'•HE'S A RUSSIAN NOBLE!"
THE
instant he had disappeared
Ivanoff crossed rapidly to the
small table near the bedroom
and picked up a cigarette from
a box that lay there with a bottle.'
"I thought so. Russian!" he said,
and in answer to Pike's look of inquiry
went on. "That man, your friend, who
calls himself Von Grollerhagen, is not
a German—he is a Russian—not only
that—he is a Russian noble. I see it
in a hundred ways that you cannot."
"He helped us this afternoon." said
Daniel, but Ivanoff did not seem to
hear him.
"I have felt it inevitable that I
should go back to Siberia ever since 1
came here"—
"Perhaps"— began Daniel, but the
other interrupted.
"There is no 'perhaps' for me. There
has never been a 'perhaps' since I met
Helene, my wife—she who sent me to
the mines, she and my dear English
friend."
For a moment Daniel was thought
ful then he looked up quickly.
"What was his name?" he asked.
"Glenwood—I shall never forget it"
the Russian replied. "He had con
tracts with the ministry of finance.
He supplied hydraulic machinery to
the government. The name Glenwood
means nothing to you, and there area
million Helenes in France. I prayed
God to let me meet them before I was
taken, but"— He paused as a knock
came upon the door. "It is the carabi
nieri!" he said hoarsely and shrank
back:.
To be continued
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Will sell a very slightly used Parsons
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