Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-06

os matches darker still. with relief surging
at her heart Miriam got out OF the car
and went toward them.
"Here YOU are, my comrades" she saio
speaking in German, but very low. Inese
are my friends, the comrades toio you
about. Is everything done? Are we Tree
to start?'
Everything is DONE" replied frauein ;
that is to say, everything is in readiness
Charles had nothing to do but to set the
bomb and see that Fritz does his work prop
erly, then they will come on and join us IN
London in time to get away while 1t Is still
early morning"
"And every one else? The English? Are
they all in bed?' asked Miriam
Yes. they are in bed. I wish could
have given them all the same sleeping
draught gave to Miss Myrtle, but do not
doubt they will sleep sound enough without
it. They will sleep the sleep from which
they will never awaken" and the ecstasy
in fraulein's voice thrilled oddly through
the darkness.
Come, come" urged Mrs. sanderson. do
not let us talk here. Let us get away. 1t
had to be done tonight, but couldn't bear
to see It; let us get far away as quickly as
possible"
you are right. We must not waste time"
back as possible. Herr Schmidt will sit op-
posite you and his friend by me. The lug
gage is already on the roof"
The two women took their places In the
car and Miriam and Herr Schmidt tucked
rugs around them so deftly that the throw
ing of them off would not be a very easy
matter. Then Miriam took her place at the
wheel again. Her heart had left off racling
her with its heavy beats, Now that the time
for action had come she felt cold and calm.
Her pulses were unhurried, her brain clear.
1t had been the waiting that tried her so
severely. She switched on the head lamps
and started the car, and the next moment
they were running silently out on to the
high road.
The road down to Eastermouth was not
very good, and short as the way was,
Miriam was most anxious that no con-
tretemps such as burst tire should delay
them.
Supposing, for instance that Charles and
Fritz managed to escape from the house
and come up with them upon the road
she and the detectives would be outnum-
bered and the whole gang might manage
to make their escape in the car 1t was an
extreme supposition, but Miriam knew that
1t was as well TO think of everything as
far as possible.
Accordingly she drove carefully along the
precipitous and heavily rutted roads, the
soil of which was sticky from recent rains
The police station had, of course. been
warned of their coming. and as Easter.
mouth, being seaside town, was In COM
plete darkness, Miriam had no fear that
the scene which might take place in the
street would attract too much notice. AL
was certainly going well, and yet 1t seemed
TO her that as the car descended the wind
| ing road her spirits, too, dropped in ratio
| with the descent.
1t was true that she carried with her n
| the car two would-be murderesses, but she
| carried also their trust and confidence
which she had lied excessively hard to at
| tain Under the circumstances she really
| did not mind betraying their trust and con
| fdence in the least What she minded wa.
| the sea of her own lies she had hat
| to wade through. If the matter had restet
| with her she would have had the Who'll,
household arrested directly after the affai
of the shot pigeon. She had none of Brent
enjoyment in balancing on a tight rop,
| over an abyss. The sooner the whole thinl
| was over and settled the better she woulC
| be pleased, and then would follow for he
one Of those little calms during which sh,
| tried to make herself believe she enjoyed