The Arvada enterprise., 1914-05-07
Cos@e,o-r 1917 eY Dooo. Mao Co.1.Arv

Miss Milford" returned Foray COM
posedly. we are not allowed to men,
ton anything that goes on in here"
You wouldn't mention IT."
Certainly not. All sorts Of private
messages go through here. and"
DO they?"
Every day. Now II that telegram
is important"
Important. we'll l should think 1t
was. 1t Is the most important"
Then reckon you had better trust
1t to NO." said Lieutenant Foray.
YES" said Caroline, blushing a
vivid crimson. II reckon I had"
She handed him the telegram. He
opened 1t. glanced at It. bit his lips
to control his emotion. and then his
hands reached for the key.
"Oh. stop!" cried Caroline.
Foray looked at her. his eyes full of
amusement. his whole body shaking
with suppressed laughter. which she
| was too wrought up to perceive.
Wait till-I-I don't want to be
here while you spell out every world
couldn't stand that"
Caroline had evidently forgotten
that the spelling would be in the
| Morse code. and that 1t would be
about as Ineligible to her as San.
skirt. The Lieutenant humored her,
and waited while Caroline turned to-
ward the door and summoned Martha
to her. She did not leave the room.
hnwnvar fnr hnr 4,
young private in gray uniform. The
newcomer looked hastily at her and
the old negress. stopped by them. and
asked them very respectfully to wait
moment. He then approached Foray.
who fmpatiently waited until he could
send the message. He saluted him
aud handed him a written order, and
then crossed to the other side OF the
room. A glance put Foray in posses
sion OF the contents OF this order. He
rose to his feet and approached Caro-
line still standing by the door.
Miss Milford" he said
Yes"
Il don't understand this, but here is
an order that has Just come from the
secret service department directing
me to hold up any dispatch you may
try to send"
Hold back my telegram"
"Yes. Miss Milford" and Foray
looked very embarrassed ns he stared
again at the order and then from the
young girl to the orderly. "and that
isn't the worst OF It."
What else is there" asked the
girl. her eyes big with apprehension.
why. this man has orders to take
back your message with him to the
secret service ofIlce."
Take back my message!" cried
Caroline.
There must be some mistake" an
swored Foray. but that's what the or
der says"
ITO whom does It say to take It
back!" asked the girl. growing more
and more indignant.
ITO a Mr.. Arrelsford."
DO you mean to tell me that that
order is for that man to take my dis
patch back to Mr.. Arrelsford?"
Yes. Miss Milford" returned Lieu.
tenant Foray.
And does It say anything In there
about what am going to do In the
meantime7" asked the girl Indignantly.
Nothing"
We'll. that is too bad" returned
Caroline ominously.
II am sorry this has occurred, Miss
Milford said the lieutenant earnest
Ix hpf ha nrHn ptu h.,
head OF the secret service department.
and you will see that have no
choice"
Don't worry about II. Lieutenant
Foray." said Caroline calmly there Is
no need OF your feeling sorry. because
1t hasn't occurred. beside that. II Is
not going to occur. When It does. you
can go around being sorry all you
like. Have you the faintest idea that
| am going to let him take my tele-
gram away with him and show II to
the man? DO you suppose"
She was too indignant to finish her
sentence and old Martha valiantly en-.
tered the fray
NO. suh." she cried. In her deepest
and most indignant voice. You all
amt gwinc TO do It. you kin be- right
suah you amt"
but what can | do7" persisted Fo.
ray. greatly distressed.
You can hand It back to mo. that's
what you can do"
Yes. sub, dats de yehy best thing
you kin do said old Martha stoutly.
an de soonah you do It de quickah