By Woman's Wit
Written by
Fred M. White
Copyright 1900
First published in Pearson Magazine v 4, no 1, July 1900. First story in the collection
The Secret Service Fund is asked to help preserve the rule of the country of Contigua by its leader, Prince Boris, but Russia was using disaffection by some to stir up a revolution so they could step in and annex the province. Newton Moore is sent to pull off the mission, well aware that the three previous agents had all been murdered.