El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-07-05

| udFe Say you Ie right OledH ludL
sword up 4 bit for me, and I'll drop
in tomorrow and get it. Here's 60
| gavvos to bind the bargain-the rest
on delivery. Good day, Mr. Spantz."
Good day, Mr.. King"
How do you happen to know my
name%
Spantz put his hand over his heart
and delivered himself Of 4 most i'm
pressive bow. When so distinguished
a visitor comes to our little city" he
said, I'VE lose no time in discovering
his name 1t is part of our trade,
sir, believe me-"
I'm not so sure that / do believe
you," said TruxtOn King to himself as
he sauntered up the street toward the
hotel.
Mr.. Hobbs, from Cooks, was at his
elbow, his eyes glistening with eager
ness.
II say, old Dangl6ss is waiting for
you at the Regengetz, sir. Wot's up?
Wot you been up to, sir?'
"Up to-up to, Hobbs?'
''My word, sir, you must have been
or he wouldn't be there to see you"
"Who is Dangloss"
Minister of police. Haven't 1 told
you? He's keen one, too, take my
word for it. / heard him ask for you"
He lost no time in getting to the no.
tel A well remembered, fierce look
ing little man In white linen suit was
waiting for him on the great piazza.
Baron Jasto Dangloss was a polite
man, but not to the point of procras-
tination. He advanced to meet the
puzzled American, smiling amiably and
swirling his imposing mustache with
neatly gioved fingers
Il have called, Mr. King, to have
little chat with you" he said abrupt
lyN He enjoyed the look Of surprise
on the young mans face Won't you
join me at this table? A julep will
not be bad, eh?' King sat down OPP
posite to him at one OF the piazza ia
bles in the shade of the great trailing
vines. A waiter took the order and
departed.
Now, to come to the point" began
the baron. "YSu expected to leave to-
morrow Why'are you staying over?"
Baron, 1 leave that to your own dis
tinguished powers Of deduction" said
Truxton gently He took a long pull
at the straw, watching the others face
as he did so. The baron smiled.
"You have found the young lady in
the gunshop to be very attractive" OBJ
served the baron. Where have you
known her before:"
81 beg pardon?"
at is not unusual for young man
in search Of adventure to follow the
lady Of his choice from place to place.
She came but recently, recall"
You think 1 knew her before and
followed her to Edelweiss?''
Il am not quite sure whether you
have been in Warsaw lately. There
is a gap in your movements that 1
can't account fer"
King became serious at once He
saw that it was best to be frank with
this keen old man.
Baron Dangloss. l don't know just
what you are driving at, but I'll set
you straight. so far as I'm concerned.
1 never saw that girl until the day be-
fore yesterday I never spoke to her
until today"
"She smiled on you quite familiar
" from her window easement yester-
day" said DanglOss coOlly.
"She laughed at me. to be perfectly
candid. But what's all this about?'
Dangloss leaned forward and smiled
sourly.
"Take my advice-do not play with
fire. he said enig-atically.
"You-you mean she's q dangerous
person? / can't believe that, baron"
''She has dangerous friends out in
the world. She is Olga Platanova.
Her mother was married in this city
twenty-five years ago TO Professor Pla-
tanova Of Warsaw. The professor was
executed last year for conspiracy He
was one of the leaders of a great rev.
dictionary movement in Poland. They
were virtually anarchists, as you have
come to place them in America This
girl Olga was his secretary. His death
almost killed her But that is not all.
She had sweetheart up to fifteen
months ago He was a prince of the
royal blood He would have married
her In spite of the difference in their
stations had it rot been for the inter
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