The Double Traitor

The Project Gutenberg eBook, The Double Traitor , by E. Phillips OppenheimThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it,give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online atwww.gutenberg.netTitle: The Double TraitorAuthor: E. Phillips OppenheimRelease Date: December 25, 2003 [eBook #10534]Language: English***START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE DOUBLE TRAITOR ***E-text prepared by Juliet Sutherland, Mary Meehan, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team.THE DOUBLE TRAITORBY E. PHILLIPS OPPENHEIM1915CHAPTER IThe woman leaned across the table towards her companion."My friend," she said, "when we first met—I am ashamed, considering that I dine alone with you to-night, to reflect howshort a time ago—you spoke of your removal here from Paris very much as though it were a veritable exile. I told you thenthat there might be surprises in store for you. This restaurant, for instance! We both know our Paris, yet do we lackanything here which you find at the Ritz or Giro's?"The young man looked around him appraisingly. The two were dining at one of the newest and most fashionablerestaurants in Berlin. The room itself, although a little sombre by reason of its oak panelling, was relieved from absolutegloom by the lightness and elegance of its furniture and appointments, the profusion of flowers, and the soft ...