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SYKOSIS OF
ir 'Julia ftwial. Bnl.n!'i -
kign; tli result of an Injydlclou
grcateat rival, H na a rriena,
ining just before Fortei nees to
nM -.Mn it,, Vi' nklf-itir i Kmi I'hrlilnnhnr lti Peril.
Mo meito Mmo. Chrlstophor. A
Herman. ii following him. Mm, Chrlstophor tells him she hatee Eeterman
toecaus ha wracked a glrl'e life. H
to meet Eatermana employer, tn.
arman'. throne, who off era Sir
irJnce la attempting to form a Franco
ccept., out aaya ne may ao eo.
( v. i n
i Hext.
Kendrlck
f that .tiiii.n af tha hnitnm of th
tipaeltlng relatione between franc and England. Kendrlrfcg warne him that
4u in't weij-to h" -ii pyblia- pUca -wah'Hlrr-FrftudeilUtrgi: th nanya
fWn?HPrre"i Eat'rtnan 1. alylng that h. could not find
WLA M. Brandt and
fJ.rPelleman; at which hey dlaeuaa the fact that Germany and France ahould
l a alliea Instead of Franc and England.. . .
'' gl JuJlon goe tlunhe0n at the home If Mffl. Chriatophor. 8h telia
Vitm. m hwjr nf ,ha Prinra vnn Faikanbarr and iuraecti that nerhapa Eng
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land, uiay want Sir Jullen to return
efuata to reveal hat Identity. 8ho
I v r - -1 a . J i u . a . . l .
hat rreat numhera iha Germana are
tvenancKB lanea pir juuen io a
" . i - L a - . at" I.. . . .
na n ovn ta nara in t n aa ntanar
tndrlck hai tlrkata. and. after rnna
enr. Th ereildeht of th meeting
a iinia inneini biiui mi mi vuiidiu'bi" w wa w i . aa - e - ; . . a
-to dlaeuaa whether th prlnc yon Kalkenberg ahalhbe aeaalnated. Biipa are
pad around. The vot I overwhelmingly In fvor of death. . On the
Pfeeident read, h I a proteet againat lh aaaalnatlon. There i a mi
ai in rear tne ugnta
at the door atteniDtln
: fight off th enraged hoc
,A th Rat (ort th
b eomea hlmaelf. Talk
hr bring to the table a M
who u with the latter.
Jeaen,
Jaa.H. vkii ia m r.ttia fimnna mel1r
- edltorjala favoring Whatever policy Talkenber- euggeata If the latter buy
Jur lor him. Th deal l mad.
; v ' BOOK IT.
lf Julian Uhetpectedly mt tatdy Ann, ht former fiance in Pari
wklttit, ata haa tUA umiu a laalfnl mrfla FnllnwlHa a Unner
party Hendrlck warn lr Julian not
ji.i.in. it k. a .him. .
fir Jullen to. writ aerie of article
hnr f.' Bif Jniipn har hone aa a
tMtatiaM .in u h a i at n Wat n ai f aa 'aa tti nw. hi . i 1 1 1 1 n tauani nr. iirianr ! in nni 1 1 ia r . iini. i . i
-iyehSMth"i:.s:.i.w . "v." "u'vini0 .uu.r own LT.'vr . . : -."i"". heed of any. on u
. Madam Chrlatophef tell Sir ulien ah li Fraudenberfa (FMkrnbert') wife "uPp""' . T , , , ' ih ld th way Into th con.rva- Doealble T eama baek m pari " the naner and tak an Iht-lig.nt inter- atudUd thaaa matter, a I hav atud iod
(UmkiA :ifcaoVy?r&.rinrt.?a fv K.MJlVlV.. atV.ahW X7nSnerhK.ddA..m.r.;,rbi,rr S ' "- 1 1 "lattrliir n W ZTt !
.fbwarTWjull"" human. Of cour., w ar mora com- ftVoUh,id th ijjvlc of dinnar I 'd ..7.h,.KMr.t.afenn,L0,JUnU..1' ,u I ,h r'hf ,ort P'1'' b 2:h .on aba'luu n.aaMlty befort me'
'further feet than lo Impair hi Htellol for a period of time A wore fat I panlonabl. "Wa ar both mor human." Aiur.d to tak their nlacel ah f1' .lh i.wi.Up rm lhl X011?11" .f11 vry amlabU ahd vary aatltfUd. Bha'll wa to out th bend Vw.n England
ihretnod whan Lady Anno com to th recu with a loaded revolver. lirr Hi nftddt(li dX ftn." ",n wlth mo"8ton- lay read th dtbita and .he'll tit and Franc tnd to atl with
N22 y?rnf me?on? Pari, locate. Mr Jnllan and demand to ee WW that to far a. 1 am con- 'Ton'ght, h announced, . thry .at ..V tn.'oo rVaV ' On! iUn 'iSdVlTtt.'nA.Va'll" Jo.a.'bl.'ll, A r$t&
'Lidy Ann. - lr "ulln goaa to f.toh h-r. At, h.r plac of employment ho cerned Kendrlck. h.d .om.thlng to do i)(1 b" ,0 1 "1 email round tabl. wfuy.ghfcdad tamn had been lit bu? mo M J.1, .u ...1 ii S-'rli- 2ul?kF-dlplomatically, if
fropo marrttg. Ldy Ann decllnig. . . M. . with It-he waa alway trying to make 7b ml, to take advanUt of the thl ..i Jt ih. i- 5?t: il. .-5' f,li KS'i wuno0 rf!l W dw t k war, Henrietta
fc Ladv Anne e?a her mother and agat, refuae to marry S r Jnllen. Inilet- m. innU .1 hin. 'Hirrai...i. t.,i i ",..?oinf l0. "?."r"! .ar ,ht lh lofty roorh romainad In Up to (ha akla tnd find lham empty, Wo ar not r!lv a hlnndthi.t ""?."!
S Inr ItiR. inff will jnior i rmvivy - vt mauaniH iiriiiupnur, auiiti.iiiv vim iriw
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atoerg.'but he apurns It and goea to hla own quarters where Madam txo
I Italia. 81r -Jullen divine that her vlalt la at the request of Herr Freuflen'
V tbr'an4'WMle ehe muUea love to him, bo diaarma hr of a email revolver.
. tberg"d ' whll he mul
' Thu.hs,thwar.the tec
I vt Sir Jullen death la
rind atlamnt
n
reported in
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"1 U1IU Will FPU II IB lUltainfiai 1 IIW urn. t,vuncH m mvhih vvt-iiv wriwrrn ... I n,
CiJraby and Her huahand, J Herr Freudenberg In .Berlin, rJrlclng Inwardly that
htt wrtekan ni lodtinaai ;i n newa
Vt iat Blr JUllen la out or tn way
th of ilr Julian' article. Learning that he .till la alive, fterr rreuden.
' bVrrf.rftturn to Pari whr h command th ulcld of fcotermen. hi tecret
agtrti Who h8 failed to mil sir junen.
! 5 . CMAPTKIl XIV.
' ' . 'HANCTtrAKt
HIS AFTERNOON," Modem
Chriatophor deelarad, looking
- thouihtfuily at Jullen, "I am
going to eend you a nw c
- v-r't rtry."
k turned a Httlo MgeMy In Ala my
ehatr. , .;
"l.ady Ahne!" he ejdalmrd.
i "Are you glad-' ah aaked.
; 'j tMtto healtated. HI y .ought hi
companipA'a ..taf H w atd at
, th tmali wHtltig table drawn: up elo
-'-to hi iid, her head rtatlng Upon her
left hand, th pen In her right finger
aketening itiie iiaure at tna ooitom or
. . ' ... . a
ah aheei which ah had luat written.
:sh. a wealnt a drna of tr.ngo-
?L.,.iiu ; .fc.-a wat.an ,k
aM'mmer of blue, and there Were tur-
4u0le about her neck. Her urge, eon
e. w.re fixed teadftly upon hla.
hor wa a sort of queetlon in them
-awWOh he eetmed to have urprlad there
-anwra than one during th laat few
lay-
.A-"gu4dn uneaalnea eelied him. Hit
hi-ajn.w crowded with unwilling fan-
alss. There were, without doubt, eymp-r
torn or coquetry m ner appearance, ho
had spoken of blue as the one sublime
" ..oOjor. - A eh leaned a little back In
'bW chair, reatlng from her lahora he
fpVtuld- acareely help noticing th blue
jlki etocklnga and eued shoe which
ijnatched the hlddPrt color of her aklrt,
. tiie ""ribbon which gleatned from the
4usky rnaaaea nf her hair. Madams
" iGbrlatophor was always a Very beau
,Uful'lt)d k Very elaant woman, and
Jt' eeemed to have pleased her during
. thea last ftw day to appear at her
beat' Jullen gripped for a moment 'at
MMa4-Hftm,. --
11 W.W.ll!.l r-.. l.l.i
eti:ehange the bandage?" ehe suggested
are in yam i i ou wouin line ine
.lmosi eagwiy.
-"Not yet," he replied. "It Is still
quit comfortable."
Sh looked. at htm thoughtfully.
iM"Y0U have the air of wanting some-
tiling," tihe remarked. "Is there any.
atklng that displease you?"
, '.."Dltpieasea me! If you knew how
" 'itfango that Rounded!" he exclaimed.
do hotthlnk that any one ever lived
jffth tueh luxury, or was treated with
R'WUch kindness, as 1 during the lust
-'after day. Vou make every second per-
. Madam Chrletophor sighed. Almost
1 a JUlien finished his speech he rc
'.aSTttd It conclusion. Madame Chrls
.tophor, on the other Imnd, although she
Jghed, seemed vaa-ueiy content:
LtrOM se, the fateH aaalnst whom you
Ja.ve 60 great a grievance have done
tomethlng to atone;" she rieclared. "No
doubt you hated to leave your work to
" (Irne-and- peak to me In the atreet that
jaft-erooon. No doubt your redheaded
ajornivllst friend hated me alao. Yet
v& you had not come, If my automobile
J.tjad. been detalned a few minute on the
.way thl it Is terrible Indeed to think
''t.at tnlffhf ViM h.r. I,nn..
Bh thivered. A rtnent later she
Vajeed her
think,"
f T ...... L. a
eye and continued.
she said, "you must shundnn
, wm oi your nostiuty against my
ex It was a Woman Who Worked this
,tftlchlef In your life and n woman who
Jwak foituniitw enough u, nv. k. i
think" yotl can almost , rv quits with uv
WMulleh."
J; He miled. He was slruaaiina to lend
njckthelr convcraiitlin lo a lighti-r
lovet.. A Certain dun'ise In tliia w.i
"mgn'i tone and manner, a chHnae -hi,-h
wag reflected even In her appearance,
"'iHaturbed him painfull;-.
""Th balarice Is already on mv Hide
'dear hnatetis," . he assured het. ' you
jflave left me an eternal debtor to nm
lax.' i UI1 never again ImlulRe in
aralltles or wnoiesah.- condemnation. It
ia. after all., foolish. Hut tell me why
. you r sending Lady Anne lo help m'e
4dayt?" ,
8h Watched for any trace of dlsap-
spolntment In his tone. There waa hohe,
en th Contrary, his mention of Lady
eAnne Waa accompanied by a slight eaa-
ernes Which puszlerl her.
?ti " turn a TeW social duties to attend
i-W," th explained a little vaguely.
fLady Anne la quite efficient. 1 like
har handwriting, too. It le like her
elf cieaft'Ciit, legible. Ther are no,
hidden poole about Lady Anne"
ei "Yft," he said, "a woman ftiwaye
fPjtJ.t J?Jl Jfi JbtreJt coaccakd.: .
a "ou think that Lady AHne, too, lias
Jier socretr Madame Cbrtetophor aaked,
raising her eyes.
"I think that if she has, she Is quits
ifpablo of keeping it." he replied.
FltSCTDIXO ciun it ;
nei'lf - 6f foreign tffelro. Ii forced to re.
later written to th deigning wlf of hi
uavia nmancni, t nwpiir man,
rnnoi na niytriuu ui iyc
dermsn secret service mm, Eugene Es-
repulses F-stermsn, but finally agreea
t'r.ipce von. raixenD.rg. i por wm
Julian work In a diatom country, in
- German alliance.
nir rfHtiiii Muna iivi
aava that In
England people ar saying
invatrlouB Influence that aeema to b
aorae time. She attll la myi'terloua and
xrclaa a atrang charm over filr.J."n.
ii.il. il ai akOM aaafaiiHan M anAOV II 1 Hi 1 II
mn iii"ii ir,i..i v
coming into Parle
kaai la at 4aat a. at i I aa aa av riaitlaMaM
eetmg'of a'arman BOPlailata.
raiini in at in aam i ii iii tir nini
dtrenle dirricuity, get paet tna ooor
apka.aying tnai tn meeting .a new
after much perayaalon aareea to writ
nuya ije
to aoept Falkenberg'a of fer ft a forilgn
a., i-ia him litaiaad. liandrlrka ure
attacking Falkenberg'. policy for pub-
a
mug from th wrath of Herr Frcuden
maae upon nia lire. . .
Beriir
. i
n and 1.1
ndon. fnlloWtna- an enloalon
provoaea. a violent cene netwi
feen Mr.
is aurpnaieo neyona measure to read an
There wtt a knock at th door, Lady
Ann entered. She earn a few yard
Into th room with a alight amil upnn
her up, and nodded pleasantly to Ju
Men. In her ailm atateime, th un
troubled terehlty of youth reflected in
her milling grace, ah represented per
fectly th other typ of womanhond.
Madam Chriatophor ro deliberately to
her feet. For on twlft momeit h
meaaurtd th thing between them. Hhe
heraelf waa conaeiou of a greater intel
lectual maturity, a more kubtl quality
In her looks, a beauty leaa deeerlbable,
more exotic, perhaps, but alao more pro
wnn, im an. si ner een wr ai
vocative. The art of her teg were at
h. .-..ii ....
iZ .LV:"::.V ,' '"V :
' '"'t lml"aVnL hlA
thy young woman. She turned har head
'IMi'laai.
f. " " 1 , . . . , L . . '
J" ll,ln ateadfaatly tt Lady Ann.
Madame Chirietophor picked up her b-
longing, and moved toward the door,
"B merrllee today, my friend I" h
exclaimed, pausing upnh the threahold,
-"virulent, ir you will! Le Jour wa
aereaming at you Hit night, jeaen nt
lot hi head a little; or la It th lash
of hi maater which he feels? How can
one tell?"
"After tonight," Jullen rmrkd, with
a smllo, "who will read L Jour? t
shall tell the story of the purchase of
that paper by Herr Freudenberg. French
paopla will not love to think that the
pen of Jesen has been guided by the
hand of Germany."
Madame Chriatophor made little
grimace.
"My friend," ah declare.!, "my house
is, l believe, the safest epot In Paris,
yet there are limita. Remember that
Vnn hava hArtmii a r..lhtttf CtiM-a la
" agitation in England to hav you back
at the forelan office. All Parla Is dl
vided upon the subject of your life or
death. And ther are men here In the
city, who seek for you night hd day,
with death in their hands, My house la
sanctuary, but no one cart Writ u:h
things as you are writing and deem
themselves secure against Bnjr risk."
He stnlled at her confidently.
"Yet you would not have m leave
nut one single line, you would not have
trie lower the torch for one second! You
KUirgrst caution! you, whO haven't th
word 'fear' In your vocnbulary! It Is
your house, not mine. There are more
bombs to be bought In Parte. You tell
me. would you have me spare a single
word of the truth?"
hne flashed back her answer serosa
the room. Fof the mom
?i onhaSher
Lady Anne, They two
plane.
"Not one word," she assured li Im, with
aoft yet vibrant earnestness. "I would
have you write the truth in letter of
flre upon the clouds, for all PhHs to
eee. You have a message. See that It
goes out."
Madame Oirlatophor closed the doOr
softly behind her. Juliet) reinnlneil
'looking at the spot from which she had
disappeared. Then he drew a little
breuth. v
"She is wonderful!" hp muttered
Ladv Anna took up tier pen. 8lie
avoided looking at htm.
"Let us begin, " nlie fald.
They wrote for hours. Jullen was In
the mood for this final and flercn et
tnck upon Le Jour and all th powers
that stood behind It. He held Up Fal
kdiherK to derision the charlatan of
modern politics, the fuck 'of HeHIn,
whose one sl.m erity .tvas hio hatred for
England, and one capacity the giant
capacity for mischief: .11 wound Up
Ins ani.-ie with a matching and par
sons! denunciation of Kalka'nberg. and n
splendidly Worded appeal to the Frenoli
nation not for one moment to b de
ceived as to the character of thl tire
less and ambitious schemer after the
country's welfare. All the time Anne
took down his words in fluent ftnd flow,
leg writing, wiien at last he had fin
ished, he looked st the, sheets which
surrounded her with something Ilk
amaiement.
Why, what a plw rVe been. Anne!"
he exclaimed, glancing from the tabl
o the clock, -you timet have been writ
ing for nearly -three hours'"
, h was. busy- nuking -the imeem.
yulte i .imuld ssy.--.he answered,
but j loved It. Now i am going to
uaiil. - URh W ,nlght P't th man
uacrlat d0 "' th. office tonight."
re turnea up. ana remimDero i, '"co" ". 53 I am actually hiding hero In Pari from oui ma-am innaiopnor, aa an
to eacan. Kendrlck and Sir Jullen ruah to hi aide .l. .iii..h woman who rtiv daalr tu read in a
innin una miii its Hi v ml inuin lUBrmwi, j miui" i;uuaiiiLn.ji; a iiinuv u
- . - i a. t.tl. t.. a.am m. a a tak a tAatal k I haai H Aaa kHMHa a4at.aa T a., m al fculu V. akat It 1 1 t at tllBIH. II T 1 1 , ITU. r 1 111 I I g t TV V I Bill U
A Fir.Mfan nwnpper man, ana a fin
'i "I ahall n4 you when I rd It
through," he reminded her. "There win
b borotlon." ,.. '
jnnr waaam cnn.topnor or i win
h, hero," oho replied. ."Madame Chrls-
tophor may htvt some otnar work for
ma." .
He looked at hr iurloualy.
"Even you ar different," ho mur
of courae, but without any real varia
tion. And now hero I am, hanging on
to life by the thin edge of nothing,
iw U'lii uBv w o'
writing aucn .ininga a 1 anouia nvr
hat.. Am . .4 . a u . .. . ..ij Imm W..r
tw lia ram iiuiii
in th limit. ttraMinaiiw aK advihtilraf.
Do you wonder that aomttlme 1 am not
quit aur that It lan't all a nlg!itmarf
'ills un.a taaiai
a llttl mmlcunat in fioho mltd updn
It. And you, Anne, ar her by my
aid, a nrofeaalnnai a.cratarv. th friend
t . nnh.. M.. r.VrM.7. a ..-
;: "
... i...... W.I.. .... niau ruwi
oay wntn w ware engaged to oe mar-
How. AlA . h
Qla gat nerer
neai wnai naa nappenea to u, Annoi
She laughed at him tolerantly.
iem. Bitch ft thort tim for audi an ab
aoluta chang."
Sh was balancing her pen upon tna
ink pot keeping her eyes turned from
him.
"it lan't aiwayt a matter of time, you
. .7 ' 77 " I '
knew, Jullen," the aald tliouihfully.
rou were nVr really t prig I wa
never really g machih for wearing a
readymad mlle and few tmart
frock. It took a thOck to mk tia
things,- hut
before
den
bandaaed
Ahne." he said firtniv. "If f td back.
vnu an hack miitiin t (kink that
I anaii never regret anytnin that hie
happened if."
ti,a nn. ... I.. ...a ...
V"- "" . " w-,. .
The rtnm Was aftfllv hnaaa t
Maoame cnrittoplior who entered w th
l. pll of letter In h.r hand. Udy
m, aiiahti. h.iat,,...a
Md'm ChrUtophofl yol whloh
wal almost fiercely qdeatlorilnt.
"I am not diaturwng you, i trtr
h teked lowly, "I bring Ilr Julio
some letter."
He caught up the kftaeta which' lay
by hi side.
"I will not even look tt them until I
have corrected my article," he de
clared. Madam Chriatophor settled herself
composedly In an ey chair,
"Lady Ann shall read It aloud," she
propoaad raimly, "tnd 1 will assist
In th correction. For th French edi
tion 1 my b able to suggest. The
Paper are ody most imuiing," she
continued. "The dermn press i l
moit unreadable. No wonder that there
I a price upon your head, my friend!"
Jullen moved reetleasly In hi plac.
"1 have hid the mn.t ettrtordintry
luck." he remarked. :'No other man, na
turally, knew e murh of the Anglo-
orman ahd the Anglo-French relation,
Anit inalaad af halna .1 IiaIm. In riaun.
lng street, end mue.led, I happened to
he her on the spot, to run up against
Falkenherg, discover hla llttl schemes,
and with my own special knowledge to
see through them nt once. No one else
ever had such tn opportunity."
MRtlems Christopher smiled nlgmt-It-ally,
sjhe wa looking thoughtfully
across at her gueet.
"It la not every opportunity In life,"
she murmured, ''whloii' a mtn know
hnw to embrace!"
REMARKABLE
at at at n
mured. . Chriatophor. who wa aundlng oil the sh did not withdraw her hand, ito Sn.thVfJ'".k'vt,,ch uhlwh-tha;.that.Mi 1 the enmy nf My country.
"Tell me at onco what you meanr aha threahold of th winter garden opening preeaure upoa hi finger waa faint but I ahull have no
wBe(j out from the apartment, read hla ox- inalotent. V' ... . .. I aak for aomethlng In raturnT I have mercy." , i
"I KiKh' I knew" he confailad. "To downed. , ' "Do you . remember wh' ' w flrat ! KlVt wlK not Vv T lth y011-" '
" .r0" hV T. few day e. "en wgVt.k.n a UtUa abCk, . .Valn.t S.hoU.rtTvd M' WSat il
lllS iTLt'lTLZ'J toT; V.ddam. Chriatophor moved toward ,6m? -'m ."eeff th. trdy tWrVtffil lliLSS 11!! .Td ffe Sftffi " ahrugged h.r
trHa 11 v and m Hinl dav hv tn but J,,l,Un 'trePt(1 "' ,H eauaed iy a man'g craaa aalflahneaa. t Ml J!? u0 .t w ' ai!.! ouldara.
mtrriaa to you. and my doing. day by ramembered all that he owned to Ihia tdo. wa wairlng the fctteri. To ,frt tftmi.hv f 0 a .."Vou av wanted him fat- Bmo Httlo, '
ay an mappea out a are mtereaiin. woman. He waa aahamed of hla lack th.
nlther of us remained wii- " I" ""1 "1 'Z L ir,"i,B( . ooo otner-nia enm- otui an neid out her handa, pathy for you or t one . '
fu v blind. Yan' he haeit n vnur wnrA . pemona ior mo moment. , i navo occu. won i you trust me? aha heaaed. f hat,. . w...'. "
long and a better man han ver." "r, a!00,'1! !: "V":!. W" '! h"..'n 6rk .'. fT. .wa that i khow.th. wayTnto and you , rZEZtZjyZ
"And vout" wiiiik .in a i.uiea laamun ,i wi inn, i nave triea in my way to oo me great piaooa, Ju In." "f wantv.fmi T,7.1 '
"1 have i hone.'a oma dw nf bofomin. a famoul sculptor, hid once declared her good among womtn . lesa happy, even "Llaten!" h orled horly. "You hav a gunbMt u .PU."..'f0 w ""Patched
i nay nope eome day nf Boeoming .c, .Hd bUBt t Dt th. moit beaut ful than r Wh.ae t t .IL ff.r.d m. u,J- . P-J." ,fu.n,)Mt 19 crtain neutral nart
, ' " " """ - wnu unn ucume a mot unnn ine earin, ivTeryinina" except mv lnva ' ana a. ... " i
Ha leaned toward her. ahowlhg ud- wrinkle a: the aldea Of her eyas. Sh. -.. Ihe I. hv raaaon nf m.n-a aei.' claimed. wlih th;.my-i..- !?:..t?. ?'"? hav Mnt n Intimation to
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CHAPTER XV.
NKAR1N0 A CRISlfcV
IHAT nlfht, for tbo flrat time alnco
hta trrlvlil - in tno 'noua aa a
irueat, Jullen dined downitafr. To
hla OUrprlia, : wn praiohte
hlmaelf. In th omaller ealon
Mnh hi hai been diraated. tta found
the tabl laid for two only, ftfadama
of tact.
"Dear Madame
Chrl.tophor." h.
r)s AaA MMflk(wak an. I al rnAlfi aunt
K"tMt, luiaiia uiw a. v"
rorgot now aitarta ininga are. jnaeea,,
II ai, kill a ma, I. a a .Khlna allh ma
. " - - -
of rout, ii 'will lv me th trfegteat
pieauro 10 am tt--iie wun you;,
H Wat, remap, a anaa too imprea-
, - .
'. "rn.a .wijr irm
tlla ha.ll
.1-Mka.a.a, I U H L.L.a.a.lk a 1. igakag .1
" W n.w""5
Mrtg, witn wu aaaumiu earo-
iana. "Lady Ann naa nr own aa
ion adjoining htr apartmont.
Hh dlnai
out com-
ng alon.
lh.ri ftW4y-i jf i nM without
pMr i nj0y -th rt of BtlBg
.l. ,. i .
una Tery ariliuiui tn nr uwii wa,.
your dear Lady Anno, but ah and 1
daua MAI murih u anMmrt. rm. anrf
art an Invalid. It la my opportunity
to talk, Ar you a good Matener, Sir
inai nigni, at any rate, nr iirmny
,n?u'a umjueation-d. Bh wore a
JrtS J 5lae nti ,1IHP very e0f:
1.41I("ia?,I)?1 background for her whit
t htm.
"Ah, my friend." th murmured.
, inl you onjen tn me roio i
'LV." v,r',1w11 than, you thall
ot
' B" snail tan mi
V"
l:?'"'"
wnan onoa
again what waa it Lady Anna thought
your t prigr
i am iik many olhr tnd mor
famoua mn," he remark. "I hav
learned much IH adveralty."
"I read the Rngltsh papers," she enn.
tlnued presently. "I hav all a large
.corresponqenca. un you xnow mat
there is nearly a rebellion In your prty?
Questions have been aaked about you
in the House, ftoth aide want you
back. There Is a feeling that you were
allowed tn go mmli ton easily, tht
th Indiscretion of whloh you wer
guilty wa a trifle. Thl man Ctrrtby
Is what you call a rad! That doe
not do in th high el, Nationality
cannot cohceal t lack of breeding."
- "1 have thought over mtny thing,"
Junen tdmitted. "if ihg -way la mad
-i... . u.. t .halt fcaxu wim
not? I bsiiav that t can aerve my
country, artd It 1 tn life for which I
am best fitted. Cerrebv try-bv hla . -
good point, hut hta amblttone hv
been
a little too extensive.
He would
hat, a ,.a a .alav mavne af Iha man
where h wa born." -
..u . .... a a a e. a ..aa. ...
tou are rignt, ' sne aeritretv "Tnere
la no tilae for tuch mn in th trett
world, You Will go back, It la written.
Bee -I drink to England' .future prim
minister!"
fine raleed her glass, which the butler
hart Just filled with hrhrri. She
looked Into hi eye ehe drank and
Jullen was conscious of a passing tin
eaeiness, tine set the glass down, empty.
Her hsnd lay for t moment near hie.
"You will go back." h murmured,
JUllen7" "T lAVed mv h.v." aha wH nM H fin a
8,a,,d drrd r.', ,is?t.p? r,rt m wfcW("tvrtw o kt "anVthiJg bUr;Vo0;;vrpoiiuc.an n : pz;:um tTC LTii
a whlapcr. Tho.e beautiful dep et fltach htm front m. M ha the law You know vry will that all th Path, wetfcly govornid h. i. it ?w 6"!2t ,B
ya ware challenging ni. Bh aam.tfl on hi aide. I may not avin tee Ru- to th. great pit o unhappin'aa t"! Of labor trouw' Her t.!!!!"
0 have made up h.r mind that for mt, V,ry w.U, 1 do my beat to tl Orowded with men who hav. b.n '! ar. Ill btlanr.d
, . . T- m '" ' " .....v. "inn ; .w.t-i rain JVU miljl
PICTURE OF THE SCHWABEN
n it H H H n bt n n
"7ou will forgot. Th People whom
you have mat In your brief period of
advorolty will aeem to you like ahadowa,
? It not oor ,
-Ha took her hartd and ralaed It boldly
t hio Up. -r. :rrrs,rr;r,:
to "It will naver be Ilka that with yOu,
4a hAataaa." m iaaurad h.r. "Th.ra
av oka a. . a i , aawi
are thing which one doea not forget."
able.
my maPnag. wa. a urrtbf. ilwDnoln
t nil mmm mnm mi ft fit on
i - .......
I m.at
- inrili. II
icL..alw" ."f.1"
j-reat man, a genlua, an inspired atatea
... t . . . . ... .
niau, auu t IOUI1U myself BUiea lO a PO-
iitip.1 manhin. m -..i,,,.! t..
told you. I wonder that 1 am vei
wealthy? helped him. For th rt
waa a puppet by hi ld. I llvd
Berlin for on rar. Official Ufa
in Iv.S
thS
wi..."iftM
i -"wS1.11
Benin for in Amerlean woman, vtn
inougn in b Pr nnaa
. . r . . . . - -
u.r,, , inioiaraDio
tSil AnhUHrh IK. aj.M.M
Hal la.a.U. a. ,1 .1 ... .. a..,.
P? w,i PB," P "F
pa no ire, i waa no part bf
1 waa no nart bf tn oni'i
ur.
ft., rt.a.. . ...J aia m- ..a.
deratand ma. My htbnd-oh, ha. II
very German in hli haart-oniy laughed
at my eomnlalnti. Ha would hav been
"!" iiyinu on no n-
: : .:.
prriccny willing 10 B mO BBOOm aa
tho. oth.ra-haufrau-brr. of ehll-
f.n . ...i.i. ...
one lemo amd ta fall full unnn Ma.
dame Chrlatenhor'a beautiful faea.
my Muft, i cam her to live. I have
many frtnda, but Falklnberg I th
oniv wan to whom 1 have ever belonged,
and h h treated me aa h would have
"I wonder tt nothlnt- In the wnman
, wno nan own rainnnDerffB wire, JUllen
replied,
rapiirn. -in aeem to mr tn moit
unacfupulou pron who ver brathd.
Juileftt"
JUllen
wa a UtUa atartled.
"Una.
How old?" he reoeated.
"A, foolish OU.Btlon. of couea." aHe
continued. "Hew eeuld you be honest!
1 am II yr old. I believe that 1 am
the rtoheet woman In Part, t am tired
or pernor canea nriiuani ana eynirti, or
ahowlng fortune hunter to th door, of
living my lif in lonellnese. F!kenbrg
n aworn that if 1 take step to make
a divorce possible, I shall never see my
boy aaalfi. I hav hot seen him, a it
It, for nearly two years. The threat
leaihg it terror, rou ar listening,
my friend?"
"Of courae." -
"h turned to the butler. The othr
M!l,,n, hed already left tha room.
M ""fl-1 eoffae into the winter gar-
den," the ordered. "Cnm. Mir .Ttilian "
,,Hh ''l eigarete and threw it away
V.T'Jm,T?6lVff t..Utr wef
!! ftf Hka ttara. She laid her flnaara
nn ni a cignrrie ana inrew it WV
"P"" as ney passed nut into
the perfumed air of the omisrvtnry,
nd h ffned tO fCCl Sorhe tmirh of the
fjr tht wt burning In htr vein. Hh
at aa. Ja 4 at el lllll. a 1 at aa,. .
' "me lowuras mm. i n coior
her cheeks was brilliant. Her ho.
dm wss rising and falling quickly. Bhe
was splendidly handsome, nerved up to
great things, womtn inspired by a
purpose, Jullen wa afraid, He, too,
felt something of th excitement of tha
moment, but his brain seemed numbed.
There was nothing h colild y. Kh
threw herself beck into a low ehair and
drew him down to her side, With her
other hand an caugnt nolo or a cluster
- - ,
. . . - win iiuua u in iniiiaa i ocaire. i ou
of pink roe and pfilied their cool
blooaom to hr ohek. ;
"sir JulUn," ah Murmured, "I htvt
lookad ao ateadfootly into life, 1 hate
atrlven so hard to find a plc thero. I
have aomothlnr to live. I do not com
amptynanaea. - j can -piece offering
- unnn ini biibp nr mi arvamai r vm ' 't it a
upon the altar of the rreat god
my.11 mjr,-5t1,,;.',u,0,h1.- ,thy ''
!!? f " " ! A'l
. . . . . . . . .
iimi Wat am i aa ur airiiir aw n nataa vnn
undcrgtand: You vary natrly rn.rfied
a duki'a daughfaf and beam a hild
Vila alaaa HAIKIalaa
fa iaaa poiitietgn.
won't ao it. Don't
"Madam Chriaophorl",
' har aurad noartloh.
hr brilliant gift., h.r almokt. inapirtd
ln,J Viduaiity, laliuri had havrr eoeurrad
a tkatai 'trlataa aa, attaat ua..aj.J ia a.. ,
IZ'riVr. r."uA,M
m ni t raoe.
.iTftu r,,i ha-kaKk" aha. avaMl ah
ull towarfa'hlm "thai vnu are
l', fi ?T15S? Aift Dolr"l?r Lll.rL
3 fln,L.Df ."lr
.. tub our srast i want you m aaa-rau
the wav In lh ablaa l .iu Iiiki la a
Si? 9 X "wm uT'-.r 7 In.
awrai gin wno will look nio kl tna
bit, Mh win r..d
11 and
and
toVrbTalLlirifaLaYif.1
hMiaht. a.Ti - J"!-..!?.!
and
eful in thlr orofasalon.1
Kh wyd ven cloaer toward him
her head t llttl thrown back, hr yea
Inviting him, H tertmbled to hla foot.
"1 lov Ladv Anna" n. .......4 ...
nis leetn.
Tney etooa fteing on another, ih
tor a handful of th blossom, from a
"Madame
von Falkenben
Madame
Chriatophor ' turned alowiy
around."
'Tn Prlne vnn falk.nbertt Whare?"
"; ihe waiting-room, mdame."
fth moved twtv. th dm mm
"""m Junen.
"I pome," ah tnnoune.d.
Ldy Anne had aame letere m her
band, which eh handed to jullen, He
'brew them hastily aside and drew her
uddenly into hi arms .and Into the
ahedow of th giant palm. .
"Anne," ho pleaded, -not because of
your tnothr, not because you would
.m"k m a suitable wife, but because I
Iflv ou, win jo.i marry me?"
fell her relet in his arma.
Jullen! she miirmni-.H
' ' finien ine sentence." ha
i didntfinien the sentence." he
VA1.0..41 the "baaay?"
Abeurdl" , l-r .
mr uniy wav." hi in.i.ii
demly. "We nouidn't b married in Lon-
on. All the t f 1 1. nf ttarKnr.i
l'$"ia and boo, and It wotild save no end
. . e iiira Dotner when we got back.
Anneal .ova you very much and I want
you Jut as soon a. I can get youl"
.h.TLrd0Ui,yLyOU 11 llkB
"Well?"
;;thl I th. only frock I have.-"
"The Hue de it paig H at our gatee,"
he reminded her. '
bo sensmie,' she begged. "Vnu
J4'1 aftftw yourself about Part. Some-
"? ,lfriDI win ntppen."
Not ill" h replied eonfin
replied confidently, "it's
too late.'
Ilia aciM m.ki . i,... n
tn ust urn1, tu1 ?k,dr,nr wr
CHAPTKlt IfVi
rALKaNBKRO'll LA.8T KFFOItT.
"M
nuAMBi, I'rinc F kenhar
declare, with a formal bow.
I owe you a thousand anmn.
lies for thl visit.
......
Madame Christopher looked
st him ecros. the room, thd in her eyes
there was no welcome nor any anger
only euipriae. B
"You brt-ak," she reminded him. "the
word of a prince!"
Falkenherg smiled Idly.
"There are cataclysms In life," h
said, "whirlpools Into which on may
sometimes be drawn, One s will Is over,
born,' I myself am in that unfortunate
position."
Madame Chriatophor looked stead
fastly at her visitor. Wa it her fanir
or was he really growing older, this
man of Iron? Th story or the last few
weeks Was written into his face. tii8i
Were shadows under his eyes, a deep
line across ills forehead.
"Blnce you are here, be seated," she
invited, sinking herself wetrllv Into a
chair. "Tell m a quickly as.'yrtu tan
What has brought you?"
"Portei has brotig.-it me," Falkenherg
answered grimly. They tell me (hat he
has ttken shelter under the shaddw of
your petticoats."
- "Shelter from j-our acsassin!"
"Precisely!" Falkenbtrg admitud.
t an not aamire tour method "
Madatll Chrlstonhor remat-uait 'tii.iu
seem to me not only brutal but Clumsy,
You killed seven men nnrf mjured oe.
eral others, to no purpose."
"Mtd-ine," l ttiKcncr declared, "to
secure the death of that man I would
;ia.'v destroy d a. woeU . r
Mid every prlaon In it" .
inaaam mriaiopnor inivertd.
"Thorough, a uaual, my dear princ,"
she murmured. "Nevertheleaa, I find
auch statement loathaome. Wo ahould
hay outlived the dys of barbarity. X
J
do not underhand rnen vrho deal In guch
fiahlon with their nmi,' ,
falkanberg frowned. . ,
"Thr 1 aomething between ua mat.
er than bronl anmitv" ha
fiero.ly, ' My paraonal Vi.rnrt I would
, flial with In ouch munnr-r l maka
warn -a. ...a, a. . .
acruplea.
iv uuuut wuuia commend uneir to your
juuen r-onei la more than
yr ao 6dly. I at till lntant,"
aclard bltt.rly. "Ho hai
fahf 11 yjSP ,n ''""I With thoo
?irrai Ho know too much.
Ma bnawi whm-a Kama iha
Which -fcrOiiiht L Jour Via vnn. '
, f w ona ii.,".th mter.
tLWL ,M. frm the
f.0!?1?"!11 f h, tHa resord. of th
jf ar In hi mind, At Berlin
tnohtant'a uaina.'. . rou "
?2J?af Hr hag bn i viit oner
tHmlv "raa k. l.a. . . ' " r0P"U
b5 The imL ie'e1..?0 look ,lk toly
or In tceiaant of failure. Th.P. i. -
; W,,0BTO BOlomon." he renlled
doubt a to in wi.dom. r
th Y .ffi1 "mandof
Lia.'l' - " Wl ctinot what w
foreign orfina
itrlko."
Tc 2 eoioiy.
taknn th chtnea thai r... t... u.j
nien?a I m"'1 llv Ju"n Portel
before they Can oat him haw a .... ...
elgn Office, befor he cn do mora mla
lng street
paet evry-
why ytju
admitted. 1
veAJJJlK .h? h,m fro
k.Ti1 . 'nc?d th foom at him.
half turlouely, half scornfully.
"Buy him! Tout"
"Exactly." he replied. "TOu tmllo b.
cause you do not understand, I offer
J-ou a dispensation for your divorce
and your son.
A llttlO tremor aaamaA . ....
fa ha! r h"r Th" Bh 'PniT
to her. feet and atood quivering before
him,
ri. V","' your trapt!" h?
Claimed. "Ton oVrn't-mean It'"
"To prove that T do," he Inalstod. "I
DlTUght R'I!elPh th m from
Paris'. He can bo in your arma in a
you wl'ii"tM- l0k ,nt0 thB ti.
nr?.hd ,hmfV ,ht 1rMm Utlr. and
iirtea ihg ptirtaln, A low cry broke from
her lip, in the tonneau of the great
touring car outside a little boy waa
lying back amongst the cushlona. a.loap,
, .. v falkenherg aald Blow-
ly. with his eyes fixed upon th worn
an. He has coma all the way from Ber
lin without an hour's rest, Am I tO
take hi ni back tomorrow? It I for you
to decide.
Madam Christopher turnd toward th
door Falkehberg barred the way.
Not yet!'; he declared. "Do yOU .
cept my terms?"
"But he is hungry!" she cried, "t can
see that he is hungry! And he is ao
pal--let mo fetch him in."
"of course he is huttatrv." hta
egreed, "He has also been aabinD. .
rssusr u -that -
"fakt me to portei" he in,
aaaaalatai ,1 M IX (119 W riBU
swiftly. "Inform him thtt you cannot
your roof" "nlter of
Bha Sat nnan .mU!.-.- . , .
ftly but In unnatural r.shiL, t.fi
enberg watched her hh
111 ,l ... all . R-...I VUIIVBIIJ.
Ana men T" sne inquired.
He hesitated.
?m,TJL u ."W; ou"a your doors
1 t wUI wHt wre trticlea."
Falkenherg smiiad inoead..i...t- I.
lie said nothing. Madama
nomine-, Madama r'hH.fnnh.
had
found her wav ara w,.. ,
window, he stood there, looking down
into the car. The boy was still asleep.
Khe. gripped the window curtains with
both her hands. He. was so pale, so
tired, and how he had grown!
"I give you even his heritage," Falk
enberg promised . "Make of him a
Frenchman or an American, If you will
He Is your own eon. Take him. I give
my first bern for my country. You will
not refuse What I offer?"
Madame Chmtophor made ho anawer
lUenberg, however, saw the longing
n her race it was enough! He buddon
ly changed hi tactics. t
"This Jiilien Portei," he said, 'It la
another woman hfl prefers.''
H saw her bosom heavji. Tlie atorm
fi8 .n.st w. lch he hRd been atrtigrling
all the tlmj seemed on the point of
bursting. The hot blood wa .Jnglng
in her ears, her eyes wer aflame. She
vrunaeu ino room arm run Hi.
bell.
Falkenherg was contend tn a!k ij .i.'
tt h nfe5 onf The butler appeared
lmot immediately,
"fbu will conduct the Prince von
falkenherg Into the winter garden." ah
a"tad. "H desire to epeak to Sir
- JiilitnJonmV.
"And you?"-:
Falknf)et- naWai
w.ru ner.
A 8wift glance showed him hor dl-
ordered countenance, It was reaaonabl. "
1 fP,Iow," ah announced, '
(To U OontlntiM Hext ganday) y
1 t"-yvci mi
'w i. me ume to
.... uiuuinn roioiv. "i h.v. A
T mr'!?) ' ai wmr. mm