The Washington herald., 1916-06-18

You're good to me, Mr.. Shelly" she told
him. in wide-eyed innocence. 81 must be right
ful nuisancer
"Nuisance-not a bit of it. Miss Burnett ~ he
assured her, gallantly. 81 know how strange it
must seem the first time you Just You leave
everything to me-I1l that you have such
comfortable trip that you'll never on any
other boat You'll understand, won't you, if
have to run away and leave you constantly?
There are all sorts of things that I have to at
. tend to-people who don't like their cabins and
cranks of all sorts"
"Of course-you mustn't let bother you !"
You could never do that Once we're off III
have much more time-you must let me show you
the ship then !"
would be, was amused witness of Marys deal
ings with the purser. And that night, when they
were at sea, he contrived opportunity to
the two girls.
"1ve found out few things" he said. Our
man, just expected, has taken the state cabin,
as they call it-a regular suite, really-two state
rooms, brass bed, private bath-all that sort Of
luxury. No wonder-his government has to pay!
find"
"A travelling with such dangerous bag
gage would, fancy" said Mona.
Right I'm almost sure he has no suspicion
that he has been followed. He looked over all the
passengers pretty csrefully-he was one of the
first aboard, you know. 1 made myself conspicu-
Gus as l could, you noticed !"
You certainly did !" said Mary, with a laugh
While I was trying to find things out from the
purser you were simply brutal in your Interrupt
tons l couldn't have the man to myself for fve
minutes. He's thoroughly convinced that you're a
very important newspaper correspondent, and he's
going to see that you give good report Of the
liner'
Il saw what you were doingm laughed Jones
We'll, you simply anticipated my suggestion. It's
going to be very important for one of you to be
on good terms with the purser. think he'd do
good deal for me, but I won't take chances by
asking too much. He didn't offer to show you the
state suite, did he?"
No" said Mary, regretfully. 81 never thought
to ask"
II managed that" said Jones, complacently
He showed me the whole ship. Awful bore
1t was tool crossed in her half dozen times
before he got his berth, and I imagine 1 know
things about her he hasn't even suspected yet
But wanted a look at Mr.. KS cabn-and I got
planned to me that he and the passenger occupy
ing the suite are the only ones who have the
combination. It's changed for every voyage-and
even the captain doesn't know it !"
He'll keep his papers there, of course2" said
Mona.
1--WE don't have to worry so much about where
he's hidden those valuable papers. Unless all
signs fail we know that what we've got to do is
to get that safe opened, by one of the two men
who do it. If he'd turned his stuff over to the
purser for safe keeping I'd be lot more dubious
because pursers strong-room is the real thing
And Shelley is rather stupid-and very faithful
and conscientious. 1 couldn't have done anything
with him."
Just what do you expect to do as it is?'
asked Mona.
"One of you-and Miss Mary has started so
that she'd better be the one-win have to make
friends with Shelly The other will have to see if
there's human side to x. There must be, you
now-he must be susceptible in some way"
Il don't like his looks said Mona. And I
doubt very much whether he'll anything in
me-"