The evening world. Newspaper, April 21, 1915, Page 19

The Evening World Daily Magazine. Wednesday. April 21, 1915 LITTLE COMRADE A “Three-Mile Gain By Robert Minor ene } EXT WEER'S COMPLETE WOVEL Mm Tie KEITH oF tHe BORDER bs ARREARS them Sy FPANDALL PAR RIGH owt mint” tm Ths Adventares of a New York Man end a Woman Spy tn the Present War | we Vest 6 Mune & Ae Biewar! slowt @arng he took OR iy Horm Memmmes — oft her lat and t aTROreie OF PREORDING OM ArTENe Mow tired I ota po ee he ing beavy +o he oe bow ° ») Yamne ont tae CHAPTER VIL — & He ~ e009 ts Aectaret Presto, Change! * hie Fite and Wanke . © bet w otepyl peard b 1 ow por WONDDM if there te # mien npee he amatic _— be '" have rhed you detai! the German anny setting for © Frew sor aut onnm te cory plow of the shutter to that window Disturved me? Why, | thougtt for war “ as cee ee Jets Bat the (emean ohe se Sdeniy, and Wore knocking ¢ ase dows ™ ee i Wraed toward & it vas ean a a Ob, wonderful astound Hew oie © bie wile Hie mmsemte, (en oaee < i ; the ciner cumainds Buk 6 Pendvue ae myriad Of men, io her name Phe reves Mary Thug Rew there in, you bed better a8 che MAR, Obeying coe duan 00 bedp the tn Uunrel aoe oe foro 1. Bomebod . pas Vou will present my apologies 0 iting marching out to Kitt and te b ne wut pean madane va \ ° a a Biet witlin o tavndamen, Queen aoe # tu tur o os hk the curtan, & ck out bis bas not awe her, but I hope moter head. “You, there's » shuttera ¥ There were jets and rough lamgh nat , Tome o cone iene thiw tue Sarnnese beking (Fi (here were enatcnen of one _ a tad seat Sunelines « thoumnd yolone were «Wao ore you talkiag to oUt pouting “Deutechiand, Meutachiand mer pares, © 0,” anid the WhO adleol -myoutiog Ht it officer, raising bis voice, and doubt lone Niding a certain piquanc situation. "You shall not again—-l promise | for hie ment wlaht, ote CHAPTER VI. uid pasa Nb Wall Mkts’ ple (Coetioest) Ther no are te In the Trap. Yhe motioned him quickly to lower OU cannot, in any evens, the Window, and thie he did us noine Y proceed to-night. 1 wil H@asly a posit om Se iow ana ramp Huddenly Stewart remembered bis companivn. Varing the wheat, he crawled hastily through inte the little amphitheatre where he had tade ber Good nieht!" anawered Stewart, he wan etl) asleep, ber head (and abut the door Pillowed on the bundie of clothing, Ho Was so shaken with mirth that one arm above her head, #hieiding | he wearcely heart the outer door clos her eyes from the light Stewart sat pase you In the morning. I Was there any one outelie’’ abe hope you will not think that @*ked In a low tone any discourtery wi ine Tle shook his head The narrow tended to you" street upon which the window opened 85 you took us for aptest aha Had esemed quite deserted, but the he staggered to the bed and cole softly down beside 8 heart very cried, “What a tale to tell, Tommy, *8adows were very deep lapsed upon it tender, resolved not to awaken her, Hising brinkly, abe avey to the 1 "on, A sudden biare of ba en we home ba a ayt pore dame Washatand and Rave face and hands deat th , and from fas ere ta but one MARGATE” Cod nee @ gerubbine ao: ViNOrtuS | Ie buried hie head tn the clothes to rose a roar of ing, eweeping eaid the officer; “a woman, She hae that she emerged, as it seemed to choke back the shouts of laughter rer and nearer, Lived tn Strassburg for miny yeare Biowart, more radiant than “ and ban never been suapeciad, Khe Then she glanced iio tie pitcher Jamation « y was on intimate terma with many of Y Rave ibid All View our officers’ families. They felt them. I wonder if our landiady is up wclves safo in talking freely to her. ing we ws pite nes, she er ‘ Ma é a to the door and opened it More than that, at the | MOMEN sphere wan no one there, and Stewart, eho succeeded in getting certain doce foilowing with the candle, saw that! uments. Then she was suspected— the hall was empty. ‘They stood for! whe fled—and thus far she has not & Moment listening, but net a sound! + will bo tmpoa- “sturbed the stillness of the house. | captured. But it will bo tmpoe- phe girl motioned him back into sible for her to pass the frontier, A the room and closed the dour softly, resident of Strassburg wlio knows Then, replacing the pitche nuy, her in to be stationed ut every poat, pcicNiget es ae le of Hlewart's. » Y z ly und ‘and no woman will ba perritt ft 20. gooe, Pinal : ea ent pase until he has eeen her, The Man agaist it-—-for there was no lock to be posted here will arrive in an iby e Stewart with Little aigh | cautl . Of relies | Baur, As & Soa) precaution Bey “There,” ehe said in a low tone;| ame,” he added, emiling, “and be- nobydy can seo our light or over. | cause my orders are most precis® hear us, if we are careful, Uerhaps| and stringent, 1 shall ask you and they do not really suspect us, but we your husband to remain ‘here at must take no chances, What is he! Herbesthal until morning. Aa I have time?" which rose in tis throat he girl etirr thed uneastly. ‘Hush! Hush! ahe warned bim, opened her eyés, stared op at him her hand on his shoulder. “Get your for a moment, and then eat hastily eoat and hat. He quick!" erect Huddenly Stewart saw her aithout- What in itt” she anked, ited against the window, and kuew The German army is advancing.” hat it was open. Then he eaw her ‘Yeo—but the cheering?” lpeer cautiously out, swing one leg don't know.” elf down out Side by side, they peered out above the «rain, A heavy motorsear ‘Careful!’ she whispered Was advancing rapidly m the east In a moment he was standing be- along the road, the troops moving aide her in the narrow street, She aside to let tt pass, and ering — caught his hand and led bim away cheering, aa if they were mad. clone In the shadow of the wall. Inside tho cat ware three mon, but Bho went straight on along the nar. the one who acknowledged | the row atreet, keeping in the shadow of salutes of the officers as he passed the houses, pauning now and then to was a tall, slander young fellow ia Haten to some distant sound, and a long, gray coat, with @ general's once hastily drawing him deep into star@upon his shoulders, His face the shadow of & door as a patrol was radiant, and he saluted and passed along a crons atreet. saluted, and once or twice rose to | ‘The houses suddenly ceased, and bis feet and pointed westward. Btowart saw that they were upon @ = “The crown prince!” auld the «irl, white road running strateht away and watched in heavy diience unt: [bet wean level flelda. the motor passed from eight. and wed And now what?" he asked. “I the host took up ite stead: \ said, you could not in any event RO Stewart glanced at his watch. And then he suddenly found himself she could not restrain the dimple. didn’t say anything for a minute staring, Then he sprang to her an@ warn you that I shall go to sleep on again. . 3 7 ene on to-night, for the frontier ts closed. "It is almost midnight.” unabl 4 goon. here wus @ mo- Fortunately, in the shadow, Stewart --I felt as if I was re? out of an seized her, my feet before long!" “It sooms to be a devoted army,” silence, a , In the morning, as a matter of for- “There is no time to lose. We must jet he spoke again could not see it. Airship. Hut after I had Hen about “Do you mean that you are going Wo mustn't stop until we get Btewart remarked, “I v' e: maiity, 1 must ask my man from make our plans. Sit here beside mo” %%,Nad regained his self-control, “We must make my clothing into 4 mile I managed to aay thut I had to leave me?” he demanded roughly. across the frontier, It can't be more euch cheering,” never heard Strasaburg to look at you. 1 will then She wat down in one corner ugainst Have you a plan?” he aaked. @ bundle,” she said, sedately, “Ll may sent you @ telegram and also w post- “Surely that ts what you wish? n half @ anile. It aa apfendid army.” The girl an provide you with a safe cond. i see that every possible facility is ‘she added. "Bring it with given you to get safely across the id we will blow It out until frontier.” We heed it again.” “Thank you," she said; “ tewart sat down beside her, Plac- very kind. t ie why you ing the candle on the floor, be leaned u Re ornet Yes," she ald, and drew a quick need it again.” Besides, these people ‘ “No! No! What do ni We must was ” again. es, thi peop A.’ ‘No! oe do I care-—what Half a mile seemed an eternity to swept her eo: a! dp Ht uaste oUF broth, aw of one shaking away nome must not suspect that T have «one —“ilow lucky! breathed the girl. doen it matter?” The words were growart, at that. moment: Uesldes, the marching howe | Mtt forth over Weakness, The first part is that you away disguised like this, ‘That will “How clever of you pouring incoherently from bia trem- which way should they go? “There la one thing certain,” he should sit quite still until T tell you to give us a great advantage. Yes, «ciever? Waa it? But that shock Dlng Ups. "I understand—you were — “Yonder t# the Dipper,” sald the paid at last, "and that Ie ther one gather up the hair, and we will take hothing to the jolt I got the next @éesperate—you didn't know me; girl, looking up at the heavens. “All gdventures aro not yot over. With ‘A good soldier does not ask ques: fetter int your pooken. ua But (28 minute, when he told me that you had Sven If you had. it would Pave made J know of astronomy te that ® line our filght discovered, apd Germans vi rustle of what he took to be the bed- ly, “to have involved elothes; then the bed this at down upon, 1 ain having the time of Keeping ail those people cooped UP forward and blew it out. tlons.” ‘ brought the post-card along in your 20 difference. Oh, I am a fool drawn through the two stars of the in ¢ront of us and behind us, and ation? i val aes » ; the pipe and tobacco. ) ed a little: then @he bow! poluta to the north star, So i until my man hae seen them, bis.” Ie seized it and heid it clos. about the room: Ne could hear the Yedw at that pine Is @ #easoned Hy ‘tho way T stared at him that the aig™ ut sme MuNmoned: “vou must be te DOr Aa Nand with Lf8uPpose thotr’ eutposte ire But you are not searching them?” —“ am very unhappy, my. frien with most of fren the deten- @e said soft ’ tion is a mere matter of obeying or- y ders—one can tell their nationality whole story was @ lie, where ahead,” “[ may risk a puft or two. I have ¥) - ‘our face to the North ce ” : Feaked 8 @h® Yeon told there is no passport like a “1 should have told you of the post- "tyttie comrade!” he sald, and yeour right hand will be toward “ae artes a0, ne agre pipe of tob: No, don't ahut the card,” she sald, with @ gesture of an- held out bis arms. the east and your left toward tho um. perhaps.’ rage ‘ light the candle now, my jyavs ay J hoyance, “Lt ls often Just some such — she lifted her eyes to his—-wavered bo i t “And 1 am most awfully hungry. lance, But to look at you, ‘Stew sate: Asin d t G bags, Leavy pen as if we hac ¢ 9 lifted her eyes west,” prompted Htewar Ar Mg »0 ¢ to be an American— Ve e} cy ae t rrp ghs g Then she picked up her Uttle bi syd winathards, everythin i ONOG'S VOIGs DUBE CUTE Come! ve" . Pee ee supposed ven to 6S peter Faye tomy ces thowal wick Was alheht and tho flame et b ae a Na ariel ara “8 “to provide for everything—and then the window. Nhe released hia hand, leaped the .y4/o ee Saale mente Bhatt ae} Pete ane ray Sl aMnaint ames: UD. bles i “Which pocket of a man's clothes SMe little, little detail goes wrong, Am inatant later there came a heavy ditch at the aide of the road and set Qiia gi, dish, ESD aeamorhe Waa Litt Evga some other 4 oth she ne a he anrane 1 hie in safest?” she asked. and the whe le structure comes tum! knock on the door of the house, off weatward earoee, @ rough field. Sewn ecetad egret menooointably y it y ny , ‘ amazement, for there be ! 6 ° : 5 down, c hat saved Stowart atumbled after her. ermini xplained the girl, composedly, Then I'm glad you didn't fo! mM Mood a youth—the bandsot The Inside coat pocket. There are lng down. It was chance t ni reed 1» Ro} ‘ Mey fam to resemble her 1. Wh eng, Pw neeere es he hin cunr ae pene anUsOMEA. eo Inaido twckels in the coat you Us; and in affairs of this wort, noth CHAPTER VIII. “Wo must be peat the frontier? Somer “mow Ie “anal \we “try losely. happy y life!" ¢ again his bang An come te have on, One of them hax a flap Ie 16 Ie chance we na d iy CPRBY wg galing todo) ioe maphy, in my ug Tea tay anti earth ai ain——his hand ut t Ne vizor Ob AE Ont a down, Nothing could td failed, it would have been my The Frontier. Joust two or thrae miler. ‘ ; wee" Rodded, smiling, then turnea nigt?" asked Stewart. “Wo shall you must nut involve yourself "Well!" maid Stewart, after a mo- &et out of 1." Le BEEENB IH knocking seemed to ,,,"Iet us he sure,’ gasped the Fl seamed to fascinate her thewee Bay Baye to! alt here in this shed, further” ment of amazed und delighted silene pile started to ites fie, laters in dpciehg sould shee heigl shake the house, #0 Violent preysed on : broke off the heads of the yellow eurely and the officer rose, oh if b yok titan vy that" ried ve ane are a witch, Let me Rin enna: She came cloan to should like to see it, it was, so insistent; and Suddenly the girl stumbled and §rain, rubbed them out between his too. “I have secured a lodging for ; ' “ Smiling, yet with u certatn took ot Stewart, petrifind, atood nearly, fell. Hite arm was about her bein een Away ie cheet, and atepped to her bag, took staring numbiy, But hi8 poay drooped against him in utter @tretched palm, Then he rubbed rd, nd Pgpyreiae b companton was quicker than he. In weariness, She had reached the end ©Ut @ mouthful for himself, . / “Certainly not; necessary that 1 should Well? you with the woman who searched oseang from this place, [ cannot re= madame. You will find it clean ead joain here till morning. 1 cannot ™ comfortable, though by no MEANS gio, that inspection, I should be do- Ked. “Shall do? — him and spol Stewart echoed, and | “My friend. 4, ivred to him—-"@ to trust you with a great secret —how perfectly Information T carry is (n these letters, him. On one sid Tam going anxlety, The out tle post Atay pets . neat ar t mhe had run to tho ight of her strength, “But that they should invade Bel- luxurious. (i nounced,” ou are entirely, apparently so innecent. Tf anything the cathedral at Cologne; on the other ah instan whe ~ eee “That is very kind of you” watd "Yes," agreed Stewart; “that's clear uiely, Lmpeccably—onh, I haven't 8h happen to me't— the address and the jessaKe and blown it out, ‘Then she was back rome, A ala Te Rs rem Pe bag. oh aa. half to berselt. Stewart, with a memory of ee Usa enough. ives enough! ‘othing is gKolng to happen to My Doar Mary: at his side, of the road. They eat ‘Sow mn gide by Sbove the grain. The massed ae ble he had seen inten tg fone eli, I will eseape alone, When | “Kut the clothes,” she said, and broke in Stewart, roughly Do not forget that tt is to-mor The moment they are the aide, with their backs against the Was still passing, shimmering alone waiting room. He looked at hi IWF. the police come for ua they will looked doubtfully down at them "Do t is what Lam for! row, Saturday, you ar ni house,” she paid, “ratae the window wall, and her Read fell upon his the duaty road like @ mighty blue. j Fae TT MOO tee age find only you. ‘They will be rough and | lock like a boy?” “T know and yet something may. ine at Alx-la-Chapolle, from 2008 z bolt the *houlder. By @ supreme effort she sray serpent. added. I've carries M3 pe angry, but they will not dare t “Not in the least! he answered If anything should, promise me that where we will go on to Brussela 44 silently as you can and unbolt the Pola a alle “Inn't there any end to these fet | abou. & thousand Tiles. seers have burm you, They know that you are 1 you Will take these letters from my loxether, as we have planned (f ehutter.' “We oannot atay here!” she pro- lows?” Stewart asked. “We “ | ae reel Jour bags. Here is your @n A an—they cannot possibly wket snd by every Meany in Lae i anould miss you at the train, And then she waa gone again, and tested. have seen ubout a millio Laisa | a man carry yo AY suspect you of being a spy. Ye er seck fo i nthe hands you will find me at a hetel called Apes “No,” Stewart agreed. “Do you “Oh, no; ye nano te er ee Rena ae ee Rd can prove the truth of all Bibel: a jst because t know n Jone ails the isolner tor, f fir fron the ie sau hear her moving about near dita son eae aie Coke wall? We sicntuan ae i iat hae gm: | re . ments.” youtre he reassured he an i art, station, But L shall try to meet 4@ doo may find cover on the other aide.” dred division: ‘arm; q } dann on later they were pt quite ." Stewart core “Let mo in improve matters, “Who js | . you, for I can scarcely walt Lo Again the knocking came, louder “Of course I can." She tried to no agunG secthat ane ;, Theta le, | Threo minuine platform befote the rected, Tho trousers ave too large, especially (“THe ts the French commander-in- see you again. Lovingly, than before, dt coud mean only one rise, but Stewart had to assist her. “I one of the roads loading into Melgnee ferent I hy who babbled . “Of your statements, at lenat, so out the waist, ‘The seem in dan- ones, MEI HAREL OCTET Hehe ae BRADFORD STHWART, thing, Stewart told himeelf—their don't know what's the matter,” he Wo shail have to keep away ge per S yhile mae they econce y . ‘ was clutching nt what ance wou! Stew: end a anne) anted, as she clung to him. Toads. fuway amiably In German, white a far an they concern ygurweley” * 5 oR Te ulm rely MO jaaaaym and stood eturinie at ie ae Fuse hud been discovered anda party Pity the renetion, sald Stewart. “Tt throwgh the raters, Our, Way bank porter followed with the tay see that No small difficulty in explaining m, ' N that belt tauehed at 4 tm" tloukh unable to believe tig ayes. of Koldlers had come to arrost them. wae bound to come, sooner or later, T woodland, No’ she adden’ quite of passed the aimmed with & motley eennection with you. Want tiene. ine lie got. “Not if you at way + added, as Stew- rhe. “Buc it is in my handwriting!" he He drew a quick breath, What had my attack back there on the road. action Again she he art etooped to pick up a bundle of % “Oh, no,” said the girl in a jow Gut his knife and suited ft protes “At leant, a@ fairly good pane _ Now I'm going to lift you on top of clothing, “we crowd, while « guard of soldiers — (Ob, f 4 Pas mon Rac OM Beocett atte no right to you what fatn about ieee then? Hoe closed his eyes dtzzily i 9 must leave that. It we | thrown around it prevented any one voice: “that can be enally explain. {0 the word. “There thats better 00 Fen fo Trt eM aat a gen tl ation of It cand the aignature 18 i toa phe aald? “A file of aol- the wall” one mew? i aadl ens should Happen to be stopped, fe Rb aving or ei a " oh og—- remember, at Alx, T looked at you An es rant ‘ ” fe t 4 4 ‘ou doing?" teeHow fortunately that we ha DX Rn hi eu ; i Con? lee pae ue chine “The wignature was ail wo has to dlera in fronts « wall denial! nu Oh Tee dropped the bundle!” she 4,7 tut Feplying, Stewart ‘Sponed othe ice ‘ot’ being searched re voice lower atil that you met js andie on the floor, pleked up — She caught her lower lip for an tn writing had a ie atrned. ata Eiit ptm tet ie ickened’ ashe sald. strand of the besnanany wieuae t 2 “Tht Pray air,” said the woman, in at the Ke Hof, that I made ra and carefully trimmed atant between the thumb and Ittle oy . Tealized how puny he was, how im- Have you been carrying it all this ‘alr Inside it, “But those feet are o~ , dae of her left " Stewart demanded, and placed the lock carefully in a vances, that you « e German, eng morn’ Nata thie) Sevarice, tha y SROUERY: he added with mock severity, — Yee, E remember: and, murat iY ross acnete (thnd do you really thin outa "No real boy ever had feet like that!” into teara immediately afterward tu i an, ined Thich ecemed to say tha Otte banifadeet ie tenet or moment she stared down at \ "That was becatian you did not un- at Aix, T suppose Ue light showed bensath the door. Bormart’ strangely complicated and hoarsely. “Io in hopelessly. a. We in enawor, YOU Bad | ONO whe Beds: “yoy seve the * an instant Stewart stared at it, un- extensive for a small frontier station, think on eart) could compel me to They will seem lar, passed your lof! fl comprehending; then he smiled to A Sire tu F ott nas sy. Potent. MAT ney Napped compartment of m4 JON MY sro? Oh from that bienk TAiiel up He heard shutting footntepy ap hy, of course, It woighe noth- of hily pocket book, Then he retied th Wh aia his ball are ing.” es d the bundle and ch wong the hall and a ghmmer IME se atone the base of the wall, Sirew over it ome of tho severed Stewart found it, tucked tt under his sie seen arm, scrambled over, and lifted her seems a shame to leave ft,” he u really think any- vous your signature to the man who examine when Iget ” } ve ould ha Vreneh, your. pa terrace of 0 tacit i dow said. “That ts a beautiful gown--and then emerged into @ narrow, say that? em covered with mud,” she pointed eves, T phould h rr £ Desapoct ere e fumaelt. The gic quicker. witted ae, * the hale re cenieal n othe atrest, pordered by mean it pelle heat He intake of her out thought of putting on a alr W AYO fm nor mat. tists u Harel Continentat sit, Colowne, (and than he, dvd puted away, the things 1 ei earn be na were Ina “Bening the bundle and angina : ‘ jouses. In front of one reath, She cais iis hand t r of your sb ut gave it up, fo pit Pd Alem ‘hats o mn qt ‘one ¢ i, that had been stuffed there, did of mr heir Wi peautitul hair? sa Oy Led stopped, and Lnjocked the ehgeh and felt the hot on af uid I € Hit nat travel vi re Fer pean wv pve eran shaky we u fe He. an wan en OF OU Ww h in it?" called the voice of Ae fmrain as, high Baie IE ena e i ‘The girl, who had been watcni door with an enormous key. “Don't you understand ton In them, Tuckily, these are very oon General Jofre himacif,”” wn in that case,” he sald, and ‘flr , ' against. them, twining about their MM with: brilliant eyes, lauste: ‘The porter set the bags inside, re- earnestly, “that we are in this to- strong.’ , yoMunt un repaat them." Stewart euz- hin face was very stern, “it wua I, ott i# dt fruulein’ anewered the ait. they could seo ite yellow ex- little and caught his hand. A coived his tip, and witharey,, walle fether fo tho ond—the very end? 1 He smiled skeptiealiy, but had to i tea moment he Kaew tham @nd Ao one else, whom you expected nf thie police agent. “Pray open Tinka ‘atretching far eway into the , “HOW foolish! “Come along / their hostess struck @ mi and know I'm not of much use: but am neve her that his shoes were oughly. “Thats right!” he matd, to meet at the Kolner Mot!” Maa 4 tio, the nigh think I shall let you keep tha Ushted a candle disolng ont door Bai puee A COWATG 88° YOU ‘Bat tO | thine’ whe lifted o. rom sonaent, then?’ she asked | °Y mi" ahd anawered, her favo con- w ‘ a gawd, and the Bie asd “se lendiat” aid Stewart There hay ‘ane jaded thoughtful j ped | , in one thing.’ Bho. ite ty. Vulved, but moeting bis guse un- g\y 7 could be no better cove eled her Ste 0 t her quickly, a back through the house. ‘ She stopped him with a quick pres- jer cap and lot her tucked-up hal eee amy way posal Wave wide forward Inte Now,” he added, at mple w ible.” said, and opened a door to the left. "Dor whe breathed, "You are pe eut off. bs AA aie ds (Le tears, sash and pulled back the bolt. H . Nl Teen tile eh el uid Have dae Wore cou They stepped through, in obedience eruel!" : To leave me. if Tam not able to go thy disinuy—-wis make-believe Gould hear the confused murmur you are till | get things ready for uid have naked. | Foretve ine to her gesture, and found themselvea = “Not haif so cruel as vou were a Dh, no," protested Stewart, draw: on: te take the ! and press On A eannol lie to you, my yoiven—men's voices, Then he felt a Your Mas eae tha reein ora wHeE FONE TEN A Goan ng little an in & falr-sized room, sparsely fur- moment avo.” he retorted, ne back in horre "That would Alone, Inalate © shine friend.” warn hand in his and Ipe at his ear, reat hundfuin wrain, 4 A piled ren Bs low, burr forwar fished, and # little musty from dis- “Forgive me, my friend,” she plead- B® desecration—why, its the most ing et friend Piha dafrat sed an ut hand “it ls the person from Strassburg." )4' ue PEeReN y e the tse, but evidently clean. Their bost- ed, and moved a little 1 “E did beautiful hair tn world! my tt hall have governed by before his eyes, Le Keen Mt mone breathed. “He haw been brougnt beds” he f \ fay a nfl nd pre ess hastened to open the window and not know—I am but a girl—1 thought Nonsense, In any event, tt wil circumstances.” said Stewart cou sing had suddenly burst within him here for the night There ia no lothin ui hentai, gou ru to light another candle, Then 6be@ perhaps you would Wish to be rid of BTOW ai rn y akg tlously, “If that seems the best th ne ne Me vis , dang Holt the #hutter again—but mur yp ae . » ata ut " brught in Stewart's bags, me." Why not Just ie It up under your to do, why, Vil tof course, But, I was deliberately he woftly,” She aat down with a aigh of rotie oh rock “You will find water there,” and = “I don’t want ever to be rid of you," Cap?" warn you that this enternrise would bexan hoarsely, but who at She was Kone again, and Stewart, "Oh, how heaventy ; gh she pointed to the piteher on the began Stewart brokenly, drawing her But ehe shook her head, oon fo to Pe ff tt had no better } and upon his arin, y,. with a p breath that was almost | "You ean Ko leap without fear be Sena |g it rev washstand, I cannot give you hot closer, “I don't want ever--" “No, it must come off, I might lose wita than mine } a not speak in that tone," she a gob, thruat home the bolt, The voices No one can discover us here, unless Peake Pushed her sleeves abovs water to-night—there ie no Gre. Will fhe yielded for an Instant to his the cap—you soe, It is too large -and the fow minutes they we ple 1, her face wrung with an- were clearer now—or perhaps It was they right aver us. Guod ulbows und lave {her hands a 4 6 these towels be sufficient? Yes? Is arm; for the fraction of an instant my hair would betray us. Cut ft off, you back the nt the stat wus, “Do not look at me like that. the singing of his blood that wae night # cool water, ‘Then, be there anything else? No? Then good her head was upon his breast; then my friend—be quick!" walked straleht into a tray 1 did not know=4 had ne xeon atilled—-and he could hear their words, “But yo . Overy she drank dee » of at waht, sir, and you, madam #he drew herself away and silenced She was right, of course, With a my eyes wide open, too you-it was not my y1 Woe were " "Vou will qive this gentleman a “Oh, Tam going to sleep, too. (ul “How fortunate that iny iva “Good night," they answered, him with a tap upon the lips. heavy heart Stewart snipped away moment when 1 waa proudiy thinking foce to face with fuliu Bere room,” sald the secret agent, make myself a bed Just over here,” whe ele, said, contemplating | For a moment after the door closed = “Not now!" she said, and her votce, the fong tresses, and then trimmad what a clever fellow T wos desperate there socmed no other “Yes, excellency. Good mighi, my friend!” whe said reflection, “Otherwise It would. be stood staring at It as if hyp- too, was hoarse. “All we m think the hatr as well he was able, which "What was the trap?” she asked way.” She stopped, aiutd K wlight- “How are your other guests? eoftly ; fee t U make a very n notized, Then the girl stepped to the of now is to escape, Afterward, per- was very badly, Indeed. Finally be quickly. ly, and drew away from him, "At “T have heard nothing from then, Stewart turne awn A piled his don't you think ‘window and drew the blind, As she haps—" parted it rakislily on one side, and “T was talking to that offver, and least you will say “oodt she dald excellet , ance they retired own bed t le atin ‘ ‘ rable boy screed war turned back into the room Stewart "I shall hold you to that!” safd only by a supreme effort restrained babbled out the story of how T came softly. Suddenly Stewart felt his hat Ufted — It was t a. when he Ke, He hen ,, aw that her face was livid. His eyes Stewart, and re ed her. himself from taking her in his arms to go to the Kolner Hof, He seemed Dazediy Btewart looked at at from his head and @ hand rumpling looked about a ming ss the She glanced up at him: WW asked the question which aid not But again for an instagt she bent and kissing her. surprined that a member of the police her es dark with sadness, at her his hair, . yellow gratt 1 and re aly Thar ky But aren't you going dare ik aloud. close. “Teally,"* anid, “you're so ridicu. should have recommended tt—whtch face suddenly so white. She was “Take off your coat,” whispered a for the hary fo emember= to wash ‘he drew him back into the corner = “You are a good mai,” she whh- wusly tewety Dat Mw in creat danger seems strange to me, too.” he added, standing near the window, her hand voice, “Open the door a little and de- ed where he Then he rutvbed his Not untit you have finished, “1 1 the blind, mand less pols and put her lips close against his ear. pered. £ véolattee our cMeaty. I warn you “now that I think of | Then he u Bay that Tam eyes and in. The wheat- want to watch you as long as I ear “ guard ," ahe whis- — “Oh, no!” Stewart protested, th ly @@ierous to look at asked me suddenly how you knew I joodby, my friend," ehe repeated, asleep field, certainly—that was all right: My clothes ore even more becoming “There wee ee se ee A a tet eek Me EEE of prota t2TeGm: OF Rae ee J ‘ou have been very ‘good to mel” I was a call to battle, and Stewart but what was that insistent murmur to you than your own!” ‘We ave prisenere etil!!" en ordinary fellow.” he lowered her eyes instantly, but ‘Yes, yes 4 what did you say?" For an instant longer he stood felt his nerves stiffen, Without a which filled hie ears, which never (To Be Continued.) ’ ’