The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-02-13

| Il am not your Judge, Madam, but II
VIII be long before / shall think a harsh
thought of you. Tell mo what a woman
may DO not tell me what a secret
agent may not. | ask no promises and
have wealth. l call you Madam You
are married?"
II was married at frteen."
AZ fifteen! And your husband died?'
He disappeared"
''Your own country was Austria?"
l. Call me anything but Austrian!
left my country because / saw there only
oppression and lack Of hope, No, 1 am
! Hungarian
Il should guess then perhaps you
course! In time reasons existed why
should not return 10 my home, l had
some little fortune, some singular OK
| What l did l did Al least, 1 saw the
best and worst of Europe"
II have heard vaguely OF some such
| things, Madam ! said, II know that
in Europe they have still the fight which
we sought TO settle when we left that
country for this one
went on. "still young. having learned
something and having now those means
! OF carrying on my studies which l re-
CURED. ] came to this last OF tho coun-
| tries, America. where, II anywhere hope
| for mankind remains. Washington has
| impressed me more than any capital OF
| the world"
How long have you been in Wash
| lngton%' | asked
Now you begin TO question-now you
shall answer For more than one year
perhaps more than two, perhaps more
than three"
woman like you could not be concealed
mot IL she owned a hundred hidden
places such as this"
"Oh, / was known she said. You
have heard OF me, you know OF me?"
l still shook my head. No" said l..
II have been far In the west for sew
eral years, and have come to Washing
ton but rarely. Bear me out. I had not
been there my third day before L found
you!''
We sat silent for some moments. FIX
edly regarding each other.
1T was rumored in diplomatic circles.
Of course. that you were in touch with
the ministry of England" I ventured
I ny myself & saw that mTch.n 5%l,o o,.o, A,
least, as you saw In our little carriage
race. Mexico was desirous enough TO es-
tablish some sort OF communication with
my humble sclfi'
calhoun was right" I exclaimed
He was entirely right madam. In in
ssting that ! should bring you to him
that morning, whether or not you
wished to 60"
She ohuckled at the memory.
How did he receive. you, madam l
asked, Il never knew"
why, took my hand in both his. and
he a king" -.
Truly; for he was wiser than his
agent, monsieur He found answers by
asking questions
For instance. he asked
What had been my ball gown that
night-who was theTe-how l enjoyed
myself! In "A moment me were talking
as though we had been friends for years
Tho Grand Vizier brought in two mugs
of cider, In each toasted apple. Mon
sieur i have not seen diplomacy such as
this. Naturally l was helpless
You told him somewhat OF yourself?'
He did not allow me TO do that' Mon
But he told you somewhat of this
country?'
held him up in his work. what kept him
alive. / saw something have not often
seen-a purpose, a principle In public
even me, how or why l scarcely know.
Of ii the weary cary and the heavy laden
Did he, ask you what you knew OF
Mexico and England?'
Rather what knew Of the poor in
Europe. / told him some things l Knew
Of that hopeless land. that priest rldden,
king ridden country-my own land. Then
he went on to tell me OF America and
it's hope of free democracy OF the people.
Believe me. ! listened to Mr. Calhoun.
Zandt and Sir Richard Pakenham. Al
least. as you know, l paid of little
score with Sir Richard that next morn
ing What was strangest TO me was the
fact that,I forgot the strangeness OF my
errand thither. 1t was rs thoush only
our minds talked, one with the other.
was sorry when at last came the Grand
Vizler James TO take Mr.. Calhoun's or
der for his own carriage. that brought
me home-my second and more peaceful
arrival there that night
Then / did not faD as messenger.
after all! You told Mr.. Calhoun what he
desired to known
In part at least. But come now, was
I not bound in some sort OF honor 70 my
great and good friend. Sir Richard2 Was
il not treachery enough to rebuke him
for his attentions TO the Dona Lucrezia| 2
But you promised TO tell Mr.. Calhoun
more at later timer?
"On certain conditions L did, she as
sented.
"You would be surprised II l told you
the truth? What ] required or Mr.: CAL
houn was permission and aid still FUR
ther to study his extraordinary country,
its, extraordinary ways, its extraordinary
Ignorance OF itself. / have told you that
needed TO tavel, TO study. TO abserve
manklnd-and those governments in
vented or tolerated by mankind, osos
stepping to assist her with her chair. as
she sigpihed her completion OF our re,
past, "since you do not feel now inclined
make my adieux, for the time at least.
II grows late. I shall remember this
little evening ell my life 1 own my
defeat. I do. not. know why you are
here. or for whom"
"At what hotel do you stop7"
''The little place Of Jacques Bertillion,
square or so beyond the Place
d'Armes."
I'm that case" she, said, "believe me,
IL would be more discreet for you 10
remain unseen In Montreal. No matter
which flag is mine, l may say that much
for a friend and comrade in the serv-
Ice"
But what else?"
She looked about her. "Be my guest
tonight" she said suddenly "There is
danger"
"For me?'' I laughed. Sat my hotel?
On the streets?"
mo. for me-"
''Where?"
Here
"And OF what, madam"
"Of man; for the first time I am
| afraid. In spite of ALL
/ looked at her straight. "Are you
not afraid of me?" I asked.
She looked at me fairly. her color COM
| ing 'NNith the fear which draws a
woman TO a man" she said.
Whereas, mine is the fear which
causes a man TO flee from himselfr'
.'Pnt yOIi will rpmain for nv protoc-