Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-05-21

SYNOPSIS FOR PRECEDING CHAPTERS
Inc story opens in hospital on the outskirts
Z Paris. where girl, Lucille Renault. is dying
fron tuberculosis \ beautiful friend. Madame
ChrfStorAor. tells the patient that she means
90 bring q her bedside Eugene Estermen. who
had deserted his victim.
Madame Christopher hastens 10 Estermen's
APARTMENTS. hut be- sneers at Ibis little friend.
refuses 20 60 20 her. and becomes familiar with
his visitor. who leaves him in contempt and re-
turns 70 the hospital
Chapter N introduces Algermon II. CaFraby.
". r.. and his wife in their home in Grosvenor
SQUARE LOnian. Both are ambitious. and
Carraby might Re a cabinet minister were Sir
dulien PCrtel. under secretary OF state for for-
elgn affairs. oat Of tire way Carraby encour-
ages bis wife into pretended affair with
Pertel. and she secuues an endesriug letter
from her hoodwinkel b0ver. which she promptly
turns over O. hcr husband.
The lettsr = published. and Porte is dis
rraccd. according a. the plot Portel Is going
g Paris ana : discussing his plans with
journalist frend. David Hendricks. He RACES at
the trick PLAYED him. especially as II has
hroken the engagement between himself aud
LADY Anne Ciouarty. When be responds to
knock both are amazed to soe Mrs. Csrraby at
the doof-
Her Conscience as well as her sentiment trOu
hles her. SIC hints az what might have been.
called to the telephone. and she disappears Ieav-
ing q bunch q viuiets. which he kicks into
The hearth
SIP Julien and Kendriess ride 10 the home Of
the Duke ~ ClOuarty. where the disgraced
statesman asks Tor Lady Anne. She treats the
matter lightly. seems not % mind the broken
ensaEement. ana coniesSes thar her ardor Is
already aroused toward another man with an in
come % a hundrel thousand year.
SIR Julien Is glad enough TO drive 70 a cafe
With Kendricks for a drink. There. with
wan whose face seems familiar. Later. at a
rheap cafe. the Athenee. Kendricks and ST.
Iulien observe the same couple enter. and Sir
Iniien recalls the man a secret service on
her Na - arfa MOI lent no srir1
Sips note % Sir Julien bidding him call at
No. II Avenue de 81. Paul and ask for Nine
Christcrhor.'' lie Is mystified. but mods his de-
cision 70 the girl inst her companion re-
turns
The sandy haired stranger quarrels with the
girl and leaves her alone RendrickS approaches
her AMI learns that she is mile sem The
three. Kendricks. Sir Julien. and Nile Sem.
IN 20 the railroad station. where the hlnnd
follower boards the sane train and. in fact.
follows Sir julien everywhere for month IN
I'll BE- finally returns q Normandy There at
hls hotel he finds note. call on Nine.
Christopher this afternoon" which annoys him
into a negative decision.
Tie starts a walk and hanpens TO notice
that a beautiful stranger is alighting from
handsome auto in front 81 No II Avenue de
-. Paul- II must Be Nine Christopher, but
artc St0ps beside Kim. and the chauffeur re-
quests him TO step into Madame's home. lie
AZ his hotel he Is called On the phone BY
\ vurnan who SAYS she is Heuriette Christopher
snf asks u he will he readf in ten minutes.
wheu the auto win call for him % take him
riding ont o. curiosity he consents and at
the appointed tine the machine arrives.
Madar-. CHRISTOPHER asks Julien TO make
himself comfortable in her automobile. lux
urtnus car. He warns her that he intends q
give NJ no secrets. and she laughs snd SAYS
she doesn't want any. She shows surprising
krcuiei-e ~ his movements. but does not ex-
plain In any Why why she desires his aequaini-
arce-
They 60 o. a little restaurant on the out
SKIRTS of Paris. who're the tables sre set In the
rnrfeu earr -qe hidden from all the others.
Tfrre Sf~ Julien .--rs fhc sandy haired young
raan whose mare ~ - learned 20 BE Foster.
~ conversation with sc~nE Frenchman- he
rears enough Of the conversation 10 learn that
- rrenehuiau represents some G1e who wants
information from Sir Julien. By tipping a
waiter he learns that the Frenchmah IS
German secret service nan.
Madame Christ0nhor aud Sir Julien get
table IN the garden There she hears the
voice ~ fhe German secret service man. she
tells Sir julien that the voice belongs 20 the
rriv nerSun she absolutely hates man WHO
feserted a girl friend 81 hers and who would
rot 20 near the girl when she was dying OF
tuberculosis. The secret service man is Eugene
rsteruen.
Fsfprmen tries 10 sneak 70 Sir julien. who
r-lIi hrve nothing 20 do with him.
Madame Christopher and Sir Julien drive
tark ito Paris. on the way a car containing
ff.a two secret service men Tafses tEem
They SAY E<termen never ahandons
shhse.T Madame Christopher says-