The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-08-17
CHAPTER xili-(contInued.)

You knew / was here" repeated
Mr.. Grimm musingly. And may I-T
Just as you knew that I. or some
pne. at least. had entered this house
Q few minutes ago." she interrupted.
The automobile horn outside was q
signal. wasn't It? Hastings was in the
ear? Or was 1t Blair or Johnson"
Mr. Grimm did not say.
Didn't you anticipate any person
nj danger when you entered" he
Iueried instead. Weren't you afraid
might shootr'
No"
There was Q long silence. Mr..
Grimm still sat with his elbows on his
knees, staring at the vague white
spotch which was Miss Thorne's face
and bare neck. One of her white arms
hung at her side like a pallid serpent,
and her hand was at rest on the seat
VI the couch.
1T seems. Miss Thorne." he said
at length casually, that our paths OF
1uty are inextricably tangled. Twice
previously we have met under cir
.umstances that were more than
strange, and now-this! Whatever in
Justice ] may have done you In the
past by my suspicious has, I hope.
oeen forgiven; and in each instance
we were able to work side by side to
ward a conclusion. / am wondering
now II this singular affair will take
A similar course"
He paused. Miss Thorne started to
speak. but he silenced her with a
slight gesture of his hand.
1T is only fair to you to say that
we-that Is, the Secret Service-haye
learned many things about YOU" he
-esumed In the same casual tone I'VE
nave, through our foreign agents.
traced you step by step from Rome
20 Washington. We know that you
are. In a way, a representative of a
sovereign Of Europe: we know that
you we're on secret mission to the
Spanish court. perhaps for this sover-
sign. and remained In Madrid for q
month: we know that from there you
vent to Paris. also on a secret mis-
manned there for three weeks; we know
chat you met diplomatic agents of
those governments later In London.
We know all this: we know the man
aer Of your coming to this country;
81 your coming to Washington. But
we don't know why you are here"
Again she started to speak, and
again he stopped her.
I'VE don't know your name, but that
Ia OF no consequence. We do know
that In Spain you were Sonora Cas-
savant. In Paris Mademoiselle d'Aubi-
aon. In London Miss Jane Kellogg,
and here Miss Isabel Thorne. We re-
aiize that exigencies arise In your call
ting. and mine. whit n make changes of
name desirable necessary even, and
there Is no criticism Of that. Now a.
the representative OF your govern
ment-rather a government-you have
n right 20 be here. although unaccred-
tied: you have right to remain here
as long as your acts are consistent
with our laws; you have q right to
your secrets as long as they DO not,
directly or Indirectly. threaten the
welfare of this country. Now. why
are you heref'
He received no answer; he expected
none. After a moment he went on:
Admitting that you are a secret
agent Of Italy. admitting everything
that you claim to be. you haven't CON
WINGED me that you are not the person
who came here for the letters and
cigarettes. You have said nothing TO
grove 10 my satisfaction that you are
not the individual ! was waiting for to-
night"
You don't mean that you sus-
psct-r she began In tone Of amaze
ment
Il don't mean that I suspect any.
thing" he iptsrposed. 7 mean merely
chat you haven't convinced me.
y1sre' HnthinG Inconsistent In the