It exhibited in red ink the vault that held the gold reserve.

Storri gazed upon that oblong smudge of red and studied its location with the devotion of a poet.
And now what was to be more expected than that the curious Czar would ask questions of Storri, when that illustrious Russian returned to St.
Petersburg, concerning those many superiorities which the American buildings possessed?
The thought set the indefatigable Storri to visiting the public buildings.

He made a tour of the State War and Navy Building, the Corcoran Gallery, the Capitol, and finally the Treasury Building.

Who should escort him through that latter grim, gray edifice but an Assistant Secretary?
The affable A.S.had met Storri at the club; certainly he could do no less than give him the polite credit of his countenance for his instructive rambles.

Under such distinguished patronage Storri went from roof to basement; even the vault that guarded the nation's gold was thrown open for his regard.
This gold vault was of particular moment to Storri; his Czar had laid weight upon that vault.