The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-09-19
Continued from last sunday.)

CONTINUED from last sunday
Trust me-" replied Michel as he
mounted.
I helped Tesla TO the saddle. Don't
look scared, child I said; for her face
had clouded at my words. y snail be
iii no danger if you do this thing we'll.
or with you"
by the help Of the Virgin" returned
Tesla; and away they went heller
SHELTER towards the Devils Staircase.
As soon as they were out OF sight
we set of Tor BTatiuslz, across the
fields, and I explained the next part Of
my plan. This was to use the two
passports of Bob Garrett and his sister.
81 have not told you my real name 80
said my companion.
I'VE scarcely seem to have had time
10 speak OF anything yet. We've been
pretty busy, you see"
ct is VOlna Drakona. My father is
dead; my dear mother is IN feeble
health. 7 have a haIf-brother and half
Sister-PaUl and Katinka"
'"Che passports win give you another
sort of brother till we get to CracoW.
Only for ii few hours, however, If all
goes We'll, Volna! 1 have never heard
that name before"
1T is my mother ST." she said sim
ply. Then; You Ike it?'
1T IS southern i'm its sweetness"
Ny mother is from the south. DO
YOU think 7 could write to her and let
her know that all is well with me? She
may hear of my uncle's death. and the
anxiety wiz almost XIII her We are
deeply attached TO one another
There is no reason why you should
not. And from Cracow it may be safe
10 telegraph
you speak as If we were quite GER
tain of getting through"
"Why shouldn't we? have had an
other thought Ny servant is at Brat
fusk and ] shall use him to create an
other scent for the police ! shall send
him off toward Warsaw in my name
while we so to CTacOw as the two Gar
Tetts. 7 look for no trouble in Bratiusk.
The police agent is not likely to think
we shall venture to return there. I eN-
pect he VIII just get the help he needs
and rattle back "a make the arrest He
win then follow Michel and his sister;
and as this VIII take some hours at
least, We ought TO be clear away and
near Cracow before he even returns to
Bratinsk
You make e. very simple and easy"
so il ought to be. but / shall feel
better when we are i'm the train speed
sng west. There IS one thing, by-the-by,
YOU had better make some kind of
change in your appearance. Z can DO
changing my clothes. Do you think you
could buy something ia Bratinsf2 Your
description is sure 10 be telegraphed
ln all directions
We discussed the means Of doing
this and had scarcely settled matters
when We reached .BTatinsk. Having ar
ranged. where TO meet I went to the
inn and Yolna TO procure the change OF
costume
The dusk was beginning TO fail and
dceming il best to be cautious, 7 enter
ed the inn by a side door and sue
ceeded in slipping up to my rooms I'M
noticed.
My servant FelsGu. was not there,
but afraid TO lose time in waiting, and
unwilling 20 risk asking for him I set
to work and shaved Oft my beard and
moustache. As a changed my clothes,
] found the police agents revolver;
and took il with me
As Felsen always looked after my
things I did not notice anything amiss
except that he seemed to keep them
very Carelessly; but as soon SIS ! went
into the sitting room, which opened
from the bedroom. I scented trouble
Every drawer and cupboard in the
place had been ransacked, and papers
and books were all left in the greatest
confusion.
The reason was very plain. Ii was the
result OF & police visit. NY friend Of the
Devils Staircase had set his comrades
TO work InstinCtvely / ran back into
the bedroom and destroyed the evil
.denCes OF my shaving operation and
was in the act of leaving the room
when 7 heard voices approaching it,
I had barely time to step into a. cup
board when the door was opened and
Two men entered, One was Felseu, the
other a. stranger. His curt, sharp tone
and manner suggested the police
They passed through into the sitting
COON beyond.
Your master has not been back then
81 seems?''
4 shouldn't think he'll come back af-
ter what you say"
Hell probably be brought back"
This with d sneer. eve know how
10 deal with spies and traitors"
There was 81 pause and then Felsen
said: Il suppose if he's caught he won't
be let out for d long while
Our prison doors only open one way
easily" chuckled the other
'rhen / may as well look after myself,
4 suppose"
Yes. He's evidently made fool of
you.'
well it's my turn now. Have a
cigar2''
/ heard matches struck and smelt my
best cigars.
1--WE can wait downstairs as well as
here" said the police agent. I'll lock
the doors this time 10 make sure" He
came into the bedroom and locked the
door on the inside and then went back.
The other door was then locked and
the two men went downstairs.
Fortunately he had left the key in
the bedroom door, and the instant the
way was clear, went out. crept along
the corridor and down the back stair
way 70 the door by which I had en-
tered.
/ gained the street safely and walked
away toward the railway station trust
ing to the gloom of the evening and
my shaver face 20 save me from recog-
milton.
But the action Of the police and the
fact that they were already on the look
ont for me had crumpled MP my plan
And there was still worse 10 come.
CHAPTER ".
A Horsedealing Transaction.
As hurried to the station I tried 10