Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-07-03

having carefully stuck down the let
ter-thc lanes mentioned therein I
wrote on sheet of notcpaper-I re-
directed ii to Madame Delibes in Adri
anople, and Wy the same post lette.'
Of my own left for Berlin. That the
persons named in madame's letter were
further conspiratorS " no were to be
used TO overthl Nv the government I
was certain. month liter. in Room
strassc, my conviction was confirmed.
As ] left the post-of1ice door | en-
countercd Miss Henderson. and own
that for a second I felt guilty. but my
face did not betray me.
IF you can spare to me this even
ing" said Miss Henderson, II should
like to take you somewhere To see
1t Will be an experience. II will be
nothing pretty With m4sic like the
follies, but you could make use of it in
book think. ! know your nerves
are all right"
Miss Henderso.. would tell me moth
ing further. She said it was to be a
surprise agreed TO go with her.
1T will be nearly midnight when the
performance begins. sal, Miss Hen
dcrson with an uncanny laugh.
About 1890 p. NJ. Miss Henderson
and l passed dos the Rue Osman
turned down side street. and again
down another street, badly lighted and
smelling abominably. like all the quar-
tcrs OF the town uninhabited oy wealthy
foreigners or the orthodox Ottoman At
length VIC CAME 10 barrack like build
Ing with yellow washed walls. At the
iron bound stairway Miss Henderson
handed jan!tor card. We were ad-
United. Ascending "A dark staircase
which reminded one Of the climb up
the belfry at Bruges uhere was a rops
rail" all the way up), we at last
entered long room" facing a large
yard Sitting looking out of the win
lows or rather apertures for there
was no glass, weri some score Of men
w" TOOK seat near vacant window
ana ] glanced out elLw. into the semi
darkness. Here and there 7 could dis
Germ a figure huttying this way and
that way with lantern. and dimly I
could perceive VIVA: looked TO me like
three pulp!ts. such as we see in German
churches.
Whatever is this place. and whatever
is going 10 be the performance" I
asked Miss Henderson. feeling rather
creepy meanwhile
on will soon sec"
WAITING FOR THE
PERFORM nee To START
the other spectators in the room, or
.oit. or whatever 1t was. spoke almost
In whispers. This ad led TO my rreenv
sensation. ! strained--my cyes-vhat
III the name OF Allah Va. going TO han
pen Again ! asked Miss Henderson.
could not SEQ her face very we'll but
! thought she VAS smiling. In her grim.
nara sort OF way wv; ii "A minute
she replied
MY eyes became more familiar with
the darkness. Below. in tho ward 7
could make out u group OF about ten
incii- several Of whom we're officials OF
some Kind. Two we're Turkish officers
presently door opened opposite 10 us
and from it emerged three persons with
white about their heads AS they en-
tercG IN" yard thre. soldiers marched
reside 'hem Behind followed two
German Officers, and man dressed as
IT seemed. in black robe. What was
tho performance?
Three mon and three pulpits: and
the three men with white about their
heads assembled tho three rostrums
Were they priests or what? ! could
see mat they were guided up tho stairs.
each Of them by a soldier Were
they blind? Ny eyes achcd with strain
ing.
The three with white about their
heads stood still in the pulpi,s. 4 darl,
hgure seemed to hover about each Of
them. There were some murmurs from
the crowd" in the yard. Then bell
unkied-a click. clack. and the three
figures with white about their heads
disappeared.
Good God" cried to Miss Hender-
son. what does this mean"
II means" said my companion. tina.
three men have gone to meet their
Maker. We have just seen the execu-
ton by hanging of three conspirators"
think ] must have tainted for the
next thing recollected was Miss Hen.
derson's rinaiGrctte under my nose
and ] also recollect considering her a