Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1908-01-17
CHAPTER x.-(Continued.l

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duce me to Dobroski now?" demanded
Zcno, with a smile of boastful self-com-
placence.
"Who are you?" Frost demanded
slows it done? There amt feature
He stared hard at Zeno, losing for once
his own shrinking gaze.
would you like to see it go a little
further?" asked Zeno, laughing lie slip
ped his hand to his mouth, Frost heard
a slight clicking sound, and there was
his companion grinning at him with a
horrible gap-toothed laugh, which startled
him so that he recoiled a pace or two.
Zeno laughed trumphantly and noisily.
"And now" he said. when his laugh was
over, will you introduce me to Dob
roski?" His voice had undergone a great
change. and Kissed and whistled through
the gaps in his teeth like that of an old
man.
Frost stared at him still, as il he we're
fascinated. This gets me down." he
said. This gets me down, and kicks
me while I'm down. Wait a Bit" he said
somewhat recovering from his surprise ::
"I'll show you something" He pulled
open a small drawer, and taking from it
photograph of considerable size. threw it
on the table Zeno took it, aud 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 it to you to warn you off. There
isn't man in the neighborhood here that
hasn't seen it and studied it. There
isn't one &C any note among them that
hasn't got II copy of it,"
"Do5roski gave it you?' said Zeno, in
a new amazement. my good Frost,
have been as cunning as a serpent.
have had down there at Janenne 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
TO draw attention from myself. l talked
with Dobroski sometimes, bit of broken
English. bit Of broken French. fool
ed him completely to my own idiotic self
faiisfacton, and he knew me all the time.
Oh | tell you he is a master. Never a
sign. A sign? Not the least. least. lit
.le, little sign for weeks, and he knew
all the time A master"
AT that instant there came loud
knocking ut the front door. and Frost.
putting his head out of the window,
peered downward
who's there?' he cried. 1.-THE house
is all abed"
1T is l, Mr.. Frost said quiet voice
below. Can speak to you for mo-
ment?'
Mr. Frost drew in his head so sudden
ly and incautously that he struck il
resoundingly upon the woodwork of the
window, and then the spy and the traitor
faced ehch other. The same word was
on the lips of each, and dropped in a
mere whisper: "Dobrosk !"
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 ali if there is anything
to be done. Co"
With all this breathed in one rapid
Whisper IN troSts ear, he pushed him
from the room. While he blunderingly
descended Zeno advanced stealthily like a
cat and restored the window and the blind
to their old position.
DO l wear anything he could know"
he asked himself. He released with
rapid fingers a 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, AID his fat cheeks we're
blanchcd, but he seated himself in
battered armchair near the fire.
Are you alone, sir?" asked Dobroslsi
when Frost had opened the door. Can
speak with you?"
~ am not alone, Mr.. Dobroski.' an
swered Frost. Il have a friend with me.
Win you come in? He would like TO
meet YOU, sir. He is a countrymau of
yours"
81 will come in for a moment" said
Dohroski. He entered from the rain
which was driving down rapidly. and as
Frost closed the door he said, in tran
Gull and ordinary tones, MIR. Zeno is
here. He arrived in London this even
ing"
CHAPTER XI.
For a moment Frost felt hollor. -