Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-13

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finished. Won I.ertz disentangled the
clutchng arms, threw her violently to
the floor and hurried from the apart
ment Madame stephan lay still \
faint had quicted for the time being her
tortured brain
Won Lertz had spoken truly of being
busy. As he rc-cntCred his office Won
iEel met him.
There was long-disanCe telephone
CALI said Won Papen's former score
tarN. THE message was %. *. at Buff
faio, and also this telegram"
Won Lertz crasped the yellow en-
relopc and hast stened into the former pri-
vate office Of the military attache. There
he took long list
of cities in America
The Reign Of from his pocket and
Terror put 4 check after
Commences Buffalo. Then he
tore Cpen the tcle-
20 * at Wilmington" read the
printed message
And throughout the day similar mes
ages continued to arrive from all parts
of tn" country. each uenOting the de
&iruCtiOu h% fire or explosion of .Ameri-
can property. and. in many instances.
American lives. Many We're from the
west. for Franz von Bopp was busy.
As proof after proof came to his hard
that the crimes We're proceeding unmo-
,ested. showing that the Secret Service
had been totally unwarned. Won LcrtH
though of Madame Stephan
II must see Der tomorrow" lie told
himself. and he closed his desk late
that night; 'ferhaps there is q mis-
take, but | am too tired tonight"
He OVERSIGHT the next morning. and
arose too late to stop at hcr apartments
before he was due at his office and by
this little rhanc" happening the entire
course OF Franz Won Papeu'S reign of
terror for America was changed Ma
dame stephan. following her recovery
from the first shock Of The accusation
bad set herself 10 thinking clearly. she
knew Of the mrutal process Of Heiurich
Won loriZ. ana rs "h" uOtCd the sue
cess Of the plot she felt there was hope
for her. When the morning papers OF
the following day showed more cXDio-
SiOnS aud more fires She brcame almost
cheerful. Then the noon editions of the
daily papers dashed her hopes - the
ground
Fra Nou Ropps orrire in san Fran
cisco had been raided by the Secret SerV-
ice. Tho papers hinted that much doc
umentarN "Nrd,nCe Of GermHn plots had
been $eiz d. Many prisoners had been
taken. But Dixie Mason, who had caused
the raid. wa uneasy. Evidences had
been gained Of pots for explosions and
fires OH the Western coast, but eXpla-
nations of tine crimes in tn" East had
moi been found, and tn, little Secret
Service operative knew that but half
her work had been done.
llt tHPtI OF IIp news upon Ma ia me
stephan was startling. Sh" dismissed
any hope of being able 10 prove her
Innocence 20 such man AS lie nrCh Won
l.cr'T. She Thought Of how different
II would DO If he We're a man of the
type of Harrison Grant. Then in flash
The whole truth burst upon her. She
realized in a tWinkling the entire
falsity. the utter worthieSsnesS Of u Eys-
TEN which could elevate a man Of Won
LertH'S caliber to the position he oc-
Cupied She appreciated the vileneSE oC
the crimes in which she mad participate .
and gained an understanding Of the
glorious things for which American
ideals stood With the thought came
n decision based upon the hneness OF
her nature which she had suppres sed
during her entire lite. She called for
her wraps. II was as a woman new
born that she left her apartment. Sh.
was woman arrayed on the side of
humanity as against imperial Germany.
Sh" made her way straight o the
CrminOlogy club. AS she walked she
wondered how she could ever have
though that h Q
thing she was about
Madam stephan to do was abhOr-
Confesses to rent. how she COul
Harrison Grant ever have thought
OF II as anything
hut her hOunden
duty to humanity. At the club the an
nOuuCemsnt thar she vas awaiting him
made Harrison Grant start eagerly.