The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-10-03

nave taken.
Instead, I put them back in my
pocket. They are our passports" 1
answered. 4 am an Englishman, and
have a right to retain them"
Give them to me-" he repeated.
''Tney are necessary to me. and I
must keep them. l am doing no more
than is my right"
Just then his man bent and whispered
in his ear. 4 had forgotten" he said.
My man here reads English we'll Let
him see them"
They have already been examined,
and / must keep them"
we shall see" he exclaimed very
angrily. With that he gave the rest
of the papers to the man, who went
through them carefully.
L am inclined to believe your story,
but your conduct is in some ways very
suspicious. VIII you return me those
papers?"
mo. I have shown them. That is
enough"
Then the man drew his attention to
a paper.
All! What do you say your name
is?"
Robert Garrett, an Englishman."
Then who IS Robert AnstrutherF'
In a moment my heart fell. J knew
what was coming?
Here is a letter. of credit for q large
sum of money. The name on it is
Robert AnstrutheT. Explain your pos
session Of it."
I tried to affect Indifference oh,
THAR ! exclaimed. Robert An
struther IS my cousin, and ! am taking
it to him to CracOw."
But he didn't believe me.
You 7ay you are English, and this
lady your sister,
You have seen our passports prov
ing that"
NOW you can speak to her." he said
to his man. I saw the scheme. of
course, instantly.
You are Miss Garrett" the man
asked I'm excellent English.
Lies. like curses, have a nasty habit
of coming home to rOOst; and for the
moment I was at the end of my wits.
The game was nearly up
Yes" said Volna, very neryousIy.
My superior doubts that you are
English. Just tell me anything you
please, that 1 may hear you speak
English"
Don't bother with him, Peggy" 1
| declared in English, putting up a last
| bluff of indignation. I'm not going
to have my sister bullied. Put your
questions to me-
1T is a very simple test"
Hang your simple tests. We've had
more than enough of your tOmfOOleTy."
You refuse to speak," he asked her
again.
yes. At all events, 1 refuse to allow
you or anyone else TO brOwbeat her.
We have nearly lost our lives here; and
now. when she is all to pieces, you not
only take US for a couple of murderous
ruffians and want to arrest us, but
you try this sort of Internal nonsense. 30
I left him in no doubt that I was Eng
fish, and voluable enough, too. He
| shrugged his shoulders, and told his
chief the result of the test; and they
| whispered together.
You are Robert Garrett of Wyrley
Hall, Great Malverton?" he asked me
| then in English.
I've told you who I am"
Then how IS it that Robert An
! struther in the letter of credit is de-
/ scribed as Of that address,"
Cant one relative live with an
/ Other?" 7 laughed.
Permit me to see the address on the
/ passport"
There is none. You ought to know
/ that and with a scott / UnfOlded il
/ and showed him.
Il don't mean there. / mean on the
/ outside. where the name and address, are
/ both written"
4 am going to be baited no longer. "
l ratified back sharply, and was putting
| the papers away again when he
| snatched them from me. A glance was
| enough TO prove the inconsistency of
/ my statement; and he reported this to
/ his chief, who put my papers away and
/ rose.
I'VE shall take you all four to the
| police office at Schirmskad," he de-
/ cided.
I had not the least intention Of let
/ ting him do anything of the kind; but
| my unwillingness was as smoke to fire
| compared with that of the woman and
| her husband. She broke out into a
/ violent TRADE swearing she was innO-
cent and would not go.
Resist at your peril" cried the chief
/ in a loud ringing tone; and he and his
! man drew their revOlveTs.
! There was a moment Of dead silence.
! Ny eyes were on the chief, and 1 saw
/ a shadow of perplexity cloud his face
| I read it TO mean that he had his doubts
how to get US all four away if we re-
| sisted
/ It was a queer turn of the wheel that
/ VOlna and I should have to make COM
/ mon cause with the wretches who had
attempted our lives. I did not wish
| them to escape, but our own escape was
much more to US than their capture at
| that moment; and, like the chief I was
| thinking intently what to do
CHANGING round the room his eye fell
/ on the two ropes.
Hand me those cords" he said TO
me, CURLY.
It am no police agent" I shot back.
Il call on you to help me-"
/ You forget; you have arrested me.
/ You must do your own work"
The old hays eyes were on US as she
| drank in every word; and she nudged
her husband and whispered to him.
/ Don't you mean to charge them with
attempting your Iives2" asked the chief,
You have arrested me-" I returned.
shortly.
Tie those two together" he said,
/ turning to his assistant.
To get the cords the man had either
to pass the woman or drive her before
/ him to the end Of the room. He tried
/ the latter course and pushed her vio-
/ lently. She fell to the ground, and, let
| ting out a yell shrill enough to wake a
| cataleptic, clasped his legs and pulled
/ him down; and in a moment a noisy
rough and tumble scuffle was set go
| ing between the three.
The chief ran to help his man. and 1
/ took advantage of the moment to open
| the door and put Volna outside.
stop there" cried the chief, holding
me up with his leveled revolver.
IT am merely putting my sister out
of the way of trouble"
/ nd L IA no