Show bady LAR K ar CHAPTER V C continued 14 vis his baio 1 dick arje I 1 bald it and he be a my most moat In intimate friend bag pou framl indignation when I 1 I 1 told of my eavesdropping 1 in the won wooda a bar v he brn I 1 explained that I 1 knew all al about the play and searle despoil despair tag ins search for her she was wag courteously erard plea iad bow a a w wonderful and full she exclaimed you tou know I 1 told you contance constance that thai ir if we really threw three ourselves a at t 1 in ill UK path of ad adventure adien colors ture mastery would come com lit 1 to ta meet us ug in silken like sandals but fou on will nill not dot appear in this hi yr asked devilor anxiously 11 it II Is the business of the government govern me 11 or ol the united states to bee that hot you lo 10 coin mit no DO furtha r In discretions there I 1 Is another not her matter which I 1 hope he p A you can A dear cr up lou ion are am not net only a object of at concern to the british embassy but bill the french ambassador also has ap P pealed lt to us to assist him in a Ell flIg mail matter r the french ambassador alice exclaimed B still a kopris I 1 knew to lia be unfeigned fB gnel q 1 I outright thouR lit fit alie dear was was on an ati will on continue a tie to call him mon man nud but hes bes a frenchman and it one of ill keenest men in the french sm been onice ion have caused caned him the deepest anguish 1 I an PI r e bar hurry mic on she beat for word ward ith ill child childish lIll delight ihla ibis la in part pact st if the he story to ry rev eve her been living ut that at I 1 really know nothing boul about I 1 hope it ant bont be disappointing raynor laugh laughed ad and ad shook book his ha hi li it fortunate rort that flint all of Is a genit and clemor anxious IA I A to shield and protect you you hell haa a fan 1 la your year head hand be h it out for inspection A lin imless trinket brinl rl hot but without ill it the adventure would would have been be very v cr to in me story of the fan is to ID the most bernat net bl of part paris and ad ft ashing ton achen you yen were As packing up in 1 to come came home on the erv last flay before roar departure a lade called on you whom you knew as a madame 11 the door exclaimed mrs mr fihe farnsworth Farna worth t we pra knew her very weil rell almost too well cried RAN radnor nor A mi live ed woman and exceedingly rieter ier but a german spy she had ell toltec tre te ted it some most interesting data wi with ali reference to a japanese arre armament ament but and ad df defenses A but inspecting that she ohe was being she he id hit upon G a mott t in ingenious call I 1 way by of 91 getting ug 11 the information emits across the pacific expecting to communicate with german ag agents to hi 1 america who ull emild could pick it up still and runis pass it on ad to erlin berlin you A bee ce she thought you an all easy mark she got ua hold of a fan which minimal informs inform me 1 la the exact counterpart of that ne as you hold bold she reduced her data dam to in 0 the smallest possible compass con tee led it in her ber tan fan and watched for e chance to exchange with you yon the tote BIonta Blon noti nl found the japanese milaim artisan who had he li done the tinkering for her and surmised on tacit that YOU von were to be made the unconscious clon bearer b er of the incriminating papers maximill Mati mill lumped jumped tor for the steamer you were salling bailing on an with still every determination to get the fan his hh professional pride was roused bad and it was only after he be it found it d tt impossible to steal the fan that be asked our on nee hes good fellow a gentleman tn in every ROOM anae and with true french chivalry wanted to ill do the job without disturbing 1 ing 9 Y yon to in any 7 way we pressed closer about raynor a as be took the to fan spread it onen dc D c and ad held it clote close again t a table lamp the third abath bad and ninth he counted lott on will notice nods that those three pieces ut t i ivory itry try are a trill trifle thicker rod and not as transparent a as the others othera gaitin glancing at thera amoun casually 1 la A an ordinary tight light you wall would it never bouba that they had bad beer been hollowed out an ex Y delimit delicate piece of work rk its pit pier to spoil anything so an pretty kut t he be snapped the top of one of the mae panels disclosing a neatly folded plem or of thin paper A antohne Ant in wine olne I 1 said gald altie tie the arms arm of al the prisoner in the tool house rod and bring him here A man in the bion aton real torrence T and raynor ejaculated in he concert on oh yes murmured alice unafa that toe the pleasant est chapter of nil all our captured a whole invading troy that t made ad A a night attack one 0 1 the ill most remarkable engagement he present pre arrit war mr me torrence torrenc the battle of the bell hops I 1 1 jg sted the prisoner will be her hem AS a moment me L will while we waited montant produced ji photograph In instantly stanty recognizable 8 R a If lumes of our or PrIll prisoner mor my reputation 1 Is saved bedl I 1 ha ex As shuttled excitedly that he should luve alive her beba caught be herel bei I it ft 1 Is too toi tench much I 1 I 1 shall never forgive myself am tor abot at aa arnlaug ig you of I 1 ill tua daige v but you understand mesdames me dames that 1 I was sincerely anxious iou to recover the tan fan alth without letting you know lie its importance when I 1 found at seattle and ad chicago that you were traveling under assumed names I 1 was waa proy pray me despi deeply Y puzzled the more so an bemuse because I 1 had adin fled no myself alf to ID tollo that ou on were loyal english women amen and I 1 believed you to be in t of map complicity I 1 city with madame it athy by you should have be ged your names I 1 did dlan t know but it its a not my affair now we ile saw yov you on an the steamer and again in the hotel at chic chicago go it was waa ery cry amusing to be followed we gaie 11 you ill the blip stopped tp at buffalo to see ites nggam and you mine came on an lars here and beamed the be to death 1 but you were ge generous at every point said aid alice we changed our names dames so BO we could amuse ourselves elvea here bere at B bob ob a 9 expense so now I 1 ask a 8 the prisoner arriving at this mo ment became the center of 0 interest informal without a word minimal walked up to him brushed back his be hair and ad called our attention to a scar car on the crown crow of his head hand there can be no mistake this la Is adolph be w ger oho w ho passes as aa readily for a rm armin In a aa I 1 it do tor for an AD italian the capture is ao of f great 0 it ita A 1 11 th fee 1 safe cried raynor arial importance nee I 1 shall want the names of all the per persons ali bo assisted in ia the matter it ion t quite clear to mr me remarked cavnor turning to me buhy why you hell that fellow and said bald nothing about it it if there had been a mistake mistake it would have been just a little embarrassing barr bar assing tor for you singleton Clil chivalry valI I 1 mrs mm farnsworth an for on me A an anxious concern top for the pon peace and ad dignity digity of two mo foolish women 1 I 1 didn t know knew the there was A BO As much chivalry left in the world an hour was spinet spent in explanations rod raynor declared that I 1 must main write a full fail recount account ol of the allied army in ill connecticut and the capture ot of the spy the state aum archives om coo island nothing that touched this episode ad for piquancy lie be declared adall and even the bewildered tome torrence finally raw the jole joke ot of the thing and ad beemon became quite hum human radnor bud and montan annual decided after a conference that the german I agent should he be tell taken to new york fork am 14 nual mediately lately and I 1 called flynn to drive them down its roost most fortunate sir that you yen abent at for him when you yet did ia announced rima d antoine Ant olne nearly bursting with rith Import importance ille the boys bay had bad heard beard queer A sounds aund in the night but could a find ad go nothing thing wrong g the prisoner tunic had taken up the flooring dancing at the back of the to tool at house bud and was re scooping plug up the dirt lied bed got a place pretty near big enough to let him through I 1 suppose po we ough I 1 to it have A a rattle noticed u it it sir air I 1 it as aa just as raynor and ad millicent were leaving leasing the house with the pris phu oner once that we hearil heard a commo commotion tim in n the direction of the gates gains I 1 had sent bent tire word that no DO one was to be admitted to the grounds but a aa I 1 tau ran out nut the front door a machine was madly silly toward the house holse A ien I en of vie tle guards here are yelling their 1 protes tB at the invasion and ad a spoil blurt of fire included the booming of zimmerman a shotgun get your man into the me car slid and bell 11 it I 1 emited to rayner thinking an attempt wait waa bout about to be made to res me cue cle the prisoner r the ile to touring 0 1 car r left lust just a as a a bur bor 0 ton re taxi V n nabbed into the driveway the driver was investing loudly at one no of the tb ty ingham berer ver veterans er who unit wedged edged turn into the door of the blue SA lumped jumped out at ry ft h flada 4 forgotten that tr he might arrive that night but bat before I 1 could greet great him blot he be swung round mund and assisted a lady to alight a 4 short stout lady to a traveling travel lm cap wi wrapped sipped 1 in a coat at that fell to us her beets she began immediately to d deliver orders order in ill RD an authoritative tan tone as to the its rescue of her belongings seoul tearea dived lot fato the text taxi and ad beg begun drugging drig out aam a vast mount amount of mail agog luckage but my attention I 1 was waa diverted tozu forano for a moment by alice who jumped down the steps and clasped her bar arm ams holo eboni it the deck dark or of the stout lady indy aunt alice il I 1 I 1 heard beard her bar gayln why dida t y yon u W tall 1 1 u ua s to meet or you youl why dad didot t 1 1 W tell 1 1 y your cra r dom demanded the betout at 1 lady dy the do moment D meet you left we me I 1 knew dew I 1 it made BOAR a mistake in kiting YUU you e come A over here on I 1 one of our absurd lankst and from the row low I 1 had getting into the premises premi I 1 judge that you ron re or at your old tricks I 1 P red ired upon I 1 treated As aa though I 1 were em no outlaw you shall most go 90 out gut of my sight again 1 on oh please don dont I 1 scold me mel I 1 attie alice pleaded and turning to 10 me athla pill 14 bob singleton your YO r alib nephew air mrs bashford and it I 1 made ad R no question that searles Sear leg comp companie compan anim loD as indubitably my uncles uncle a widow gave me her hand band and smiled in a way that showed that alint she wag not dot GO 80 great 1 ly displeased with alice alic as her words implied pay that driver for in me and ad 1 don I t fall to tip him those methuselah at the gate gat all but killed him it wa was only the vigorous determination of of 1 this gentleman ho very generously permitted 1 tied i me to share the only motor parm at in the e station that I 1 got through b the gates alive I 1 I 1 beg your pardon but what Is Y conr or name gems sins mra bashford I 1 interposed my f frleda tend mr searles Se arlea sir mr searles Sea I 1 cried alice dropping arage a case am some weird oriental bird which had been among in roy 7 no aunt a impei hopel limi loon nt i the bird squawked hideously miss mi violet dewing permit me a to present the author of lady larkspur I 1 it wil was a seek later late that all alice r a and I 1 set at on 00 the store stone wall it watching una waves nt at the point forever memorable as the scene of our first talk aunt al alice ce pol I 1 PIG placing ing few fair she aid she pretends now that it t was nall all 11 my td idea coming mig over to play at t altonie being our uncles uncle a widow but she really B me to do it so I 1 could club div give A her A an imp impartial judgment of lour our character I 1 lai in her be only niece of c ce and her namesake and she one relies miles on me a good gold deal iou know she shea a very very cry rich bud and she he had bad never liny any idea of ker keeping p ing your anca a money she bennt a all ll 11 the while hile to give it to you provided she ehe found you were nice glen and ad she thin thinks you are am very nice alen your tour own opinion of me would be interesting tom sting I 1 aug she had bad gathered a handful of pebbles and was as flinging them fitfully at a bit of drift driftwood I 1 wished her lips that little quiver that laughter and that her eyes were not the haven of all the dreams dreama in the world she landed tied a pebble on the target it before reply replying ng k you ton are a very nice I 1 think thing she ehe said d alth H ath disconcerting detachment at first I 1 u was As afraid you did t like bat yon yen really got through very u well considering the trouble I 1 caused you but I 1 in in trouble mys myself if saw pop papa will 1 land od tomorrow he elea s the grandest gramley dearest men man la in all this world but u when hen he limit finds that I 1 im in ga going to act in a mr searles searle play he be will be terribly cut up of worse course it will not at be for long cven re if ft it its A a big success I 1 ni in to be released in three months month constance and ad sir C cecil 11 think thin iove I 1 owe it to to appear in the piece good enough to say nobody else can do it A so well ell which hlll Is a question I 1 in going to give m an the money I 1 earn to the blind sol diers 1 I wished th the to tears in her eyes t make it t them he more iiga lovely ja still 11 1 being what shat you are and all 11 you are 1 it would be brutal for or me to add to the number of things m you have to lei tell in hagemi your father I 1 m a very obscure u person and he Is a gentleman of title and otherwise distinguished YOU son are the honorable MI ula papa has hag said n numbers uralic of almes loolie etie he began softly looking far ru ont began across the blue sound bound he be has baa said bald oh all very often that hell bell never ever stop very thou troubling g blood me until until ina im happily happ ma married male le y wh when you can cakss here you cm wore wom a wedding ring I 1 remarked casualty casually it was only Y a property ring eng 1 to evl help deceive airro YOU yon I 1 bought ban 9 ill it 11 in 1 chicago 90 W be hen aunt AUDI aale alice r came I 1 thre threw it away any the th finger seems lonesome lone without jt it I 1 said it if I 1 get you another I 1 hope you 11 take better care BIG of it if you should nut dot it I 1 there its be to replied illg it looking fredly nt at the liand hand t that hot would d be very very d different iff u s by THE END EM |