The Washington herald., 1915-03-21

past, and others and manv more
Then | >aw Rozaine approaching.
Poor Rozainc! He did not seem to
have recovered from his misadvcn-
turcsI
at may be he. all the same" said
Nellie. What do you think" .
Il think it would be very interest
ing to have -Ganimard and Rozainc in
ono photograph. Would YOU take the
camera My hands arc so full"
gave it to her. but too late for
her to use it. Rozainc crossed. The
officer bent over to Ganimard's car;
Ganimard gave a shrug of the shoal-
dcrS: and Rozainc passed on.
But then who. in Heavens name,
was Arsenc Lupino
"Ies, she said, aloud. who is it,"
There were only score OF people
left. Nellie looked at them. ono after
the other. with the bcwildcrcd dread
that he was not ono OF the twenty.
| said to her:
We Cannot wait any longer"
She moved on. ! followed her But
VIC had not taken ten steps when
Ganlmard barred our passage
what docs this mcan:' I cx-
claimed.
Ono moment, sir. What's your
hurry"
II am escorting this young lady"
One moment" he repeated, in a
more mysterious voice.
He stared hard at me. and then.
looking nc straight in the eyes, said:
"Arscnc Lupin. believe"
! gave laugh
No, BERNARD do ndrezy. simply"
Bernard d'Andrczy died in Mace
donna, three wears ago"
IF Bernard d'AndrcZv were dead I
could 10, b. here. And it's not so.
Herr are MY ~apcrs."
"Thcv arc his papers And I shall
he pleased 10 tell you how you be
came possessed OF them"
But yoU arc mad! Arscnc Lupin
took his passage under name be-
ginning with r."
"Gcs. another OF your tricks-a
false scent upon which YOU put the
people on the other side Oh. YOU
have no lack OF brains. nv lad, But
tins time, your luck has turned
Como. Lupin, show that you're a good
loser"
| hcsitatcd Tor second. lie struck
nc 4 smart blow on the right fore
arm. ! gave a cry of pain. He had
hit the unhcalcd wound mentioned in
the telegram.
There was nothing for il but to
submit. | turned to Miss Underdowr.
She was listening. with 4 white face,
staggering where she stood.
Her glance met uinc. and then fell
upon the Kodak which 7 had handed
her. She made a sudden movement,
and | received the impression, the
certainty. that she had understood.
Yes. 1t was thcrC-bctwcen the mar
row boards covered with black mo-
rocco. inside the little camera which
! had taken the prccau'ion to place
in her hands before Ganimard ar
rested met was there that Ro-
zainc'S twenty thousand francs and
Lady Gcrland's pearls and diamonds
Law concealed.
Now | swear that. n this solemn
moment, with Ganimard and two OF
his uinions around me, everything
was indifferent to wC-Inv arrest, the
hostility Of my icIlow-men, every
thing, save only this: the resolve
which Nellie Cndcrdown would take
in regard to the object | had given
into her charge.
Whether they had this material
and decisive piece ~ evidence
against me. what cared - The only
question that 0hsCsscd nv mind was,
would Nellie furnish it or not,
Would she bctray me- Would she
ruin me- Would she act as an ire
Conoilahlc foe. or as woman who
remembers. and whose contempt is
Softcncd by a touch OF indulgence
a shade OF sympathy?
She passed before me 7 bowed
very low. without word Mingliuc
with the other passengers, she
moved toward the gang-board. car
ryinC my kodak in her hand.
OF course" ! thought, She will
not dare to. in public. She will hand
it over preScntly-in an hour"
But, on reaching the middle OF the
plank. with 4 pretended movement or
awkwardness, She dropped the kodak
III the water. between the landing
stage and the ships side.
Then | watched her walk away.
Her charming profile was lost in the
crowd. came into view again, and
It was Ovcr-ovcr for
good and all
For moment ! stood rooted to
the deck. sad and. at the same time.
pcrvaded with sweet and tender
Then. to Ganimard's great
astonishmcnt. 7 sighed:
PITY, alter all. that I'm 4 rogue"