The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-09-18

that needs to be done for-that. There's
secret service man in Chicago-Si-
bert-who needs to know what we do
as soon as l can talk to him on pri-
vate line
He led the way back to the car War
In America. They climbed to their
seats and Jim drove the car. daZedly,
toward his fathers house. The clock
on the dashboard showed scarcely fif-
teen minutes since he had stopped to
speak with Bob outside the factory,
and now Jim pulled himself togeth-
er. bright light was burning in the
lower hall of the Ashby house, and. as
the car came up the driveway, the
front door opened and a girls figure
in kfmono showed in silhouette in the
doorway. 1t was Nellie. and she held
a telegram.
you've been recalled. dearm she
said to Bob. THE message just came;
was looking for you
Recalled Bob repeated.
"Yes; you are to report at Newport
News at the earliest possible hour. I've
put in a call for Chicago" she motion
ed toward the telephone. I'm trying
to find if there's a Pennsylvania or
Baltimore and Ohio train out for Wash
ington or the Virginia capes tonight"
Newport News!" Jim reiterated.
The name made strangely vivid and
understandable to him the idea of war;
it brought back from his boyhood mem
cries the turmoil and panic at the
start of the Spanish war when the
Spanish feet was supposed to be sail.
ing to lombard the American coast
and citizens clamored In terror for
American battleships to guard them
and when the Oregon was rounding
the Horn to REINFORCE the Atlantic
fleet whats happened?'
That's all they say" Nellie replied
to Jim, but her eyes never left Bob
He's to report Immediately. Do you
want me to follow you to Virginia,
Bob, or wait here till you can wire me
what's likely to be your home station p
That's best, think, Nellie"
For me to wait here awhile?"
Eyes; I'll leave money for you now
He stopped, half dressed. and wrote
u CuGCh DIT the ucSh- 1ueIG. tHdI w III
cover expenses till next pay day. I'll
notify the department to send you the
next checks direct. | won't need any
extra money on active service, OF
course
'I'll keep my address at the depart.
ment." Nellie agreed steadily. She
wiped her eyes with the corner of the
sheet while he was not looking. He
was talking. she knew, about the pen.
sion to be paid her If anything hap.
pened. If anything happened!
His arms were about her. and be
was holding her again He had bun
died her up and was hugging her to
him.
Nellie! My little Nellie" That was
all he could say, her name over and
over again. ''Nellie!''
She could only cling to him as be
held her, and now be was putting her
down When be was ready to get
into the machine he looked up at her,
mute, and mute she remained as she
watched him wave to her from his seat
beside Jim. Then the turn In the
road took him out of sight.
The roadster, driven over deserted
highways, rushed swiftly toward Chi
cago. 1t was midnight, and with the
full moon still bright overhead Jim had
no difficulty in driving. The speedom-
eter strip, under the little light ON his
dashboard. registered over forty miles
an hour. 1t was slow compared to
the pace which he had driven in pur-
suit of Ingouf, but there was no need
now even for the speed at which he
was driving. But his impulse was to
drive faster and faster. A strange
seizure, impeIling him to risk himself.