Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1912-10-11

youy Would you like DOCK OF any
kind? Or some delicacy sent in from
restaurant? Can l De OF any service
IT, you In any way? If l can please
drop me line.
Sincerely,
ISABEL THORNE."
AT last she rose and standing in the
window read the note over, folded 1t,
placed 1t In an envelope and sealed II.
8 maid came in answer to her ring,
and there at the window, under the
watchful eyes of Blair and Hastings
and, perhaps, Johnson-she handed
the note to the maid with instructions
10 mail it Immediately. Two minutes
later she saw the maid go out along
the avenue TO a postbox on the cor
Der.
Then she drew back into the shad-
ow of the room. slipped on dark-col-
ored wrap, and, standing away from
the window, safe beyond the reach OF
prying eyes, waited patiently for the
postman. He appeared about i've
O'Clock and simultaneously another
man turned the corner near the post
box and spoke to him. Then, togeth-
er, they disappeared from view around
the corner.
80 that's Johnson, is it?" unused
Miss Thorne, and she smiled little
'Mr Grimm certainly pays me the
compliment of having me carefully
watched"
A few minutes later she dropped
into the seat at the desk again. Inc
dark wrap had been thrown aside ana
Hastings and Blair from their hiding
places could see her distinctly. After
Il while they saw her rise quickly, as
an automobile turned into the avenue,
and lean toward the window eagerly
looking out. The car came to stand
still in front of the legation, and Mr..
Cadwallader, an under-secretary OF the
British embassy, who was alone in the
car, raised his cap. She nodded and
smiled. then disappeared in the shad-
ows of the room again.
Mr.. Cadwallader went to the door,
spoke to the servant there, then re-
turned and busted himself about the
car Hastings and Blair watched in
tently both the door and the window
for a long time; finally closely veil
ed and muffed figure appeared at the
bay-window, and waved a gloved hand
at Mr.. Cadwallader, who again lifted
his cap. A minute later the yelled
woman came out of the front door,
shook hands with Mr.. Cadwallader,
and got in the car. He also climbed
in, and the car moved slowly away.
simultaneously the front door of the
house on the corner. where Hastings
had been hiding, and the front door
of the house near the corner, where
Blair had been hiding, opened and two
heads peered out. AS the car approach
ed Hastings hiding-place he withdrew
into the hallway; but Blair came out
and hurried past the legation in the
direction of the rapidly disappearing
motor Hastings joined him; they
spoke together, then turned the cor
ner
1t was about ten o'clock that night
when Hastings reported to Mr.. Camp
bell at his home.
1--WE followed the car In a rented
automobile from the time it turned
the corner, out through Alexandria,
and along the old Baltimore Road into
the city Of Baltimore" he explained.
TT was dark by the time we reached
Alexandria, but we stuck to the car
ahead, running without lights until
we came in sight of Druid Hill Park.
and then we had to show lights or be
held up. We covered those forty
miles going in less than two hours
After the car passed Druid Hill 1t
slowed up a little, and ran off the
turnpike into North Avenue, then into |
North Charles Street, and slowly |
along that as if they were looking for |
q number. At last it stopped and |
Miss Thorne got out and entered a
house. She was gone for more than
half an hour, leaving Mr.. Cadwallader |
with the car. While she was gone l
made some inquiries and learned that |
the house was occupied by a Mr.. |
Thomas Q. Griswold l don't know
anything else about him; Blair may
have learned something.
Now comes the curious part of it,
and Hastings looked a little sheepish.
when Miss Thorne came out of the /
house she was not Miss Thorne at all
she was Senorita Inez Rodriguez.
daughter of the Venezuelan minister.
She wore the same clothing Miss
Thorne had worn going, but her veil
was lifted. Yelled and all muffied up
one would have taken oath 1t was the
same woman She and Cadwallader
are back in Washington now, or are
coming. That's all, except Blair is
still in Baltimore. awaiting orders.
caught the train from the Charles
Street station and came back. John
son, you know
"Yes, I've seen Johnson" inter
rupted Campbell Are you absolutely
positive that the woman you saw get
into the automobile with Mr.. Cadwal
lader was Miss Thorne7"
Absolutely" replied Hastings with
out hesitation. Il saw her in her own
room with her wraps on, then saw her
come down and get into the car"