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knew that he left his Identity behind,
for the bullet had destroyed the fea-


Their. With the Americans she would
receive food-which he had not-and
shelter and protection. Afterward he
would regain her. He lurked in the
bushes until he saw Captain Wallace
appear, watched him, trusted him, and
went away.
HE learned of the child's adoption,
md for years he haunted her home,
her school, all places that were her
residence, ever craving her, ever re-
strained by the realization that, till his
name was cleared, he had no right to
her. His idea OF vindication had be-
come. as said, q monOmania.
"Now, gentlemen, have little time
to spare, but I must carry this story
to the end. / said that he had less
faith in himself than he had in God.
Once, for three years, Hampton lost
his child. She had gone to San Fran
cisco. In his despair he went to Wash
ington, he sought out Hilda Morshoim,
who was still plying her trade, and
begged, as he HAD never begged any
one, that she would vindicate his
NAME"
There was a stiffness as of utter
death inside the little cave.
"Shn saw in him one OF those useful
epies such as her organization used,
broken men with inside knowledge of
conditions. She used him, held out
promises, broke them; in his despair
he mo- 10 h a c!0 RI I,nt
and her confederate, forgetting his
manhood and what he had been. Time
ind again they broke faith with him.
Fle had just realized that he had moth
Ing to hope for from them when Cap
lain Wallace appeared on the scene"
eyes, he was rotten dog, sir" said
Kellernan, with the ghost of smile.
us is On such evidence that you pre-
Eume.-?"
"No, sir, it is not 7" Numbered the
General. "It is on the evidence of the
woman Hilda Morsheim, alias Henson,
secured by Hampton under circum-
stances which"
Kellerman uttered low cry; he was
trembling now, and all his bravadc
seemed to have OoZed away.
''This woman, strangely enough.
loved her confederate" went ON the
General remOrselessly, fixing his eyes
full OH Kellerman's now, while Keller
man blinked like bat in daylight, and
turned his head weakly from side to
side, as il under the intolerable clare
Of O searchlight. "Her clai rs on him
were strong enough, God knows! She
waited him to marry her, to take her
away from the old scenes that they
might have a chance to redeem their
wretched lives together. He had prom
Used her that so many times-and the
worst OF women is as wax in the hands
of the man she loves.
"But he had become infatuated with
another, with girl as much above him
as"
With cry that seemed hardly hui
man Colonel Howard sprang toward
Kellerman, his fingers twitching as if
he sought to fasten them about his
throat Mark caught him and held him,
while the old man swayed to and fro,
his outStretched arm extended toward
KeIlerman as if in imprecation.
Eleanor, at Hartley's side, did not
even look toward them.
'"This woman, Observation-Disclosures
whatever you call her, came to France,
upon receipt of a message which had
cut her to the heart, shown her the
hopelessness of her dreams, and taught
her that the one man in whom she ha
believed was worthless clay. To d:
her justice, let us suppose that, even
In her worst acts, she had been suS
ralned by sense Of duty to her coun-
try.
"She met her confederate in an inn
at village not far distant. Frantic
at her appearance, he induced her to
let him drive her back through the
lines, and on the way renewed his lying
promises. This time she doubted him.
1.-TWO men had overheard their con-
versation. One was Captain Wallace,
whom the pair had broken as they
broke poor Hampton. Him the traitor
had seen, and he devised scheme to
send him to the trenches and contrive
to have him sent on a false and fatal
errand. With that point shall not
now deal. The other man was Hamp-
ton, Who had enlisted under an alias
in the belief that he would obtain
clue that would unmask the traitor. He
contrived to go back through the lines,
found the woman, and somehow-per
haps by Gods wonderful mercy-ob-
tanned her signed confession-which I
have here, in full u
He wheeled upon Kellerman. 'Ma-
jor Kellerman," he said in deep voice
that vibrated almost with pity, so
charged with significance that it's
meaning could not escape either How
ard or Mark, ''you are under arrest.
You will go toward your quarters, first
removing your belt and arms"
Kellerman saluted weakly and Stun
bled out of the cave. The General
looked at Mark.
1.-THE soldier Weston receives free
and full pardon for his valor in the
Go1d fhic doyD ho caid UHn &c also