The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1907-08-23

The facts," insiste5.
First Of al. though Il nay weary
you ! wish 70 tell you a little OF my
self Ny parents were Of that most
unhappy race. tho Macedonian Cars.
uans Ny father was rich for mat
country We We're happy Bur when /
was a child | was awakened one night
by The crash Of musketry and the
glare Of flames The Turkish butchers
had attacked our vilayet. saw my
sister snatched from her mothers
arms and stabbed before my eyes. a
blow felled my mother. Ny father
was thrown 10 earth. manacleG and
trodien upon. ! was taken captive
Ny fate would have been even
more horrible had not been the CAP
tive Of Turkish officer who was kinn
20 me and adopted me But he was
one Of that hated race. and secretly
tolerated his kindness only TO be re-
venged. In some way he offended the
sultan; my protector was banished
We lived in Paris.
AZ last the hour OF my vengeance
came lie had an enemy. one Of his
own race. betrayed him. He died
violent death, and that night, | >mnk.
was happy
Il found myself rich; he had left me
everything. was beautiful and well
educated; life OF pleasure lay be
fore me. Well | have drunk deep OF
the cup OF pleasure. But that might
be happy? No. II | have banqueted
with princes. IL was 10 learn their
secrets. | have hattered and cajoled
enemies that | might betray them
Sometimes have betrayed my friends
IN short. | am consecrated TO my
country For her have made myself
an adventures. II could not direct.
Il further her cause. there were Sc
crets to be bought and sold at price
The money purchased bread and arms
| nave schemed, intrigued, betrayed.
tempted-always to BRING Macedonia
one step nearer her freedom"
Madame de Warmer" | interrupted.
with brutal directness. "at any other
time these personal "reminiscences
might be interesting enough. but
now
You are adamant." she cried de
spairingly. 1T is impossible, it seems.
to awaken your sympathy. Then
must appeal 70 your intelligence.
You must understand something Of
the political situation"
Il know enough q that already.
Once more must beg you 10 come to
the episode OF Sir Mortimer Brett"
How can Sou know anything OF the
omIlexities Of the Balkan situation ?"
she demanded. at once startled and
surprised.
suffice IL that know this: Prince
Ferdinand Of Bulgaria will invade
Turkish Macedonia. and free that ter.
ntory from the Turkish yoke. if his
army is financed by Kuhn. a banker
Of New York City but a Macedonian
by birth. This banker makes one
stipulation: Bulgaria must have Eng.
lands promise of her moral support;
England must promise Bulgaria a free
field Sir Mortimer Brett was TO have
gained that promise from England.
You made Sir Mortimer the victim OF
your intrigues How. and TO what ex-
tent-that is what | wish TO know"
Il was sent 10 Sofa 10 accomplish
that. IL seemed a hopeless task For
10 years he had resisted every en-
treaty and bribe He had the absolute
confidence OF the British Foreign OF
fee But IL was necessary to win him
over at any cost We had secret in
formation TO the effect that If he ad
yised England's interference she woulc
interfere.
You are impatient: shall not
weary you by telling OF my efforts.
sir Mortimer was a cold man and ex-
tremely difficult OF approach. For
some time | despaired OF influencing
him. But / learned at last that be
meath his calm exterior was actually
neart that throbbed-for the suffer
ings OF Macedonia"
How did you learn this?" de
manded. curiously. as she paused.
You will despise me the more when
tell you" she replied hesitatingly.
and her face was scarlet. | stole his
diary. IL seems atrocious to you that
should so have repaid his kindness;
but | have told you that TO play the
spy. TO be the high priestess OF cum
ming. has been my lot. This diary re-
yealed to me Sir Mortimer's true char
acter.
Il have said that he was extremely
reserved. a virtue that all diplomausts
must possess He was never TO be
tricked or excited into a rash state
ment. Every word he spoke with the
precision OF an automaton. because
every spoken word was weighed"
And he found relief by giving cx-
preston TO his emotions in his diary"
Yes: what he had hidden from the
world there he revealed; and in he
pages or this diary learned two
facts that were OF vital Importance to
me"
II think I can guess them" said
coldly. FIRST. that Sir Mortimer loved
YOU: secondly. that he was tempted TO
put an end 10 the atrocities in Mace
donia BY advocating England's support