Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-20

ways are different from the ways OF
Paris. 1t isn't agreeable to be gossiped
only an actress
! You turn things clsverly, as always.
Yes. you are afraid there might have
been-a letter Yet the public adores you.
1t would pardon you any indiscretion.
especially a romantic one-any indiscre-
tion except treachery. There might how
ever, be a few persons less indulg INT. Du
Laurier, for instance
| 1 shivered I'VE were speaking Of the
scene with the juge d'instruetion." / re-
minded him. You have wandered from
the point again
There are so many points-au sharp
as swords for those they may pierce.
Well. the important question was In re-
tlatfon to letter-yes: But the letter was
not from you. mademoiseile. 1t was
written in English, and it made an ap-
pointment at the very address where the
crime was committed. 1t was. as nearly
as l could make out. a request from
person calling himself a jewelers. as
sistant. for the receiver Of the letter TO
call and return a case containing jewels.
This case had been committed to MT
Dundas' care, it appeared. while travel
ing from London to Paris. and without
his knowledge. another packet being
taken away to make room for this Mr..
Dundas replied to the JUICE Construction
that his own packet, stolen from him on
the Journey, contained nothing but pa
pers entirely personal, concerning him.
self alone.
afterward murdered slipped into your
pocket?' asked the juge Construction
Lenormand tells me.
"A necklace answered Mr.. Dundas.
CA necklace of diamonds
Possibly diamonds. possibly paste.
wasn't much interested in it
'Ah. was this not the necklace which
lyou-staying at the Elysee Palace under
another name-gave to Mademoiselle
Maxine de Renzie last evening" was the
next question thrown suddenly at Mr..
Dundas' head. Now, you see. mademois-
ellie. that my story is not dull"
Am 1 to hear the rest-according to
your protege?" l asked. twisting my
handkerchief. as 1 should have liked to
twist Godensky's neck. till he had no
more breath or wickedness left in him.
MIR. Dundas tried his best to convince
the juge Construction. most clever and
experienced man. that II he had, as an
old friend. brought you present. 1t was
something entirely different. and there
fore far removed from this case.
Are you not Mademoiselle de Renzie's
lover?' was the next inquiry. admire
her. as do thousands Of others. who also
respect her as l do your friend returned
very prettily. At last. dearest lady. you
begin to see what there Is In this string
of questions and answers to bring me
straight to you
NO Count Godensky. I do not 1 an
swered steadily. But sudden illuminat-
ing ray did show me. even as I spoke.
what might be In his scheming mind.
Then l must be clear. and. above all
frank. Du Laurier loves you. You love
him. You mean. I think, to marry him.
But deeply In love as he Is. he is very
proud fellow. He will have all or moth
Ing. II / judge him we'll. and he would
not take for his wife woman who &C
q W
ing as she takes them that he is her
lover"
He wouldn't believe it Of me-, cried.
There is a way of convincing him. Oh,
shall not tell him! But he shall see in
writing all that passed between the JUICE
d'instruction and Mr.. Dundas, unless"
UNLESS? but l know what you mean to
threaten. You repeat yourself
Not quite. for 1 have new argum ents
and stronger ones. 1 want you. Maxine.
mean to have you-or / will crush you,
and now you know can. Choose"
l sprang up and looked at him. Per-
haps there was murder in my eyes. as for
a moment there was In my heart for he
exclaimed:
'Tigeress! You would kill me If you
could. But that doesn't make me love
you less. Would du Laurier have you if
he knew what you areas he will know
soon unless you let me save you? Yet L
l would love you if you were murderess
as Wei as a-Spy-
1T is you who are spy" I faltered,
now all but broken.
IF l am, l haven't spied in vain. Not
only can l ruin you with du Laurier and
before the world. but ] can ruin him ut
terry and In all ways"
"No-no, ] gasped. "You cannot.
You're Boosting. You can do nothing"
Nothing tonight, perhaps. I'm not
speaking of tonight l am giving you
time. But tomorrow-or the day after.
It's much the same to me. AT first. when
/ first began to suspect that something
had been taken from it's place. I had no
proof. | had to get that, and l did get it
nearly all I wanted. This affair of
Dundas might have been planned for my
advantage. 1t IS perfect All it's COM
plications are just so many links in a
chain for me. Girard-the man Dundas
chose to employ-was the very man I'd
sent to England; on what errand, do you
think? To watch your friend the British
foreign secretary. He followed Dundas to
Paris on the bare suspicion that there d
been communication between the two, and
he was preparing a report for me when
Dundas called on him..
What connection can Ivor Dundas'
coming to Paris have with Raoul du
Laurler?' I dared to ask.
You know best as to that"