Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-11

eve. shaking my head. "Unless." I quail
fed "a note may have come in my absence
and Grady have forgotten. 1 must ask
him."
"'The telephone, them"
"At what hour?'
He named, with passable eNactness, the
time when Lady Herbert had telephoned
Monsieur Roguet."
1--WE were all at home at that hour" l
said, "but 1 am sure that the bell did
not ring"
but | consoled myself with the thought that
/ was unlikely to be detected in II. II
would be n difficult thing to prove posi-
lively that the telephone had been in use
that day.
Holzborn lied in his turn Central did
not seem to be able to get the number.
But of course, I might have known that,
since had you received the message my
errand would be superfiuous."
He dropped the air of gentle raillery
and became quite serious eyeing me with
a calculating glance. | returned the look
inquringly, and contained myself until he
spoke.
Mr. Traill." he said, after a short pause,
81 am going to repose a confidence in you
May / ask that you let It go no farther
than Mr.. Sevrance?'
/ showed evidences OF being startled.
us 1t necessary" I protested. 1T is
"A matter of life and death" he stated
gravey.
"If you consider II safe, necessary-why,
shall not violate your confidence; that is,
must warn you, unless II affects the
interests Of my friends"
1T does, but in the other way; and,
since you stumbled upon part of the
business, Mr.. Tratll you may as well know
the rest OF IT,"
Il am all attention; you refer to Mon
sleur de Netze?"
Exactly" He lighted his cigar with
care.
II may inform you that we are great
friends, Netze and l." he continued And
although / am a servant OF the German
Empire. I feel 1t my duty to be OF what
assistance may as stanch friend to
Monster de Netze. 1t is true, he serves
another country, but
Il comprehend"
Now his life is In danger-grave dan
ger He was all but assassinated, as you
know. He is under constant surveillance
by the assassins they may at any mo-
ment accomplish their design They are
determined, cruel, merciless Unless he can
be conveyed out OF England and to place
wherein he may remain In hiding for a
time-he is as good as dead at this mo-
ment"
That" I agreed. with sympathy "is
unpleasant"
II have been put 70 1t to find way TO
help hm-and l have found 1t. Mr., Trail
Lady Herbert has a yaoht-a steam vessel
l belieYe-the MyOsotis, at Portsmouth. She
has been kind enough to Orfer US the use
OF this yacht. 1t is ready to go into COM
mission at an instant's notice, and-and we
sail tomorrow morning"
He stopped, noting the effect upon me.
I am AFRAID that l seemed unimpressed
Indeed / did not believe the man. and
failed TO divine whittier his falsehood
tended.
LADY Herbert and Mrs. Morohsstsr are
already on their way to Portsmouth" he
went on. ''Netze and The smiled depre-
catlngly-'lwin follow by another route,
and. to tell the melodramatie truth, in dis
guise"
sobefly.
And that" he concluded with an air OF
relief. SIS why Lady Herbert was unable 10
receive YOU at tea this afternoon"
oh" / protested. 4 should not for an
instant consider myself sighted, under the
circumstances. / am not, indeed, Of snifi-
client importance-
.sxoa nndszsstmata yeuE yalns as an old