The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1913-11-28

nlNen was COINS nome.
"A spy!" muttered Speed.
Il think" said |, that she had bet
Ter leave Paradise at once. Mornac
knows her record. Buckhurst would
betray her in q moment II he thought
It might saw his own skin. She ought
10 leave before the Fer-deLance sights
the %semaphore and reads the signal to
land in force"
"Then you'll have, to tell her." he
said gloomily.
T suppose So" / replied. not at ali
pleased.
When we entered the court, Jacque-
line, her big, furry cat in her arms,
came to the door and greeted Speed
with:
you have been away a very long
time, and the thorns are all out Of my
arms and my legs, and ! have been de-
string to e you. Come into the house
and read-shall WEI"
Speed turned to me with an explain
atory smile. I've been reading the
Idyls' aloud to her in English" he
said, rather shyly She seems to like
them; it's the noble music that at
tracts her"
She turned away into the house.
saying that she would get the book.
/ vent into the house, leaving them
seated on the porch, heads together,
while in a low monotone Speed read
the deathless aMorts d'Athur."
Daylight was waning. Sylvia sat
reading in the Lutheran Bible by the
falling light.
May speak to you alone a mo
ment, after dinner?" ! asked.
IF you wish" she replied.
l bowed and started on, but she
called me back.
Did you know that Monsieur Eyre
is here7"
/ was astonished, and asked where
Eyre had gone.
He is In your room" she said, load
ing your revolver. / hope you will not
permit him to go alone to Paradise"
"Iu see about that" / muttered, and
hurried up the stairs and down the
hallway to my bedchamber.
He sprang to the door as / entered,
giving me both hands in boyish greet
ing. looked at him keenly but pleas
antly.
you are going to load my revolver,
and go yer to Paradise and take that
balloon from these bandlts?" | asked,
smiling.
He shrugged his shoulders with a
reckless laugh.
Give me my revolver" l said, cold
ly.
His face fell. Let me take it, Mr..
Scarlet" he pleaded; but refused,
and made him hand me the weapon.
Now said, sternly, 81 want to
know what the devil you mean by at.
tempting suicide7 Kelly, what's the
matter with you? 10 life as unattraoI
tive as all that?"
His flushed and sulIen face darts
ened.
You appear here l said, after the
others have sailed from Lorient Why7
To do yourself the pleasure Of ending
an embiltered life under the eyes OF
the woman who ruined yon Kelly, !
must tell you the-well. something OF
the truth-ss much as you need know
now. My friend, she Ia not
worth it"
DO you think that makes any diff
terence?" he said, harshly. Let me
alone. Scarlet. l knowI
know, l tell you'll"
DO you mean to tell me that you
know she deliberately betrayed your
demanded.
"Yes, l know It'll tell you I know
It'll"
"And you love herr"
yes" He dropped his haggard face
on his arms a moment, then sat boil
upright. Truth is better than life,'
he said, slowly. Il wanted to end It
am tired"
Kelly" ! said, there remains an,
other way to risk your neck, and, ]
think. a nobler way. There Is in this
, house a woman who is running a ter
rible risk-a. German spy whose opera.
! tions have been discovered. This
/ woman believes that she has in hel
, pay the communist leader Of the re-
volt, q man called Buckhurst. She ii
In error Within the next twenty-foui
! hours. l expect to see Buckhurst 3
/. prisoner. And when that happens Il
/ will 90 hard with Mademolselle Elven
for he win turn on her to rave himself
l. And you know what tina
! means; a blank wall, Kelly
and a %1ring-squad. There is but one
sex for spies. She must leave tonight
! Kelly. she must try to cross int
1 Spain. VIII you help herr"
/ He nodded, striving to say yes"
You know your own risk?"
"Yes.D
/ Her company Is death Mr. you botl
If you are taken"
. He stood up very straight. In wha.
d strange forms comes happiness t
! mani