The Harrison times., 1912-01-20
CHAPTER Xlil.-(contInucd)

"You knew | was here" repeated
)ir. Grimm muslngly And may r.
Just as you knew that l. or some
one, at least, had entered this house
few minutes ago. she interrupted
"The automobile horn outside was a
signal, wasa't ~ Hastings was In the
car? Or was II Blair or Johnsony
MIR. Grimm did not say
Didn't you anticipate any person
nj danger when you enteredY' he
quorled instead. Weren't you afraid
might shootT
mo"
There WAS a long silence, Mr.
Grimm stlll sat with his elbows on his
knees, staring at tho vague white
spotch whl,h was Miss Thornos face
and bare nuck, ono Of her white arms
hung at hN side like n pallid serpent
and her hand was at rest on the seat
Of the couth,
"lt soorB. Miss Thorne," he said
nt longth casually, that our paths Of
duty are boX,ricobly tangled Twice
previously we have mot undor cir
eumstancos that were more than
etrango, and now-thisl Whatever IN
Justice may have done you In the
past by my suspicious has, ! hope
been forgiven; and In oach Instance
Wo were able TO work side by side to
ward conclusion | am wondering
now If this singular affair VIII take
a similar course
lie paused Miss Thorno started to
speak, but he sllonoed her with o
slight gesture Of hla hand,
1T is only fair to you to say that
we-that Ia, tho Secret soryleo=hayo
learned many things about you he
resumed IN the snmo casual tone "Wo
have, through our foreign agents,
traced you stop by step from Rome
10 Washington, We know that you
ore, I'm way n representative OF q
sovereign Of Europe, we know that
you were on n secret mission to the
Spanish court, perhaps for this eoyer
ogn, and remained In Madrid for n
month; wo know that from there you
went 10 Paris, also on n secret mis-
slonAporhNpg tho samo-and re-
malnod there for three weeks, we know
that you mot diplomatic agents OF
those governments lator IN London,
We know all this, we know the man
ner Of your coming to this oounlry'
OF your coming 60 Washington But
we don't ltn 1w why you are here"
Again she started to speak. and
again ho stopped her
1--WE don't know your namo, but that
IN OF no consequence, We do know
that IN Spain you were Sonora Cas-
eayant, in Paris Madomolselle d'AubI,
non, In London Miss jano Kellogg,
and hero Miss Isabel Thorno We re-.
nllge that exgcncios arise IN your call.
ing, and mine, which make changes Of
name desirable, necessary oven, and
there n no criticism OF that, Now 10
the representative Of your govern
ment- t-rather n goyernmcnt=you have
right 10 bo hero, although unaccrod.
itod you hayo n right 20 remain here
ne long 90 your acts Nro consistent
with our laws you have a right TO
your secrets as long Ns they do not
directly or indirectly, threaten tho
welfare Of this country Now, why
are you here"
lie received no answers he expected
none After a moment he went on
Admitting that you are n secret
agent Of Italy, admitting everything
that you claim to be- you haven't con.
yinced me that you aro not tho person
who eamo horo for the letters and
cigarettes You have said nothing 20
prove 10 my satisfaction that you are
not Che individual was waiting for to.
night"
"You don't mean that you eus.
poot--2" she began In tone Of Omaso'
Imtnt
"l don't mean that suspect any
thing" be intefposed 81 mean merely
thni you haven't convinced me,
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