Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1915-05-26
The
Million
Dollar
Mystery
CHAPTER XXI.
A Packet of Papers,

adventure 10 Jones, WnOm ne met
half an hour later.
WAS it necessary to keep that in.
visible letter." he asked.
mo-" said Jones.
would it have given our affairs Z
serious turn if it had fallen into alien
hands?"
Decidedly" answered Jones. 1T
would mean flight for the Black Hun.
bred or long time under cover, il
our friend Braine learned that Russia
was now taking an active interest in
the doings of the Black Hundred. And
eventually all our work would have
TO be done over again.
"Ah!"
You look a bit mussed up. Any.
thing happened?" asked the keen-eyed
butler
Nothing much. I made cigarette
out of the letter and smoked it,
Jones chuckled. II see that you
have had an adventure of some sort;
but it can watt
1T can
Because I want you to pack OF to
Washington
= washington"
I Eyes. want you to interview
those officials who are most familiar
with the extradition laws
+ GA new kink?" ..........
Il What wish to learn is this: Can
man, formerly undesirable, take out
naturalization papers and hold to the
protection of the United States gov.
eminent? That is to say, poisoner.
menaced by Siberia, becomes an Am.
erican citizen. He is abducted and
carried back to Russia. Could he look
to this government for protectiona
That is what I want you to find out !"
That will be easy. When shall
start?"
LAS soon as you can pack your
grip"
That's always packed replied the
reporter. "You see, I'm eternally
shunted hither and yon, at a moments
notice, so / always have an extra grip
packed for quick travel" .....
THE Russian agent wants Braine.
Vroon, and the countess; and tonight
I'm going to try to point them out to
him. 1t would satisfy me more than
anything I know to eliminate this
precious trio in Russian fashion. It's
thorough: and once accomplished
good-day to the Black Hundred in Am
erica. The organization in Russia
has still some political significance
but on this side of the water it is
merely an aggregation of merciless
thugs"
I'll take the first train out But
you will tell Florence?'
Surely"
And take care OF your own heels
You were watched at the hotel"
Il know it; but the watcher could
learn nothing. Henri Servan as name
will suggest nothing to the fool who
followed me. Besides, we both knew
that he was trying to peek through
the keyhole. That hotel, you know,
still retains the old-fashioned key.
holes"
TO keep the maids in good humor,
I suppose laughed Jim. well, must
be on my way to make that flyer"
The two shook hands and Jim hur
ried off. The butler watched him till
he disappeared down the subway
He's good lad" he murmured,
and brave lad; and money is only
IN incident in human affairs after all.
I'll be a good angel and let the two
be happy, since they love each other
and have proved it in thousand
ways"
Meanwhile the Russian agent settled
down before his writing portfolio; and
once or twice as he wrote he thought
he heard sound outside the door.
No doubt this butler of Hargreave's
had been watched and followed. BY
and by he rose, drew his revolver, and
tiptoed to the door obliquely so that
the watcher outside might not become
aware of his approach. Swiftly he
swung back the door and the member
of the Black Hundred stumbled into
the room, Almost instantly the Rus.
sian caught him by the collar and
held him up,
What were you doing outside m!
door,
The man did not answer. He wa
trying to collect his thoughts.
"A spy of some sort, eh?"
I'm detective" said the mai
finally, thinking he saw his way clear
And what did you expect to learl
by looking through the keyhole of m!
door?"
Servan laughed "Show me you
badge of authority"
The man fumbled in his upper
pocket, hoping against hope that TIL
muzzle Of the revolver would waver
You're an ordinary thief" declared
the Russian; "and as such I shall
instantly hand you over to the hote
authorities unless you tell me exactl!
who and what you are"
The man remained dumb. He huns
between the devil and the deep sea
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