e government away from the ruling classes.
At first all went well, and then the Bolshevists began their reign.
When the homes of the wealthy were raided and despoiled of their
valuables, my master confided in me, and together we contrived a secure
hiding place for the jewels.

"To save my own life, I pretended to be one of the Bolshevists. But,
bah, they were nothing to me. All the time I thought and thought of the
magnificent jewels hidden away from the light of day where the Grand
Duke and I had placed them.

"The more I thought, the more I pondered over why I should stay in that
land, or why I should continue to live a life of poverty. Confiding in
my brother, who had joined the Bolshevists as I had, merely to protect
his life, we decided that we should make a break for liberty, taking
with us the jewels of the Duke.

"Scraping together all the money we could by any means whatsoever, we
took the gems one night and fled. Of the long trip across Siberia I
shall not bother to tell you; it is sufficient to say that we suffered
much. Finally we reached the end, and in a big Japanese fishing vessel
were brought to the western part of Canada.

"In British Columbia we made an attempt to cross the border, but in some
way suspicion rested upon us, and again we fled. A Canadian Customs man
followed us all the way across Canada, but we managed to give him the
slip and we landed in the home town of my good friend LeBlanc. Fortune
favored us, for we made his acquaintance.

"He has agreed that he will help us bring the jewels across the border,
and more than that, he will help us sell them in places he and his
companion Green know about. For all of you there is much pay if you
help. And that is all there is to tell you," concluded the Russian.

Without waiting for any reply, the Russian fished in an inside pocket,
and brought out a small leather bag.

"See, here is only one small part of the fortune," and as he spoke he
unloosed the string and shook out on the table a magnificent bracelet,
set with diamonds.

In the light of the oil lamp that stood on the table, it flashed and
sparkled. The men gazed admiringly at it, and Garry himself could
scarcely restrain a gasp of astonishment.

LeBlanc silenced the talk of the men and said:

"We shall help this man in his work, for the pay will be great, very
great. The plans to be made are simple. Tomorrow night we shall bring
the furs over the regular route and store them in Gre