Evening Star Newspaper, March 31, 1925, Page 39

THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, TUESDAY, MARCH 31, 1925.) 39 But she lacked depth—a fixtsv.uudwg;' “I couldn’t help it, Karl” she un-|professor. You know what that|any real need for alarm. I was|at me with an air of resentful ex-| There was something rather ap- =y would, T thought, be easily move expectedly pleaded. *“I know it was |Mmeans®” merely visiting a private ho in ctatt pealing about her at that moment r the small emotions, greedy, sentimen- * E She shuddered. 1 3 » use in|pec on. 5 s g v, amat F 8 a g A o |She was evidently fond of Karl— tan Seasily "epiteful and cruel as [AERINSt the regulations, but I missed| f‘culd never get a word out of|the middle of the afternoon, and I| “Why don't you talk to me, Karl?: |G, 0" [YCERIIY fOne of Kari=il thwarted monkey. You will perceive [you so. that mysterfous Frenchman,” she con.|hd ® friend)in Geneva who knew| “Fraulein,” I began tematic #nubbed and ill-treated that I did not take to the pheasant “I never received them,” I declared where 1 was going and expected to She stopped me with a furious ges- |her, as the most 1 way of sc- A Thrilling Novel of By FRANCIS BEEDING e o In ot syée | Epustically. N e L Pt A SN | Sy e 3t §, el tore, indeed® she crieq, | CFINE her rather slavish affection s . o resentment g ! T'm a plain, blunt man, who loves| T suppose that if I had been in a| I believe, in subsequent reflectfon. | After Ry Son “There’s nothing wrong with 1 International Intrigue (copyrignt, 192, by Littie, Browa & Co.) and at last ano satd: = T "t tell the truth upon 4 sultable occa. |mood suMciently prudent wnd col- [thmt thers was A deeher. resson for |emeck tol mae meC thonehiCr Yoie 'q |at prosent.” T assured her : e an L ARl LUERe Y st lected I should then arl there have my persistence. I am sure that men |stranger. But you had better be, i Surveved me carnestly. ST A T now nothing,” 3 The man. | yourself? ) . frank|, ‘L 8ent them to the Stahlhelm office|dismounted from the taxi and com-[often do things from motives that|careful, Karl; you will need eve ‘But you look so tired and thir ued from Yesterday's Star.) | “Monsieur is mistaken!” othing at all” I sald very frank{in Leipsig,” she said. “I suppose|municated with the police. But|are not altogether clear at the time, |friend you've got. You're not very|YCU don't seem at all like yourself e | R 2 e orhy N T A and open. @ ered and fell coquet-| {16y Were intercepted. I'm sorry.|somehow. in proportion as the com-|but which are fundamental In this|popular at headquarters just now. I|®'g continued Over coffee we settled that 1 should { replied. — “I want to know wha Skt Karl” . plications grew and as the adventure |case I am convinced that a hostlle [can tell you that.” She hesitated TIng her up later on in the afternoon, | happened to that man, and I'm ready | tishls 1 she cried (I spare| The blue eves fluttercd and I be-lassumed u more threatening aspect, |curiosity was instinctively active | “It appears,” sald 1, at a venture Won't you make it up, Karl?* shs about six she said. 1 was to tell[to pay for the information Attle heartl ah e e aeans you | C4M® apprehensive of another dem-|T became increasingly reiuctant to|me from the first. I suspected mis-|“that I am two daya late.” |pleaded. “We've o a moment Rer of the result of my visit to the| 1 produced a 20-franc note. you the Gorn\-” Wi onstration. ‘|forego that visit to my grandmother.|chief and divined that it was mis- Her rage had already spent itself |"%7 Rue Etienne Dumont and to ask| “That's very well,” grumbled it me to forgive you. I thought you were being unkind|Either the whole affair was & gigan-|chief beyond the resources and out- and she sald anxiousls She put her hand on should whether Lavelle had succeeded in |the man, “but in my position one Why no‘|. suid(:v sentiment that |JUSt to Pay me out for making love |tic hoax, in which case I should look |side the experience of the local po-| “What have you been doing, Karl?|4n act w ich filled me with immedi- wolving the riddle of the cipher. It|must be discreet. I can speak when| It :" L Dhrase and & e rapes. | On |L0 that French spy in Munich. You|an utter fool if I took 1t to the au-|lice. This, of course, may be wis-|They won't tell me anything ahout [41% D was further arranged that before|it Is necessary and 1 can keep silent | RS AT ‘m* K‘t" f"“uiad m'" e the|oughtnt to be so jealous, my best of | thorities, or 1 had become seriously |dom after ‘the event. ' All I can 7|it, but 1 know it's something serious.” Please,” 1 prot calling on my granddaughter 1 should [ When it is necessary.” Gl "‘:“"h‘]'“ IV »»"r’\’vm AAMEeIe heE all beloveds. You know quite will|involved in some strangé network of |for certain fs that the determination| “I'm two days late, my dear lady |TY me now. Iy 80 to the p and make inquirles Speak then,” 1 said, and handed '{"'"“[ oF s H" g el el that I am obliged to do these things.|intrigue Which it would be well to|which I had so lightly formed toThat is all I can tell you for the mo- |t think things out about the little Jew who had been{him the money org ‘*"'_"1] taking v RNGLE Cine Anyhow, you needn’'t trouble about unravel even at the expense of a lit- |visit my grandniother, far from being [ ment.” e Very well” she arrested on the previous ni “Well, Mo you are right,” ;:flhhn «t; apse »|°'.‘)mu~ b about that one any more. It went hard|tle time and risk. After all, I was a|overthrown by the disquieting allu-| She put her hand on my wrist—a | But it isn't like yo I drove her back to the stariat|he sald. “The gentleman was mnot{f'N8INg Of b0 VELIOTS e (o iy Awith him.. British subject, and I still had tre- |sions of the girl in the taxi, was, on|slender hand, very white, with preoccupied.” and left her at the gate of a terrace | arrested; he came out in the company ‘A"‘;”"r;‘,m!-‘"‘a e et oot CHAE L RS (e e ? mendous faith in that honorable sta-|the contrary, confirmed and fortified. |exquisite sapphire on the third fing _ She sighed ,:31'» n, \;1 hmu .,\l;(;:;m-, a de “'[‘,\;;\‘”':,r.""; e ‘.hn) S]mn):lrlf ‘n: e Pt loved and & MtHe "e;'"";' Yes. He was dealt with by theltion. There could not possibly be y companion was again lookig| “You're not in trouble?’ she aske (Continued in Tomorrow's Star.) quay and a mournful 3 a lequin dress and the clown. They ' BRf Migleyerifox thald cct. | were holding him between them, and |, 1 for§ot all abous % el The moment had coma for Beatric they led him to a big automobile. h_mrfg s perfect fool depart vast building, all|They pushed him into it, and Mon- |"“/0 88 SRS 0019 of the arms windows, in secre sier I'Harlequin, turning to me, gave Ve |about my neck * was he me 10 francs to hold my tongue, [4P0EL VW ACEE Lol “there is - There was a disposition to prolong | saying that the gentleman whom they | o F RS0 R that departure. We stood for a mo- | were taking away was a well known |50 b L Dmo o ; ment on the pavement, Beatrice smil- [ person, who had been making a night |0 © 20 SF e (g > ing at me in the old friendly way,|of it, and it would not do to huve |“UUpiilin o1 repeated. A and yet with a slight embarrassment [ any scandal; so they were taking him | . 2“0t away from me abruptly. which was new, but which I felt in|he | " “That fs ungenerous,” she said in- an equal measure I saw the man was at last speak- [qiopniniy. I forgive you and yet At Jast T said, most inadequately: |ing the truth. I could even see the fy v ontinue the quarrel. It's hate- it's terribly good to see|scene—the little Jew, hustled and |fy). You will break my heart. Why nbling, carried off by those fan-|gign't you answer my letter Y E e i ed stic figures to some unknown des- [ §ome demon prompted me to pro- 5 e said, “yvou won't|tinatior |ceed with the comedy. I always hate cave it for two vears.” I walked straight out through the |leaving things unfinished. A me at that, and I directed pule and pushed open the OUter | “Van grobht ney ‘n have written it the taxi man to drive me to the|door lcading to the street. 1 kald guardedly, bureau ce police, which was| 1 had not gone a yard when I found 2 2 apparently in the Hotel de Ville. We|myself suddenly accosted by the girl| = were soon proceeding slowly through|in brown with the pheasant feather o) - ~ R L0 b D R ‘) In the Wanted High Shade town, W e it is for a moment pos- A taxi with its door open stood by ' ':‘4 sible to recapture in a certain degree | the curb, For Wbmen and JII’S.SC"S rm of a vanished age. { . “Kommen. sie schnell, Karl,” she fMiculty, T arrived said “I am waiting to take you to unicipal office, where I|your grandmother.” an inspec and was e ith the CHAPTER 1V. | 1 v There 1 ‘ ’ | — policeman, | 1 Meet Mywelf tn the Looking-Glass it € he s e the 1 stared at the girl in astonishment wor v eir d was about to protest when she | Chew a few Pleasant Tablets, lity. T nan s enormous, | p fir to her lips, looking swift- : S nd a black curling |1y round, as though she feared to be | —Stomach Feels Fine! mustache. He seemed quite ready to | watchéd 1 - - answer my questions “Be caref she said. “We'r > | AR R SR e e = I explained that 1 had been in the | probably under observation. We can ! | \\'_””“' and misses who take particular prid Moulin Rouge on the ous eve-|talk in the taxi | of | their appearance on Easter will do well to see these ning, when at about 11 a smal “Quick,” she added | x 4 dark man, who looked Jew, | tated on the ok your, Ensembles. From a had been arrested by the police grandmother will be displeased.” at its e ce As 1 e I had already decided to e my ttle conversation with him prior (0| grandmother, so why not take this the arrest, I was, I said, ixlous 1o | way as well as another? | ascertain what was being done about 1 entered the taxi, which, ithout | j | B waiting for instructions once > I New shades—Poudre bleu, rust, tan, navy, ¢ He ard me to the end and moved off, turned the corner, cro 4 % ’ a bell, telling the cl n the big square and took the direc- 3 T green, crabapple and woodrose. to bri the police rep ft - | tion of the old town. i - vious day There was a moment's silence, dur- | So pleasant, so inexpensive, 0 On receiving it e pte I ventured & look at my | quick to settle an upset stemach | '”r”‘. ’l]nr e gty ' i : b “I = ® ;‘v‘l M.’ The moment "'IJI‘(‘.‘ D”‘l““»‘"‘" ‘i”\'*. for w ear now and later. 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