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" Z2S I SYNOPSIS. 8 Ooncv Wagataft. daughter of Sir Goer,' of the Hrulati admiralty, hint at a, liaison between her Rovemes. Kthel Wlllouftiiby. anil Henry Streetman Kt'iel dtmea IC Henry Streetman rails on Kll-el nt nhlle walitnu for her talk lo Prow ter. Sir Oeorae' butler, who U a Genimn SW. about hla failure to et at admiralty papers In Sir Oeorire's poweaalon. He phones, to Orman secret service head quarter. Streetman. tht German spv ami Roeder (;,;. Hrt-wster. the butleri are ilUcuaslnit the poesibillty of war Wlien Kthel apih irs he tries to foree her to set from Sir Gi-orgr kimnU-iltie of th sailing order to the Uritish Iteet. Though !' believes him a Kreech Ineteari of a Ger man spy. she rfi!!- until he tlin-atens her. She Iwej him to aitnoume tlu-lr se cret manioc an Oeorsy Is suspicious, out he puts tier off At tea Gmkv an-l her lover. Gt:y KuU-o-er. teuse Sir Gi-orce and Streetnnn mules an ankw.ird at tempt to ta!K piliths Stte.tm.in. the German spy Sir GcorKe WaKstsff Uritish iMAat official. Kthel WlllouKliby. jwcret wife of Strve'tran. and others are havlnn tea at the U"aslarr home. The eartv Is tliacueMnc a plav Charlie Ilrowt. news paper man of jfew York, entrtntns the tea party lth his views on 'he threat ened war Ir. Kurupe. Guv Falconer de clares th-u if war comes he will co to Cuba Ills nmiher and Sir Georice reprove him. Cha'lic f.iva Guy is spooflnc. CaM. I .a try l!lniond of the Irish Guanls. calls on Kthel The two had been undeclared lovers Sh tells him of her marriasf and he tells tiei strretman Is a German spy with a familv In Berlin. There is no greater tragedy, In the eyes of men, than the betrayal of an Innocent girl. It is an Incident In human affairs that has Inspired literature In all ages, and provoked murder and suicide. With what emo tion Ethel accepts the fact of her betrayal and with what de termination she sets out to avenge the wrong, if such a thing is possible, is told in this installment. Ethel discovers, during her talk with Capt. Larry Redmond that she has been betrayed by Henry Streetman, and expresses her grief. CHAPTER VIII Continued. - "Oh, It's everything everything!" site told him with a dry sob. "I should never have goue nway: or havlnp gone. I should never have come back tn tiinhe you suffer like this." he said with hitter self-reproach. It hurt him terribly to see her so torn by her emotions. "There, there, my dear! Don't cry!" lie said, patting her arm with the tenderness of a woman. "Oh. let me! Let me!" Kthel cried, .'r the blessed vent of tears had come to her at last "Oh, Larry, wh couldn't it have been different?" "Faith, I don't know, my dear! Rut tiow with you and me It's only a dream of what might have been and we must forget." he comforted her Jjravely. "Forget?" she repeated brokenly. "Well, we must try to." he said ""We must be friends the best friends In the world." "We can't be Just friends," she told iilm. She knew that their deep love for each other would never let them be merely tbaL "We must br!" he persisted with the conviction of a man who would always do right. "We love each other too much to be more or les.s than the best of friends." From the hull outside, voices came to their ears. And nthel had scarcely dried her tears before their friend liad returned to claim them for the din ner party. "Great Scott!" Guy Falconer ex claimed as he came upon them. "Still chinning, you two? You uever talk to mo as long as that!" he told Georgy Wngstaff with mild reproach. "You're not so Interesting as Cap tain Redmond." she retorted with the cruelty of Insolent eighteen. "Well, udmlttlng that," Guy said, for he never plunged voluntarily Into an argument with Georgy. "admlttlug that, I've seats for the Pnlace and we've telephoned to Richmond for a table. So let's hurry." "I don't think I can go, after all," nthel told them then. She knew that hhe wus in no condition for the banter g give and take of dinner-table con versation. "Oh, Hthel!" Georgy cried In obvious disappointment. And "Oh, Kthel! Don't spoil the party!" Mrs. Falconer urged. "Come on, Larry!" said Guy. "By George, you do look glum Just the name as I did when Georgy first re fused inc. Now I've got used to It" Wlillo they were trying to persuade Kthel to Join them, Sir George Wag Btaff entered the room. Ho had heard their voices aa ho wus passing through the hall on his return from his hurried visit to the admiralty. And since he Oiad newb that ho knew would prove ir great interest to them lie nan stopped on his way to til own quar tcrs. "R; .love. Redmond! I'm glid to '' you!" cried as soon s he caught sight of the returned wanderer. "Thank yon. Sir George! It's coihI to be back." Larry replied. "As n Rrltlshor. you've come home at the right moment." Sir Gisirge told him gravely a he s-hook the captain's hand. "Yon menu that there's news of the war had news?" Kthel exclaimed, nillok to grasp the suggestion of some thins serious In Sir George's wonls uud manner both. "Germany has declared that a stato of war exists between herself and Russia. Our Information U that Franco Is mobilizing and will supiMirt Rus sia!" Sir George seemed all at once years older under the added cares of the Impending conflict. CHAPTER IX. For King and Country! Captain Redmond was the tlrst to break the ensuing silence. "Good God! Then It's come at last!" he cried In a ringing voice. "And the licet! What of the Kngllsh licet?" Kthel Wllloughby exclaimed, a her iiulck mind turned Inevitably to that most vlt.il factor of RrliMln' de fense. It was pure patriotism that prompted her question. For the mo ment all thought of Henry Streetniuu and his constant Importuning vaulahed complelely from her reckoning Sir George swept the little company with a rapid glance. "You are all practically member of my family at least I regard you as such." he said. "Redmond, you are an otllcer In his majesty's service what I say Is In absolute conllilence." Larry stood sillily at attention. "Of course. Sir George!" he an swered. Then Sir George told them what Heury Streetman would have s!mi his soul to know. "Winston Churchill went to Port mouth this morning. The Ilrltlsh fleet sailed this nftcrnoon under sealed or ders and Churchill has offered Ills resignation as first lord of the adml rally." At that terse stalemcnt Kthel Wll loughby sank slowly upon a chair. In their escltement the others did not no tice her ngltation. Nor could they hare Internreted It had they divined It. Something In the manner of an Insplra t!on had come to her a scheme, plot, a stroke of genius perhaps. At all events, she saw In a (lash how she might yet serve her country In a man ner that Is granted to few womeu or even men. Meanwhile Captain Redmond pon dered upon Winston Churchill' pe cullar action. "Rut why. Sir George why?" he asked. "Recatise he had no authority from parliament to give .such orders. If Kugland Is not Involved In the war, then Churchill alone Is responsible for his action and his public career will be ended. If Kugland goes to war. then the Kngllsh navy has gained at once on early and tremendous advantage." "Rut It means that Churchill believes Knglaud will light." Kthel said. "That Kngland will have to tight,' Sir George corrected her. "Then the fleet It did not disperse?" she fiuentloned. "Where has It gone?" Sir George saw no reason for telling them half truths. "The most powerful fleet the world has ever known has gone to the North sea to the Kiel canal to bottle up the German navy, and thnt It will do, I'm certain. With the hulk of the German fleet unable to come out. we'll prove onco again that Rrltannla does rule the waves." His words thrilled everyone of them "And there's really going to ho war!" Mrs. Falconer exclaimed In n wonder lug voice. "I never believed I'd live to see It" "And n long, horrible war!" Sir George continued slowly. "Wo shall HiifTer very terribly Knglaud, I fear, In particular, because we did not ex pect It. We'vo been too sure that it would never happen In our lifetime Somo day yes! Rut not nowl And we're not ready not the least ready I We shall need every man." His remark brought homo to Larry Redmond a realization of tlio way In which the Bltuallun applied to himself. "Then, In some ways, H'h good I've como back," he commented. "I mut report at once." Guy Falconer turned to him with uri hounded enthusiasm lighting uy UU yount' face. "I'll go with on!" be cried. "U II loo lute to enlist tonight?" "I'm nfruld so" Larry anM, Guy's wonls struck Ills mother with n quick thill tit fear. She rose hatll from tier sottt and going ffHrftill up to hoc slue, laid a MipllcHttui: hand up ii uik aim. "Hut. Guy. you're not going to the war?" she mild with a catch In her voice. "Why. of course I am, mother!" "Of course he Is!" Georgy Wnsstaff repented aflur him. Rut, Guy j on Hiiiu you woiiiuu t nshll" his mother reminded hi in trciin uloitslv. IIr feeiluua had undergone i Midden change. "I know," he said, pulling his hand upon hers nooihliuly "Rut that was when I didn't believe there would he war. Ami now tint It's come. I couldn't stay home I eiiiihln t!" "Thut's the spit it- my lHy!" Sir teorao lold him 'lb a renewed trust In r.rlllsh wtniihoo 1 Rut. Guy o mustn't! I couldn't let you (to!" she Mid him brokenly. He was sorry for her. And yet there was mi unwonted teriiii(s In Guy's face as he said- Mother, you don't want me to he a coward?" Rut. my boy. you're all I've got In the world! You're the only thing I've left!" And then she took lit tit In her arms and sobbed. To her had come inly a Utile more quickly than to other KiKllh tti'thcr.s the renunciation that war demand of lowly and high alike. "Don't cry. mother, please duu't!" Guy said gently "You know I've got to go. I'll come back all right." "Of course he will." said Georgy. Ami then I'll marry him." Guy had nil at once iismuhusI new proportions hi her eyes. She had always been fond of hltll. from the lime they were clrl and boy together Rut she had never taken him quite kerloti.ly. Now, how ever, she aw th.it Guy wa a man. and that he Intended to play a man' part In the approaching nt niggle. And In that motneut Georgy knew that ha was more thati worthy of her. A new light shone In Guy' eye a he turned to the girl. Will you really?" tin asked. "You henr that, mother? Why. that alone Is worth going to the front for and I'll get a V. C. and be a hero nutl we'll live happily ever after." Of tiuch I the rosy optimism of youth. Georgy Wugstaff placed her hand In his For once, yon dear old till tig. 1 can't argue with you," she said. And though Nile smiled at him. she had dif ficulty In keeping back her tears. Guy Falconer stood very erect as h- took li'i mother by the hand, lie anw women In a new light now snw uud recognUed the sacrifices they had In evltably to make In life' buttle, since the beginning of time. "Come on mother!" he said gravely Take me to the barracks." "Mv son. I'm tirauil of you!" she half whispered, a she looked up at him through her tears. So nm I!" added Georgy Wagstaff She had acquired all at once n new sense of iironrletorshlli lli Guy. "You'll write me?" she naked him. "Kvery day!" he promised eagerly. "And you you will he careful won't you. Guy?" hi mother besought him. with her hands upon HI tioui dor. "Of course. I'll he careful." And then they had gone Mrs. Fal coner and Georgy. hanging desperately to him who wa dearest of tlio wiiole world to them. Sir George WngstafT turned to the others with an air of unaffected pride. "There's the true Kligllshlllllll!" he call!. "And there'll be hundreds thou sands, like him the flower of our conn try. who won't come hnek." Kthel aald slowly. "Oh, It's too terrible!" The little tragedy had touched her to the oulck. Reside It her own troubles seemed momentarily dwarfed. "Yes. It Is terrible." Sir George n treil. lie bad no Illusions a to what war meant for Knglaud. "I must go at once to the war omce.' Cantata Redmond announced hurried ly. And he shook hands with Miss Wll loughby. "Good-hy. isweu" ue sam in a tone that was far mora sober than was customary for him. "1 must return to the admiralty," Sir George said. "Coming. Rcdmoud?" as he moved toward the door. Larry had already started to Join him when Kthel called mm nacn. "Larry, before you go, may I have lust five minutes wltn you uiouor nr eoiirael" tie assented. "You'll forgive me, Sir George?" "Surelv! See you again, Redmond!' And with that Goorgy'a father Ml them alone. T.nrrv. when will you go to the front?" Kthel asked In a tense voice, ne set his cap and atlck upon a stool before answering her. "I don't know," ho said. "I'm afraid I shan't be In the thick or the flgiit." "You mean the won't mid you?" "I fear not. my dear. They'll want me they've ofteti aald so for some thing they ca more important man being shot at. They'll use ma In the uneclal servlco what you u can a spy I suppose, though. It' K)o as any other way to die for otie'a couiitry, TI my duly though I'd not be loo proud of It." For a brief time she made no reply. a she pondered Ills word. 'Won't you let me help?" ahe asited him then. "You?" He wondered what he eould mean. , 'I do so want to help!" she con tinned. "There'll he Ihnusnuil of worn en who'll go lo the front as nurses- mlllloiis to do Hie things al home. Hut can't I go to serve Kugland - lo be lu the special service too? shadow crossed his tine race at ni" mere mention of the undertaking. "Oh. my dear. I couldu t let you: I'he risk for you'd be loo gieat. i ouldu't penult It." Rut she would not be put down so aallv. "Think of the thliiR a woman could dn sttfely -without suspicion." she ar gued, "where a limn would bt use less." "I know. I know but I couldn't al low It. And your husband? he ques Honed. He hardly llioiiihl any right mluiled man would he willing to let 111 wife face such peril. She turned to him Impetuously. "Uirry. I lied to yon," she con fessed. "I'm miserable, wretched. I m not happy with my husband. I ve made a mess of Ibliins. Itko you I want lo gel away. This Is the only thing I can do for Kujtland-fnr you' Oh. please let me i--oh. please!" He saw Unit she was rtciill) moved thai he was soul-tortured, half frantic. And he had not the bean to deny her any solace, no mntter wbero she might turn for It. 'I know how you feel." he said, "and you ahull do (hit thing If I can arrange It." Her lie.tr t went out to him In gratl tilde because he h.ul understood. Oh. thank you. Larry! Thank you! Now. tell me -what am I to do? Where shall I be sent? Shall I be with you?" She hoped that It would be o. No, my dear not with me." he ex plained. "My Job will be Inside tile German Hues perhaps lu their very army." HI answer struck a chill of fear In lo rfor she could feel fear for him 'Rut that's Impossible!" she ex claimed Incredulously. "You would be caught at once." "Oh. I think not!" he reassured her. I'he plan Is all arranged every de tail since before I went away. Now 'tl only for me to carry It out. Rut you can't be with me." Her disappointment was obvious "Rut what shall I do?" sha ked doubtfully. "THnt we'll see. Rut somehow we'll be working together." "For king ami country!" sho ex claimed, holding out her hand to him. "For king and country! he repeated after her. as he took her slight baud In his owu strong one. CHAPTER X. Hotit by His Own Petard. "Reg pardon. Miss Wllloughby I A gentleman to see you, by appointment!" In his character of Rrewster. Hlr George's butler, the German spy Roe- der made Ills announcement In fuult- less fashion. "Oh. In Just a minute!" Kthel Wll loughby told him. She knew that II was Henry Streetman who had re turned to ec her. And tn Larry, whose hand she had hastily dropped Just as Rrewster threw open the double doors she snld. when the pselldo butler bad gone. "I may gain somo very Impor taut Information from this man. 1 can't explain more than that now. Will you wait In that room?" She Indicated a door leading Into a smaller room ad Joining her Milling room. "Yes. my dear God keep ynul" Cap tain Redmond answered. And he at once proceeded to carry out her wishes Kthel breathed a rapid prayer aa she heard Streetman already mounting the stairs. "Oh, help me to be brave! Help me to bo clever for Larry and for Kng' land!" She turned then to meet the man who had betrayed her, anil against whose wits she had tiow un dertnkeii to match her own. Will this girl be ablo to do. celve the spy regarding her In tentions and Inveigle him Into permitting her to do as she likes? ITO IIH OONTJNUICD.) Spruce for Aeroplanes. Great llrltiiln and Franco hit vo spent moro than a million dollars for 18, OOO.OW) feet of spruco wood from Washington and Oregon for making aeroplanes, according lo Robert II. Alien of the West Coast Lumbermen's association In an address to the stu dents In Journalism at the University of Washington. Too Much Go. "You know Htockton, don't you, doc tor?" , "Yes, Indeed. Ilo'a a patient of mine." "Rretty wldeawalto man, Isn't ,h?" ... a .... ft... ... . . 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