Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-06-27
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1T is all, Kate. Why?"
Because there is something about
him in this letter, which I would read
to you If l thought you didn't care"
"Oh, he is in love with Jacks sister,
very likely. l should think that would
be a most appropriate arrangement.
Jack Is his best friend, and perhaps n
lover would weaken the influence
which Tolstoi exerts over an emotional
PERSONS mind. Lieutenant Drummond,
with his sanity, would probably rescue
a remnant of her estates"
"Oh, we'll, if you can talk as indif-
ferently as that, you are all right, Dor
othy. No, there is nc other woman in
the case. Here's what Jack says:
"It is amazing how little an Eng
lishman understands people Of other
nations. Here Is my tall friend Drum
mond marching nonchalantly among
hangers Of which he has not the least
conception. The authorities whom lie
thinks so courteous are fooling him to
the top of his bent. There is, Of
course, no danger Of his arrest, but
nevertheless the eyes Of the police are
upon him, and he will not believe it,
any more than he will believe he is be-
ing hoodwinked by the foreign minis
ter. What / fear is that be will be
bludgeoned on the street some dark
night or involved In a n sided duel.
Twice l ] have rescued him from an i'm
minent danger which he has not even
e Once in a restaurant a group Of
officers, apparently drunk, picked q
quarrel and drew swords upon him. l
had the less difficulty in getting him
away because he fears a broil or any
thing that will call down upon him the
attention of his wooden headed cousin
In the embassy. On another occasion,
as we were coming home toward mid
night, a perfectly bogus brawl broke
out suddenly all around US. Drum
mond was unarmed, but his huge fists
sent sprawling two or three Of his as
sailants. I had a revolver and held the
rest off, and so we escaped. I wish he
was safely back in London again
What do you think Of that, D%orothy?"
II think exactly what Mr.. Lamont
thinks. Lieutenant Drummond's mis-
sion to Russia seems to me a journey
of folly"
"After all, 1 am glad you don't care.
Dorothy. He should pay attention to
what Jack says, for Jack knows Rus
sia, and he doesn't. Still, let us hope
he will come safely out Of st. Peters
burg. And now, Dot, for breakfast.
because 1 must get to work"
Next morning Dorothy saw a letter
for herself on the table in the now ia
miliar handwriting and was more re-
lieved than perhaps she would have
confessed even to her closest friend,
when she saw the twopence-halfpenny
English stamp on the envelope. Yet
its contents were startling enough, and
this letter she did not read to Rather
Inc Kempt, but bore Its anxiety alone.
Dear Miss Amhurst- write you in
great trouble of mind. not trusting this
letter to the Russian postoffice, but send
Ing It by ar English captain to be posted
In London. Two days ago Jack Lamont
disappeared. a disappearance as complete
as If he had never existed. The night
before last. about 10 o'clock. I thought I
heard him come into his shop below my
TOOIIl. SOWeLlI1eS ne WORKS Lnere Uul
daylight, and, as when absorbed In his
experiments he does not relish Interrupt
tons. even from me. I go on with my
reading until he comes upstairs. Toward
II o'clock I thought I heard slight sounds
Of a scuf1e and q smothered cry. I called
out to him, but received no answer. a
ing a candle, / went downstairs, but ev-
erything was exactly as usual. the doors
locked and not even q bench overturned.
I called aloud, but only the echo Of this
barn of a room replied. / lit the gas and
made a more intelligent search. but with
no result. l unlocked the door and stood
out in the street, which was quite silent
and deserted. I began to doubt that /
had heard anything at all. for, as / have
told you, my nerves lately have been
rather prone to the jumps. I sat up all
night waiting for him. but he did not
come. Next day / went. as had been
previously arranged. to the foreign Office.
but was kept waiting in an anteroom for
two hours and then told that the min
lister could not see me. / met a similar
repulse at the admiralty. ] dined alone
at the restaurant Jack and / frequent,
but saw nothing OF him. This morning
he has not returned. and I am ct my
wits end, not in the least knowing what
to do. It Ia useless for me to appeal to
the embassy OF my country. for. Jack
being a Russian, It has no jurisdiction.
The last letter / received from YOU was
tempered with. The newspaper extract
| you spoke of was not there, and one az
tle sheets OF the letter was MISSING,
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