The Washington times., 1918-12-02

aTe tauBut Lne norror OF Ihl9 lust
. for blood. this criminal outrage
against civilization. u Is the women
who will become the teachers, be
cause amongst your instincts the
british ones OF force are the drBt
to leap TO the surface at the sight
est provocation. We women see
further, we know more. I swear
to you, Richard. that II you inter
fers will never forgive you a.
long as i liver
Richard stared at his sister n
smazement There seemed 70 bs
some new spirit born within her.
ThEoughout all their days he had
never known her 90 much IN earnest.
so passionately insfstent He looked
from her to the man whom aha
sought, to protect. and who an-
swered. pnasked, the thoughts that
were in his mind. -, -.
Whatever harm may have boen
able TO do" Lessingham announced,
"is finished. leave this place to-
night. probably forever. As for The
commandant." he went on with Z
faint smile, -he Is already upon ny.
track. There Il nothing you can
tell him about me which, he does not
know. It Is just a matter OF hours,
the loss Of coin, whether I get
away or not
They've found you ont. them
Richard exclaimed
-Only 4 miracle saved me from
arrest q week ago. LsssinEham. ac-
knowIedged. Your. commandank
here is. at the present moment IN
London for the sole purpose OF de-
nouncing me-
And yet you remain here, paying
afternoon calis7" Richard observed
increduiously. I'm hanged IL I
can see through thiss"
you see" Lessfngham explained
gently. II am a fatalisty
IT was Helen who finally led ber
lover from the room. he looked
back from the door.
"Maderstron." he SAID. ~you know
quite well how personally I feel
toward you. I am grateful for
what you have done for me, even
. though L am beginning TO under-
stand your motives. But as re-
CARDS the other things we are beth
soldiers / am going TO talk to
Helen for time. I want to undef-
stand a little more than I do at
present. q.
Lessinglam nodded.
Let me help you" he begEed
Here Is the issue IN plain worda
All that ]. did for you at ,Witten-
berg, should have done in any
case for the sake OF our friendahip.
Your freedom would probably never
have been granted TO me but for
my mission. although even that
might have tried to arrange
= drought your letters here, and ]
Ill
Miss Fairclough Tor the shelter of
their hospitality and their guar-
antees. Now you know Just whero
friendship ended and the. other
things began Do what you believe
to be your duty"
Richard followed Helen out, clos
ing the door after him Leasfnr.
ham looked down into Phufppa's
face.
you are more wonderful even
than ! thought" he continued soft
ly- You say 50 little and you live
so near the truth. Il Is those Of
US who feel as you do-who under
stand-to whom this war Is 20 ter
rib1e."
II want to ask you one question
before send you away" she told
him This journey to American
1T Is mission on behalf OF Ger
many he explained, but q "a.
after all. an open one. have
friends-highly placed friends-in
my own country. who in their
hearts feel as do about the war.
1t is through them that I am able
to turn my back upon Europe. I
have done my share OF hghtinE,s be
went on sadly, ~and the horror OF ie
VIII never quite leave me. I think
that no one has ever charged ne
with shirking my duty. and yet the
sheer, black ugliness OF this ghastly
struggle, its criminal inutility, have
got into my blood so that I think
1 would rather pass out OF the world
in some simple way than find NY
self back again In that debauch Of
blood. Is this cowardice. PhilippaF
She looked at him with shining
eyes.
There isn't any one In the world.s
she said, who could call you a cow
ard Whatever may decide, what. /.
ever 1 may feel toward you. that
at least 1 know" e
He kissed her fingers.
AT ten o'clock" he began
But hsten.' she interrupsed.
Apart from anything which Dick
might do you are in terrible dan
ger here, all the more IL you really
have accomplished something. Why
not 60 now, at this moment? Why
wait? These few hours may maks
all the difference"
He smiled.
"They may, indeed, make an the
difference to my life." he answered
THAT Is for you"
He followed Mills. who had
obeyed her summons. out OF the
room. Philippa moved 10 the win
dow and watched him until he had
Then very slowly she
left the room, walked up the stairs,
made her way to her own little suite
Of apartments, and locked the door.
ITO Be Continued Tomorrow y