The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1907-09-07
CHAPTER X.-(Continued.)

DO you think you may safely intro
duce me to Dobroski now?" demanded
Zeno, with a smile of boastful self-com-
placence.
who are your" Frost demanded
slows 1t done? There amt a feature"
He stared hard at Zeno, losing for once
bis own shrinking gaze.
Would you like to see Il SC little
further" asked Zeno, laughing. He slip
ped his hand to his mouth, Frost heard
q slight clicking sound, and there was
his companion grinning at him with q
horrible gap-toothed laugh, which startled
him SO that he recoiled a pace or two
Zeno laughed triumphantly and noisily
And now" he said, when his laugh was
over, will you introduce me to Dob
roski?" His voice had undergone a great
-hange, and Kissed and whistled through
le gaps In his teeth like that of an old
nm.
Frost stared at him still, as if he were
scinated. This gets me down." he
lid. "This gets me down, and kicks
me while I'm down. Wait bit," he said
somewhat recovering from his surprise ;
"Ill show you something" He pulled
open small drawer, and taking from it a
photograph of considerable size, threw it
on the table. Zeno took it, and after the
merest glance stared up at Frost with an
expression of amazement almost as COM
plete as Frost himself had worn a few
moments earlier. The photograph was an
enlarged copy of the one which Angela
had found among the stereoscopic views
In the little exhibition Of Janenne.
"How did you come by this?" he asked,
recovering himself.
"Dobroski gave it me. was going to
show 1t to you to warn you off. There
Isn't man in the neighborhood here that
hasn't seen 1t and studied it. There
isn't one Of any note among them that
hasn't got copy Of it."
"Dobroski gave it your" said Zeno, in
new amazement. "My good Frost,
have been as cunning as a serpent.
have had down there at Janenne a bung-
ling spy who did not know me, who was
set to watch Dobroski, such bungler
that he was certain to find him out, and
did find him out, and / had him there
, draw attention from myself. talked
nth Dobroski sometimes, bit of broken
hglish, bit of broken French. fool
him completely to my own 'idiotic self
itisfaction, and he knew me all the time.
lh, l tell you he is a master. Never a
sign. A sign? Not the least, least, lit
tie, little sign for weeks, and he knew
all the time A master"
At that instant there came loud
knocking at the front door, and Frost,
putting his head out of the window,
peered downward.
who's there?" he cried "The house
b all abed."
ut is I, Mr.. Frost" said quiet voice
below. "Can speak to you for a mo-
mentw
Mr.. Frost drew in his head SO sudden
~ and incautiously that he struck 1t
resoundingly upon the woodwork of the
window, and then the spy and the traitor
faced each other. The same word was
on the lips of each, and dropped in a
mere whisper: "Dobroski
Bring him here" said the spy. 1--WE
can tell between us If he knows me. A
little courage. Take the bull by the
horns. We can save all If there is any
thing to save-do all If there is anything
70 be done. Co."
With all this breathed In one rapid
whisper in Frost's ear, he pushed him
from the room. While he blunderingly
descended Zeno advanced stealthily like a
At and restored the window and the blind
b their old position.
"Do wear anything he could know?"
Re asked himself. He released with
rapid fingers single button of his waist
coat, slid the bar of his watch chain
through the buttonhole and transferred
watch and chain to his coat pocket. Then
he stripped his fingers of the rings he
wore and put them in his purse, and as
he did so he heard the jar with which
the front door opened. His breath came
hard and fast, and his fat cheeks were
blanched, but he seated himself In a
battered armchair near the fire.
"Are you alone. sir?" asked Dobroski,
when Frost had opened the door. "Can
] speak with your
III am not alone, Mr., Dobroski, an
swered Frost. II have q friend with me.
Will you come in? He would like to
meet you, sir. He Is countryman Of
yours"
at will come In for moment" said
Dobroski. He entered from the rain.
which was driving down rapidly, and as
Frost closed the door he said, In tran
Gull and ordinary tones, "Mr Zeno Is
here. He arrived In London this even
Ang."