New-York tribune., 1909-10-03

men 'l "LoNl nave Dttn warned I on must
be identified
He nodded to a man who had stood with his
back against door which he now opened
and through II came-Mademoiselle Lucille,
Leopard sprang to his feet with his head
thrown back
She smiled gravely and bravely, but with
an effort, Il seemed 70 me. These are the men
she SAID voice SO low that nothing but the
clearness OF her enunclatlon made the words
audible. And then She advanced straight TO
Leopard, VINO was white and cold. Captain
Lepard, she said l am sorry to have been your
undoIng There was IN her voice distinct
plea for forgiveness. I respect vou. believe
me,-tor who. knowing the lives Of the Cap
taIns Three, could do otherwise but 7 love
my country. Her secrets must he preserved p
She paused for an instant and looked down
as II rebutied by his UnwaVerIng and repellent
front She Went on n a voice that was dead
and passIonless and from which all the gladness
OF other days had gone. giving place to sorrow
So pronounced that It was like one chanting "a
dirge over dead friendship.
% took YOU and your friends at the value
you suggested. that Of French gentlemen on a
peaSurab ble excursion believed IN YOU, and
gave YOU place Inn my most kindly al
teCuonS, she StammeTed. but ! heard too
many coTroborative rumors 10 be able TO over
look them. our inquiries about tins plant
came % my ears, also that YOU had veutured
INTO the abandoned mountain road Then.
when these suspicious were almost forgotten a
guest II ours and Countryman Of YOURS reCOg-
nIzed YOU II the regatta and poured tales OF
your valor INTO my ears. until ! became con-
vluCed that YOU would he the very men chosen
Tor slcn "a desperate mission IS that II irving o.
steal nay country secret ! met YOU last night
IN wonder. s-ll hoping nay alarms Were ground
less. You made an appointment which. after
your comrades mad summoned YOU, YOU II. Se
without reason Then knew tins was the dav
on which vou would invade Tins reserve. She
had hurried through her words IN "a treathless
way. and now paused for what, N that tension.
Tecsanel us d long time
IL IS hard O. lose ones friends She said
more softly And vet one could not have held
such ano"-e-gt IS ] had without being traitor
- one country sacrificed vou' ! thought
Il oUt IN the night. and " hen convinced IF my
reasoning decided t9 warn the superintendent
ot Tins plant. q friend ~ mine, bv teleph ne
Tie -t once took action u intercept YOU ] am
sa- a--v--u s.r-v'
For some reason hatred Of our igno1le
duty and eulcavur came 10 me with force as
Wa stood there and l should have spoken had
not Lep-rL with unaCcustomed tenderness
answered hrr
Soldiers must do that which Is given them
o do. France IS 10 me what your country IS 10
you We have played = greater game than
often comes and MadenoIsele ! can but
honor YOU N our defeat Here he went on
abruptly and under impulse VIII save myself
the disgrace Of being searched OF questioned
France would not want me 10 retain these ~
the expense ot my conscience 70 stand IN Your
eyes forever a cad
" He thrust his hand into ms hip pocket his
barred muscles moving with a quick CouvulSive
start and withdrew a little roll. I gasped.
They were the films he had taken And Ia tins
day / know not whether they were Of value
bat ot tins ! am certain, he made the last
dBeEde h9Hordt!e that lay n his power.
A SOLDIER raped at the door. entered, and
handed Leopard ms coat, which had been
recovered He donned It without looking ~
her nor did she raise her eyes, but stood
white and painting with the roll OF records in
her hand. The sharp putting Of an automobile
was heard outside. The superintendent looked
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