Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-05-31

SYNOPSIS or PRECEDING CHAPTERS.
Ses story opens IN a hospital on the cut
> oying frcm tuberculosis A beautiful friend
Ime- Christopher. tells the patient that she
means q bring % her bedside Eugene Ester
men. Who had teesertedh Is victim.
Nine CHRISTOPHER hstens 20 Estermen's apart
Eents. bat be sneers a. his little friend" re
fuses q 90 70 her. and becomes familiar with
his visitor. VITO leaves him In contempt and
returns 70 The hospital
Chapter II introduces Alrcrnon II. Carraby
- y and sis wife n their home IN erosEs s1
rahy might Be q cabinet minister were Sir
julien Pnrtel. under secretary o. state for
foreign affairs. out OF the way. Carraby en-
coarsrrs hIs wife into a pretenSed affair with
PorteI. and she secures an endearing letter
from her Hoodwinked lover. which she promptly
ne letter - published. and POrteI is dis
graced. according % the plot Portel IL going
q Paris and + discussing bis plans with
journalist friend. David Hendricks He RACES
az the trick playedo him. especially as Il has
broken the engagement between himself and
Lady Anne Clonarty. When he responds to a
knock both are amazed to see Mrs Carrahy
az the door.
Her conscience as we'll as Der sentiment 4rou.
hes her. She hints az what might have been,
but her victim IL now cold toward her He Is
called 70 the telephone. and she disappears.
leaviug bunch OF violets. which he kicks into
SIR Julien and Kendricks ride to the home
q the Duke q Cionarty. where the disguaeed
Statesman asks for Lady Anne. She treats the
enzacement. ard confesses thath er ardor Is
already aroused toward another man with an
income 81 a hundred thousand a year.
Sir Julien Is glad enough 20 drive 70 a eafe'
with Hendricks Tor a drink There. with a
pretty giri. be notices a sandy haired Young
chear cafe tie Athenee. Hendricks and Sir
Julien observe the same couple enter, and Sir
Julien recalls the man as secret service oper-
alive when he steps out moment the girl
sIirs . note e. Sir julien bidding him Call at
Ne ~ Avenue De So. Paul and ask for Nine
Christopher" He Is mystified, but mods his
decisioa to the girl Just as her companion re-
ne saniy-haired stranger Qusrrels with the
Eiri and leaves her alone KendEicks approaches
har and learns thar she Is mile. Sem The
three. Eend-icks. SIR Julien. and Nile sem. 80
e the railroad station. where the blond follow
Sir Julien everywhere for month until ne
finally returns 70 Normandy. There az his hotel
be finds a note. Call on Nine Christopher
thls afternoon which annoys him into a mega
tive decision
He starts On a walk and happens 10 notice
that a beautiful stranger is alighting from
81 Paul II must b Nine. Christophor. but be
walks on. Within q block however. the auto
stups beside him. and the hauffeur requests
him q step into Madame's home He brusquey
refuses
Al his hotel be is called On the phone by
woman who says she Is Henriette Christopher
and asks II be win b ready IN ten minutes.
when the auto viii call for him TO take him
riding. Out Of the curiosity he consents, and
a. The appointed tine the machine arrives
Madame ChrisrcphorA SKIS Sir julien 20 make
himself comfortable IN her automobile. a lux
urious car. He warns Der that be intends 10
give ID 10 secrets. snd she laughs and says she
doesn't want any. She shows a surprising
knowledge q his movements. but does not ex
plain in any way why she desires his acguaint-
nnce-
Thev 20 10 a little restaurant on the out
skirts q Paris. where the tables are set in
the garden. each one hidden from all the
others. There SIR Julien sees the sandy-haired
he has learned 10
Foster. in conversation with a young French
nan He hears enough o. the conversation 70
learn that The Frenchmau represents some one
who wants information from Sir Julien BY
tipping 4 waiter De learns thar the Frenchman
Is a German secret service man
Madame Christophor and Sir Julien get
table in the garden There she hears the voice
q the German secret service man she tells
Sir julien that the voice belongs to thei only
person she absolutely hates. q man whb de-
serted q girl friend of hers, and who would not
- near the girl VIXEN b. was dying Of tuber-
eulosis- The secret service man is Eugene
Esferuaen tries to speak to Sir julien. who
VII have nothing 70 do with him,
hack 70 Paris. On the way a car containing
the two secret service men passes them.
They say Estermen never ahandons
chase Madame Christopher says.
Herr Karl Frendenberg. who calls himself
trymaker q Leipzig. is making one OF his IN
frequent visits % Paris and Is giving a gay
dinner at the Cafe des Ambassadors. With
Tim j. Marguerite 3 beautiful young Partisan.
70 the tlhle comes Esteruen. who says be has
f<en trying arrange appointment between
Julien and the toymaker. but has been unsuc-
fexsful because Nine Christopher has prejudsced
julien against Estermen- The toymsker is
startled when her name is mentioned, but or
ders Estermcn 70 try again
Estermeu goes @ Juliens nom In the hotel
AMI manages O. tell him that the Prince Won
Falkenhers. the power behind Germanys throne,
wants 20 see him. and that the prince IS In
coEnito. Julien says be viii see him. and the
two 20 70 the Rat Mort. where they find him.
The prince and Julien 20 into private room.
there the prince offers julien work. life OF
action but not Of fame. he says He promises
him too. that when the time comes he viii
get Julien hack into good standing In England.
julien does not trust him. and the conference
4 ended 70 BE continued at another time.