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\ 1T Is DONE the little man declared.
He quickly brushed few cinging
particles of SCOT from his sleeves.
THE telephone Is In the far corner"
he explained. beneath some tree
branches. 1t cannot be seem
"And what am to do?' she asked.
AT the earliest possible moment
after the Germans arrive and you
have found out which road they take.
/ call on that instrument. An officer
will be waiting every moment from
now on. have signaled that the con
nection Is made"
Il Understandable you may depend
on me-" she promised.
And he had already reached the door
to take his departure when he came to
Il sudden halt. Now may ask you
are Madame de Lorde?" he inquired in
his quaint English.
\ "Yes"
Nov II is perhaps best that you be
told" he continued before
4 you came gentleman in the service
OF yoar country, gentleman who met
yon in Brussels--he ask for you"
Ethel started at his announcement.
And she drew nearer TO him
Captain Redmond" she exclaimed
In a low voice
'Ssh~-ssh- madame.' he warned her.
ut was he" he whispered
rs he here?" she asked eagerly.
"Tle could not wait. He must re-
turn to his work, he enlightened her.
''But What was he doing hcre?" she
demanded in alarm.
The little Frenchmnn waved her to
a nearby chair.
Not so close. madame.' he begged.
She sat down obedientIE.
"What was he doing here?" she
asked.
He came to arrange about the tel
/ ephone," the fellow told her. ut Is
his plan"
His plan. Then he will come
Back"
Tile could not be certain, madame"
but he's alive. and we'll" She
could hardly wait for his answer.
"Yes, madame, quite So
"Oh. thank God" Ethel murmured,
| In a tone of vast thankfulness.
Her fellow-spy smiled at that--a
happy smile.
II am glad | have told YOU" he
said. Il had thought perhaps it was
an affair of the heart. He had the
4 look. {. And now, madame. for
what You will do permit lie to thank
4 you. It is for France"
And for Larry" Ethel murmured
softly.
1t was Ethel's turn to warn him
then For a door opened, Henry
/ Chrlstophe had returned.
Good day, m'sieu" the little man
said cheerfully And he departed.
"Ah madame! Dinner is readyw
Christophe announced to Ethel. "And
where Is the American gcntleman?'
II fancy he will be here directly"
she told him.
"Ah good. good But we must not
4 spoil the chicken he said. He had
taken especial pains with that chick
en-, and he wished it to be served at
just the proper moment.
IL say" Mr. Brown exclaimed. "I
just happened to glance out of my win
dow. What's going on over there?"
'Why, nothing. IN sleu." his host re-
piled happily. And your dinner IL
ready 1t is delicious, promise you"
Curlously enough, Mr.. Browns in
tcrest in dinner had suddenly abnted.
but something is happening. Look
for yoursef"' he urged
I Henri Christophe went to the door
md gazcd down the village street,
And while he stood there. looking
through the shlnmerlng heat-w waves
| that hickered above the cobblestones.
Charlie Brown took another survey
of the commotion he had witnessed
! from his room.
Eyes. yes. n'sleu--you are right"
Christophe exclaimed presently. "Thcre
is cloud Of dust and people are run.
ming down that road; some are coming
this way" He turned away
from the door And upon his brpad
face there was an expression akin to
bewilderment. "What can It mean.
m'sicu?" he asked.
ITS the Germans" Charlie cried IN
grent excitement.
"Oh." Despite the tight rein she
tried to keep on herself. that one low
cry would come leaplng to Ethel's