Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-24

ess Stranni mas is not on the side to-
ward the British embassy"
No. Herr Hauptmann."
| Very good. You may 60"
The man withdrew. closing the door
gently. And Captain Goritz took the
note of the Countess Strahni and held
| II in front OF the copper teapot. moving
to and fro the back of the envelope
s,l ,he oet OF steam. In moment the
hap Of the envelope curled back and
| opened. The thing was simplicity itself,
he took two slips of paper out of the
envelope and read them through at
.entiVely, smiling amusedly as he did So
lnen' without waste of time. he put one
oI tne notes before him. and. drawing
some writing paper nearer, wrote stead
ny Ior ten minutes. tearing up sheet
attef sheet and burning each in turn
At last apparently satisfied with what he
nau written, he put the sheet aside and
burned the original note in whict he
had been so interested. Then he ad.
dressed several small envelopes, glanc-
ing from time to time at the Other note
or the Countess Strahni upon the desl,
~ front OF him. The envelopes all bore
HERR HUGH RENwICK
strohgasse No. &c
AT. last. critically selecting ono of
nose he had written. he biirneJ tho
oethers, and folding the note inc,osnd
.a.,n,, IN 'he smaller envelope which he
So',nt ea,eu carefully. putting il with the
ana larger envelope. which he pasted
M anew ana carefully closed. Then be
Deared: ''e 'iah ap-
,ss You will take this note to the given
witb;, iou VIII explain that the note
s o'clock. eo tohight at
men you will wait twenty p,ru,o,
here ,Sh ,SShhltcase or .valise and bring il
~, Lhats all. And hasten.' -
,rt Mu befehl. Herr Hauptmann.
This duty Accomplished Goritz o,.
in room upstairs, bathed and dressed
III III me uniform which had been nroI
eraI Iu ebiscts bGisck,nS Sos; large bag with sew
sessi.ies se,a of the toilet. including two
automatic ,,. pistols. and went down 'To to
c,eioa cme embassy office. All this had oc. &C.
] rshta a whem' nour; somdsns, ms was awaiting Ma;
tory tmewiy attire. she descended and en-
Tered the embassy office. His Excei-
iency rose and bowed over her hand
have eapeain ponsantd G9ritz tells me that you
.raordinary affair. wish YOU god
speed. Countess Strahni, and a safe
return he added with some deliber-
Il thank your Excellency for vour
hospitality and protection" she said
Slowly. II am sure that I shall bc
dui,e safe with Captain Goritz-''
at Uo"r yo,,r sats. Lieutenant Carl Won Arnstorf.
Corps" army
MAarlshka smiled.
Frau Ober Lieutenant Won Arm.
storf,' said Goritz shortly.
Gori,T rni; opened door which led to
RI rishka descended and went through the
N,tcnens n,h TO a small street or alley
where machine was awaiting them.
n questions reply from a man who
had brought down their bags. and
they moved slowly out of the alley
into small street.
bath, food, and a glass of wine had
restored Marishka. and she now faced
the immediate future with renewed hone
and courage. Apart from the belief.
iostered by the careful detail of her
noimpani9n,s comp; ION, ~ ARRANGEMENTS, that she
,ne ear or the Duchess before the royal
Train reached Sarajevo, there was an
appeal In the hazard of her venture with
Captain Goritz. He was a clever man
ends, whatever they were, would not
hesitate to stoop to means beneath the
dignity of honorable manhood-an in
trlguer, a master craftsman in the Sc
man, trained in a school which elimin-
ated compassion, sentiment, and all
other human attributes in the attain
ment or its object and the consumma-
ton OF its plans. And yet, Marshka
did not fear Captain Goritz There is
a kind Of feminine courage which no
man can understand. that Is not physical
nor even mental, born. perhaps, of that
mysterious relation which modern
spiritual hardihood which deals in the
metaphysics of emotion. and pays no
tribute to any form of materiality