The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-11-13
CHAPTER XVII.
The Plan Prospers.

The Plan Prospers.
If Bremenhof had been less of a cow
ard such a plan as ours would have
been absolutely impossible. But the
sight of the mob's fury had so saturated
him with fear that it bereft him of the
power to make even a show of resis-
tance.
1 did my utmost to play on that ter
ror. During the short ride 1 sat op-
posite to him holding in full sight the
revolver which had already done us
such conspicuous service, and when we
reached our destination I linked my left
arm in his as 1 walked him into the
house, taking care that he should see
1 still held the weapon ready for use.
What 1 sould really have done had
he made an effort to escape / don t
know, but I am sure 1 had convinced
him that 1 should shoot. That fear of
me made him my slave. He watched ny
every gesture, started nervously when
looked at him and flinched whenever
spoke.
As soon as we were in the house I
set him to work to write the official
declaration that he had investigated the
| charges against VOlna and had found
them unfounded, and then the full state
ment of the part he had played through
out.
Volna meanwhile called up the SER
want at their house, and having ascer-
tanned that no police were in posses
sion there, told the girl how to call Us
up the instant that Madame DrakOna
should reach home.
There was nothing more to be done
but to wait for that message. 1 left
Volna and Ladislas together and re-
manned with Bremenhof.
The extent to which he was subject
to my influence during the Tours in
that house was remarkable TO me
quite unaccountable indeed. He was as
docile as though 1 had possessed byp-
motto power and had used it 10 subdue
him.
With the revolver always carefully
in hand I sat and stared at him stead
lily, sternly, continuously in one long,
tense, dead silence. l concentrated all
my thoughts up the one essential OBJ
ject, to force the conviction upon him
that death would be the instant penalty
of resistance to my will.
Twice only was the silence broken.
Once when he showed me what he had
written and 1 ordered an alteration, and
once at the close of the evidence against
Madame DrakOna.
could not see the way. 1 must have it
before the spell of fear I had cast upon
him was broken, and yet 1 knew, from
what Burski had told me on the pre-
vious night, the difficulties which were
in the way. What Bremenhof said now
confirmed this and he was so panic
saturated that 1 believed he was past
lying. He professed himself as anxious
as 1 was to solve the difficulty.
The problem was this. The papers
were in the safe in his library, and
there was a man on guard over it; Bre-
menhOf had the key with him and he
had given the most absolute order that
no one should even enter the room in his
absence.
If went to the house myself with the
key and a written authority from him it
was in the highest degree unlikely that,
being unknown, 1 should be allowed
to get to the safe. 1t was very likely
indeed, that, on such a day of tumult
1 should fall under suspicion and be
promptly placed under arrest.
Volna was known to the servants and
was thus less likely to fail, but / was
loath for her to run the risk. Burski
| might be back at the house and he knew
enough Of the matter now to understand
that her arrest would checkmate our
whole scheme.
Bremenhof protested that if 1 would
let him go he would give up the papers.
81 pledge you my solemn word OF
honor. I'll take any oath you please, do
anything you ask"
ITO whom can you give them?'
Come with me, I will give them to
you"
Thank you. 1 know how you keep
faith. 1 don't walk open-eyed into an
other of your traps"
"Ill send them to you, then"
yes, by a strong body of police with
orders to take me back with them. I
know the risk I've run now in bring
ng you here and have no fancy for a
march across the plains. You must find
some other means. Otherwise I shall
hand you over to the strikers to be held
until we are out of this cursed coun-
try.
For Gods sake,s he cried, nerve
racked and abject at the thought, and
after that I resumed the silent watch
which he found so trying an ordeal.
After a time Volna came in.
My mother is free, Mr.. Anstruther.
She is at home: the agent, Burski, took
her tSere and no police are left in the
house,
you see, I have kept faith," said
BremenhOf eagerly.
81 see that you couldn't help it, that's
ALL"
'On my honor I will do all 1 have
promised"
when the DEVILS sick he makes an
earnest penitent"
Il TenOunce all claim to this ladys
hand"
What the wolf said when he was in
the trap"
My God. what do you intend to do,
then p he cried, tossing up his hands.
I mean to have that evidence I will
adopt your own suggestion and go to
your house with you.
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