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CHAPTER V-contlnued.
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Sand he's my most intimate friend.
She professed indignation when !
told Of my eavesdropplng in the woods,
but when ] explained that | knew all
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
play?" 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 subject
of concern to the British embassy, but
the French ambassador also has ap-
pealed to us to assist him In trlfling
matterr'
1.-THE French ambassador Alice
exclaimed with surprise ! knew to
be unfeigned. II thought the dear
Montani was an Italian?"
1--WE will continue to call him Mon
TAM, hut he's a Frenchman and one
of the keenest 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
that ! really know nothing about. /
hope 1t won't be disappointing
Raynor laughed and shook his
head.
"It's fortunate that Montana is a gen.
tleman, anxious to shield and protect
you. You have fan In your hand
She spread 1t out for inspection.
"A harmless trinket. but without It
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 lady called
on you whom you knew as Madame
volkoff."
"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 to Japanese armament
and defenses, but suspecting that she
was being watched, she hit upon
most ingenious way Of getting the In
formation across the Pacific. expecting
to communicate with German agents
in America who could pick II up and
pass II on to Berlin. You see. she
thought you al easy mark. She got
hold Of a fan which Montana informs
me Is the exact counterpart Of that
one you hold. She reduced her data
to the smallest possible compass, con-
cealed Il in her fan. and watched for
a chance to exchange with you. The
astute Montana found the Japanese
artisan who had done the tinkering
for her and surmised that You were
20 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 II was only after he
found II 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
he took the fan, spread II open. and
held II close against a table-lamp. "The
third. sixth and NINTH" he counted.
@You WIN notice that those three pieces
Of ivory are a trifie thicker and not
rs transparent as the others. Glanc-
ting at them casually In an ordinary
light. you would never suspect that
they had been followed out. an ex-
ceedingiy delicate piece Of work. Tt's
pity to spoil anything so pretty.
but
He snapped the ton Of one Of the
panels, disclosing a neatly folded
piece OF thin paper.
Antoine" I said. "tIe the arms Of
the prisoner in the Toulouse and
bring him here
"A man in the toolhousei" MOI
tanl. Terrence and Raynor CALCULATED
In concert.
oh. yes" murmured Alice. -thafs
she pleasantest chapter Of all Our
grenadiers captured a whole invading
army that made q night attack-one
OF the most remarkable engagements
% .he present war. Mr.. Terrence
--he battle Of the BeIi-Hops.- 7
suggested The prisoner viii be here
IN a moment"
VALE we waited Montani produced
4 photograph. Instantly recognizable
as a likeness Of our prisoner.
NY reputation Is savedT be ex-
claimed excitedly. THAT he should
have been caurht herel II n too