The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-03-10

choose TO take my RISK. 1 Will not
submit to espionage"
Nevertheless for the next three
days ! cast away my name and re-
sorted to the meaner walks OF my
profession. Swallowed the great
french stateman, from, the moment
when he rose, until nightfall There
was a young girl, very beautiful,
with great dark eyes and an appeal
ing face, who stopped him one night
with some pitiful story. She was
limping, and she pointed continual
ly to her foot. Lutarde called the
flacrc which she indicated. She lean
cd her fingers upon her arm. was
close enough to see the pressure of
them, to note the subtlety of her
upward glances. He handed her to
the cab. l heard her pleading words.
She was lonely. If monsieur would
drive with her little way! Bat Lu-
tafde shook his head gravely. He
paid the taxi man fare which sur
prised aim, lifted his hat courteous
ly and walked away. saw the
change in the girls face as he dis
appeared That was just one of his
escapes.
We had more exciting few min
utes one night when he insisted up
on walking home from the Quai d.
Orsay. ! saw the four dark, silent
figures gliding together, two of them
in front of him and two behind, and
| saw tie waiting motor car at the
corner of the street. Prudence led
me to anticipate their action, what
ever it might be. When they heard
the spit of bullets against the wall,
they took to their heels and ran. 10
the gendarme who came hurrying up
| had only to SHOW my badge Of
authority, and he procured for US
at once Il taxicab. Lutarde, CON
WINGED now that his enemies were
in earnest, yielded to my first pro-
position. / was installed in his house
as majOrdomo.
We had three or four days of alb
solutc quietude. Then the moment
which we had been expecting, ar
rived. 1t was about six o'clock in
the evening, and | was seated in
Monsieur Lutaric's study, copying
some letters at desk and posing
as his secretary. A servant brought
in note, which the minister read
hastily and passed to me. 1t was
written on British Foreign office
notcpapcr and signed by very i'm
pcrtant parsonage. The gist of it
was contained in these lines:
lac bearer can be altogether
trusted. He brings you verbal mes
sage Of great Importance. You will
further our mutual interest if you
give it your most serious consider
alton.
1T was mere chance that led me
to retire to what Lutardc was pleas
ed to call my spy-hole. Notwith-
standing my disguise, it was per-
haps as well that did so, for to
my Amusement it was Janet VINO
was presently ushercd in. Monsieur
Lutarde rose to. his feet in some
surprise.
'You are the bearer of this letter,
madamc?' he queried.
I'm sense ] am not" she replied,
taking the clair to whRh he pointed
and leaning little over his desk
ut is my husband who should have
come. He would have waited upon
| you and brought the letter and mes
sage to which this note refers, but
he was attacked last night by an
old complaint of his-sciatica-and
he is absolutely unable to move. He
asked me to hasten to you, and to
beg that under the circumstances
you would do him the honor to come
to the hotel. He is ashamed to nave
to ask you. but the doctor who is
with him now absolutely forbids !;m
to stand up. ! have :.ere a certificate
cate"
II will come without delay, ma
dame" Lutaric promised, waving a.
way the half-sheet of notepaper
which she had rendered.
IL came in a taxicabr-it is wait
ing she continued. "You doubtless
would prefer your own carr"
ut is no matter" he answered.
AT which hotel do you stay?"
"The Hotel Napoleon, in the Rue
Tranchard," she replied.
Tnc minister started. l too re-
ceivcd shock, for the district was
the most notorious in Paris.
my dear madame" he protested,
"the neighborhood of the Rue Tran
cnard is certainly not Il It place for
you and"
THAT is what distressed my hus-
band so much in having to ask you
to go to him." she interrupted. ut
was the particular desire of the per-
son on whose behalf he has come.
that his presence in Paris should
not be known, and my husband de-
llbcrately chose this hotel, where he
sometimes stayed when engaged or
sccret-service work during the war.
lie desired me to say that if you
preferred not to risk being seen in
such locality, he would endcavor
to procure an ambulance car from
the hospital and come here"
"Sucn a thing would be unhcard
Of" Lutardc protested. 81 will go
with you, of course"
"Wcll?' my temporary chief ask
ed, looking across at me.
"The moment has arrived" l an
swered.
"You suggest that the woman is
an imposer!" he exclaimed
Sac is the wife of wellknown
English criminal" l declared. "Her
story was plausible but very i'm
probable. What about the letter she
broughtY
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