Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-15

girl. But where am l to go in Amer
lea? What am l to do there? II
earn my own living anX-
iously at the Princess Naia-"do you
think so, dear?
The princess said:
Il wanted you to remain. And
you must not worry, darling. Some
day l shall want you back-But II
there is to be wal, in Europe you
cannot remain here"
why not?"
"In the first place only useful peo-
pie would be wanted in Paris
But, Naia, darling! Couldn't | be
useful to you?" The girl jumped up
from the sofa and came and knelt
looking up into her face.
The princess laid aside her cigar
cite and put both hands on Rue's
shoulders, looking her gravely, ten
derby in the eyes.
Dear" she said, Il want James
Neeland to hear this, too. For it is
partly a confession.
when [ first saw you, Rue, was
merely sorry for you, and willing
to oblige Jim Neeland by keeping
an eye on you until you were set
tied somewhere here in Paris.
Before we landed 1 liked YOU
And, because 1 saw wonderful pos
sibilities in the little country girl
who shared my stateroom, l DELHI
erately made up my mind to devel-
CD you. make use Of your excellent
mind, your quick intelligence, your
amazing capacity for absorbing ev-
erything that is best, and your very
unusual attractions for my own pur-
poses. I meant-to train you-edu-
cate you-to aid me-"
There was q silence; the girl look
ed up at her, flushed, intent, perplex-
ed; the Princess Mistchenka, her
hands on the girls shoulders, looked
back at her out of grave and beau
tiful dark eyes.
That is the TRUTH" said the prin-
cess. "My intention was to devel-
op you along the lines which 1 fol-
low as a-profession; teach you to
extract desirable l4 informat ton
beauty-using your youth as mask.
But II can't do It" She shook her
head slightly. Because I've lost my
heart to you. . And the business
I follow is IA rotten game"
Again silence fell among those
three; Rue, kneeling at the elder
woman's feet, looking up into her
resting on his knees, leaned slightly
forward from the sofa, watching
them.
"Tll help you. If you WISH" said
Rue CareW.
since T have been here"
mo dear. What I said to you
and to James-is true. It's a merci-
less, stealthy, treacherous business;
it's dangerous to a woman, body
and soul. 1t Is one long lifetime of
experience with treachery, with
greed, with baser passions, with all
hot jc ionnh1o IN Yolyin6
'"There is no reason for you to en-
ter such a circle; no excuse for 1t;
no duty urges you; no patriotism in
cites you to such self-sacriftce; no
memory of wrong done to your near
est and dearest inspires you to dedi-
little, in the downfall and destruc-
ton of the nation and the people
who encompassed it."
The Princess Mistchenka's dark
eyes began to CLEAN, and her beau
tifu1 face lost it's color, and she took
Rue's little hands in both of hers
and held them tightly against her
breast.
Had I not lost my heart to you
perhaps I should not have hesitated
to develop and make use Of you.
"You are fitted for the role 1 might
wish you to play. Men are fascinat-
ed by you; your intelligence charms;
your youth and innocence, worn as
mask, might make you invaluable to
in the information I provide for it.
But, Rue, L have come to under
stand that I canot do this thing.
No. Go back to your painting and
your clever drawing and your mu-
sic; any one Of these is certain to
that direction alone your happiness
lies
She leaned forward and kissed the
girls hair where it was fine and
blond, close to the snowy forehead
eff war comes" she said. "you and
James will have to go home, like
two good children when the curfew
rings"
She laughed, pushed Rue away,
lighted another cigarette, and, cast
ing a glance partly ironical, partly
provocative. at the good-looking
young man on the sofa, said:
"As for you, James, I don't worry
carry you through where diplomacy
fails you. Now. tell me all about
these three unpleasant sporting char
acters who occupied the train with
you"
Neeland laughed
bier in New York. called Captain
Quint, is backing them: and some
body higher up is backing Quint-"
probably the Turkish embassy at
Washington" interposed the prin-
cess, cody. "1'm sorry, Jim; pray
go on"
The Turkish embassy" he repeat
ed. surprised that she should guess
Eyes; and the German embassy
is backing that. There you are, Jim.
That is the sequence as far as your
friend. Captain Quint. Now, who
comes next in the scale?"
"This man-Brandes--and the lit
tie chalk-faced creature, Stull: and
the other one, with the fox face
Doc Curfoot."
ST see. And them"
"Then, as ! gathered, there are
several gentlemen wearing Teuton-
ic names--who are to go into part
nership with them-one named Kest
ner, one called Theodore Weishelm,
and an exceedingly oil Furasian gen.
tleman with whom I became &C
quainted on the Volhynia-one Karl
BreSlau----"
(To b. Continued)
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