The Washington times., 1917-08-22
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\ n NE. MARTHA was standing Il
| M middle OF her room. wher
| IVY she saw Afoisotte she opened
her arms. and the young sir
threw herself into them, weeping.
The embrace was a long one. II
both Il seemed as II one had fount
mother, the other a daughter. In
| effable things crossed their mind
and hearts. They tried to speak. bu'
emotion choked them till their word
came out in sobs.
Nine. Martha at length succeeded II
murmuring:
''Bfoisstte, I am saved. don't know
how It happened. but It Is true ] BhaI
never lose my mind aEainp
Yes, know It." replied Moisette II
| q whisper. "Bnucis told me. How hap,
py I could be, madame, II I were moi
suffering so-If-if-"
What Ia It. desr7 Tell me-" begged
Nine Martha in anguish.
III I wero not insane myself" sobeed
MolssttA
Nine. Martha felt a sharp pain.
"fnSGne7" she echoed. why-wny-
whyT Did your voyage
Then you known" asked Moisette
81 know nothinE-you went on . voy.
aEe-you came back"
"VoyagsI" smiled Molsetts.
She disongagod herself from Nine
MRrtha'S arms, and. taking the old wo-
mans hands, drew her toward the dlvan
Come. madame" Bho said in q
stronger voice. Come, for what have
10 tell you vii; take long time. We
must ait down, and we must try 10 con.
troll ourselves"
Moisotts related swiftly all that had
happened since hor virginia. hoart had
! n=st been touched upon behoidinG He
tane= at AurorG'S chair.
She told the story Of the young mans
revelations, Of her own reflections. Of
severae's passion and her Rbduetioi and
captivity,
Naturally, during tho narrative, Mois.
setta used 5SvSrRo's name several times.
The nrHt time the word struck Nine.
MRrtha's ears she grow terribly pale
and laid back In the cush!ons aa II che
wsro going 10 faint
But Mo!sette, who was all absorbed in
her own memories and was not looking
at Nine. Martha, did not notice the In
preston her words had made.
Little by little she grew cGlmer,
though sho was still pale. and her
hands trembled nervously.
She forced herself to listen to Moi
settles tale without bstraying her an
6vish.
Having related the details OF her
delivsrRncs by Antil and HIS COM
psnions, Moisetts exclaimed:
But alas, was Il n dslivsrAnce or
another captivity ! have stumbled
upon the solution OF such fearful mys-
tsrieI"
The child's words made Nine. Mar
thG'G trembling increase, for she too
had stumbled upon . terrible revela-
,ion.
Moisette was running on feverishly.
Listen madame. there 10 more! l
have come to the most serious part
OF Gll-things which it would have
been better for me TO have never
known"
when Antil took Vera and me from
Rosas Grotto we went frst to . little
house where my childhood was spent
at Cabrera Island in the Balearic.
II knew that Vera was locked in the
little apartment, which you occupied
for some time-and was taken to
my old rooms. 1t was Just as left
II when we came to the Lost Isle.
could not see Il again without emo
tion.
"'SIademoiselle,' AntiI said to me,
you VIII be obliged to stay here until
I receive further orders from the
master.
That will not take long. I will
telephone him, but as my message
must be received and sent through
eight successive telephone stations,
and as the answer must come by the
same route, and as l must clean and
stock up the electric launch, you are
here for forty-eight hours at least,
am afraid.
"'You are mistress here. you under
stand, SO you are to employ your
time as you like. You are no longer
any ones prisoner. The doors are
open and we are all your very humble
servants
where Is HIctnnerR
Then said to Antil.
"'Do you know where Hictaner is?'
"'Hictaner? he said with a surprise
which seem genuine to me, 'Hic-
taner? Who is he?'
what l said. Don't you known
81 never heard that name" he an
swered
Ills look and his words seemed