The Washington times., 1919-05-16
CContinned From Yesterday

face in silence; Neeland. his ell
bows resting on his knees, leaned
slightly forward fro mthe sofa,
watching them.
"IIl help you, II you wish, - said
Rue Carew.
Thank you. dear No"
Let me. I owe you everything
since I have. been here
''No, dear. What I said to you-
and to James--is true. It's a. merei-
less stealthy, treaeherous business;
It's dangerous to a woman. body
and soul. 1t is one long lifetime OF
experience with treachery, with
greed, with baser passions, with all
that is ighoble in mankind.
There is no reason for you to
enter such a circle no excuse for It;
no duty urged you; no patriotism
incites you TO such self-sacri6ces;
no memory of wrong done to your
nearest and dearest inspires you to
dedicate your life to aiding-if
only a little, in the downfall and
destruction or the nation and the
people who encompassed it,"
The Princess Mlstchenka's DARK
eyes began 70 gleam.. and her beau
tifuI face lost its color. and she
took Rueis little hands in both OF
hers and held them tightly against
her breast.
Had I not lost my heart to you.
perhaps should not have hesitated
to develop and make use OF you.
A Breaker Of Hearts.
"You are fitted for the role I
might wish you to play. Men are
fascinated by you; your intelligence
charms; your youth and innocence,
worn as a mask, might make you
invaluable to the ChaneeIlerie which
is interested in the information
provide for it.
'cBut, Rue. have come 70 under
stand that I cannot do this thing.
No. Go back to your painting and
your clever drawing and your
music; any one OF these is certain
to give you a living in time. And
in that direction alone your happi-
ness Hes"
She leaned forward and kissed
the girls hair where It was fine
and blond, close to the snowy fore
head.
IF war comes" she said. "you
and James will have to go home,
like two good children when the
cuTfew rings"
She laughed. pushed Rue away,
lighted another cigarette, and,
casting a glance partly ironicaI,
partly provocative, at the good
looking young man on the sofa,
said:
LAS for you, James, I don't worry
about you. Impudence will always
carry you through where diplomacy
fails you. Now, tell me all about
these three unpleasant sporting
characters who occupied the train
with you"
Neeland siaushed.t. - rer
st seems that a sySehtnoWn gam
bier in New York, called Captain
Quintp is backing them; and some
body higher up is backing
Probably the Turkish Embassy
Princess, coolly. Elm sonES -
pray go on"
THE Turkish Embassy - -
peated, surprised that she Shea
guess.
Backed BY Germany.
yes; and the German Embassy
Is backing that There you are,
Jim. That is the sequence as Tar
as your friend, Captain Quint Now,
who comes next in the scaIe?@
This man-Brandes-an the lit
tie chalk-faced creature, Stull; and
the other one, with the fox face
Doc Curfoot-"
Il see. And them
several gentlemen wearing Teu-
tonic names-who are to so into
partnership with them-one named
Kestner, one called Theodore Weis-
helm, and an exceedingly oily Eu-
rasian gentleman with whom 7 be-
came acquainted on the NoIhynia-
one Karl Breslau"-
'Breslau" exclaimed the Prin-
cess. Now I understand"
Who is he, Princess?"
He is the most notorious inter
national spy in the World-a pro
team individual with aliases, pro-
LESSONS and experiences sufficient
for an entire Jail full of criminals.
His father was a German Jew; his
mother a Circassian girl; he was
educated in Germany, France, Italy
and England. He has been a mem
Der Of the socialist group in the
under one name, a mem
Der OF the British Parliament I'M
der another: he did dirty work for
Abdul Hamid; dirtier for Enyer
Bey.
He is here, there, everywhere: he
turns up in Brazil one day, and IL
next in evidence in Moscow. What
he is so eternally about God only
knows; what chancellery he serves,
which he betrays. is a question that
occupies many uneasy minds this
very hour. I fancy.
But of this I, personally, am now (
satisfied; Karl Breslau is respon- (
sible for the robbery of your papers
today. and the entire affair was &C
under his direction"
Pair Left HastiIy.
And yet I know" said NeelAnd, |
that after he and Kestner tried to |
blow up the captains cabinet and
the bridge aboard the Volhynia !
yesterday morning at little after |
o'clock. he and Restner must have |
Jumped overheard in the Mersey |
river of Liverpool
Without doubt a boat was watch /
nE your ship
yes: weishelm had a fishing !
smack TO pick them up. Use Du-
mont must have gone, with them, /
too"
"All they had to do was to touch I
II some dock, so ashore, and tele-
graph TO their men here said the /
princess.
That: evidently. - what they /