Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-18
"Nhy do you wish to Know ?"


tone in the last remark. 1t simply ex-
pressed indifference.
Park fretted long while upon play
ing n spy on the woman he loved. 1t
seemed ut times that he could not
Then he would see in her something
he could not understand, and he would
show his suspicion OF her At this
she would tell him that they had bet
ter part. She had no mind TO be con
uuually suspected. That would end
the matter temporarily, but only tenn
porarily.
One day Park called upon Signorina
Poll and found her not at home. He
concluded to so in. wait for her, ana
If an opportunity occurred possibly he
might put I'm practice SfoTza'S advice.
He told the maid that he would re-
main awhile: possibly Signorina Poll
would soon return.
The maid left him in the living
room. \ door leading TO the bed
rooms of the apartments stood open.
and Park was tempted to make an ex-
ploration. He went into a room where
there was q closet He found the lat
ter locked. Remembering Sforzs's
MbidN atOul AhAn- III l'AAths NhtAANA
door led to another room in the rear.
This door. too. was locked. Park went
back into the living room and In few
minutes called the maid and told her
he would not wait longer.
The American had crossed the Rubi-
con and had entered the land OF secret
methods. He had become a spy on
the woman he loved. Obtaining some
skeleton keys. he watched for Signo-
rina Poll TO go ont. entered her apart
ments in her absence and, unlocking
both the doors that had barred his
way, looked into the closet and the
rear room.
He was thunderstruck. There were
DISCUSSES OF various kinds. including
wigs. snectacles and other parapherna
Ifa. while on n dressing table stood
articles for making up. such as are
used by actors
Could his love be an actVessF What
ever she was. ne realized that she
would be n dangerous person to take
home to America as his wife. He had
learned the first part of what he wish
ed TO know. For the second part
what these DISCUSSES meant-he would
consult his friend Sforza. He found
him the next afternoon on the side
walk in the Piazza Colonna.
"Well," said Albert when they met
81 have followed your advice"
what did you fnd?" asked the other
in an Indifferent tone.
"Disguises."
Did you find any furs?" asked SfoH
IN Iatr9 wing some interest
why. yes; / noticed a fur coat"
"Any thin tropical wearT"
mo"
Sforza slipped his wine and said no
more.
What does it all meanf" asked Al
bert
How should I know? One thing l.
patent-the lady has deceived you. or
at least kept something from you i'm
which she is engaged. You must not
see her again"
Albert Eroaned
81 must 60" said Sforza. emptying
his glass Il will see you later"
You have no explanation Of what
these DISCUSSES meanW
"None whatever"
Albert sat for awhile where he was,
then came to sudden resolution. He
would go to Signorina Poll, tell her
what be knew and hear what she had
to say. If her explanation was not
satisfactory he would take the next
vessel sailing from Naples or Genoa
for America. Rising, he crossed the
Corso ana. after walking n short dis
lance, entered a street lending to the
Spanish steps In this street were
Signorina Pol's apartments. He was
nearing them when he saw his lndy
love emerge from the house n cara
bineer on each side OF her. They tool.
her to a carriage standing before the
door and got In with her. Albert reach
ed the house as the carriage rolled
away. and one Of the carabInieri, look
ing through the window, waved his
hand to him.
Great heavens. The man was Clio
vanni Sforza
There were no more meetings in the
Piazza Colouua. but Park went 10 the
headquarters Of the carabinieri and
asked for Giovanni Sforza. There was
no such name on the roster. but Albert
found his man in the full uniform Of
Gardiner.
You used me-" said Albert 10 gain
Information Of one you were shadow
ing"
81 did" said the other coolly.
"WclI, now that ! have found you
out, perhaps you will tell me who is
SiEnorinn POliT
Il do not know except that she IL
wanted by the Russian government"
"Can ] see her before she lenvesT'
"Shc has aIready gone"
"WhereT'
'To st. Petersburg, but / fancy she
will 20 from there 70 Siberia"
Park turned Oh his heel and walked
away without q word Of adleu 10 bis
former friend. lie, the American, has
never been the same man since.
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