The Raymer enterprise., 1911-08-31

self at lgnatoHs bureau.
Have you any news. prince7" hs
asked.
"A code telegram was sent to Kasin,
recalling him, but he has not an.
swered. l suspected that such would
be the case" commented the detects.
i've, as he handed a letter to the
prince. Here is the revelation had
promised you"
lgnatoti glanced over the missive,
and bis face grew pale and stern.
you are deserving Of your reput
tion, indeed" he said, when he hao
finished reading. How did you obtain
possession Of this letter.!
II intercepted 1t. The writer be.
lieves, no doubt, that 1t is now on it,
way to Turkey. Nicolayeff is under
arrest, and not moment will be lost
In securing Borun. Have you any il.
structions for met"
IgnatoHs face twitched. but he 70.
covered himself BY . powerful effort
Of will. NO." he said curtly. II will
keep this letter. You have done your
duty we'll, Danevitch."
The detective bowed, and withdrew.
The following morning. early, closed
carriage. drawn by four horses. left
the foreign ofnces. The occupants
were Ignatoh and the beautiful Cat
arina, and they were driven to ono Of
the princes country estates, on the
great Moscow road. The prince often
entertained large shooting parties
there. but on this occasion he had
no guests. The servants In charge
had been apprized Of his coming, and
had the mansion in readiness.
Two nights later strange thing oc.
CURED. The prince and Catarins were
together in their chamber, when
shrill scream resounded through the
house. 1t was q woman's voice. A
few minutes after the prince flung
open the door, and rang his bell for
assistance. He was pale and agitated.
When the servants rushed up, he
said: Your mistress has been taken
suddenly Ill. Attend to her."
When the servants entered the
room, they found Catarina fully
dressed. lying on the bed. Her face
was ashen In its hue. Her eyes
seemed to be starting from her head.
Foam was oozing from her mouth and
her limbs were convulsed. The serv-
ants did what they could. but
Catarina never spoke. When the
doctor came, she was dead. He ex.
amlned her, and said that she had
died from the effects Of some power
full poison. Before leaving the house,
however, he had an interview with
Ignaton and changed his opinion, de-
clarlng that she had died from apo.
plexy.
About three weeks later It was ON.
cially announced that Prince Ignaton
had retired from the foreign ONCE by
the advice of his physicians. his
health having broken down.
Some few particulars remain to be
told. The letter which Danevitch in.
tercepted, and handed to the prince
was written by Catarina. The writer
made 1t evident that Nine. Kasln,
who was as strongly embittered
against her father as he was against
her, conspired with her husband and
Boruff. and Catarina. to obtain the
information contained in the secret
treaty. and sell 1t for a large sum OF
money to Turkey, to whom 1t was OF
immense value. Kasln, 1t appeared,
had learned that a treaty was being
negotiated. and though Boruff would
not undertake to purloin the docu.
ment himself. he was heavily bribed
to inform Catarina that he had
brought It.
Between Catarina and Nine. Kasin
very strong friendship existed. Cat.
arina considered that the princes
daughter had been very badly used.
This sympathy had led to Ill feeling
between Catarina and Ignaton, who
had threatened to send her adrift
She undertook to abstract the docu.
ment. but she went to work so clumsi.
ly that she gave herself away. Also
her careless folly in writing that con.
demnatory letter showed that she had
not the qualities that go to make .
successful thief. She told the whole
story In the letter, and said that she
would convey the precious document
to Smyrna herself. She did not men.
tion Nicolayetf's name, but Danevitch
felt certain that the clerk Of the keys
had been corrupted In order that the
key Of the princes bed chamber safe
should be procured; and to put his
belief to the test he accosted the un.
fortunate porter in the street In the
way already narrated. His intention
was, II the man betrayed himself to
arrest him at once. He was not pre-.
pared. however. for the sudden col.
lapse OF the wretched man, who did
not long survive the shock and dis.
grace.
The whole matter, Of course, was
hushed up as much as possible. II
was deemed advisable that the details
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