Show A no seeking nocturnal aO ad venture venturo leans the th ball bali room ot of o Marchioness of Whit standing In the tho ay leading In in- in into Into to Shepherd s e Market lie Ito aces secs cc a a 0 roan man In evening dress dreps chasing clia a small email mall terrier When the aces that the tho th dog dor hU has h the th we mans mana slipper he h offer offers his hi sort lion and la in I amazed to t be b addressed No o f 9 0 S N nl 1111 men come upon the and blindfolded h he r is II taken liken to a 0 room In a part of London lar to t him Many people popl are ares ar is s th there ther re who ho plot lot to kilt the Emperor ot of Ber n arla the TI Th novel novel- itt It is 18 I addressed as No No 9 Alter ACter much the th novel nuvel- itt Is la given riven the th task of killing the th Emperor lIe I testes lea es the place as a the th escort of oC the th He makes up his hia mind to try to convert thIs thi beautiful girl sirl NOW GO CO ON Ol WITH ITIL ITH Tire STOnY I thought Now ow to tell teil her the truth She Sho could coul do roe me m no harm She might carry a weapon w apon but I Iwu Iwas Iwa wu was ready r ady for tor her h r Perhaps to cave her r but I 1 dont don't know why my courage failed rn in mo or rather r I 1 zed real r I that It was wa no good BehInd this smooth forehead forhead lay an which had eaten up every other mi- mi pule There tas wa no log mo mo inc her I knew only too well ell ft ell how omen hold to an Idea when the they possess only one on So Instead e biked of ot the th brilliant night herc i now the th moon hung low like a pan pano of pallid jade jad I 1 found Cound In S Sla S la laan an unexpected poetic strain She saw the tb future when hr hor cause ause u u had triumphed triumph aa os one Wilen man man- mankind mankind kind would no longer lon er utter suffer when no child chUd i gO ro when wh n no woman would weep when no least be b 0 aden or It wit v as mad and beautiful b this dream At last listI I 1 couldn't boar bear It any more and turnIng to her said uld Its Iti awful to thInk that Inside thirty six ho s a ayou you may be b And youre you're and youre you're so o lovely I think youre you're the th crea- crea tur cre-tur lure ture 1 0 Il err eer er seen Been en You mako mak ny heart melt She Sho Bh pressed pr m my arm You ro making ButI love lev to me arent aren't ou au u But I don t mind Geoffrey We haven't time tim to mind wo we w people We shant shan't last IUt lt t Ion long I m in n sad ad too to think Illk that 10 so oon you may dl d din I like you SomethIng goes coo oft In my throat when I hear h ar your voice vole We W reached Lo Ln donn and passed pa id between the th close clos walls wails I could not help saying ayin It S lyla Ivla do e e love lov each Mch other so ao o soon qoon 1 ra I dont don't know she ahe h replied attar after aft r before a moment mom nt Iv Ivo nr sIster n ne er r noon soen cn you be- be b fore I 1 ou oue e just Ju t joined s the th good rood of ot It anyway iu Indeed In d what that was th- th th good rood of ot It- It We went silently up the tho th steps fps Into luto Berkeley Street I saw aw a tall cra cratil craI I up It drew drw up waIted Halted alted for us Good night murmured SYI Ja extending handI her hand handI I helped her In Dont go o ft yet 3 et I must Good night She Sho snatched her hor h r hand In II an nai a the th di is 1 opened d the thc taxi door Ehn Th n 8 h Si Ivla ivia turned and ran rn back to me le Tle ne leading me n Into the th darkness under the tIo udden narrow roof root An Ae It gratifying a aut- aut awl den desire she aho h flung flunt her n arms m i round my any neck and pr pressed upon my lp lip a oK nt KaThr a t desperate icis There Thero Was w In her hr grasp crip some somo som agony and nd In her hr care carets a as It if asif lam t thus sho iio h filled mo me in with IUm IS-am an and ana fortitude IVI IV lv I slept rpt badly The Tho Th care caro i disturbed me m I don dOli t think I 1 IOHd Silvia Slvio IVIa really I dont don't think 0 so now 9 I I You Yo bave bi alen lCT us she Me oh said Mid I The tyrant must escape i inow I Inow mow now that another noth r but this I must tell In a later tory story My ix- ix x I was wu so ao Intense that I did not know what I Wanted to do in In- In I deed deed ded It wan wa aa only when I reached I a a few fw before tine one that I knew w I could not go 0 on for tor a 0 L moment I had been ben be itcheS Itched but that even for her take ke k I could not do murder risk all that Itil olves I knew that within t i n hour or ot- so ao I must extricate m self l from crom this appalling complication Fortunately I could do so ao o Lunch waa wa charming Sylvia ap- ap appeared ap appeared peered In a coat and skirt of ot tote teto tet df d negro nerr trimmed at the tho thoI I fleck and wrIsts wrist kOlinsky aIL aIL- aILI sit I ibl ble The Th coat tell fell upon a rather lighter silk jumper she h looked boy boy- Ish boyIsh and delicate though rather taU tall I her neck still till had the th thinness of ot I It was waa wa incredible that this Ihlo little hand band should hould bo be b imbrued Imbrue In I I blood At first t we v e talked lightly of the th plays play ot of the th day ot of the th sti sd til lantages of London tr o 0 er and of o Its It with New York and Pan Parl We W 0 made comments nt on the th other I Iwas Iwas was waa amused for tor some ome ot of o the th ad vers ad-vers verso verne remarks hit lilt one on or two of ot toy my acquaintAnces Only at the th end ond nd did SylvIa theist ln l t upon reciting OUI oua I plans plana o for tor the tho th newt t mornIng Every err I Everything Every thing was w agreed We W e sat it back 0 oer er coffee cottee and nd benedictine a strange tract pair of ot conspirators She was wae a little flu flushed th the red mouth I waa smiling For Vor a moment I I thought ot or o going coins on OB But I knew that was waa absurd Now Nw to shatter the Iho crystal edifice of ot the th dream I said ld 8 hi I 1 hope hop thi won wont t tIbe be butI too much touch ot of o a shock to you yu but I 1 m not what you think Ibe What she ho ah said In a strained whisper I 1 m not No 9 I didn't exactly know what hat No 9 was wa No wonder IOU ou had ha not n mo me m before anti antl that iou ou ott thought my lot l t had boon b drawn Iam n by proxy By Occupation I am m a 0 person pcr on of ot no Dancing golf golt oK and gossip make mako m k up ui my exIstence I am ILm fairly airly well Veil ott olf the tho last thIng I 1 desire delre I Is 18 th tha tho d Sl- Sl ruction Of ot any or tie te theo 0 ot of the th social order She was waa staring at mo mel m But nut you you said iou ou vero No o You said aid It It tI nut But ou called me m No N o 6 5 I explained her eyes were full tull I Of horror She was wa like a 0 little beast beut that la I trapped Only after aCler a moment did she ahe h say sav v nut LOut hat became of o tho tIle real No o C 1 I I 1 don t know I suppose aUl l o he h was WIla lat hat walt When Then hen tie 41 arrived there th r was waa nobody to tn meet him him I f T suppose I II l he h went ent back to the tho th F r Commit I I tee I Hush itushi site alu h cried Donti Don t say cay ay that aloud I Then Thou she sho h realized the tho th situation i 1 begin to Understand you are ar one on of the tho gilled minions millions of ot th the tho tyrants tyrant the enemies tn You took look advantage of ot my difficulty Tour YOure a coil c l ther Indeed Ind d I replied rath r th er or DanIel Dan nettled yo you II to re r a II strange Dan Dan- Iel to como come cm to t jUdgment over me ou u a 11 II I I lude lud but one on does doea doe not like Ilko being brine called aUed a cad Oh words she he replied with is sneer Tho The only thin that I 1 Icare Icar care earo about lii in that you a man m n at your kind should kno know knon our plane plana Of 0 course cours au II su IrO to the th police t hy hy hy don I t L you hise he h e me m arrested ft I OT m aur sure I 1 foa on t kow I J ought to But your youre too attractive You make mak me m sick nick lck Men Are I ays like liko that to t Women I 1 sup sup- up-p up hoes Oh what am I going to do ou know ever ver thing thine Look her lier l r Sylvia I cried I Imay may be b a CAd end but I m In not going to gle he ou away I hall ot or course coure Ilot let the tho th Emperor ot of I It no that henceforth he must be guarded but I shall hall not n t have hass hav you IOU ou can gO no tree free fre If it you like and nd I hope hop thi will bl b a warning to you that bu u wont Won't go on with thi madness Th Then n Sylvia W went nt to the tir heart tit at t the tho th qu Uon I dont don't ca care cur ro that hat li t happens happen to me m 0 but I care I what happens happen to the til comrades comrade Ton know v our secret Very well You'll She Sh laughed root rol that you arc are Why Thy did you ou meddle with sith such nuch things 7 Dont Bont you that within a L day whether hether I am ana arrested or not within a day you will be b removed Her Hor tone tono tn was wa sad sitS but It grew crew nn- nn an try an-try g gry I dont don't SUl poso that In an- an another an another other day you will 11 be b alive Oh elf e I Assure you I shall ho bo alive Your wont won't touch me It too risky Dont Don't I nt laugh Do not Imagine that Iv Ive Iv come here without it 0 weapon wayon Loat night when I loft l ft iou ou at down Lana Lans- downs lne Passage I was well wll half crazy y with love lv for you But I 1 still till had curiosity I told cn self that your slipper lIpper not have hava been taken VO very vry far by the th dog dorI Ho He would tire tir of ot his hi hl came gain cam So I tent ent back baek You iou tou went w nl back Yes Tea But I went back backi he h In agony arony I had to find It I hail had to I would have hav h ve gone on to find It it If they hadn't taken us Into tM the houe I dare dar not tell the comrade I hoped to t find It but I couldn't find It Oh I went vent half mad I I 1 couldn't fin fbi 1 it It No N wonder r I replied for tor I 1 found It Where V In Halt Half Moone Street Oh what a fool tool I wasi I I r didn't think the th doG doe would hate ha ha gone thAt Nay vi ay I went ent up Down Street Oh what shall J I dO Nothing nothing hen I found your laugh laua-h at mo me mIf If you like I kissed It A AJ I looked ed at It closely under the th sole aole I I found c a document of ot 1 which hero her Is a 1 c py She lh too took It and dropped It at atone once What are ar you going to todo todo todo do Nothing 1 You Tou wll wil not deny that this I Is 11 IL complete list of the tho th names and sea of ot th the members of the tho F More Mor exactly they are ar not names but num Still SUII only the th matter mattor r for forI forI forI I expect your friends friend are an ar already I shah hall not 11 hA hAyou you at- at arrested ar arrested rested but I hae ha ha posted the docu docu- document m docu-m mont ment nt hadY to my solicitor My lily Int are aro ar that It I die dl by violence or b by accident nt the paper la i to bo be b handed over to th the police No Nos SYISa SYI Sa which shall h ll It be b TWill Will you leM lease 1 me m st d or orwill orwill will IOU ou let 11 our ur foreign 1 I alone or do YOU yu prefer to I i I will do Jo nothIng It If ou do nothing to me site Tears formed In her h r yea eyes yea She Sho made mado a helpless gesture 1 Iou ou ha hac c beaten n u us she he h said Rid aid Th The Is t rant rOust must escape And you too to must mut escape I suppose But Dut do not think that you yu will turn us ua u from our Wo We W rose roe from the tho th table tabi I did riot not reply I know knew that could be b done don that It was waa no u use her for tor others would spring up tiP after arter she sh fell It was enough to have hav saved two uses the Emperors Emperor's and mine mint She waited politely ly 1 shile the th cloak room cloak room attendant gave av me m my toy hat and stick slick lIe IIo also alao lo gave rv me m a small antall brown paper Pp r parcel pare which I held out to her hr Permit nr me I said to t return 3 our Another 81 story of ot midnight ht venture nd-venture Ad by W S Ii IA L George The TheW Spa x Lady nUl appear PP r In n our next issue i |