Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-15

had been turned to account But frau
lein was Of tho master breed who plan
minded. one-ideaed, and with an entirely
abnormal sense Of values and proportion.
Don't give way" she said. ooldly. to
az sof tbs
warned. and 1t is important too. that only
those to whom We send 1t shall ever guess
that the signal Is q signal 1t must be
house catching Are? Look. for instance.
at Mr. Brent how he smokes all day.
everywhere. Why should not he throw a
match mate about Il is thing that happens pens
that will mako everything safe Why
should you mind? They are our enemies
the enemies of the fatherland. the enc
mics OF the Lord"
'It is too terrible" repeated Mra San
derson. They must be saved"
Think. added fraulein. IF this signal
miscarry. II the flames are put out too
soon, II any suspicion arises, It Is the
sons OF the fatherland who will suffer and
whose lives may be lost by It"
on. yes: suppose So" said Mrs. San
derson. You are right. Tho cause de-
sooner there will be peace" She turned
to Fritz. making violent effort to pull
herself together.
Mr.. Charles will give you his orders
do nothing until you have heard from
him. Have you packed. Louise?"
years of exile return to my own land.
Frauletn pulled out her handkerchief
and quite unaffectedly wiped her eyes
She put her handkerchief back. "And
my drawings" she announced in her
ordinary voice. there they are. take
them. Fritz. and post them. They are
all addressed. I am sending them to
from whom they go to Holland and
from there to Berlin. It is all SO sim
pie. think now will go and rest un-
I'll tho dinner hour. On occasions like
with a slight inclination OF her head
the little woman folded her brown
shawl about her and departed.
Fritz caught her back. ZACH. we for
nicutk. he will see the fire and make an
alarm"
rFaulein looked quietly at him. 'A1r
Pennicuik must not see the fire, Fritz, -
she said.
But who will stop himT
You WILL" replied Fraulein Schroeder
and made little gesture with her hand
across her throat.
Fritz mimicked 1t with his own hand
drawing his phenomenally large thumb
across his dirty collar.
SO? Good. I understand" he said
and fraulein went her way.
Mrs. sanderson glanced round the
room. You had better tidy up here as
T
must suspect that things are not nor
NAL. Fold up the papers and open the
window: the rooms rather stuffy. there
seems to be no air" She passed a
handkerchief over her face as she spoke
and took 1T away damp. Then she, too
went out and left Fritz alone
He moved quickly about the room
rearranging here and there; he shook
out cushions and folded up the morn
ings papers; and then, STOPPING, picked
up few matches from the floor The
next moment he felt a heavy weight
back. as though some ones knee had
Just been planted firmly there, and a
handkerchief was knotted swiftly
round his eyes. He called out and tried
to throw the weight off, but he was toe
much at a disadvantage. He felt a
velope fraulefn had given him being
withdrawn and then the noise Of a hur-
ried exit through the window. He
spun round, feeling a sharp stab OF
pain go through his back as he did Sc
and wrenched the handkerchief Off his
head. He dashed to the window and
peered out into the dusk, then turned
on the lights. But there was no one to
be seen.
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OF all the people dressing for dinner
that evening at Wave Crest, only two
Mr.. Pollock and Miss Myrtle-were in
blissful ignorance that strange things
ner little rest. was calmly buttonfng
herself into her high gown of plaid
silk. She showed no trace of extra
excitement. but certain inward glow
seemed to suffuse her dry little per-
sonality. The end of which she had
been working for so many years was
close at hand at last. For twenty
years all her spiritual life had CEN