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CHAPTER XIV
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"You adorable child," he
lured, drawing close her warm
. softness. She pressed her face
against his and made as though to
kiss the hair above his ear. Tiny
as the rustle of a mouse in a corn
crib came her whiper.
"God bless you! Bobkhine will
make a copy inside the next hour,
then he will come to send the tele
rram. I will have him do it here."
"IH go for him then," whispered
Ian. "Try to lock the servants in
ome room or closet go out when I
mention the word 'Paris'."
She treated him to a taunt smile,
and nodded, then, infinitely grace
ful, seated herself on the broad set
tee and beckoned, carelessly.
In her role of temptress she
wore a daring, filmy tea gown so
thin it betrayed the outline of
farters, but that cleverly hinted
at, rather than exposed, the charms
of her figure. But for all her easy
pose there were anxious lights in
her eyes and she was watching
him narrowly, he realized.
"You did bring the right treaty?"
she whispered anxiously.
"Yes," he assured her and bent
to shower her ringless hands with i ce. Speaking in German, he said:
kisses. "Your safety, darling, is the "The telgram is addressed to T.
less Father Christmas, Bobkhine
hurried forward to shake hands,
his pink bald head gleaming like
that of a freshly washed baby,
"Such a pleasure to meet you
again, Monsieur Gray, he declared.
"I saw entirely too little of yon at
the dinner party last night.'
"A great pleasure." replied Ian,
conscious that Lolita von Waldeck
was watching him very intently,
He got to his feet with the delib
eration of a lazy mastiff. He was
thinking: "And this pink-faced,
hairless little man has murdered
countless hundreds of people!" It
seemed somehow utterly impos
sible.
"You have been working, Cousin
Ernst?" demanded Lolita in a low
voice that quivered just a little.
"Yes, my dear, I am glad to say
the work is done. By the way, I just
remembered. Don't you want me
to telegraph those friends of yours
at PoldolskT"
Lolita nodded quickly. "Yes,
Would it be too much trouble to
send it at once?"
Bowing affably, the round little
man bustled across the room to a
telephone and, after consulting the
directory, called the telepragh of
only thing in life that really mat
ters, I've come to realize."
Side by side on the broad settee
they talked with that sublime dis
regard for time that makes life
an unreal paradise for lovers. It
seemed she could not tear her eyes
from the darkly tender face beside
her and when her small finger tips
touched that half moon scar on his
chin, he laughed and, for the first
time, told a woman how he got it
in battle.
All at once there sounded a little
knock at the door. Ian had just
time to turn aside and straighten
his necktie when in strode that
curious, pink little man he had met
' as the Baron von Bradensee. Beam.
Gregrod, Pololsk, U. S. S. R. Ee
quest Kyriloffs take ten o'clock
train for Kolomyja tonight All is
well. Signed BazanoftY You will
send that telegram," he instructed
the operator, "at once."
Ian crossed his arms and the
fingers of his right hand delved
inside the edge of his coat per
haps four inches from the butt of
the .32.
"It is such a beautiful spring
evening I think I shall take a
little drive," announced Bobkhine
through the smoke of a long ciga
rette. "I am sure you would rather
discuss whatever you are discuss
ing alone." His eyes paused in
passing on the young American's
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settee. "But it would be Improper
to leave my fair cousin without
chaperones, n'est ce pas?"
Ian started. Something was
wrong better act. His hand start
ed towards the pistol bolstered un
der his left arm, but the voice of
Comrade Bobkhine cut in, silkily
dangerous.
"If you are reaching for anything
but your cigarette case," he .re
marked with a depreciating smile,
"I advise yon to wait, for you see,
my dear young American, I don't
trust you. If you move your hand
another inch to the left, why, I
shall be forced . to shoot you very
unwillingly, of coarse."
There was no doubt that Bob
khine's hand which lay in the pock,
et of his gray traveling suit grip
ped a pistol. Ian, wise enough not
to force matters under such un
favorable conditions, mere smiled
affably.
"Dear me, you are very suspi
cious."
"I am fifty-six years old,"' Bob
khine stated, his pink face the pic
ture of good nature "because of
that fact. You seem to enjoy it so
much here, my good friend, I'm go
ing to leave you and my dear little
cousin Lolita to enjoy this delight
ful apartment for half an hour,
which will give me time for a drive
I have been planning to take." He
drew a long puff on his cigarette
but did not remove his suddenly
menacing pale blue eyes from Ian.
"In the brief case outside my dear
irst Secretary yon win find the
original copies of a certain docu
ment. You perceive you are now
able to return them to the safe with
no one the wiser. It will be a great
mystery how the news got out, no?
You, if you are clever, will blame
the leakage on the Hungarian nego
tiator and he, most emphatically,
will blame it on your minister."
The round little man raised his
voice. "Michan Come here! You
will learn," he continued with a
mock apologetic air. "that Michal
and Leon are excellent company.
They will be delighted to entertain
yon air, for exactly half an hour."
inwardly raging, Ian made a
little bow. No use to fight. Of
course, Lolita had given the show
away he felt disgusted, he could
not hate her for it she wasn't
looking at all happy.
"Very well, he said. "I could
think of far less pleasant things
tnan talking to the beautiful Count
ess von Waldeck I'm thinking I
need a guardian.'
B vkhine laughed so heartily
tha. his . pink face flushed. "A
graceful admission, Monsieur.
Lolita is irresistable, eh ? She has
done her part most sucessfully.
Ah, here is our friend, Michael!"
In the door appeared the foot
man, but this time minus his livery
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The local draft board received a announced the honor roll f 0r Ta
fAitvth wiATithi t.
communication this week from Gen
?ral J. Van Metts, state director
of selective service, stating that
11 persons who desert the military Bernice bmathers, Billie 5till
.ervice in time of war are deemed , bidney Kudisal, bammie WietfJ
Sixth grade: Gloria Ann KorbJ
Maxine. Knight. Phyllis w..J
lo have voluntarily relinquished
and forfeited their rights to citi
enship, as well as their rights to
become citizens.
, Such deserters are forever in
capable of holding any office of
trust or profit under the United
States or exercising any rights of
:itizens thereof.
General Metts further stated
that in view of the serious conse
quences of desertion in time of
war, it is to be hoped that all se
'ectees on leave from their organi
zation will not let anything what
ever interfere with their reporting
back for duty on the day required.
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Amon Lee Swanger, Jim SwanJf
Bennie Joe Craig, Mildren W
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Second grade: Lucille Crawfi
; Carmen preen, Terry Swan
While two sentries stand guard, a worker is shown piling sand bags
around the sentry box to protect the men from possible flying shrapnel,
at an important road junction near the strategic Panama Canal. The
armed forces on guard at th Canal Zone are ready for any emergency.
trayed this gentkimii?. I imi sure
he enjoyed ; it and will forgive
you. Your victims penerU'.y do.
Smile,; that's better, golubcluck!"
In a moment more trie whole
ghastly farce was over and Ian
found himself seated in an arm
chair comforted by the huge butler
whose hairy paw held a Luger au
tomatic squarely in line with his
heart. The other was helping Bob
khine into a fur lined coat a fact
which : gave the seated prisoner
food for thought a fur lined coat
in June. Why?
he said bitterly. "I was fool enough
to believe in you in spite of a hun
dred warnings."
"The first thing a diplomat
should learn," were the girl's next
words "is that a diplomat should
trust no one. It is a primary rule
of the game, mon cher. You Amer
icans are far too trusting to de-
ceive you is almost as easy as to
cheat children."
Ian started as though a red hot
iron had touched him. Great God!
Lolita was actually laughing as,
! very feminine indeed, she arose
First grade: Nancy Bisi-K
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joei curreu, Mary Ann
fectly. Being a fool, I deserved a
fool's fate."
"Would you wish to become my ' Richard Hoyle, Gene Hudson, BJ
lover even now?" So derisive were 010 iucivay, a.ennem underwo
the glinto in her eyes that both the Helen Jean Knight, Adelaide It
Russians commenced to chuckle. Lean, Wanda Rector, Betty 3
"Try me " was his quivering a.ormer, busie bwanger, Maxil
When Bobkhine, with a mocking ; and with almost feline grace, came
bow and a wave of the hand had sauntering across the floor, her
disappeared, he who had masque- . bright lips curled in derision at the
raded as a footman watched intent-, 8Carlet faced American rigid on his
ly from the window. chair.
Meanwhile that strange girl i,e ' V . . , i j u-
ceTercSCCe
indifferent fo the proceedings. Next tP" -
she turned laiily on her side and ycl , y
exposing, perhaps ens Wsly. aiy0"10 ZT 7' v
.jf, iaj il ,i i cruel smile twisted her vivid mouth
long silk clad leg, poured I qwr . n he..writhe(I ..r couid crce
cognac into two of the long stem- , ne, . I. couid scarce
med glasses. piay my part-for laughing."
Sickened, revolted at her treach- ' eeautuui and graceful as an
ery, Ian glowered straight before
him. So her love had been simu
lated. What an actress! She, no
doubt, would disappear with those
two large limbed satellites who
were now mounting guard. Well,
he would wait until that Russian's
gun got out oi line and then he
would start things.
A sickening sensation of defeat
chilled his soul as he heard the
Ionic column she stood above him,
small head tilted to one side.
Ian's senses stirred yet his heart
was cold and hard as granite, '
"Congratulations, Mademoiselle!''
he managed to say through dry lips.
"You carried your part out per-
reply.
"Try you? Bah! You would not
amuse me one short hour."
More violent grew Lolita 's mer
riment until the ash of her cigar
ette tumbled off. Deliberately, she
turned her back on him and leaving
behind a faint aura of Orchidees
Noire swayed back to the settee.
Humming a little Russian song,
Lolita von Waldeck selected an
other cigarette, tapped it on her
almond-shaped thumb nail and lit
it- V---.:-:..-;V-;yr
Furious beyond bounds at this
mockery, Ian gathered himself for
a desperate effort, but that menac
ing gun muzzle anticipated his at-j
tack. ;
(To be Continued)
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and clad in a rough dark gray suit, the slam of a car door, In the street
yyun mm ana aiso in muiu was tne below gears moaned softlv and he
giant butler who had first admitted
Ian to Number 73 Kerrepesi Ut.
They regarded the American with
beady, watchful eyes.
"Much as I regret the necessity,"
remarked the Soviet agent, "I fear
we are forced to become melodra
matic. Michael, please draw your
pistol and keep Monsieur Gray
covered while our efficient Leon ex
tracts the pistol he carries a l'am
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"Ah, Lolita, why look so sad T
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knew that Comrade Bobkhine had
started on his way to the sinister
powers at Moscow and with him
was a copy of Treaty X-2,
Poor Leonard! He wondered how
the boy was coming along. Cer
tainly if Ilya's love and tenderness
could pull him through, he would
survive, but to face disgrace the
hopeless blasting of his career. Bit
terly he cursed his' trust his inex
cusable weakness. He had
thought
"Well, mon petit I-an" Lolita von
Waldeck addressed him seriously
through a haze of blue cigarette
smoke. "It seems that you have
lost." . -: .:;.';;
The two guards grinned and re
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stooping to select a cigar.
Ian nooded. ""I deserve to lose,"
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