The newspaper., 1907-04-19

IN his face and eyes, and when the
time was fully ripe she cornered him.
1t was the old story over again, OF
a woman's determination to know pit
ted against a truthful mans blunder-
! ing efforts TO conceal; and before he
knew what he was about Calvert had
| betrayed the Rajah's secret-which
was also the secret OF the cipher tele-
grams.
Miss Carteret said little-said moth
ing, indeed. that an anxious kinsman
lover could lay hold OF. But when
the secret was hers she donned coat
and headgear and went out on the
square rallied platform. whittier the
Reverend Billy dared not follow her.
! But another member of the Rose
mary group had more courage-or
fewer scruples. When Miss Carteret
let herself out Of the rear door,
Jastrow disappeared in the opposite
direction. passing through the for
ward vestibule and dropping catlike
from the step TO inch his way silent
| " over the treacherous snow-crust to
q convenient spying place at the other
end OF the car.
Unfortunately for the spying pur-
pose. the shades were drawn behind
the two great windows and the glass
door. but the starlight sufficed to show
the watcher a shadowy Miss Virginia
standing motionless on the side which
gave her an outlook down the canyon
| leaning out. It might be. to anticipate
the upcominE Of some one from the
construction camp below.
The secretary. shiyering in the
knifelike wind slipping down from
the bald peaks, had not long TO wait
BY the time his eyes were fitted to
the darkness he heard man coming
IN the track. the snow crunching
frostily under his steady stride.
Jastrow ducked under the platform
and gained a view point on the other
side Of the car. The crunching foot
falls had ceased, and man was
swinging himself up to the forward
step of the Rosemary. AT the instant
n voice Just above the spy's head
called softly: 'Mr. Winton," and the
newcomer dropped back into the snow
and came tramping to the rear.
/ II was an awkward moment for
Jastrow: but he made shift to dodge
again. and so to be out OF the way
when the engineer drew himself up
md climbed the hand-rail to stand be
side his summoner.
The secretary saw him take her
hand and heard her exclamation, half
Indignant. wholly reproachful:
"You had my note. told you no;
to come,"
$50 you did. and yet you were ex-
pecting me-" he asserted. He was still
holding her hand. and she could not
or did not-withdraw 1t.
Was |, indeed" There was
touch of the old-tme raillery in the
words. but II was gone when she
added: "Oh. why will you keep on
coming and coming when you know
20 well what 1t means to you and
your work."
81 think you know the answer to
that better than anyone" he re-
Joined. his voice matching hers for
earnestness 1T is because | love
YOU: because | could not stay away
II should try. Forgive me, dear;
I did not mean to speak so soon. But
you said in your note that you would
be leaving Argentine immediately
that | should not sec you again; so
I had to come. Won't you give me a
word, virginia?-a waiting word, II
It must be that?"
Jastrow held his breath. hope d%ing
within him and sullen ferocity crouch
ing for the spring II her answer
should sic II on. But when she spoke
the secretary's anger cooled and Ire
! breathed again.
| No; thousand times, No. she
burst out passionately: and Winton
staggered as II the suddenly freed
hand had dealt him a blow.
CHAPTER y.
| For a little time after Virginia's
passionate rejection Of him Winton
t,Jod abashed and confounded.
Weighed in the balances of the after
thought, his sudden and unpremedi-
tated declaration could plead little ex-
cuse in encouragement. And yet she
had been exceedingly kind to him.
81 have no right to expect better
answer" he said. finally, when he
could trust himself to speak. But I
am like other men; should like to
know why"
"You can ask that?" she retorted.
| sYou say Won have No right What