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i I i i aka-4 ttrd _,it?a', {if LB., "You do'not realize the oirricuiues. You see I--" "I do not want to hear about them. The facts are plain enough. The Eng- lish and the French are in strong force from Salonica towards Monastir. Not strong enough to do us much harm, although they are becoming dangerous Unless we "can attack them strongly, and soon, they will beéome dangerous; and we shall have to use a big force too. The prospects of our army in the West are not good, and we cannot spare a single hum from there. The British Army, which we thought negligible at the beginning of the war, has driven us back on the Somme, and they are becoming stronger every day. We cannot afford a man from there. What is left ot Mm Austrian Army is needed to meet a man from there. What Its chL u; the Austrian Army is needed to meet the Italians at Trjeste, and the Rus- sians, and the Roumanians in the Car- pathians. Bulgaria's beginning to grumble, and, unless something hap- pens soon, the Turks will back out. That's why it is so necessary to strike a crushing blow here in Greece." "It we had come down on the other side," laughed the little man, "you'd have been lost." - - -. "As this C5.rse, Il"ve ”ecu LVN»- "But you didn't," replied the Ger- man; "you knew which side your bread was buttered. Still, I dont deny but that the situation is serious, We need a hundred thousand men to strike strongly, and we need them" quickly." _ _ _ _.., ..s,,.a ”as Tirfhs believed in Germany, but ostensibly we were neutral, and because we owed everything as a nation to the Entente, we were supposed to support it. But there, I wasn't idle." "No, you were not idle," laughed the German; "we owe the surrender of that Division to you-a tine lot of soldiers, my friend. They should be useful at the right time. But you've kept us waiting a long time." “You do'uot realize the difficulties. quuuuy. "Poor little Greece.'" and the little man closed’his eyes as he spoke. “What abuse the world has poured upon us' And Albania, too-who thought about Albania? Years ago she wanted a king badly, and no one would take on the job." “But to be the ruler ot Albania," and the German laughed as he spoke, "under the suzerainty of the Kaiser, is a fine position, eh ?" The little man slowly took some papers from an inner garment, and laid them before the other. "Are you prepared to sign them?" he asked. _ Von Limberg snatched at the pa- pers feverishly, and appeared to de- vour every word. " "You ask much." he said at length, somewhat doubtfully. “You call it much, do you?" replied the other. "Are you sure you can do this?" The little man closed his eyes as though composing himself to sleep. "There has been a mystery about the Greek Army these last few months, hasn't there? People have been wondering what has been done, wondering, too, how a number ot men were sent secretly to the north, while the British authorities were blind--- blind) We know they objected. and maria nmfpgts, but not until a great q (Continuetd From Last Week) »-r“A government. do you can it?" and the German laughed. "Streit, Dousmanis. Metaxas - what were they? Dummies'. mere puppets.' in- “I'll admit the King needed an ad- viser," was the little man's reply, “but the case was delicate. Secretly we tended to deceive the public. But Berlin knew, Constantine is a shifter, a. poseur-a man Without vision, with- out grasp; he could not rule the coun- try. But who suspected you-the lit- tle man behind the scenes, the man who loves by-ways, and doing things in secret?" "There has been the Greek Army t months, hasn't them been wondering wha wondering, too, how , were sent secretly to the British authorities were Dnna-- blind! We know they objected,, and made protests, but not until a great deal had been done. Neither did the «British authorities ask why so many strange young men went to Elbasan. Thousands upon thousands worked among the sterile hills all around, WHO knew about it? Who asked questions, when hosts 'tyt people in various guises landed at Durazzo?--- not all at once, but at various times, and often in the night. Mobilization, eh? But what a number of ways there are to mobilize! Trust a Greek whose mother is of Albanian stock to work quietly." rrrAaâ€"l -,,,F,'v,ras The German's eyes out of his head as 1 Astonishment, eagern almost amounting tt from them. "Isn't it worth paying a big price tor?" added the little man. “I am told that the British Air Service is godd, but men Can't, see at night, and the country is well known to me. Spies! The Germans aren't the only people who have made a fine art of spying. British Might! I am told the British fight well. But in these days a man needs to be like a mole---- ‘he needs to be under ground. and in the dark-and he must have much patience, much patience. Besides. Tino is pig-headed, and he's afraid. He wans to run with the hare, and chase with the hounds;' he wants to be sate, whatever happens. Who thinks of the little man who, as you say, looks like one who keeps a shop in a back street, and sells tapes and buttons? Various rumours have been heard about hint, eh? Some say one thing. some another. Von Schenk has told me of a beautiful woman. and that the Queen is Jealous of hen, eh? People have been mystified. All the better. But meanwhile, Greece is held together; there has been no itvo1ution. Venizelos has lost power. and the work has gone on." "And you say.this can a fortnight?" "I told you that mobilization has many meanings. and is done in many ways," - "The German read the papers care- fully. evidently weighing every word. Perspiration oozed from his forehead. and more than once his large, fleshy hands trembled. Bi 3 Tommy and the I ir,,, Maid of Athens eyes seemed starting as the other' spoke, gerness, satisfaction, to ecstasy, shone be done in big price "No," interrupted the German, and there was almost a wheedling tone in his voice, “I don't doubt you. As you, say, it is here, and with that force, added to those who have surrendered to us, we can shatter the Entente Armies, and our way to the East is open. All their plans will become like so much thistledown. What we have been waiting for and planning for months will have to come to pass. I will sign it" The German seized the pen as if in obedience . For a few minutes there was silence, broken only by the little man's Whispering voice, the scraping of the German's pen, and the sputtering of the two candles on the table, by which means the room was lit. "Yes, and a serpent has teeth, and at the base of every tooth is poison," snarled the Greek. As you say, we play for big things, and I don't pr'e- tend that I would die for your Fath- erland. If you doubt me---" When he had finished, the little Greek read carefully. We can neither of us afford to play false to each oth- er," he said; "it either fails, both lose." "Then we will not fail," and the German spoke confidently. "This night decides the fate of England; it is the beginning of the fall of the British Empire. See, here is a bottle of wine-we will drink together to the greatness ot Germany, and to the downfall of England. Sol I place these papers on the table. We will shake hands, and swear to be faith- ful to each other." The German poured out two glas- ses of wine. Each extended the right hand ot the other, and lifted their glasses with left. "Wait ya minute," and the little Greek spoke quietly; "you too have documents." "They are here," replied the Ger man, , , The Greek seized one bearing an august signature. {(011 wiil write at my dictation," he said. A look of doubt, mingled with fear' and anger, shot trom the German's eyes. "It you threaten," and there was a new tone Jn his voice. "I tell Slough . I don't threpten," said tht German, "but this is a' big thing, and you are such a serpent." The little man opened his eyes at this, and they seemed like those ot a "toasilisk---they literally emitted a flame. "To the greatness of the Kaiser, and to the confusion ot his enemies!” said the German, as he lifted the glass to his lips. "If I sign this?" he said at length. "It will be the signature of Wilhelm II, the great War Lord,"' and there was almost a sneer in the little man's voice. - "Yes," he said; "but if it fails, your life's not worth a pin's puhchase." The words were hardly spoken, when the door was opened, a quick step heard, and the candles were swept from the table. A moment the German felt a'ypfsre- mendous blow on hhe head, and fell heavily lo the ground. This was followed by a quick footstep on the stairs, and the noise of the opening and shutting of a door. For some seconds Von Limberg lay stunned, while the other groped helplessly in the dark. "Thunder and lightning!" cried Von Limberg. as he rose to his feet, 'what' does this mean?" _ "We have been betrayed," snarled the Greek; "you told me you had taken every precaution." "The papers!" both of them gaSp- ed--"they are gone! Whoever it was has been watching us; he has heard everythi n g! " "But who could it have been ?" and the little Greek’s voice quivered with anguish. “Those papers in the hands ot the enemy will mean ruin; I would not have them lost for a million francs!” _ vXWminutVe iater one of the candles was lit, and the two men looked at each other in blank dismay. "Gott im Himmel!” cried Von Lim berg,'; 'they' shall not be lost." He ru§hed ti) the window as he spoke, opened the shutters, unfas’ten- ed the window,/and blew a long, loud whistle. Then, with his face bleed- ing, and hatless, he rushed down the stairs and out in the night. The other, with a swiftness of movement which no one would have guessed him capable of, followed. "Listen,!" he cried; "whoever it is can't be far away," "No, no, I heard the door open and close-T heard footsteps out here. He must have been hidden in" the house: he must have heard everything! What did you whistle for?" " "He may be in the house," said Von Limberg. "My men have been on the watch," replied the German; "every road, every pathway, has been under, ob- servation. You serpent!" and he turned towards the Greek savagely, "it is you-you are the traitor!" By this time the Greek had become comparatively cool again: he had been able to grasp the meaning of the sit- uation. A sound of quick footsteps was heard. and two men from different directions came up panting. "Think what you are saying." he replied. "Yours is the accusation of a child; the situation is too serious nh such things." Von Limberg asked them qunstions in quick succession, but their an- swers evidently maddened him. His spies had failed him. "Get into touch with the others," he cried; "within the last five min, utes some one has broken into the inn and stolen valuable papers. Scour the country-side: let mo one escape. your notice.' A thousand marks if ---------..--- "No," he declared, "ntr- one had been in the house, The mechanic who came with a motor-car early in the evening had left many hours be- tore, accompanied by the man who had been in the house when he came. Hours later, this man returned, and told him that the mechanic had gone into Albania, Jrtter which he had left. No one had been in the house since, His wife, with her niece who helped to do the work, were the only other occupants of the house; they were both in bed." "Sit down," said the Greek. It was evident now which was the stronger character of the two. The German allowed himself to be led back to the inn, where the inn- keeper, evidently aroused from deep sleep, made his appearance. "Is anything the matter ?" he asked. "I was awakened by a big noise, then a‘sound ot a whistle, and angry voices. What is it? Are there rob- hers?" A minute later the inn-keeper was submitted to a series of searching questions, N A little later they had returned to the room in which the conference was held, the German's eyes blood- shot and full of terror, and the Greek evidently in deep thought. "How many men haye you?" / "Four," replied the German. "1 didn't take more; I didn't want to arouse suspicion. They came at dif- ferent times. but they are still around, every one of them. I can't under- stand. Who could the robber be?" "The only suspicious person," he went on, "is the mechanic who came in the motor-car. From where did he come?" T you succeed.' Death if you fail!" "The night is black," objected one of the men; "we can see nothing, and these hills are full of hiding- places. "Do you dare to answer me?" cried the German angrily. "Do as I bid, and remember what I have said." "This is a time for brains, and not for threats," said the Greek quietly. "Como bac_k to the hotise. You are acting like a madman." _ "We must search," said the Ger man, "trom cellar to cock loft.” "From Irastoria," replied the Ger- man---"at least he came from that direction." "‘How do you know?" The German shrugged his sholdiers. solved." "He came from the direction of the British Army. They have their sus- picions, their spies." "But how could they?" and Von Limberg looked at the other help- lessly. "Did anyone know you were com- ing here?" . "No one. Ail our movements were _arsecret as death." "What is the use of saying that when the fact has leaked out? Wait a minute; let me think: There's no telephone in this house, is there ?" "Telephone!" said the German scornfully; "the place is out of the world-thath why we chose it." "Are you sure that by no word or sign have you given an inkling of what you intended to do?" and the Greek's eyes seemed to pierce the oth- er as though he would read his inmost soul. A look of doubt came into/the Greek’s heady, deep-set eyes. He seemed to be wondering too; but his face was like a mask-the German could not guess at what he was think, mg. at things." "Evidently it is a man ot brains and resource who has done this," he said presently, "and it will be no use doing the obvious thing. Still, we must pre- pare for everything. No one must be allowed to go towards Florina. 1Castoria, or Monastir, Listen, this is my plat eage Ny, CHAPTER XVI. John Penrose rushed wildly through the night. His success had been greater than he had dared to hope for. Even in the wildest flights of his optimism the had never' dreamed of making such a coup. When he had entered the inn at dusk on the prev- ious evening he was not long in form- ing his impressions about the man he met /here, and when a little later' the inn-keeper had informed him that he could not spend a night at his house, he made no serious objection to Jeav- ing, especially when the man had told him that there was another inn less than two miles beyond the frontier. But John was not deceived. In the course of conversation with him, the man had inadvertently dropped re- marks which led him to divine his purposes. Besides. the willingness of the stranger to accompany him to the inn in Albania was more than enough to arouse his suspicions . As a conse- quence no animal ever watched its prey more closely than John, in the gathering darkness, watched this man. They had not gone more than a mile, and were beginning to ascend a hill-after passing through a deep, narrow gorge-when John saw the man make a quick movement, and a second later the gleam of a pistol. 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