Bridgeport Evening Farmer in Bridgeport, Connecticut

Adventurous tale shoots toward a dangerous pursuit

A narrator recounts a journey through intrigue and coded notes in a Northern inn and moorland chase. The search leans on Scudder’s cipher, Karolides plotting a 1912 war setup, and a crucial date June 15. The stakes rise as two suspicious men tail the protagonist, who borrows a car to stay ahead amid shifting motives and a looming confrontation.