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CHAPTER V-continued.

"Hls rame Is Dick Snarles,' | said,
"and he's my most intimate friend"
She profesSrd Indignation when |
told of my eayeSdroppiug in the woods
hut when explained that knew all
about the play and ScarlcN' despair
ing search for her she was enormously
pleased
allow wonderful :" she exclaimed.
"You know told you, Constance thnt
II we really threw ourselves in the
path Of adventure mystery would come
OUT to meet rs in Silken sandals"
'Eut you win not appear in this
play?" asked Raynor anXinuSly. "lt
IS the business of The government of
the United States 10 see that you com
nit no further 'ndiScretionS. There is
another matter which | hope you can
clear up. YOu are not only subject
of concern to the British embassy. hut
the French ambassador also has up-
pealed 10 us TO assist him in Il tritling
matterw
THE French ambassador" Alice
exclaimed with a surprise | knew TO
be unfeigned Il thought the dear
MontNnl was nm Itallan?"
I'VE will continue 10 call him Mon
tnni. but he's 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
n part of the story we've been living
that really know nothing about |
hope II won't be disappointing"
Raynor laughed and shook his
head.
ITS fortunate that Montani is gen
tlcman. anxious 10 shield and protect
you. You have fan in your hand"
She spread 1t out for 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 10 come hone on the very last
day before your departure a lady called
on you whom you knew as Madame
volkof."
"The dear woman exclaimed Mrs.
Farnsworth. 1--WE knew her very
we'll"
"Almcst too we'll" cried Raynor. "A
cultivated woman and exceedingly
clever. hut German spy. She had
collected some most interesting data
with reference to japanese armament
and deferses, hut susnecting that she
was being watched. she hit upon n
most ingenious way of getting the in
formation across the Pacific expecting
10 communicate with German agents
IN America who could pick II up and
nass II on 10 Berlin. You see. she
thought you an easy mark. She got
hold of n fan which MontanI informs
me Is the exact counterpart of that
one Won hold. She reduced her data
IN the smallest possible compass. con-
cealed II In her fan. and watched for
q chance IN exchange with You The
astute Montani found the Japanese
artisan who had done the tlnkering
for her and surmlSed that you were
~ he mnde the unconscious bearer "
the discriminating papers. Montani
iumned for the steiner you were sail
Ing on with every determination 10 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
n good fellow q gentleman In every
sense, and with true French chlynlry
wanted ~ do the job without disturb.
ing you In any way"
We pressed closer about Raynor as
he took the fan, spread II omen. and
held II close against n iahle.qmp "Thc
third. sixth and ninth" he counted
"Yon viii notice ihnt those three pieces
NJ ivory are n trifc thicker and not
Rs TRANSPARENT, aS the others Glnnc.
'nr NJ them casually In nm ordinary
lrht. Won would never suSncc' TIM,
they had hc"n followed out. an ex.
c"cdlngly delicate piece ~ work. l''s
n nlty 10 spoil anything so pretty,
hut"
lie SnNnned the ton ~ one ~ the
panels disclosing n neatly folded
rl"cc ~ thin pnpcr
Antoine" I Srld "t'e tho arms ~
ihe prisoner IN the too'house nnG
bring him here
~ man In the tonlhougc" Mon.
trnl. Terrence md Rnynor calculated
In COMFORT
"oh. yes" murmurod Alice. "thnI's
the ulenSnntrSt rh0p,cr " all. Our
grenadlcrS crrturpd n whole nvndn.
lrmy that made n night attnck-onc
" the most remarkable engagements
81 the present war. Mr.. Terrence"
"Thr battle Of the Bcll.llops."
suggested. "rhe prisoner will he here
IN moment"
While We waited Mon,nni produced
photograph. lnstnn ~ rccognzuhI,
as n likeness ~ our prisoner
NV rrnnrntinn ls saved he OK
claimed excltedly. "Thn, he should
have been caush, hrrr' I, is too
much shall never forgive myself
fnr not warning You ~ the danger
But you understand, mesdames. thu,
was sincerely anxious To recover IN,
fan without letting you know is Inn
rortnncr. When | found NJ Senitl,
nnd Chicago that ynu were travelling
under assumed nnmes, | wns--pry
purdnn mp-,ecply puzzled. the murc
~ because ! hal satisfied myself Id
TOXIC ,huI you were loyal English
women. aud believed ynu to he m