El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-11
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Benetr she cried 7 cannot leave
The Sisters OF St. Francis" said the
adjutant. arrive within an hour to
nurse the wounded They will care
also for your aunt"
Marie concealed her chagrin. Then
1 VIII at once prepare to go" she said
me ad5utant handed her a slip of
paper Your laisser-passer to Paris
he said. You leave in five minutes
madame!"
As the temporary hostess Of the cha
teau Marie was free to visit any part
Of il. and as she passed her door a
signal from Madame Benet told her
that Anfossi was on the fourth floor.
that he was at work, and that the
coast was clear. Softly. in the felt
slippers she always wore, as she ex-
planet planet, IN order not to disturb the
wounded. she mounted the staircase.
In her hand she carried the house
keepers keys. and as an excuse il was
her plan TO return with an armful Of
linen for the arriving sisters. But Ma
RE never reached the top of the stairs
When here eyes rose to the level of the
fourth floor she came TO a sudden halt
AT what she saw terror gripped her.
bound her hand and foot, and turned
her blood to ice.
At her post for an instant Madame
Benet had slept. and an officer Of the
staff, led by curiosity. chance of sus-
picion, had, unobserved and unan-
nounced. mounted to the fourth floor
When Marie saw him he was in front
OF the room that held the wireless
His back was toward her, but she saw
that he was holding the door TO the
room a1ar. that his eye was pressed to
the opening. and through it he had
pushed the muzzle of his automatic
What would be the fate of Anfossi
Marie knew Nor did she for an in
slant consider it Her thoughts were
Tor her own safety; that she might
live. Not that she might still serve
the Wllheimstrasse, the kaiser. or the
fatherland: but that she might live
In a moment Anfossi would be de-
nounced. the chateau would ring with
the alarm. and. though she knew An
fossil would not betray her, by others
she might be accused To avert sus-
Ricion from herself she saw only one
way OPEN She must be the first to
denOunce AnfOssi.
Like deer she leaped down the
marble stairs and, in panic she had
no need TO assume. burst into the pres
ence of the general staff
-Gentlement' she gasped. my serv-
ant-the mathematician is a spy
There is German wireless in the cha
teau.- He is using it, I have seen
him. With ordinations. the off
GERS rose 10 their feet General Andre
alone remained seated. General Andre
was veteran of many colonial wars;
Cochin-China, Algiers. Morocco. The
great war. when it came, found him on
duty in the intelligence department.
His aquiline nose, bristling white eye
brews and flashing. restless eyes, gave
him his nickname of PAigle.
In amazement. the flashing eyes
were now turned upon Marie. He
glared at her as though he thought she
had suddenly flown mad.
a German wireless he protested.
1T is impossibiet'
II was on the fourth floor" painted
Marie, collecting linen for the sisters.
In the room next TO the linen closet
I heard strange buzzins sound. I
opened the door softly. I saw BRAND
with his back to me seated by an in
strumenC There were receivers
clamped to his ears. Ny God. The
disgrace The disgrace to my husband
and to me, who Vouched for him to
you" Apparently in an agony of re-
morse. the fingers of the woman laced
and interlaced- 7 cannot forgive my
self,''
The officers moved toward the door,
but general Andre halted them. Still
in tone of incredulity, he demanded |
when did you see this2"
Marie kenw the question was COM
ing, knew she must explain how she
saw BRAND. and yet did not see the
staff officer who, with his prisoner,
might now at any instant appear She |
must make it plain she had discovered
the spy and left the upper part of the
house before the officer had visited it !
When that was she could not know, !
but the chance was that he had pre-
coded her by only few minutes
when did you see this?" repeated 1
the general
But just now" cried Marie; mot /
ten minutes since"
why did you not come to me at
once?"