Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-05-22

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in hard, strained voice. II cannot
90 that: 1 really cannot"
Il suppose you have not replied to
this letter." l said.
NO. What could I say" she an
swered THAT Is why I am in such
fear that at any moment he may APP
pear in London. He has got his dis
charge from the French army,
know. He Is invaded out"
Her decided reluctance to inform
the police struck me as extremely
curious. l pointed out to her that II
she wrote to the Project OF Police in
Paris informing him OF the where
abouts and identity Of the notorious
Rossignol she would suffer no fur
Their persecution. To this she de-
clared that II she did so ne would
know that she had betrayed him.
and that he would then be relent-
less in his revenge. He would cali
her as a witness at his trial, and
then expose her OF having written
letters OF affection to him"
Think Of my family" she cried in
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all it means to me-my love for
Arthur. and all my future. No! No.
Mo-"
Well" said with a sigh, 'If you
are so determined, Miss Duffield, not
to tell the police, then I should see
| him should he come to London and
endeavor to temporize with him. We
know him to be a fierce and desper-
ate character who will hesitate at
nothing, as was proved by his ex-
ploits as motor bandit and his fight
/ with the police. Therefore II will be
best to humor him, and. II possible.
entrap him."
But how can do it," she asked,
in blank despair.
Il will assist you II you like" 1
replied. Il must not appear actu-
ally upon the scene. You must act
as though entirely upon your own
initiative"
At this she thanked ME very
warmly. saying:
"Ah. YOU do not know how CRATE
full I am to you. though We are COM
parative strangers. ! feel now that
| have friend and protector, some
one to advise me-"
MY advice is to make a clean
breast Of the whole affair to Mr..
Mansfield" I said. But as you have
decided against such a course, we
must adopt another. and l will con-
slider it for day. and We will meet
here the day after tomorrow"
But if he comes in the mean
time?"
Keep what appointments he may
telephone" and 1 gave her the num-
Der. while she gave me that OF her
father, and ten minutes later l saw
her out.
Next day, just before noon. she
rang me up on the telephone asking
if she could come and see me. The
matter was very urgent, so 1 at once
consented.
When the good-looking girl en-
tered my room I saw by her coun-
tenance that something had taken
place.
II have seen him." she exclaimed
brea thlessly. when i went out
this morning I met him at the corner
of Deanerv street and Park lane. He
was awaiting me there, and spoke to
me-"
Well. what did he have to saw"
He wants to see ME tonight in
st. James's Park"
"And you have. of course. agreed"
Yes. Tonight AT nine at the foot
Of the steps in the Mall" she said.
But what shall l say to him."
Pretend that YOU regret having
treated him with Indifference. HUI
NOR him. Tell him anything in order
to gain time and remove his jealousy
regarding you. 1t is that which is
dangerous. You will know how to
treat him. Make pretence. but at
the same time be discreet while you
humor him"
You will he near by. won't you?"
she begged Of me.
1 promised, and later she left to
join her aunt at lunch party she
was giving at the Ritz. Her mother
and father We're both away in Scot
land. They had gone North on the
previous day, she had told me-
Just before nine O'Clock l passed
through Spring Gardens into the
Mall 1t was rather dark evening,
and there was an absence Of lights
owing, to a fear Of air raids
AS l approached the steps which
led up from the Park to the Duke
of York's monument / saw the lean
figure Of man lurking in the
shadow. I could distinguish that he
wore a dark overcoat and soft felt
hat. 1t was evidently Louis Levigne.
known in the underworld of Paris as
The Nightingale'-the elusive Grim
inal for whom the police OF Europe
were in active search before the war.
l drew back into the shadow and
watched. He stood motionless as a
statue until a female figure in black
came cautiously down the unlit steps,
and suddenly he confronted her.
Then l saw it was Ida DufYeld
! The pair stood for a moment talk
ing, and then together they stro,Ied
slowly in the direction Of Bucking-
ham Palace. Presently crossed
the road and followed them at re-
spectacle distance. But l could hear
him speaking velubly in French in a
high pitched voice. though l could
not distinguish what the fellow said.
Only now and then the terrorized
girl replied to him.
1 could discern in the gloom that
he was pesticulating violently The n
suddenly they crossed the road oppo-
site st. James's Palace and walked
In the direction of the Victoria Me-