tly what to do?" asked Czar Nicholas

Majesty," said

tions well memorized

l find clothing laid out for you. I have seen to all arrang

be found on us are concealed in the

so, when the count finds them, he will believe, as I wish him to believe, that they

t to know the

your course according to events as they transpire. F

y, sire,"

nts caused the lads no little wonder that they could have been procured so readily. Of coarse weave, they were, neve

urned to where the Czar and

y, sire,"

he far end of the room, he returned with two wick

e said. "May they stand you in good stead. Now, you

ads n

ight express for Moscow. It is now dark and the train will not leave for another hour. You have plenty of time, and money for your tickets you will find in your pocket

ended a hand

you both," h

en agreed that he should not be seen with them. They had secured directions to the railroad station

we shall be able to get all the rest we need en route. I am cur

as has a few strings he can pull without any one being the wiser.

he way, talking about the count, do you know that I think a who

nything with it?" quer

s I wouldn't

willing to lay a small wager you will come pretty close to an

ously, "but I can tell by the feel of it that it is to

e we'll do all our talking in German or French-French while we believe

ed his und

the ticket

ets, and approaching the window said "Two to Moscow" in French. The agent passed out the tickets and Frank tendered the bill. He accepted what change was passed to him without a

"Then, if something hasn't turned up, we'll go straight to t

k no

, I guess,

to have no fellow travelers in their compartment. They conversed in low tones until the

what is in store for us at the other en

you," decl

er, as the train sped on in the darkness, they slept peacefully, utterly ob

s eyes when he was awakened by loud voices without. Both were awake instantly and as instantly

oscow," mu

agreed. "But why all th

If they would only talk a white man's lan

an," Fra

thrown rudely open and a uniformed figure-that

ew hims

emanded in French. "Why do you for

in French, "you will learn in g

ied Frank. "

e," said the officer with a deprec

talking to two French gentlemen, allies of Russia in this critica

a stop to all this foolishness, I may as well tell you tha

d Frank. "I as

ays now. We were warned of your approach and instructed to arrest

ediately the Russian officer produced a pair of

have a squad of my men out here. Wil

Jack, "but rather than cause unpleasantness, we shall

returned the officer qu

surrounded them and they were marched away. They walked down several streets and turned in toward a rather

report of his subordi

f what weapons

removed the revolvers so recently given

d see that they

teps into inky blackness; thence along another corridor and finally into a low

Frank, after their capto

t look to me as though we were going

ou don't mean to tell me y

Jack. "This darkness? Could

k. "I mean our arre

been spotted and the count has had us caught.

k la

are working out first

aybe you can expl

on't be long before our friend, the count, shows up to see whether we are really

that event we must make the count believe we are spies

did

he corridor. Their jailer approached, followed by a h

door," comman

s the count," Frank w