Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-01-02

pioW NV my lipthtls /" tothof
was thrown to earth, manacled and
trodden upon. l was taken captive.
"My fate would have been @
more horrible had not been the cap
tive Of a Turkish officer who was kind
to me and adopted me. But he was
n Of that hated race. and secretly
tolerated his kindness only to DO re-
venged. In some way he offended the
Sultan; my protector was banished.
We lived in Paris.
AT last the hour Of my vengeance
came. He had an enemy, one of his
own ace | betrayed him. He died o
Violent death, and that night, l think,
I was happy.
II found myself rich; he had left me
everything. | was beautiful and well
educated; a life of pleasure lay be
fore me. Well. l have drunk deep OF
the cup of pleasure. But that l might
be happy? No, II have banqueted
with princes, II was to learn their
secrets. have nattered and cajoled
enemies that | might betray them.
Sometimes l have betrayed my friends.
In short, I am consecrated to my
country. For her l have made myself
an adventures. II I could not direct.
ly further her cause. there we're Sc.
crets to be bought and sold at q price.
The money purchased bread and arms
| have schemed, intrigued. betrayed
tempted-always to bring Macedonia
one step nearer her freedom"
Madame de Warmer" l interrupted.
with a brutal directness, at any other
time these personal "reminiscences
might be interesting enough, but
now"
you are adamant," she cried de.
s%pairingly. 1T is impossible. 1t seems,
to awaken your sympathy. Then
must appeal to your intelligence.
You must understand something of
the political situation"
II know enough OF that already.
Once more | must beg you to come to
the episode Of Sir Mortimer Brett"
How can you know anything OF the
complexities OF the Balkan situations"
she demanded, at once startled and
surprised.
Suffice 1t that I know this: Prince
Ferdinand of Bulgaria will invade
Turkish Macedonia, and free that ter.
ritory from the Turkish yoke, II 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 vas to have
| gained that promls, 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 to Sofia to accomplish
that. 1t seemed a hopeless task. For
Is years he had resisted every en-
treaty and bride. He had the absolute
confidence of the British Foreign OF
fee. But 1t necessary to win him
over at any cost. We had secret In
formation to the effect that If he ad.
vised England's interference she would
interfere.
you are impatient; l shall not
weary you by telling OF my efforts.
Sir Mortimer was a cold man and ex'
tremely difficult of approach. For
some tine l despaired Of influencing
him. But / learned at last that be
meath his calm exterior was actually
a heart that thr~obbed-for the suffer
ings of Macedonia"
How did you learn this?" I de
manded, %curiously, as she paused.
you will despise me the more when
l tell you,' she replied hesitatingly
and her face was scarlet. / stole his
diary. II 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 Gun
ming, has been my lot. This diary re
vealed to me Sir Mortlmer's true char
Acter.
II have said that he was extremely
reserved. a virtue that all diplomatists
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 bpOhtH NOIu wan Wtlbhtus
"And he found relief by giving ex
preston to his emotions in his daryl
Yes; what he had hidden from the
world there he revealed; and In the
pages of this diary / learned two
facts that were Of vital Importance to
me-"
Il think I can guess them" l sale
coldly. First, that Sir Mortimer loved
you; secondly, that he was tempted tc
put an end to the atrocities in Mace
donia by advocating England's support
Of Bulgaria"
Since you have taken the first fac
for granted, | shall not contradict you
But / told you that Sir Mortimer founC
relief in his diary for the emotions
which he sternly repressed before tht
world. AS to your second guess. 1t 81
only partially correct. | learned mucf
more than that. / learned that he wal
In correspondence with the banker
Otto Kuhn. He had given to THU
banker a half-promise that he woulC
do his utmost to influence England
provided that Kuhn financed the In
vasion In a sufficiently liberal manner
to insure its success"
And with the information obtained
80 treacherously your task was easy.
CTo BE CoNTINUED)