The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-01-20
No 2--Story of the
Winged Assassin.

tercSted me. 1 returned 10 ltiS hOu~'
in Regents Park. but only to ponder
recent events. With the sanction Ct
conscience l fully intcnded to be a
traitor to the infamous brotherhood.
which. in a moment Of mad folly, had
joined. From EencefOrth my object
would be 20 expose Nine. Koluchy. BY
so doing my own life would be i'm dan
ger: nevertheless. my firm determine
tion was not TO leave n stone unturned
to place this woman and her cOnted-
crates I'm the felOn's dock OF an Eng
lish criminal court To effect this end
one thing was obvious: Singie-handed
I could not work. I knew little of the
law, and TO expose a secret society
like Nine. Koluchy's ] must invoke the
aid of the keenest and most able legal
advisers.
Colin Dufrayer. the. man / had just
met before my hurried visit TO Naples,
was ass7lredlv tie Jerson Of all others
for nv purpose. He was one Of the
snartest lawyers in London. 1 went.
therefore, one day to his office ! was
fortunate i'm finding him in, and he
listened to the story, which | told him
I'm confidence, with the keenest atten-
ton
IF this is true. Head he said. you
yourself are i'm considerable danger
Yes" I answered: nevertheless, NY
mind is made VI. ] will enter the lists
against Nine. kOluchy.
His face grew grave, burrows lined
his high and bald forehead, and knit
ted themselves together over his
Watchful gray eyes.
"If any one but yourself had brought
me such an incredible story. Head, /
should have thought him mad he said
at last cot course, ono knows that
from time 10 time a great master in
crime arises and sets justice at de-
fiance: but that this woman should be
the leader az a deliberately organized
crusade against the laws OF England is
almost past my belief. Granted it is
so. however. what do you wish me to
do2"
GIVE me your help" I answered.
use your ingenuity, employ your
keenest agents. the most trusted and
experienced officers or the law. 70
watch this woman day and night. and
bring her and her acComDlices 20 jus
ticc. / am rich man. and am pre-
pared to devote both my life ard my
mercy to this great cause When VIC
have obtained sufficient evidence. |
continued. 'get us lay our information
before the Authorities.
He looked at me thoughtfully; after
moment ne spoke.
What occurred i'm Naples has doubt
less given the brotherhood q consider
able shock" he said, land If Nine.
Koluchy is as clever AS YOU suppose
her to be. she will remain quiet for
the present. Your best plan, therefore.
is to do nothing. and allow me 10
watch She suspects you, she does not
SUSPECT me-
THAT is certainly the case" I an
swered.
Take a sea voyage. or 10 something
t. restore your equilibrium, Head; you
looked overstrained."
$50 would YOU be IL YOU know the
woman. and if YOU had just gone
through my terrible experiences"
Granted. but do not let this get OF
your nerves. Rest assured mat ! won't
leave a stone uEturncd 10 convict the
woman. and that when the right mo-
nient comes 1 win apply to YOU
I had to be satisfied with this reply.
and soon afterwards | left DufTaycT
spent a winter of anxiety, during
which time j heard nothing of Nine.
Koluchy once again my suspicious
were slumbering. and my attention was
turned to that science which was 1T
once the delight and solace Of my life.
when in the May of the following year.
7 received a note from Dufrayer. 1t
ran as follows:
MY Dear Head have received an
inv itation both for you and myself 20
dine and sleep next Friday at Sir job ]
course. aware that his horse, Ajax, is
the favoritc for the Derby. Don't OF
any account refuse this invitation
throw over all other engagements for
the sake of Il. There is more in this
than meets the eye. Yours sincerely.
COLIN DUFAYER."
/ wired back to Dufrayer To accept
the Invitation. and on the following
Friday went down to Epsom in time
Tor dinner. Dufrayer had arrived ear
Tier i'm the day. and I had not Yet had
an opportunity Of seeing him alone.
When I entered the drawing room be-
fore dinner j found myself ono Of a
large party. My host came forward to
receive me. I happened to have met
Sir John several times at mis- club in
town, and ne now signifed his pleasure
at seeing me in his house. A moment
afterwards he introduced me to a
bright-eyed girl of about % years OF
age. Hername was Alison Carr. She
had very dark eyes and hair trans-
parent complexion and a manner fun
OF viVacity and intelligence I noticed.
however, an anxious expression about
her lips. and also that now and then.
when engaged in the most animated
conversation. she lost herself in a re-
veric of 81 somewhat painful nature.
She would wake from these fits of in
attention with an obvious start and a
be my companion at dinner. and soon
discovered that here was an interest
ing. indeed. delightful, personality. She
knew the world and could talk we'll
Our conversation presently drifted TO
the great subject of the hour, Sir John
Wilton's colt. Ajax.
He is a beauty" CHER the girl. 81
love him for himself. as who would not
who had ever seen him?-but If he wins
the Derby. why. then, my gratitude
She paused and clasDed her hands
then drew herself M. cOlOring
Are you very much interested in the
result Of the racer 1 could not help
asking.
"All my future turns on it."rshe said.
dropping her voice TO a low whisper.
II think. she continued Mr. Du-
frayer intends to confide in YOU ]
knew something about you. Mr. Head
FOR Mr.. Dufrayer has told me- 1 am SO
glad to meet YOU. / cannot say any
moro now, but my position is one OF
great anxiety"
Her words somewhat surprised me-
but I could not question her further al
that moment. Later on, however