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/ tain where they stood, stopped short
| beside them: and a woman flung open
the door and sprang out to the pave
! ment.
And Use Dumont, standing there
! in the rags of her frail gown. cud-
! ding to her breast the purring cat,
looked up to meet her doom in the
steady gaze of the Princess Naia
Mistchenka.
Every atom of color left her face,
! and her ashy lips parted. Other
wise, she made no sign of fear no
There was a seconds absolute
silence; then the dark eyes of the
princess turned on Neeland.
Good heavens, James" she, said.
Nothing" he said gaily, thanks
to Miss Dumont-"
ITO whom?" interrupted the prin-
ITO Miss Dumont. We got into a
silly place where it began to LOOK 1901
ed off, sengoun and I. I'm really
quite serious, princess. If it hadn't
been for Miss Dumont-" he
shrugged; land that is twice she
he added cheerfully.
verified to Use Dumont, and the pallid
There was no supplication in her
own eyes, no shrinking, only the
hopeless tranquility that looks DeS-
tiny in the face-the gaze r1Veted
What are you doing. in Paris
a such a time as this?" said the
princess.
The girls white lips parted stiffiy;
"Do you need to ask?'
fI111 J01in11tn the princess
bent menacing gaze on her in
what do you expect from me?,"
she demanded in low voice. AND.
stepDing nearer: what have you TO
expect from any one in France on
such a day as thls? .
Use Dumont did not answer. After
a moment she dropped her head ana
fumbled with the rags of her bodlce,
as though trying to cover the deli
of sunlight reflected from the ODE
lisk to the fountain, played in gol-
den ripples across her hair.
Neeland looked at the Princess
what you do is none Of my bust
he smiled at her and stepped back
beside Use Dumont; and passed ms
arm through hers: I'm a grateful
east" he added lightly, ''and if I've
rine lives to lose. perhaps Miss Du-
mont will save seven more of them
before Tn entirely done for,
The girl gently disengaged his
arm.
you can't help me, dear Neeland.
The Princess Naia, flushed and eX-
asperated, bit her lip.
James" she said, you are be-
having absurdly. That woman has
Use lifted her head and stared at her:
Yes, you ought to know it!, she
repeated. Your work is ended. It
ended toby at sunrise. And so did
mine. w ar is here. There is moth
for me. The end of everything is
beginning. What would your death
or mine signify now. when the
dawn of such day as this is the
death warrant for millions? what
do we coun- for now, Mademoiselle
DO you not mean to give me up,
madame?"
Give you up? No. I mean to
ct you out of Paris if 1 can. Give
Zip her, James~''
"You-offer me your limousine?"
stammered Use.
Give that cat to me. Of course
| do! Do. you suppose I mean to
have you in rags With your &C cat 5s on
and: Where is Alak?" -
Gone home as fiji as a fiddle Am
[ to receive the hospitality of your
limousine also, dear lady? Look at
the state I'm in to travel with two
ladies'"
glimmered; she tucked the cat com
fortably against her shoulder and
motioned Use into the car.
Pm afraid I'll have to take you,
I'd to you?" she added, as he put her
into the car, nodded to the chauf-
feur, and, Springing in beside her,
slammed the door.
IN tell you in two words" he ex--
Started for stroll and landed, uiti-
mately, in the Cafe des Bulgars. And
presently a number of gentlemen
"egan to shoot up the place, and
Miss Dumont stood by us like
brick"
The Princess Mistchenka lifted the
cat from her lap and placed it in
the arms Of Use Dumont.
THAT ought to win our gratitude,
I'm sure" she said politely to the
girl. We Russians never forget
such pleasant obligations. There is
Cossack jingle:
To those who befriend our friends
Our duty never ends
Use Dumont bent low over the
purring cat in her zap; the Princess
watched her askance from moment
to moment, and Neeland furtively
noted the contrast between these
women-one in rags and haggard dis
order; the other SO trim, pretty, and
fresh in her morning walking suit.
James," she said abruptly, we've
had d most horrid night, Ruhannah
and 1. The child waited up for you,
it seemS-I thought she'd gone to
bed-and she came to my room about
two in the morning-the little goose
as though men didn't stay out all
nightw
I'm terribly sorry" he said con-
tritely.
You ought to be. And Ruhan-
nah was so disturbed that L
put on something and got out
of bed. And after While"-
the Princess glanced sardonically
at Use Dumont-"I telephoned to va
rious sources of information and was
informed concerning the rather lively
episodes of your nocturnal career
with Sengoun. And when l learned
that you had been seen to enter. the
Cafe des Bulgars, I became suffi-
GENTLY alarmed to notify several
people who might be interested in
the matter"
"One of those people, said Neeland,
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