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declared. rising and leaving Brent to

In the Dare garage hat morning.
Adams had a Ion. talk with Toxic
about the bold advertisement Of the
Silent Menace.
Hes g-got the nerve all right" he
conc, dded with u quick upward glance
ut the chauffeur who was lounging In
one of the automobiles. do you tRfAk
t-that he can get AWAY with it,"
with what?" Toxic asked bluntly,
rolling a cigarette.
That's a fact" echoed Adams.
perplexed. with what" He strolled
away In deep thought.
Toxic eyed his r%etreating figure In
passive silence. Colonel Dare had
privately instructed him to watch
Adams closely all day and that night
and to report at INC IL he appeared
to act suspiciously-a precaution pro-
posed by Major Bren<.
Once during the day Adams was un-
accountably absent from duty. Toxic
asked him where he had been when
he showed up.
"Remember your little friend and
f-fellow captive at Bolero's-Miss Ber-
tina Bonn?" asked Adams, a trifle con
fused.
Toxic admitted that he did.
"Waal, I've been having q c-chat
with her." Adams replied In a noncom-
initial way.
Toxic ceased to question him fur
ther. When the first opportunity ar
rived he reported the matter to Major
Brent.
Brent raised his eyebrows and re
flected. "That IS Of no consequence,
Toxic" he presently commented. you
need not mention It to either the colo
mel or Miss Dare"
But Toxic did report the incident to
his mistress, and she Sent for the or
Derby.
II didn't know that you were con-
tinuing In Washington your frontier
acquaintance with Miss Bertha Bonn"
she said to Adams, more piQued than
she LET on.
Adams laughed lightly. "Toko t-told
you that. did he? Is there any Urea
son why / should not know Miss
BonnT"
ION the contrary. I think that you
are favored. She Is a very beautiful
girl II my memory serves me right.
When you see her again, remember
me TO her."
THAT will be tonight" responded
| Adams. drily. He scented something
In the air.
Pearl pouted at Adams. II should
like to see her myself. At what hour
Is your appointments"
AT ten sharp In f-front Of the
| chemical building" was the orderly's
startling reply.
That evening after dinner the Dares
were not greatly surprised when
Adams asked for leave Of absence for
the night. II was granted without
question. But when he left the house
two unseen persons followed him. One
vas Toxic. The other was Pearl.
It was along about dark when
Adams stopped at the Hotel Wilton.
entered the elevator and went to Miss
Bonn's apartment.
He admitted himself without knock
ing. Bertha In street attire. greeted
him in a manner to indicate that he
had been expected.
'Have you g-got 'em?" he asked.
eagerly and anxiously.
Without replying she gave him a
little round cardboard box.
"By gosh Bertha Bonn deserves n
gold m-medal !" cried he more excited
than she had ever seen him.
He opened the box and dumped the
contents Into the palm OF one hand.
There were two paraffinelike wnfers.
each about the size Of a ~fifty-cent
piece. by gum! It's them. It's the
chemicals to make the link In the Ca
nal defense plans visible"
He replaced the waters and put the
box In his vest pocket. "Don't forget"
he said. putting on his hat to 60; II
g-got a date with You ut the Chemical
building about ten. If f-fail to show
an. you know what 10 do" And he
hastened AWAY.
Adams leapcd into n "sea-Coing'
hack. for which Washington Is famous
among tourists. and drove from the
Wilton as II on a pleasure jaunt. Toxic
followed In one taxicab; Pearl Dare
In another.
After n circuitous route through
parks and side streets. he stopped he
fore nm empty tenement house In the
cheaper section Of the city. paid his
faro dismissed the cab and hurricdly
entered. Toxic stopped his taxi half
4 block away and stole after him. Pearl
ordered her driver To draw up on the
other side Of the street. where she
waited in readiness for the unexpected.
Three automobiles containing sol
dlers now raced by. She caught n
feeting glimpse Of her fnther and Ma
ior Brent In the first car and raced
after them.
"Toko IL sleuthing Adams I'm n sus-
plclous-looklng house In the next
street" she whispered excitedly to her
father when abreast Of his car. Don't
You think you better search the
placer"
Colonel Dare quickly gave the or
ders To his driver TO follow his daugh-
ter's taxi and instructed the other
fyyn cars IN prncanI ~ thar lavttpa