Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-07-12
BOOK II.
CHAPTER XVI

AdAaAlts EAAlCE EalheuuGAb AE-
'clared. with a formal bow, Il owe you
a thousand apologies for this visit"
Madame Christopher looked at him
across the room. and in her eyes there
was no welcome nor any anger-only
surprise.
''You break" she reminded him. ''the
word OF a prince!"
Falkenberr smiled icily.
There are cataclysms in life" he
said. '.whirIpools into which one may
sometimes be drawn. Ones will Is
overborne. I myself am in that IN
fortunate position"
Madame Christopher looked steadfast-
ly at her visitor. Was IL her fancy or
was he really growing older. this man
OF iron? The story OF the last few
weeks was written into his face. there
were shadows under his eyes. deep
line across his forehead
since you are here. be seated" she
invited. sinking herself wearily into
chair. Tell me as quickly as you can
what has brought your
sPorteI has brought me-" Falkenberg
answered grimly. They tell me thai
Re has taken shelter under The shadow
OF your petticoats."
shelter from your assassins.
PRECISELY" Falkenberg admitted
u do not admire your methoos'
Madame Christopher remarked Iney
seem to me not only brutal but clumsy.
You killed seven men and injured sew
eral others. TO no purpose.
MADAME" Falkenberg declared. 70
secure the death Of that man / would
have destroyed a whole quarter OF
Paris AMI every prison in IL
Madame Christopher shivered.
@Thorourh. as usual, my dear Prince
she rnurmured Nevertheless, 1 fino
such statements loathsoIne- 49,, 7
have outIived the days OF oaroaTity.
40 not understand men who deal IN
such fashion with their enemies
Falkenberg frowned. -.
s.Tbere is something between US
Greater than personal enmity' ne re-
Eorted fferceiy. My personal enemy
would deal with in such a manner as
make no doubt would commend Itse lL
- ,our scrupIes. Julien Portel IS more
4san that. He is the enemy OF my
,~,,,,trv I-pon him. therefore. shaii
have no mercy. -
II VIII not argue with you." she re-
~ss.s ~rrhere is a palmer issue oeIore
ms IN passing my threshold you .i@ =
h-o-.D vou- word OF honor. what 30
you want"
,1s.-s christopher shrugged her
sh .sTor Fave wanted him for some lit
y. $50 so badly as at this instant
~--,,,.-bs-g declared bitterly. he mas
- All Furope in a ferment WIN -
t-Se~nal letters. He knows TOO nue.
ne knows whence came the 49,.
Nnlch ...e5i ~ nv campaign here"
- are surely others" she Cd
- who must have guessed
s.r,-t there was no one else, ne IN
.os ssurho had the special knoWl-
- vrhich Portel has He came IroI.
tre Foreign Office. with the recoIus =.
80 last two years in MS nlnu, =.
Berlin ne and l crossed sWolS - - s,.a-
-. only EngIishman VINO mas ever
1900 me n moments uneasiness.
&C. vor sure she asked That your
r-,af-r here has been wise one9
.ar,,a v-isdoun OF Solomon" he re-
81 -rsn,Iv. can be made TO loon
1sl-s follv bv the accident OF failure
sTbere is no doubt as to its WISDOM ,
No one has studied these matters a.
hove studied them No one mas seer
- MORE clearly. An alliance
hetwsen England and America is ma
- ~ a few years only, and Wnen II
~o-,os the progress OF Germany is SCI
49, Tor generation The one aoso-
80 necessity before me was TO cut tne
bonds between England ana France ano
- settle with England alone ana qulCA-
a5nrornaticslly il possible; by force
- .g = last resource. We don't
Geek war Henriette. We are not Ieaiis
! b1oodtthirsty nation We seek terri
49, We need new lands-fruiful
A.ras trade. the command OF the seas
n ne cannot get what we want Dy
rearerul means. then IL must oe wal
England for the present Is weakly sON-
erned. She is in the throes OF laDOl
troubles Her political parties are ~. ~,
balanced. There is q puppet AT tn'
-orsfrn once. Now is the time tC
strike" 90
Us IL wise to tell me your secretsE
-. incurred coldly. Il have no symp-
hfhv for you or your country.
Il have a bargain to strike with you
and you must understand ne an
zv-ered s~TweHty-four hours ago We
hfsnatcbed a sunboat to a certain neu-
- ,o-t which comes under the in
fuence OF England We paid a German
Al e. there and send US word that ne
tras in danger. We have sent an init
cation 10 the French and English gov
Nrnmets To Egland il is an insult.
ave taken the chance that France has
Ea1 enough OF this entente Now YOU
understand why / must have julien
TorteI before they can get him back "a
The Foreign ONCE. before he can &c
fore mischief. strong man in Down
hg street at this juncture might upset
everything"
4 understand well enough why YOU
heed Julien Portel." she admitted !
an stiII in the dark. however. as to why
Eou imagine that shall give him up
Because am going 10 buy him IRON
Fou." FaIkenberg asserted
She glanced across the room at him
half curiously. half scOrnfully.
Buy him. YOU
EXACTLY he replied. You smile be
tause YOU do not understand offer yoI
dispensation for your divorce, and YOU
fon."
A little ermor seemed TO pass through
FER whole frame For a moment sh'
closed her eyes. Then she sprang to ne
geet and stood quivering before him.
This Is one Of your traps" she eX
uafmed You don't mean it!'
To prove that 1 do he insisted "
lave brought Rudolf with me to Paris
tFe can be in your arms in a few min
ktes. Look into the street. If you will
She crossed the room hastily and hfte'
me curtain A low cry broke from he
ms IN the tonneau Of the great TOURING
tar outside a little boy was lying bacl