The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-11-10
In the Cause of
Freedom
Continued from Tuesday, Nov. 9.
By ARTHUR W. MARCHM0NT
Author Of The Queens Advocate
"A Courier Of Fortune, etc.
Copyright, 1905. by Arthur ".
MarohmOnt.

will you tell Miss Drakona what really
passed last night; or shall II"
These matters cannot be gone into
now You must both come to the de-
partment, and the whole thing shall
be" / put my back against the door
and he took alarm instantly. He broke
off and said quickly: MY men are
here"
You will not call them yet, Colonel +
BremenhOf,' l said very deliberately.
DO you presume to threaten me-"
This is a personal matter between
Miss Drakona. yourself and me. You
have sIandered me to her, and your Of |
fetal position cannot, and shall not |
understand, shall not-prevent your
giving an explanation"
III soon see about that"
Don't call your men. 1 warn YOU;
and l put my hand to my pocket IS
though I had a weapon concealed.
had none; but he was not a difficult
person to bluff; and my look was steady
enough to frighten him.
Mr. Anstrutherl" exclaimed Volna,
in alarm.
This matter must be set straight,
Miss Drakona." My tone was as firm
to her as it had been to him; and this
served TO complete his discofiture.
Now, Colonel Bremenhof, 1 am wait
ing"
He sat down and was as troubled and
idgetty as q sehOolbOy waiting for
birching. His eyes were everywhere in
the room, his lips moved nervously, and
his fingers played with his beard. But
he said nothing.
Il will help you start. You gave me
your word last night that Madame ORA
kona should be released today that you
would place the evidence against her in
that all charges against this lady
should be withdrawn. Is that true?"
Yes; that is what 1 have explained"
he muttered.
THE express object, as I told you
plainly, was that Miss prakOna should
be a perfectly free agent to marry my
friend, Count Ladislas Tuleski or not.
as she chose"
4 have said that too, in effect"
In effect" cried Volna, contemptG-
ously.
"The one condition you imposed was
that 1 should leave the country, and to
that l agreed"
That is only your way Of putting it,
he said. beginning to gather courage as
the minutes passed
Il wrote as much to you this morn
ing, Miss Drakona, and gave the letter
to my servant, Felsen, to bring to you.
Have you received it?"
Colonel Bren1enhOf has given it TO
me, Mr.. AnstTuther."
Turned letter carrier, eh?'- said I,
drily.
'The explanation of my possession OF
it is perfectly simple. Your servant was
arrested by one of my men this morn
/ ing; and when he was searched. the let
| ter was found upon him. ] deemed Il
| best to bring it here myself"
And to add that I betrayed the ad-
dress to yoU?'
Your man told me that you had in
/ structed him to bring it to me. OF
/ course, he may have lied. But how-was
I to know that?"
His air of blameless innocence, as
palpably false as his explanation, was
| laughabie: but it was my cue at the
moment to accept both.
There is only one thing that really
matters" l declared. Are you pre-
pared to keep your word to release
Madame DrakOna, to give UP the evil
! dence against her, and to certify Off
cially that there is no charge against
Miss DTakona here?"
His start of anger and the vicious
look he shot at me showed that he ap-
preciated the tight corner in which this
put him. lie was hesitating how to an
swer, when unfortunately VOlna's in
dignation would not be restrained.
IF you are satisfied with the expla-
nation MIR. Anstruther, 1 am not. Col
Onel BremeRhofs charge against you
was Of deliberate, not involuntary, be-
trayal. That it was part of your pledge
to him.
l raised my hand in protest; but il
was too late. He saw his chance and
took it at once cunningly. He rose and
said: IF I am already judged, nothing
more can be done here. Burslxi!" he
called in a loud, ringing voice.
1 stepped from the door and Bursk
and the second man entered.
You called, colonel?"
I'VE are going to the offices of the
department. Let the EngIishman b'
searched. He has a weapon"
, Burski drew his revolver and turned
to me
mo. you are mistaken. 1 know wha
you thought. Seei" and 1 turned m!
pocket inside out. Il don't resist"
Resistance being useless, it was jus
as well to make a virtue of offering
none.
You threatened me-" said Bremen
) hof
rs that the charge against me?"
THE charge viii be explained il
proper time" he snapped.
And I viii see that the explanation
is proper, too"
''Silence!" he cried Now that hi
men were present, his natural instinct
as an official bully reasserted them
selves.
1t was an ugly development of tn
| situation; and my chagrin was tn
. more bitter because only my own bin
self-confidence had brought it about.
Volna blamed herself, however, SET
ting it all down to her last angry in
d terpOsitiOn. L am so sorry" she sal
to me- This is my fault"
Not a bit of it. He meant to do
in any case. You only made it a littl
easier for him to show his hand. Tn
real blame is mine, as I viii explain
you"
1.-The explanation will have to wait,
sneered BremenhOf. you have man
other things to explain first. See tha
a carriage is brought, Burski, Tor Mis-
;, DFakona to go with me. You will TAX
the Englishman. Take him away now.
Volna gave a cry Of distress, and wa
o coming toward me when BremenhC
y pushed between US.
8 you must not speak to the prisoner
r he said, bluntly.
Come, Mr.. Anstruther," said Bursk
y "You need have no fear on my az
l. count, Miss Drakona,' l assured hel
, as ] went out with Burski.
= whats the reason for thisY
e asked, as we stood moment on Il
d landing. after he had sent his con
panion for the carriage.
: ut means that for the moment yo
: have outplayed me-for the momen