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BETWEEN TWO FIRES
By MRS. C. NJ WILLIAMSON
Author of Lady Mary of the House, in Crew.
fortunes Sport" Etc. ~
By MRS. C.. N. WILLIAMSON
SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAPTERS.

SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAPTERS.
The story presupposes diplomatic intrigue
between Great Britain and France, and the po-
lit1cal parties therein Marion Sitgreaves, niece
of Sir Gordon Reyelstoke. home secretary, is in
love with Brent Noel. his young protege. But
Noel. having first taken a fancy to her, has
settled his affection Margot, Sir Gordon 8
pretty daughter. Marion is jealous and listens
to a private conversation between Lord Reck-
worth (the foreign secretary, Sir Gordon Revel-
stoke and Brent The last named is commits
stoned to take secret packet Of great impor-
lance to beautiful actress Mile. Jufiette de
Nevers. who is acting a British spy or
agent In Paris. Brent and this lady are
very friendly with each other. Marion deter
mines to use the fact TO her own mean ad-
vantage. Marion tells Margot that Brent is
going to Paris to make love to the actress.
Margot goes to Charing- Gross railway station,
and a highly embarrassing scene occurs. as
Brent Is bound to absolute secrecy the mission
being one of grave concern and danger. At
last. the train Is moving out, he jumps into
carriage, not noticing 1t was reserved and con-
tains three very mysterious men. Brent has
had several alarming adventures, being jostled
and tripped, but each time placing his hand over
his coat pocket soon he RECEIVERS himself,
feels that 1t is secure he presses the pack
cts outline for complete assurance. He meets
Mile. de Nevers in hotel and hands forth
his packet Suddenly the lights turned out,
and the door handle stealthily moves.
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ond that the party had divided lest we
should seize a chance Of escape The
salon door Juliette had locked as she
came in from the corridor, but the
other, communicating with the bed
room, I had forgotten.
threw hasty glance at her, and
seeing that she had already found
means Of concealing the letter-case,
L sharply demanded of the commits
sary of police what the dickens he
meant by walking into my room unin-
vited. But his agreeable smile was
unruffed.
Ten thousand pardons, monsieur!"
he exclaimed. II Knocked and hear
ing no answer Ventured to intrude
Important business must be my ex-
cuse. I have to request that Monsieur
Brent will place in my hands the gift
which he has brought from London
for MAIDEN oiselle de Nevers.''
You are Mistaken said. tI have
brought no gift for Mademoiselle de
Nevers."
I prevaricated with bold face; but
fear it was also a flushed one, for
the mans knowledge of my name was
omtnous. If the Paris police had con-
trived already to learn it despite all
our precautions it was probable that
they knew enough to knock to pieces
our house of cards. The fellows very
politeness looked as if he were sure he
had the game in his own hands.
Perhaps, I should say rather the
article which mademoiselle lent and
monster has now returned" amended
the commissary Of police.
You have been strangely misin-
formed" I replied, throwing out my
hands with a gesture expressive of in
jured innocence.
II trust that Monsieur Brent does
not intend to obstruct the police in the
execution Of their duty" said the
Frenchman, his smile hardening to a
certain grimmace. I'm that case, it
would be my disagreeable task to
order that monsieur be searched"
shrugged my shoulders. eff I
must submit to such an indignity I
must, that is all. But in few hours
time it would be my disagreeable task
to make things lively for the person
responsible.
'.Also to search mademoiselle,"
said the commissary Of police.
whether the thing to which I refer
| is at this moment still in the possess
! sion Of monsieur or whether it has al
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observations
LIQUID SUNSHINE"
AS AN APPETIZER

scientific event is hard to estimate. So
lttle IS known of the curative proper
ties of radioactive liquids that the
outcome. cannot be accurately pre-
dlcted. The unique idea of illuminate
ing the entire interior of the body
with the rays of the sun in liquid form
is, now more than a fanciful dream
The ultra violet rays of the sun have
been shown to be exactly the same as
the Invisible rays Of radium. Some
experimenters with radium have sug-
gested that radtum may bear the
same relation to the sun in the world
Of light that coal does in the world Of
heat. Consequently the source Of
radium's activity may eventually be
traced back to the sun itself. The dis
tinctive feature of radium, however, is
that it possesses the power of maxi
ing other substances radioactive. In
other words. it can impart to chemicals
In a solution Of water ultraviolet
rays similar to the rays of the sun,
making them equally a relative of the
sun in the world Of light.
Physicians the world over have
recognized the force of the suggestion
of infusing the rays of the sun into the
blood and then letting the blood take
it's course thru the body, penetrating
lungs, liver, kidneys, stomach and all
I internal parts of the human frame.
They have been using the Liquid sun
light sufficiently long to demonstrate
it's efficacy in curing certain forms of
disease, but they wait expectantly to
learn the influence Of this new physi-
cal agent as a cure in place of drugs.
The curative properties of certain
spring waters are now known to be the
radioactive substances they possess
rather than the inorganic solutions
which heretofore have been held to be
the curative agent.
Many physicians affirm that a new
branch of medical practice may be the
outcome of this radium experimental
ton. If they are correct in their ideas,
the present system of medical treat
ment by the use of drugs will become
as obsolete as the old blood letting
treatment of medieval times. What
effect it will have upon the surgical
branch of medical treatment remains
to be emonstrated.
The Technology club dinner there
fore, will tend at least to bring this
new Liquid sunshine into the field
Of discussion. This club, consisting of
engineers Of all mechanical and cleo
trical sciences, architects, bacteriolo-
gists, biologists and all the allied
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The Technology club, consisting of
graduates of the Massachusetts In
stitute of Technology, will give din
ner at the University club on Feb. 5,
at which the new discovery, liquid
sunshine will be served for the first
time. About $50 persons will attend.
The proposition Of actually drinking
radium sunlight in Il liquid form, APP
pealed to the members of the club so
strongly that they decided to try some
of it at their annual dinner.
A large number Of scientific men
have been invited to the dinner, among
them President Pritchett Of the In
stitute of Technology, Boston; Pres-
dent Butler of Columbia university,
William Barclay Parsons, engineer Of
the subway; Peter Cooper Hewitt, in
ventor of the Cooper Hewitt vapor
lamp; DR.. Hallock, professor Of
physics in Columbia university; DR..
G. F. Kunz and the Rev. Minot Saw
age. These guests, together with the
scientists who are members of the
Technology club, will form the dis
tinguished party who will witness the
experiment.
On entering the banquet hall each
guest will find at his plate q miniature
stein containing a capsule Of quinine,
eosene or some other fuorescing
chemical. Beside this will be a clear
glass Of crystal containing pure,
before the speakers Of the evening are
announced, each guest will be re-
quested to drop his capsule into the
glass Of water. The capsule will dis
solve while the speaking is in prog
ress, so that each glass will be capable
of fuorescence when the radium is
used. Each guest will then receive
tiny tube Of ,radium, which he will
drop into the glass. thus rendering the
fuorescent liquid radioactive. At a
signal from the POSTMASTER each guest
will rise while a toast to "Tech.' is
proposed.
The room will then be made abso-
lutely dark, and by a new process, to
be announced that evening, the liquid
sunshine will be made to glow with
most beautiful blue or yellow light.
This light will be plainly visible to all
present, and it will be the first time
that radioactive liquids have been
made to glow by radium in public.
Each guest will then drink his Liquid
sunshine" and await results. No one
fears the result.
The Importance Of this dinner as q
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ready been returned to mademoiselle
is immaterial. The matter of import
ance is that, it must be in my hands
within two minutes or mademoiselle
de Nevers and Monsieur Brent must
consider themselves under arrest
My lips were parted to speak, tho
had no words sharp enough to cut this
Gord1an knot, when Juliette relieved
me of the responsibility.
1T is monstrous," she calculated,
"monstrous. A lady comes to call
upon an old friend at his hotel, and be-
cause her name happens to be we'll
known, because she Is a servant Of the
public, she is to be insulted by this
shameful, this ridiculous espionage. Of
the police. Oh, I shall know how to
make you regret this. But, to show
you how baseless are the suspicious,
stand, see for yourselves that have
received nothing from my friend
which calls for the interest Of the po-
lice
White as MARBLE her eyes dark and
dilated, she threw off her long, loose
cloak, revealing the perfect lines of
her figure, clad in a close-clinging
dress Of some soft black stuff. So
snug was the fit that to have hidden
even a small folded paper the size of a
ordinary letter would have been diff
cult. Beside, the bodice was buttoned
from waist to throat with tiny dia-
mond buttons, each one a separate
spark Of light, as the glorious bust
rose and fell in angry emotion. There
would not have been time, after the
knock on the door which had inter-
rupted our brief conversation, and the
appearance Of the intruders, for her to
have undone half-a-dozen Of these
miniature, closely set buttons and
thrust inside an object to be- con-
cealed, much less button them again.
The sleeves were tight to the wrist,
as if their beautiful wearer had been
born in them. There remained,
therefore, only the pocket, which she
hastily turned wrong side out, and the
hat from which she CONTEMPORARY
removed the, diamond-headed pins,
and shook as she took it off.
I watched and marveled, for where
was the letter-case? Not thirty sec
onds had passed between my placing
| it in her hand and the appearance of
| the three members Of the police. How
then, had she managed to dispose of it
] in such a way as to dare search
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was smiling as before; but she had
apparently ceased to breathe. Her
breast no longer rose and fell tumul-
tuously. The only movement there
was the visible knocking of the heart
under the close-fitting bodice.
For the fraction of a second-as
the man bent towards the sofa-the
desperate thought of trying to over
power all three men, stunning them
and giving time for Juliette to get
away with the letter case, hung in
my mind. But almost as quickly as
it had come, the idea was superseded
by the conviction that to attempt VIC
lence would only make matters worse
for this fair woman who had risked
so much.
I am something of an athlete, and
have always prided myself little too
much, perhaps, on feats of strength
and endurance; but it would be mad
ness to hope that I could get the best
of three armed men without at least
making such a noise that a dozen
servants would come to their assist
ance. I thought also Of bribery, and
this idea I did not entirely dismiss
It might be worked, providing a. high
enough price could be raised, if the
letter case was discovered. But all
these pros and cons argued them
selves out in my brain while I could
have: counted twenty; and meantime
the commissary of police was DELHI
erately removing the silk cushions
which his men had tossed back into
place. He laid them on the floor and
then thrust his thin wiry hand down
between the seat and the back OF
the sofa. He moved it along slowly
inch by inch.
1t was just as if Juliette's soul had
sent a Geographic message to mine
telling me that she had pushed her
treasure deep, deep into this crevice;
yet as the fingers travelled slowly on
and on, dared to hope that by some
miracle he would pass it over. In that
case it would be but for him to
apologize most humbly for the humil.
iating mistake he had committed, the
Inconvenience to which we had been
put, and take his men away. 1 dared
to hope, with that pendulum quaver-
ing In horrid,, nauseating fashion, un-
til the police officer gave cry OF
triumph. Both hands instead of one
went to work, two crooked forefingers
being excitedIy inserted; and then
with dramatic flourish his French
temperament could not resist, he
waved aloft a dark red leather case
'Viola!" he calculated. with flash
of white teeth. Observation-Disclosures
sieur, you have given us fine game
Of hide-and-seek-a game to be en-.
joyed; yet I regret
IF you think" Juliette broke in
quickly, that the thing you have there
belongs to me you are mistaken.
never saw it before in my life
Nor l." echoed. Juliette flung
me glance Of gratitude mingled with
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\ thought Of a childish game I had
often played-twenty years ago, per-
haps 1t was called Hide the Hand
kerchief," and while certain of the
players searched Others. stood by say
ing: Now you are warm; now you
are ice-cold." In remembering this
suddenly we seemed to be five play
ers: And it was Juliette De Nevers'
beautiful, white, notwithstanding face
which proclaimed against her will:
Now you are warm; now you are ice
cold.'' ~.<..,... go,
There was a, table in the center of
bound illustrated guide-books upon it
and my hat and gloves, which I had
flung down as I came in. The gen
darmes picked UP all these things
looked under them, put them down.
peered under the table,. lifted the silk
cushions on the sofa opened the doors
of a small bric-a-brac cabinet. bowed
to. move from the rug on which she
stood, lifted it, and also the fender,
took out two logs of wood from the
crate where a fire had been laid ready
to light, shook the silk and lace win
dow curtains, pushed the chairs away
from the positions they had occupied
and then confessed, with shrugs OF
4
TT had a curious feeling as if my
! heart were the pendulum of a clock
which had been shaken until it was
uncertain whether to go or stop. For
myself, the stakes were not SO passing
great; but ell my life I have had an
i uncomfortable way of Involuntary
putting myself in other peoples places
at moments of their distress or dan
ger. I suppose it's an over-vivid i'm
agination; anyhow, at such times ]
suffer all that they suffer-maybe
more-and :<nowaethe strain Of the sit
uation was Juggling at my nerves.
Once, when the gendarmes had car
1 ried their quest into a certain quar-
ter, Juliette's face, tho hardened into
one unvarying expression-a smile
which I should not soon forget-had
a curious effect, as if the flesh had
! curdled under the skin, and at the
same instant. I saw in the fulness OF
/ electric light a dewy sparkle on her
/ forehead as if diamond had sud-
/ denly been flung all over it.
The question which had Jared the
/ pendulum to, indecision. was whether
| the commissary of police had also
1 noted that subtle effect, and, If So
/ whether he had put the same inter-
i probation upon it.
1 had not long to wait. The keen
4 eyed Frenchman gave no further di-
/ rections to his subordinates, but
crossing the room, paused before the
sofa.
i The gendarmes had been lifting the
/ pillows ON the sofa when the diamond.
dust had glittered on Mademoiselle dc
| Nevers' forehead. When he ha6
reached this place their superior off
Ger turned and looked at her. She
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surprise. I knew why. Once 7 had
told her that in my opinion a lie
was so coWardly I could conceive Of
no circumstances which would induce
me to utter one. Now she thoughr
that L was lying for her. But the
queerest part of the tangle was that T
couldn't be sure whether she had lied
or not. l was bewildered-dumb-
ROUNDED. We're we playing at cross
purposes? asked myself, amazed.
But the commissary of police was
undaunted. He brought the red
leather case down on the center-tabIe
with an emphatic rap. "Quite proba-
ble, he sneered-tho with the grain
of good nature which Juliette's beauty
and popularity had left undissolved by
MS anger. Quite probable that the
last occupant of these apartments hid
valued possession in so safe a place
and then forgot it. You shall have
the pleasure, mademoiselle. of assist
ing me to see what the case contains"
One hand he laid upon it, pressing it
down on the table. while with the
other he manipulated a metal hasp,
which fastened the two leather flaps
together. But Juliette could bear no
more. She sprang at him like a til
gress, yet her white face was not
fierce, but passionately imploring.
For Heavens sake, monsieur!'' she
SdsPeu, III SUCH a voice that my heart
bled for her For Heavens sake
spare me! You do not understand. 7
swear to you that the affair of this
case-thls present. as you truly called
1t at first-is entirely between this
gentleman-my friend-and myself.
You know me. You know that 1 am
proud-that [ have held myself high.
have scorned many women in nv
profession because they have not held
themselves as high. They say I am
the only actress on the French stage
who has not loved. Well. they are
mistaken. [ do love. What have YOU
and your men to do with a gift to me
from my lover?'
lnvoluntarily took step forward,
my hand out to stop her. But I let it
fall again, clenched, to my side. All
the far-reachlng consequences Of this
false excuse of hers rushed over me.
Her words might be repeated and pub
lished. Margot would read or hear
them. My hope of retrieving what I
had lost would be gone for ever. L
would be in the eyes of the girl I
adored the man whom Juliette de
Nevers had claimed before witnesses
as her lover. My impulse was for
contradiction-but I checked 1t.
Whatever the sacrifice to myself. I
would not dash from under her foot
the slippery plank OH which she es-
sayed to walk.
| Your lover. mademoiselle?" echoed
the commissary of police. "You ask
gentleman is your lover. that there is
a lovers gift in this leather case ?''
And he tapped it, still closed, with
his knuckles.
| Go be Continued To-morrow.l i
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For, as she demonstrated the fact that
she had nothing to conceal, she was
assuring the commissary Of police in
scornful words that he might arrest
her, take her to the police station, and
have the truth of her assertion tested
more thoroly if he chose.
Never had I appreciated Juliette de
'NeVers' power as an actress more than
at this minute. Tho the contents Of
the letter-case was still a mystery to
me [ knew we'll that if it were dis
covered in her possession it meant
something worse than death to her.
Yet the only emotion which she dis
played was virtuous indignation She
was handsomer than she had ever
been in her life, and tho I loved an
other woman my blood was warm
with admiration Of her beauty and her
high courage. #a +a'.. -
"Are you satisfied ?' she demanded.
fed reluctantly answered the gallant
Frenchman.
Juliette's lips quivered. "Then drive
me to the police-station!" she ex-
claimed. She seemed even in haste to
be taken at her word, for haughtily
she moved towards the door.
The eyes of the police officer were
fixed keenly upon her.
We have not searched monsieur"
he said.
L Juliette did not blench.%1 He had
not yet found the vulnerable spot
Still his gaze was on her face. 1.-THE
room must be searched before we
leave it.s SO i 81 !
AT last he had touched the quick.
don't know how to" describe the
change in her expression, for her iron
self-control relaxed only for an in
slant, and then but slightly; yet there
was a change which felt, in sympa-
thy, like an electric shock. In that
instant I guessed her secret, and I was
sure the commissary of police had
guessed also, SO far as to deduce that
Madenciselle de Nevers had snatched
the time to hide what he desired
somewhere in the salon.
Search" he directed the two gen
darmes Begin with all possible
places Of concealmenti within ten
meters of the spot where mademoi-
selle and monsieur stood so earnestly
talking together as we opened the
door,"
Juliette laughed; but her laugh,
tho musical, rang sharp in my ear. I
suffered in my powerlessness to help,
for knew the laugh covered heart
throbs of suspense that sickened her;
I knew that the careless nonchalance
with which she leant her elbow on the
mantelpiece meant physical weakness,
absolute need for support. g;
The two gendarmes moved about
with noiseless obedience, their coun-
tenances grave. They did not look at
Juliette, absorbing themselves entire
ly in the task they had been set. But
their officer kept his gaze upon her
face as if in her eyes had been mir
lrored the hour4glass where the sands
.of his life ran out one by one. ]
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CAUTION-Be careful to give cor
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Sc or whatever it may be. When in
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it may be. When misses Or child's
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Address
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CHAPTER Nv.
Told by Noel Brent, Who Is in Love
with the Home Secre-
tary's Daughter.
Observation-Disclosures"


felt Juliette clutch my arm. "The
treaty." she whispered, in an agonized
voice. $50 the document in my let
ter-case was treaty! But there was
no time to think of it's nature now.
The thing was to provide for it's safety
If possible.)
I thrust the letter-case into her
hand, and heard rustling of silk as,
40 doubt. she concealed it under her
cloak. With this, up went the cleo
trio lights again as bright as ever;
and to my establishment I saw stand
ing in the open doorway, between my
bedroom and sitting-room, a commits
sary Of police. with a gendarme look
ing over his shoulder and another in
the background
The door at which we had heard the
first sound was that by which Juliette
had entered the salon from the COR
ridor outside; but I guessed in sec
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BIRTHS.
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StrandGuist-Mr. and Mrs. Olaf, 1915 Aldrich
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Duluth's suspended car transfer, for
which the council let the contract
Monday night to the Modern Steel
Structural company of Waukesha,
Wis, will be one of the Sights" of
the zenith city. The plans were
drawn by Engineer G. A. P. Turner of
Minneapolis, and call for something
entirely new in the transportation line
in America. The transfer will re-
semble in general appearance the
Pont Transbordeur across the Seine
river at Rouen, France.