The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-06-23

tried his keys, one by
long. old-fashioned leaden key that had
opened the closet old house at Moscow key that
he had carried keepsake and had been tempted
times to throw away was the only one that would enter
the lock. but even that would not turn.
An idea hm-an inspirationl With his
penknife and the old Ieaden why could he make
a key the lock?
He struck another match held the old key in the
flame until it black, inserted it in the lock, it
turn withdrew it. 1t marked. All that
necessary now was to file it out laugh almost es-
capped him
He stood exposed in the ray of moonlight while he
piled his blade the leaden key. When at last the
task was finished he became cautious He dropped
his hands and knees and crept the In
another moment the key had turned in the lOckand the
door swung out.
outside closed the door softly behind him and
waited-the tension playing havoc with his But
the guard still his chair unmoved Harkins de-
tected strong odor of The guard probably
drunk
He leaned forward until hand closed upon the gun
barrel; like fash he snached from resting place,
and swinging it about he brought the butt crashing
down upon unsuspectng head.
The guard toppled in a heap.
Gun in hand, Harkns the other end of the
cellar, where he knew the stairway must be- Without
difficulty he found the lower STEP climbed rapidly
the top, only to be stopped by another door.
At first he tempted batter panel with the
but he feared the presence of watcher in the
beyond. He felt for keyhOle and found The
door bolted upon the other side
His penknife brought into play, and he worked
mady, desperately, until an opening in
The bolt shot back He turned the knob, and with
gun cooked ready for emergency he entered the
ened
1t empty. His told him So while lighted
match gave his eyes a further
There three other doors Two probably
closets; he did stop learn absolutely. He
to the the left, the nearest and, opening 1t,
looked down dark passageway. To the right a
assembled to upper floor. and he knew he in
the hall
tptoed silently to the front door. opened it and
dashed into he
man standing upon the steps of the war office just
the clocks striking the hour of the night
jostled aside by what he at first took to be
escaping unatic He argued that person would
be running through the London streets at midnight with
a musket his hands
The man steps was Lord Melvin.
As he caught glimpse of the hurrying mans face
he ehucked to himself and turning his heel sought
his club
chief his majesys service later. His
right red with blood. his left hand held
which must have been a relic Of a very old war
is this Nh. Deever|' he asked
The other nodded afirmativey and glanced at the
This MI Harkins is it not?" he asked, calmly.
heard but Deever fTowned him into silence
Glad to see you on time, MT Harkns Here are your
initials but another name because we are sending you
correspond with those upon your two revolyers"
9esh TO t f b which ba9 been O ag
upon machine with q very bad e' and much worse
of i al 9qh s6n ET 'g he gssBs R.
LORD Melvin insisted that you could get out of any
kind OF tight place NJ m t %ilsng to eeeEe him. You
morrow morning for further information DeeYer turned
Il may have murd- ,, Harkins faltered.
Deever, quietly Did you notice whether it was straw
And then great light dawned upon Anders Har-
kns- He understood that he had been the victim Of
He had achieved ed his ambition. ''''T4 -