The Washington times., 1917-08-11
tOopyrighted.)
PART ONE-(COntinued-)


to make some effort to turn the key
and open the door, which creaked on
Its hinges.
at is almost two years since any
one was here. Go in FIRST, Moisette."
ColdIy and disdainfully Moisette
entered, without looking at the man.
They crossed a little empty cham
ber. Severac opened q second door
and when he had let in Moisette first
lighted the candles In the silver can
dlesticks on the table Snd the con-
sole.
Moisette saw plainly that she was
in a sort OF salon, hung with fine old
tapestries and most richly and COM
fortably furnished.
She was surprised, but she care
fully refrained from showing It
These are your quarters" said
Severae. ''You need expect to see no
one here but me. You are in no dan
ger"
Then in a more indifferent tine, he
said:
This is the salon. The door at the
right leads into a bedroom, the one
at the left into the dining room
''In the galvanized cupboards, her
metically sealed, are provisions, eK-
cellently preserved meats, biscuits,
cooked vegetables.
ain another cupboard you will find
wine.
Back Of the dining room you will
find q kitchen, with kerosene stove to
heat or cook your food.
You see, Moisette, everything Is
here for you but a cook and a cham
bermaid. Very soon, though, your
servants will be here.
"In the meantime, however, you
will be obliged to care for yourself
entirely.
"In the closets Of your room you
will find fresh body linen. II once
belonged. to a young girl Of your age.
u will be just right for you.
Here in the salon you will find
books. Does your apartment suit
your"
"Call It my prison, monsieur" re-
piled Moisette, coldly.
your prison, indeed" sneered Sew
erac. THE outer air comes In
through the crevices in the rock over
our heads. Look up. Do you see the
carved -ceiling7 Each rock is perfor-
ated in the center by twenty holes in
visible from here. These holes COM
municate with conduits which bring
the air from outside.
at is q very ingenious arrange
msnt, and a fly would be too large
to enter, stIll less to leave II brought
in the way we came think you
understand, mademoiselle."
After bowling, Severac went on:
NY apartment is in another part
of the grottoes, but IT Is connected
with your own by means Of electric
wires.
aIf YOU should press one OF the
ivory buttons which you see above
the wainscoting in several places
would hear your call and would come
ssBut. mademoiselle, you must neeo
rest, for the passage was rough ano
you slept badly in the hammock
will leave you.
s.There il a clock. It is 4 in the
afternoon. Sleep, eat, drink and read
In three days at 4 o'clock shall
have the honor Of coming to you and
asking you for your decision In re-
gard to myself.
Until then, you will not see me-
at would be useless to even call
me, for shall be away"
Severac bowed again
SeVerne AnEered-
He expected an answer. but MOL
Iette did not speak. Without WORD
she seIzed a three-branch csndelabra-
vent 10 her room, lifted the portiere
and disappeared. 49,
PIoued and infuriated, Severac lift
ed his shoulders and said angrily:
SYou may play the stole. Solitude
and captIvity will soften your heart
You are mine and no power on earth
can take you from me-"
He made q threatening gesture,
then returned to the launch, carefully
closing the two doors behind him:
Three days passed. On the nrst
ka TlC6
sportsman, set out for Barcelona In
the electric launch to send cipher
10 his friend and master, Archilien.
The reader knows the consequence OF
this telegram
The two remaining days Severac
kept to his submarine rooms. near
those OF the prisoner.
He did this in spite OF his desire
~ 70 TO Moisette.a desire which he
fought and conquered.
His apartment consisted OF -four
rooms, bedroom, diningroom,
kitchen, and q great laboratory, Mt
ted with the most approved appa-
rstus, and in which Severac had once
made the bombs which had been
thrown in ell the great cities Of
Spain, France, and Italy.
It was the propagandist's mysteri-
Gus source OF supply. His arrest In
Paris after the assassination in the
Avenue de rOpera, and his disap-
pearance the day before he was to
pay the penalty-hAd put an end to
his energetic manufacture OF anarch-
LSUc machines
- alone Charles Severac, separted
from Moisette by a wall OF rock. con-
structed her future in that labora-
tory which had been the brain and
nerves OF terrorism.
On the third day, at o'clock, Sew
erac left his rooms TO go to Moisette.
He opened the two doors, and, enter
ing the salon, looked all about him
The room was deserted.
He walked toward the young girls
chamber and knocked three times on
the door.
Almost immediately it opened and
Moisette appeared. very pale, with
great rings under her swollen eyes.
StIll calm and proud, she went to the
center OF the salon, followed by
Severae. Turning toward her cAptor
she said:
What do you wish. monsieur
Severac was surprised. He eX-
pected TO md the young girl in a
state OF nervous collapse and de-
spair. which would drive her to him,
buf On the contrary she was stronger