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


may it be worth Yours SYDNEY"
Harkins the several times. scratched his
head diligently and then burst into laugh Sydney was
mistaken: it was by means dramatic, but farcical!
lmovitch would dare harm of his majestys sub
jects. Sydney had wasted precious five minutes in
typewriting the warning.
HarkiHs put the note and began packing his
two trunks-so did that opportunity had at
last made its ongdeerred visit His position would
him abandon his quarters and his
trinkets would be stored
when at last he had completed his packing it
o'clock. and he went down to dinner sydneys note had
come between him and his trunk several times, in the
interim
After ordering his meal he tried the evening
paper. 1t was filed with and. in turn, the
seemed filled with warnings Anders Harins.
He assured himself that Russia was much too busy
with the mikado bother about small Engiishman
told the bitter truth of their political
But his fancy persisted until it had peoped the dining
heavy-bearded Muscovites!
AS he turned his evening paper. after satisfying
he safe for the present, visitor
tered the and sat down at the opposite side of
Harkins table
When Harkins again lifted his eyes. he into
the a Russian, who intuitively certain,
had been closely scrutinzing him. For moment he
dumfounded, but the nonchaance of the newcomer
dsarmed him of suspicion. Why should a Russian
eat dinner In the Strand Hotel? His fears not
only groundless, but preposterous!
He gathered sufficient courage at length address
the stranger in his native tongue He learned that
had fed from Russia in order avoid conscrption
expressed hope that the Japs would win the
struggle, and explained that freedom the
Russian millions, held in the slavery of taxation.
Indeed. the conversation became engrossng that
Harkins entirely forgot Sydneys note and might
have received it so far his memory seemed con-
cerned
until he had half finished his dinner that
his interest in the personality of his strange neghbor
awakened
awkward pause had fallen upon their talk and
Harkins taking advantage of the Russians apparent
food examined his closely They
Enthusiastically Russian. The forehead the the
eyes, the bead the-but Harkins paused abruptly aud
fall upon his plate The beard false!
Harkins the crepe and ''sprit-gum' too
well be deceived
He lost his appetite except for the merest bite
this that to hide his troubled attitude
untasted.
When ne felt that he could the table without
arousing suspicion, he did He tried walk
dining slowly and measuredly but against his
will he almost the door, thence stairway
thence-but the stranger confronted him
the stairs having made hasty, crcuous passage with
the evident purpose of heading him off
carried napkin in hand, while the other held
! a note toward Harkins.
You drop this?" he asked in broken English
81 think not" Harkins wered, shrinking percep-
tibly.
Harkns tempted for the disown him
SELF but his tongue dropped affirmative before he
could stop
1.-The envelope, it is to you"
$50 it is. Oh, yes yes. Thanks" Harkins replied,
nervousy. he accepted the note and started up the
stairway.
sian until he certain that he had
dinngroom to finish his dinner, then he
to his room He entered quickly closed and locked
the door and lighted the gas
He glanced at the his hand which he had
broken envelope Why of course it was
his How stupid and needessly frightened he been
1t the note he had received from Sydney-and
yet, could that packed Sydney's note
IN the top OF his trunk, and
lock and key. But this it beyond doubt. was
verbatim, typewriter, sydney's
custom, to the signature.
He opened his trunk and there in the top tray just
where he thought he had placed it, sydneys
A sudden chill down his spinal cord. There was
something uncanny about the thing that did
gether appeal to Anders Harkns. He compared
notes, find them fae-simles.
He down, lit cigar and began to this
phase Of the problem out.
Sydney had written neither of the they
have been written by who familiar with
only Sydneys habits but his style. If Sydney had
written the first and it had been intercepted how could
the typewrtng have been duplicates? They had both
been written upon the same machine Typewriters are
individual Each has its merits and its faults 1t DID
require experienced note the irregu
larity of alignment in these two notes.
The only solution that seemed all probable to Har-
kins that Sydney had written him note; 1t had been
Intercepted; copies had made of IT. he had
the two copies and the original still in the
hands of the person persons who had stolen it.
why should the conspirators him of his
danger? the of things conceal i'm
pending calamity from victim. did they
nfct mental torture him ere they finally
disposed of him? This went unanswered
placed the two notes in his trunk and locked it. He
his and hat, thrust his two empty
yovers pockets turned off the and
went downstairs 1t nearly o'clock, and he knew
could find Sydney the Times office at that hour
best known to himself, he left the hotel
by with the collar of his ulster turned high
enough hide his face. 1t perhaps for the same
looked behind him apprehensively
then felt relieved when he had arrived at
Sydney's desk.
Hello, Sgd" he said in greeting.
Hello, Apders must be a mind reader was
send for you"
Fresh Developments"
Il should say sol Just got dispatch from Lemway,
You Dick Lemway? He's in ST. Petersburg for u.s.
Here's what he cabed-"
The editor handed Harkins telegraph form upon
which had been typewriter:
'Harkins. Warning Imovitch plot death. Venge-
Lemway
.Thats a queer document" Harkins said. as he re-