Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-05-25

ctiioI AlNdIeL. Anu, dllef Hli, II was
my fault that our plans failed, because
IL I had not been-been uneasy as to
your condition and had not made the
mistake of going to the deserted little
house where you were a prisoner, the
plans would have succeeded, the COM
pact been signed"
Pm beginning to understand" said
Mr.. Grimm gravely, and a wistful, len
der look crept into his eyes. IF II
had not been for that act of-consid-
GRAFTON and kindness to me-
I'VE would have succeeded in spite
of you" explained Isabel. I'VE were
afraid of you, MIR. Grimm. 1t was a
compliment to you hat we considered
1t necessary to ccou for your where
abouts at the time of the signing OF
the compact"
And If you had succeeded" remark
ed Mr.. Grimm. the whole civilized
world would have come to war"
Il never permitted myself to think o.
1t that way" she replied frankly
There is something splendid to me ir
a battle of brains; there is exaltation
stimulation. excitement in 1t. II has
always possessed the greatest fascina-
ton, for me. | have always won, you
know, until now. I failed! And my
reward is Traitor
Just a word of assurance now she
went on after a moment. THE Latin
compact has been definitely given up;
the plan has been dismissed. thanks
to you; the peace of the world is un-
broken. And who am 1? I know you
have wondered; ! know your agents
have secured the world to find out. ]
am the daughter Of a former Italian
ambassador to the Court of st. James
My mother was an Englisawoman. |
was born and received my early edu-
cation in England, hence my perfect
knowledge of that tongue. In Rome !
am, or have been, alas, the Countess
Rosa d'Orsetti; now l am an exile with
a price on my head. That is all, ex-
cept for several years I was a trusted
agent of my government and a friend
of my queen"
She rose and extended both hands
graciously. Mr.. Grimm seized the
slender white fingers and stood with
eyes fixed upon hers. Slowly a flush
crept into her palid cheeks and she
bowed her head.
fPidtiihl Va hP Soid ~
81 shall ask a favor of you now
she went on gently. Let all this that
you have learned take the place OF
whatever you expected to learn, and
go. Believe me. there can only be one
result II you meet-if you meet the In
ventor of the wireless cap upon which
so much was staked, n so much
lost" She shuddered a little, then
raised the blue-grsy eyes b%eechingly to
his face. please CO."
Go! The word Strengthened Mr.,
Grimm in his tracks and he allowed
her hands to fall Imply. Suddenly
his face grew hard. In the ecstasy of
alteration he had ~momentarily- forgot
ten his purpose here. His eyes lost
their ardor; his ~nervelsss hands
dropped beside him.
NO" he said.
You must--you must, she urge
gently. II know what it to you
You feel 1t your duty to unravel tht
secret of the percussion cap? You can't
no man can. No one knows the In
ventor more intimately than I, anc
aver | couldn't get it from him. There
are no plans for 1t in existence, ano
even IL there were he would no more
sell them than you would have acceptec
a fortune at the hands of Prince
d'Abruzzi to remain silent. The com
pact has failed; you did that. The
agents have scattered-gone to Other
duties. That is enough
mo" said Mr.. Grimm. There was 6
strange fear tearing at his heart. "No
one knows the inventor more init
mately than l." NO" he said again
Il won from my government a promise
to be made good upon a condition.
must fulfill that condition.
But there is nothing, promotion
honor. reward. that would compensate
YOU for the loss of your life" she en-
treated. There is still time" She wa,
pleading now. with her sim waite
hands resting on his shoulders, and tht
blue-gray eyes fixed upon his face.
ITS more than all that he said
THAT condition is you-your safety"
For meo" she repeated. For me.
Then. Won't you go for-for my sakee2'
mo"
Wont you go if o know you vii
be killed. and suddenly her face
turned scarlet, and that your LIE 4