Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-05-24

SYNOPSIS FOR PRECEDING CHAPTERS.
11e rtory opcns In a hospital on the out
tNlfts q Paris, where a giri. Lucie Reuault
~ asing irom tuberculosis beautiful friend,
means 20 bring 20 her bedside Eugene Ester
men. who. had deserted his victim.
sine. Christopher bastenS "a Estermen' >
tpartmeuts but he sneers az his Ettle friend 90
tetases % 70 % her. and becomes familiar
Win his visitor. who leaves him in Contempt
and returns Il the hospital
chapter N fntuoduces AIeerrou IL Carrsbv
~ p. and his wife 10 their horne 10 Crusrennr
>4aare- L0ntion- Both are amhitiuus. and Car
49, m.snt Re = cabinet minister were SiE
julien Iortei. under secretary q state Tor for
eirn affairs. ont ~ the way. Carrahy encour-
ases his wife into p-etenceo affair with
PorteL AMI she secures an entearing letter
from her h0odwInked lover. which She promptly
turns over n her husband.
TIE letter Is puhlished. and Portel is dis
20 Paris and Is discussing his plans With a
journalist friend. David kenslrirkS. He RACES
&C TIE trick PLAYED On him. especially a. IL has
broken the enEaEement between himself and
Lady Anne Clonarty. when be responds 70
knock both are amazed to Sc Mrs. Carraby at
Her couscIence ~ well as her sentiment trou-
hies her, She hints az what might have been.
hut her victim Is now coid toward her He T.
eailed % the Telephone. and she disappears
leaving bunch ~ vioiets. which he kicks
SIR Julien ana Kendricks ride TO the home
~ the Duke o. ClOnarty. where the disEraced
eAate@lAal ASKS lNT AAat anne she treats the
matter lightly. seems not % miEd the broken
en<arement. and coufcsses that her ardor is
already aroused towarf another man with an
incume ~ a hunfred thousand r year
Sir Julien Is glad enough to drive 10 a cafe
With Kendricks Tor n drink There. with a
pretty girl. h notices a sandy-hsired young
wan whose fare SEEMS familiar. Later. at
rhran cafe. the Athenee. Hendricks and Sir
Inllen observe the sane couple enter and Sir
Julien recallF the man secret Serviee ~
ri-lf sIirs T, .s,se a. 81 I,,Ifs- bI5I-r- bjm
-Csii az NJ. u Avenae de s. Psul AMI ssk
Ger Mre. Christopher" Tfe + tnystified. but
rods his de~ision 10 tic =id Just - her CON-
TIE sauily-haireI stranger qrarrris with the
girl and leaves Der alone. Kendriczs approaches
her and learns that she - Mile sem The
three. Eendricks Sir Julien. AMI Mile. Sem.
e q TIE railrnad station. where the hlnni
follower boards the same train and, in facI.
follows Sir Julien everywhere for a month
rufil be finallv returns 70 Normandy There az
nis hotel he finds note. Call On Nine. Chris
iorhor this afteunun-T which annoys him into
negative decision.
TIE starts On a walk and hanpens to notice
that a beautiful stranger Is alighting from a
handsome auto In frunt u No IL Avenue de
81 Paul. IL must he Nine Christopher. hut be
walks on Within block. however. the auto
sfnrs beside him. and the chauffeur requests
hm - step into Madame's home. Tie hrusqueiy
A. his hoteI he is called over the phone by
woman who SAYS she IS Iienriette Christie
rhor AMI asks II he viii be ready in ten
.ake him riding Out ~ curiosity he consents,
and AZ the nnuo'ntet time the machine arrives
Madame CHRISTOPHER asks Sir julien 70 make
nluself comfortable IN her automobile. a lux
urions car He warns her that he intends tn
give NJ secrets. and she laughs and SAYS
sha does not want any, She shows a surpris
ing knowledge ~ his movements. hut does not
explain in any way why she desires bis ae-
lraiutance.
TEev - 70 little restaurant on the ous-
skirts OF Paris. where the tables are set In the
rarien each ore hidden from all the others
there SIR Julien secs the sandy haired young
man. whose name Re has learned TO he Fostef'
IN conversation with younc Frenchman- He
hears enorCh Of the conversation TO learn that
the Frpuchman represents some one who wants
information fr0In sir julien By tipping a
waite he learns that the Frenchman Is Ger
nan secret service man-
Madame Christopher and and Sir Julien get a
table in the ganleu- There she bears the voice
~ the Cerman secret service MAJ She tells
rersan she absolutely hates. a man who de-
rrrfed girl friend Of hers. and who would
MT 20 near fhe girl when she was dying OF
tube7cuiosis. Tie secret service man Is Eugene
rsfsruseu tries to speak to Sir JULIEN, who
aIli have nothing 10 do with him.
Madame Christopher and Sir Julien dFlFs
l,aek - Paris on the way a car containing
The. two secret service men passes them
They say Estermen never ahanoons
chase - Madame Christopher says.
Herr Karl Freudanberg. who calls mmseh a
fnymoker q LeipzieE. Is making one OF us
fnfrrnuent visits ~ Paris and j. giving gay
fiuner a. the Cafe des Amhassadeurs WITH
rirn i Nfarruerffc \ beautiful young Partisan
To the table cumes EsterInen- who saws n IA
been trying IL arrange an appointment between
leSSful terause Nine Christopher has preludieed
Tuf1rn against Esfermeu- The Tor maker Y
ufarffps when her name is mentioned nut or
aerS Estermen q try again