Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-21
CHAPTER XXXVI.

SECOND of unspeakable nor.
~ ror, a shrek of terror, ana
"A Anne. not realizing what had
4 \ happened, found herself IN
Christopher's arms, his kisses
tmprisoning her lips. :,
MY darling. my darling, Just IN
time" came his beloved voice. just
in time, thank God?'
Take Miss Norris out" Anne
heard another voice saying, "get her
over to the hotel and let them TAKE
care of her there"
Anne heard this voice as from
great distance. The room had become
quite dark. A blessed sense or reHel
stole over her as she tried 10 speah'
then knew nothing more.
When she came TO herself she was
living upon a bed, daylight streaming
in the window. and Chris leaning over
her while Mrs. Winston held glass
of water to her lips
Drink this dear" Mrs. WINSTON
seemed to be smiling and Anne com
piled, sinking back Grateiuliy lii'o 'ne
pillows.
what time is it?" she asked faint
w her hand reaching out for Chris
topher's.
Afternoon, and by this time your
father has the wireless saying that
you are quite safei Nothing more 10
fear. my precious little girl. Every
thing is Overt
Mrs. Winston was speaking and
Anne, still dazed. tried to remember
her last conscious moments.
"I fainted?" she asked, and then as
memory came rushing back she start
ed up in terror Victor! where -
he? He came between me and the
id
is he's he"
Eyes" Chris answered quietly.
''They are both dead. What did you
say Anne? He came between you and
the woman's bullet?"
"Yesi She fired at me. was blinded
and / saw him fall, he must nave
jumped between u.s. Oh, she COW
cred her eyes with horror. poor. poor
Victor! He wasn't all bad. Chris, he
was never cruel or unkind TO me. he
wanted Dads secret-and he-oh. the
agony Of it swept over her afresh.
YOU'D better leave her to me- Mrs:
Winston said, ''she needs rest ana 1
can tell her what has happened.
Come back again in three hours ana
you'll find her worlds better! There
dear. lie quietly again. There is
nothing more to worry about"
you're all safe?" Anne asked won
derinsly. you and Chris and Dad,
and Aubrey? They didn't get any
body?"
"No, we got them-all but Lady de
yerei And the last thing Mac told
us was that he had a line on her,
too
"Mac?" Anne looked puzzled.
"You call him Aubrey, dear, but
his name is Macdonald Bacon. I'm
not his mother, either, I'm a spinster.
my name is Marie Hart" =.
II knew you were secret service"
Anne said, Victor told me-"
"Suppose you shut your eyes now
Marie directed, I'm sit beside you,
and Chris will come back later. Kiss
him bood-bye, that's right" and Anne.
comforted and happy at last, sank
into the first rest she had known in
hours.
Across the town, at the Balboa Gov.
eminent Headquarters, Chris found
Mac. Helmer and the Zone officials
assembled in conference with the cap
tain and the first officer, purser and
doctor Of the steamer Hope.
You're just in time" Carey greeted
him, Macs going to tell the whole
story. and know you'll want to lis
ten inn'
L
lily. have you found Lady de Vere?"
Sure thing" Mac smiled. Lis
ten"
Begin at the beginning so that
the stenographer can get the full re-
port. Now them"
1--WE were mighty sure that the
woman Sonia would try to make the
Canal Zone and get in touch with
Holmes and his gang" Macdonald
Bacon told his story, land through a
clever ruse we succeeded in getting
her to take the vacancy offered by
the illness of Frau Kirsch, stewardess
of the Hope. Frau Kirsch was not
i'll, of course, but the Russian fell for
1t, and boarded the ship. Marie and
went aboard as planned. and began
close watch on the corridor occupied
by Lady de We're and in charge Of
this Sonia. Our suspicious were i'm
.mediately centered upon Lady de We're,
who we were sure was the Russian
confederate, and this proved to be
true, but unfortunately other events
arose which made their capture most
difficult, and in order to make these
clear / must go back and give you
the connecting links.
"Straine, a Russian spy, together
with this woman, Sonia, came to
America some months ago. Straine
came in from England with excellent
credentials, thoroughly investigated
by us as suspicion began to rest
upon him. and which we now know
arose from the fact that Scotland
Yard was as much deceived in him
as we were. He was a clever man,
the master hand at disguise, one with
out parallel in the history of this de-
partment as far as I can find out.
Straine took up his residence with
Prof. Morris, having come for that
purpose, the news Of the death ray
having leaked through sources now
understood. There, however. he met
his Waterloo. The human element
overcame him, he fell in love with
Anne Morris and lost his grip, when
he found that Anne was sailing on
the Hope, having already successfully
separted her from her fiance, Dahl
gren, he decided to sail with Sonia,
getting into the zone in that way,
marrying Anne if he could, and so,
getting from her the secret of the
raw. 1t was a good stunt, but in
order to carry out his schemes little
more cleverly, and learning also that
Dahlgren was sailing, he boarded the
ship twice" He paused, looking
around at the earnest faces before
him.
Early in the evening he went
aboard as Lady de We're. occupying a
cabin which adjoined his own by con-
Meeting doors, across the way from
Chris and Anne, who happened to be
side by side. lie took with him Sonia S
clothes, including pair of glass
slippers, made to fit a pair of wooden
legs, dummy forms used by depart.
ment stores to display stockings. He
had also Il package of counterfeit
bills, always convenient. Once in his
room he changed into his own clothes