The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1915-03-05
CHAPTER VIII.
h7s, Uuntinusd.l
feooter Ossd Treason

~ seriously against him
>rsto, indeed. fear. my
= Dear" the old man On.
- N.sa~ piainsd. the matters
sWetA wAioh Admiral Barlow has just
acquainted ~. The chief object Of
LouG 0emmers's detail down about
DA60a, my dear. has been to prevenk
tAe insurgents from providing them
eea<ss With arms. This uprising has
yAboyn how utterly he failed To do his
dirty down there. And not only that,
~ dAar." he continued. a. his daugh-
Ter raised her head quickly for do.
1eQeAs Tint from the circumstances
ct THU, uprising, ho, 10 now charged.
not only with ,neslLgenos but with
direct cofnivance with the chiefs to
snseae them to provide themselves
r Seknd yous believed that Of Lieut..
Seminars. -Etherihgtonf Aa-
sPalrel.i Barlow also believed that Of
N4ithsr OF W could credit It for q
moment At .nrst Frances" returned
fpthckney. ST9e Admiral told US that
e>R1&A mo- firOt heard this charge he.
no. thought e entirely absurd. But
st1Dom came Gwen . more serious charge
tADaioat, 1im--which. as 1t directly
concerned your father and myselt.. no
saaR%S v; =; yl T. U.S." |..
DtEsNn fHs younger man deferred to
shat Is my dear. that Lieut.. SOM
suseess at the same. time he sent copies
Of his designs for his gun to be made
by u.s. also. sent duplicate designs,
through an agent, to sell them to rep
lsaDeatattives Of foreign gun works.
hothl German and japanese. Now,
q. m0t dsarShe checked her again. a.
sWnU presented with certain proofs.
A Etherington has said, the Ad-
>u1AaAls hks ourselves. refused to credit
To sciarges In connection with the
DAgpi. chiefs. until this matter cana
toshis attention through ofacial cham
nails from Washington. My dear.
sthe copies of Lieut.. Sommers's plans
and designs, made out from his own
originals. i.have actually been taken
~ saongkong by our Secret Service
.aeents just a. they were being
foreign gunworks. Lieut.. Sommers'A
aesnt escaped. unfortunately; but his
Howingg and designs were taken and
Aa1nt at once to Washington, where
: yasut Summers IL now summoned to
sa1taDA trial for treasoni"
Tho girl steadied herself and faced
rhAa father and her friend braveiy.
,s'THhsre II Lieut.. Sommers now?"
- dsmanded, What has he said to
.'Eor ave. weeks he has been axht.
NJ h Bagoi. my dear" the father
,naDhad He does not know yet that
gHfooo charges are made against him.
He cannot know even that his gun
-AaA failed In tn test"
Why has. pot Admiral Barlow sent
toe him to answer those accusing
him, It once?"
I "because the transport Monaghan.
~ oearr.the only ship leaving here
/. 6aN,the States for some weeks, left
y11tarday,' before the serious nature
; 63 these second charges was commu-
MinAted fsom Washington. Lieut..
0Qnmsrs IL now. landed. and Is ac-
lively In the fighting line ashore at
6At0l.s Under these circumstances,
AdmiSal Baslow considers he can do
the kindsst thing by leaving him to
.eght down there until the last mo-
mont, when he must be summoned
no 1<ke the next chip fol-. home. He
/. tioally under arrest. But, II he can
make any favorable record in the
eAkhving down there during these next
sv'sshs. I'VE want 10 give him that ad-
"But il ne is kri,ed,"
~ sPerhaps, under the circ,ms tances,
that might be the best solution of
stAe ), natter" replied her father
T5 lei him be killed with such
charges against him. without giving
him . chance even 10 answer? No
no! ! don't care how serious and
how sure they seem! He Is not
guilty! He must be given a chance
70 answer now. at once. and to prove
. SnBut there Is no ship for three
weeks" EtherinEton objected.
. mo ship? Surely we go back be-
fore then. father" the girl cried sud
) f,"Whatw Tho startled exclamation
came from Pinckney's lips.
II "lOn't we, father"
why. yes. my dear. One Of the
points about which Admiral Barlow
wished tosee me. besides those have
t,aat told you..was that the important
matters which came here to oversee
h person must now wait over till
next fall. 50 we can return prac-
tically. any day now. my dear"
?. Then lot us return at once, father,
|, and by way of Bagol-to take Lieut..
eommers with Us! This Is not q time
70 let him nght down there! Any one
there. nowl This y the time for him
to. return TO. take up the charges
oSainif him: to clear himself: to
pfbvg-the true traitor! You haye just
Safd we may 90 back any time now.
slnthsri" : Uhs Psttsrsted sxcitsAly.
.EheA ist,us - book ct once by way
- DaSol. and MAXI the Admiral siva
- sAefgN pf lieut.. so@msrs. 70
- Nh sraok "a gnsvsr his 40
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