The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-12
Tave less right to inquire that of

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 ~Eave less right to inquire that of yotiT'
 "Of mel"
 "Yes; you wer.. in that house at tie same time as I. Has it never o. rurred to .-ou since that we might Fave been about the same business?"
 So that was the plan of her au- dacity.
 Hardly. should say" he returned .oolly.
 ,"Besides, seeing me there. you dis. covered who was, perhaps"
 q certninly" discovered who you werew
 q am Marion Marlatt, of course" she admitted almost casually "S. D.. Marlatt. who is now in jail is my uncle; some of the others are my cousins; in some ways, of course, I was and yam with them, but 1t should not be impossible to imag zine, I should think, that in other ways am not"
 "1n what ways, if may aslsT' tl
 "Not in that toner she forbade, fac ing him with eyes suddenly ahame and with her little hands clenched. T am as good an American as you, think and running at least as much risk to do my bit.'
 "Your bit7' he repeated. "Why notT'
 "For America"
 "Of coursev'
 t"But''-
 Smoke, please" she requested quickly. holding her jacket close about her throat again. Some one passed through the vestibule without halting; , 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, eft is very simple. I live there; it was my home. Put yourself in my place for few moments, please, MT. James Ashby, and tell me what you would have done!' e. Jim felt the blood tingling in him | at her repeating his name. So she had inquired of him. Then he real ized that inquiry on her part implied no personal, concern; as one of the l spies threatened by him, Marion Mar l latt naturally would have attempted | to learn how he came upon them
 "When I found out, during the war in Europe, that my uncles and cousins were planning and preparing for the l regent to make war here, what good would I have done by denouncing them?" she demanded. q had no l good proof against them, and, be sides, lots of people already were say ing that the regent had his secret 1 agents here, but the authorities never paid any attention. Pretty soon got evidence; I admit that, but it wasn't any better evidence than was being 1 printed and published fin so1e of the newspapers every day; and no one was l paying any attention to things like that. So knew I'd simply give my. self away if I said anything and gain nothing, My uncles-Mr Marlatt and MT. Gervis',-
 "The one' whose house you were in that night?
 "Yes; where I was living since my I uOCncr uleu, uc WdS Ter DTOIneT. well my uncles found out that knew about them and they thought I was with them. They knew was born here, of course, and was brought up here, and went to schools here, and had all my friends here, but they were sure must be like themselves and my cous- ins; they thought nothing could count compared to the old country. But fl wasn't so with me, but I didn't let them know it. They told me great deal and I found out more and more So knew. a long time ago, that this war was coming. but as thousands of other people were saying it and no ono was doing anything. the only thing could see to do was to stay where was, and--well. sec to it. if I could that some of my uncles schemes wouldn't work out the way they wanted"
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