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VOLUME XXXVI. LAURENS SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1920. NUMBER 23 hAg LARI( e MiTIRDIT MIGHOI( PMM~nAA BY CNM/?ZJ JcVVO/ygj?. JO/f (Continued from Last Week.) lie choked upon his duty until Ray ,nor spoke, smiling broadly. "I find my duty really a privilege," lie said. "Not only are you not Mrs. Bashford," he went on with the ut most good humor, "but you are a very different person. I should explain that I represent the Amerlean state departient, and that our government has been asked by the British embassy to find you and deliver i certain message to you." "Oh, papa wants me to cone home I" cried Alice. "It's droll, Constance, that papa should have thought of making an affair of state of us. Dear papa will always indulge me just so far, and then lie becotnes alarmed." "He's certainly alarmed now 1" laughed Raynor. "But the ambassa dor has warned us to be most tactful and circumspect. You may not know that Sir Arnold Seabring is on his way to this country on a confidential mission. That, of course, Is not for publication." "Sir Arnold Seabring?" gasped Tor rence. "The father of thq Honorable Miss Seabring," replied Iagnor with an elucidating nod toward Alice. "nut how-" I began. "Mrs. Bashford, the widow of your uncle, is the Ijonoi'able Miss Seabring's aunt, .s that quite correct?" "It is all true," said Alice. "I an a fraud, tin impostor. You might gq on and say that Mrs. Farnsworth 1'9 the wife of Sir Cecil Arrowsmith. But all the guilt is mine. It was my idea to come here and play n little. because I knew Aunt Alleo wouldn't mind. She knew just what I meant to do; really she did. Mr. Torrencel In fact. I have her written per-mssion to use the house; which I should have shown you if we hat got in a lpinch. But it se'emed so tmuch more tuh just to let mittiers tike their courso It's n pet theory of itine tIht lifeile a dill affaltr unless we trust to luck a little. After my hrother's death' I was very unhaippy and Hiad goe' out East to vsIt Aint AlIev. who is n grnt roamer. I thought it would be nice to stop hel're on tho way home. Just for a 1:1ark. withlut te papna. who was frantlitlyIN enbllilld. to ulirry bitl( to Englaintmd. This the first tile I've played( hle-and-seek' wiith ty fatully. I was alwnys doing' that its a child ; and if it hadn't b-ee for, MY' general wnywardnes'; i Aloutld fever hn ve kinlovn yOi. ' onstanmice. WVhy. I shtouldn'i have known you. genitlie'nee! It has all heen so de. liht fui !"' 'FThis nivle confessl~n a aiusedt invnor- gr-eatly. -bitt Trrence was~ seehg niothinrg ini it htti Ia (dangerouis e'senpart le. "'in the nam to, at. e Itinnbridge Trust c-om'pany, I mttt. t notlfy you.", hie hog:. '"tint by reprt"e antinug your self aus a nther pesn cninei ~ into possession of a large priopety-" "Buit we've been payling all outr ownV~ I'ptenses; we haoveni't taikenl any monecy fr-onm you," plendedt A lice. "Of course y'ou woruln't (10 such a thing," affirmed Itnynor. " My in strtuctions are to give you any Stn of mloney- you ausk. In fact, the goverin mient of the United Stautes Is instruicted to assume fuill resp~onsibility for you untIl your father arrives." "May I go on anid clarify ma tters for these gentlemen, for Mr. Tiorrence at least is entitled to a full explanation?2" "Constance," said Alice, turning with a little shrug to her friend. "we have beeni cnuight I Our- story is being spoiled for its. Please go on. Mr. Raiynor. Just whnt dloes the MAie icnn state diepartmett have to say abouft its?". "T1hat you are end(owed with a very untuisuatl personality," continuted Itnynor, his eyes twink~ling. "You arec not at aill content ,to remain In that station11 of lire to whieh you tfere hotrn you like platying at belng all suorts' of other per-sons. Once, so your- fr-lend the ambassador confided to rme, you ran auway and followed a band of gypsles' which 1.nust have been ,when you wtero a very little girl," "I wtas seven," said Alice, ' the gypsies wiere nice to ame." "'And then you uhiowed taleui~ t5y "A dreadful revelation !" ohe ex elaltuimed. "But 3011 don't know that it was really your father who mntinngedl to have Mrs. Farnsworth, one of the most distingnished actresses in England, take charge of you." "No l Allce never knew that I" said Mrs. Farnsworth, laughing. "I was her chaperon as well as her precep tress, but Allce's'fathor knew that if Alice found It out it would spoli the adventure for her. Alice must do things her own way." "You are a fraud," said Alice, "but I always suspected you a little." "Speaking of the stage," resumed Raynor, "it is also a part of my in structions that the I1onorable Miss Seabring shall be discouraged from any further adventure in that direc tion; she's far too talented; there's danger of her becoming a great lu minary. In other .wor'ds, she is not to grace the boards again as Violet Dew Ing." 4W dw "The Fan Is Safe," Cried Raynor. W eloe's br6w clouded, and she turned to ind. "That was settled when you malled that letter for mue. It was to maIke an appointunent with an Amer lean playwright who wants 111 to ap peart in a most adoral e medy.'' "llis name is Dick Sta rles," I said, ''and he's tmy most intiinute friend." Sihe professed inadigrmt Ion wheni I told do' my enveu'sdroping in the woorls, but whent I explained that I knew all abouit the play aittl Searies' despair in gtaenreb for her she was enormously plea sedi. "I iowu wuctondoful I" she exclaimed. "Youtt knowv I told you, Constantce, that if we r'eally throw ourselves In the pathI of adlventure mystery woulid comne out to meet us in silken sandals." "Itut you will not appear in this play?" asked Itaynor anxiously. "It Is the business of the government of the United States to see that you com-. mit no further idlscrotlons., TIhere Is atanther mnattter which' I lne you can clear up. You are not only a subjedt of conicern to the Itish emubassy, but the French amibassador also has ap penledl to aus to assist him' in a trifling matter I" "The Ihrench ambassador?" Alice exclaimied with a surprise I knew to be unfeigned. "I thought the. dlear Montnni was an Italian?" "We will continue to call hitm Mon tani, but he':; a Frenchman and one of the keenest mon In the French secret service. You have caused hIm the dleepest anguIsh." "Please hurry on I" She henit for ward with chIldish delight. "This is a part of the story we've beeni living that I really knowv nothing about. I hi se it won't ho disappointing I" ltnynor laughed and shook his head. "It's fortunate that Montanl is a gen Itieman, anxious to shield and protect you. You have a fan in your hand-" She spread it out for Inspection. Rthe adventure would have been very tamp 'ihe story of the fan is in the most secret archives of Paris and Washing ton. When you were packing up in Tokyo to coie hoime on the very last day before your departure a lady called on you whom you knew as Madame Volkoff." "The dear worpanI" exclaimed Mrs. Farnsworth. "We knew her very well." "Almost too well," cried Raynor. "A cultivated woman and exceedingly clever, but a German spy. She had collected some most interesting data with reference to Japanese armament and defenses, but suspecting that she was being watched, she hit upon a mo'st ingenious way of getting the in forintion across the Pacific, expecting to comuntitiente with Germnn agents in America who could pick it up and pnss it on to Berlin. You see., she tlhought you an easy mark. She got hold of a fan wllch Montani Informs me is the exact enunt erpairt of that one you hold. She reduced her data to the smallest possible coilpass, con cealed it in her fon. and watched for a chance to exchange with you. The astute Montani found the Japanese artisan who had done the tinkering for her and surmised that you were to be made the unconscious bearer of the incriminating papers. Montani jumped for the steamer you were sail Ing on with every determination to get the fan. Ills professional pride was aroused, and it was only after be found It impossible t steal tihe fan that he asked our assistance. He's a good follow, & gentleman in every sense, and with true French chivalry wanted to do the job without disturb Ing you in any way." We pressed closer about Raynor as he took the fan, spread it open, and held it close against a table-lamp. "The third, sixth and ninth." he counted. "You will notice that those three pleecs of ivory are a trifle thicker and not as transparent as the others. Glanc Ing at them casually in an ordinary light, you would never suspect that they- had been hollowed out, an ex ceedingly delicate pieee of work. It's a pity to spoil arthing so pretty, but-" Ire snapped the top of one of the panels. disclosing a neatly folded piece of thin paper. '"Antoine," I said. "tie the nrms of the prisoner in the toolhouse and bring him here.' "A man in the toolhouse!" Mon tani, Torrnce alnd Raynor ejaculated in enneert. "Oh, yes," murmured Alice, "that's the pleasantest cliapter of all. Our grenadiers coplured a whole invading army that made a night attack--one of the most remarkrhbe engagements of the present war, Mr. Torrence." "The battlo of the Bell-Ilops," I .suguested. "The prisoner will be here in a moment." While we waited Montani produced a photograph, instantly recognizable as a Iikentess of our prisoner. "My repttio t noll is saveil I" he ex claimed excitedly. "That he should have been caught hereI It is too iuch ! I shall never forgive myself for not warning you of the da nger. But you imderstand, mesdanes, that I was sincerely anxious to recoveI he fan witholit ietting you know its im portance. Whlen I found at Seattle an11d Cihic'ago that you were travellig uncmiler lissuned nam1ittes, I was-pray, 1ardn ml iie-deeply puzzled, the mo111ire s~o beca use I had saitisfied myisel f in Tokin thait you were loyal E-',glishi womenci, and I hel levedl you fo lbe in ntocenit of' comli city wv i iitulMihune Voikoffi. Why you shoul have changed your names, I idnli't know, but it's not my affair now." "We saw you on the stennter and agiain in the hotel at Chicago. I. wais very amusing to 1he followed. We gave you the slip, stoppeid at Buiffaulo to see Niagara,, and you camne on here andl scaredl the servants to deiatht I But you wer~e genterouis at every point," sid Alice,. "W~e chmanged our names so we could 'amuse ourselves here-at IBoh's expense, So now~ I ask everybody's forgiveness !" The prisoner, arriving at this mo ment, became the center of interest, Without a wvord Montant walked up to him, brushed buck his hair, and called our attention to a scar on the crown of his head. "There can be no mistake. Thuis is Adolph Schwenger, who passes as teandily for a Frenchman as I (10 for an Italian, The capture is of great importance, I shall want the names of all the persons who assisted in the mat ter." "It isn't quito clear to me," re marked Iltynor, turnuing to me, "why you held that fellow and said nothting ablouit It, If there htad been a atistake, it wouild have been just a little em barrassing for you, Singleton." "Chtivalry I" Mrs. leaurnswvorth an swered for me. "An anxious con corn for the peace andI dignity of two foolish women I I didn't know there was .so much chivalry left in the world." An hour was spent In explutnations. andl Ilaynor declared that I inust write a, full account of the, Allied nrirm In bonhltiut n t 110apiture of the spy. The sta te a relhives con Wilned nothing that toucheil this eiI. solle for piquitncy, he declared ; and even the bewildered Torrence finaIlly saw the joke of the thing and became (jlite uaIllin. laynor and Montani deelded after a conference that the Germnan agent s1old)( ble taken to New York iin mIedliately, and I called Flyin to rIv theml down. (Continued oil page two, this section.) ANOTIElR LAUtENS CASE It Prove., That There's A Way Oui for 311an1iy SUtferling Laurens Folks Julst anotler report of a case in Ltiri-eis. Another typical case. Kid nvy ailments relieved in ILau rens with Doan's Kidney Pills. S. .1. Avery, ca1eter, -3i) Park St., lautrens, says: "Tl'oo much lifting and hard work several years ago broke down my health and brought on kid ney trouible. 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