Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-17


Chinaman passing through the next
street, who declared that he came
from the province which | had
claimed. was found dead in the street
the next morning"
Cold words set down in solid black
type. Not syllable to add TO their
dramatic import, not line to create
background or atmosphere. vet lin-
imaginative Miss Brown seemed to see
IL all-the underground room with its
sickening odors, the sing song voices.
the rustling of loose garments and the
patter Of soft feet. the suspicious
chances Dessiter himself threading
his way through the labyrinths OF the
quarter seeking safety. with his hand
| underneath his loosely flowing coat
upon the butt Of his automatic. listen
| ing for the footsteps OF a follower.
knowing that at any moment might
! come the flash of steel before his eyes.
And the man accosted by two way.
farers, questioned about his business
there. uniucky in his replies. lying on
his back a moment later with a knife
In his chest, wondering with his pass
ing breath. with true oriental fatal.
ism, whence and wherefore had come
the death blow.
Going all right?" Dessiter asked
again.
And again Miss Brown nodded.
Again she bent over her cabalisiic
signs and her fingers flashed under
the green-shaded light. Back 10 Eu-
rope now, back to more sordid sur
roundIngs, where tragedy moved un-
accompanied by romance
There was one paragraph even here.
though, full OF vivid reality:
The woman posing as princess
was everywhere received and her
house was the rendezvous OF all Blu
charest. She was in reality the mis-.
tress Of famous leader OF the peo-
pie and was working entirely at his
bidding, as ! learned from letters
which came into my possession and
| which passed on just in time TO the
| chief Of the police. There Is very lit.
| tie doubt that in another week or 30
| she would have succeeded In her cam.
| paign. The cathedral and the royal
palace would both have been blown
up. and with the armed mob OF peas
ants once IN the city the revolution
would have become an accomplished
| fact. The go"cailed princess shot her
| self when she realized that the police
were at the door"
| The task was complete at last.
! There were % sheets. list Of names.
Il list OF addresses and q packet Of
| letters. She pinned the former 10.
gsfher with careful fingers while Dies.
sitter came and stood over her
Two copies he folded up and locked
| away in the safe, together with the
packet NJ letters. The third he placed
! In IA long envelope, scrubbed a few
lines OF Enclosure and carefully sealed
the flap. Then she spoke down the
| telephone.
| In case any one should arrive for
that envelope before you leave. Miss
Brown" he said. III would be better
tor you not 10 appear 10 recognize
him. even il you do. There are times
/ just now when IL IL dangerous for
Mahofnst 10 go To the mountain, 30
the mountain comes In fr )Tn Downing
, street. How much have you under.
stood. ] wonder, Of what you have
been tTa nscribinRy"
II have understood certain
amount. Of course" Miss Brown nd.
Lnitied. II am very ignorant, though,
III politics and social questions. Some
| times tie papers Seem To be trying 10
fiEhtsh US, but ! have never believed
III dont think any ordinary pcrson
n0es fealfy~~that there was any real
chance of revolution In this eoun.
try"
II don't think there lis now" he
| agreed. We shall strike first. On the
other hand, ! ain actually able 10
prove what was really meant behind
al This forfign propaganda. II In up
~ The government ~ act. Of course.
" D*y DOM. they have only them,
selves u thank for what may hap
pen"
| Il THINK / ought 10 tell You" che
sah after moments hesitation, that
There IL one nane I've n0ticed~~the
nam" ~ "a man know"
| Who Is itY'
"Nr. Noel Franklsnd met him
with Ar. Erie Gre6tson."
low Ola you sons across them Y''
The girl ] share my bed sitting
rom with came up from, The country
one night few weeks ago" she con.
tdsa "sise Was very depressed ana
we dIhAd together al the C.,sn,s,nij
tan. These two men were ouDosi,e
and Mr.. Ffankjan nj asked her IL, IA nee
Then his frieHd came over ana spoke
10 me
go you do that sort N thing" ba
asked With brukaGs contempt
y have never done II LefoFa." she
p answered, the color rising in her
! eheekF. neither. believe, haa NY