The Yale expositor., 1917-08-23

ing In unbelief from Bertha as she left
the witness box, bowling smillngly up
at the judge, to Adams whose name
being called was In the act of rising
deliberately TO answer the summons.
''Did the packet you received from
Miss Bonn contain the stolen secret
canal defense plans? Querfed the
judge acknowledgement coming TO the
point as soon as Adams took the stand.
1T did" responded Adams almost
insolently, boldly facing the battery of
accusing eyes.
Miss Pearl Dare and her father were
rendered speechless.
'Did you know the packet contained
the stolen secret canal defense pIans?'
81 did"
The silence in the inquiry room be-
came more profound and accusing.
"Where and how then did you obtain
possession of the national prepared
ness budget which you returned to
Senator Warfeld?"
81 g-got 1t away from that there
Silent Menace d-down in the basement
of the senate building just as he fin
ished making press c-cOpy and
knocked me fiat"
Knocked you fiatT"
"Biffed mime on the head, knocking
me out long enough TO escape"
"Then you kept the stolen secret
canal defense plans which Miss Bonn
brought to you? What did you do
with them?"
''Put them in Captain Payne's army
b-belt, after / went into service" con.
fessed the dumbfounding orderly
ION a former occasion you swore on
your oath that you found these plans
in Captain Payne's army belt. You
now acknowledge that you lled?"
Il didn't exactly lie. C-couldn't /
find them after l put them t-there?"
Excused !" vociferated the judge
acknowledgement. miss Bertha Bonn
again, please"
AS Adams reseated himself, two
guards at a sign from the presiding Of
ficer stepped forward and stood behind
his chair.
With Bertha again on the stand the
judge acknowledgement took a new
tack, causing another and equally con-
fusing diversion.
"Who gave you the packet to be
delivered to T. o. Adams?" was his
first question.
1.-THE Silent Menace sent ii to me.
1t was brought to me at my hotel by
n uniformed man resembling senate
building guard"
you, of course, refer to Major
Brent as the Silence MenaceT
II do not. Major Brent Is not the
Silent Menace"
Here the presiding officer introduced
his new sensation. "How long have
you known Major Brent7"
"Slnce girlhood," was the soft re-
Spouse.
"Slnce girlhood !" calculated the pre-
siding officer, himself taken by sur
prise, with an involuntary glance in
Brent's direction. "How is that?"
ave were sweethearts, once upon a
time," the girl answered in tremulous
accents. She ventured timid glance
at the major and instantly all inward
fears fed; for he was smiling in man
ly confederation to the surprise of
everyone, Adams most of I'LL.
"Are you sweethearts no longer?'
Again the words fell softly from
her lips. 81 have recently consented
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cense has been issued"
Everybody turned toward Il. o.
Adams who was squirming i'm his chair
and articulating in an incoherent way
watch that man! He may have
poisoned himself!" cried the presiding
officer.
This had a composing effect on
Adams who Immediately Strengthened
up and begged the judges pardon.
Order being restored the judge ad.
vocate-general asked Bertha this ques.
ton: There is personal reason
therefore, why you shield Major
Brent?"
Bertha nodded brightly. mot shield
defend"
HAS Miss Pearl Dare to whom Ma
ior Brent paid court known Of your
prior acquaintance with himT
At that Brent WINGED, but Bertha
promptly answered.: HE desired to
inform her on many occasions. ] would
not have it so until after the unmask'
ing of the Silent Menace"
Zone more question, Miss Bonn
Since you know Major Brent so in.
timately, can you inform the court
whether it is true that the Silent Men
ace or his thugs drugged Major Brent
and stole from him the chemical waters
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