Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-24

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come 70 Judgment over me. you,
brofeasional rnurdersss." ] w
rather rude. but one does not dks -
ing called Q cad.
stoh. words!.' she replied win Z
snesr. The only thing that ! en-
about y that you. . man Of youp~
Kind, should know our plans. o.
course yonu 60 70 the police Why.
don't yon have me arrestedr'
'sI,m sure I dent know. ought
to. But you're too attractive"
sYou make me sick. Men are a.
ways like that TO women. I suppose
oh. what am ] going to dof You
know everything"
Look here. Sylvia" ! cried. Z
may be. Q cad, but Tn not going 70
give you away. I shall. Of course. let
the Emperor Of Berengaria know that
henceforth he must be guarded. but
I shall not have you arrested: you
can 60 free if you like. and I hope
this win DO q warning to you. that
you won't go on with this Madness"
Then Sylvia went to the heart Of
the question: 81 don't care what hap.
pens to me. but care what happens
to the comrades. You know our
secret. Very wen. You'll :"
She laughed: Fool, that you are!
Why did you NEEDLE with such
things? Don't you understand that
within q day. whether am arrested
or not. within day you win be ~
moved?" Her tone was sad. but II
grew angry: II don't suppose that In
another day you win be alive" &.
.'oh yes, assure you shall b
alive. Your friends won't touch me-
It's too risky. Don't laugh. Do not
imagine that I've come here without
a weapon. Last night. when left
you at Lansdowne Passage. I was.
we'll, half crazy with love for you.
But I still had curiosity. I told my.
self that your slipper could not have
been taken very far by the dog. He
would tire of his game. So ] went
back"
"You went back7"
"Yes,"
"But I went backr' she shrieked
in agony. II had to ind It. had to.
I would have gone to find 1t II they
hadn't taken US into the house :.
dared not tell the comrades. I
hoped to, fnd 1t but I couldn't
fnd II Oh. I went half mad
Il. couldn't ind H.
mo wonder" I replied. ''for I
found It."
"where?"
"In Half Moon Street"
ooh, what a fool was! didn't
think the dog would have gone that
way. went up Down Street. Oh.
what shall I do?"
Nothing. Sylvia, nothing. When
found your slipper, laugh at me II
you like. kissed 1t. As looked at
It closely. under the sole found q
document, of which here Is q copy"
She took II and dropped Il at once.
"what are you going to dor"
Nothing. You viii not deny that
this is q complete list OF the names
and addresses Of the members Of the
F. Committee. More exactly they are
not names. but numbers. Still, only
the addresses matter. for expect
your friends are already suspect. I
shall not have you arrested. but I
have posted the document already 10
my SOLICITOR My instructions are
that II I die by violence. or by acct.
dent, the paper is to be handed over
to the police. Now, Sylvia. which
shall Il be? Will you leave me un.
moiested? or will you gaol all your
friends1 Win you let our foreign
visitor aionc7 or DO you prefer 20
hang? ! will do nothing Z. II
you do nothing to me-"
Tears formed in her eyes. She
made O helpless gesture: "You have
! beaten u.s." she said. 1.-THE tyrant
must escape. and you. too. must
escape, I suppose. But do not think
that you will turn US from our pur.
pose."
| We rose from, the table,. I did not
reply. / knew that nothing could be
done, that It was no use arresting
her. for others would spring up after
she fell II was enough TO have
saved two lives, the Emperor's and
mine. She waited politely while the
cloakroom attendant gave me my hal
and stick He also gave me q small
brown paper parcel which ] held out
to her: Permit me-" said. Ito 70
turn your slipper"
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