Evening star., 1925-08-04

All the time he was leading her
back slowly towards the waiting
voiture.
Gertrude" he insisted. this is not
q possibility"
"Why not?" she demanded You're
your own master. You could steam
away tomorrow morning before any
one was about. You told me only the
other day that you were always
ready for an emergency"
Quite true" he agreed. But not
this emergency"
He has insulted me-" she declared,
and he's insufferable. No self
respecting woman ought to marry a
German. She becomes worse chattel
than the plaything of a Moham-
medan."
I am terribly sorry for you,
Grant assured her, but what you are
contemplating now would only make
matters worse. You must remember
this. too. Your husband is a Roman
Catholic. He would never divorce
you"
She was silent.
You don't want me- she muttered.
Perhaps l don't want you in the
spirit in which you have come" he
answered gently. You simply want
to revenge yourself upon your hus-
band and you offer me the chance of
revenging myself, too. 1t isn't quite
a big enough feeling, Gertrude. The
satisfaction of it wouldn't last for the
rest of our lives"
Since when have you learned to
preach?" she scoffed.
A man doesn't need to preach to
hesitate about taking another mans
Wife he rejofned. This is just an
impulse of yours, Gertrude.
She tried TO drag him back toward
the gangway.
Let me come on the yacht" she
begged Il mean it. I don't care
even if he won't divorce me"
You're not coming on he insisted.
Not tonight. at any rate"
She looked at him with quick sus-
ptcion.
Have you any one else there" she
demanded.
You know very well that | have
not" he answered Indignantly. "Ad-
ventures of that sort do not appeal
to me-
Very WELL" she said You won't
let me yield to one impulse. You
can't prevent my yielding to another.
! have d disclosure to make. | came
II knew that quite well" he replied.
Knew it? How could you?"
Because the newspaper you showed
me with my name on bore the yell
low pencil marks of your secret
service"
We'll" she went on. II haven't
made much of you've learnt more
from Arthur Lymane. But I've found
out a few things and my people are
content with what seem to be trif1es
You won't let me give myself away.
I'll give them away. They know that
Lord Yeovil is going to propose an
! invitation to America to join the pact.
They'll pretend to acquiesce. In
reality, they're going to vote against
It."
Three of them. perhaps" Grant in
they induced to be the fourth"
THAT is what 1 am going to tell
you" she said. Baron Funder-
stron."
The Scandinavian" Grant ex-
claimed.
1T has cost them fifty thousand
pounds" she continued, but they have
his promise. Four votes and the mo-
ton is lost Those four are arranged
for. Now do you believe that l am
in earnest when l tell you that 1 hate
my husband? Do you still forbid me
to come on the yacht"
Yes" he answered.
He was standing with his hand
upon the rail of the gangplank. She
came close TO him. Her eyes were
filed with tears. Let me come
Grant" she begged. II will be con
tent just to be cared for as you used
! to care for me. I don't mind what
happens to me. You can hide me
away, If you like. You can come back
here alone If you want. / won't com
plain. Only l must have some one
kind to me. Let me come, please. +"
His arm barred the way.
Gertrude" he said, this may hurt
but ITS best. l care for some one else.
I couldn't have you on the yacht. It
wouldn't be honest
Some one else: she muttered.
We'll, why not?"
She stood away for moment, on
the edge of the dock. She was look
ing down at the waters Of the har-
Dor. He caught her by the arm.
Gertrude he asked, do you think
that they will have missed you yet?''
II don't think So" she answered
DULY. They were all talking in