Adventure stories; Anarchists -- Fiction; British -- Spain -- Fiction; Madrid (Spain) -- Fiction
"Yes, if you wish. I have a cab waiting. Leave a note for these people
here explaining your absence. Then put on your things and come with me.
I will explain everything as we go along."
A few minutes later they were seated side by side, driving to the same
obscure quarter of the town which had long ago been reached by the
Spanish anarchist Alvedero.
CHAPTER TWENTY TWO.
In a shabby room of a shabby house in one of the most obscure quarters
of Madrid, five men were sitting. They were Contraras, Zorrilta,
Alvedero, Moreno, and Somoza, the fisherman of Fonterrabia.
"Guy Rossett is here, in the next room." It was Moreno who spoke. He
turned to the fisherman. "Has he recovered sufficiently, Somoza?"
The fisherman answered: "He was still a little bit dazed a minute ago
when I left him. The handkerchief I flung over his face contained a
pretty strong dose. I should give him another ten minutes before he is
ready to face the tribunal."
The capture had been easy. Guy Rossett, reckless of danger, had left
his flat to pay his visit to Isobel Clandon. Two members of the Secret
Police were ready to accompany him. Fearful of compromising Isobel, he
had rather roughly dispensed with their services. Reluctantly, they had
obeyed him. They agreed between themselves that an Englishman was
always pig-headed, a bit of a dare-devil, and inclined to take risks.
Guy walked carelessly along. He was in rather good spirits. He had
received that day a cheerful note from Moreno that everything was going
well, that very soon the heads of the anarchist movement in Spain would
be laid by the heels.
Of course, in this letter, Moreno did not explain his methods. If he
had done so, Guy might not have been in quite such high spirits.
For at this moment, playing his very difficult game of saving Guy
Rossett, saving himself and Violet Hargrave, and also snaring the
anarchists, Moreno could only give his full confidence to one man, his
old friend and companion, Maurice Farquhar.
As a matter of fact, Rossett never knew what had really taken place that
night. He was never told that Moreno knew of his projected visit to
Isobel that evening, from a random remark of hers dropped in the
afternoon--that he had set Somoza and another tall Biscayan fisherman to
follow him, for the purpose of bringing him to the house where the heads
of the anarchist movement were assembled in solemn conclave.
Rossett walked gaily along. He would have a precious hour with Isobel.
In a dark street two men came up behind him. One pinioned his arms from
behind. Somoza pressed a saturated handkerchief over his face. In a
few seconds the unfortunate young diplomatist was drugged and helpless.
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
Reviews
Reviews
No reviews yet
Be the first to share your thoughts on this work.
Elsewhere in the archive
Join the Discussion
Join the discussion
Sign in to leave a comment or review.
Sign InorCreate an account