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A MAKER
OF HISTORY
By E. PHILLIPS OPPENIIEIM.
Author nf "The Matter Mummer," "A
Privet nf Sinners," "MultrUm
Mr. SaJiin," "Anna the
AduntwtM," lite
Copyright. IMG, IDOfl. by Little. tlrown,
nnd Company.
(Continued from Pngo Tlirco.)
inn St behind his head.
"I iiiliiilt It," Dtiuconihe answered.
"On the whole, I believe lliat It was
very good nil vice."
"Would you," tlii! vicomto intirniuroil,
"like imotlier dose?"
"1 trust," Putieouibe aalil, "Unit there
1p no necessity."
The vli'ointe reflected.
"Why are you here?" ho nskcil.
"To ee Miss I'oynton."
"Anil a Bid u why?"
Dnncomhc Ktiilled. The hoy's mnn
nor wns so devoid of Impertinence that
he found It Impossible to runout his
questions.
"Well," lie said, "I came hoping to
bring Miss Poynton some good news.
I hud information which led mo seri
ously to doubt whether the body which
has been found In the Seine Is really
her brother's."
The vicomto sat up as though he had
'en shot.
"My rrlend," he said slowly, "I take
some" interest In you, but, upon my,
word, I begin to believe that you will
end your days In the morgue yourself.
Ah you value your life, don't tell any
one else what you have just told me. I
trust that. I am the llrst."
"I have told the maniulse," Dun
combe answered, "and she has gone to
nnd out whether M)ss Toynton will
M'o me."
The vloomte's patent hoot tupped the
tloor slowly. '
"You have told the marquise." he re-I-uted
thoughtfully. "Stop! 1 must
think!"
There was a short silence, then the
-vicomto looked up.
"Very well," he said. "Now listen.
Have you any confidence In me?"
"Undoubtedly." Duncoinbe answered.
"The advice you gave me before was.
1 know. good. It was confirmed a few
liours following, and. as you know. I
followed It."
"Then UkIoii." the vlco'.ute said. "The
nfi'nlr roynton Is In excellent hand
The young lady will come t i Imri"
"MuiiblcHV may cull uytiln I) he In a
Irlend oj Mile. I'uvnton'x.
Tou are here, I know, because you are
her friend. Ylu can help her If you
will."
"How?" Duncoinbe asked.
"By leaving Purls today."
"Your advice," Duncoinbe said grim
ly, "seems to lack variety."
The vicomto shrugged his shoulders.
"Tho other afValr," ho said. "Is still
open. If I stopped to tho telephone
here, you would be arrested within tho
bour."
"Can't you leave tho riddles out and
talk m that an ordinary man can un
derstand you for r. few minutes?" Dun
coinbe begged.
"It is exactly what remains impossi
ble," tho vicomto answered smoothly.
"But you know tho old saying you
have doubtless something similar In
your own country 'It Is from our
1 fiends wo suffer most.' Your pros
ence here, yourforgive me some
what clumsy attempts to solvo this 'nf-
..ro I'oynton,' aro likely to bo a causo
of embarrassment to the young lady
herself and to others. Apart from that,
It wih certainly cost you your life."
"Without some shadow of nn expla
nation," Duucombe said calmly, "I ro
main whero 1 am In case 1 can boiof
assistance to Miss Poynton."
Tho young man shruggedjils shoul-
ill 'If
ty TfWkJ Ja
A 4ivV Pwi
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dors and, wiunlerlng to a mirror, rear
ranged his tie. Mine, le Marquise en
tered. "You, Henri!" sins exclaimed.
He bowed low. with exaggerated
grace, and kissed the tips of her lin
gers. "15" he answered. "And for this
time with n perfectly lcgitlinnto reason
for my coming a commission from my
uncle."
"Ianalro Poynton?"
"Kxactly, dear cousin."
"Ifut why," she asked, "did they not
show you Into my room?"
"I learnt that my friend Sir George
Duncoinbe was here, and I desired to
hco him." he rejoined.
She shrugged her dainty shouders.
"You will wait," she directed. Then
she turned to Duncoinbe and handed
him a sealed envelope.
"If you please," she said, "will you
read that now?'
He tore It open and read the few
hasly lines. Then ho looked up and
met the marquise' expectant gaze.
"Madame," he said slowly, "docs this
come from Miss Poynton of her own
free will?" .
She laughed Insolently.
"Monsieur." she said, "my guests are
subject to no coercion In this house."
He bowed and turned toward tho
door.
"Your answer, monsieur?" she called
out.
"There Is no answer," he replied.
CIIAl'TBR XXIX.
TIIK marquise made a wry face
at his departing figure, which
changed swiftly Into u smlio
as she turned to tho young
vicomto.
"Ah, these Kngllshinen!" she exclaim
ed. "These dull, good, obstinate, stu
pid pigs of Kngllshinen! If they would
lose their tempers once got angry,
anything! Do they make love as cold
ly, I wonder?"
"Dear cousin," he answered, "I do
not know. But If you will pernult mo
I will show you"
"Henri!"
Ho sighed.
"You are so adorable, Angele," lie
murmured.
"And you," she auswered, "aro so In
discreet. It is not your day, and I
am expecting Gustavo at any moment.
I have left word that he Is to be shown
up here. There, my hand for one mo
ment. Not so roughly, sir. And now
tell mo why you came."
"On a diplomatic errand, my dear
cousin. 1 must ,see Miss Poynton."
She touched a bell.
"I will head for her," she said. "I
shall not let you see her alone. She Is
much too good looking, and you nre far
too Impressionable."
He looked at her reproachfully.
"Angele," he said, "you speak so of
a young English miss to me, Henri do
Berglllac to mo who hns known who
knows"
She Interrupted him laughing. Tho
exaggerated devotion of his mnnner
seemed to amuse her.
"My dear Henri." she said. "I do not
believe that even a young English miss
Is safe from you. But attend. She
comes."
Phyllis entered the room and came '
toward them. She was dressed In
black, and she was still pale, but her
eyes and mouth weie wholly without
nihility to the clans of young poison
whom Henri had expected to see. Ho
rose and bowed, and Phyllis regarded
him with frank interest.
Phyllis," the marquise said, "this Is
the Vicomto do Berglllnc, and ho brings
you messages from some one or other.
, Your afValrs are quite too complicated
( for my little head Sit down and let
nun ianc to you.
"If M. le Vicomto has brought mo
messages from the right person." Phyl-
I lis said, with a smile, "he will bo very
welcome. Seriously, monsieur, I seem
to have fallen among friends hero
whose only unklndness Is an apparent
j desire to turn my life Into a maze. I
hope that you aro going to lead mo
out."
"I can conceive, mademoiselle," the
vlcomte answered, with his hand upon
his heart, "no more delightful under
taking." "Then I nm quite sure," sho answer
ed, laughing softly, "that we are bath
going to be very happy. PiCiue go on!"
"Mademoiselle speaks delightful
French," ho murmured, a llttlo sur
prised. "And, monsieur, 1 can see," sho an
swered, "Is nn apt flatterer. Afterward
ns much as you please. Hut now
well, I want to hoar about Guy."
"Mademoiselle has commanded," he
snld. with a little gesture. "To pro
ceed then. M. Guy Is well and Is my
constant companion, no Is with friends
who wish him well, nnd this morning,
mademoiselle, tho president himself
has given written orders' to the police
to proceed no further In the unfor
tunate llttlo affair of which madoujol
hollo has knowledge."
Phyllis hnd lost all her pallor. Sho
smiled delightfully upon him. Mine.
Io Marquise rose with a llttlo Impa
tient movement and walked to tho
further end of tho room.
"How nice of you to como nnd tell
me this," sho exclaimed, "and what a
relief. I am sure I think ho Is very
fortunate to have mado such good
friends."
"Mademoiselle," ho declared with
emphasis, "one at Jonst of thoso friends
Is more Than repaid.
She laughed back Into his eyes,
frankly amused by his gallantry.
"And now." she said, "we come to
the beginning of the riddles. Why Is
It necessary for him to be supposed
drowned if lie Is no longer in danger
from the police?"
"Ah, mademoiselle," he said, "I
must speak to you now of strange
things, but first I must implore you
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l'liyllh entered the room tiutZ eamc to
wurd them,
to promise mo this and remember it
always! Kvery word that I am going
to say to you now must remain for the
present a profound secret. That Is
agieed?"
"Certainly!" she answered.
"Your brother," he continued, "in his
travels on the continent stumbled by
chance upon a state secret of inter
national importance. lie hnd himself
no Idea of It, hut a chance word which
he let fall on the llrst evening I met
him gave the clew to myself and some
friends. In his enforced retirement we
that Is. my uncle and others learned
from him the whole story of his ad
venture. It has placed the government
of this country under great obliga
tions. This, together with your serv
ice to us, lias secured his pardon."
"This is wonderful!" she murmured.
"It Is not all." he continued. "Tho
spies of the country where ho learned
Ibis secret have followed him to Paris.
They aro today searching for him ev
erywhere. If tliey knew that ho realiz
ed the Importance of what he had seen
and had communicated It to the prop
er persons hero our advantage In
knowing it would be largely lost. So
far they have not trnccd him. Now
I think that you have the key to what
must have puzzled you so much."
"This Is wonderful!" she murmured.
"Let mo think for a moment,"
"You are naturally anxious," tho
vicomto coutlnued, "to see your broth
er, llefore very long, mademoiselle, I
trust that It may be my pleasure to
bring you together, but when I tell
you that you are watched continually
hi the hope that through you your
brother's hiding place may he found
you will understand tho wisdom which
for the present keeps you apart."
"I suppose so." sho answered dubi
ously. "Rut now that his death Is re
ported ':"
"Kxactly, mademoiselle. The affair
has been arranged so that the search
for your brother bo abandoned and the
espionage on you removed. If the
story of Ids doings In Paris and the
tragic sequel to them be believed by i
those whom we wish to believe It, then
they will also assume that his secret
has died with him and that their
schemes move on toward success. You
understand?" I
"Yes, M. le Vlcomte, I understand,"
sho answered slowly. "What, then, do
you wish mo to do'"
"Mademoiselle," the vlcomte answer
ed, fixing his dark eyes Impressively
upon her, "for you there remains the j
hardest of all tasks Inaction. Believe i
mo that when I came here It was not ,
my Intention to put the truth of tho
matter so plainly before you. Neither '
was It the will of those whose orders I (
carry out. But I, mademoiselle, before
all things I believe In Inspiration. I
find In mademoiselle" he bowed oncoj
more "quaWtles which alter the situ-,
ntlon. I a Judgo of fnces, as I von-,
turo to believe myself have looked Into,
yours, and many things have hap
pened."
She laughed delightfully. Her eyes
were lit with humor.
"Ah, monsieur!" she protested.
"With you, mademoiselle," ho con
tinned, "reposes now a secret of groat
lmportanco to your country nnd mine.
I ask for no pledgo of discretion, but 1
rely upon It. And especially, mademoi
selle, may I warn you against your
friends."
"I understand," she answered. "You
wish mo to share this confidence with
no one."
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