Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-29

a room next to the one occupied by
Madame stephan. and that she did not
wish her name to appear on the register.
1T can, be arranged, very easily" he
assured her.
Dixie was gracious in her thanks.
But you had better make card entry
of my name so that in case ] am forced
to come in contact with either Won
Lertz or Stephan, l can have an alibi."
The clerk will take the blame"
smiled the proprietor.
Very shortly Dixie was installed in
room next to Madame Stephan 3. A
door connecting the room was locked
and bolted-on Madame Stephan's side,
but this fact was of no concern to
phone and examined its delicate
mechanism; attached the batteries
which gave 1t the telephone electrical
sion of sound and then by means Of a
vacuum cup had fastened 1t to the door.
BY this device each sound within the
next room would be intensified SUM-
GENTLY for her to hear every word Of
any conversation carried on.
She placed the receiver to her ear.
The low murmur of voices which she
had heard moment before now was
magnified SO that each .1und reached her
with a clarity allowing no chance for
mistakes
Madame Stephan was speaking. Her
acid quality, an angry sarcasm that
conveyed deep displeasure.
Your little plan Of taking my place
seems to have failed. Baroness. Your
endeavor to worm your way into Won
Fapen's favor through Won Lertz has
not met with the success you aspred
to-" There was n sudden rustic of a
newspaper being Strengthened out. then
tempt Against Guncotton Plant" she
read. Believed to Have Been In. ured
Baroness, By ssrd for your operations @ 1oq in AMER AMER
lea, Three months In Hopewell and this
is what you have accomplished !"
The deep tones of the Baroness re-
sounded into the little instrument at
Dixie's ear.
Perhaps it is as much as you have
done"
rs it? At least I've covered my
tracks. The newspapers haven't an
nounced my failures! And suppose they
tac track you, Spy % to you your fortuns-tsiiins
You are jumping at conclusions"
..On the contrary. / am giving the
police and the Secret Service OF this
country credit for having a little sense.
And II a few others who are working
in the interests of Germany would do the
same thing there would not be so many
failures in our plans. II you could dis
pose of little Of this ,nIrai,n, sE9ti,m with via,
would be of more use. You think be-
cause you are Prussian that all the rest
of the world are idiots. because your
blood does not flow In their veins"
Her voice had risen to an uncautious
degree. but It was cut short by the OPEN
ing of a door In the room.
you've said enough. Stop II at
once :" II was Won Lertx's voice. angry.
but low and self-possessed. Can you
not understand that this Is no place
"But--" Madame Stephan broke in.
ineffectively, for Won Lertx brushed
aside her expostulation.
"--personalities. II the Baroness
had failed it is not her fault. nor the
fault Of the man she sent to do the
work. If the plan failed, II failed, and
that's all there Is to II. Now have
wired him in code to proceed at once
on Instruction No, 4. must ask
you TO let the greatness Of the cause
we represent overshadow any private
feelings that may arise"
had slipped the panelphone from the
door and was packing 1t In her travelling
stop your lying; Where is heY
There's part of the bandage that was
on him" Grant pointed TO- pile OF
rags in the corner. Now come
through. We haven't any time to waste"
But the maid shook her head In dogged
silence. In an effort to frighten her out
Of 1t. the captain and Grant settled down
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