Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-13


She nodded.
In that corner
She pointed to q more retired spot. He
followed her there.
Order some coffee" she directed
He obeyed her and they were promptly
served. She waited. chatting idly OF their
luncheon party. of the coincidence OF
meeting with the duchess, until they were
entirely freed from observation. Then
she leaned toward him.
"Sir Julien" she said, Il have read your
articles. the first and the second. You
are q brave man.
He smiled.
Are you going to warn me once more
against Herr Freudenberg? he asked.
She shook her head.
II You do not know your danger" she
continued, you would be too great fool
to be worth warning. Remember that
Freudenberg came from Berlin as fast as
express trains and his racing car could
bring him the moment he read the first.
Il have already had a brief but some
what unpleasant interview with him. Ju-
lien remarked.
II congratulate YOU" she went on. I'm
pleasant interviews with Herr Freuden-
berg generally end differently. Now. lis
ten to me. l have proposition to make.
There Is one house in Paris where you
will be safe-mine. offer you its shelter.
Come there and finish your work
Julien made no reply. He slipped his
slowly round
Mime. christopher" he said. ..once you
told me that you disliked and distrusted
all men. Why, then, should l trust your
She WINGED little. but her tone when
she answered him was free of offense.
why should you. indeed?" she replied
yet you should remember that the man
against whose cherished schemes your
articles are directed is the man whom
have more cause to hate than any other
In the world"
Herr Freudenberg'' he murmured.
prince Adolf Rudolf Won F,alkenberg.'
she corrected him. DO you know the
story of my married life2"
Il have never heard it, he told her.
Il will spare you the details.' she con-
tinued. my husband married me with
the sole idea of using my house, my
friends, my social position here for the
furtherance Of his schemes. Under my
roof discovered meetings Of spies. spies
paid to suborn the different services in
this Countrywide navy. the army. the
railway works. When / protested he
laughed at me. He made no secret of his
ambitions. He is the sworn and invet-
crate enemy of your country. His feeling
against France is a slight thing in COM
parison with his hatred OF England. For
the last ten years he has done nothing
but scheme to humiliate her. When /
discovered to what purpose my house was
being put / babe him leave IT. / babe
saw that was in earnest he obeyed. 1t
is one of the conditions Of our separation
that he does not cross my threshold. That
is why l say, Sir Julien, that you have
nothing to fear in accepting the shelter Of
my roof
mime Christopher julien said. ear
nestly, Il am most grateful for your
offer. At the same time, i honestly do
not believe that l have anything to fear
anywhere. Herr Freudenberg has made
one attempt upon me and has failed.
do not think he is likely to risk every
thing by any open assaults. In these
civilized days OF the police. the telephone
and the law courts, one is not SO much
at the mercy of a strong man as in the
old days. / do not fear Herr Freuden-
berg
Nine Christopher shrugged her shout
ders. -
MY friend" she admitted. II admire
your courage, but listen. You say that
one attempt has already been made to
silence you. For every letter YOU write
there will be another made At each fresh
one these creatures of Herr Freuden-
berg's will have learned more cunning.
In the end they are bound to succeed.
Why risk your life? / offer my house as
q sanctuary. There is no need for you to
pass outside 1T. You could take the ex-
ercise you require in my garden, which Is
bounded by four of the highest walls in
Paris. You can sit in a room apart from
the rest of the house. with three locked
doors between you and the others. You
may write there freely and without fear.
Julien smiled.
Il am afraid 1t is my stupidity he
said, but / cannot possibly bring myself
to believe in the existence OF any danger.
I will promise you this. IL 1 may: IL any
further attempt should be made upon me.
any attempt which came in the least near
being successful, l will remember your
offer. For the present my mind is made
up. l shall remain where I am"
She shrugged her shoulders
.'Ingrate.'
Not that. by any means" he assured
her. heartily You know that 1 am
grateful You know that IL refuse for
the moment your offer it is not because
1 mistrust you. 1 simply feel that !
should be taking elaborate precautions
which are quite unnecessary"
Il might even spare YOU" she remark
ed. smiling, Lady Anne for your secre-
tary."
even that inducement." he answered
steadily. docs not move me-
She sighed.
you will have your own way she
said. land yet there is something rather
sad about It, l know SO much more OF
this Paris than you. l know so much
more of Herr Freudenberg. Remember
that there are quarter of a million
Germans in this city. and of that quarter
of million at least 10000 belong to one
or the other of the secret societies with
which the city abounds. All of them are
different in tone, but they all have at the
end of their program the cause of the
fatherland. BY this time you will have
been named to them as its enemy. Twenty
thousand OF them, my friend, and not a
scruple among the LOTT
He moved In his place little restlessly.
lone does not fight in these ways nova
days." he protested.
Pfg-headed Englishman! she murmur-
ed. You to say that. too!'
His thoughts flashed back to those few
moments OF vivid life I'm his own rooms.
He thought Of Freudenberg's calm perse-
verance. An uncomfortable feeling seized
him.
Il do not know" she went on. leaning
little toward him, why should inter-
est myself in you at ALL"
why do you, them he asked, looking
at her suddenly
She played with the trifies that hung
from her chatelaine. He watched for the
raising OF her eyes, but he watched in
vain. She did not return his inquiring
look.
Never mind" she said, II have warned
you. 1t is for you to act as you think
best. II you change your mind, come to
me- l will give you sanctuary at any
time. Take me to my automobile. please
He obeyed her and watched her drive
off. Then he went slowly and unmolest-
ed back to his rooms.
(To be continued tomorrow.)