Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1910-02-09

tnlef might nave fished Tor 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 all 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 door, with the name Steven
Ekivetsky 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 zee
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 one 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 shaver man
and was talking to 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 two
men she had been following came out
She heard one say:
with those papers in our 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 all 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 that the Progress
| i've Order of Liberty was society of
Russians which had been watched by
the service for some time. but was
| nothing but socialistic order.
The following day he went to the
superintendent Of the building where
Steven Skivetsky had his Office and
made bold inquiries about him.
HE is 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 look through it?".
"Well," said the superintendent II
viii ask Skivetsky, and II you come
around later and I get his permission
will show you through"
Philip returned to Captain Com
stocks Office. opened the safe and then
went over to the Office Of Skivetsky
anu AAOIhC0 vi taC 0OOA, LUZ 40 ~
one answered he went after the SUI
perintendent. That functionary greet
ed him with the tidings that he had
Skivetsky's permission to show him
through the office. It was u small,
dirty place, with one desk and several
chairs.
He opened the closet door and found
hanging on a hook large coil Of silk
fish line, with long barbed dart at
| tached to the end.
'This was what he got them witt"
unused vandermuth. But how did he
get them on that lineY
"Ah, here it isv' he exclaimed aloud
as he picked up large air rifle with
a dart in the barrel like the one he had
found in the closet. This is what he
shot them with"
"Shot what? asked the superintend-
ent.
You'll find 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 plansw
what" cried the chief, springing
up Philip hastily told his story, and
the chief, with several mep, went up
to Skivetsky's office. The superintend-
emit was sitting on chair and was
covered by revolver held by a tall
man with a heavy beard. A third