Evening star., 1911-10-20

doctor there. 1 contrived to look as
frightened as possible. His highness Is
not we'll enough to talk to me- L wins
pered. You had better look after him:
I heard q shout behind and heavy fall.
Then Isclosed the door and slipped away
as quietly as / could-and here I am"
Bellamy drew long breath.
MY God, but this is wonderful he
muttered "How long is it since you lett
the palace?'
about ten minutes or a quarter Of an
hour" Dorward answered
They'll find it out at once" declared
the other. They'll miss the paper. Per
haps he'll tell them himself that he has
risks, Dorward. Tear it open. Let us
know the truth. at any rate. If you have
to part with the document, We can re-
member it's contents. Out with II. man.
quick! They may be here at any mo-
ment.''
he shook his head
'I guess not" he said, firmly
Bellamy regarded his friend in blank
and uncomprehending amazement.
"What do you mean?" he exclaimed
You're not going to keep it to yourself?
You know what it means to me-to Eng
land?'
Your old country can look after her
self pretty WELL" Dorward declared
Anyhow. she'll have to take her chance.
i
an American journalist. and III part to
nobody with the biggest thing that's ever
come into any mans hands"
Bellamy, with a tremendous effort.
maintained his self-control.
What are you going to do with it,"
he asked, quickly.
II tell you I'm Off out Of the country
tonight" Dorward declared. Il shall
head for England. Pearce is there him
self, and 1 tell you 1t will be just the
aor Of I
packet in his hand. Well make New
York hum, 1 can promise you. and Eu-
rope, too
Bellamys manner was perfectly quiet
too quiet to be altogether natural. His
hand was straying toward his pocket.
"Dorward," he said, speaking rapidly
and keeping his back to the door. you
don't realize what you're up against.
This sort Of thing is new to you; You
haven't a dogs chance Of leaving vienna
alive with that in your pocket III you
trust yourself in the Orient Express to-
night you'll never be allowed to cross
the frontier BY this time they know
that the packet Is missing; they know,
have it. whether the chancellor has told
them the truth or not. Open II at once
SO that we get some good out OF it, Then
we'll go round to the embassy. We can
slip out by the back way: perhaps. Re
ice. and tell you that there's no other
place In the city where your life Is worth
a snap of the fingers but at your en-
bassy or mine. Open the packet, man."
II think not" Dorward answered, firm
ly. 81 am an American citizen. l have
broken no laws and done no one any
harm. II there's any slaughtering about
/ guess they'll hesitate before they begin
with Arthur Dorward. Don't be a
fool, man.
He took a quick step backward-he was
looking into the muzzle of Bellamy's re-
volver.
"Dorward," the latter exclaimed, II
can't help it! Yours is only q personal
ambition-I stand for my country. Share
the knowledge OF that packet with me or
shall shoot"
"Then shoot and be damned to you!"
Dorward declared. fiercely. This is my
show, not yours. You and your country
can go to
He broke off without finishing his sem
tence. There was a thunderous knocking
at the door. The two men looked at each
other for a moment, speechless. Then
Bellamy with q smothered oath, replaced
the revolver in his pocket