Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-07-08


English were at their tea, the cliffs
were deserted: but one-half hour and
my drawings were complete. Every
detail OF the harbor defenses."
Il congratulate you" said Mrs.
Sanderson cordially.
"Dank dir. meine kamerGdin."
SSH" cautioned Mrs. Sanderson,
I'VE must still be careful"
The little fraulein shrugged her
shoulders. "Ach!" she said. the
English have no ears. how then
should their wallis have them? saw
brought the news that our admiral
had landed on their shores. they
would still have demanded a second
cup before asking where he had land
ed" She began to pace quickly up
and down the room. her eyes. usually
so mild. cleaning from behind her
trimmed spectacles her full
brown skirts swinging with the en-
ergy of her movements. They are
fools. these English" she went on.
Fools and the sons of fools. They
dwell in their fools paradise. and Bit
ter shall be their awakening. for 1t
IL into our hands that the Lord has
delivered them"
1T is good that we have been able
TO take part in the great work for
the fatherland." replied Mrs. Sander
son with deep sincerity but less ve-
hemencc than frauiein.
And a great part" cried the frau
lein ecstatically. Have you news from
Charles yet?"
Not yet expect telegram
from him any moment"
And the spy, the traitor. Has
Fritz discovered anything yet?"
Il will ring and ask him." said Mrs.
Sanderson, crossing to the bell. HE
did suspect Pollock. know. an un-
likely person. II seems to me. but
charles said something about Brent.
which seems to me more unlikely
still"
"Ach. Brent. he seems an idiot and
coward. Even his own people de-
spise him. All the same" replied
fraulein. 1--WE must suspect everyone
at present and | have a curious feel
ing about Brent. 1t seems to me al
most at times as tho something in me
recognized something in him and /
say TO myself, Young man. are you
quite such a fool as you looks? And
then l test him with something and
watch him carefully. and lo, he is
even a worse fool than he looks. And
since | prefer trusting to reason than
" leciinSS HiliCIl are quite Irrational,
have. come to the conclusion that
my reason is probably right and that
he is fool. But all the same. one
must ne careful. Ach. mere is Fritz"
Are they still at tea. Fritz"
asked Mrs Sanderson.
They are at last finishing" re-
piled Fritz. IT have just taken them
of toast the fourth time. oh. dat II
might shoke dem in the droat,"
Business. business said Fraulein
tartly. Have you discovered any
thing YETI"
"Nodings for sure. but / have mine
eyes fixed upon one man
"Ah. Brent?" asked Fraulein
quickly.
NO. Mistair Pollock. II Is always
Mistair Pollock l suspect. I leave him
by himself not ever. / keep on think
ing Of what he talk on that telephone
about German spies"
You do we'll to watch him, Fritz,
said fraulein-it was curious how she
took the lead in the presence Of Mrs
| Sanderson in that lady's own drawing
, room-"for tho l do not know tina,
Mr.. Pollock is clever enough to have
found out anything, yet he has a bad
and cruel face like a Goldfish He is
no man to trust Come and tell us
Immediately you find out anything
more. Fritz"
What about the plan Of the mine
field that Mr.. Charles gave your
said Mrs. Sanderson. Has 1t gomez
Fritz waved his arms with an en-
thusiastic gesture. "All Is ready.
have the map rolled up. 1t is only to
! tie II round the leg of my last. my
most beautiful pird. and then he will
fly. faster than the train, straight tc
his beloved Germany"
And your drawings. Luise?" said
Mrs. Sanderson. turning to her.
1t is necessary that I make
tracings from them." explained frau
lein. The originals are for the pleas
ure OF my friends, you understand
they are works of art. The tracings
are but an outline with my notes OF
strategical values. We must arrange
about that later. but now'--as the
\ sound OF voices was heard drawing
nearer along the veranda-"the Phil.
| lstines are-upon U.S."
Fritz went out while Mrs. Sander
son opened the French windows and
with her pleasant smile asked every
one to come in.
Mr.. Pollock stood aside with ar
elaborate air to allow Mrs. Lee ant
Miss Myrtle 10 pass. Then he. too
stepped pompously In over the raised
sill with an action extraordinarily like
that OF cock strutting across a farm