New-York tribune., 1909-11-14

voices we laid our plans. We were % take
watches over the --gI- III that room. and the IN
s-anr nv Lady gurh ieIr. whoever was holding
her II survell-ance was - enter the stateroou
and take from II the precious plans which
meant betrayal -i weakness and strength o.
J-- arch enemy.
Leopard -u-I-re. on being the first 20 watch
lr rle -u-ui-e that before tEr concert was over
A--1 GUtl Would have spared few minutes ro
rs demands Ec passed uut. leaving \ll4-un
and me smoking AFTER the door closed behind
--u we sighed for our c1urades hurt shook
5l- heads and resigned ourselves 2. our cots
One hour. Two three. and four We're marked
1r- o. a- ears tv the UIclau. holv chimes Of the
forward leu which sent faint echoes through
tile hulk .t steel that carried Us \ step IN the
Cd M ra1slnway. and Leopard -r-m faced, stood
beside Is.
She has nor Ief- her srater9om. he said.
tu- the man who pored .ver her drawing
went 1ut sometime ago. She still studies them
i -s YOUR turn
He had faced -ne and now began disr8lin1
As though IN tins hour l- -sapru he de-
sized NJ words with Nilaian and the latter. ac-
cep--ug the action. retired with q suggestion
that I arouse him I went above The shade
was --l- tapping III the soft r-Elt wind. and as
paced backward and forward IN my watch
caught sight now and then. ~ her actions
Carefully. and as q Jealous II her secret. Laura
s--l rolled the plans the photographs and
something ! could not distinguish INTO long
r-L and dropped them INTO TN cylinder.
Now Luvr-e- bv tile window -n my J-nwe-
come task II r-Ves-ru piping. ! saw her put the
TN cyL-Ger behind her berth n such a position
that 70 could not be reached bv auvouc without
disturbing he- ! drew back lusr as She came
rl the window. She looked for q moment ont
over the 5t-r-lr ocean. then softly pulled the
blind j moment more. II winch she unC1uot-
e.--v llsra1el. another slight lowering " the
bind. 4a- she had retired
Il went below and found Ni,-4lon still awake
and reading ly The hight II bis berth lamp.
". II O. useless I sa-l and explained the en-
cur--t--ers. She has gone o. bed. and all We
may hope - lu ls never % lose -iglr ~ her to-
morrow. We must reach her before the Ger
mans can. and they are due p. arrive. the chief
.I-uer tells ue. not latter -l4n SIX hours after
we Do. That SIX hours a-s4nJage must tell
tle story
L was q restless night. Each sound was ex-
4gge-lted. From LepaTl.s room came rest-
Jess tu--luEs. and On occasion Hgr l0ar,c whistle
-le cali at tle sea, Doomed sulienlv from above
"a warming % the clastW-se craft that through
the drift ri tlgs and SHIFT ot llackness inner
was tearing INTO port AT last ! went o. sleep
nor did the bugle ~ the morning arouse me. It|
was only when Leopard entered and shook me
that rlmureheudcd that we were close ~ that
splendid port borGrrel bv high lifted strlg tures
II steel and stone. Before nav last strap was
pulled We were steamIng through the Narrows
and slowly passing up the river between out
bucud boats. ur now and then lodging CUM
brr-ame ferry that swept s9gglly toward Its
landing.
..Thr rugs n.-ei us % our berth The gang
pIanks went down. The stewards lost.ed our
iregase our o. the initial numbers where Gus
toms officers might make their search. And AZ
last freed from all restraint lt the law We Were
together ou the land edge II the dock. 4 porter
came out. followed bv tle radiant Miss outh.
who bad been met DRY e woman un-ulFtakably
her mother who assisted her o. cab. n
seemed "A pity that SD beautiful "a girl should
show such tllal affection and yet h4ruor -oLn-
-ry.s sacrifice for German gold.
We had aur plans and carried them out
She drove f4r up INTO the city. with our cab M
pursuit Her driver pulled -p m front - "a resi-
l,uce and from the next corner we saw her DIS
mount and assist her mother 20 the curb. Her
home was a comfortable .1oklng house. arpar-
entlv devoted O. apartments for the fairly well
% la-
Having her residence located. we drove back
r.s hotel CHANGED our travel stained garments.
refreshed ourselves with bath and t..- and
Them lrrermluci.v and playing Hur iasi card i-
trl- international game. returned o. her nome
JEPARD rang che bell and asked the servant
IL who answered d. summons whether Ali--
C,r,th was at home a the same time giving llW
E.. card The man disappeared. here WAS
,.rle,. uift the sound .t returning steps ana
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