The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-01-21
told her what he had discovered.

told her what he had discovered. She
laughed at him. Philip explained the
thief might have fshed for the papers.
but Beverly pointed out that he would
have been seen from the street.
= Two whole days were spent by Van
dermuth going from Office to Office in
the building across from the Westing.
He asked oil sorts of foolish questions.
but he always managed to look out of
the Office windows. He got into every
Office on the sixth, seventh and eighth
floors except one. That was on the
seventh floor, with the name Steven
Skivetsky on the door.
Philip had been able to see the cap
tain's Office from every window he had
looked out of, and from some he could
even see the safe, but when the door
Of the safe was open he could not see
the inside. He figured II he could en-
ter the Office Of Steven Skivetsky he
would be able to see the compartment
where the plans had been kept. So he
went there time after time, but could
never find any n in.
He told Beverly about Skivetsky.
and when she was downtown the fol-
lowing day she heard some one say
"Skivetsky."
Beverly turned around quickly. The
speaker was a tall, clean shaven man
and was talking to a large man with
a full beard.
The one with the beard was saying
to the other, ~"Skivetsky always does
as he is ordered"
They were walking slowly down the
street. and she followed them. They
soon came to an old fashioned office
building, which they entered. She
trudged after them up a rickety flight
of stairs to the second floor. On a
door she read Progressive Order OF
Liberty" and as she passed it the W
men she had been following came out.
She heard one say:
"With those papers in u possession
we can make them do anything we
want"
Beverly went home feeling sure that
she had learned where the plans had
gone, and when Philip called that
night she told him oil she had found.
He became very excited and started
for the door, rushing madly to the Sc
cret service office. He wanted to know
what the Progressive Order OF Liberty
was.
he was informed thai the Progress
i've Order of Liberty was a society of
Russians which had been watched by
the service for some time, but was
nothing but a socialistic order.
The following day be went to the
superintendent Of the building where
Steven Skivetsky had his Office and
made bold inquiries about him.
HE is q good, quiet tenant" said
the Superintendent, "but we Will lose
him, for he is going to vacate next
week." ,
Finer said Vandermuth. II would
like to take his Office when he leaves.
May I look through it,"
"Well," said the superintendent, II
will ask Skivetsky, and If you come
around later and I get bis permission l
will show you through"
Philip returned to Captain Com
stocks Office, opened the safe and then
went over to the Office of Skivetsky
and knocked on the door, but as n
one answered he went after the su-
perintendent. That functionary greet
ed him with the tidings that he had
Skivetsky's permission to show him
through the Office. It was q small,
dirty place. with one desk and several
chairs.
He opened the closet door and found
hanging OH q hook q large coil Of silk
fish line. with a long barbed dart at
tached to the end.
"This was what he got them with"
unused vandermuth. But how did he
get them on that line?"
"Ah, here it is!" he exclaimed aloud
as he picked up a large air rife with
a dart in the barrel like the n he had
found in the closet. This is what he
shot them with"
"Shot what?" asked the superintend.
ent.
you'll ind out soon enough" said
Philip. IF Steven comes back keep
him here"
Vandermuth dashed to the secret
service Office. rushed in and yelled:
1--WE got him-the man who stole
the plans"
"What!' cried the chief, springing
up. Philip hastily told his story, and
the chief, with several men, went up
to Skivetsky's Office. The superintend-
ent was sitting on a chair and was
covered by a revolver held by a tall
man with a heavy beard. A third
man was leaning v the desk taking
out a bundle. which Philip instantly
recognized.
1.-THE plans! he shouted. The man
with the gun turned to fire, but in a
twinkling the men were o~verpowered.
"Ah, Steven, thanks for those plans!"
sarcast1cally said Philip. "And you've
found that the secret service is hard
to dodge"
"Rather, tits hard to dodge you. Lieu
tenant Vandermuth," said the chief.
congratulations on your fine detective
work. Here are the plans. They are
the best proof you have that you are
Innocent"