The Washington times., 1919-05-30

ut is we others who have been
betrayed. it seems. 1t is we who
are trapped here. They've got US
all-every one Of US. Oh, my God!
every one OF us-at last!'
She lifted her haggard face and
stared at the increasing light
which was turning the window
panes a sickly yellow.
with sunrise comes war" she
said in a stunned voice, as though
to convince herself. I'VE are
caught here in this house. And
Kestner and Weishelm and Breslau
and i" she trembled, framing
her burning face in slim hands that
were like ice. DO you understand
that Brandes and Curfoot, bought
by England, have contracted to de-
liver US to a French cOurt-mar-
tial?"
The men looked at her in silence.
"Kestner and BresIau knew they
had been bought. One of our own
people witnessed that treachery.
But we never dreamed that these
traitors would venture into this
house tonight. We should have
come here ourselves instead OF go
ing to the Turkish embassy. That
was Mahmud Danat's meddling!
His messenger insisted. God! What
a mistake. What a deathly mis-
take for all of u.s."
She leaned for a moment against
one OF the iron pillars which sup
ported the attic roof and covered
her face with her hands.
After a moment Neeland said:
Il don't understand why you
can't leave this house il you are in
danger. You say that there are
men downstairs who are waiting to
kill us-waiting only for Kestner
and Breslau and Mahmud Damat to
arrive"
She said family:
II did not before understand
Mahmud's delay. Now, I under
stand. He has been warned. Bres-
Tau and Kestner will not come.
Otherwise, yon now would be
harricaded behind that breastwork
of rubbish, fighting for your lives"
But you say there are men on
the stairs below who are ready to
Kill us If we try to leave the house"
They. too, are trapped without
knowing il. War will come with
sunrise This house has been I'M
der surveillance since yesterday
afternoon. They have not closed
in on us yet, because they are Ieav-
ing the trap open in hopes OF
catching us all. They are waiting
for Breslau and Kestner and Nah
mud Damat But they'll
never come now. %. They are
out OF the city by this time.
/ know them. They are running for
their lives at this hour. 80. And
we've lesser Onslaught here
rapped-reserved for a French
courtmartial and a firing squad in
a barrack square"
She shuddered and pressed her
hands over her temples.
Neeland said:
IT am going to stand by you.
Captain Sengoun will do the same.
NO use" she said with a SILVER.
II am too we'll known. They have
my dossier almost complete Ny
process will be a brief one"
Cant you get away by the roof?
There are two OF your men up
there"
They themselves are caught. and
do not even know it. They too will
face a squad of execution before
the sun rises tomorrow. And they
never dream of ii up there"
She made a hopeless gesture:
What is the use, When I came
here from the Turkish embassy,
hearing that you were here but be-
lieving the information false, l dis
covered you conversing with Rus
sian spy--overheard her warn you
TO leave this house.
Nest OF Enemies.
And there, all the while, I'M
known to me, in the sale de jeu
we're Curfoot and that unspeakable
Brandes, Why. the
place was swarming with enemies
and ! never dreamed it!
Yeti might have feared some such
might have feared that
the man Brandes. who had betray-
I'd NE once, would do il again * ne |
ever had the chance And
hes done it."
There was a long silence. Use
stood staring at the melancholy
sreyish light on the window panes.
she said, as though to herself:
81 shall never see another day
break" After a moment |
she turned and began to pace the
lttic, a strange, terrible figure OF
,arrard youth in the shadow