The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1914-08-13

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~ men are prompt" exclaimed
Rokoff. and as a knock fell
upon the door of their room. Enter,
monsieur"
The smile OF welcome froze upon the
Russians face as he looked into the
lard, gray eyes of his visitor.
Name Of a name" he shouted,
springing to his feet What brings
you hereT"
"Sit down." said Tarzan so low that
the men could barely catch the words,
but in a tone that brought Rokoff to
his chair and kept Paulvitch in his.
You know what has brought me
here" he continued in the same low
tone. 1T should be to kill you. but
because you are Olga de Coude's broth
or l shall not do that-now.
Il shall give you a chance for your
lives. Paulvitch does not count much
he is merely a stupid, foolish little
tool-and so | shall not kill him so long
as permit you to live. Before | leave
you two alive in this room you will
ii Nc'iI " LIE ht hlSl Il DC
to write a full confession of your con
nection with t~onight's plot-and sign it.
The second will be to promise me
upon pain Of death that you will per-
nit no word Of this affair to get into
the newspapers. If you do not do both
neither Of you will be alive when |
pass next through that door. Do you
understands" And, without waiting
for a reply: Make haste. There is ink
before you and paper and a pen"
ROkOf assumed a truculent air, at
tempting by bravado to show how lit
tie he feared Tarzan's threats. An in
slant later he felt the ape-man's steel
fingers at his throat. and Paulvitch.
who attempted to dodge by them and
reach the door. was lifted completely
off the floor and hurled senseless into
a corner. When RokOr commenced to
blacken about the face Tarzan released
his hold and showed the fellow back
into his chair. After a moment Of
coughing Rokof sat sulIenly glaring
at the man standing opposite him.
Presently Paulvitch came to himself
and limped painfully back to his chair
at TarZan'S command.
Now write" said the apeman. IF
it is necessary to handle you again |
shall not be so lenient."
RokOT picked up a pen and com
menced to write.
See that you omit no detail and that
you mention every name" cautioned
Tarzan.
Presently there was a knock at the
door. Enter" said Tarzan.
A dapper young man came in. 81 am
from the Matin. he announced. 81 un-
derstand that NJ. Rokoff has a story for
me-
Then you are mistaken. monsieur"
replied Tarzan. You have no story for
publication, have you. my dear Nike
las!"
Rokof looked up from his writing
with an ugly scowl upon his face.
NO he growled. 81 have no story
for publication-now."
"Nor ever. my dear Nikolas.' and the
reporter did not see the nasty light in
the ape-man's eye; but Nikolas Rokoff
did.
Nor ever he repeated hastily.
ut is too bad that monsieur has
been troubled" said Tarzan. turning to
the newspaper man. II bid monsieur
good evening" and he bowed the dap
per young man out Of the room and
closed the door in his face.
Al hour later TarZan. with a rather
bulky manuscript in his coat pocket.
turned at the door leading from Ro-
kof's room.
Were | you | should leave France"
he said. for sooner or later | shall find
an excuse to kill you that will not in
any way compromise your sister"
D'Arnot was asleep when Tarzan en-
tered their apartments after leaving
Rokoff's. TarZan did not disturb him.
but the following morning he narrated
the happenings Of the previous even
ing, emitting not a single detail.
What a fool I have been" he con-
cluded. DE Coude and his wife were
both my friends. How have T returned
their friendship? Barely did l escape
numbering the count. | have cast a
stigma on the name of a good woman.
1t Is very probable that ! have broken
up a happy home"