The Havre herald., 1908-03-18
CHAPTER XIV.

ment of O'Rourkes call on business or lnl-
portance He felt for his own part that
his Immediate business was the most I'M
portant upon which he had ever embark
ed It led him to the residence OF Dr.
Brun, In Hollington place, and made
lengthy conversation necessary 'there.
II have simplifed my plan, SIR said
the Junior spy, land if so happy as to
secure your approval OF it, l can set to
work at once"
'Let me hear" said the elder. ...
"Dobroski is more interested in the
younger men than in the elder ones.
said Zeno. "There is a youngster named
Bernstein, a, son of Carl Bernstein
Dr. Brun nddded-7''the lad who was late
ly chased out of Vienna. He has many
friends In Warsaw, and Dobroski Is very
fond of him. and proud of him."
II know know" said the elder. Go
on"
~ propose to call on Dobroski this
afternoon, with news of Bernstein. /
propose to ask him to come and dine with
Bernstein and myself this evening"
"Where is Bernstein?''
"In Paris. I represent him as having
iugt arrived in London. mad with his late
expulsion from Austria, and determined
to 60 at once to Warsaw and head a rev.
olution among the students there. | rep
resent him as having appealed to me to
| join him. I beg Dobroski to meet him
this evening at my rooms and dissuade
him from this mad enterprise. There is
no surer bait than this. He will rise to
1t, know"
"Well?"
"Once at my rooms, we sit down to
await Bernstein. I have been SO very
particular about to-day's dinner that |
myself have engaged the cook. He is one
Of our own people-Bernardo--a poor
creature in his profession, but an ad-
mirable cook. When I ring twice eagerly
and close together he will know his sig
nal. 1t may be coffee-it may be soup
it will have to be whatever I can per-
suade the old rascal to take"
"Precisely," said the doctor.
"Petrovski is in apartments on the
floor below, and has been there in readi-
| ness for fortnight. He Is known to
the people of the house as q doctor, and
| has already attended the landlady and a
| housemaid. When Bernardo has prepar-
| ed the coffee or the soup, it is sent up.
| When Dobroski has taken it, he feels un-
| WELL"
| 1.-THE old gentleman being unwell and
| 7 being unwell Also" continued Zeno
| ''we suspect the soup or the coffee, or
whatever it is we have taken. We be-
| come alarmed, and ring the bell. Run
| for the doctor on the second floor The
doctor inquiries for symptoms. We have
| great nausea-we have burning palms,
| And then-the old gentleman must be
attended to first. l am younger and car
bear it better, and | am very solicitous
for the old gentleman. The old gentle
man gets a soothing draught, and is ad
vised to lie still. He lies still and goes
to sleep"
sand wakes in Calais?"
"And wakes in Calais. We travel, at
tended by the doctor. The old gentleman
wakes in the same room, and finds hi
friends beside him. He will be very il
and languid. He will complain Of
splitting headache. He will need new
medicine
"Yes. yes. And the new medicine land
him at Vienna?"
''Then." cried Zeno, "and the thing i
done!"
He shook hands respectfully, and with
drew. The good Wroblewskoff half al
hour later called upon Dobroski wit
haste and trouble legibly painted on hi
face. He told his tale of Bernstein, tn
gallant, fiery youngster, the Benjamin O
the insurrectionary flock.
"When do you expect him." asked Dol
roski
"In an hours time dear sir.'
A little before his appointed time Dol
rozki arrived and was shown upstair
into the apartments Of Mr.. Wrobewskof
"Our young friend is not here yet?"
"Not yet, sir, | expect him momental
ilv."
"We must save the lad, Wrobleskoff.
@You will save him, dear sir" erie
Wgoblewskoff. HE will listen to you
he will obey you" Then there was s
leace for awhile. Once OF twice til
spy's lips moved, but he did not speal
He cleared his throat with raspin
sound, and arose from the seat he ha
taken. "a cup of coffee, dear sir? r.
just about to order it,"
'.Thank you. Yes" ~
There was a lingering indecision b.
tween tie words, and the spy stood b
hind his intended victim, with his han