Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-01

was busy refolding the thin slip Of pa
per that had been his talisman and nt-
ting It into the back OF the scarab.
.'Woodhouse- he Is already at the Ho-
tel Khedive: saw his name on the
register when I landed from the Castle
this morning" Now the captain was
talking in familiar German.
"Quite SO. DR.. Koch put In. wood
house came down from Wady Hnlfa
yesterday. Our man UP there had nd.
v;sed of the time Of his arrival in Alex.
andria to the minute. The captain has
his ticket for the Princess Mary. which
sails for Gibraltar day after tomorrow
at dawn
No. 1892 listened to DIR. Koch's out,
lining Of the plot with set features.
Only his eyes showed that he was
acutely alive to every detail. Said he:
"But Woodhouse--this British cap
tain who's being transferred from the
Nile country to the Rock-has he ever
served there before? II he has, why,
when I get there when I am Captain
Woodhouse OF the signal service-1 will
be embarrassed IL do not know tho
ropes"
seven years ago Woodhouse was
there for q very short time" DR.. Koch
explained. New governor since then
Changes all around in the personnel
Of the stan. I don't doubt. You'll have
no trouble"
Silence between them for minute.
broken by the captain.
"Our friends at Gib-who are they,
and how will know them?"
The doctor bent sudden glance Of
suspicion upon the lean face before
him. His thick lips clappsd> together
stubbornly.
"Aha, my dear friend, you are ask
inS questions! In my time at Berlin
the Wilhelmstrasse taught that all or
ders and information came from above
and from there only. Why"
II suppose in default Of other infor-
mat1en I may ask the governor to point
out tho wilhelmstrasse men, Wood
house answered, with q shrug. II was
told 1t Berlin would learn al that
WAS necessary to me as went along;
therefore supposed"-< $.
'%Coms. comet. DR.. Koch patted the
othsrs shoulder with q heavy joviahty.
$50 you will. When you arrive at Glib
put up ut the Hotel Splendide and you
VIM not be long learning who your
friends are. I, for instance, did not
hesitate overmuch to recognizeN you.
and am under the eyes Of the Eng
lish here at every turn even though
am Q naturalized English citizen-and
Of undonbted loyalty" He finished
with q booming laugh.
"But Woodhouse-you have arrang
cd q way to have him drop out of
sight before the Princess Mary sails:
There win be no confusion, no slip-up?"
do mot fear" the physician reas-
sured. Everything will be arranged.
His baggage will leave the Hotel Khe-
dive for the dock tomorrow. night, but
It will not reach the dock. Yours
"Win be awaiting the transfer Of
tags at the Cap de Liberte -Mouquere's
little place." the captain finished. But
tho man himself-you're not thinking
Of muir
my dear 1882" DR.. Koch interrupt
Cd. Hitting protesting hands, I'VE do
not use any such crude methods. They
are extremely dangerous. The real
Captain Woodhouse will not leave
Alexandria-by sea, let us say-for
many months, although I have no
doubt he will not be found in Alexan.
aria the hour the Princess Mary sails.
The papers he carries-the papers Of
identity and OF transfer from Wady
Halfa to Gibraltar be in your
hands In plenty Of time. YOU
The doctor stopped abruptly. A hid
den electric buzzer somewhere in the
shadowed room was clucking an alarm.
Koch pressed button at the side OF
the operating chair. There was sound
beyond closed doors Of some one pass
ing through hallway: the front door
opened and closed.
tTo Be continued.)