Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1907-11-23

the still more infamous DIR. Starva
two Bulgarian Adventures OF the most
dangerous type. think that is
| enough. That he has obtained under
f, false pretenses my dispatches convicts
| him OF high treason. He will not leave
my sight until he is placed under
/ arrest"
| Il am an American. / said quietly
| You may find it more difficult TO do
that than you imagine"
Ny mild expostulation maddened
him only the more.
1 AN American He advanced to
/ me as II 10 lay hands on me. do YOU
fatter yourself that your nationality
4 leaves you free to play the SPY and
traitor with impunity? Give me those
papers"
He came step nearer. Instructive
/ ly ] placed my hands at my breast
pocket as If TO protect the precious pa.
pers. But again Helena. distressed at
his violence. restrained him.
Captain Forbes" she pleaded, pray
restrain your anger II Is natural that
| you should feel the deepest suspicion
against Mr.. Haddon. But II you viii
be patient, I am sure he will make all
clear TO you"
Miss Brett" he said sternly, this
is mans work. It is hardly becom-
ing in you TO defend one who has ira
| duced your brothers honor How dare
you claim an impostor ike this as
| friend? He must be indeed a clever
/ villain to have SO deceived you"
Mr.. Haddon has done enough" she
answered proudly. ito justify my faith
in him. And let me tell you. Captain
Forbes, that I believe in his word so
| implicitly that I have given him my
word that until midnight tonight
] shall neither question his motives nor
interfere with any action OF his. Nor
! shall permit another 20 act on my be
half"
Indignation and surprise fought for
| mastery. as Forbes answered with res
oluuon:
Il shall refuse 20 obey you. Miss
| Brett. You forget that Il is not your
/ self who has been wronged so much
! as Sir Mortimer and myself Now. sir.
give me those papers that you took
from the safe"
For the first time Madame de Var
nier. shocked into rigid attention.
| spoke. Her surprise at the demand
: forced from her a contemptuous de-
Tense OF myself
You are madi" she cried involun-
tarily.
You see Miss Brett" exclaimed
Forbes. with satisfaction, his accom-
| plice defends him"
The papers from the safe. did you
| q.
Perhaps you know that / was i'm
/ prisoned In the room yondor. II took
/ me three hours 10 loosen the bar OF
the window. ] made my way round
/ the slopins roof OF the towers by the
stone gutter 20 the window OF that
/ other room. The window was open.
! When / gained IL. and was about TO
/ enter IL, l saw this man. whom l be-
| leved 10 be your brother. enter tho
! room. bolt the door behhd him. kneel
I at the safe. open il. and abstract from
: 81 packet Of papers which he now
has I'm HIS pocket"
II Forbes had expected Helena TO
I be dumfounded at this surprising
news. his wish was gratihed But IL
! was wonder tempered with infinite Joy.
I The papers that convicted her brother
! OF guilt had been rescued from the
! cruel clutch OF Madame de WARMER.
/ She did not realize at once that had
| steered clear of Charybdis only 20 fan
+ foul 20 Scylla. The peril OF Sir. Nor
I timers guilt being known was now in
I fnitely greater than 1t had been half
I an hour ago. Helena's defense OF my
/ self. and Madame de WARMERS untime-
/ ly interruption. had both alienated All
/ sympathy from Helena and strength
ened his conviction that l was one OF
Z the conspirators
II l had kept silent so long. IL It
seems unmanly that should have al
/ lowed woman 70 plead in my behalf
1t is because l was racling my brain
/ for means Of escape from the awk-
ward predicament that held me cap
/ tive.
II have told you. Captain Forbes.
/ that have ample reason TO believe in
the honesty of Mr.. Haddon II he has
{ taken any papers from the safe. 1t is
/ with my fullest and deepest gratitude.
/ IL was the woman there who had
stolen them from my brother. They
J are personal papers. They concern
( only my mother and myself now that
Mortimer is dead Mr.. Haddon will
3 restore them TO me-"
I II shall forbid that" protested
Forbes holly. Il tell you, Miss Brett.
those are papers of State. They be-
long to the State. I must see that
they are placed in the hands of the
ministers OF the Foreign once. For
the last time, give me those papers"
/ leaped at the loophole Helena had
offered me. II 1 could not prevent
their falling into the hands of Forbes.
at least / could delay that dire event
+ Il shall. obey you. Miss Brett Into
your hands alone shall I place those
papers"
/ IF you please" she said with Dig
nifty, and held out hand that did not
tremble to receive them.
And still / hesitated. / saw the
CLEAN OF resolution in the glitter OF
Forbes blue eyes. II produced the
paper now It would be only to have
the kings messenger snatch them
from nay grasp. Forbes turned to
Helena in angry triumph.