Evening Star Newspaper, July 21, 1925, Page 15

L e THE WRATH TO COME One of the Best Mystery Stories Ever Written By E. Phillips Oppenheim. by Littie. Brown & Co) D e o S ) (Capsright s (Continued from Yesterday's edgment. =3 == = 5 | in Berlin just now, and 1 had 1o be “I survived the ordeal, but I am |careful. I came away. however, with afraid that my liver is temporarily deranged.” he admitted. T obtained a lot of quite useful information. Per sonally I am absolutely convinced now [about. and the (rail lad here. that the Russian flest has nevar heen | probably know more about it tratned or adjusted to form a sepa- I do.” rate unit. It is intended 1o act in That ‘cyclonie disturbance’ s brew confunction with the German flest in rizht.” the other assented some unknown enterprise. A number thick of it at Nice of the engineers and gunners are | vesterday we came Germans and there is a distinet at eadlock over a question mosphere of German discipline about | which 1, Bt pEFRIBLEN. i ieiNin the whole outfit. In addition. A% T and which we discussed for hours. 1 dare say vo:ve heard, thev're all am going to treat you with a great armed with German guns. Of course. | deal of confidence, ax 1 aAlways have even a non-expert can easily under: | dope, Grant. Years ago, whén vou «iand.” he went on. after & Drief | were first secratary at your embassy pause. during which he accepted and | in I.ondon and 1 was foreisn minisier, lit a cigar which his host had silently | | giscovered that vou shared one con paseed him, “that two nations ke | viction which has been at the root of Germany and Russla might easily | the whole of my policy from the mo. keep within the tonnage allowed them | ment | entered the cabinel. That by the Washington conference and | conviction is that the intérests of vet. if each concentrated Upon & PAI- | Great Britain and the United States ticular sort of armament, they would. | of America are inextricably and in when hrought together. b & more for. | avitably Identical. 1 shan't dilate midable fighting unit than the united | There it s in plain words, the text of my political life. and because I know something in the air There is what we used to call ‘cyclonic disturbance’ You than forces of any two countries who had each spread out their tonnage to make an individual unit You think that is the basis of this understanding between Germany and Rusaia?” Lord Yeovil asked I am convinced of it." Gran' re plied Internal evidence was nore difficnlt to get than external. ont [ have obtained a certain amount of proof that, contrary to the provisians of the pact. there exisis a secret naval undérstanding hetween Germany and Russia. Fortunately for us and for every one, It i Great Britain's turn this vear to police the seas. so | have madé an exhaustive report o your admiralty. I'm preity certain that there’ll he British warships in the Raltic before many weeks are past You didn't come back In vacht? Grant shook his head “1 came back overland. sir spent four days in Berlin— myv second visit As a (raveler from the Bethlehem Steal Compans K up Anything? Not much.” was the grim acknowl that you share it I have treated vou with a confidence I have not extended even 1o one of my own countrymen I Am now going beyvond the limits of official propriety. | am going to tell vou what the trouble has been at the last two meeting® of the pact. It has Lutrecht, apparently out sky. has enunciated this - wnd claims the confirmation of the pact: that whereas every nation of the pact stands together Agains: ag gression by any member of it against another member, there is nothing in its constitution to prevent (wo members of the pact arriving #t A separate and individual undersianding as re gards proceedings directed against any nation not a member of the pact. Do you follow me, Gra “To the bitter end reply The thing's A8 plain as & pikestaff. 1 have felt thisx coming for vears. We are close on the trou ble now." Well,” Lord Yeovil continued, 1 suspended proceedings for 24 hours to obtain the opinion of some interna- the was Grant's “They're pretty close-lipped | tha absolute conviction that thére ia! THE EVENING I8 scarcely a single oitizen of the tional jurists. I shall delay them for United States who doean’t believe ab another 24 hours until after tomor- {row’s meeting. solutely in the impregnability of his Grant leaned 2 little forward in his' country. However, [ think I've was obvicus that he was stirred them up a little in Washing ton, and there’s more to be done in | that way yet. Do you feel inclined to tell me, sir, what would bé the pros- “and honestly 1 think the fact that {pect of the voting if you bring for- you have heen willing to give it to | ward your motion tomorrow?" | me has been and will be helpful to | “Thay Appéar to me 6 be in our the peace of the world. And now I|favor.” was the deliberate reply. am going 1o a8k you something elsd. | “When the pact was first tormed any | You are postponing the consideration 1 invitation to Join it had to ba unani- of Prince Lutrecht's arguments until | mous. Lately, howaver, that has boen | atter tomorrow, as vou admit, with a | modified. a8 there are four dia- purpose. I that purpose vour inten. |&éntlenta now, anv nation proposed, tion (0 propose to the conference that | becomes. it Wiiling to foin, 1pso facto’| the United States be once more in-{a member of the pact. T can conceive vited to foin the pact?” | two: it might be possible to conceive The prime minister eved his vik-a- three dissentients. 1 can put my fin vis for a moment with inscrutable |ger upon no possible fourth.” | countenance. He was no longer the | “I see.”” Grant murmured. “By the indulzent father of a tomboy daugh cax Baron Naga al Nice vestér- | ter or the genial host of A young pen ple's party. He looked evéry inch of him the statesman he really Where did vou get Grant? he demanded You know my position. sir.” the voung man replied earnestly. T am the one foreign = ce agent | my country en then, chair. 1 deeply moved “1 can't tell vou, sir, how much I appreciate your confidence,” he said know if ha has recetved any dispatches from home sincé the | last sitting?"" | Lord Yeovil considered for a mo- ment He must have.,” he acknowledged. | ‘hecause I e was able to give us & very A crude description of these flying boats | not I have money (o of theirs, which the Itallans are so T have sources | curious about. He had n6 informa. information and I use them. 1 |!ion at all two dava ago, when thé have friends in Washington. too, with whom I am In touch hour by hour This is not a question of be. trayal: it is more divination. They expect that invitation on the other side, sir. And the best of them hope | tor it Will it be forthcoming? Lord Yeovil. considered for a full minute. ‘Then he knocked the ash from his cigar. y admitted, “vou've seen the truth, Grant. I'm it ItU's & big thing concerned. 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