The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1916-10-21

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"Mhat are you doing hers7" no dc.
barring her neck. IF any one comes
out keep between him and me, won't
you? oh, this is very much betterv'
"What are you doing here?" he de.
manded with attempted sternness.
"You think it inconceivable that
have turned patriot?'
'Turned patriot?"
"Or, rather" she corrected, ''that /
may have been patriot all the timer"
"What do you mean?"
$50 you escaped from the hospitalY'
"Oh. quite four days ago." She
reached into pocket and drew forth
a box Of cigarettes. opened It and Of.
fered It to him.
"You are going to smoker" he asked
her.
mo. but wish you to, If you wan"
"You were smoking when-the other
EVENING"
Eyes; there were reasons then, but
confess-I do not like It. So will
not you for me? may cool myself
still, and pun of smoke will give
me time to cover If any one comes"
He selected cigarette and held It
She offered him lighter. "What is
It? Oh. you fear poison?" She
snatched the cigarette from his I'm
gers. put it between her lips, lighted
1t, and puned moment, then offered
1t to him. He took 1t, coloring, and
put It between his lips.
what are you doing here?" he re.
peated.-
"Have less right to inquire that of
your
"Of me?"
eyes; you were in that house at
the same time as l. Has 1t never &C.
CURED to you since that we might
have been about the same business?"
So that was the plan Of her au.
dacity.
Hardly. I should say" he returned
coolly.
Besides, seeing me there, you dis
covered who was. perhapsT'
II certainly discovered who you
were!"
Il am Marion Marlatt, of course"
she admitted almost casually. rs. D.
Marlatt. who is now in jail. is my
uncle; some of the others are my
cousins; in some ways. Of course. l
was and am with them, but 1t should
not be impossible to imagine, l should
think, that in other ways am not"
I'm what ways, If l may ask?"
"Not in that toner she forbade, fac
ing him with eyes suddenly afame and
with her little hands clenched. II am
as good an American as you, think
and running at least as much risk
to do my bit"
"Your bit?" he repeated.
"Why notT'
"For American
"Of coursev'
But
"smoke, please" she requested
quickly, holding her jacket close about
her throat again. Some one passed
through the vestibule without hating;
the car doors closed and Jim and
Marion Marlatt were alone again.
If you Want to know why I was In
that house that night" she burst out,
ut is very simple. I live there; It
was my home. Put yourself in my
place for few moments. please, Mr..
James Ashby, and tell me what you
would have done!'
Jim felt the blood tingling in him
at her repeating his name. So she
had inquired Of him. Then he real.
lied that inquiry on her part implied
no personal concern; as one of the
spies threatened by him. Marion Mar.
latt naturally would have attempted
to learn how he came upon them
"When found out, during the war
in Europe. that my uncles and cousins
were planning and preparing for the
regent to make war here, what good
would have done by denouncing
them?' she demanded. II had no
good proof against them, and. be.
sides, lots Of people already were say.
ing that the regent had his secret
agents here. but the authorities never
paid any attention. Pretty soon l got
evidence; l admit that, but 1t wasn't
any better evidence than was being
printed and published in some Of the
newspapers every day; and no one was
paying any attention to things like
that. So knew I'd simply give my.
self away II I said anything and gain
nothing. My uncles-Mr. Marlatt and
Mr.. Gervis''-
1.-THE one whose house you were in
that night?"
Eyes; where l was living since my
mother died; he was her brother. Well.
my uncles found out that knew about
them and they thought I was with
them. They knew I was born here, Of
cnurao and waa hron0ht nm horo on6