Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-08-25

as TO his real personality. II is re
ported that even his own followers
are ignorant Of IT. Where we have
come across his tracks, he has always
played a secondary part Somebody
else assumes the chief role. But after
ward we always find that there has
been some nonentity, a servant or q
clerk. who has remained In the back
ground unnotlced. and that the elusive
Mr.. Brown has escaped us once more"
"ohp TuDpence jumped. Il won
der"
"YesT"
II remember IN Mr.. whittington's
Office. The clerk he called him
Brown. You don't think"
Carter nodded thoughtfully. "Cah
you describe him at allY'
Il really didn't notice. He was quite
ordinary-just like anyone else"
Mr.. Carter sighed in his tired man
ner
THAT is the 'invariable description
Of Mr.. Brown! Brought a telephone
message to the man Wilmington, did
he7 Notice a telephone in the outer
officer"
'No, I don't think I did"
Exactly. That message was Mr.
Browns way of giving an order to
his subordinate. He overheard the
whole conversation of course. Was It
after that that Wilmington handed
you over the money, and told you to
come the following dayT
Tuppence nodded.
Eyes, undoubtedly the hand of Mr.
Brown Mr.. Carter paused. "Well.
there IT. is, you see what you are pit
ting yourselves against2 Possibly the
finest criminal brain of the age
don't quite like it, you know. You're
such young things, both Of you.
shouldn't like anything to happen to
you"
at won't" Tuppence assured him
positively.
"Ill look after her, sir" said
Tommy.
"And I'll look after you," retorted
Tuppence, resentlng the manly as
sertion.
well, then, look after each other"
said Mr.. Carter, smiling. Nov let's
get back TO business. There's some
thing mysterious about this draft
treaty that we haven't fathomed yet
We've been threatened with Tin
plain and unmlstakable terms. The
revolutionary element as good as de-
clare it's in their hands, and that they
intend to produce 1t at a given mo-
ment. On the other hand, they are
clearly at fault about many of It's pro-
visions. The government considers
1t as mere bluff on theh part, and,
rightly or wrongly, have stuck to the
policy of absolute denial. I'm not go
sure. There have been hints, lndis-
Greet illusions, that seem to Indicate
that the menace Is a real one. The
position is much as though they had
got hOf1 Of an discriminating docu-
ment, but couldn't read 1t because 1t
was in cipher-but we know that the
draft treaty wasn't in cipher-couldn't
be. in the nature Of things-so that
won't wash. But there's something.
OF course, Jane Finn may be dead for
all we know-but 1 don't think So
The curious thing is that they're try
ing to get information about the girl
from us"
"What?"
eyes. One or two little things have
cropped up. And your story, little
lady confirms my idea. They know
we're looking for Jane Finn. Well,
they'll produce Jane Finn Of their
own-say at a pensionnat in Paris. -
Tuppence gasped, and Mr. Carter
smiled. mo one knows in the least
what she looks like, so that's all right.
She's primed with trumped-up tale,
and her real business is to get as
much information as possible out of
US. See the idea7"
"Then you think"-Tuppence paused
to grasp the supposition fully-"that
Il was as Jane Finn that they wanted
me to go to PARISH
Mr.. Carter smiled more YEARLY
than ever.
81 believe in condolences, you
know he said.