El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-11

I was afraid" replied Marie. sIf
/ moved I was afraid he might hear
me, and he, IF.57TIng I would expose
him, would kill me-and so escape
approval For silence. general Andre
slapped his hand upon the table
Then continued Marie. L under
stood with the receivers on his ears
he could not have heard me open the
door, nor could he leave. and I ran to
my aunt The thought that we had
harbOred such an animal sickened me.
and was weak enough to feel faint
But ONLY for an instant Then I came
here sc moved swiftly to the door.
Let me show you the room" she
begged; land you can take him in the
act Her eyes, wild with the excite
mnet Of the chase. swept the circle.
viii you Gomez she begged
Unconscious Of the crisis he inter-
rupted, the orderly on duty opened the
door.
Captain Thierry's compliments" he
reclted mechanically, ~and is he to
delay longer for Madame d'AuriIlae2''
WITH a sharp gesture general Andre
waved Marie toward the door. With
out rising, he inclined his head. "Adieu.
madame" he said I'VE act AZ once
upon your information. I thank you"
As she crossed from the hall to the
terrace. the ears Of the SPY were as
saulted by a sudden tumult of voices
4hey were raised in threats and
curses. Looking back. she saw An
IOssl descending the stairs His hands
were held above his head: behind him
win ms automatic. the staff officer
she mad surprised on the fourth floor
was driving him forward Above the
cienched fists Of the soldiers that ran
turned toward her. His face was ex-
pressionless. His eyes neither ac-
cused nor reprOached And with the
JOY OF one who has looked upon and
then escaped the gui1litone, Marie ran
down the steps to the waiting automO-
pie With a pretty cry Of pleasure she
leaPeo INTO the car beside Thierry.
Gayly she threw out her arms TO
Paris- she commanded. The hand
some eyes Of Thierry. eloquent with
admiration, looked back into hers. He
stopped. threw in the clutch and the
areat gray car with the machine e,un
and ITS crew Of privates guarding the
rear. plunged through the park
To Paris" echoed Thierry.
In the order in which Marie had
last seen them. Anfossi and the staff
otflcer entered the room Of general
Andre: and upon the soldiers in the
nan the door was shut The face of
me sNIr oI1lcer was grave. but his
voice could not conceal his leation.
Ny general" he reported Il found
ms tilis'iIlan IN the act Of giving infOrma-
Iloh 10 the enemy. There is a wire
General Andre rose slowly. He
looked neither at the officer nor at
ms prisoner With frowning eyes he
stared down at the maps upon his ia
I know" he interrupted. Some one
mas already told me" He paused. and
then. as though recalling his manners.
put sun without raising his ewes. he
added; You have done well. sir"
In silence the officers of the staff
m0rNOmlpEE
noted that rs yet. neither in anger. nor
curiosity had general Andre glanced
at the prisoner. But of the presence
OF the spy the general was most
acutelv conscious. He stood erect. his
arms still raised. but his body strained
forward and on the averted eyes OF
the general his own were fixed
In an agony of supplication they
asked a question.
At last. as though against his wish. I
toward the spy the general turned his I
head. and their eyes met. And still !
arms of the spy. like those Of a run /
ner who had finished his race and |
breasts the tape exhausted fell to his /
sides. In voice low and vibrant he I
spoke his question.
1T has been so long. sir" he pleaded. |
May I not come homer
General Andre turned to the aston /
ished group surrounding him. His 4
voice was hushed like that OF one who 4
speaks across an open grave.
Gentlemen" ne began. my chill i
dren." he added "A German SPY. a ]
woman. involved in n scandal your \
brother in arms. Henri Ravignac His \
honor. he thought. was concerned, and !
without honor he refused to live. To /
prove him guiltless his younger broth Il
er Charles asked leave to seek out the l
woman who had betrayed Henri, and /