The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-10-19
CHAPTER XVI.
In Which They Both Win.

Mr.. Grimm dropped into chair
with his teeth clenched. and his face
like chalk. For a moment or more he
sat there turning It all over in his
mind. Truly the triumph had been
robbed Of its splendor when the blow
fell here-here upon woman he
loved.
There's no shame in the confes.
sion of one who is fairly beaten" Isa.
bel went on softly, after a little
There are many things that you
don't understand ] came to Washing
ton with an authority from my soy
ereign higher even than that vested
In the ambassador; | came as | did
and compelled Count di Rosini to OBJ
tain an invitation 10 the state ball
for me in order that | might meet a
representative of Russia there that
night and receive an answer as to
whether or not they would Join in the
compact. received that answer; its
substance Is Of no consequence now.
And you remember where | first
met you? 1t was while you were in.
vestigating the shooting of Senior Al
varez In the German embassy. That
shooting, as you know. was done by
Prince dAbruzzi, so almost from the
beginning my plans went wrong be-
cause OF the assumption OF authority
by the prince. The paper he took
from Senor Alvarez after the shoot
ing was supposed to bear vitally upon
Mexico's attitude toward our plan,
but, as 1t developed, 1t was about an.
other matter entirely"
Yes, know" said Mr.. Grimm.
"The event Of that night which you
did not learn was that Germany
agreed to join the compact upon con.
ditions. Mr., Rankin, who was at
tached to the German embassy in an
Sdvisory capacity. delivered the an
swer to me, and l pretended to faint
In order that might reasonably avoid
you"
81 surmised that much" remarked
Mr., Grimm.
The telegraphing did with my
fan was as much to distract your at
tention as anything else, and at the
same time to identify myself to Mr..
Rankin, whom l had never met You
knew him, of course; didn't"
When next met you It was In the
venezuelan legation; you were inves-
ugating the theft of the fifty thousand
collars In gold from the safe.
thrust myself into that case, because
was afraid of you; and mercilessly
destroyed woman's name in your
eyes to further my plans. made you
believe that Senorita Rodriguez stole
that nifty thousand dollars, and re-
turned 1t to you, presumably, while
we stood in her room that night. Only
was not her room-it was mine!
stole the fifty thousand dollars All
.he details, even to her trip to see
MT Grlswold In Baltimore in company
win Mr.. Cadwallader, had been care
iuiiy worked out; and she did bring
ule the combination Of the safe from
Mr. Griswold on the strength of
forged letter. But she didn't know 1t.
mere was no theft, of course had
uo intention of keeping the money. 1t
was necessary to take 1t to distract
a'tention from the thing | did do
Ureak lock inside the safe to get a
seated packet that contained Vene-
aueias answer to our plan. / sealed
'nat packet again, and there was
never a suspicion that 1t had been
opened"
only a suspicion" Mr.. Grimm cor.
rected.
ihen came the abduction of Mon
sieur Bolssegur, the French ambassa-
eor | plunged into that case as ! did
~ tne other because | was afraid of
sou ana had to know just how much
.ou knew, 1t was explained to you
10 an attempt at extortion with de-
s@l's which carefully supplied. AS a
natter of fact, Monsieur Boissegur
.pposed our plans, even endangered
el and 1t was not advisable to
lave MIN recalled or even permit
an a 10 resign at the moment. So we
un.u c'ed him, intending to hold him
tro 'n airect orders could reach him
nh raris, Understand. please, that
h., ,nese things were made possible
soo 'ne aid and cooperation of dozens,
orS.' os' oil agents who were under my
tho. every person who appeared in
reots aouuctlon was working at my d.
ID eeon' The ambassadors unexpect
hs vaeape disarranged our plans; but
was taken out of the embassy by