The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-04-26
"The Man
Who Stole
The Earth"
CHAPTER XIV.
BY W. Holt Whifs.


Il know that | am here on false
passport" said Bellingham. But
know more. know that, though Gen.
Reval is director of police. he is none
the less gentleman. and intend 10
trust him. rhe question is whether
shall find him there on a SUNDAY af'
ternoon.
Il don't think you need worry about
that" answered Ridgley. There was
some sort OF bother last night, and a
good many arrests, and | fancy the
general has been putting the prisoners
through their PAGES this morning. You
can at least try"
Don't think me unfriendly," urged
Bellingham. but | don't think | will
explain TO you further. ! am grateful
to you for what you have done. and |
won't forget il. Indeed. II is because
regard you AS friend that | will
say no more. The loss you know
about this business the better"
Have IL your own way. old chap.
said Ridgley. and count on me IL you
get in fix. | don't suppose that tho
British embassy will feel over dis
posed TO help you. even though you
are YOU"
Bellingham laughed snort laugh,
and shufiied into his goloshes. \ very
sedate English butler opened the door
for him, and having shaken hands with
Ridgley. Bellingham walked out aud
climbed into his sleigh
The plump driver. looking twice mis-
size on account OF his wraps. turned
III I -, fo
expressed some wonderment when Bel
lingham curly ordered him to drive ar
top speed To the chief Office OF rolice.
The sleigh cut through the snow
quickly, and after about quarter o:
an hours drive drew up before Il mag
nifioent, ii somber, building.
jumping ont OF he sleigh Boiling
nam walked up the rather dirty steps,
and, pushing through the swing door.
passed into "A vast and gloomy hall
around which there sat on little
benches a score or SD of policemen Of
the superior grade.
They rose as one man at thc
strangers entrance, and sergeant
spoke to Bellingham in Russian.
Bellingham's Russian, howeve.. was
not Of the best order. and so he tined
the man in German, which. in spite
cf the popular superstition that every
Russian speaks French, is really the
best understood foreign language in
the dominions OF the cZar.
He asked for Gen. Reval, and was
told courteously that the general was
above.
Bellingham took oct one OF his own
cards, enclosed 1t In an envelope and
gave 1t to the sergeant, who saluted
and disappeared.
A few moments later the man came
back and requested Bellingham TO fol-
low him; and together they entered an
ultra-gilded lift and went up 10 the
first floor.
Here Bellingham was conducted
along heavily carpcted corridor until
they reached n room outside which
was stationed sentry.
The sentry knocked on a heavy door.
and a voice from the further side call
ed on the visitor tn come in.
Ii was not the first time that Belling
BAN had entered the room of Gen.
Reval. 1t was magnificent place. The
walls. where they were not lined with
books. were hung with exceedingly fac
2ictnres- Many easy hairs were placed
about it, while at large carved writ
ing table sat an old gentleman of Il
vastly benevolent aspect
The general was. Bellingham thought
then, as he had thought before, ex-
tremely like Father Christmas. His
face was round and ruddy AMI nalf
hidden by a great white beard which
tumbled on his chest. His hair, too.
was snow-white and his eyebrows were
white also.