Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-27

Of the European powers. 1t can be under
stood only under certain assumptions A
note of ours sent through the ambassador
to Vienna has remained unanswered Tor
two days. The German ambassador has
left Unexpectedly for Berlin on urgent
business. We have just heard. too. that
a secret mission from Russia left st.
Petersburg last night for Paris. Side by
side with all this" Sir James continued.
''the car is trying to evade his promised
visit here. The note We have received
speaks OF his health. Well. We know all
about that. We know. l may tell you.
than at the present moment"
"It all means one thing and one thing
only" Bellamy affirmed. In Vienna and
Berlin today they look at an Englishman
and smile. Even the man in the street
seems to know what is coming
Sir James leaned little back in his
seat. His hands were tightly clinched
and there was fierce light in his hollow
eyes. Those who We're intimate with him
knew that he had aged many years dur
ing the last few weeks.
THE cruel part is. he said, softly.
that it should have come in my admin
istration, when for ten years | have
prayed from the opposition benches for
the one thing which would have made us
safe today"
IAN army murmured Bellamy.
1.-The days are coming" Sir James con-
tinued, when those who prated of mill
tarism and the security OF our island
walls will see with their own eyes the
ruin they have brought upon us. Secretly
we are mobilizing all that We have to
mobilize he added. with little sigh.
AT the very best, however. our position
is pitiful. Even if we are prepared to
defend, l am afraid that we shall see
things on the continent in which we shall
be driven to interfere. or else suffer the
greatest blow which our prestige has ever
known. II we could only tell what was
coming" he wound up. looking once
more at those empty sheets of paper. 1T
is this darkness which is so alarming"
Bellamy turned toward the door.
You have the telephone in your bed
room, sir?" he asked.
Yes, ring me up at any time in the
night or morning. if you have news
Bellamy drove at once to Dover street.
of not being admitted. Louise's French
maid answered the bell.
Madame has not retired?' Bellamy in
quired.
But no. sir" the woman assured him.
with welcoming smile. 1T is only q
few minutes ago that she has returned"
Bellamy was ushered at once into her
room. She was gorgeous in blue satin
and pearls. Her other maid was taking
of her Jewels. She dismissed both the
women abruptly.
Il absolutely couldn't avoid q supper
party" she said. holding out her hands.
You expected that. Of course. You were
not at the opera house?''
door tried the handle. 1t was securely
closed. He came back slowly to her side.
Her eyes We're questioning him fiercely.
'Well?" she exclaimed. "Wel?"
Have you heard from Won Behrling?"
NO" she answered. He knew that
ing him to telephone every moment since
I got home. You have seen him."
II have seen him." Bellamy admitted
Either he has deceived US both. or the
has happened. Listen. met him where
he appointed. He was there, disguised,
almost unrecogniZable. He was nervous
and desperate; he had the air of q man
who has cut himself adrift from the
world. l gave him the money-twenty
notes. Louise-and he gave me the pa
pers, or what he thought were the pa
pers. He told me that he was keeping a
false duplicate upon him for little time.
going to Liverpool Street station to wait
and would telephone you from the hotel
there later on You have not heard yet.
then?"
There has been no message, but go
on"
HE gave me the wrong document-the
wrong envelope" continued Bellamy.
when l took 1t toto Downing street, ii
was full of blank paper.
The color slowly left her cheeks. She
looked at him with horror in her face.
do you think that he meant to do it ?"
she exclaimed.
I'VE cannot tell" Bethany answered.
my own impression is that he did not.
We must find out at once what has be-
come of him. He might even. II he fam
cies himself safe. destroy the envelope
he has. believing it to be the duplicate.
He is sure to telephone you. The moment
you hear you must lie: me know"
You had better stay here" she de-
clared There are plenty of rooms. You
will be on the spot flen."
Bellamy shook his head
1.-The joke of 1t is that l, too. am being
watched wherever l go. That fellow
Streuss has spies everywhere. That is
one reason why l believe that Won Behr-
ling was serious
"Oh, he was serious!' Louise repeated
"You are sure?" Bellamy asked. You