"And you say the papers that are to be found on us are concealed in the lining of the coats, sir?" asked Jack. "Yes; I had them prepared hurriedly, but they will pass muster. They are identical; so, when the count finds them, he will believe, as I wish him to believe, that they were sent in duplicate that he might be sure of getting one if the other was caught." "And we are not to know the contents, sire?" "It is not necessary," was the reply. "You will shape your course according to events as they transpire. First, you must get into the good graces of the count." "We'll try, sire," said Jack. The two lads stepped into the next room, where, as the Czar had said, two suits of clothing were laid out. The garments caused the lads no little wonder that they could have been procured so readily. Of coarse weave, they were, nevertheless, of unmistakable German pattern, when examined closely. There was no hint of Russian manufacture about them. Dressed and ready, they returned to where the Czar and Lord Hastings awaited them. "All ready, sire," said Jack. The Czar nodded. Walking to a little cabinet at the far end of the room, he returned with two wicked looking automatics. He extended one to each lad. "A present from my kingly cousin, Kaiser Wilhelm," he said. "May they stand you in good stead. Now, you are sure that you understand the situation perfectly?" The lads nodded. "Good, then. Now, I will not tell you how I shall arrange for you to be picked up by Count Blowinski. You will know in due season. All you have to do is to board the night 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 pockets. When events have shaped themselves so that you know there will be no chance of a slip, you will let me know in some manner. Trust no agents. I leave the way to you." The Czar extended a hand to each lad. "Good luck to you both," he said simply. The lads bowed and then made their way from the palace, leaving Lord Hastings behind, for it had been agreed that he should not be seen with them. They had secured directions to the railroad station and once outside the palace they turned their footsteps in that direction and walked along slowly. "This train doesn't reach Moscow until morning," said Frank, "so we shall be able to get all the rest we need en route. I am curious to know just how we are to fall in with the esteemed count." "So am I," Jack agreed, "but I guess the Emperor of all the Russias has a few strings he can pull without any one being the wiser. The thing that troubles me is, will we be able to fool the count?" "It's our business to see that we do," was Frank's reply. "By the way, talking about the count, do you know that I think a whole lot of this gun the Czar gave me? I wouldn't want to lose it." "Think you could hit anything with it?" queried Jack with a smile. "Well, I guess I wouldn't miss very far."