Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1920-07-21
CHAPTER v-continued.

'K1d he's my most intimate friend"
She professed Indignation when I
hid % my eavesdropping In the woods
But when I explained that I knew all
about the play and Searles' despair
ing search FOR her she was enormously
pleased.
"Hov wonderful 2" she exclaimed.
"Tou know I told YOU. Constance. that
II we really threw ourselves IN the
path ~ adventure mystery would come
out 20 meet Us 90 silzen sandals"
"But you viii not appear in this
piayg" asked Raynor anxiously. 1T
Is the business OF the government Of
the United States to see that you com
NIT no further Indiscretions. There Is
another matter which hope you can
clear up. You are not only n subject
OF concern 70 the British embassy. but
the French ambassador also has APP
pealed 20 Us 20 assist him In a trlfiing
matterI"
sThe French ambassador" Alice
exclaimed with a surprise I knew 20
be unfeigned. II thought the dear
Montanl was an Italiang-
"we viii continue 10 call him Mon
tani. but he's a Frenchman and one
OF the kcenest men In the French
secret service. You have caused him
the deepest anguish"
please hurry on" She bent for
ward with childish delight. This Is
a part OF the story we've been living
thar I really know nothing about 1
hope Il won't be disappointing
Raynor laughed and shook his
head
ITS fortunate that Montani Is a gen
tleman. anxious 10 shield and protect
you. You have a Fan IN your hand"
She spread Il out Tor inspection.
"a harmless trinket. but without II
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 20 come home on the very last
day before your departure a lady called
on you whom you knew as Madame
YoikofT"
'The dear woman" exclaimed Mrs.
Farnsworth. "We knew her very
we'll"
almost too well" cried Raynor. "a
cultivated woman and exceedingly
clever. but a German spy. She had
collected some most interesting data
with reference 20 japanese armament
and defenses. but suspectins that she
was being watched. she hit upon a
most ingenious way Of getting the In
formation across the Pacific. expecting
10 communicate with German agents
In America who could pick Il up and
| mass II on 10 Berlin. You see. she
| thought you an easy mark. She got
hold 81 a fan which Moninni informs
me Is the exact counterpart OF that
one YOU hold. She reduced her data
10 the smallest possible compass. con
reaIed II In her fan. and watched for
a chance 20 exchange with you. The
asfute Montana found the japanese
artisan who had done the tinkering
/ Tor her and surmised that you were
N he made the unconscious bearer or
the discriminating papers. Montana
/ iumned for the steamer YOU were sail
/ inr on With every determination 20 get
the fan. His professional pride was
I aroused. and n was only after he
/ found Il impossible 20 steal the fan
that ~ asked orr assistance. He's
n GOOD fellow. a gentleman In every
sense. and with true French chivalry
wanted n do the job without disturb
I in- you On any way"
We pressed closer about RaynOr as
/ he took the fan. spread II open. and
! held n close against a tabie-lamp. The
third. sixth and ninth" he counted.
sYou win notice that those three pieces
1 % ivory are a trife thicker and not
as transparent as the others. Glanc-
l InS az them casually I'm an ordinary
light. you would never suspect that
/ they had been followed out. an ex-
ceedingly delicate piece OF work. It's
pity 70 spoil anything so pretty.
but"
He snapped the tor Of one of the
panels disclosing a neatly folded
piece OF thin paper.
Antoine" said. "tie the arms Of
the prisoner in the Toulouse and
bring him here
a man in the TOULOUSE" Mon
TAM. Terrence and Raynor CALCULATED
4 "a concert.
~Oh. yes" murmured Alice. that's
me pleasantest chapter Of all. Our
Erenadiers captured whole invading
army thar made a night attack-one
of the most remarkable engagements
n the present war. Nr. Terrence
The battle OF the Bell-Hops." I
su-Sested. The prisoner viii be here
N a moment"
While we waited Montani produced
A photograph. instantly recognizable
a. a likeness OF our prisoner.