The Washington times., 1911-07-10
THE TIMES DAILY SERIAL STORY
THE GRAY WOLF
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| and entered. 1t was he who colsed the
door softly and turned the key.
"WelI!" l demanded. What is it?"
''The English party who was pulled
out of the train by the dragons is at
! large, sir. The authorities arrested the
wrong man, and when it was discovered
they let the gentleman CO." answered
| McGregor.
Which was. perhaps. only natural
lnder the circumstances" l suggested
McGregor rubbed his hands together
nervously
But, you see, that it not all, sir" he
burst out. Naturally, l have been
among the grooms and some of the up
per servants. Last night and this morn
ing. 1t Is not difficult for such people
to obtain information, and l have heard
of what they were speaking. The gov
ernment of this miserable country has
made one mistake, but it has not ended
the affair A party named Morgan Is
wanted. They say il is because 1t Is
feared he will start a revolution, and
there are plenty in Brescia who would
take up arms if they found a resolute
eader You will pardon me, sir, but l
begin to suspect 1t is Mr. Morgan tney
are after"
And do you fancy Mr.. Morgan has
come here to lead a revolution against
the government" l queried.
God help me. sir, do not know. Now,
time, and I've learned-that is begging
his pardon-there are times when noth-
ing but excitement seems to satlsfy MIN.
Why, down there in Central America
there was a little trouble on the gov
ernment's hands, and Mr.. Morgan didn't
hesitate to proffer his services to the
revoluti0nists; we came out of 1t with
whole skin, but it made me ten years
older. Now, I've got instructions TO call
him Mr.. 'Bascom.' Why, it isn't for
me to question; but putting that with
what I've heard-you understand, sir.
And what have you heard-from the
grooms and vaIets?' l asked sharply. l
realized perfectly that important infor-
nation frequently came through such
quarters.
1T was one of the officers men who
was telling II to the rest, sir; he over
heard 1t at the breakfast table this
morning-at least, between the three or
four officers who were dining together.
The government is cut up because a
mistake was made and the English
party arrested; 1t gave the other Nor
gan they were after chance to get into
the city. But they intend to get him.
and quick, too, sir. Some one beyond the
frontier has sent the information that
the man they want was on our train, so
they are certain of that. Every house
IN the city will be visited and every
stranger put through an examination;
IL
ment is going to offer reward, so the
search will be thorough. I thought Mr..
Morgan should know of 1t, sir; and you
tell me he is visiting in the country,
while spies are everywhere"
l understood he was not talking at
random, and that with the liberation of
the Englishman affairs had taken a de-
cidedly serious turn. l did not 1atter
myself We should be able to conceal
what We desired to remain secret, or
that Morgan could hide his identity for
many hours, with the governor pushing
his agents with promises of reward and
threats in case of failure. Nor did l
doubt the experience of the night be-
fore, at the villa of the countess, would
not be reported to the governor. Moth
ing of a suspicious nature had, it Is
true, been found upon US; but our pres
ence in such place must, in all proba-
bility, work harm. I did not doubt that
the report that the government desired
to arrest a dangerous ConSpirator was
blind to cover up the true reason why
Morgan should be held up at any cost
It was certain that not a half a dozen
persons in Brescia knew the real facts
that the old Count Won Holleun had in
his possession papers which must ruin
the existing regime. The story of a
threatening conspiracy furnished suff-
cient ground to satisfy the curious. Rev
olution and conspiracy to overthrow the
to excuse the activity of the police.
And then another thought flashed into
my head. Why might there not be fear
in the mind of the governor that trouble
was brewing in Brescia? McGregor had
heard the country was filled with dis
contented SUBJECTS; for the rule of the
Baron Won Seldorf had been rigorous.
The governors officers had spoken of
this matter, and the servant attending
them had made note CT 1t. That Nor
gan was wanted, because it was known
he had been in the room of the unfortu-
nate Elmur Ludolf, was proved by the
message sent by the agent from Paris.
But also were there not conspirators in
Brescia? Was not the statement made
by the spy in the park of the countess
villa true-that there were foreign spies
in Brescia? And the countess? 1t had
been stated that she was under suspi-
cion of conspiring against the govern
ment And had she not good grounds to
conspire against the Baron Won Seldorf,
who had ruined her father? It was a
wheel within q wheel. The governor
was fighting two dangers; that he
would fight to the limit. l did not doubt.
Our position was all the more danger
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