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CHAPTER V-Continued.

about the play and Searles' despair
ing search for her she was enormously
pleased.
How wonderful" she exclaimed.
"You know told you, Constance, that
II we really threw ourselves in the
path of adventure mystery would come
out TO meet us in silken sandals"
"But you will not appear in this
playa" asked RaynOr anxiously. at
is the business of the government Of
the United States to see that you COM
NIT no further indiscretions. There is
another matter which l hope you can
clear up. You are not only a subject
of concern to the British embassy, but
the French ambassador also has APP
pealed to us to assist him in trifing
matter"
1.-THE French ambassadors" Alice
exclaimed with a surprise ! knew to
be unfeigned. 81 thought the dear
Montani was an Italian"
1--WE will continue to call him Mon
TAM, but he's a Frenchman and one
of the keenest men in the French
secret service. You have caused him
the deepest anguish"
"Please hurry ont" She bent for
ward with childish delight. This is
a part of the story we've been living
that l really know nothing about. i
hope it won't be disappointing
Raynor laughed and shook his
head
Its fortunate that Montani is gen.
tleman, anxious to shield and protect
you. You have a fan in your hand"
She spread it out for inspection.
"A harmless trinket. but without 1t
the adventure would have been very
tame"
""The story of the fan is in the most
secret archives of Paris and Washing
ton. When you were packing up in
Tokyo TO come home on the very last
day before your departure a lady called
on you whom you knew as Madame
VolkOff."
THE dear woman!" exclaimed Mrs.
Farnsworth. 1--WE knew her very
we'll"
Almost too WE'LL" cried Raynor. "a
cultivated woman and exceedingly
clever, but a German spy. She had
collected some most interesting data
with reference to Japanese armament
and defenses. but suspecting that she
was being watched, she hit upon a
most ingenious way of getting the in
formation across the Pacific, expecting
TO communicate with German agents
in America who could pick it up and
pass It on TO Berlin. You see, she
thought you an easy mark. She got
hold of a fan which Montani informs
me is the exact counterpart of that
one You hold. She reduced her data
to the smallest possible compass, con-
cealed It In her fan. and watched for
a chance to exchange with you. The
astute Montani found the Japanese
artisan who had done the tinkering
for her and surmised that you were
to be made the unconscious bearer of
the discriminating papers. Montani
Jumped for the steamer you were sail
ing on with every determination TO get
the fan. His professional pride was
aroused and It was only after he
found it impossible to steal the fan
that he asked our assistance. He's
a good fellow. a gentleman in every
sense, and with true French chivalry
wanted to do the job without disturb
Ing you in any way"
We pressed closer about Raynor as
hn ha onH
held 1t close against a table-lamp. "The
third, sixth and NINTH" he counted.
"You will notice that those three pieces
of ivory are a trife thicker and not
as transparent as the others. Glanc-
ing at them casually in an ordinary
light, you would never suspect that
they had been followed out, an ex-
ceedingly delicate piece of work. It's
pity to spoil anything so pretty,
but"
He snapped the top OF one of the
panels. disclosing a neatly folded
piece OF thin paper
Antoine" | said. "tle the arms OF
the prisoner in the Toulouse and
bring him here
"a man in the toolhousep Mon
TAM, Terrence and Raynor CALCULATED
In concert.
"Oh, yes" murmured Alice. THAT'S
the pleasantest chapter Of all. Our
grenadiers captured whole invading
army that made night attack-one
Of the most remarkable engagements
OF the present war, Mr.. Terrence"
'sThe battle OF the Bell-Hops," I
suggested. "The prisoner will be here
IN a moment"
While we waited Montani produced
a photograph, instantly recognizable
az a likeness # our prisoner.
'My reputation is sayedT' he ex-
claimed excitedly. "That he should
have been caught here 1t is too
muchl shall never forgive myself
for cot warming you OK the danger.