Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-12
~ 7 I He

Have you told Sanderson about this"
There's no need to; he knows all about
it. It's his
A look of relief oddly mingled with dis
appointment swept across Pennicuik's in
genuous countenance. "Oh, / see; II
an admiralty show"
ITS nothing of the kind
But. good heavens. you don't
Il do. indeed. Charles Sanderson is d
German spy; his real name is Won Man
tel. son of the late general. His mother
is also German spy and is the widow
Schroeder complete the little surprise
packet The only one to be really afraid
OF is fraulein, and she's deadly"
Pennicuik, with the instructive ges-
ture of the Englishman. picked up his
glass and drank off nearly all his
whisky and soda. This proceeding
cleared his brain and he gazed across at
Brent with a new wonder in his eyes
Then your he asked.
I'm on their track. It's my job. -
replied Brent, swinging the CRATE back
What about Mrs. Lees asked the be-
wildered Percy.
shes just bluffing. She's my assist
ant Look here you had better satisfy
yourself All is in order; just run your
eye over these" }and. taking some offl-
cial looking documents from an inner
pocket, Brent passed them over to the
astonished young man. who sat down
and began studying them.
Brent went over to the door and ur-
locked 1t. then waited till Penniculk'
slower intelligence should have taken in
the contents of the papers. Penniculk
looked up from them with little gasp
He no longer spoke to Brent with the
half Raging, half contemptuous earlier
tone. not even with the free comrade-
ship of a man speaking to his equal
This lean, blase individual with the
eyeglass. who usually looked so bored
and now seemed all tense decision, wi S
hnf n ia ria off, nd l.
perior as a man. and he knew it.
He got up and handed the papers
back BY Jove. sir. he stammered
I'D no idea. l must have been making
an awful fool of myself to you. Won
dering why you didn't enlist and all
that.
"of course. you'd no idea cut in
Brent. If YOU had it would have
Now. look here. Pennicuik. we're UP
against a very tough lot. There are big
things goin gto be done tonight. Are
you prepared to help"
You lust give me the chance. that S
all. sir
We'll, listen. The Sandersons have
arranged to burn this house tonight as
a signal to German submarines out in
the harbor.
Pennicuik gave vent TO a low whistle
You needn't worry" Brent treasured
him. with a laugh. They won't manage
II. but i snail
you will burn the house, asked the
amazed young man.
NO. no. I'll send a sgnal-not to the
German submarines. though. but to a
couple of British cruisers which will be
waiting in the harbor for them
by Jove that's great" cried PENN
cuik. his eyes sparkling with enthusiasm
and enjoyment. At last the war was be-
his patriotism. his uniform and the mill
tary routine it had not yet done.
To most people in England. unaffected
as they are by the actual horrors owing
to a purely geographical accident. the wal
seems more in the nature OF maligr
nightmare than anything else. PENN.
cuik, like every other Engiishman. had
never been able quite to get rid of the
feeling that he was making rather al
ass of himself when he talked of spies
signals, documents and all the rest of the
well worn paraphernaiia associated fol
so many years with pure meiodrama
Now, as though at the touch Of a wand
the whole thing had sprung into reality
and Pennicuik tingled to the knowledge.
Have they taught you the semaphore?
asked Brent.
More or less. sir
Whats this" asked Brent. rapidly sig
mailing word.
Pennicuik shook his head You go
bit too quick. for me. sir.
Right; I'll try again Got it thi:
time?"
Brent nodded You're all right That'l
do In half an hour or less you Will Sc,
somebody signaling at this window, witt
lights of course. Don't worry. You'll
know it's me signaling to the cruisers
Right. sir. is there anything else? IT.
nearly time for me to relieve the sentry.
Chris smiled with a touch of grimness.
Anything else? It's really rather fun
ny you should ask that. 1 should jus
think there was You're not keen to be-
come a corpse yet awhile. ] SUPPOSE
We'll not exactly-cant say that
am"
IF the Sandersons' plan had succeed