The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-07-21

and thought and thought. and then I
sought YOU to tell you ali I could
you knO~ the result You were not
10 be seen For three days sought
.-Then yoar uncle sent for me. He
told me much He asked my help in
following yea OF course, 7 was only
I too glad 10 put All that ] had at his
disposal I told him nothing about Col
onei Volta I might have told you, bat
not him
II would follow you and help YOU IN
/ til the man was fO1nd. Then I would
20 back TO Colonel Volta and tell him
I that 7 could not keep my side Of the
bargain 1t was as little as I could do
10 atone Tor my fault
There is little more to say did
what 7 could NJ DortL's home has
been reached There are no eneuies in
sight The time has come for me 10
Marian had listened quietly. only
once had she broken IN on her story.
Nov she looked Up, am glad you
Z have told me this IF your own accord,
AR scott. but It is no news 10 met
no newsI''
'NoneI + recoEnizeS =ou the day you
came 10 Virginia s5r-i1Es-'
Scarcely could believe my ears you
/ recognized me2' I repeated, stupidIv
Yes You had beer pointed out TO
me as the man who was accused Of the
murder OF my cousin remembered
you. and told uncle who you were
Not for a single instant did 7 be-
lieve IN you TgIIt Uncle. however. Is
; more suspicious than 7. He saw some
. thing sinister in your s2dden appear
ance and In the way YOU devoted YOUR
self 10 us de inEestigared-for we
} have friends in high places in the
J United States-and learned a good deal
about YOU.
When the German and the Russian
and the Enslishman appeared, but no
Austrian. he concluded that either YOU
Nfr-- zf Tod
] pire-for Austria. he knew. was greatly
{ interested IN n Dorth- Later he be-
came sure that IL was YOU"
Then why did he
why did he ask You 20 follow me-
[ Because he preferred TO trust an Amer
I lean rather than a foreigner. Because
he had studied you and believed sou
tcre- Because he had known your faith
/ er and did not believe that your father s
son would play the spy-whenf it came
10 the point Because ne believed that
you would help and defend me against
That is why he asked your aid And
Z YOU gave II fully, generously. dariugly.
You saved Fred and me from Htel0ng
( Imprisonment ia German fortress-ur
worse. You saved me again from the
Russian and his horrible friends. i am
gratetuIs believe me. ] am grateful
Her voice faIreUed and died away. but
she held out her hand impuisIyely-
EeVereuaIy I bowed over It.
God bIezs you" I murmured- NOW.
/ gcod-by."
"EEair-F
.-Tesg-- ] stopped and looked at her as
/ she hesItated-
Have you no curiosity about ali
this2' she asked do sou want 20 know
who b. DGrth is2'
/ shook ul- head II have Woudered
much 7 confessed. but. after ALI IL IS
YOUR secret. lot mine / nave JL0uEIi
Z OF various things but no theory ez-
plains the case satisfactorily
DID YOU know that he was diving
asked Marian
-DyiuGg on. 7 am s0rry-" I said
! Believe me. I am sorry-'f
Yes answered Marian. "T am. too
Little as 7 have seen OF him. 7 know he
was a good old man
What I fairly shouted the words
"A good old man Then he is not yOul
faEce-
Marian shook her head. smiling.
But Colonel Vote"
Colonel Volta EIsieG YOU. or YOU mis-
understood him No one knows better
I Khan be the ahsurdIty OF such a thing.
'-TLcn--
Eu- she sentence was never finished
E AS IL GUivereG on my lips Curly Durs-
round The corner Of the house
Wake up- Wake mp he roared
This AIM no time for spoouiuE- The
. DutChUeu ara all around u.s.
. BlaHEiE looked at IiTlr then AT the
woods at which ne pointed Emerging
from them ar a trot We're fWosc1re oi
. men. carrying rifles. As I looked rheE
separated and circied swiftly 90 right
and left. ant almost IN less time thar
u takes TO tel 81 they had completed
surrounded the house