The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-08-17
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: BY ID. C. Murray

CHAPTER III.-(Continued.)
WELL" said Mr.. Frost. What is ul
now, sir?"
II came over with Dobroski from Bel
dum this morning." said O'Rourke-
with Dobroski?" returned the visitor
"Dobroski has an introduction from me
10 you. Unless he has to know it-that
Is to say, unless he finds it out by com
Ing here while you and / are together
be need not know that we have met to-
day. He has plan which will serve ou1
purpose perfectly. With his name behind
1t, l think it certain that our people
will accept it."
He sketched Dobroski's nightmare rap
Idly, and Mr.. Frost listened.
There is ability in it, of sort" ne
said. "As a fool-trap, it has merits
but 1t won't act"
There are great advantages to you and
20 me in this plan, wild as it looks, re
piled O'Rourke; ''but Dobroski must De
handled with extreme care. l send him
to you in the first place because l can
trust your acuteness and your self-lnter-
est I want him to be treated with per-
feet difference. I want him to be greet
ed with enthusiasm. 1 want at first an
air of consideration for his plan, and
then a fiery acceptance of it. l am going
back to Belgium. 1 have important bust
ness there, and 1 shall be compelled to
leave the matter in your hands. Per
haps il you manage it to my satisfaction
1 may be of service to you. l am not
.I+ooothor x,;thoYt ;rNuorno opd 7 NAV
have something to do with the nomination
of the auditors"
II am at your service, Mr.. O'Rourke, y
he said, land I will do my best. To tell
the plain truth, there has been good
zeal less in the business than l looked for
4nd it carries a good deal of danger
With it,
Il think we have said almost all we
lavs to say" O'Rourke said, rising. Eros.
hooked him forward with reckoning fin.
ger.
Not all on my side. Listen to this
and don't flare out, now. There's az
empty house in the Old Kent road. Now
don't fare out. I'm going to give you
nothing but the number. You'll do your
self a very considerable service with the
British government. and you'll provide
something for the Times to get up and
howl about, and you'll be of the greatest
use to me on the other side of the water
Come now. Mr.. O'Rourke. It's capital
thing all round-good for you, good fol
the newspapers, creditable to the police
and good for me. You stand secure in
the confidence of the government, and
they'll catch nobody. The stuff's there
to be seized, and for no other earthly
purpose. / ought to know, reckon. And
we do want a splash of some sort real
bad"
us everybody absolutely safe"
Absolutely safe. I guarantee It."
VERY we'll. Good afternoon, Frost y
Good afternoon. Shall 1 see you
again before you go?"
Il think not. l shall probably start
tomorrow. Remember The utmost def
erence and enthusiasm for Dobtoski." Mr.
Frost nodded and took his way. "a very
finished rascal is Frost" said the patriot
to himself when the visitor had been
shown out of the front door, But capa-
Bile. 1t took me a year to find him out
though l was guided by that shifty eye
of his. 1t is surprising to notice how
very few of these fellows think it worth
while to study manner"