The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1910-02-11
BEL AIR. MD, FRIDAY MORNING, FEB IT, 1910

seventh floor, with til" name Steven
Skiyetsky on the door
Philip had been able tn see the cap.
taln'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 lie could not scc
the inside. lie figured II he could ru.
ter the office of Steven Skiycisky he
would he able to see the compartment
where the plans had been kept, So Ii"
went there time after time, hul 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 II tall, clean shaven man
and was talking to n large man with
4 full beard.
| The one with the beard was saying
TO the other, "Sklvetsky always does
as he IL ordered"
They were walking slowly down tho
street, aud she followed them. They
soon came to an old fashioned office
building. which they entered She
trudged after them up n rIckcty flight
Of stairs TO the second floor. On n
door she read progressive Order OF
Liberty" aud ns 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 TINT
| she had learned where the plans Ind
gone. and when Philip called thai
night she told him all she Ind found
He became very excited and started
| for the door. rushing mndly to the 70
| cret service Office, IIc wanted to know
what tho Progressive order of Iihert,
was.
lie was Informed that the Progress
I've Order Of Liberty was II society Of
| Russians which had been watched by
the service for some time. but was
nothing but n s0cnllstic order.
The following dry hc went to the
superintendent Of tho building where
| Steven Skwclsky had his office aud
made bold Inquiries about him.
"llc Is II good. quiet tenant" said
the superintendent. but we VII lose
him. for he ~ going to ,ucalr nest
week"
"Fine!' said vHndcrmuth. Il would
| likc T. take his office when he leaves
May | look through NJ
"Wcll." said the superintendent. II
win nsk Skivctsky. md " you come
around later and get his permission
will show you through"
Philip returned To Captain Com
| stocks office. opened the safe md then
went over 10 the office of Skivctsky
aud knocked ON the door. but ms no
ono answered he went inter the IN
| perntcndcnt. That fuuclIonury greet
| cd him with the tIdIngs that liz had
| Skiyctsky's permission 10 show him
| through the office. II was II small,
dirty place, with ono desk and several
| chairs.
| lie opened the closet door and found
hanging on II hook u large coil Of silk
fish line. with long bnrbcd dart nl
| tachcd Ia the end.
"Ihis wns what he got them with"
muscd Vandcrmuh. hut how did he
| get them on That llneF"
"Ah. here 1t is!' he exclaimed aloud
rs he picked up n large air rlile with
dart In the barrel like the one he had
found In the closet. "Thls " whit he
shot them with"
"Shot WHAT" asked tho supcrIntend
cnt.
"YOu'Il nud out soon enough" said
Philip. "lf steven comes back keep
| him here"
Vandcrmuth dashed to tho secret
service office, rushed In and yelled:
"l'vc got him the man who stole
the plans"
What cried the chief, sprinEIng
up. Philip hastily told his story, und
the chief. with several men. went up
| to Skivciskys Office. The supcrlntcnd.
cnt wus sitting on II chair and wns
covered by revolver held by II tall
man with II heavy beard. 4 third
man was leaning over the desk taking
out bundle, which Philip instantly
recognized.
| "'rhc plnnsr' he shouted. The man
with the gun turned 10 fire. but IN
| twlnkllng tho men were nvcrpnwcrcd
| "Ah, steven. thanks for those plans"
snrruslicnlIy rlld rhl.ip, And you've
| found that the secret service " hard
to Dodge"
| "Itnthrr Ila hard To dodge you Lieu,
tenant vandrrmulh," snid the chief
| work. Here arc the plans. They ARE
| the hest proof ,ou have THAT YOU nrp
| Iuuorrut'
| rhIIIp took them md drove uuirkly
| f., ihr coInstocEy'
| As he went into the living room he
met KryrrIy. who, seeing the roll Of
uourrL figured ONT what they were
| She rri,d. "Ih. phllip. I'm 80 glndr
| "IirycrIy." he gnld did YOU ever
| ,hIrt fl nnIf ih.,.. ."
| "No phiIIp'
| "nut your father did"
| "yca And phIIiu kuuw hr'U he
YOUR good name"
| THAT rye cleared NJ why, Betty.
you helped only for your faith aud
Dutlrucr the task would have been i'm
usslbIc Aud. Betty" he continued.
wen more rrrlously, we've earned q
good name. haYcn'i WEI"
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