Show J I IThe J The Czars Czar s Spy B fly llam Copyright HW 10 hS bc llam X XII l IL C CHas Has Hns the plot assassination n as J Us its object object or or o Ie revolt he le he asked poInt ell emily That I will wi explain la lo lathe the thc t baron baron only y But Bitt Du I I. I tell you OU h he lie will wi not sec ee c yet yoi le l ve e Ve have hn e. it so mal many marty persons 11 with wih s I 1 ig t formation concern lab conspiracies s against our Russian rule ile VL Why h If ir his excellency saw aw everyone who vho le desired to see Nee him he would l 1 e e compelled to give audience the whole t four twenty CoU hours round At a glance I saw that this elegant who seemed scented to 0 ti taK the pride over h his is ly ly Kept person and his spotless dId lid not Intend to allow alow me the satisfaction t sat sat- of or an audience of ot that lint most hated of ot the tIme cl czar The rhe IntI was ivas In t fear lr of the dagger the pistol or the bomb and consequently he hedged gec himself lf in Iii II h by persons of oC the lie colonels colonel's tYPe courteous courteous diplomatic but hut utterly utterly utter utter- uter- uter ly unbending After some further at ar g I said fald at last in a firm Irm tour tone I 1 wish vish to Impress upon you YO the extreme importance of the information I have to Impart and can cart only re repeat repeat repeat re- re peat that it I Is a matter concerning his Ills Excellency Will Wi you therefore do me the lie favor or to take talia my name to tu u hIm him II ills His Excellency refuses to be he troubled with wih the names of strangers was his cold colt reply a as he turned turne over m my card In his hand hanl But If I write upon It the tIme nature of oC m my business and enclose e it In an un envelope will wi you then take It i to lo him I suggested He lIe h hesitated for a n short time twisting twisting twist twist- ing his mustache anti and then replied with wih great reluctance Well cH If you are ore so determined you may write your business upon your card 1 I therefore took out one and on tho the back wrote In lii French the words which I knew must have o ha the he effect of obtaining an audience for Cor me mc Elma T give Heath information regarding Miss This I enclosed In rn the envelope he handed to m me when ringing a n hel bell he be handed hande It to lo the footman who al appeared with wih orders to take It to his hh Excellency and await a reply Th The response came In a few minutes Ills His Ils Excellency will wi give audience to the English hen Then I ro rose e and anti followed the footman foot man through several wide widE corridors ors filled with wih palms palm and flowers fowers which formed a kind of or winter garden until mt we cross crossed l a red carpeted an room ante room c-room where two statue statuesque fue sentries stood on guard and auth the man conducting me rapped at the great polished maho mahogany nn any doors of oC th the lie room loom beyond A voice olce responded the door was opened an and I found myself In iii a n high paine painted beautifully room with long windows hung ith ith pastel blue si silk with wih heavy lit ill i fringe a blue pastel carpet antI and upon the opposite wall all al a great greaf great canopy of oC rich purple velvet elve bearing th the he headed double ed eagle embroidered embroidered em em- brol broidered ele in gold old The apartment was splendidly decorated anti and In the ho center of or the parquet floor with wih his back to the light was the thin wiry win figure of or an on elderly man In a 3 funereal frock coat in t lapel CC of or hoW hoW- ed NI the red and yellow n r the Order of Saint Antic Anne Ills His hands wore were behind his lila back arid add anc he st stood o purposely pur pun In iii such a n po position lon that when hen I entered I could not nol at first his face ace against l the strong strong gray light behind But when the footman n had bowed and retired and we were iere alone he turned 81 slightly and anti I 1 then lien saw sw that his bon bony betty face Cace with wih high cheek Jjones Jnes OneS slight JIa gray side whiskers hard harl mouth and ald black e eyes es set closely together was one that bore the he mak mark of evil evl e 1 upon It the It-the the I-the the keen sinister inister countenance countenance ance amice of or one who could act without an any compunction and without rc regret ret Truly one would woul nOt nO be surprised ai nt at any cruel action of oC a man with wih such a face the face the face of oC an op op- op- op Well Vell el he snapped in French In a pitched high high voice You want to see seenie ec me nie concerning that lint mad English girl What picturesque I his s do you OU Intend to tell me mc concerning her I have no intention of telling an any untruths concerning her was wa m my luick response as r I faced him un un- flinchingly I She Site has hns told toll me sufficient sum suit dent to to She has told you something Ah Ali I guessed ue ed as ns much I expected this And nd I saw sw that his thin hut crafty cry face fuce went pale pall while his eyes eres glanced evilly evilly evil evil- ly Iy upon me He believed that she he had hai r revealed d to me her secret crt He lie le placed his hand upon the hack back of a chair chal wherein was concealed an electric button but but- ton oh and next instant a little tout stout man manin manin manin in shall shabby black as thou though h b bj b. b magic malc through h a 3 secret door bidder in iii the dark thank paneling of oC the audience chamber the chamber the man maui who was his personal per pr ru cuard ll against the lie plots for tor his assassination His excellent excellency swore and the DIP thi words worn he ho utere staggered me I stood a aghast gh mist Seize that man ho he hC cried pointing t to me lie He lC Is armed Ito In has threatened to kill 11 me He lie Ie Is the lie theman lieman man a whom we were wele recent recently warned the the Ah I T cried standing before th the he faced thin official of the 01 czar the unscrupulous un un- un- un scrupulous man maui who laid had crushed Finland Fin Fimi- lan land beneath the Iron heel of or Russia anti and who vho h by his lying allegation no noty held m me In his power poter I see s-ce ee your OU object Baron lalon Oberg You intend It In arrest me as a n Search the fellow He lie le has a n r rev rev- rl v- v volver there In hl his hip po hip l eL de declared lu dared clarel the he governor general and anti In lii Inan Inan an an Instant th the short ferret eyed lit 1111 Me man had run his hands hantis down mo pie nn an and felt my weapon I drew it H forth Coth and amI handed It I to him saying ing You Yu Y u are quite welcome to It It It Ir you 0 tram Cem that hint I 1 am here with wih an any ami sinister tel motive lon cl clever He lie obtained admission by hy a vel ruse the baron explained examined to the he po police police po- po 0 me nie lice agent gent AntI And then lien he lie threatened Its s 's untrue I protested hoti hol hotly l have hove merely called to se you rE regardIng regard regard- rl- rl big Ing Ilg the young I English n lady Elma Elmita the thie the unfortunate Jad lady whom you vou consigned to 0 tho the fortress of or Ka- Ka lana jana The mn mad woman you ou moan mean mon h he heI hI I laughed au gh ed She is not nol mad I T cried but but butas asSauL ns as SauL sane as yourself our cIC It I is you OU who In Intended iii- iii tended that the Ilie horrors of the lie ca castle te should drive thrive 1 lieu her I In Insane anel anti and thus tItus your OUI secret should be le kept What do ho you ou suggest suggest he demanded demand ed cd stepping a n few feti paces towards meT mo mp moI mpr I T mean Xavier Oberg that yo you you- would woul kill ki Elma Elrna H Heath ath If IC O IJ to todo todo todo do so I red plainly a as I faced ii him ilm Iii unflinchingly You Yuu se see he lie lau laughed h turning t the to t. he the stout man tuna at ut n side The rhe tellow tel fel- low ow Is in Insane ne H He lie shoes does not know what he hc is talking about Ah Alt my d dear Ht Malkoff Jv Ive I've had u ii 1 narrow N escape cp here o to shoot me Tic Ir- Ir f. f came caine ml I I 1 hero here hereto heroo I fr did 1111 dil notI protested am ani to o demand satisfaction O I tn on in In jh lt of fC Miss I I Heath th wehl Oi Oh ll Oh well It if time the la lady cares carea to J I I c. c r i ome CIme her her herself lf It I r will wi J give h liti 1 I hue tho tl H she he desires was his crafty reply The h lady Indy has has' has escaped you OU and l It II 4 therefore hardly hally IkEI likely J she he ho will wi ro- ro urn to f i said Mill I ti It I was wnM you who succeeded by bv throwing browing th the tho guard Into the water Iii in n abducting lien her from front the castle costlo h he her r d d. d But he nd added ell sneeringly sneering sneering- ly Iy y lh with vii It a sinister smile I r your our gallantry was ivas prompted b by ar- ar eh eh That Is my own affair A deaf nn and amid dumb woman 1 Is 81 ly Iy v not a very cheerful companion And who caw caused ed her that ion Uon lon I cried hoty hotly When hen she waat maat wax wa at al Chichester she possessed Sll speech lh and anc hearing as a other girls irl In Indeed she was wa not when on ott board tIme the Lola Loin in Leghorn harbor only a n new afew few ew months ago ngo Perhaps you OU lect the narrow escape the lie yacht hail had hadon hailon on the sands 7 lip Ills III eyes eyeR met mine an and amid I saw SW by ly his ils drawn face and amid brows narrow that m my words were causing g him the lie utmost utmost utmost ut ut- ut- ut most consternation My lily y object w w. wis s sto to 0 malo make him believe holeve that I kne more than titan I really did to did to hold built himIn him liOn himIn In fear In fact Perhaps the man whom some know as Hornby or could ti loll an Interesting story went onlie on He lie will wi no doubt douht when he lie mi-cm mi Elma Imn Heath and finds tho the terrible of which she has his been the viti victim I m. m II Ills thin bony countenance was wa bloodless his mouth twitched and hl his gray glay brows contracted quickly I haven't the least Idea what you mean my dear deal sir ho lie stammered All Al that you say sy I Is entirely enigmatical cal cl to me inc What have I to t do 10 with this mad En Englishwoman's affairs Send out this man I salt said I pointIng point point- Ing lag to the detective Malkoff who haul hall appeared from bt behind the paneling of or orthe the ho audience chamber Send him him bin out and I will wl tell teU you But Hut the he representative e of or th the czar always as M much In dread of or a ansas as inn ina Lieu tion lon as his Imperial master r refused I saw that what I haul hal said sid lint hall upset him an and that he lie was not at nt all aU clear elear as to how much munch or om 0 how little of f the lH ho ti title tle ue facts I knew The Time connection between the lie little IU miniature cross cros of oC the Order Ordem of n St St. St Anne Annc an anti and that red roil and ant yellow yeow ribbon In his hole button hole huton-hole struck me nie forcibly at that moment au and I said I have ha no desire to make any statements state stale ments ments before a second person huerson I came here to see eE you OU privately atel and auth In private t ate vate will wi I speak I have certain in information in- in formation that will wi I feel confident be be of or the lie utmost interest to you you con rou-on- rou con concerning another woman Armila Santini San San- Sn- Sn tini tinI Ills His lips were pressed together and anti andI antiI I noticed how he started when I T ut uttered Ut- Ut the name of or that lint woman whom I 1 had found foun dead dea In In in- Hannoch Wood and whose bol body had so sut mysteriously d disappeared And what on earth can the lie woman concern me he lie asked asketh with a brave f attempt to remain cool still tl speakIng speaking speak speak- ing In French Only that you OU knew know her was 0 my brief reply Then with wih my mi-my eyes sU stil fixed upon his lila I asked aske Will 1 you nu not mio now request thi this lila gentleman lo to t retire He lie he hesitated a moment and then hen with wih a wave ave of his hand dismissed ell the theman milan man he had hail summoned to his aid ohl A moment later tho lie Stranglers protector PI pro t tom had disappeared through that g secret ret door door In In the lie paneling b by hi which 1 he lie i Well Vell el asked the baron uniting turning quickly to me again his lila dark thank evil 1 eyes ees trying to fathom my Int Intentions Well el I r asked And nd what pray can ean you OU profit by hy denouncing m me as asan asan asan an assassin as Hem Remember em bel baron that ha t tour your our secret secre Is mine mimic I said In a clear clar voice olce full ful of oC meaning And your our intention Is blackmail blackmail- eh he lie snapped walking to the he window window win win- dow anti and nOI back again How much do thu II you want My Iy intention Is nothing of ot the kind My ty object is to avenge eng the he outrageous eol injury to Elma Ehna Heath Of OC COU'S course That Is only natural If you ou have fallen falen In mm love with her he said Stil But Dut are not your our in intentions In- In somewhat ill advised 1 considering consid ering tic tc tic ring item her position as a 3 criminal lunatic luna hum Ilna- Ilna She Is neither I protected quickly y Very er well You know better beter than m myself self he laughed The offense tot for fC which she was condemned to confinement confine ment In tn a fortress was tho ho attempted a assassination of ot Madame wife of the tie general commanding the military division Assassination I cried nied Have you 01 actually sent ent her lier to prison on ns as a murderess mur mur- deress lere I have not The criminal court of oC Abo did dill so M so he said dryly lyl The rIme offense of of- Cense has hns since sinco been proved to halleen have l been leen the outcome of or a political conspiracy con con- and the thu minister of or the lie In Interior tn- tn tenor in Petersburg last lasteel week eel signed I nI order for prisoners prisoner's the he an on transportation tion bit to lo the he island of oC S halen Ah I remarked with set teeth Because you OU tear fear lest she will wil write wrIt down your OUI secret ecret You ott are Insulting You f evidential do not know what hiat your are arc saying he lie hC exclaimed resentfully I limo know what I am saying sating quite well well You have hav requested her re removal ue n moval nl mo to In or order er that the truth shall be le never pr ne known But lut Baron Ua- Ua ron Oberg I added with wih mock pi p you ou may do tin as you will wili wil you ou ouma ma may send Elma Heath Hath to her grave gravu t gr you ou mn may hold me mutt prisoner If it you dare ular art but there heie are ae still witnesses ses of oC your yoni YIU crime that will wi rh rise against you ou In Iii an nit Instant he went ghastly pu pale nd I r knew that 1 my blind shot haul had struck Its is mark The he man before me inc was guilty of ot some sonic crime but mt what It was on only onI I Elma h herself elf could tell eli That he hf had had had hr her hei r fm cm in no ri nt t I I tempted political assassination oi only emily showed how Ingeniously utah and mil 1 he lie he heartless ruler rulo m of that ruined country coun coun- 1 t. t try haul hall laid haitI lail his plans He lie feared ll El- El g m na mi-ma antI and therefore had hall conspired iC I to In hn nave have h lien her sent out to that dismal penal island in time the off far Pacific You do not team fear arrest lie le asked as though with sonic some sur suu prise Not Nol In the he least least least-at at least not mint arest ar- ar rest est by you You IOLi may bur bor lie tho representative of the Emperor in iii Finland but ut even here thieve there Is Justice for tIme the A sinister smile played around the thin gray lips hiis |