The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-30

He hurried down 10 me, leaving his
door unlocked After few minutes ]
left the hotel and he returned to his
packing. so as to have the rest OF the
day free for an excursion we were to
make to Peterhof, Just outside the city,
where the fountains play On finishing
his packing he noticed that the box
which held the specimens was missing.
His guarded inquiries at the hotel led
the clerk to ask what the box con
tanned. and that Of course pulled him
up sharp What if the germs were ex-
posed and infected the Russian capi-
tale
Council of War.
"We held council Of war Nobody
had visited his room that morning ex.
cept a guide-interpreter named Silber-
berg, who had called at CLOCK to
see If his services were not wanted.
The professor had noticed the case was
safely in the room after this man left,
Hastily finishing his lunch, my brother
went to the hotel with the professor to
see what could be done'
Meanwhile Miss Prylnks strolled into
the summer gardens. full of trouble
about the theft, feeling that she had
been its innocent cause. She sat down
near table where two Germans were
having some beer In order to while
away the time that must elapse before
her brother returned with the news, she
ordered glass Of tea, and found her.
self indolently listening to the Ger.
mems talk
Where does It come FRONT" asked
m" fat man Of the two.
" Astrakhan; the very best place
Goodness only knows how the man got
hold Of it, but he swears it is that and
| am not to give him the money till I
am satisfied that it is what he claims
il to be- So replied the thin German.
Heeds Slight Clew,
The effect of these words was that
Miss Pryluks was moved to intense ex-
citement. She listened intently. pre-
tending 10 be absorbed in paper she
had bought on her way to the garden,
The voices began again
"When does he give il youf' asked
Tonight He will bring it in a cab
TO your house,
At that the fat man grew very red
and hastily retorted; "Not he! RI you
think ! want TO get the plague-n
"Shut mp" Kissed the other man.
There are people about"
81 don't care went on the fat
man. ~ tell you, | won't have that
thing in my house"
By that time Miss Pryluks felt sure
fate had led her to the men who knew
where the plague jars were, Listen as
she could, though. she caught nothing
OF their next phrases. which they whis-
pered in a very low voice But she
strained her ears and finally her pa.
rience was rewarded by hearing the fat
man say;
"Telephonel expect he has ,hr
horrible things in his house. I won I
60 within n mile of it,
They went on murmuring and then
got up, Miss Prvluks followed them
into restaurant in the garden. where
they rang up a number. Of which she
made mental note. Their conversa.
tion on the phone told her very little;
lTbe man they rang up evidently came
20 their signal at once. The fat man
arranged not TO receive the packet
at his house, but at the station, few
minutes before the midnight train left
for the German frontier Finally, after
a good deal Of sauabbling about terms.
the thin man agreed to fetch the
packet himself at the house Of fhc
man TO whom he was speaking.
Trails Criminals.
"Tben.'' continued Miss Prvluks.
''they walked OF. and in writing down
the telephone number they had used. ]
lost sight Of them for a few awful mo.
ments. Finally. however, I tracked
them 20 a quiet street not far from nv
own home. A tip to the doorkeeper
elected the fact the fat one was a