The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-09-08
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japanese had limited that he should
once for all put an end to the Russians
espionage by numbering him.
Rather confiding of Mr.. Takishura
to compromise himself to his rival, was
it not2" [ asked. as Shone seemed to
wait for my applause.
From the opposite corner of the COM
partment he looked me over with I'M
disguised pity.
My dear sir he rejoined, you have
not worked with me before. or you
would never have put that question.
Takishura revealed nothing to Ire
mayne /, Radford Shone, got the bare
facts from him and inferred the rest
from my knowledge that Takishura has
been stalking Schouvalinski with
knife It was then easy for a man of
my calibre to scrape acquaintance with
the japanese himself and to gain his
confidence in the character of a SYM
pathizer. 1 had the particulars of his
intentions at first hand
To myself, accustomed to regard the
Japs as masterpieces of cleverness and
reticence. Mr.. Takishura's conduct
seemed, to say the least of it, peculiar.
To divulge a murderous project such as
he entertained was in direct contradic-
ton to the national characteristics.
remembered, however, that Radford
Shone had won a great reputation for
subtlety, and I could only conclude that
he carried too many guns for the willy
Oriental.
As the train neared Southampton 1
could see that Shone was growing
fidgety about the course l should pur-
sue, and to pay him out for the SUI
perior tone he had adopted toward me
deferred his enlightenment to the last
moment. 1t was only when we were
leaving the station that 1 sketched my
program.
You and l must part company here,
Mr. Radford Shone," l said. as we
stood on the curb. 1T would be bad
policy for these cunning foreigners to
see your genius in the company of my
official position. l shall run down to
| the neighborhOOd of Gouldin's yard
and have a look around. You can meet
me, say. at Taylor's hotel at Northam
/ at o'clock to conclude final arrange
ments"
I Shone regarded me with a doubtful
stare, but my tribute to his genius"
carried the day. You won't get talk
| ing to Schouvalinski if you come
| across. him % he said, with affected
Carelessness. Il shouldn't wish him to
be made aware of the danger from
which I am saving him till afterward.
1t might make him nervous and pre-
Make your mind easy" I replied.
| IF I talk to anyone it will be to Ire
mayne and his faithless girl-just to
| establish a footing, you know, for be
| ing on the spot tonight. But I'll post
| you fully when we meet at the hotel.
! Seeing that he was reluctant to leave
me, 1 took the drastic course of shaking
! him off by jumping on an electric car
which quickly whirled me TO the yacht
1 hr1ft RI a Sid IL
/ street brought me to the river front.
/ where 1 soon came to a pair of close
/ wooden gates set in high wall, sur
mounted by the inscription Abraham
! Goulding, Yacht Builder and Ship
Chandler" Alongside the gates, flush
! with the street. was private dwelling
house with the same name on the front
door, showing that the proprietor re-
sided on the scene of his labors. 1t was
| obviously impossible to gain access to
the yard from that side of the river
without ringing the bell either of the
yard or of Mr.. GOuldings residence,
and after a moments consideration l
chose the former.
! Ny summons was answered by a
sharp-faced youth with a pen behind
his ear.
rs Mr.. TaKishura in the yard?" 1
| inquired, in pursuance of the definite
! L
The question was met by blank
amazement on the part of the clerk.
| Il don't think So" he Stammered.
/ It'll be pretty bad for him if he is and
/ the governor catches him. Are you a
pal of his?"
mo, I only wanted a word with him
on a matter of business" / replied.
well. then, you'd better go. to his
business address," the youth snapped
-
my face had not young man in his
shirt sleeves, very grimy and hot,
pushed him aside.
What is it, Alf?" demanded the
newcomer, shortly.
The gent has called for Mr. Taxi
shuTa," giggled the lad. Il told him
this was the wrong shop for Japs, and
that he'd best clear out. That was
right, wasn't it. Mr.. Tremayne."
So this good-looking young man with
the sooty face and hands was the pri-
mary source of Mr.. Radford Shone's
information. I cast a shrewd glance at
him, and in so doing encountered a re-
turn glance in which there was also
shrewdness. but I fancied a trace of
| apprehension as well.
Come inside, SIR ne said Per
haps 1 can be of service to you. Shut
and bolt the gate, ALI, and see that we
are not disturbed
Mr.. Tremayne led the way to an Office
to the left. 1t was but a step or two
that we had to traverse, but in those
few seconds ] got comprehensive
glimpse of the yard. I saw workshops
all around the inclosing walls. except
where. on the right of the gateway, Mr..
Goulding's house showed a brave ar
ray of window boxes ablaze with ger
aniums and lobelia. At the far end,
the only uninclosed side, ran the tidal
river. with the construction shed dip
ping from the bank into the sluggish
stream.
1.-THE foreman pointed to the only
chair in the office, and perched him
self on the clerks high stool. 1 rather
liked the young mans face, the normal
expression of which I judged was
frankness itself, though just now he
struck me as harassed by an unexpect-
ed emergency.
Am I right in believing that you are
a friend of Mr.. Radford Shone?" he
asked rather nervously.
Hardly that" l replied. Il never
saw him before today. | am Detec-
| tive TnSDector MichaelS of Scotland