The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-04-26
ash" said Anna impatiently. 'Tn
learning"


learning"
There she sat under the tree in the
Green Park, fur wrapped, one slim
forehnger following the lines of the let
ter, her lips moving silently like those
of a child who commits something to
memory. Mr.. Captain was permitted
to gaze for a quarter of an hour with
out disturbance.
Thank heaven for my. memory
Anna observed with devotion as she
rose.
Captain held her hand.
"You know your work, Charles
said Anna Stuart admonishingly.
"Yes, teacher" said Charles, and re-
peated his task.
Anna said graciously: You may
take me by the nearest gate into Picca-
diIly, put me into cab and call at my
rooms at S O'Clock"
1t was then $50.
Ten minutes later, at the lady visitors
entrance of the Blue Club, a most
charming and regal person requested
the hall porter to ascertain if Mr.. Will
lam Rosrown were within. The hall
porter ascertained that he was.
Kindly give me an envelope, said
Anna with little sigh, and extracted
gold card case from her muff pocket.
At sight of the gold card case the
hall porter was perfectly free with a
club envelope, and upon a card Anna
wrote: From Mrs. Vanderdecken,"
and inclosing it, she asked the servant
to send it at once to Mr.. William Ros-
rown, adding: a
MY business is so important"
Within three minutes she was alone
or practically so-with Mr. Rosrown.
He was a well-fed, authenticated man
of about forty, who had a sleepy look
which vanished after he had taken in,
at an appraising glance, his visitors
trim and slender figure, her little feet,
her little hands, big eyes, demure
mouth, and wave of hair that fell be-
meath the crafty hat.
From Mrs. Vanderdecken?" this
gentleman asked superfiuously, and es-
tablished the lady in a delightful chintz
chair with cushions at her back, and
the light on her face, from which he
did not take his eyes
Now Anna saw that there was more
than admiration in this close study. She
guessed Mr.. Rosrown to be man who
always placed visitor-when any tick
lish subject was to be discussed-in a
full light. She now turned her eyes
upon him gravely.
q have something for you-if you
are the person l was sent to find"
"ln any case, give ii"
at is an oral message only"
Il think you had better give me that
something"
"Mr. Rosrown," said Anna, 81 should
be more satisfied to apply test. Mrs.
Vanderdecken, as l say, really did not
describe you very accurately. | will
write my message, and if you can read
it, you must be the person for whom
she meant it. May l have sheet of
paper?"
Certainly" said Mr.. William Ros-
rown very quietly.
She wrote a few lines in a code that
seemed partly made up of legitimate let
tiers of the alphabet. and partly of signs
resembling, yet differing from the or
binary shorthand-which probably rep
resented whole words or phrases.
will you read that aloud?"
He scanned it rapidly, then read in
low voice:
81 have sent you the eggs, unregis-
tered, through the ordinary post. You
will receive them tonight. Keep them
till you hear from me again. Don't call
Meet me National Portrait Gallery,
Peter Lely room, tomorrow, 3. Be
careful. The cat is out"
81 didn't know" he said rather dark
ly, that there was a third person in
this"
There are four of us She includ-
ed, with kind smile, Mr.. Rosrown in
the group of herself. Mrs. Vanderdeck-
en-, and Charles Captain.
Mr.. Rosrown was puzzled.
What" he said, still very quietly,
"are there? Well, the game is worth
all our candles-if the eggs don't get
broken on the way. But why, by the
way, did you come into it at all"
Anna shrugged her shoulders. Maria
needed me"
oh! She did," said Mr.. Rosrown.
She nodded.
He looked sleepily at Annals delight
full face.
Mrs. Vanderdecken saw that four
can do what two cannot. For instance,
brought you an oral message today,
which is infinitely safer than a letter."
True" agreed Mr.. Rosrown, and
unused. You, too, belong to our crowd"
he added, turning sharply, cor you
wouldn't have known the code"
That" said Anna derisively, "is
hardly worth mentioning"
81 thought Maria and were put on
this job by ourselves" said Rosrown.
You won't help matters by think
ing" replied Anna, with a pretty rude
ness.
MIR. Rosrown put a question:
How about Pont street? 1t is a
good address-better than staying about
in hotels. l always like good ad-
dress. and an appearance"
We'll, you hardly imagine Maria will
go to Pont street at once, do your"
WHY"
Anna put her finger impatiently on a
cabalistic sign:
The cat is out"
"Ahp said MIR. Rosrown. Yes"
at is arranged" Anna continued,
that l shall go, apparently as bona fde
neutrality-suspicious. to Point street, and
wait there till l hear FROM her. The
fourth person l spoke of to you is to
go, too, in some sort of capacity. / Sup
pose four pairs of hands are better
than two for passing-let us say eggs
Tt Il Il: