The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-09-19
CHAPTER VI.
Verv sisterIv.

frAlAa was QOHM DeL0Ee INC uEa-
| morning. waiting in a little room where
We had had supper.
II guessed Bob would be tired so
would not have him called" she said. 'I
have been up an hour or more"
And Peggy, now Is sbe?'
Hungry and breakfast IS ready
/ YOU slept weil3'
when had stopped thinking.
my shake OF the head. 'I was saving
my lesson over and over. lest I should
forget - it, o., Do you know it?'
'Au the names you mentioned So glibiy
last night at the station
I laughed. "Oh, We shan.t need 90 re
/ bother. That mans hint as to how tu
asE. questions VIII carry Us through You
well. We must be quick; It's nearly 10
we've half an hour. And we're de-
/ veloping lInack OF doing a coed deal
Il think I shan be g little afraid Of
''Why?'
''You tell them so readily"
/ 'Ah, that's Bob Garrett Don't Uc-rr
about him. He won't tell them 70 YOU
'T think thaJ for a pair OF dangerous
eonspirators we keep up our spirits capt
4 shouldn't be able TO without you. T
don't know what 7 should have done I1-
Qecu- nor now 20 LEank you
! Wouldn't e man be brute VINO old
not do his best TO look after his sister,
You make light Of everything.
Wen you can thank me at shout
or o'clock this evening. We shall be
in CrscOW then, and the papers will b.
cut of our hands and of our minds"
And after thaC?i
by Jovel I don't know. 7 haven't
thought about that One thing at a time
( aud-Cracow first. We must 60"
/ We walked up 70 the station and found
| Q most welcome change il the attitude OF
/ the police. orr friend OF the preceding
{ night was looking out for us, and he had
evidently let it DO known that there were
gold pieces 20 Be earned. Everybody re-
ceived US with smiles. Even the man
who had acted the iuquisitOr'5 part over
night came TAP and was almost protuse BOZ
his apologies.
/ He had not known that 7 was an Eng
lish MILFORD; my appearance at that time
and in suCn q way had aroused curiosity
duty compelled them all to be suspicious
there were dangerous people about; / haC
probably heard OF the discovered plot:
I understood. I took out some gold
coins and fingered them carelessly- His
eyes lighted with greed as he gazed aI
them,
about the accident" asked.
I ''TEere has been z bad accident: but
no one Of the name Of Trevor, no Eng
lisnrnan at al, was In thee. train; I have
made 2 special investigation he added
insinuatingly.
TIA sorry. to have, given you the
trouble; but thank you"
1T is no trouble, only a pleasure 20 be
Of some small service TO an English m.-
Il am greatly relieved 7 said. 'ryou
viii probably have mad TO pay some one
/ for the work. Permit me TO repay YOU
and 7 gave him 2 fifty rCuble note. His
good viii was cheap at rive pound note
but he seemed amazed at SO generous a
tip. Ills face beamed as he pocketed IT,
/ REALLY e Is not necessary he said.
/ Ell I can be Of any further assistance
pray tell me-"
CIV sister and 7 were thinking OF go
ing to Cracow," Z said indiffer5ntly. els
the line safe, do you Think
I 'Nou still wish to see the British con
sui there2' This with just q shade OF
'+Oh- dear no-uniess # is TO express my
/ high opinion OF the courtesy shown me
here. Last night is forgotten. / q1lte
I understand"
/ '"The train will start at Il. It is usual
Ia mere form Of course In your case
to ask Tor passports when issuing tickets
/ for stations beyond the frontier.
/ Here they are;'' aad Z took them our
! OF my pOclzetbook, making sure Elar b.
! should see there was plenty OF money In
/ t. Robert Garrett ana Margaret Gar
/ rett. my sister"
/ lie JUST glanced at them and with e.
I bow 60 Noiua returned them.
/ shall 1 show you where 70 ger yol"
He was making everything delightfully."-
[ smooth for us.
'I suppose we shall reach Cracow by
about 4?' I asked casually as / took out
| my cigar case.
| Scarcely that, fear. The traffic fs
/ disorgauized and the direct line has been
closed You viii travel by way or
| Bra{irsIz and change there: and then so
round by the loop, which joins the main
/ line again at SOlden,
The III news was So unexpected tlat y
/ caught me right Off my guard 10 go 20
/ Brsfinsk meant walking right into The
I hands Of the men who were hunting Iof
/ US
/ r1x cigar case fall. and as the official
/ stopped TO pick iC up, / caught Nolua IS
/ look cf dire dignay, ana shot heF q warn
sYou smoke, Of course" L said to him
/ and as we lit our cigars, was thinkus
I how on earth 10 get out or the uLil-
Tier eu voIna gave another proof Of her
] ouicI-vzittednesS. Ought you to smoke
/ {,1st vet Bcb?" she asked in snappy
/ sisterly tone. You know what the doc
/ 7 TOOK tTe cue. you're always inter
faring, Peggy SAID, very testify
/ wish you WOuldu {.
! The police official affected not 20 lea@
/ this little interchange Of family amenlti-f
] and dlscreetly looked away,
| al only do # for your good she rappei
beck, with a great air Of supel1oilll,
/ You complained Of that feeling. you
! ways do"
| rubbish. It's only because you know
! 7 want TO 20 and you want to stay. She
/ shrugged her shoulders and turned away,
/ III you are going, the time is close,
said the official
/ "Of course / am going; and I scowl9d
at Yolna and took oQt some MONEY
/ 'ryyhere do we get the ticketsg'
lie was turning to show me when Z let
{ the coins fall ana the cigar drop from
nv l{cs as pressed one hand to my heare
which by the way, was as sound as 81
belI-and cIutched MIN with the other for
support.
/ al knew II by tine look about your eyes
| I saw it coming said NOlna, unsympe-
/ theticauy, as she stopped to pick up the
/ money, and the man helped me to q seat
/ you viii do these things. Please lay
/ him straight down and get him some
water, or better. q drop of brandy She
/ took of my hat and famed me with her
handkerchief. IT'S nothing serious" she
/ said TO the others who came round. Hell
| be better ia g. moment. Thank you" this
I re the man who came back with the
| brandy. "Cstva him air, please" She was
most business-ike and sisterly-ss though
/ 7 had been in Inc habit of fainting daily
and she of restoring me
/ / came round. Of course; but not until
| the train had LETT and the question of our
return 10 Bratinsk was settled
/ Perhaps you are satisfied now ] said
70 Noina most ungraeiously, as 1 sat up.
How absurd you are, Bob I didn't
give yoE the cigar"
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