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Author of "The Mister Mummer," "A Prince of Sinners." "Mysterious Mr.
Sabln," "Anna tltc Adventuress," Etc.
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"You have sent for Sir (Joorgo Dun
vol' i In to co nu iitul see you."
Spencer was silent for n moment.
His own servant. It wart not possibly.
"Well?"
"liven yon," the baron continued,
"linve not yet solved tho m.-tory of
1'aifaire Poynton. Hut you lenow more
thnn Sir George. Let uie recommend
that you do not share your kuowlodgo
with lilm "
Why not?"
"If you do, Sir OJeorge will at once
tdinre your Indisposition."
"I bepln to understand," Spencer
salil.
"How otherwise? Send Sir Oeorpo
lionie. You sec the delicacy of our po
sition. It In not so much that we fear
Sir George Duncombo's Interference.
but he, again, 1h followed and watched
over by our enemies, who would easily
possess themselves of any Information
which he might gntn."
Spencer nodded.
"It Is good reasoning," he admitted.
"Listen:" M. Louis continued. "I
spealc now on behalf of my friends.
You know whom I menu. You have
solved tho mystery of our existence.
"We are omnipotent. Tho police and
the secret service police and the gov
ernment Itself are with us. "We havo
license throughout the city. We may
do whut others may not. For us there
is no crime. I kill you now perhaps.
The police arrive. I am before the
commissioner. I give him the sign it
is raffalre Poyntou. I go free. It is
a tertnin thing."
"Granted'" Spencer said. "Proceed
with your killing or your argument."
"With tho latter, If you please," M.
Louis answered. "I do not choose to
kill. L'nffalro Foynton, then. Harm
Is not meant to either of these young
pe p!e. That I assure you upon my
h nor. In three weeks, or, say, a
iti'iiilh, we have finished. They may
return to their homes If they will. V'o
h 'vc no further Interest in them. For
those three weeks you must remain as
you are you and, if you have Influence
over him, Sir George Duncombe. The
other two fools we have no care for.
If they blunder Into knowledge well,
they must pay. They are not our con
cern, yours and mine. For you I bring
an offer, M. Spencer."
"Tlineo Danaos dona fereutes!" Spen
cer murmured.
M. Louis smiled.
"My gift." he nuswered, "will not
terrify you. You are a Journalist. I
oflVr to make the fortune of your pa
per. You shall be tho first to announce
mi affair of the greatest International
importance since tho war between
Itussla and Japan was declared. No;
I will go further thnn that. It Is tho
greatest event since Waterloo."
"L'au'niro Poynton strikes so deep?"
Spencer remarked.
"So deep," tho baron answered. "It
is the fools who grope their way Into
great places. So did tho boy Poynton.
You, my friend, shall be the one bril
liant exception. You shall make your
self the king of journalists, and you
fhall be epioted down tho ceutury ns
having achieved the greatest journal
istic feat of modern days."
Spencer turned his drawn, haggard
faco towarc. his visitor. A slight Hush
of color stained his cheek.
"You fascinate me," he said slowly.
"I admit it. You havo found the weak
spot In my armor. Proceed! For
whom do you speak?"
M. Louis abandoned his somewhat
lounging attitude. Ho stood by Spen
cer's side and, leaning down, whisper
ed In his ear. Spencer's eyes grew
bright.
"M. Louis." he said, "you play at n
great game."
line baron shrugged his shoulders.
"Mo?" ho answered. "I am but a
pawn. I do what I am told."
"To return for a moment to l'af
falro Poynton," Spencer said, "I am In
the humor to trust you. Have I then
your assurance that the boy aud girl
do not suffer?"
"Upon my own honor and tho honor
of the company to whom I belong,"
he answered, with somo bhow of dig
nity. "It Is n pledgo which I havo
never yet broken."
"I am n bribed man," Spencer an
swered. M. Louis threw away his second
cigarette. lie cast a look almost of
ndmlrntlou upon tho man who still
lay stretched upon tho couch.
"You are tho only Uugllshman I over
mot, M. Spencer," he said, "who was
not pigheaded. You havo tho tenacity
of your countrymen, but you have thu
genius to pick out the light thread
from the tangle, to know liutli when
you meet It. even In unlikely places.
I doff my hat to you, M. Spencer. If
you permit I will send my own physi
cian to you. You will be yourself in a
week."
"You know the antidote?" Spencer
remarked grimly.
"Naturally! Accidents will happen.
You wish that I should send him?"
"Without doubt," Spencer answered.
"I am weary of this couch."
"You shall leave It In n week." mon
sieur promised as he left the room.
Spencer closed his eyes. Already he
felt coming on the dally headache,
which, with the terrible weakness,
were part of his symptoms. Hut there
was no rest for him yet. M Louis
had scarcely been gone five minutes
when Duncombe arrived.
Duncombe had had no word of his
friend's Illness. Ho stood over IjIb
couch in shocked surprise.
"My dear fellow," he exclaimed, "I
had no Idea that you were 111. This Is
why I have not heard from you, then."
Spencer smiled as he held out his
hand, and Duncombe, who seemed to
catch some meaning in the upraised
eyebrows of his friend, was. shocked.
"You mean?" he exclaimed.
Spencer nodded.
"L'nffalro Poynton." he said gently.
"A very subtle dose of poison Indeed,
my friend. I shall not tile, but I have
had my little lesson. Here the Indi
vidual has little chance. We fight
against forces that are too many for
us. I told you so at the start."
"Yet I," Duncombe answered, "havo
not sutfered."
D 8 ill
"J am permitted," lie naked ijcntly, "to
introduce mysclj '"
"My friend," Spencer answered, "it Is
because I am the more dangerous."
"You have discovered something?"
Duncombe exclaimed.
"I came near discovering a great
deal," Spencer nuswered. "Perhaps It
would have been better for my system
If I hnd discovered a little less. As it
is, I have finished with l'nffalro Poyn
ton for the present. You see how very
nearly raffalre Poynton finished me."
"It Is not like you," Duncombe said
thoughtfully, "to give anything up,"
"We come face to face sometimes
with unique experiences which destroy
precedent," Spencer answered. "This
is one of them."
"And what," Duncombe asked, "do
you advise me to do?"
"Alwuys tho same advice," Spencer
answered. "Leave Paris today. Go
straight back to Norfolk, read the
newspapers and nwalt events."
"Well, I think that I shall do so,"
Duncombe answered slowly. "I have
found out where Miss Poynton Is, but
she will not see me. I have made au
enemy of my dearest friend, and I
have, at any rate, Interrupted your ca
reer and endangered your life. Yes; I
will go back homo."
"You may yet save your friend some
inconvenience," Spencor suggested.
1 "Try and persuade him to go back
with you."
"Ho will not listen to me," Dun
combo answored. "Ho has brought nn
English detective with him, and ho Is
an obstinate ns a mule. For myself, I
leave at 0 o'clock."
"You aro well advised exceedingly
well advised," Spencer said. "Mind, I
do not take the responsibility of Howl
ing you away without serious reasons.
(Continued on Tufa Six.)
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