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eyes as ever saw glewed behind
the sights.
81 know you for just what you
are" said Solvinsky (the name by
which he had been introduced). You
are member of that damned Ameri-
can secret service! In just two min
utes | am going to send a bullet
crashing through your cowardly
heart. You think you are smart,
don't you? But now l guess you
know there are smarter people in
this world. If you ever prayed, pray
now. for the time flies, and in two
minutes l a m going to send you on a
long, long journey-and there are no
return tickets sold"
If this man was aiming at my
heart and intended to hit it when he
fired. he was aiming far too low just
then; for that necessary organ was
at this time away up in my throat.
1t was a tense moment-tCnse in
extreme. If this man meant what he
said. there was no chance for me to
resist. He could fire before ! could
make move. so there was no use
for me to make try for my gun.
And. unfortunately, l was standing
in such a position that neither Rich
nor Reilly could fire without hitting
me, and Greene and Graham had not
yet shown up.
What was / to do? What could I
do? For me it was desperate sit
uation, Taking rapid side glance
around the room; l saw everyone
watching, but no one making move,
either to pull gun or to interfere.
Then. like flash, 1t suddenly
dawned upon me that If this man
really believed what he uttered, he
would have never taken the trouble
to have had me brought to this place
to kill me. There had been plenty of
opportunities fer quiet shot since
our arrival in Paris. Now realizing
that my only hope lay in blufffine it
out, ! slowly advanced toward this
man. Never taking my eyes from his
face and gradually moving nearer
and nearer until | finally stood where
could grasp the barrel of his re-
volver, l reached out with delib
ton and as slowly as l had advanced
toward him. l as sic WHY turned the
barrel toward the floor.
you better look out" l re-
marked. in what l hoped seemed a
steady voice, or that thing might go
off and some one might get hurt!
You wouldn't kill the man who is
trying to help you make Sc me money
would you? Besides l did not bring
the 5000 francs with me. Better
wait until you can get that"
Il was only trying you out" chuck
lied Solvinsky "lf you had made
move to pull your gun, ! would have
fired, for then. in that case. ] would
have known you were just what |
had accused you If being--a damned
American spy
That evening spent in the com
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well, I'll have to consider whether
I can see you at ALL" l answered,
having no idea what this peculiar
attitude toward me signified.
Il must see you at tnce," he said
in thick voice. Plainly, now,
could see that he was upset.
81 can meet you at o'clock at
Lexington avenue and Fifty Eighth
street" I answered coolly.
I'D liketto see you right now, -
there was almost a pleading note in
his strangely thick voice.
I'm sorry, but 1 can't meet you
until g." l held out stiffly. 1 would
let him worry a little. He had not
called me during the almost "a
hours since ! had been released from
Jail.
At 9 o'clock I was crossing the
street to meet him with my sister.
I saw him and pretended not to-
Then he saw me. With one leap he
was in the middle of the street and
and kissed me. 1 stood there, still
quite cool.
At a late meal 1 learned what had
happened to him. He said:
81 heard from somebody that you
/ went out Of the court room leaning
on your attorneys arm heavily. And
[ called you all last night and up
until finally got you. at the wrong
number. Last night 1 nearly went
insane.
at the number 1 called, some
body who answered the phone and
couldn't hear very well said you had
come and gone out. This morning
the same deaf person said you had
not come back. Then l learned that
l had the wrong number"
1t was now that Antonio told me all
about Joe's part in the last capture.
"A few days later Antonio bought
beautiful little boat called the
"Iris." 1 began making cretonne
curtains and we fixed her up. She
was a dear Of a boat. We planned
to go to the Bahamas to live in peace
and quiet the rest of our lives. An
tonic was living under the name of
Soussa for protection. The authori-
ties were searching for him with
great energy.
Shortly after he bought the boat
we went driving one night.
Antonio was accustomed to hav-
ing number of cars, at his dis
posal. And now that he was in so
much danger of arrest he could not
get a tanother. The car he had to
use had something wrong with the
| brakes, but he could not do with
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my poor feet were so cut up I could
hardly walk. When we finally got to
the farm house. Mr.. Cassese was al
ready there with the others. They
had made a better landing than ours.
This was a hunting island owned
by a company who occasionally came
there to hunt deer. We stayed there
for two weeks, eating awful food and
suffered especially. wearing the
same clothes ] capsized in.
Fortunately, after the boat had
sunk. the spring tides washed her up
on shore, practically on dry land, 50
that the men were able to 60 out and
bring her in.
They had the beat towed into
Savannah, to be repaired, and two
weeks later, mechanic set her on
fire. That was bad enough but mat
tiers grew worse.
Mr. Cassese had believed the boat
to be insured when he bought it, but
in Savannah he found that it was
only insured as far as Norfolk.
O O o
A Woman's Vanity.
About this time our hostess put a
story in the paper about her million
aire guests. the Soussas (they
thought anybody with yacht was a
millionaire and about the bravery
of her husband in rescuing them.
In New York the authorities found
through the accident with the little
boy, that Cassese had just bought a
boat and they had been looking for
| him.
We had been in Savannah only a
| short time when two officers APP
peared in the hotel where we were
/ staying with a warrant for An
/ tonios arrest. 1 came in the room
/ just as they were arresting him. They
Said to me:
"And you are Edith Stevens"
/ l said:
Edith Stevens have never heard
of her"
Strangely they believed me, but
they took Antonio away. 1 got out
Ct town and was on my way to New
York as fast as I could get there
was here when they brought An
tonic in They thought there must
be two girls when l got there sc
quickly.
This time it was Antonio who went
to Raymond street jail. l found that
people had been telling Antonio 8
great many things about me that
could not allow to go uncorrected.
on the day he was to be questioned
at the post office. 1 decided to &c
there to see Antonio, regardless Of
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to the edge of the marsh. They
stood me on a log in the marsh and
went back for the other two men.
AS l stood there waiting for them
to come bacl-and it must have been
an hour-the water gradually rose
up to my neck. For me to have
stepped off the log would have meant
death in the quicksand below But
/ was no SO afraid of the rising water
all around me or quicksand beneath
me as l was of marsh hens which
pecked almost at me, fluttering and
fluttering, their wings almost touch
ing me.
At last / saw the eight foot skiff
coming toward me. 1t was evident
that the captain should have waited
for the second trip. The boat could
hardly be managed and the captain
wouldn't get out and every minute
the boat nearly toppled over The
coast guard said he wouldn't take
Gitche to land, three miles away
with four people in the boat. 1t was
too much.
The other boy was hanging on the
mast, waiting for the second trip
But Ante Mo, soft hearted said that
the guard would have to take the
captain along. up on the bow of the
boat. The water was up to the top
and had the boat filled We should
have been turned over and drowned
in the chopping waters. The coast
guard had to row with the run OF
the waters.
I was sure We couldn't get across
This was one of the times | thought
would surely die. There have beer
SO many times that I have though
| this
As we neared land, we spied severa
houses on the island. Some one haC
seen us coming in and was tryinf
to come out to us in motor launch
Antonio wanted to get back to thu
boat, for all his money was in it. H.
crawled on the launch from the row
boat.
The two men on the launch didn'
want to go with Antonio back to thu
boat, as they feared they would cap
size, but, being Antonio, he per
suaded them So they went bacl
after the boy and the money. If TIL
coast guard had gone back with An
tonic they would have again run ;
great risk of drowning with four il
the boat.
Once again on dry land we walked
without shoes, through three mile
of tropical woods. The cid captain
wouldn't let me have his shoes AM
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By Edith Stevens

the consequences. knew I should
be arrested, but to me it was worth
it. I rather liked the idea OF being
in jail there near him.
The minute l was seen in the post
office the rumor spread like Wild
fire. The judge sent fer me. Chief
Marshall Ferrand took me in to see
him and I was arrested as ma
terial witness.
Their Last Talk.
But the marshal let me see Cas-
sese before was Imprisoned
Cassese was in room with the re-
porters and q lot Of other people
When I saw him 7 couldn't say any
thing For a minute he didn't speak
either. Finally he said, quietly:
WHY did you come here23
Because I had to-" 1 answered
simply.
Then he said very gently:
Il don't care what you de-"
Just those few words. but there
was a world of meaning in the looks
exchanged. We each knew the other
was all right l sat down beside him
and we talked little.
! Then they TOOK me over TO the red-
eral prison next door 10 Raymc nd
+
would let me stand back of the win
dow when the prisoners were out for
/ their walk and he could see me
standing there.
ON Sunday mornings 1 could see
1 him in church. One Sunday he tried
/ to get a letter to me. 1t was noticed
+ and the warden stationed two guards
/ to watch him.
The trial came and was finished.
was set free but Antonio was SEN
fenced for two years in the Atlanta
federal prison. He appealed from the
/ decision, but it was not granted.
l would give all l have of worldly
goods for just one last glimpse OF
him before he goes away for those
long two years.
Alone, 1 am facing the long an
guish of my separation from the man
I love-'paying the penalty l sup
pose, some would say, smugly.
But through the Darkness of the
coming two years, there will rest
! with me the blessed conviction that
he is mine and he is strengthened
by the knowledge that Sc income in
the world outside one woman waits
and prays for his release. will
wait for him all my life.
with the jolt L chung to the top
rail-,
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within two or three tables of us.
would have the opportunity to calmly
look us over Several times l was
conscious of the scrutiny of pair
of eyes as if trying to. bore into my
innermost consciousness, but l never
quite located those eyes. In many
ways we were tested; our rooms were
entered while we we've out and our
baggage searched, although they were
careful to replace the various
articles; strangers would accost us
on the street and try to lead the con-
versation around into personal chan
nels; day and night we were fol-
lowed, our shadows, in turn, Swallowed
by Greene and Graham In fact, we
were subjected to a most exhaustive
examination before they allowed US
to meet the chief
We were well aware of all that
to keep us advised. and we played
our hand accordingly-and then
Ferez suddenly announced that at
last we were to be presented to the
"chief."
At length our waiting was over.
Preparing for any emergency we
carefully inspected our guns. and
Greene was instructed to call on the
French chief of police and explain
cure his assistance.
Soon terez came for us and we
entered a cab and were driven to the
other side OF the city from our hotel.
Stopping before a house in a most
forbiddnG neighborhood we left the
cab and started on the last stage of
the journey afoot. Walking down
short flight -Cf stone steps, FereZ
opened a door and we were ushered
into one of the worst dives in Paris.
Lighted as it was by swinging kero-
sene lamps, and with the windows
closed. the fumes that met US as we
entered were almost overpowering !;
the odor of stale wine, mingled with
the smell of the lamps and the WISH
tors, was nearly enough to turn the
strongest stomach. Dirty was no
name for either the place or the deni-
zens who were there that night.
But it was a place where, without
fuss or feathers. a knife could be
quietly slipped between IA mans ribs
or the cord of the garroter could
effectively do its work with no fear
of nterference-such was the rendez-
vous where we met the "chief" who
while claiming to be French, looked
to me much like boche.
Tense Moments That Followed.
When introduced by Ferez, in the
desire to appear friendly with this
man, l offered him my hand, when,
to my establishment. a gun flashed
out in his hand, and l was covered.
That gun was pointing directly at
my heart and as wicked pair of
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II Will Wait For Him.

Qn her last article, Edith Stew
ems, lovely girl rum-runner, tells
how her millionaire cCnsort is fin
ally arrested how she feels she must
see him She goes to the post office
where he is to be Observation-Disclosures
Jail again for his sake. In room
full of people they meet. Neither
speaks for a moment. Finally
Cassese says simply: why did. you
come here?" Because 1 had to see
you" Edith answers)
This is my last story of rum run
ming on the high seas. There is just
one last run and there are many
dark days that follow. Comes this
line of Reading Gaol o me:
He who lives more lives than one,
More lives than one must die"
Those girls who have read these
stories of mine. 1 hope will profit by
them. Girls who may have the OPP
portunity or the misfortune to travel
my way, l caution you to think twice.
| have fought hard and it seems that
l have fought a losing battle. Do
not want too much. Be satisfied
with the small joys of life. Man
age your lives so that many of
enese small joys come to you. For
IneI your SOITOWS VIII ne small. NIhH
great joys come great suffering.
Too much suffering unfits one for
the struggle that is before us all
to make our lives worth while. l
am fond of all of you who have read
my stories for they are ever dear to
me. They represent the experience
that l have paid very dearly for,
Don't misunderstood me. l do net
mean that the woman pays" A
man pays just as dearly. But l am
speaking for other girls who may
be like me. And 1 know what
know now-and tonight as 1 close
these lines too much knowledge
makes me sad.
When 1 got out of the court room
to telephone booth 1 called An
tonic Cassese. my millionaire rum
running associate, with our secret
with our secret telephone number
telephone number, as he had re-
questioned me in a note sent to- me in
jail on the first morning of my trial.
There was no answer. l went tC
my sisters. Antonio did not call me.
1 did not hear from him until the
middle of the next afternoon. When
he called his voice was strange. lie
said:
81 want to see you just one last
time
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saw Antonio's head coming up out of
the water. He was yelling for me.
One of the boys shouted:
She's all right, I'll put her in a
boat.p / was just standing there
waiting for the boat to fill up. l
couldn't swim and l didn't think I
could be saved if 1 jumped, for the
water was very rough.
Take off your shoesi Take off
your shoes!" Antonio shouted.
Antonio in his excitement was pull
ing his clothes off wildly. | couldn' t
help laughing. He presented a ludi
crous spectacle. disrobing so wildly.
He had money in his trouser pockets
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and in his excitement he pulled them
off and down into the water they
went.
They boy was having trouble in
getting the life boat off Antonio
shouted.
Jump Jump 1 have to save
you. Jump, / say"
| 1 wouldn't jump. One member of
the crew had been a coast guard. He
succeeded in getting the boat loose
and putting me into it. Then he
managed to maneuver the boat In
the whirlpool. Antonio swan along
hanging on the side of the boat from
| time to time. They took me over
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-31
PARIS REPORTS
RE|CHSWEHR
MOB|L|Z|NG
Heavy Concentrations, Sup
ported by Cavalry and ArtiI-
Iery in Ruhr, Says Journal.
International News Service.

PARIS, May 31.-Heavy concen-
trations Of Reichswehr, supported
by cavalry and artillery, are report
ed by the French military intelli-
gence department to be arriving
upon the Ruhr border in the region
of Muenster, according to the Jour-
nal today.
The German police were said to
have large supplies Of barbed wire
for erection of trench entangle-
ments.
In view of the decrease in dis
orders in the Ruhr the Paris
Journals report of the concentra-
ton of Reichswehr along the Ruhr
border at Muenster leaves ground
of doubt for it's authenticity. On
a previous occasion the report was
printed that the Germans had
massed heavy force Of Reichswehr
at Muenster, but 1t proved untrue.
The Reichswehr, about 100000 in
number, constitutes the national de.
tense force, authorized by the Ger
man Reichstag. 1t has been used
for police duty since its formation
in 1919.
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CONVENT GIRLS
GET DIPLOMAS
AND PRIZES
Dean Of George Washington
Gives Address and Father
Creeden Confers Degrees.

GEORGETOWN Visitation Convent
held its graduation exercises yester-
day. William Allen Wilbur, dean Of
George Washington University, made
the principal address, and degrees
were conferred by the Rev John b.
Creeden, of Georgetown University.
Twenty-one young women in the
high school department received their
certificates, while nineteen received
honors in scholarship in the post
academic class and eleven received
diplomas in the graduating class.
Graduates were Misses Margaret
Casey, Angela Altick, Elizabeth Sim
mons, Roberta Mickler, Eugenia
Harris, Dorothea Clipper, Katheryn
Sang, Louis Henry, Ruth Woerner,
Catholic O'Toole and Mary O'Shea.
Medals were awarded yesterday TO
Miss Margaret Casey, who received
the Loretto medal for general excel
lence in scholarship, the highest dis
tinction bestowed by the institution;
Miss Louise Henry, evidences of re-
iikion; Miss Angela Altick; Miss
Roberta Mickler, political economy;
Miss Eugenia Harris, modern his
tory, and Miss Dorothea Clipper,
studies in Shakespeare. Miss Mar
eArita Harris won the medal given
BY Senior Don Riano Gayangos,
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Worlds Biggest Fish
On Way to D. c.
Damaged by Fire
BY international News Service.

NORFOLK, Va, May 81
The biggest fish in the world,
which, when captured off the
Florida Keys several years ago,
weighed $4,000 pounds, and
was en- route to Washington on
board the yacht Tamiami, to be
placed in the Smithsonian In
stitution, was damaged by a
fire in Newport News harbor
this morning. It is a badly
but not irrepairably damaged
specimen.
The monster is forty-seven
feet long and when captured
contained the body of a 400
pound octopus, 1900 pounds
of black fish and 500 pounds
of coral rock.
It is insured for $4,000 and
experts are already at work re-
storing it. 1t has never been
classified by scientists, but
students of the scriptures say
that it is the same species of
monster that swallowed Jonah,
and not a whale as is the COM
mon belief.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-31
Friday Bargains In
Bows Clothing

So. Suits, $2.95 20
Boys School Suits, of mixtures;
norfolk models, with knicker-
booker pants; sizes Z, 8, 8, 10,
~ and II years.
$3.50 to $6 Wash Suits,
$3.50 - Wash Norfolk Suits,
dressy models for the larger
boys from Z to IS years, Of gray,
tan and white duck and khaki;
knickerbocker pants.
GOIdenberg's-Third Floor.
soc Blouses, 39c-12O
Boys School Blouses, attached
collar, some with neckband;
sizes to IA years. Some per-
feet quality, while others have
slight defects, which will not
impair usefulness.
First FIoor-Bargain Table.
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81 to $1.39 Pants, TIC
Odd lot of Pants, of suiting
mixtures and khaki cloth; sizes
7 to IA years, also a few larger
sizes; subject to slight imper-
fections.
85c to 81 Blouses, CSC
Little Friend" Blouses, of
khaki and madras; soft collar or
sport styles; stripes and plain
colors; perfect quality; sizes 7
to 16 years.
$500 Suits, $3.50
6 Stout Suits, with two pairs of
pants; Atwood materials; sizes
IA, 10 and 20 years.
81 and $1.25 Pajamas,
79c-One.piece Summer Pajamas,
of striped madras or percale;
perfect quality; all sizes, 4 to
16 years.
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Notion Remnants

Ready-made Waist Innings. Of
lawn, net or batiste, 25c.
Spool Silk, 50-yard spools; black
and colors. TWO for Sc.
Garter Elastic. assorted kinds;
three-quarter yard lengths. Zoe.
Hair Nets. good assortment Of
shades, worth to 15c each, at &c.
Snap Fasteners, one dozen on
card; black and white. TWO
cards for &c.
Bias Seam Tape, six-yard pieces.
at &c.
100 Dress Shields, two pair for
Csc.
Lawn Dust Caps, pink, blue
and orchid; neatly made, at 1Oc.
soc Household Aprons, all rub
Der, full size, at S5c.
Sewing Machine Straps extra
long, at 2Sc.
Lingerie Tape, white, blue and
pink, with bodkin; ten yards
for Sc.
GoIdenberg's-First Floor.
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Odd Lots of
Toilet Articles

Guest Room Soap, for toilet or
bath; made by the manufacturers
of Sweetheart Soap. ONE DOZ.
cakes for 1Oc.
SOC r. & G.. Cocoanut Oil Sham
poo; bottle, Csc.
SOC Rubber Gloves, broken
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soc Shell Side Combs; good
quality, at csc pair.
Gravier's Quadruple Extracts,
assorted floral odors; ounce, CSC.
Velour Wool.finish Powd g r
Puffs, with large ribbon bows,
at 15c.
GoIdenberg's-F'irst Floor.
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HandkerchlefS

SC and 1Oc Handkerchiefs, for 11c-Women's
white and colored border handkerchiefs with
brodered and hemstitched borders: also
plain color effects: good quality lawns and bastes.
1212c and I5c Handkerchief for 25c-Men's
Handkerchiefs, satin border and plain white hem
stitched kinds: manufacturers samples and odd
lots.
Linen Handkerchiefs, 15c-Women's colored
linen handkerchiefs. with embroidered corners and
hemstitched borders; in blue. pink, yellow, green
and salmon. Goldenberg's-First Floor.
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Mems Hose, 14c-Half
Hose, of maco cotton, high
spliced heel. double reinforced
sole and toe; black and plain
color: seconds of 26c values.
Union Suits, 55c-Ath-
letic Union Suits. fine quality
nainsook. madras or mercerized
striped cloth: sleeveless style;
seconds Of values worth to $1.26.
Underwear, 58c-Law-
renee Mills Balbriggan Under
wear, short sleeve shirts, full
length drawers, with double
reinforced seat; ecru color; all
regular sizes; seconds Of 85c
values.
GOldOnberg's-First Floor.
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Domestic Remnants
Values Worth ~ All Fast
25c and mr. Color
soc Yard Fabrics

Remnants of High-grade Domestics,
including such wanted fabrics as 32-
inch Dress Ginghams, 36-inch Percales,
32-inch Woven Stripe Tissue Ginghams.
Large assortment of wanted styles and
colorings; desirable lengths for many
needs.
CSC and soc Values 25c-Remnants of Dress
Ginghams. including Bates and other fine quail
tiles: also 36inch Shifting Madras, 36-inch Woven
Check Tissue Ginghams, etc. Useful lengths.
zoe Values, at 14c-Remnants of 27inch Dress
Ginghams; in stripes and plain colors; also
standard quality Apron Ginghams
29c ROmper Cloth. 15c-Short lengths direct
from the MILL full 80 inches wide; in stripes aud
plain colors; lengths from u to IL yards.
Goldenberg's-First Floor.