The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1915-04-13

secret hiding place of the papers,"
"A little more caution mingled with
his scruples and he would not now be
dead at the bottom of the bay"
"Oh, SO this Is the day, is it?" asked
Mile. De Longeon, YEARLY. after all
1t is rather cruel to Catlin"
ITO die for his country"
Nonsense! He dies because he
knows he would be killed in crueller
way if he refused to obey you"
The diplomat smiled. will you
give me the plans?'
! "Yes-why, Marie, what ia it,"
| A maid had entered with cards.
| Il am not at home today"
Mile. De Longeon moved to her
writing desk and removed from it a
packet of papers. She bestowed it to
the eager hands of the diplomat with n
little courtesy.
II has been a splendid achievement
Nader loiselle," he said, enthusiastical-
ly. | shall see that--wnat?- WHO is
this"
Both turned, perturbad at the rush
ing entrance of Harry and Pauline
Marvin.
Marie, Marie, | told you that l was
at home to no one!" screamed Mile
De Longeon.
"How dare you intrude in these
apartments" demanded the diplomat
Il dare, because ! want those pa
pers,' declared Harry
The packet was still in the hands
of the distinguished foreigner He
made to thrust it into his pocket, but
Harry was upon him. They clinched
in desperate encounter. They broke
from each others grasp and battled
wildly. The dainty chairs, the costly
hangings of the apartment of Mile.
De Longeon were crushed and torn
With a last subtle ruse the diplo-
With a last subtle ruse the diplo-
mat drew from his breast and flung
it across the room toward Mile De
Longeon. She pounced upon it. But
Pauline was beside her. Stronger
both in body and in spirit than the adj
venturess, she grasped the wrists of
Mile. De Longeon
But the latter was desperate in the
moment of her defeat. She tore her
self free and charged at Pauline like
a maddened tigress. In the luxurious
soft-curtained room there ragged two
battles
Harry hurled his antagonist, an ex-
hausted wreck on the floor. He sprang
to the side of Pauline. 1t took hardly
a firm hand to cast aside Mile. De
Longeon. He picked up the packet
from the floor and guided Pauline
from the room.
| A revenue cutter was landing a
group of faint and silent men at the
pier Of the Navy Yard when an auto
mobile flashed in.
"Hurrah! They did it! You're
safe!" cried Pauline, rushing past
Harry to greet Ensign Summers.
The officer took her extended hands
gratefully, but there was no light in
his eyes as he answered.
"Safe-and dishonored," he said. II
am only glad for my men,"
why dishonored?" asked Harry.
Don't you understand"
1.-THE man." said Pauline, curiously
1.-THE man who placed the bomb
Where is her.
Dead said Summers. "He broke
the tube after you were released and
then attacked me with a knife. I
killed him. / don't quite know why
killed him. 1t would have so much
better if he had killed me-"
Wudl all Tie elOOU tdlh lOI uc-
manded Harry. This stuff about dis
honor? You have proved yourself a
hero, man."
II have lost the most important
documents of the Navy Department
through a silly ENHANCEMENT with a
woman"
mo you haven't We went and got
them for you," said Harry, presenting
the packet of plans.
Ito be Continued.)