The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-05-04

conducted for me by Courtney's secret
agents yield anything more satisfacto-
ry. Nevertheless was none the less
positive that there had been some sort
Of communication between Madeline
Spencer In America and the Duke Of
Lotzen In valeria in response to which
she was here.
So 1t seemed Courtney was correct.
as usual. He had predicted that moth
ing would be found by the detectives.
There seemed to be nothing but to cul-
tivate patience and settle down to wait
for some one to blunder or for the lady
to get tired Of her enforced residence In
DornlitZ and begin to get restless and
do something which would give us a
clew to work on.
She had retained her apartments at
the Hotel Metzen-the management
having. however, addressed me as to
my pleasure In the matter-and ut least
once every day she had sought to pass
some one Of the city gates, and when
refused would then demand exit as the
wife of the Grand Duke Armand.
She drove and rode and walked about
the town the cynOsure of all eyes, and
some Of them Of admiring men, who
would have been very ready, doubtless,
to start Il Irritation, both for their own
pleasure and in the hope Of gaining my
good will by discrediting her. But she
would have none OF them and went her
way with the serene blindness OF an
honest woman.
OF course l pointedly ignored her
when we CHANGED to pass each other.
but II had no effect, for the next time
her greeting was only the more effu'
sively Intimate. Naturally the people
stared. The whole situation was III
tensely irritating and growing more
so every day, and my patience, never
long at, best, must have been trifie
uncertain for those around me.
was bit lonely too. The king was
in the north, and the princess was with
him, and so, for a time. was Lotzen.
I happened to know, though / under
stood he had now left them and was
returning to Dornlitz. l wished him a
long journey and slow one.
His suave courtesy was becoming
unbearab!e. and my sorest trial was to
receive 1t calmly and to meet 1t In
kind. Truly. IL he had found bril-
liant leading woman In Madeline Spen-
Ger. he had an equally brilliant leading
man I'm himself.
was no possible match for him,
and l could feel the sneer behind his
smile. | wanted to give him n good
body beating. and I was sure he knew
it and that 1t only amused him.
He must have fancied l wished him
n long absence, for he returned with
astonishing promptness. | saw him
the next afternoon In the officers club
and our greeting was almost ELUSIVE.
"Tll ride over to headquarters with
you," he said.
I'm walking" / answered.
Good. I'll walk, too he replied.
SO we act out. the orderly following
with the dukes horse.
When we reached headquarters l
suggested that he come up to my office
and smoke cigar. thought lie
would decline. But there | erred.
Thanks" said he: 'I'll join You rs
soon as I've registered" and he turned
down the corridor toward the adjutant
generals Office.
On my desk was wire from the
princess. She and the king would
reach DornlitZ the next morning. and
I Al,
ace. ! dispatched an answer that
would meet the royal train en- route
and thought of Iotzcn with indifrer-
ence almost.
When lie came I was going through
! a batch OF papers which had just been
brought In for my signature.
Don't let me disturb YOU" he said
heartily. Finish the miserable red
| tape"
nodded
He chose cigar and, having lighted
1t with the careful attention he seem.
ed to give to the smallest matters, he
sauntered to the window that over.
looked the avenue.
| Presently he glanced around at me.
signed the last Of the papers. push
ed them aside and arose.
Mrs. Spencer is about to pass" he
said.
II trust so." said I. I'm sure w,
no desire for her to stop"
| Then suddenly he frowned and mad,
n short bow
'She had the impudence to speak t.
me-" lie said. "She must be most
extraordinary woman"
| | shrugged my shoulders.
I yet, what l can't understand Il
what she hopes to gain by masquerad
ing here as your wife,"
looked ut him and waited. He was
steering into strange waters, it seemed
to me.
"Now, II she had done II in Paris or
Vienna or any place outside Of Va
leria," he went on, lone could see the
temporary profit Of 1t. But to come to
Dornlitz and dare 1t under your very
nosew He flung up his hands "She
is bit too much for me-"
saw his drift now He wanted to
know If l suspected him and to that
end was quite willing to match his wit
against mine His contempt for my