The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-08-10
CHAPTER xIlI.-(contlnued.)

You knew ! was here" repeated
Mr.. Grimm muslngly. "And may I-?'
Just as you knew that |, or som,
one, at least, had entered this house
few minutes ago." she interrupted
"The automobile horn outside was q
signal. wasn't It? Hastings was in the
car? Or was II Blair or. Johnson?"
Mr. Grlnm did not say
Didn't you anticipate any person
al danger when you entered?" he
queried instead. Weren't you afraid
might shoot?"
No"
There was 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
Of the couch.
1T seems. Miss Thorne," he said
at length casually, that our paths OF
duty are inextricably tangled. Twice
previously we have met under cir.
cumstances that we're more than
strange, and now-this! Whatever in.
Justice may have done you in the
past by my suspicious has. | hope.
been forgiven; and in each instance
@e were able to work side by side to.
ward conclusion. am wondering
now II this singular AFFAIR will take
similar course"
He paused. Miss Thorne started to
speak, but he sllenced her with a
slight gesture of his hand.
1T is only fair TO you to say that
we-that Is, the Secret Servlce-have
learned many things about you." he
resumed In the same casual tone. I'VE
nave, through our foreign agents,
Traced you step by step from Rome
to Washington. We know that you
are In a way. representative OF
sovereign OF Europe; we know that
you were on secret mission to the
spanish court, perhaps for this sover.
elgn' and remained In Madrid for
month; we know that from there you
went to Paris. also on a secret mis-.
Blon-perhaps the same-and re-
NAMED there for three weeks; we know
mat you met diplomatic agents OF
nose governments later In London
we know all this; we know the man.
uer OF your coming to this country;
OF your coming to Washington. But
we don't know why you are here"
Again she started to speak. and
again he stopped her.
We don't know your name. but that
OF no consequence. We do know
'uat In Spain you we're Sonora Cas-.
saVant, In Paris Mademoiselle d'Aubi.
uoh' In London Miss Jane Kellogg,
una here Miss Isabel Thorne. We re.
a'']e mat exigencies arise In your call.
lus' and mine, which make changes OF
name desirable. necessary even and
mere is no criticism OF that. Now as
'ue representative Of your govern.
rneht-rather government-you have
lsht TO be here. although unaccred.
"eu' you have a right TO remain here
us 'ohg as your acts are consistent
WIN our laws; you have a right 10
sou' secrets as long as they do not
u'ecuy or Indirectly, threaten the
"e'iare Of this country. Now wbv
are you here? ""'
'eeeNed no answer; he expected
HOue AFTER a moment he went on.
Aumitting that you are a secret
agent OF Italy, admitting everything
,., ,ael you claim to be. you haven't con. |
,'"ced me that you are not the person
%uo came here for the letters and
e'sarettes. You have said nothing ,o |
noVe TO my satisfaction that Won ara
night" "a'''ns ior TO-
iou don't mean TINT Won srs.
ment ''"o VI amaze
l don't mean that I susnect INV.
.rs' n'ns' he ihterposed. 81 mean merely
T% a' you haven't convinced me
tueres nothing inconsistent in the
o. aso' mat you are what you say Won
%e, and that In spite OF that Won
came tonight for" 'ON
a. he was interrupted by a lausb
hy sllvery note that he remem.
ECU eu weil His idle hands closed
'PasWOulcally only IN ha tn.....,
lOxed ~ oe Instantly re-
suppose, Mr.. Grimm. I should toll
pou fOH mat Immediately after Madame
bseeur placed the matter in INV
=, lands this afternoon, I went straight
W.. W your office to show this letter 70
IUu ir",, ana ask for your asslstanceY" sbe
oa.S SS',eu' Suppose that I left NV
n u lor you with clerk there on be-
e ," informed that you were out-re.
trou ter / knew you we're on the case
tau ,aS. Madame Boissegur-would that
I'Va'e ed anything except that I want.
w, W put the matter squarely before
'Ou, and work with your"
CIV, we win suppose that much" Mr.
'rimm agreed. MT
n, mat is a statement of fact" Miss
VIII a ADDED. MY card. which you
Ars una at your office. will show that
,bo wnen left your office went 10
sae, say motel where you live, with the
same purpose. You were NOT ,haro @