The Washington times., 1913-09-24
CHAPTER vi.

= Err answer to his command, /,
II which was cold and incisive, I
i could not catch. I leaned far
ther over the rail and craned
my head downward. His next remark
indicated that her reply had been un-
satisfactory.
Must / cross-examine you in detail?"
he asked. Have you spoken to him at
all?'
Yes" 1 caught the word family.
Did he tell you where 1t was?''
Mo-
Did you ask him?''
was again inaudible, but knew the
nature of her answer from his next
words.
.fou never asked him. them? WHY
not? Didn't give you sufficiently plain
instructions? Come, out with the whole
business! 1t will save time, and
haven't any to waste"
There was really no opportunity" !"
she replied.
heard him utter an exclamation of
what are you doing with that dress
on?' he asked suddenly. did you go
10 TIE WnlIe HOuSe.
Yes"
With him?"
And still you say You got no results.
Why not?'
Il met him in the afternoon" she said
slowly. Il did what you told me to;
but there was no way Of hringing up
the matter. So 1 put IT OF until the
evening. thinking there might be a
chance then. 1 had the invitations. you
know. SO / asked him to 20 with me-
He was easy, 1 expect" Vinton's
voice had a sneering tone.
He was willing to CO." she went on
steadily.
And you were willing to go with
him. he broke in. You wouldn't go
with me. All right! Go ahead"
There isn't anything more to say
she answered. Il simply could not get
What was the matter? Were you
afraid?"
I'VE were interrupted too often. We
met some people"
Yes"
And you passed him off for me?"
Her reply was inaudible. but it
him.
"A good joke" he said. Then what
happened?'
why, we left the White House, and
l said good night to him.
And you mean to tell me that was
all you accomplished? Spent an after
noon and evening with this gentleman
and bade him good night without even
and attempt to obey instructionsT
Il tell you there was no opportunity.
He would have become suspicious"
Surely you're not playing double with
me? Does he know who YOU are or
why you met him?"
Again her reply was lost.
me-" he went on. why didn't Won -
You mean at Purvis' house?"
i made mental note of the name
darkened house on Sixteenth street,
where I had stolen Miss DonaIdson's s
card from under the front door.
Certainly at Purvis' There was nc
but / left one" she said. II wen,
answered. Theh 1 wrote it on a card
and placed it under the door Did you
look in the vestibule?'
Yes. and found nothing"
But j wrote ii on one of my own
cards. / said that I could not get the
information tonight"
He uttered an exclamation of disgust
1T would have saved me a trip If ]
had found it. What time were you at
the house?'
"It was a little after II. l think"
well. why didn't you wait? Purvis
and I were in before r."
Il wanted to get the train. 1t was
late, and / was alone"
And now, what are your plans?"
There was a moment of silence. and
then / could hear her say in a tone
that seemed to imply a sudden firmness
in her:
"I want you to release me"
Release you: From WHAT"
From going any further in the mat
ter. i cannot-cannot,"
''The deuce you can't" he said cas-
lily. A'You will have to keep on with
it."
Il cannot do il. i tell you I'm not
fitted for it. It's humiliating: you
have no right TO ask me to do it. Get
somebody else
II don't have to get anybody else
while ] have you" he remarked with
such confident insolence that ] felt nv
anger rising.
But ] tell you it's imposslbIe-for
me. And-and he's not so easy, per-
haps, as you think"
How so?'