The Glenwood post., 1924-12-18

Bring him backi" she interrupted
passionately. Il make no bargain. I
give no promise-you should know
better than to ask for any such. All
that can tell you is that would give
my soul to see him again"
Gerald clenched his hands almost in
pain.
Pauline" he pleaded, "for heavens
sake. soften Just little. You keep
me all the time in torment. Paul shall
be set free-I swear It, If 1t costs me
my fortune, my liberty, even my life,
he shall be set free. But I'm doing 1t
for love of you. My love is choking
me. Soften for one moment. Remem-
ber what you will be to me some day.
Give me at least memory to take
with me-"
She laid her hand upon his. It
seemed to him that 1t was as cold as
the SHOWS. Her eyes looked into his.
They were soft and beautiful, full Of
color and sweetness. vet they looked
through him as though he were den
izen of some other world.
"When / give, l give ALL" she said.
"You do not understand the people of
my race. We cannot give in driblets-
kiss here. caress there, the promise
of more tomorrow. God never made
Russia like that. When l give, 1t will
be the full glory of love. Bring Paul
back to me and you may know what
that can mean"
Gerald rose to his feet.
II should go to my task stronger
man." he complained, little bitterly,
"if you could throw me the dole. one
might give to beggar."
She gave him her finger tips. She
was standing by his side, so near that
the desire to hold her In his arms and
take from her lips the one kiss he
craved was almost irresistible. At that
moment he almost hated her.
Haven't you even the grace to pre-
| tend?" he muttered.
She laughed, wringlng her fingers
slightly as though his lips had scared
them.
"You have been spoilt," she muir
INJURED. 1.-The women you have played
with have been your too willing slaves.
trifle Of homage, trifle of philan-
! dering, few shadowy caresses-that
Is all you have known Of love. Waltz"
Gerald spent that afternoon in the
city. the next few days in making rest
less preparations for his absence from
| London. On the afternoon of the last
day, he was permitted to see Reusser.
and he recognized in him at once the
man whom he had seen watching over
Madame de Poniere and her niece in
Hyde park. The meeting took place
In the sitting-room of the South Ken
sington hotel. Reusser. who leaned
heavily upon two sticks, was brought
thither by tall youth, his son. who
waited for him outside the door. He
was as thin as skeleton. his cheeks
were sunken. and every now and then
his voice seemed to die away.
ut Is my first day out of the hos
pital," he told Gerald apologetically.
II caught cold on the way back, and
my lungs are not good. Please ask
what questions you desire. am sub
ject to attacks Of weakness"
"I understand" Gerald said, ''that
you reached Sokar?"
| 81 reached It," he admitted, but,
alas! I was powerless to act took
with me every penny Of money we
could scrape together, but by the time
I reached the city was penniless.
lodged at the house of saddler whose
name you will find in the book I have
| given you. He took me to look at the
fortress. He showed me the room
where the brother of mademoiselle lies.
He told me much about Major Kross-
neys. the commandant of the fortress.
But Of what avail was 1t? We had
not enough money between US to pay
| for bottle Of wine"
How do you propose" Gerald in
duired. that ! can approach Kross-
neys?"
THE way is arranged" Reusser re-
piled eagerly. There Is woman liv-
ing in the town, half German, half
English. Her name is Elsa Francks
Today Kro.ssneys is her slave. You
go first to her. Her address is in the
little book you have. She speaks Eng
lish and French, besides her own Ian
| guage; even some Russian. Talk to
her frankly. She will bring you to
Krossneys, There is one thing, though.
You must go as an American. No
one will do anything to help you, al
though they are all greedy for money,
IL they think that you are English. 1t
will be quite easy, that. There are
many Americans In Russia. prospect
ing. There is great oil field on the
plains south of Kreussner. Some say
there is oil there; others deny It, That
Is how your bribes must be worked.
You will buy property. 1t will he
worth nothing. You will find that
Krossneys has land to sell so has
Elsa"
81 understand" Gerald said.
you leave tomorrow