Williams news., 1914-05-07
cHAPTER v-continued.

CHAPTER V-Continued. : Seemingly it was a pleasant, enjoy able social affair, with everything so smooth eand polished that one might easily make a dangerous slip and break. his own neck
 When Chevalier di Leon arrived in his apartment he was well aware that he had been followed, but he did not care. He was thinking of the be- witching Countess Rosiny. Where had he met her?
 At last he found the place in his well classified memories. .@The Amer lean Cafe Restaurant" he calculated. Then without further delay he went to bed. ; Phe chancellor sat in his library awaiting the report of his followers. As soon as he received the infcrma- tion that the chevalier- had gone to : bed and was safely sleeping he did likewise, but he did not sleep as soundly as di Leon. He had troubled dreams.
 The reports that the chancellor re ceived from the men who were follow ing the chevalier the next day were not exciting He had visited the mu- seums, studied new industries and, in :. face,, was interested in everything. ] Shortly before nightfalI he went to !. his, hangar, brought out his plane and cfuised about above the city, finally ascending to such height that he al most vanished from the eyes of the detectives. By ten o'clock he was again at the hotel.
 Saturday evening the chevalier at tended the house ball at the palace of the Countess Rosiny. He even # played at the card tables, losing few gold pieces. The detectives obtained a number of twenty mark coins and sent them to the chancellor with their report, every ones was of nineteenth century, make.
 The Countess. Rosiny was summoned ito. a; long confidential talk No one knew what they discussed, but when the countess was home. and alone in her dainty, perfumed boudoir, she locked the door and flung herself on her sofa, weeping bitterly.
 1T shall betray him, the first real man T have ever seem besides, how can I be certain that he will love me ?" 6 She =clenched her little fist and shook :: 1t at the portrait of man who hap ! pened to be her husband. "You fiend, see what you have made of me!' x Everything went smoothly; nobody interfered with the chevalier's actions, although he; knew every move he made was watched. 'sa aOne evening, after returning from :: one, of his daily aerial trips. as he jumped out .of his machine, dark robe was cast over his head and a number of men grasped him. He struggled, but strong hands held him last, fand7 a few minutes later he was bound ,: and nearly suffocated by 6 heavy cloth that shut out the air
 Then. the cloth was removed and g i.Hght fitting bandage placed over his T. eyesz .&;.-l+
 .gWil the chevalier promise to keeI
 qufet?" asked strange voice. For ,i in ftRat ease, I will not be forced te ..e;gas hin,'. .sae
 q promise" was the helpless cheva Hers answer. :, He was placed on a stretcher-likt affair and carried away.
 He could not see, but his sense O
 hearing told him that they carrie, .f'him to. a'inear by hangar; there h, .x was placed in some kind of tonneal
 and he heard the chug, chug of a yer.
 powerful motor. The buzz of the pro :. peners followed.
 :, The next moment he felt the Tiff
 ing of the aeroplane; the air craf
 made one turn, then shot out unde =, full power. Several hours passe ... without change, but when the ma
 chine began to descend he recognize : 6he fresh, salty air of the ocean, an (. .,Ae heard the water break on the rock
 ss necultar mournfuI manner