In The Express
Written by
Fred M. White
Copyright 1900
First published in Pearson Magazine v 4, no 3, Sep. 1900. Third story in the collection
One of the greatest spies in Europe was Mefer and he, invariably unbeatable, had gotten his hands on a set of plans crucial to England. Newton Moore's job is to convince him to give them up with no real leverage and while on an express train.