Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-08-20

OF cigarettes, and orders to court dressmakers. Sometimes we know
what we y carrying and sometimes we do not. If it is a large sum
Of money or a treaty, they generally tell us. But, as a rule, we have
no knowledge Of what the package contains; so, to be on the safe side,
we naturally take just as great care of it q though we knew it held
the terms of an ultimatum u the crown jewels As a rule, my con-
freres carry the official packages in a despatch-boS, which is just as
obvious a a lady's jewel bag in the hands of her maid Every one
knows they are carrying something g of value. They put a premium on
dishonesty. Well, after 1 saw the Scrap of Paper play, I determined
to put the government valuables in the most unlikely place that any
one would look for them. So 1 used to hide the documents they gave
me inside my ridngboots, and small articles, such Is money or jewels,
1 carried in an old cigarcase. After I took to using my case for that
purpose 1 bought a new one, exactly like it, for my cigars. But to
avoid mistakes, I had my initials placed on both sides of the new one,
and the moment I touched the case, even in the dark, I could tell
which it was by the raised initials. ~
"No one knew of this except the Queens Messenger of whom 1
spoke. We once left Paris together on the Orient Express. I was
going to Constantinople and he vas to stop off at Vienna. On the
journey l told him of my peculiar way of hiding things and showed
him my cigarcase. If I recolect rightly, o that trip it held the
grand cross of St Michael and St George, which the Queen was send
ing to Ambassador. The Messenger was very much entertained
at my scheme, and some months later when he met the Princess he told
her about it as an amusing story. OF course, he had no idea she was
a Russian spy. He didn't know anything at all about her, except that
she was a very attractive woman. 1t was indiscreet, but he could not
possibly have guessed that she could ever make any use of what he
told her. ~&gE#a M##a |.
"Iater, after the robbery, 1 remembered that 1 had informed this
young chap of my secret hidingplace, and when 1 saw him again 1
questioned him about it. He was greatly distressed, and said he had
never seen the Importance of the secret. He remembered he had told
several people of it, and among others the Princess Itchy. In that
way found out that it was she who had robbed me, and l know that
from the moment [ left London she was following me and that she
knew then that the diamonds were concealed in my cigarcase.
"My train for Nice left Paris at ten in the morning. When I
travel at night I generally tell the chef de care that I am a Queens
Messenger, and he gives M a compartment to myself, but in the day
time [ take whatever offers. On this morning [ had found IN empty
compartment, and l had tipped the guard to keep every one else out:
not from any fear of losing the diamonds, but because I wanted to
smoke. He had locked the door, and as the last bell had rung / sup
posed [ was to travel alone, so I began to arrange my traps and make
myself comfortable. The diamonds in the cigarcase were in the inside
pocket of my waistcoat, and as they made a bulky package, | took
them out, intending to put them in my hand bag. I'll a small satchel
like a bOOkrnakers W those hand haps that oourinrs carry T waari IT
slung from a strap across my shoulder, and, no matter whether I am
sitting or walking, it never leaves me.
II took the cigarcase which held the necklace from my inside
pocket and the case which held the cigars out of the satcbel, and while
/ was searching through it for a box of matches / laid the two cases
beside me on the seat ~~.@e >"~ .%.ELl ~ ILL., 414" s"e
cat that moment the train started, but at the same instant there
was a rattle at the lock of the compartment, and a couple of porters
lifted and showed a woman through the door, and hurled her rugs and
umbrellas in after her. ~s%r@ 4a@s+a %.&aa- fGsHi5 .4 !4.m* r. 81
"1nstinctively l reached for the diamonds. 1 showed them quickly
into the satchel and, pushing them far down to the bottom of the bag,
snapped the spring lock. Then I put the cigars in the pocket of my
coat, but with the thought that now that [ had a woman IS a travelling
companion l would probably not be allowed to enjoy them.
Gone of her pieces of luggage had fallen at my feet. and a roll Of
rugs had landed at my side. I thought if I hid the fact that the lady
was not welcome, and at once endeavored to be civil, she might permit
me to smoke. 50 I picked her hand bag of. the floor and asked he's
where [ might place it.
Gas spoke I looked at her for the first time, and saw that she was
a most remarkably handsome woman.
"she smiled charmingly and begged me not t. disturb myself.
Then she arranged her W things about her, and, opening her dress
ingbag, took out a gold cigarette case.
"Do You object to smoke 2 she asked.
II laughed and assured her | had been in great terror lest she
might object to it herself.
"Tf you like cigarettes she said, will you try some of these
They are rolled especially for my husband in Russia, and they are
supposed to be very good
II tharkcd her. and took one from her case, and 1 found it 50
much bct+,r than my own that I continued to smoke her cigarettes
throughout the rest of the journey. I must say that we got o very
we'll. I j. 'gcd from the coronet on her cgarettecase, and from her
manner, which was quite a we'll bred as that of any woman I ever
met, that She was some one of Importance, and though she seemed
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