Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-02-19
1s,0DOBERr WELlES Richie
CHAPTER XVII. (Conunued.)

CHAPTER XVII. (COnunued.)
Jane Gerson, sitting where the light
smote her face, drew back into the
shadow with swift movement of pro
tectiveness. Woodhouse. who bal
anced dainty Satsuma coffee cup on
his knee, kept his eyes on his super
ior's face with mildly interested air
I'm fact" Crandall continued even
", II shouldn't be surprised if one
possibly two spies-should be arrest
ed before the night Is over. >And the
point about this that will interest you
ladies Is that one Of these-the one
whose order for arrest have already
pretty woman, I may add, to make the
story more interesting" II '..
And the other, whose arrest may
follow, Ia an accomplice of hers, take
1t, General" Woodhouse put the ques
ton with easy Indifference. He was
stirring his coffee abstractedly.
"Not only the accomplice, but the
brains for both, Captain. A deucedly
clever person, I'm frank to admit
"Oh, people! Come and see the flag
ship signaling to the rest Of the fleet
with its funny green and red lights!''
1t was Jane who had suddenly risen
and stood by the curtains screeing the
balcony windows. "They look like
little flowers opening and shutting
The girls diversion was sufficient
! to take interest momentarily from
General Crandall's revelation. When
all had clustered around the win
dows, conversation skipped to the
! 90 no n
were ready to do battle behind its
hundreds of guns. Mrs. Sherman
was disappointed that the ships did
not send up rockets. Shed read
smewhere that ships sent up rockets
and she didn't see why these should
prove the exception. interruption
came from Jaimihr Khan, who bore
= message for Consul Reynolds. The
fussy little mar ripped open the en-
velope with an air Of Importance.
"Ah, listen, folks! Here we have
the latest wireless from the Saxonia.
VIII anchor about two-sail six.
Have all passengers aboard by five
thirty :" Excited gurgles from the
refugees. "That MEANS" Reynolds
wound up, with flourish, Everybody
at the docks at five o'clock. Be there
myself to see you off. Must go now
lot of fuss and feathers getting
everybody fixed" He paused before
Jane.
You're going home at last young
lady" he chirped.
''That depends entirely on Miss Ger
son herself" 1t was the general who
spoke quietly but emphatically.
Reynolds looked at him, surprised.
why, I understood it was all ar
ranged"
Il repeat, it depends entirely on
Miss Gerson."
Woodhouse caught the look of fear
In James eyes, and, as they fell for
the instant on his, something else
appeal. He turned his head quickly.
Lady Crandall saved the situation.
'Oh, that's just some more of
Georges eternal red tape. I'll snip
It when the time comes"
The consups departure was the sig.
nal for the others. They crowded
around Lady Crandall and her hus-
band with voluble praise for the
American dinner and thanks for the
courtesy they had found on the Rock.
WOOQnOuse, dIter last ueSpalrlHS
effort to have word Of farewell with
Jane, which she denied, turned to
make his adieu to his host and host
ess.
mo hurry Captain" Crandall
caught him up. Expect Major Bish-
OPP in every minute-small matter of
Official detail You and he can go
down the Rock topether when ha
leaves"
Woodhouse's mind leaped to the
meaning behind his superior's care
less words. The hastily despatched
note-that was to summon Bishop to
Government House; Crandalls speech
about the two spies and the arrest of
one Of them-Leuisa, he meant-and
now this summary order that he wait
the arrival Of Bishop-would the sec
Ond arrest be here in this room? The