White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-27

butler returned after a while.
What about that blank sheet o
paper?"
ut has to be dipped into a solu
ton; then you can read 1t by heat
ing. l have already dipped 1t int.
the solution. The moment the hea.
leaves the sheet the writing disap
pears again. The ink is waterproof
I'll show you
Jones got a candle from the man.
tie. lit 1t. and held the sheet of pa.
per very close to the flame. Gradual
ly. almost imperceptibly, letters be-
gan to form on the blank sheet. Al
length the message was complete.
Dear Hargreave-The Russian
minister of police is al the Blank
hotel under the name of Henri Ser
van. He is Investigating the work
of the Black Hundred In this coun-
try and can free you from their ven
a If you supply the evidence
needed"
Now. what evidence can he
want?" asked jim.
Such as will prove Braine an un-
desirable citizen"
And then"
Quietly pack him off to Russia.
where he is badly wanted"
who sent this message?"
"One of our mysterious friends.
We have a few, as you already know.
But I'll go and make this man Ser
a a visit. | have seen the real
minister. and If this man is the same
one. something of Importance may
turn up. l shall want you some
where about. Here. I'll let you have
this letter. Remember. heat brings
it out and cold air makes it vanish.
Now I'll go up for a moment to see
how that poor girl is getting along.
We are lucky; there's no gainsaying
that"
You're a clever man, JONES' said
jim. The two men looked steadily
into each others eyes. Jones was
first to turn aside his glance. as he
had something to conceal and Jim
had nothing.
When the ambulance took the tor
tured Susan away, Jones addressed
Florence gravely.
Il am going out and so Is Mr.. Nor
ton. DO not leave the house; not
yer If you have a telephone call
from me or Norton. Both of US will
return; so don't let anything bother
or confuse you"
81 promise" said Florence. strug-
Cling with a sob.
Jones went downstairs again.
paused by a window as If c~ogitating.
and suddenly threw 1t up and look
ed abroad. A rustic among the Ii
laos caused a smile to fit across his
face. So they had sent some one to
learn the effect of the poison? Or
to follow him should he leave the
house? He retired to the kitchen
and gave some explicit orders to the
chef. orders which did not In any
way refer to cooking. Then Jones
and the reporter left the house, each
quite aware that they we're being
followed. Near the Blank hotel they
separated in order TO confuse the
stalker. He might dodder and fol-
low the wrong man. But it was
evident that this time he had been
directed to follow Jones; for he en-
tered the hotel a minute after Jones.
Meantime a second spy. whom
Jones had not seen. had observed
the transfer of the invisible writing
and had Immediately informed
Braine, who was not far away. That
his poisoned fruit had stricken down
IN outsider troubled him none at all.
But that mysterious message he
meant to have: it might be a life and
death affair. it might be a clew to
the treasure. or the whereabouts of
Hergreave.
Thus, while only one man followed
Jones. several kept a far eye on Jim
Jones scrubbed his name on a
blank card and had 1t taken to tho
Russians room The page eyed tina.
card curiously. 1t was different from
anything he had ever seen before,
In one corner were written three or
four words which resembled a cross
between Hebrew and Greek.
"Humph'" muttered the boy
"Wbadda y know about that
Chicken scratches; but | guess the
bell rings Roosian. On your way
Hortense," he cried to the hall maid
who wanted a look at the card
When the boy returned to Jones, hs