The Yale expositor., 1917-08-23

defense plans on the night Miss Dare
entrusted their return TO you and you
In turn saw Colonel Dare give them TO
the major to be guarded against lOss2'
~ can answer that question:" re-
piled Bertha Bonn, looking Il. o.
Adams squarely in the face as she
spoke. "Major Brent was not drugged
by anyone except himself. l forced
him to return the chemical waters to
me. 1t was and is his only offense for
which l alone am responsible. l was
in honor bound to return those waters
to the person from whom they were
originally received"
Let me understand that clearly? y
the judge acknowledgement exclaimed
leaning forward, for here was matter
OF vital Importance. "These waters
were delivered to Miss Pearl Dare by
r. o. Adams in the cellar OF the Chem
zeal building on the night the Foreign
Alliance abducted her in order TO OBJ
tain possession OF them. Who gave
them to 4. y. Adamsr
II did" confessed Bertha with q
smile.
From whom did you receive themT
II had them manufactured by a
chemist on a prescription which T. o.
Adams gave to me-"
The room was in an instant uprOaI
and Bertha was hastily and finally
excused by the judge encouragement
30, hn, Full
of meaning: I'm beginning to believe
that you and Major Brent will be mar.
ried before the day is over, Miss Bonn
Indeed, hope sou And no one could
mistake the sincere admiration in the
look he gave the girl as he again es.
tabllshed order, calling to the stand
the chief of the army staff.
General" began he, assuming that
tone of Difference due the highest mill.
tary official in the land whose distin-
guished figure held everyone amid a
sudden and respectful silence, "who
invented the secret canal defense
plansT
"a mysterious person who disap-
peared apparently OFF the face Of the
earth leaving no name nor trace"
"Who invented the chemical waf
ers?"
THE same person"
"Who possesses the manufacturer
prescription for those wafers?"
THAT is secret we have never
been able to solve"
The judge acknowledgement now or
dered Adams TO stand upright. To the
witness: ''Does Adams resemble the
mysterious inventOr?"
A bright light dawned in the eyes OF
the chief of staff. Without looking
at Adams who stood still as stone, his
face inscrutable, the aged general
clapped his palm upon his knee In the
first excitement he had ever shown In
a public place. 1.-THE inventor wore q
reddish beard. Otherwise Adams Is
his exact double. / really think the
fellow stammered u
The witness was discharged and
Adams was recalled. By this time the
room was charged with suppressed ex
element. Pearl Dare was bewildered
shocked and uncertain of her feelings
toward the man mounting the witness
box who appeared to be a perfect
stranger one moment, Adams the next
Senior Vendre of Granadian memories
the next and again someone else, she
knew not who. Her father was as
stupefied as she.
adams ~ exclaimed the judge adj
vocate-general, focusing his whole at
tention upon the witness who was the
only person at ease in the room Have
you ever worn a beard?
81 hev," Adams nodded and smiled
at his inquisitor.
"Was It reddishI"
"SOrt o-Of."
"When did you have it shaved off?
81 did it myself with my barber
tools on the d-day after the canal de
Tense plans got into the hands of t-that
there Silent Menace"
"Why did you shave 1t Off"
81 wanted to g-git them plans back
and had to disguise myself to DIDO it.
you wanted to get the plans back
Explain that"
"They belonged tito me-"
$50 T. o. Adams was the mysterious
inventor, after ALP insinuated the
judge advocate-general, his eyes
cleaning In triumph.
Had a bomb been exploded at thai
moment in the room it is doubtful
whether anyone would have been much
frightened so spellbound were they IL
the suspense preceding Adams reply.
''T, o. Adams was the mysterious
inventor, judge" was the simple ant