The Green Forest tribune., 1915-11-05
,s1rR xVl--continued.

$ Inc only Russian who ap-
 n have any connection with
 Baron Oberg, the governor
 Y, If Finland, whose habit it
 s mend part of the winter in
 vedIterranean. From Elma
 ], coaversation at dinner that
 at Nice 1 gathered that she
 {, uncle had been guests on the
 { several occasions, although l
 nv that Muriel was extremely
 ,t regarding all that concerned
 ptbt'
 .ourse," she said quickly. Now
 have told you the truth, Jack,
 mu think it was only natural?"
 sa certainly, dear" he answered.
 ,oNing her hand. Yours was
 acret that you could very we'll
 A me until you could thoroughly
 me especially as your father
 ben implicated in the theft of
 documents from Malta. The
 k" he said, turning to me, fp Leithcourt has all along been |utspaw of Baron Oberg. A few 2 ago he was a well-known money r the city, and in that capacity lHe baron, who, being in disgrace, lted loan. He was also in the ea having certain shady trans us with that daring gang of con- ,hl thieves of whom Dick Archer Hyton Chatter were leaders. For reason he purchased a yacht for use, so that they might not only for the purpose of storing the ! goods, but for the purpose of s from place to place under the of wealthy Englishmen travel Or pleasure. Upon that vessel, |, was stored thousands and ,nds of pounds worth of jewels bjeets of value, the proceeds of
 great robberies in England, g and Belgium Sometimes they d for the purpose of disposing jewels in various inland towns
 the gems, having been recut, not recognized, while at other
 Chatter and Archer, assisted ckintosh, the captain, and Olinto 1, the steward, sailed for a port, committed a robbery, and then away again, quite unsuspected. Englishmen."
 the crew?" I asked. after a y were. of course, we'll paid, ere kept in ignorance of what pposed owner and his friends lore."
 0berg,s connection with it?" d, surprised at those revela- exclaimed Muriel. "The in. of that crafty villain is fiend- 'efore he got into the czar's e owed my father large sum, 'n sought how to evade repay By means of his spies he dis the real purpose of the
 Of the Iris-for was often n board with a maid in order y any suspicion that might only men were cruising. Then only compelled my father to the debt, but he impressed the md those who owned and navi- t into the secret service of
 4 dozen times did we make 8 to obtain secret papers from
 French and English dock put only once in the case of nd once at Toulon did we suc- An! MT. Gregg" she added, not know all the anxiety I , how at every hour we were er of betrayal or capture, and hundred narrow escapes we ad of customhouse officers Ing the yacht for contraband. no doubt recollect the sen- caused by the theft of the 'f the Princess Wilhelmine of bourg-Lippe from the lady's
 the rapide between Cannes Arcs, the robbery from the es branch of the Credit Lyon ! the great haul of plate from eau of Bardon, the Paris mill
 close to Arcachon."
 said, for they were all rob- # which had read in the CTS a couple of years before. " she said, they were all ed by Archer or Woodroffe 5 gang = with accomplices of course-and never once did that any suspicion fell upon He the police were frantically g hither and thither, we used h anchor and calmly steam ith our booty on board. We b us an old Dutch lapidary. of the cabins was fitted as a D, where he altered the ap of the stones, and prepared ady for sale while the gold lted in a crucible and put o be sent to agents in Ham, hat night in Leghorn?" said. lappened to poor Elma?" lot know" was Muriels reply. @ both on board together, and
 at the crack of the door
 you sitting at dinner that
 The instant, however, you shore, Chatter, Woodroffe- lu called Hornby-and Mack he captain-who, by the way,