New-York tribune., 1919-03-02

, "Only, write out the tull name, she
added. That will make it easier to think
Of the person"
He wrote down the names of every one
even the teacher and the leader, and they
no wiser than before There was no
one in particular to suspect, and they might
suspect all.
She took the paper in her hand and con-
centrated her thoughts.
Did we put down everybody? Is there
any one missng?" she asked.
"I-and you,' he replied, softly, and in
embarrassment.
She laughed, but stopped suddenly and
gave him searching glance.
well? And how about me? Was l, too,
among those that you considered carefully
before with paper and pencil?'
"No"
perhaps you would like to do it now
Here, write down my name"
In his eyes there was prayer that she
should not speak. But she did not notice
the prayer, or, perhaps, chose not to
notice it.
"No. really. Why didn't you write nv
name, too? Perhaps | am the one pr
lie closed his eyes in deep suffering She
did not end her sentence and added in
somewhat softer tone: 'If you gave me
merely passing thought in your sus-
| plclons, you might just as we'll have given
me searching investigation"
He was scarcely able to whisper, "For-
! give me-"
"No, | only wonder why you did not
do it,
She knew that he had special reason
for not treating her as he had the others.
She knew the reason, too But now she
wanted to hear it from his own Inns. She
came closer to him, put both her hands
upon ms head, tilted 1t slightly back and
looked him squarely in the eyes.
"Why didn't you?"
He closed his eyes and almost swooned
with happiness at her touch
She caressed his hair, and pressed her
cheek to his. and whispered into his ear, 81
want you to tell me-"
he put his arms around her waist. and
pressed her passionatcly to his bosom.
Late IN the evening of the next day there
was raid at her house. Not very close
search The police were there scarcely
more than a quarter of an hour, looked
over few books, seized several documents.
asked her no questions and went away.
IL had taken place but an hour before
ne came to her, stealing through the al
ready slumbcring streets She received him
IN tears, frightened; the police had found
among her effects the paper with the names
Of their comrades whom they had Yesterday
been studying so diligently.
Upon hearing this he nearly tainted
of h
he had yesterday forgotten to destroy the
paper with the names He had thought of
1t only that very morning, but he had not
hastened to her to burn it, He was too
careful to come to her home in broad dav-
light. And then, again, he was sure that
she herself would get it out of the way.
And there was time until he should see
her again.
And now the whole organization had been
betrayed. 1t was their Joint fault. His
and hers. How could she have been so care
less as to let the paper lie around the house
without destroying it? But his guilt was
much greater than hers; twofold even
triple. He should not have. come to her
the evening before. He should have known
that now they would be on his track more
than ever. to discover whittier and to whom
he went And on account of his simple
minded carelessness he had brought the
police to her house. And how could he have
forgotten all about the paper yesterday. and
not have destroyed it? And even TODAY he
should have waited the moment he Thought
OF it
lie sat, thoroughly detected beaten al
most lifeless; he even regretted the ECSTASY
OF yesterday, that had caused his fatal
forgetfulness; he found himself guilty of
betraying his comrades. He could never
survive this. He knew 1t positively; the
organization was betrayed, and he could
never survive it,
Nhe, too. sat for a long time disconsolate
ana downcast. Her head was bowed down.
her hands lay helplessly in her lap. her face
fearful nnd carcworn. After n while she
raised her eyes to his, looked at him with
guilty expression, and commenced TO
speak MS II she were seeking pardon
The paper with the names had passed
out of her mind entirely. She WAS so ab
sorbcd in various thoughts that she hud
absolutely forgotten 1t. He could enailv
imagine how it happened The paper was
lying on the table, where it had lnin the
previous evening, only it was underneath a
book. She could not even recall who it was
thnt mad absentmindcdly placed IA book upon
it, he or she. And thus it had lain The whole
any During the day she had thought Of
their companions and the possibilities of
spies nmong them, but she had not re-
minded herself Of the paper Wasn't ,ha,
remarkablc9 Simply loft her head com
plctcly. And now what was there 10 doq
How could they even tell the organization
OF such thing? IT was all 40 shameful!
well simply have tor he managed ,to
say.
She tore her hair. She would die of
shame She'd surely commit something
desperate. She would be unable TO look