The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-06-09

CARMEL, LIFTING UP THE LID, LOOKED IN.
remain unknown to her until circum-
stances forced it on her knowledge or
she had got sufficient strength to bear
ii.
When she had it fully in mind she
looked up into the nurses face again
and repeated, quite calmly, but with
immovable decision, the order of an
hour before:
1--WE must return at once. You will
pack up Immediately"
Miss Unwin nodded and began to
open the trunks.
This, however, was a ruse. She did
not intend to take her patient back
that night. She was afraid to risk it.
The next day would be soon enough.
But she would calm her by making
ready and when the proper moment
came would find some complication of
trains which would interfere with their
Immediate departure.
Meanwhile she would communicate
at the earliest moment with Mr.. Fox.
She had been in the habit of sending
tents condition. They had been inva-
riable so far-"No difference, mind
still blank" or some code word sig
nificant Of the same. But a new word
was necessary now. She must look ii
up and formulate her telegram before
she did anything else.
The code book was in her top tray
She hunted and hunted for it without
being able to lay her hands on it. She
grew very nervous. She was only hui
man; she was in a very trying posi-
ton, and she realized it. Where could
that book be? Suddenly she espied il
and, falling on her knees before the
trunk, with her back still to Carmel
studied out the words she wanted.
She was leaning over the tray to write
these words in her notebook when-no
one ever knew how it happened-the
lid, of the heavy trunk fell forward and
its iron edge struck her onsthe nape Of
the neck with ken blow which laid
her serseless When Carmel reached
her side she found herself the strong
o-e and her stalwart nurse the patient
When help had been summoned, the
accident explained and everything
done for the unconscious woman which
medical skill could suggest Carmel,
finding moment to herself, stole to
the trunk and, lifting up the lid, looked
in. She had been watchful of her
nurse from the first and was suspi-
cious of the actions which had led to
this untoward accident. Seeing the
two little books, she took them out
The notebook lay open. and on the
page thus disclosed she beheld written:
Ap Lox Fidestunh Trubum
Ridiculous nopsense-unti1 she COLI
suited the code. Then these detached
and meaningless words took on a sig
nificance which she could not afford to
ignore:
Ap-A change.
Lox-Makes remarkable statements.
Fidestum-Shall We return?
Trubum-Not tractable.
Carmel endeavored to fhd out for
whom this telegram was intended.
There was nothing to inform her. A
moment of indecision was followed by
quick action. She had noticed that
she had been invariably addressed as
Miss Campbell by every one who had
come into the room
Regaining her own room, which was
on the other side of their common sit
ping room, she collected a few neces-
sary articles and placed them in a
bag, which she thrust under her bed
Hunting for money, she found quite
an ade0uate amount in her own nurse
which was attached to her person.
Satisfied thus far, she chose her most
inconspicuous hat and coat and, put
ting them on. went out by her own