The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-05-27

LeTtcTS Ceg9n 10 rorn on the DIdnN
Sheet.
cooking. Then Jcncs and the reporter
left the house, each quite aware that
they were being followed. Near the
Blank hotel they separated in order
to confuse the stalker. He might dod-
der and follow the wrong But
it was evident that this time he had
been directed to follow Jones; for he
entered the hotel a minute after
Jones.
Meantime a second spy, whom Jones
had not seen, had observed the trans
fer of the invisible writing II lad
Immediately informed Braine, who
vas not far away. That his poisoned
fruit had stricken down an outsider
troubled him mt at all. But that
mysterious message he meant to have;
1t might be a life and death affair, it
might be q clue to the treasure. or
the whereabouts of Hargreave.
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 the Russians
room. The page eyed that card curl
ously. 1t was different from anything
he had eve seen before. In one cor
ner were written three or four words
which resembled a cross between He
brew and Greek.
"Humph!" nuttered the boy.
"Whadda y know about that? Chick
en- scratches; but / guess the bell
rings Roosian. On your way, Hor-
tense r, cried to the hall maid, who
wanted a look at the card. Up t tn
room, sir. He'll see yuh!" The boy
Kept the silver salver extended e
pectantly, but Jones went past with
out apparently noticing the hint.
The Russian Ia standing by a win
dow when Jones knocked and was
hidden to enter.
you are not Hargreave."
IN >ither are you the Russian min,
lister of police" ~urbanely.
WHO are you?"
Il am Hargreave's confidential man.
sir"
The two men eyed each other eau
tiously.
You speak Russian"
NO. | am able to scribble a few
words; that is all"
The Russian lit a cigarette and
smoked leisurely, He was in no hur.
ry.
NO, | I'm not the minister; but ]
am his accredited agent. l am EN-.
powered TO bring back to Russia a
man who is known here by the name
of Braine. another by the name OF
vroon, and a woman who calls her
self a countess and unfortunately is
one. All | desire is some damaging
proof against them that they are out.
laws in this country. The rest will
be simple"
They have all three taken out nat
uralization papers"
The Russian waved his hand airily,
Once they are in Russi,. those docu
ments will never come to light. This
man Braine, it has been learned, has
long been in the pay of Prussia, and
has given the general staff Of that
country many plans Of our frontier
Notifications. do not know what any
one of the three looks like. That In
why | sought H%argreave."
Il will gladly point them out to
you,' said Jones. rubbing his hands
together. a sign that he was greatly
pleased.
That will be very good of you, I'm
sure" in a rumbling but perfectly
ineligible English.
And suddenly they all three will
disappear?"
Suddenly: and you may believe me
that from that time on they'll be heard
of never more"
"All this sounds extremely agree
able to me. Mr.. Hargreave will be
happy to hear that his long enforced
hiding Will soon come to az, end.
"Ali you have to do, sir. Is to point
them out to me-"
TT may take a week or ten days"
my government has waited for ten
/ years to gather In this delectable trio,
A month. II you like"
THE sooner the better. l shall call
this evening after dinner. We shall
begin with Mr.. Braine; and generally