Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-11-17
CHAPTER x.-contlnued.

CHAPTER X.-contlnued.
Streetman waited until the butler
had withdrawn before he so much as
spoke to her. Then he faced her ex-
pectantly.
"Did you see Sir GeorgeY' he de-
manded-almost threateningly, it
seemed to Ethel.
'eYes!' she replied quietly, though
her every nerve was strung taut to
meet the call upon her wcman's
strategy.
''The fleet-did you find out about
the fleet?" He could not get the words
out of his mouth fast enough.
Eyes! After what you said, what
else could do?"
''Quite so" He made no attempt to
conceal his insolence. HAS it sailed?"
he asked her impatiently.
''Yes."
"Where did it go? Quick, tell mey'
By word and look both he menaced
her.
"The usual routinev' she said non
chalantly. ct just split up into its
various squadrons-the Mediterranean,
Baltic, Black sea, South American
fleets, and so on; and they've gone to
their customary destinations"
"Sir George told you thatT' The
news was almost too good to be be-
lieved.
Eyes; and he never suspected was
the least bit Interested"
"The old fool!' He told himself that
Sir George was no better than dotard.
With such as he composing the English
admiralty the spy was sure that Ger
many had nothing to fear from the
British lion. That much-vaunted ami
mails teeth seemed effectually drawn.
what news with your" Ethel asked
him, innocently enough, so far as
Streetman noticed.
81 have had none direct from
France he said, never dreaming that
the time was past when he might de-
ceive her by that little fiction Of his.
"But war has come" he added. "Of
that l am sure"
"And England-will she enter into
ity' she pressed him.
with her fleet dispersed she will
not dare" he rejoined with faint
smile of satisfaction.
"For the sake of France, your. coun-
try, that is pity" Ethel pointed cut.
With her. former doubts REINFORCED
by the revelation Of Larry's tale she
could easily pick flaws, now, in Street
mans acting.
'Eh? Oh, yes, Of course-yesw he
FASTENED to assent II must get the
news at once to France" he said; and
Immediately he started toward the
doorway. But the girl said something
then that brought him up sharply
something that he was far from ex-
pecting, at that moment when he
seemed at last to hold her more secure
~ than ever before.
TO Germany, you meant! she cor
Fected him. Quiet as was her tone, the
words seemed to him fairly to stab the
air.
"What?'' he exclaimed.
'Oh,. Henry, how can you think me
so very stupid?"
"You are madv' he parted. ST am
loyal to France"
''You tell me that" she scoffed,
''when here, a little while ago, in all
your talk you showed how strongly
you sided with Prussia. Just now you
were delighted that the English feet
had dispersed. To a Frenchman that
would be bad news; but German
would take it as you have done. You
are ip the service OF the Wilhelm
strasse-a true Teuton, and I've been
quite blind not to realize it before"
Streetman looked positively danger
Gus as he faced her threateningly. At
last he was at bay. But still he had no
thought of confessing the part that he
was playing.
"And to what use do you intend put
ting your absurd accusations?' he de
manded.
Monochrome at ALL" she said care
lessly, with just a slight shrug of her
fine shoulders. 81 merely wanted you
to know that know"
"oh. is that all? thought you were