Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-01-25

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quick sympathy. Woodhouse kept on:
Il am sorry I had to deny that for
mer meeting just now-that meeting
which has been with me In such VIVA
memory. / regret that were you TO
allude to 1t again l would have 10
deny it still more emphatically" .
"I'm sure I shan't mention II
again." the girl broke In shortly.
perhaps since it means SO little 20
you-you silence-perhaps you Will
do me that favor, Miss Gerson.'
Certainly" Woodhouse could see
that anger still tinged her speech.
"May I go further-and ask you to
-promise?' A shadow of annoyance
creased her brow, but she nodded.
THAT is very good Of you" he
thanked her. "Shall you be long on
the Rock?"
mo longer than I have to. I'm sail.
ing on the first boat for the States"
she answered.
"Then l am in luck-tonight."
Woodhouse tried to speak easily,
though Jane Gerson's attitude was
distant. Meeting you again-that's
luck"
ITO Judge by what you have just
said it must be instead a great mis-
fortune" she retorted, with a slow
smile.
"That Is not fair. You know what
mean. Don't imagine I've really Tor
gotten our first meeting under hap
pier conditions than these. l know
I'm not clever-I can't make 1t sound
as l would-but I've thought q great
! deal of you, Miss Gerson-wondertng
how you we're making it in this great
war. Perhaps"
Almer returned at this juncture
with the change, which he handed 10
| Woodhouse. He was followed in by
Lady Crandall, who assured Jane her
hampers were securely strapped to
the dog cart. Jane attempted an IN
PRODUCTION. ii.
"This gentleman has just done me
a service, Lady Crandall. May l pre-
sent"
$50 sorry. You don't know my
name. My clumsiness. Captain
woodhouse." The man bridged the
dangerous gap hurriedly. Lady Gran:
dali acknowledged the introduction
with a gracious smile.
Your husband Is Sir George ne
began.
Eyes, Sir George Crandall. cover.
nor-general Of the Rock. And you
"Quite a recent comer. Transfer
red from the Nile country here. Re-
port tomorrow"
"All of the new officers have to re.
port to the governors wife as WE'LL
Lady Crandall rallied, with a glance
at Jane. "You must come and see me
and Miss Gerson, who will be with
me until her boat sails"
Woodhouse caught his breath. Jane
Gerson, who knew him, at he cover.
nor's home! But he mastered himself
in a second and bowed his thanks.
Lady Crandall was moving toward the
door. Her ward turned and held Out
a hand to Woodhouse.
so good of you to have straighten-
ed out my finances" she said, with a
smile in which the man hoped he read
full forgiveness for his denial of q Few
minutes before. "If you're ever IN
America I hope" He looked up
quickly. 81 hope somebody will be as
nice to you. Good night"
Woodhouse and Almer were alone
in the mongrel reception room. The
hour was late. Almer began sliding
folding wooden shutters across the
back of the street windows. Wood
house fingered over the excuse OF a
final cigarette, knowing the moment
for his rapprochement with his fellow
Wilhelmstrasse spy was at hand. He
was more distraught than he cared to
admit even to himself. The days de-
velopments had been startling. First
the stunning encounter with Capper
there on the very Rock that was to be
the scene Of his delicate operations
Capper, whom he had thought sunk IN
the oblivion of some Alexandrian
wine shop, but who had followed him
on the Princess Mary. The fellow had
deliberately cast himself into his no
tice, Woodhouse reflected; there had
been menace and jinsolent hint of a
power to harm in his sneering objur-
cation that Woodhouse should remem-
Der his name against a second meet.
ing. "Capper-never heard the lame
in Alexandria, eh?" What could he
mean By that if not that somehow the
little ferret had learned Of his visit
to the home of Doctor Koch? And
that meant-why, Capper in Gibraltar
was as dangerous as a coiled cobra!
Then the unexpected meeting with
Jane Gerson, the little American he
had mourned as lost in the fury OF
the war. All, that was a Joy not un-
mixed with regrets! What did she
think of him? First, he had been fore
ed coldly to deny the acquaintance
that had meant much to him in mo-
manfs Of rooollacfion. then he had