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By E. PHILLIPS OPPENHEIM.
Authur of "TtiK Minlrr Mummer." "A
Prince nf Sinner," "Mu'terluu
Mr. Rabin," "Anna tlit
Adventure,' ftte.
Copyright. IMS. 100C. by Little. Urown,
and Company.
(Continued from Pngo Throo.
I Tiotiestly Vicllovo that Miss l'oyntou
Is fcitfc, whatever may have happened
to her brother, and I believe that you
will servo her best by your temporary
absence."
Tiuucombo stood for a moment wrap
ped In thought. -The last few months
had tiged hi in strangely. The strenu
ous days and nights of anxious thought
h:id left their mark In deep lines upon
his face. He looked out of the window
of Silencer's room, and his eyes saw
little of the busy street below. Ho
wiib alono once more with this strange,
terrllled girl upon the hillside with tho
wind In their faces and making wild
havoc In her hair. lie wub with her;
In different mood in the little room be-1
hind his library, when the natural Joy,
uf her young llfo had for the moment,
reasserted itsulf. lie was with her at
their parting. lie saw "the liiflr "fear-,
ful regret with which she had left hlsj
earn and accepted ' the Invlttitlon of
the iininitil.se. Stirring times those had
been for a man of his quiet tempera
ment, whom matters of sentiment and
romance hud passed lightly by and
whose passions had never before been
touched by the linger of lire. And now
lio was going back to an e;npty lire a ,
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I in; in ii'iiMk i'iiijM, in ji,v auiv mu
hypo of Boeing her again. For good or
for evil, the groat thing had found Its
way Into his life. Ills days of calm
nnlnial enjoyment were over. Sorrow
or Joy were to be his. He had passed
lr'o the shadows of the complex life.
Ho remembered where he was at last
nntl turned to Spencer.
"About yourself, Spencer," he said.
"Have you seen a doct r?"
"Yes. I am not seriously ill," his
friend answered. "The worst Is over
now. And, Dtincombe, it's hard for
you to go, I know; but, look here, I be-
lievo that you will !. back iu a ntontl.
n ml t'dJiig MihN l'oyntou to linn-1 die
Itllz. i never felt so mire of it fa I
do today."
Iniucotuhe retuom! iTed the answer
to hIS note and found It hard to share
Ini, friend's cheerfulness.
CHAPTER XXXU.
T'NIMMIIK laid down his cue
and strolled toward the side
board, where ills guo.st was
already mixing lilmselt a
whisky and soda. I
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you seen anything of our friend Do
Rothe since that little affair at your
place?"
Lord Runton shook ills head.
"Not once." he answered. "Ho be
haved very decently about It on the
-whole; treated it quite lightly, but he
wouldn't let me g near the police. It
was a long way the most unpleasant
thing that ever happened in my house."
"Never any further light upon It, I
supposo?" Duncombe asked.
Lord Runton shook his bead.
"None. Of course we could have
traced them both without a doubt If
we had put It In the hands of the po
lice, but Do Rothe wouldn't hear of
It. He tried to treat It lightly, but I
know that he was very much worried."
"Do you your.-olf believe," Dun
combo asked, "that It was a political
affair or an ordinary robbery?"
"I think that it was tho former,"
Lord Runton answered. "Those people
wore not common adventurers. Hy the
bye, (Jeorge, have you got over your
little weakness yet?" lie added, with a
tin lie.
Duneoiubo shrugged his shoulders.
"Nearly made a fool of myself, didn't
IV he remarked, with a levity which
did not sound altogether natural.
"She was an uncommonly fascinat
ing young woman," Lord Runton said,
"but she didn't seem to mo very old at
the g.iino. She was clever enough to
fool Do Rothe, though. Ho admits that
he told her that lie was expecting a
fcpcclal messenger from lieiiln.
Duncombe reined to have had
enough of the subject. lie got up ami
filled his pipe.
;is Jack coming dovr" this week?';
ho naked.
"No! He wired this morning that he
can't get away. Seftuu Isn't coming
either. Between ourselves, Cleorge,
tomethlng M'cum to be going on at tho
foreign olllce which I don't quite un
derstand." "What do you mean?" Duncombo
asked. "'J hero has been no hint at
any sort of trouble in the papers."
"That's Just what I don't under
stand," Lord Runton continued. "It Is
certain that there Is an extraordinary
iiiuounl of activity at Portsmouth and
Woolwich, but evon the little halfpeii-
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The whole of the Mmlltorrnnonn licet a, flro KnK,(lllli ,.0imUy wonl(1 ,n.
hi .it Olbraltar, and tin- channel squad- Hlst po1 , H(jUluh.on be,UK ,UiIlcd.
run Ih moving up the North bo:i us, 0cI.nml,y wouIll )rotl,8l URUllwl ,my
though to Join tliu homo dlvlHlon. All- Hcl ni.,m Wo in,B,t we ,U
uiuxc inovuineiiis are quiiu uiiihmiii.
"What do yon make of them then'''
Duneonibe asked.
"I scarcely know," Lord Kunton an
swered. "Hut I can tell you this:
There have been three cabinet couu-1
rlls this week, and there Is a curious
air of apprehension In olilciiil circles
In town, as though something were
iib.nit to happen. The service cliiln
are almost deserted, urn! I know for a
fact that all leave In the navy has
been suspended. What I don't under
stand Is the silence everywhere. It
looks to me as I hough there were real
ly going to be trouble. The Haltlc
Hoot sailed this morning, you know."
Duticoinhc nodded.
"Hut," liis said, "even If they were
111 disponed to un as no doubt Russia
Is Just now, what could they do? Quo
squadron of our licet could send thoui
to the bottom."
"No doubt," Lord Kunton answered.
"Hut supposing they found an ally?"
"France will never go to war with
us for Russia's benellt," Duticoinhc de
clared. "Granted," Lord Kunton answered.
'but have you watched Germany's at-'
tltude lately?" i
"I can't say that I have," Duucouibo
admitted, "but I should never look I
upon Germany as a war seeking na- (
Uou."
"Xp, I dare say not," Lord Runtoa
answered. "No more would a great
many other people. Hvery one Is will-
jng t0 admit that she would like our
colonies, but no one will believe that
she has the courage to strike a blow for combe.'
them. I will tell you what 1 believe. "It sounded like It." Duncombe an
Duucouibo. I believe that no great swered. "Perhaps It Is your man."
power has ever before been In so dan- j "Like bis cheek, if it is!" Lord Run
gerous a position as wo are today." i ton answered, rising to bis feet and
Ijuneombc sat up iu his chair. The
weariness passed from Ills face, and .
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lie was distinctly Interested. Lord stables when I was ready. I suppose It
Runton, without being an ardent poll-' Is rather late though. I shan't apolo
tlclan, was a man of common senso gh'.e for keeping you up."
and was closely connected with more , "I hope you won't," Duncombe an
than one member of the cabinet. swered. "I have never boon more In-
"Are you morions. Runton?" bo asked. terestod In my life for many reasons
"Absolutely! Remember, I was in
Berlin for two years, and I had many
opportunities of gaining an insight
Into affairs there. What I can sec
coining now I have expected for years.
There are two groat factors which
make for war. One Is the character
of the emperor himself and tho other
the inevitable rot, which must creep
like a disease into a groat army kept
always upon a war footing, through
a decade or more of Inactivity. The
emperor Is shrewd enough to see this.
Nothing cati possibly exist at Its beit
which Is not used for tho purpose to
which it owes Its existence. That is
why we have this Hood of literature
just now telling us of the gross abuses
and general rottenness of the Gorman
army. Another live years of Idleness
and Germany's position as the first
military nation will have passed away.
'"I
Like every
other great power It Is
nisllnir for want of usi Tho onioornr i
knows this."
Dunconibe for many reasons was fas
cinated by his friend's quiet words.
Apart from their obvious plauslbl'My,
tliey brought with them many starting
suggestions. Had chance, he wonder
ed, really made Phyllis l'oyntou and
her brother pawns In the great game?
lie felt himself stirred to a rare emo
tion by the Hood of possibilities which
swept in suddenly upon him. Lord
Itimlou noTeil wltTi MirpFlBo the signs
of growing excitement In his listener.
"Go on, Runton. Anything else?"
Lord Runton helped himself to a
cigarette and leaned across to light It.
"Of course," lie continued, "I know '
that there are a great many people j
wlui (irmly believe that for commercial
reasons Germany would never seek a
quarrol with us. I will agree with
them so far as to say that I do not be
lieve that a war with England would
bo popular among the bourgeois of
Germany. On the other hand, they
would be finite powerless .to prevent It.
The emperor and his ministers liavo
tho affair in their own hands. A slight
break In our diplomatic relations, some
trltlo seized hold of by the press and
magnified at once into an Insult, and
the war torch is kindled. Today war
does not come about by the Blowly
growing desire of nations. The threads
of fate are In the hands of a few dlplo- i
matlsts at Berlin and London-a turn j Hiild. "for disturbing you at such an
of the wrist, and there is tension . Inopportune hour. Our business, how
which n breath can turn either way. , over, made It necessary for us to reach
You ask me why the emperor should j J' with as little delay as possible,
choose England for attack. There uro I "I'orhaps you will be good enough to
many reasons. First, because Eng
land alone could repay him for the
struggle. Secondly, because he Is In
tensely and miserably Jealous of our
own king, vUio has avoided all his own
hot headed errors and has yet played
a great and Individual part in tho
world's affairs. Thirdly, because Eng
land Is most easily attacked. I could
give you other reasons if you wanted
them."
"Quite enough," Dunconibe answer
ed. "What do you suppose would bo
tho 'casus belli?'"
"Tho progress of the Russian fleet
through English waters," Loid Runton
answered promptly, "Russia's Interest
In such u misunderstanding would be,
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In Ion days. Itusslu would lintnodi
iitely ollhor make lormn with Jnpau
or abandon any active operations In
Manchuria and move upon India. Git
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. "Is this all purely Imagination,"
Dtincombe asked, "or have you any
thing to go on?"
"So far as I am concerned," Lord
Kunton said slowly, "I, of course,
know nothing, but I have a strong Idea
that the government has at least a sus
picion of some secret understanding
between Russia and (Jermiiny. Their
preparations seem almost to suggest It.
Of course, wo outsiders can only guess,
nftor all, at what Is going on, but It
M'ctiiH to mo that there Is a chance to
day for our government to achieve a
diplomatic coup."
"In what direction?" t
"An alliance with Franco. Mind, I
am afraid that there are Insurmount
able obstacles, but If It wore posslblo
it would bo checkmate to our friend
the emperor, and he would have noth
ing left but to climb down. The trou-
ble la that in the absence of any dell-
nlte proof of an understanding be-
twecn Hussla and Germany, France
could not break nwny from her ulll-
anco with the former. Our present ar
rangoniont would Insure, I believe, a
benevolent neutrality, but an alliance,
If only It could be compassed, would bo
the greatest diplomatic triumph of our
days. Hollo! Visitors at tills hourl
Wasn't that your front door bell, Dun-
strolling toward the sideboard. "I told
him I would telephone round to tho
Don't bother about your man. Groves
will soe to him."
There was a knock at the door, and
the butler appeared. .
"There are three gentlemen outside,
sir, who wish to see you," he announc
ed to Dunconibe. "They will not give
their names, but they say that their
business Is important or they would
not have troubled you so late."
Duncombe glanced at the clock. It
was past midnight.
"Three gentlemen," he repeated, "at
this time of night! Rut where on earth
have they come from, Groves?"
"They did not say. sir." the man an
swered. "One of .them I should J ml go
to be a forelguer. They have a motor
car outside."
Lord Runton held out his hand. '
"Well, it's time I was off, anyhow,"
lie remarked. "Come over and have
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n"ii tomorrow, num uumui uuuiu
mo. I'll stroll round to the stables and
start from there. Good night."
Duncombe hesitated. He was on tho
point of asking his friend to stay, but
before he could make up his mind
Runton had lit a cigarette and strolled
away.
"You can show the gentlemen In
hero. Groves." Duncombe said.
"Very good, sir."
The man disappeared. Duncombe,
after a moment's hesitation, crossed
the room and. opening an oak cup
Ixui ril, slipped a Mtuall revolver Into his
pocket.
ClliYPTEIt XXXIII.
NE of his three visitors Dun
combo recognized Immediate
ly. It was M. Louis. Of the
other two, one was u French-
, man, a somewhat somber looking per-
son in a black beard and gold rimmed
eyeglasses, the other as unmistakably
an Englishman of the lower inlilillo
class. His broad shoulders and some- j
what stiff bearing seemed to suggest
some sort of drill. Looking them over,
Duncombe round himself instinctive
ly wonderlug whether the personal
strength of these two, which was ob
vious, might become a factor In tho
coming Interview.
The baron naturally was spokesman,
lie bowed very gravely to Duncombe,
and did not offer his hand.
"I must nnoloclzc. Sir George," ho
explain." Duncoinno nnswereu, -wmii
that busliions is."
The baron raised his hands with a
little protesting gesture.
"I regret to tell you, Sir George," ho
announced, "that It Is of a most un
pleasant nature. I could wish that Us
execution bad fallen Into other hands.
My companions are M. Ridallo of tho
French detective service, and our other
friend here, whom I do not know, Is a
'conslnblo from tho Norwich pollco
court. My own connections with tho
pollco service of my country you liavo
already, without doubt, surmised."
"Go on," Duncombe. said.
"I regret to say," M. Louis continued,
"that 7iiv friends hero are In charge of
ii warrant for your arrest You .will
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"Arrest!" Duncombe repeated. "On
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murder!"
Dunconibe stared nt him iu amaze
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bish!" "The murder of Mile, do Mermllllou
In her In Iglug on the night of tho 7th
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"Please do not make any remarks be
fore these men. The evidence against
you is already sulllciently strong."
Duncombe laughed derisively.
"What sort of a puppet show Is this?"
he exclaimed. "You know as well as
any man living how that poor girl
came to her end. This is a cover for
something else, of course. What do
you want of mo? Lot's get at it with
out wasting time."
"What wo want of you Is, I am
afraid, only too simple," the baron an
swered, shrugging his shoulders. "Wo
must ask you to accompany us at onco
to Norwich castle. You will have to
appear before tho magistrates in tho
morning, when they will sign tho ex
tradition warrant. Our friend bore,
M. Ridallo, will then take charge of
you. Perhaps you would like to look
through the documents. You will find
, them all In perfect order."
I Duncombe mechanically glanced
through the French and English papers
which were spread out before him.
They had certainly a most uncomforta
ble appearance of being genuine, lie
began to feel a littlo bewildered.
"You mean to say that you have
come here to arrest mo on this charge?
That you want me to go away with
you tonight?" he asked.
i "It Is not a matter of wanting you
I to come." the baron answered coldly.
"It Is a matter of necessity."
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