The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-08-10

a Cabinet minister. who was Just suf-
ficiently conscious OF the improperly
OF her action to render the situation
Interesting.
Il wigA you would tell me. Count
Won Hern." she said. soon after they
had settled down in their places. why
my husband seems TO object TO you
SO much. | simply dared not tell him
that We were going TO lunch together.
and as a rule he doesn't mind what |
do in that way"
Bernadine smiled slowly.
"Ah. WE'LL he remarked. your hus-
band is a politician and a very cautious
man. ! dare say he is like some of
those others. who believe that. be
cause | am a foreigner and live in
London. therefore am a spy"
you a spy" she laughed. What
nonsense"
She shrugged her shoulders. She
was certainly a very pretty woman.
and her black gown set of TO fullest
advantage her deep red hair and fair
complexion
Tell me. Count Won Hern. what
could a foreign spy do in England "
Bernadine twirled his fair mustache
ana shrugged MS shoulders.
Indeed. my dear lady" he admitted.
Il scarcely know what spy could do
nowadays. 4 few years ago. yol Eng
lish people were all so trusting. Your
Notifications. your battleshirs not to
speak OF YOUR country itself. were
wholly at the disposal OF the enter
prising foreigner who desired 10 ac-
qulre information The parry who
governed Great Britain then seemed
TO have some strange itiea that these
things made for peace To-day. how
ever. all that is changed"
You seem TO know something about
it," she remarked
Il am afraid that mine is really
only the superficial point % view 80
he answered. but ] do not know that
there is a good deal OF information.
which seems absolutely insignificant
in itself. for which some foreign coun-
tries are willing 10 pay. For instance.
there was a cabinet Council Yesterday
believe. and some one was going
10 suggest that a secret but official
visit be paid 20 your new harbor works
up at Rosyth. An announcement will
be probably be- made In the papers
during the next few days as TO whe-
Their the visit is 10 be undertaken or
no.. Yet there are sountries who are
willing 10 pay for knowing even sucn
an insignificant item Of news as that.
few hours before the rest OF the
world"
Lady Maxwell laughed.
well could earn that little sum
OF money" she declared. gaily. for
my husband has just made me cancel
a dinnerparty for next Thursday.
because he has 20 go up 10 the stupid
place"
Bernadlne smiled. ~ was really q
very unimportaut matter. but he loved
20 feel. even in his idle moments.
that he was not altogether wasting
his time
Now. Beruadiue was a man Of easy
manners and unrufled composure To
the natural insouciance 81 his aristo-
cratic bringing up. he had aided the
large world. engaged more often than
not IN some hazardous enterprise. Yet.
for once To DTS life. and 20 'he midst
Of the idlest o. conversations. Lc gave
himself away s1 utterly that even this
woman with whom ho was lunching -
"a very iTf'er1y lady. indeed could
not fail 20 perceive % She looked ~
him in something ike establishment
Nifhou' The sialfs-' warning his face
had become -sf u 20 rlgII stare. hI-
eyes werr flrl al'l thc expression oil
q man who .ena ir'D aro'hcr world
Why. whatever Isl the matter with
you fAe demanded "I- lt cost
that sou .er7-
beruadine effort eaa superb Bot