e and go over to the
enemy.

If Nicky could convert her again to loyalty, persuade her to do some
brave deed for the Fatherland in redemption of her blacksliding, then
when _Der Tag_ came he could reveal what she had done. When in that
resurrection day the graves opened and all the good German spies and
propagandists came forth to be crowned by _Gott_ and the Kaiser, Nicky
could lead Marie Louise to the dual throne, and, describing her
reconciliation to the cause, claim her as his bride. And the Kaiser
would say, "_Ende gut, alles gut!_"

Never a missionary felt more sanctity in offering salvation to a lost
soul by way of repentance than Nicky felt when he went to the house of
an American friend and had Mamise called on the long-distance
telephone.

Mamise answered, "Yes, this is Miss Webling," to the faint-voiced
long-distance operator, and was told to hold the wire. She heard:
"All ready with Washington. Go ahead." Then she heard a timid query:

"Hallow, hallow! Iss this Miss Vapelink?"

She was shocked at the familiar dialect. She answered:

"This is Miss Webling, yes. Who is it?"

"You don'd know my woice?"

"Yes--yes. I know you--"

"Pleass to say no names."

"Where are you?"

"In Philadelphia."

"All right. What do you want?"

"To see you."

"You evidently know my address."

"You know I cannot come by Vashington."

"Then how can I see you?"

"You could meet me some place, yes?"

"Certainly not."

"It is important, most important."

"To whom?"

"To you--only to you. It is for your sake."

She laughed at this; yet it set her curiosity on fire, as he hoped it
would. He could almost hear her pondering. But what she asked was:

"How did you find my address?"

"From Chake--Chake Nuttle."

He could not see the wild look that threw her eyes and lips wide. She
had never dreamed of such an acquaintance. The mere possibility of it
set her brain whirling. It seemed to explain many things, explain them
with a horrible clarity. She dared not reveal her suspicions to Nicky.
She said nothing till she heard him speak again:

"Vell, you come, yes?"

"Where?"

"You could come here best?"

"No, it's too far."

"By Baltimore we could meet once?"

"All right. Where? When?"

"To-morrow. I do not know Baltimore good. Ve could take ride by
automobile and talk so. Yes?"

"All right." This a little anxiously.

"To-morrow evening. I remember it is a train gets there from
Vashington about eig