The Washington times., 1919-05-16
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eff War Comes You and James Will
Have to Go HOme," Princess
Mistchenka Tells Rue CareW
by ROBERT w. CHAMBERS

may be here, too. They could do Il.
l haven't any doubt that Brsslau.
kestner. and Use Dumont are here
IN Paris at this moment"
Then III wager know where
they ars"'
where? >"
I'm the Hotel des BuIgars. rue
wilma. That's where they are 70
operate gaming house That il
Where they expect to pluck and
fleece the cRllOw and the aged who
may have anything OF political i'm
portance about them worth stealing.
That Is their plan. Agents, Off
Gals, employees or all eonsuiates,
. Legations, ana embassies. are what
they're really after, ] heard them
discussing it there in-the train to-
day"
The princess had fallen very ST.
lent, musing. watching Neeland's
animated face as he detailed his
knowledge of what had occurred.
Why not notify the polices" he
added. There might be a chance to
recover the box and the papeFG"
SPY Against Spy.
The princess shook her pretty
head.
we have to be very careful how
We use the police, James. 1t seems
simple. but it is not I can't ex-
plain the reasons. but we usually
pit spy against SPY, and keep very
clear Of the police. Otherwise" she
added, smiling. there would be the
deuce to pay among the embassies
and legations" She added: "It's a
most depressing situation; I don't
exactly know what to do.
have letters to write, anyway-7
She rose. turned to Rue and took
both her hands:
'.No; you must 20 back to New
YORK and to your - painting and
music IL there Is to be war in Eu-
rope. But you have had a taste OF
what goes on IN certain circles here;
you have seen what what a chain OF
consequences ensue from a. chance
remark OF a young girl at q dinner
table"
Eyes" sS
IT'S amusing, isn't it, a eSre-s
less and innocent word to that old :
busybody. Ahmed AIirka Pasha. st.
my table-that began u rhe8
another word to Izzet Bey. ARd5T
had scarcely time TO realize shat
had happened-barely time TO teIe-
graph James in New YorlS-betors
their entire underground machinery
was set in motion to seize those
Wretched papers in Brookhollow!"
Neeland said:
you don't know even yet. Prin-
cess, how amazingly fast that ma
chinery worked" .<2
Tell me now. James. have time
enough to write my warning since
it is already too late" And she
seated herself on the sofa and drew
Ruhannah down beside her.
Listen, dear" she said With
pretty mockery, ''here is a most
worthy young man who is simply
dying to let us know how pie
tqres9qUe man cau-Sbe when l5s,z
Neeland laushed;
The only trouble with me- he
retortsd. els that I've a rather hope
less habit OF telling the truth -
Otherwise there,d bedsome clranc
for me as a hero1in wat I'm doing
to tell you"
ArOuses Rue's Interest.
Ad he began vita his first shz5ss
counter with Use Dumont in Rue
Carew's house at Brookhollow. Aftes
he had been speaking for sisss tlzznt-
a minute, Rue Carew's hands tight
ened in the clasp OF the Prinesaz
Eaia, who glanced at the girl ana
noticed that she had lost her color
And Neeland continued his partly
playful, partly serious narratIve OF 3
moving accidents by food and
field" aware OF the girls deep
breathIess interest, moved by IL
and. conscious OF it. the more IN
clined TO avoid the picturesque aud :
heroic, and almost ashamed to talk
of himself at all under the serious
beauty of the girls clear eyes.
But he could scarcely tell his tale
and avoid mentioning himself: h6~
was the center Of it all. the focus
OF the darts OF Fate, and there was
no getting away from what happeH-
ed to himself.
So he made the meIodrama > cona-
edy, and the moments Of deadly
peril he treated lightly. And one
thing hs avoided altogethsf, and
that was how he had kissed IissS
Dumont. -
CTO BE CONTINUED TOMORROW