The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-07-15
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YOU viii permit me 70 s;lv ito your
somewhat drastic action Of yesterday
Permit me- He held his case toward
/ shook my head Not Just now.
thank you
Mo- You make mistake. Mr.. Scott
Tobacco aids dcliberation. However"
he returned the case 70 his rocket
For q moment he pulled IN silence. ap-
Dareutly weighing what he was about 10
say
Mr. Scott" he began at last. Il con
fes~ that YOU puzzle me. and I do not
know whether il is thai YOU do Ii by
supreme art or BY utter innocence
When ] net you at Virginia Springs. I
haI consider Won to be rich young fool
not worth considering at all 1 was
wrong
Thank you
Not at an am now convinced
that whatever your intellectual quail
ncauOus may be-whetheT you are a
fool or an extraordinarily astute per
son-yOur case very careful considera-
ton demands
Which you are now giving it7"
Which ] am now giving fl. ! left
you at the Virginia Springs, apparent
ly an amiable young man with no
special object IN lie I meet you
few days later in the West Indies In
command OF a yacht owned b. the
Austrian government and manned by
sailors belonging TO the Austrian navy
There is but one inference from these
facts to be drawn"
What is your inference?" asked
gUarGedly-
That. instead Of being an American
gentleman, you are really hired spy
or Colonel volta OF the Austrian secret
police"
drew my breath sharply His words
were none the less singing because
clVy were true. but the need Tor n
formation forced me to keep my tenn
per
Indeed / rejoined. so I am SPY.
am J. Pray, go on! What else am :
The baron looked thoughtful i DO
not know" he replied AS 1 said, you
peTpIeX me. / cannot understand ioi
one thing. why you hat FIRE on Us yes
terdav after Captain Martin haf toio
YOU that we were friends May ask
YOU 10 EXPLAIN You knOw-Or ought 70
lnow-that Germany's aims IN thls
matter are not antagOnistic TO those OF
Austria
rageouS piracy ana were "a -
avgav an American girl and her broth
er. II was the duty Of every AineIl-L-l
to stop you, whatever a coWaTd4y Gap
tain might declare
..Iuuphy" The barCn's sheer vas
r---fre -erceptT bile Permit me to reInino
Won. Mr. Scott, that you are not PLAY
inr 10 the gallery. It is all very wen
10 talk uObly OF melodrafnal-c IesS 49,
~ there is more than that here Lar
- - - taZe shown yourself TO be,
80 7-o.T1Td not hat ventured 20 nFe on
--s exceUt for one OF Two possible rea-
sons"
- Enc - 1.oI1 act BY Colonel vOlts's
s.--r---fors-uhich I do not belltfS
-.lteefbfa-or II you act on your ~
-[s---.--zfbfIftv. il was through 20
s1-s7 interest in Hiss Lat0ur. w men
W. smiled. You show such a knQ2Ul-
e-5--a hi. NV actions and motives pa
on that Il seems SCdTCtls V(2.t.--
for me 10 eulighten .ou III -. S--S-
~,-77-5 YOU that 7 have not aonlttso
that even know CcloneL--" iiaI o'
= or call him-N Oltaz -. -s
at is not necessary 10 ADMIT y A--S
r--rS Steak for themselves II Coione-
LCrfa has authorized you 70 80 20
---or rr-r~-HE n did something GoL
which ne VIII have 20 answer "A = 4
Farfavp-v0u hat act on your own -
s-CreibfIitv and brought about me
destruction OF two vessels ana lWo-
score men, you viii nave 20 aL4sFS
personally. Which was Il 80
eft does not matter, accePl Z y.
-e-souzI responsibility for my acts
Indeed In that case what IS 10
prevent my having you shot.. -
'N-orhluE in the wOrld-except' per
h..u-- lack Of opportunity
The baron laughed 'CppoE luIllL'
she is tickle but she may os -
~-r17a6 From. what L hat seen OF you
an scott. you strike me as man or
~r7-raee and resource It would pain
md greatly TO see you cut on IN your
voutE. Rather would / make an ally
Of YOU Tell me frankly, is there no
basis on which We can come 70
--rDS-
Terms IS to whate"
The baron sighed you are making
q mistake 8Ir. scott ne said, smO 9TH
w EFT would be mich better II YOU
were frank with me. I take i that
YOU. an American. can have no per
sruaT interest In this affair lou are
ein7u ply a uercenary- why not sell IN
the best market
What is the best markets"