Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-29
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u EARL DERR BIGGERS
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R0BERT WELLS RICHIE
Copyright lS1E. By the Bobbs-Msr-
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CHAPTER XXI.
A. the Quay.

CHAPTER XXI.
A. the Quay.
1N11vE o'clock at tho quay, and al
ready the new day was being
1 made raucous by the hustle Of
Ks departure shouts Of porters,
tenders jangling engine bells, thump
Of trunks dropped down sideways,
lamentations Of voyagers vainly hunt
ing baggage mislaid. Out in the stream
the Saxonia-a clean white ship, veri-
table ark Of refuge for pious Ameri-
cans escaping the deluge.
In the midst Of a group Of his coun-
trymen Henry ]. Sherman stood, feet
wide apart and straw hat cooked back
over his bald spot. He was narrating
the breathless incidents Of the nights
dark hour.
eyes, sir, soldier comes to our
rooms about 8 80 o'clock and hammers
on our door. Everybody in this no.
tePs under arrest he says. Kindly
dress 40 soon az possible and report
to Major Bishop in the Office And
we not i've hours before the guests of
General and Lady Crandall at Govern
ment House. What d'you think Of that
for quick change?
well, gentlemen, We piled down.
stairs, with me minus q collar button
and havfn' to hold my collar down
behind with my hand. And what do
we fnd7 This chap Almer. with
face like 1 side Of cream cheese. stand
ing in the middle Of bunch Of SOL
diers with guns; another bunch Of SOL
diers surroundin' his Arab boy, who's
as innocent . little fellah a. ever you
set eyes on, and this Major Bishop
waikiki up and down, all excited, and
sayin' something about somebody's
got q scheme to blow up the whole
fleet out there. Which might have
been done, he says, II It wasn't for
that felIah Woodhouse we'd had dinner
with just that very evening
who's some sort Of spy. 1 knew
It AZ the time, you see." Mrs. sher-
man was quick to claim her share of
her fellow tourists attention. only
he's British SPY set to watch the
Germans. Major Bishop told me that
in confidence after It was all over
said he'd never met man with the
nerve this Captain Woodhouse has"
Better whisper that word spy
soft" Henry ]. admonished, soto
voce. We're not out Of this plagued
Europe yet, and we've had about all
the excitement We can stand. Don't
want anybody to arrest Us again Just
the minute ve're sailin'. But, as I
was sayin', there We all stood, foolish
a. goats, untfr In comes General Gran
dali, followed BY this Woodhouse chap.
Excuse ma people, for causin' you
this little inconvenience tho general
says. Major Bishop has taken bis
orders too literal II you'll 60 back to
your rooms and finish dressin' I'll have
tho army bus down here to take you
to the quay. The Hotel Splendide's
accommodations have been slightly
disarranged BY the arrest Of its worthy
proprietor. So back We 60, and-by
cricky, mother, here comes the general
and Mrs. Crandall nowr'
Henry J. broke through the ring OF
passengers and, with a waving Of his
hat, rushed to the curb. A limousine
bearing the governor, his lady and
Jane Gerson and with two bulky
hampers strapped to the baggage rack
behind was Just drawing up.
why, of course we're down here TO-
see you on and bid you godspeed to
little. old Kewanee" Lady Crandall
was quick to anticipate the shermans'
greetings. General CrandaH, beaming
indulgently on the group Of home
goers, had hand for each.
Eyes, yes" he exclaimed, after ar
resting you at o'clock we're hero
to give you . clean ticket at s.
Couldn't do more than that-what7
Regrettable occurrence and al that
but give you something to tell the
stay at homes about when you get
back to-ah'-
"Kewanee, Illynoy, general" Sher-
man was quick to supply. ''No town
like II, this side tho pearly gates"
..No doubt Of It, Sherman" Crandall
heartily agreed. "a quiet place, I'll
wager. Think I'd relish touch Of
your Kewanee after-ah-life on Gil
braltar."
Jane Gerson, who had been standing
in the car. anxiously scanning the
milling crowd about the landing stage,
caught sight Of q white helmet and
khaki clad shoulders pushing through
the nearer fringes of travelers. She
slipped out Of the limousine unseen
and waited for the white helmet to be
dofEed before her.
II was afraid maybe the girl be-
gan, her cheeks suddenly flaming.
Afraid that after all It wasn't true"
the man she had found in wars vortex
finished, his gray eyes compelling hers
to tell him their whole message.
"Afraid that Captain Cavendish might
be % vile . doceiver as Woodhouse7
Does CAvsndiDh have to prove himself
ali over again, little girlT'
mo, nor Her hands nuttered into
his. and her lips were parted in a smile.
"It's Captain Woodhouse want to
know always-the man whose pledged
word I held tn" &
ut must have been hard" he muir
INJURED. But you were splendid