The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-08-09

tually witnessed meeting between
the cZar and the emperor, and turns
up in Paris with loose sheet of Il
treaty between the two, relative to an
attack upon England. Our people got
hold of him at Cafe MOntmartre, and
we have hidden him away ever since
Our friends, the Germans, who seem
to have had some suspicious about
him, have filled the city with spies,
but from the first we have kept them
| off the scent We had a little difficulty
in convincing our friends your country
| people. but we managed to borrow a
few papers from the German ambassa-
dor whilst he was staying at a country
house in England, which were suffi-
cient."
Spencer was already writing. His
coat lay on the floor where he had
thrown it.
Don't go for moment, De Bergil-
! lac" he said. II want to ask you a
few things. l can talk and code at the
same time. What about Miss Poyn-
tOn?''
well. we had to take care of her,
too De Bergillac said. "Of course,
| all her inquiries over here would have
Ned TO nothing. but they knew her at
(; the English embassy, so we walked
her off from the Cafe Mortmartre one
night and took her to a friend of mine,
the Marquise de st. Ethel. We told
her little of the truth, and a little,
I'm afraid, which was an exaggeration.
Anyhow, we kept her quiet, and we
got her to go to England for us with
Toquet. They had very narrow
shave down at Runton. by the by"
after this Spencer said with a
smile. 1.-The secret service people
proper will have to look to their lau-
rels. 1t is a triumph for the anna
teurs''
The vicomte twirled his tiny black
moustache.
yes" he said, 1--WE have justified
thought"
You mean?"
LOUIS
| Spencer stopped writing.
| ut was an affair of million francs"
the vicomte said. II hope he has got
the money"
Spencer resumed his work.
Where is hep"
In England We are not vindictive.
If the Germans paid him a million
francs they got nothing for it. He has
| been watched from the first. We knew
of it the moment he came to terms
with them. He only knows bare facts.
Nothing beyond. He is going to Bra
zil. think. We shall not interfere"
Tell me why" Spencer said, you
were so down on all of us who Joined
| in the search for the PoyntOns."
I'VE could not afford to run any
risks of your discovering a clue" De
| Bergillac answered because you in
your turn were closely watched by
German spies, hoping to discover them
through you. That is why we had TO
strike hard at all of you who inter-
| fered I was sorry for little Flossie
but she knew the risk she ran. We
had 10 stop you. induce Duncombe to
leave Paris and knock on the head a
fool of an English detective for fear
he might discover something. Mon
sieur Pelham was getting into danger,
but. of course. it is all over now. To-
morrow We are bringing Guy into
Paris
! Spencer nodded.
Where is Duncombe ?" he asked.
| Back in Paris" De Bergillac an
swered. arrived here with me today.
He is much in love with the beautiful
sister Alas, 1t was to him tsfat she
entrusted the missing page of that
! treaty which she found in her BROTH
er's luggage. Some day I must tell
you of my adventures in England last
night, when / went over to get it and
found Louis little ahead of me-"
writing for dear life. with the perspi-
ration streaming down his forehead.
My dear vicomte do you mind ringing
the bell? I want my servant. I must
telegraph my paper TO warn them of
this They must clear two columns of
type for me-
The vicomte did as he was asked.
/ Then he turned towards the door.
II will leave you" he said. THE
| +
| Absithe a bath and dinner. Au
revoir. mon ami, Confess that 1 have
kept the promise which Louis made
you. 1t is what you call a coup this,
eh?"
Out on the boulevards the papers
were selling like wildfire. The vi
cOmte bought one, and sitting down
outside a cafe ordered absinthe. The
great headlines attracted him at once.
| He slipped his abSinthe and smiled to
| himself
1.-The play commences" he muir
INJURED. Il must return to Monsieur
| Spencer"
Spencer was still working like a
mailman.
II must interrupt you for a mo-
mont" De Bergillac said 81 have
brought you an evening paper. The
Baltic fleet has sunk half a dozen
| English HSillDS DodtS ana tIt WHolt
country is in a frenzy. 1t is the be-
ginning"
| Spencer nodded.
Leave the paper, there's a good fell
low" he said. II will look it through
presently. If there is time-if there
is only time this will be the greatest
night of my life No other paper has
a hint you say?'
Not onei'
''If could put back the clock a sin
gle hour Spencer muttered. Never
mind Williams. more sheets"
| De Bergillac took his leave. He had
telephoned for his motor, which was
waiting outside. He gave the order to
drive to his rooms. On the way he
passed the great pile of buildings in the
Louvre. In a room at the extreme end
of the pile a light was burning. De
Bergillac looked at it curiously. A
small brougham, which he recognized.
stood outside.
IF one could see inside" he NUT
tered. 1T should be interesting"'
| In a sense it was interesting. Mon
sieur Grisson sat there in front Of his
open table. His secretary's place by his
side was vacant. Opposite sat a tall
man with gray hair and dark NOUS