-
peated in n or two continental jour
nails, as the police were of opinion that
the man was a foreigner. Any one
watching the newspapers would see it
otherwise the incident might pass I'M
observed"
"And you think" said De Chaux-
Vile, suppressing his excitement with
an effort, that the lady has risked
everything upon a superstition"
knowing the lady, l do"
De Ch%auxville's dull eyes cleaned
for a moment with an unwonted light.
"She may have information Of which
| you are ignorant" he suggested.
Precisely. 1t is that particular point
| which gives me trouble at the present
| moment. 1t is that that I wish to dis
| cover"
De Chauxvilie looked up coolly. He
saw his advantage.
Hence your sudden flow Of COM
municativeness" he said.
Vassili nodded.
"You cannot find out for yourself.
so you seek my help?" went on the
| Frenchman.
Again the Russian nodded his head.
"And your price?' said De Chaux-
| vile.
"When you have the information you
may name your own price," said the
Russian coldly.
There was a long silence. Before
speaking De Chauxville turned and
took a glass Of liquor from the table.
His hand was not quite steady. He
raised the glass quickly and emptied
It. Then he rose and looked at his
watch. The silence was a compact.
when the lady dined with you in
Paris. did she recognize you?' he ask
ed.
Eyes. but she did not know that 1
recognized her."
For the moment they both overlook
| ed Steinmetz.
De Chauxville stood rejecting.
And your theory" he said, "re-
specting Sydney Bamborough-what is
it,"
"If he got away to Mini and the Vol
ga it is probable that he is in eastern
Siberia or in Persia at this moment.
He has not had time to get right across
Asia yet"