The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-02-05

"Oh." she said In ungraoious -.
toniehment, .'then you are not on the
graves awful verge. are your"
cover mo thersr I replied. laughing.
expect ~ Indeed ! az: non.
at sunrise. scratching at your door
for news Of you. This" she said pat.
ulantly, rs enough 70 vox any saint"
ANY other saint" corrected.
graveiy. ~ admit Il, mademoiselle,
/ am . nuisance: % II my comrade.
We have only TO- express our deep
gratitude and 60"
'Vlof Do you think We will let you
10, with ali those bandits roaming
tSc moors outside our windowsf And
you cali that sratitudef"
Does Madame Dc vasoart desire
10 70 stayr' asked. trying not to
speak too eagerly.
Sylvia Even gave me . scornful
Must We implors. you, monsieur.
TO protect us? We will. II You wish
II. I know I'm III humored. but It's
scarcely daybreak and we've sat up
ali night ON your account--Madame
dc Vassart would not allow me to 80
to bed-and II am brusque with
you. remember was obliged to sleep
In q chair--and hope you feel that
convenience"
III feel that way about Nine. Do
Vassart," I said. laughing at the pref
OF this amusinsly exasperated young
girl, who resembled . rumpled Dreo-
den shepherdess moro than anything
else. I added that We would be glad
10 stay until the communist free rifies
took themselves on. For which she
thanked mo with an exaggerated
courtesy and retired. furiously con-
scious that she had not only slept In
her clothes but that she looked II:
panion, wasn't it?" asked Speed.
Eyes, Sylvia Elven. I don't know
what she isl know what she was
no. don't either. only know what
Jarras says she was"
Speed raised his eyebrows. And
what was thatf"
ACTRESS at the odeon."
Never heard Of her being at the
Odeon." he said.
group At La Trappe"
well. when I was looking for Buck
hurst In Norsbronn Jarras tes8-
graphed mo descriptions Of the PEG.
pie I was to arrest at La Trappe,
and he mentioned her n Mile. Sylvia
Elyen, lately OF the Odeon."
, ''rhat waa n mistake" said Rpeed.
what he meant to say was that she
platz. He knew that. II must have
been . telegraphic error"
How do you known" asked. sur
prised.
because I furnished Jarras with
the data. It's In her dossier."
"Odeon--Odeonsplats." I muttsred.
trying to understand. what 10 the
od Ode .;!n -. 4 !. square in some Ger
B. .,y.': ;snsss in the capital of
"Rut-but shs isn't . German. n
she' 10 shs7' repeated. staring ut
Speed. who was looking keenly at
me, with eyes partly closed.
There was . long silence.
well. upon my soul!" said slowly.
emphasizing every word with . Noise
Nss biow on the table: - u
on" he said. "iet's 20 slowiy-lst's 60
very slowly. She u partly German
by birth. That proves nothing.
Granted that Jarras suspected her.
not an q social agitator. but ~ .
German agent. Granted no did not
tell you what he suspected. but
merely ordered her arrest with the
others-psrhaps under cover Of Buck.
hurst's arrest-you know what Q -.
crst man the Emperor was-how. II
hs wanted q man. he'd never chase
him. but run In tho opposite direction
and head him OF half way around
the world. 20. granted all this, I
say. what's to prove Jarras was
Does her dossler prove II? You
have read IT,"
"Weil. her dossisr was rather in.
complete. We knew that she went
about q good deal in Paris-wsnt to
the Tuilertes. too. She was married
once. Didn't you know even thatf"
"Married!" l exclaimed.
ITO q Russian bruts-I'vs forgotten
his name. but Two seen him-one Of
the kind with high chesk-bonss ana
black eyes. She got her divorce In
England: that's on record. and W
have Il In her dossier. Then, going
back still further. wo know that hcr
father was . BavaTian. . petty noble
Of some sort-baron, ] believe. Her
mothers name was Elvon, . Breton
peasant: II was . mesalliance-trou.
BILE OF all sorts-I forget. but be-
uncle was military attache Of the
German Embassy to Paris. You
sec how she slipped into society-and
you know what society under the
Empire was"
Speed" said. why on earth
didn't you tell me all this bsfore3"
my dear fellow. I supposed Jarras
had told you: or that. n you didn't
know II, II did not concern Us at ALL"
But II does concern--a person I
know" ! said. quickly. thinking OF
poor Kelly Eyre. "And It explains
a lot of things-or. rather. places
them ur der q new light"
what lightw
"Well. for one thing. she has con.
sistently lied TO me. For another. I
believe her to be hand In glove With
Karl Marx and the French leaders
not Buckhurst. but the real leaders Of
the social revolt; not ~ . genuine
disciple. but AZ German agent.
With orders to foment disorder Of any
kind which might tend TO embarrass
and weaken the French government
In this crisis"
You're inclined 70 believe shat7"
he asked. much interested.
Eyes, ! am. France 10 full Of oer.
man agents; the Tuilertes was not
exc ot--you know It a. we'll a. !.
Paris swhrmed with spies OF every
hind hiHh and lou in tina ancia1