Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-14

and take from it the precious plans which
meant betrayal of weakness and strength to
our arch enemy.
Leopard insisted on being the first to watch,
on the surmise that before the concert was over
Miss Guth would have spared few minutes to
its demands. He passed out. leaving Villalon
and me smoking. After the door closed behind
him sighed for our comrades hurt, shook
sad heads, and resigned ourselves to our cots.
One hour, two three, and four, were marked
off to our ears by the melancholy chimes of the
forward bell, which sent faint echoes through
the hulk of steel that carried US. A step in the
companionway and Leopard, grim faced stood
beside us.
'''She has not left her stateroom,' he said
but the man who pored over her drawings
went out sometime ago. She still studies them.
1t is your turn
HE had faced me and now began disrobing,
as though in this hour of disappointment he de-
sired no words with Villalon. and the latter, ac-
cepting the action, retired with a suggestion
that arouse him. l went above. The shade
was still Tapping in the soft night wind, and as
l paced backward and forward in my watch
caught sight, now and then, of her actions
Carefully, and as if jealous of her secret, Laura
Guth rolled the plans, the photographs, and
something could not distinguish into long
roll and dropped them into tin cylinder.
Now lowered by the window in my unwel-
come task of eavesdropping. l saw her put the
tin cylinder behind her berth in such position
that it could not be reached by anyone without
disturbing her. / drew back just as she came
to the window She looked for a moment out
over the starlit ocean. then softly pulled the
blind. moment more, in which she undoubt-
edly disrobed, another slight lowering of the
blind and she had retired.
Il went below and found Villalon still awake
and reading by the light of his berth lamp.
"' 1t is useless said, and explained the cir
cumstances. She has gone to bed. and all we
may hope to do is never to lose sight of her to-
morrow. We must reach her before the Ger
mans can, and they are due to arrive, the chief
officer tells me, not later than six hours after
we do. That six hours advantage must tell
the story
TT was restless night. Each sound was ex-
aggerated. From Lepard's room came rest
less turnings, and occasion our hoarse whistle,
the call of the sea, doomed sullenly from above
a warning to the coastwise craft that through
the drift of fogs and shift of blackness liner
was tearing into port At last went to sleep,
nor did the bugle of the morning arouse me. 1t
was only when Leopard entered and shook me
that comprehended that we were close to that
splendid port bordered by high lifted structures
of steel and stone. Before my last strap was
pulled we were steaming through the Narrows
and slowly passing up the river between out
bound boats, or now and then lodging cum
bersome ferry that swept soggily toward its
landing.
THE tugs nosed us to our berth. The gang
planks went down. The stewards jostled our
luggage out to the initial numbers where Gus
toms officers might make their search. And at
last freed from all restraint of the law, we were
together on the land edge of the dock A porter
came out, followed by the radiant Miss Guth,
who had been met by a woman Enthusiastically
her mother, who assisted her to a cab. 1t
seemed pity that so beautiful girl should
show such filial affection and yet harbor coun-
try's sacrifice for German gold.
1--WE had our plans and carried them out.
She drove far up into the city, with our cab in
pursuit. Her driver pulled up in front of resi-
dence and from the next corner saw her dis
mount and assist her mother to the curb. Her
home was comfortable looking house, appar-
emily devoted to apartments for the fairly well
to do.
Having her residence located we drove back
to a hotel, changed our travel stained garments,
refreshed ourselves with bath and food, and
then, determinedly and playing our last card in
this international game, returned to her home.
7 EPARD rang the bell and asked the servant
- who answered its summons whether Miss
Guth was at home, a. the same time giving him
his card. The man disappeared. There was a
tense wait, the sound of returning steps, and
the servant invited us in We assembled flight
of stairs and found her waiting to receive
"She betrayed marked surprise at sight of the
three of us, evidently being unaware that we
were comrades as well as fellow voyagers but
that start of betrayal did not prevent her show
ing us courtesy as she invited us in and beck
oned us to seats. We accepted them in awk-