The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-04-22

tend that the admiral should do the
work and then he held up later The
old American sailor wasn't afraid OF
any one. and he would shoot TO Kill.
No. no; Rreitmann meant to secure the
gold alone. But the drivers worried
NJ. F'errsud. He might be forced 10
change mis- plans on their account He
wanted full details. not puzzling COM
ponents Quiet prevailed once more.
Women In affairs OF this sort are
always in the way" said Picard.
NJ F'erraud did not hear what Brett
mann replied
take my word for IT," pursued
Picard. This one will trip you. and
You can not afford to trip at this
stage We are all ready To strike. man
All we want Is the money. Every ten
francs OF IL will buy a man. We leave
Narseilles in your care. the rest of as
will carry the word or 10 Lyons, Dillon
/ and Jaris. With this unrest IN the
government the army scandals. the
j dissatisfied employees, and the Idle. We
shall raise a whiriwind greater than
! 50 or IL We shall reach Paris with
i half million men
Again Breitmann said something
/ lowly NJ. Ferraud would have liked to
see his face
But what are you going to do With
! the other woman"
| Two women: Nj. Ferraud saw the
/ ripple widen and draw near. one
woman he could not understand, but
/ two simpliled everything. The driv-
4 ers and two women
The other?" said Breitmann. She
I ts of no importance"
NJ. Ferraud shook his head.
oh, We'll: this Will be your private
affair. Captain Grasse, will arrive
/ from Nice tomorrow night. Two
| nights later we all shauld be on board
and under way. Do you know. we have
been very clever. Not suspicion any
/ where OF what We are about
DO you recollect NJ, Ferraud9" In
quired Breitmann
| "That little roui of butterfly him
ter" the duke asked
NJ. Ferraud smiled and gazed laugh
I ingiy up at the grill.
| He is no fool" abruptly, HE ia
| a secret agent, and not one move have
We made that Is unknown to him"
..tHpess.hlet"
| NJ, Ferraud could no, tell whether
| the CONSERVATION in Picard's voice was
real or assumed Aa -ssses=e Sc sasissee
| the latter.
And why hasn't re shown his
/ hand 90
| He is waiting for us to show ours.
| But don't worry" went an Breitnlann.
/ Il have arranged 10 suppress him
neatly
And the possible victim murmured:
Il wonder how
| Then we must not meet again until
you return: and then only at the little
house in the Rue St Charles
/ Agreed Now | must be OF
/ Good luck"
/ Nj. Ferraud heard the stir OF single
/ chair and knew that the great-grand-
I son was leaving. The wall might have
/ been transparent, SO sure was he of
! the smile upon Picard's face, a sinls-
ter specializing smile But his imagi-
! nation did not pursue Breitmann.
| whose lips also wore smile. one of
| irony and bitterness. Neither did he
hear Picard murmur "Dupe." nor
Breitmann mutter Fools"
When Breitmann saw Hildegarde in
the hotel gardens he did not avoid her
but stopped by her chair. She rose.
She had been waiting all day FOR this
moment She must speak out or suf-
focate with anxiety
Karl, what are you going to do"
/ Nothing" unsmilingr.
! "You will let the admiral find and
keep this money which is yours
| Rreitmann shrugged.
You are killing me with SUSPENSE"
| NONSENSE" briskly.
You are contemplating violence of
some order. know II. | feel 1t,
Not so loud" impatiently.
.YcA 'af>e,s sifw~ 'rapeatetf crushing
her hands together.
'sWeia, all there remains to do Ia to
tell the admiral. He wfil perhaps. di-
vide with me"
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