The Washington times., 1918-11-23
The "Zepp's''
Passenger
Philippe Defends Les
singham When Ar
rest Is Ordered.

- SAAS4 ON4s
s-Thfs n an : hsdeous nlstnxa.r
Philippe declared esverishIy. u A.
sure you that Mr.. Lessinghans haa
visited ny fathers house. thar be
was wen known to ne years aso.
-As the Baron MAderstrornl what
Arguments he.has assd. Lady Grass
ton. to induce you to accept HIN
here under his new idsstaty, i Do
not know. but the faets are very
clear
He seems cutie eoavfncsd, dosslst
he? Leasinsham remarked, furnIns
:, to PhiiipDa -And Is gather that
> portion Of the British army, a.
sisted BY the local eonstabulary,
Is waiting for me outsids, psrhaps
! had better humor him.
1T would be as well, sire Co.
tain Griffith assentsd grimiy. 7
am glad to find you In the hunnsr
for 5esting.T
Lessinghanl turned once noe Z,
Phiiippz- This time his tons W.
more serious.
sLady. /, Craunston.s he bserSa
wont you please leave uss.s
-EoI@ she answered hystericaliy.
i know Why you wan,fne TO. and
son,t gol You AVE done ne
harm. and nothing shall happen =
you. wiz not Jseye The room, AM
,re..y .f..ff -
His gssturo OF appeal coincissS
with ths sob IN her THROAT shs
broke down in her speech, aud
Captain Griffiths moved q step
nearer.
ar you Eaxe any weapon IN youf
posse4sion, sir he said, ..ycu lad
better hand i. over 10 me
ell, do you know Lsssinzisana
replied. u scarcely see the necas-
sity. One thing VIII promise your
be added, vita q sudden fash IN h
eyes, "a single step Mares sinxle
step, t4ind--SRd you shall have -
much of nay weapon as will keea
you 91let Tor the rest OK yOor fffa.
Renenher that % long as you Are
reaxOnzoie 1 40 not threaten you.
Help me to persuade Lady cranStom
70 leave ns."
Captain 0riffith vas on. Of hi
depths. he was not q coward. bde
be had no haakerfng after death.
and thsre was death ia Leszfne-
hams threat and n The fiash u
his eyes While he hesftated, shsf1s.
was = knock UPON the door. Kills
came silently Ia. He carried :
telegram upon 4 sziYer.
-For you. sir" be announced. adj
dressing Captain GrlnlthS. An OK
Derry has Just brought u down"
Griniths leoxed a. the pink en-
reicpe and trossned. We tore Il
97en- however. without q word As
he read bis long. upper tseth
crossed IN upon his itp. So Re stood
thees until two little drops e
blood appeared.
Then he turned to Wills
There is no answersT be said.
Tho man bowed and left t,fs
rooTi1. He walked slowly and he
looked back from the door~ay. Il
was scarcely possible for even 50
perfectly trained servant to es-t
cape from the atmosphere % trag-
sdy..
-SonethinK tells me.r Lessinghsln
remarked cody. as soon a. the
..of las closed. that that message
concerns me-" -
The coIliaandahs made no imme-
Gate reply. lie strslgntened out
the telegram and read It once more
under the .amplight. as though -
be sure the-e wa 20 possible mis-
take. Then he folded II up and
piared IL in his Taistcoat pocket
''ThA aot!su Q; your arrest. sir
he sa!s 20 tsssiugl.aRn, harshly. sis
apparently distSsteful to some one at
hezdcus rte-s. who has not digestac
my information. I arm withdraw
ing my nen for the present"
'fvou're not going to arrest himrn
P5ilippe cries.
at am rot" Captain Grifhthsan-
sweret .-Bnr" he added. turnin-
TO Lessinghan1, ''thts Is only q res
pits. ] have more evidence be-
hind al that haze offered You
arc Ba-oe Ea-traIn Maderstron. a
cey-asr spy, living here In Q pro-
hihite6 area under a false name
That know, and that ] shall prove
to those who have interfered With
ne IN the execution OF my duto.
T'S!s IL not the end"
We left the room without even =
word or a salute tn PhiiirpS- Les
stnghan looked after him for q
moment thouGhttrI'y. Then be
shrugged his shoulders.
Il ~ quite sure that I DO not
ike Captain Grinitts." he declared
There is no breeding about the
fellow"