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| _,. (Continued From Last Week) _ At such moments men act quickly if they act at all, and although afterâ€" wards it seemed miraculous to him how he could have done it, he rememâ€" bered that he had almost instinctively taken his foot from the accelerator, and, heedless of the direction of the car, he had let go the steering wheel, and struck up the man‘s arm. â€" He had saved his life only by a hair‘s breadth.. The pistol nad gone off, but the bullet had spent itself harmlessly in the air. A moment later there was a deathly struggle but John was Acoane ceA s Crtet o n A 1N IDECHAEWUIRCC CEA ECE RRRATEE w the bullet had spent itself harmlessly in the air. A moment later there was a deathly struggle but John was in no humour to be beaten: The man Lad maddened him by the attempt on his life, and he now knew that everyâ€" thing depended upon his ability to be master. T es mwa Realthy, And master he was. EDCAUAARCI ECE 0 well trained body of the vigorous athâ€" lete, whose strength had never been sapped by stimulants and loose livâ€" ing, came into evidence now. The man lay at the roadside at his mercy. For a moment there was murder in his heart; he felt it would be a rightâ€" eous thing to kill this man but it was only for a moment. He could not kill a man who lay helpless before him. But be must make himself safe. ‘‘ He had made UP his mind when he .accggted this man‘s offer to guide him to the inn at Albania, to somehow get rid of him, and then return to "‘The Maid of Athens." For, as may be. imagined, he had no intention of givâ€" ing up his project. Now he knew that his enemy nad played into his hands. j MsV Smss t erwane without ANERIEUOCY John had not leff Athens, } 00000 making preparation_s, and the portâ€" manteal which lay in his car held some very useful things. A little laâ€" ter the German spy was drugged, and lay hidden by some rocks mot far from the roadside. That® done, he searched along the rough track for a place where he could put nis car in biding. s While he had been _ fighting the spy, the Celtic side of his nature was uppermost; but. now that immediate danger was Ove, he was cool, calculâ€" ating, and wary again. Half an hour later, when he returnâ€" _ed to the inn, & casual observer would have taken him for the German. He wore his coat and hat, he imitated the German‘s walk. When he reached the inn, he boldly personated the othâ€" er, and demanded the right to reconâ€" noitre very carefully, giving as his reason that his master, who would be coming later, requirgd absolute privâ€" acey. The rest may be left to the imâ€" agination. & I But as John rushed along the loneâ€" ly road through,; the night, he knew of that his danger was not over. Had he ye been so minded, he could have killed alt both the German and the Greek, inâ€" ca. steada of doing what he had done. But j this he could not persuade himself to sir do. Much as he would â€" gao forâ€" his m country,â€" the «hought _ of murder in T eool blood was too horrible. But he ns knéw they would be so0n after bim. | "© Neither was the German nor the | * Greek without resource, and he naa | th reason to know that they would have hc their spies surrfounding the house. th The, wind. which had been blowing | ., hngrd till past midnight, now died Y down, and the clouds which had hung & heavily bad rolled away. There was W no moon, but the stars shone brightly. h: *‘ fIis thought was to find the car he th pad, Teft a â€"little distance from the | 4 roadside, and then make & mad rush be into Albania. But this was not withâ€" | P out its dangers. First of all, the car la would make a hideous noise in startâ€" ing, which could be plainly heard in st the silence, of the night. More than | * that, he was bound to be hela up at ||, the frontier. Concerning the latter, 6 he had not troubled much; he. must rush the officials, and take the risk | 1 of their rifle shots. But this plan k â€" did not continue to appeal to him. He did not know the road, and he did M know that, in spite of what he bad done to it, the motor was not to be |" depended on. He therefore made up Â¥ Kis mind to leave the track, and hide | ! among. the mountains _ until gawn. | Then he would make for the nearest 1 town where there was a telegraph |! $ station, and send a message to his I general at Salonica. With good forâ€" tune he might be able to find. his | way to Salonica, which he judged was § less than a hundred and fifty miles | / ~eastward, a distance which he might ‘ gover in a few days. Then, suddenly, his plans were thrown to the winds. He heard stealâ€" thy footsteps near nim, and he felt sure he had been seen. 3 A second later, two men rushed upâ€" 1 on him. John had little remembrance of what took place during theâ€" next few seconds he only knew that he e w aAs fighting madly, and was doing his best to avoid the onrushes of his atâ€" tackers. For he was determined that _ he would not be beaten. After being so near to success, to give up was unâ€" thinkable. & It seemed to him that he held the destinies of the British Armies in his hands, that his success OT failure i‘ meant the success or failure of his country. In a way, too, which he could not understand, he felt that he owed it to the Maid. of Athens to succeed. It was she who had made . everything possible, and if he failed he would disappo‘nt her. Even while fighting with his atâ€" . ‘tackers, a vision of her as she appearâ€" ed to him that night in the unknown & house in Athens came back to him. He caught the wonder of her eves, the glory of her face, and at that moment John Penrose knew the seâ€" eret of his own heart. It was a strange time for the revelation of love, yet such it was. While life and death hung as if in a balance, he knew that for all time his life was given to her. With this revelation, too, came . a double motive for victory. He must & not disappoint her, and he must see her again. Even the importance of the documents he carried were second to that, his love for her flooded his whole being, and it seemed to give «e ing madly, and was doing his void the onrushes of his atâ€" For he was determined that 1 not be beaten. After being o success, to give up was unâ€" ter, two men rushed upâ€" had little remembrance place during the. next he only knew that he Tommy and the Maid of Athens Athens without and the portâ€" n his car held oe . A Hitleâ€"!a= his plans were . He heard stealâ€" him, and he felt on oo oo on o m c oo m on m ocms se him the strength of ten. Then_suddenly it seemed to him that all hope was gone. In the first few â€" seconds of the combat, one of his attackers had called aloud for help, and now he knew that that call had been heard. Von Limberg‘s voice rang out in the night, while that of the Greek was also plainly to be heard. The air seemed to pulsate with destiny; everything was strangely unâ€" £COULY How long the struggle conti#Med, he did not know; it might have been minutes, it might have been only secâ€" onds. He knew that twice he had seen a man fall, only to rise again. He was wondering how he might meet his new antagonists, when a pistol shot rang out clearly, which _ was followed by a cry of pain. Then anâ€" other, and he thought he heard some one stumble in the road; but he. was real not sure as if of a distant sea, was iT it seemed to him that he struggling because of willâ€"p because of a kind of. con: that he must fight on, no m the result might be. yet it was 1: that. it give strength, hb tellâ€"nothing Then he heard another voice, and and although his brain was swimming and his strength seemed ebbing away, it was as sweet to him as the sound of silver bells on a windless night. Ne S eanenn oo o. "Are you We C210 2 sir? There is no time may be others." Then everything came mind like a flash of | mind like a flash of ligh. LC JCWC no idea how Tom and the Maid of Athens had got there, but he knew they had saved him. Then. a great hope filled his life. If she had come there, she must care. "We must run for it,"" cried Tom,; "have you enough breath, gic?" $ Then John laughed. The thing which the day before had been a joke had now become vital, Less than three hundred yards away the nonâ€" descript motorâ€"car which he had bought from the Greek _ travelling merchant for & few hundred francs lay ready to his hand. BGameV‘ he said. and almost inâ€" IMDACARARMA C AAST eACO Noi "Come!"‘ he said, and almost inâ€" stinctively he took the girl by the arm, and hurried her along the road. "RNot that way, sin," cried Tom;, ‘"it‘ll be no use keeping to the road." But John rushed‘ on. "Tom," he laughed, "it‘s a good thing we both know how to drive a motor car." ‘Mtotorâ€"carl" cried Tom. "IL wish ‘*Motorâ€"car. . CCC _ we had one, butâ€"*" "Here we are," and later John was turning handle frantically, whil machine wheezed and in great pain. But it s ty, and a few minutes 12 up. the hill, bearing burden. m se w ce e ce cam sn m n mm mm n "mpe difficulty will be officials at the frontier, quietly. He had becon calculating again, and N the difficulties. L1NCâ€"OCN LD OAE C stt "That is no difficulty at all," and the girl, who sat at John‘s side, laughed "as she spoke. The young fellow recognized the happiness in her voice; it was something he had never heard before. "Â¥ou meanâ€"2" he said inquiringly. @I fmean that I can manage any official that may be there," she said, and her confidence gave him assurâ€" ance. . Ao e eany en on e‘ W hi 4 + oc cictient old "It doesn‘t seem possible," he ejacâ€" ulated, after a minute‘s silence. "«vou‘ve got it then, sir?" ‘"‘¥es, I‘ve got it; but everything seems like a mad dreamâ€"just a mad dream. â€" Luck was with me all the way." en eaone o "What then?" "God," replied the. boy. Â¥es, the dawn was breaking; the road was plainer, he could see the outline of the hills, he could even see the features of the Maid of Athens by his side, and as he looked, his heart gave a wild leap. CHAPTER XVII Hours later they were all together many miles southâ€"east of Koritza. did not recognize the was familiar to bim. it give him cheer, : th. but beyond that n en i e e e e e t e on e o is f ‘"YÂ¥es, you are right, Tom," he said C It wasn‘t luck, Mn e enls we are," and a few seconds n was turning the starting~ cantically, while the primitive wheezed and groaned. as if pain. But it started presentâ€" few minutes later was toiling hill, bearing its increased well enough to 80 now, « no time to waste, there ane m oo ap n o oo i on o c m ige nc o on ity will be to pass the e frontier," said John had become. cool and ain and was realizing mad d}"eanlâ€"just a mad c was with me all the me back to John‘s f light. He had and the Maid of ne, sir?" and. it pice. ‘"The odds gir, altboughâ€"‘" d short, as if in the voice, and im. He knew r, and added ‘Mat he could C sir," said Tom 1, ~SIP i 3 The â€"thing been a joke Less than Through‘ the day everything had been a wild rush. Every nerve had been in tension, every sense awake, every power strained to the utmost. In the days which followed it all seemed to John as a mad dream, a phantom of the mind.. Sometimes he laughed as he remembered his endeavors to get some speed out of the crazy car he had bought from the little Greek merâ€" chantâ€"how it wellâ€"nigh â€" stopped when the accelerator was jammed down, and leapt forward when it ought to have stopped. Everything seemed topsyâ€"turvy; but he knew that every minuté was weighted with danâ€" ger, and that every mile they gambled with death. There had been no difficulty at the frontier.. At‘ a word from the Maid of Athens every obstacle had been removed, while the sight of certain papers she possessed worked wonâ€" ders. But she could not charm away the difficuities of the road, she could )not do away with precipices . and mountain gorges. Speed, they knew, was ofâ€"the utmost importance~â€"s‘peed _and secrecy and if they got the first, the second was impossible. The main roads were oneilo‘ng danger, for telâ€" egraph wires were there, and all knew what they meant. Both oVn TLimberg After that one feverish minute sucâ€" ceeded another. They had not gone near the main road which formed a kind of artery through Albania, and all other roads were mere stony tracks where to drive a motorâ€"car seemed an impossibility. Tom sat at the wheel, while the Maid of Athens sat by his side, telling him the direcâ€" tion he must take. As if to make the difficulties greater, the sky had become clouded again, and the rain fell in torents. "This is just horrible," said Tom; "the sun might shine a bit, till we get out of this." But the girl Iaughed. "It is goodâ€" it is well," she said. "Every track of the wheels will be washed out a few seconds after they are made." "vou seem to think of everything," said the boy admiringly. "You have made up your mind about me, then?" om "I did that the night before last Still there are some things FTâ€"can‘ understand." "Why you do it. , This is no picnie." "No, it is a race with death." "It‘s along a funny road, too," reâ€" plied Tom, as he negotiated a boulder which lay in the track. You know the country around here," he added presâ€" ently. was her reply "Why do you do ently. "Do â€" what?" "Do this. Take this journey. You know theâ€"road, you know how full of danger it is, and yetâ€"" ‘"Why 7d<;7yo{1 do it?" retorted the girl. & "It‘s my duty," he replied simply. "Is that your only. reason ?"‘ "Of course it isn‘t. But you don‘t know himâ€"you don‘t love him. He‘s nothing to you. You never. saw him but once till this morning.. You are a beautiful lady, andâ€"andâ€"" "Do you love _ him?" "Why do you ask that?" "Would it grieve you if he failedâ€" ifâ€"if any harm were to happen to ifâ€" him Tom, in spite of the necessity to keep his eyes fixed on the road, gave her a sharp glance. "I fancy you know that," he replied. "If he does not get back in safety, neither do I; andâ€"and neither do vyou," he added savagely. Meanwhile_John sat inside the car, while near him was the girl called Angelica.. But he scarcely noticed her. His mind was not with her; all his thoughts were with her who sat at Tom‘s side. He saw presently that they had ‘changed their direction. They were no longer travelling southâ€" ward but eastward; they had also reâ€" crossed the ridge of mountains, and he judged had again entered Greece. But he asked no questions. He was no longer the leader; he was led. He had placed everything in the hands of the girl without whom the journey would not have been made. ‘What?" He longed to ask questions about herâ€"longed to know who she was, and why she was there. But he did not. He knew that the girl by his side was watching him, and that she would perhaps tell him the things he longed to know, but the thought of asking her seemed like sacrilege. He trusted her completely, and although every mile of the journey was a mile of peril, he had noâ€" fears. ~‘It is well I do,â€"every inch of it," 91 g (to be continued) 112 he said pres T=] eonmin eenonnnenmend enc boccn0ne0 0 0 + CGoal Cordon Avenue St. Alban‘s Park IllllI|llIllIIIIIIlllllllllIlllllllllllllllllllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlllllIlllllllIlllllllnfl‘“nlu"n"lllllllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlllllllllllllllllllllllII|L;J think many them. Genuine LOOK N YCUR GARAGE R [ O e# & mre¢Z .. C ifi\ <#~ = ies y oo \ :‘)‘{I i “!’ $ :; "ap [Jâ€"â€"â€"*d "I want to get back to the good old fiftyâ€"fifty days," remarked the remâ€" iniscent person. "What do you mean. by ‘fiftyâ€"fifty‘ days?" Mn onl "The days when there was twice fifty cents‘ worth in every dollar." "How could you ask Mr. Bings to take in Mrs. Dings to dinner?" 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