The Washington times., 1919-03-09
THE TROUBLES OF
MADELINE ENDED
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Madeline thought. The three conspir-
stors wore masks of deepest hate and
subdued rage. Snakes gaze was OF
celestial happiness. At the girls
right. on an elaborate divan, lay WI
Tsang, clad in a mandarin coat, rich
ily embroidered. He had elevated him
self, supporting his weight on his ell
bow, and was watching all that trans
pired beneath half-closed eyelids.
Captain Henderson and Frank
Kimball occupied chairs directly facing
SNYDER. Fuller, and Mrs. Thayer.
Completing the square, facing Made
line and WI, sat a colonel Of the gen.
eraI stan, and two plain-clothes men.
The colonel was the first to speak
This is a strange party that l have
invited you to come to tonight ana
I doubt that you will each enjoy
equally the announcement which am
about to make" His eyes narrowed
as he looked straight at Fuller.
'sFor many years this splendid
country has harbored and cherished
insidious men and women, living off
the fat of our land. enjoying Its
blessed freedom. But these men and
women in return for what the United
States has given them, have plotted
for her humiliation and destruction.
We Americans were in a measure
blind to the rottenness that was try
ing 70 undermine us, until the great
war broke out, and the German eagle
screamed to the world, Look al us.h
1--WE looked, and saw. We are Iook-
ing vet. and we are finding much.
Right here under the dome Of our
Capitol building, as it were, an in
sidious gang has been as busy as a
bee. Did they think they were fool
ing US? Did you, Herman Won Kurtz?"
Snyder leaped to his feet, his face
purple with rage. A cold muzzle was
pressed against his bead. He skunk
SAnd you, Herr ober-Lieutenant
Ludwig Biester, did you ever think
q Hun could fool Yankee"
Fuller did not move.
''You don't answer, eh? Well. per-
haps the charming lady. the hotori-
Gus Madame Tuitamarre, will be
willing to talk with me-"
Mrs. Thayer clenched her lovely
hands, hesitated for a moment, and
then raised beseeching eyes to the
officer.
cit viii be a great relief to talk
with the colonel" she said. 81 can
not quite understand why I am be-
ing thus questioned, or why you
should refer TO me as notorious
True, my name Is Madame Tuita-
mare, Henriette Tuitamarre- Ny
husband Is a wealthy Alsatian mer-
chant, whose money makes IL possi- |
your lovely country while my own
dear France, my own dear
THAT will do" cut in the colonel !
'1 know as much about you and who |
you are as you do yourself. 1 would |
not waste my energy moaning over
France. When q German woman mar |
ries an Alsatian at the direction Of
he Imperial WiIhelmstrasse in order
that she might have unquestioned /
access into the civilized world, I /
ioubt IL It cultiYRtes a sincere love /
In her heart for the home of her hUs-
band"
Madame sprang to her. feet
You insult me, a daughter OF
France
"a daughter of France?" MadeIine's
clear voice resounded through the
temple room. Does q daughter of
France operate under orders of Won
Her question was like a bomb huTl-
d into their midst Ten pairs of ey7s
we're riveted on the girls stern face.
Henderson and Kimball were dunn
'ounded, the Huns swore under their
lreath, Mrs Thayer- gasped, the col-1
mel and Snakes smiled-there was a
rroan from WI. and the little brown
nouse scurried across the floor.
81 ask you, Madame Tuitamarre, to
nsVyeT me"
Madeline Connor, what 90 you
1ezn?" Mrs Thayer was endeavoring
o gain her poise.
'T mean this said the girl deHb-
rately, as she drew from her pocket
tiny triangle, that last night YOU
ought like q tigress to get this from
1e. We will see just why you nearly
illed me to get into your possession
his bit Of paper. Colonel, have you
match2"
One of the men handed Madeline a
GIFTED match. She held the parch
rent over its flame for a second, and
s the synthetic ink reacted she ut
cred a triumphant cry Of joy and
lad, won BernstoTf orders TIM re-
ort air plans.Y "a clever camou-
age, madame, this quest for the
scret Of transmutation of base metals
ito gold"
WI Tsang moaned.
Madeline did not heed the Oriental.
When Herr Muller, of Denver,
armed that an ignorant, unsophisti- |
ated mountain girl was to go East |
18th a secret chart and triangle, he |
onceived Of circulating his pernicious {
irections to you, Fuller and Snyder, /
trough WI Tsang, by counterfeiting I
y triangle and printing upon them '
synthetic ink his orders. 1t was a |
Use of mutual camouflage, mein herrs. c
erlin wanted inside information on B
~ master air program, and the /
nited States knew that she wanted n
So, while Germany sought the a
cans Of operation to gain her de-
red information, my Government
as preparing a scheme to check i
ate it. Your shrewd chief, Muller. s
II easily for the published announce
ent Of my trip East, and its osten- c
bic purpose. He figured that he d
ould prefer having his faVorite gang
rown into prison for attempting TO
b girl of her chart and triangle
an to have them interned as spies s
caught. a
strange to say. the original chart
ID triangle have never left my DOS Z
ssion, and yet IL seems that at leas. 8
dozen precious triRngles' have been n
mewhere in circulation during the
Ist four weeks, and I believe thatthe 4
apartment OF Justice has a record Of n
ch one. Am I right, Snakes?" Q
A Celestial smile.