Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-22
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Inside the
Lines
By EARL DERR BIGGERS
AND
ROBERT WELLS RICHIE
Copyright. ms. by tho Bobbs-Arer-
rill Co.
CHAPTER XIX.
A Defiance.

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CHAPTER XIX.
A Defiance.
n 1)OICES sounded in the hallway
h/v outside the double doors. Jai-
v mihr Khan. finger to his
IL lips, nodded as he whispered,
Three thirty at the Splendide." He
faded like q white wrath through the
door to General Crandalls room as the
double doors opened and the mascu-
line faction Of the dinner party en-
tered. Woodhouss rose from stoop-
ing position 1T tho telephone and faced
them. To the general, whose sharp
scrutiny stabbed like thin knives, he
made plausible explanation. Tho beg
gar who lost his bag wanted COM
plete Identification Of it-had run It
down at Algeciras.
II understand" Crandall grunted.
When the cigars were Lit General
Crandall excused himself for q min
ute, sat at his desk and hurriedly
scratched note. Summoping Jaimihr,
he ordered that the note be dispatched
by orderly direct to Major Bishop and
given to no other hands. Woodhouse,
who overheard his superior officers
command, was filed with vague ap-
prehension. What Mrs. Sherman had
said at table-this hurried note to Bish-
op; there was but one Interpretation to
give to the affair-Crandalls suspi-
cions were all alive again. Yet at
3:3O-at tho Hotel Splendid.
But when Crandall came back to
join the circle Of smokers he was all
geniality. The women came in BY way
OF Jane Gerson's room; they had been
taking . farewell peek at her dazzling
stock Of gown, they said, before they
were packed for the steamer.
There was one or two just had to
see again." Mrs. Sherman explained
70, the benefit Of all, before I said
cd Jdby to them"
well, don't get into trouble with the
minister mother" Henry J. warmed.
some Of the French gowns Two seen
on this trip certainly would stir things
up in Kewanee."
Jaimihr served the coffee. Wood
house tried to maneuver Jane into q
tete-a-tete In IN angle of the massive
fireplace. Eut she outgeneraled him,
and the observant Mrs. Sherman cor.
nered him inexorably.
: "Tell me, Captain Woodhouse," she
began in her friendly tones. you said
awhile ago the general might mistake
you for q SPY. Don't you have great
deal Of trouble with spies In your army
in wartime? Everybody took Us for
spies In Germany, and In France they
thought pose Henry was carrying
bombs to blow up the Einel tower"
Perhaps I can answer that question
better than Captain Woodhouse," the
general put In. rising and striding over
to where Mrs.. Sherman kept the cap.
tain prisoner. Captain Woodhouse
you see, would not be 80 likely to come
In touch with those troublesome per
sOns ID ono IN command or Q post, ike
myself" The most delicate irony barb
ed this speech, lost to all but the one
for whom It was meant.
ION. I know I'm going to hear some
thing very excitingr' Mrs. Sherman
chortled. kitty, you'd better hush up
Willy KimbaIl for awhile and come
over here. You can improve your mind
better listening to the general"
Crandall soon was the center Of .
group. He began, with sober direct
ness:
.'Well, In the matter Of spies in war
time, Mrs. Sherman, one Il struck by
the fact Of their resemblance to the
plaguelyou never can tell when
they're going to get You or whence
they came. Now, here on the Rock !
have reason to believe we have one or
more spies busy this minute" .
Jane Gsrson, sitting where the light
smote her face, drew back into the,
shadow with swift movement Of pro-
tectiveness. Woodhouse. who balanced
dainty Satsuma coffee cup on his
knee, kept his eyes on his superiors
face with mildly interested air.
I'm fact,,y Crandall continued evenly,
III shouldn't be surprised Il one. pos
ably two, spies should be arrested b.
fore the night II over. And tho point
about this that viii interest you ladies
is that one Of these, the one whose or
der for arrest have already given, IL
L woman-A very clever and pretty
may add to make the story
more interesting"
, And the other, whose arrest may
follow. ID an accomplice Of herr, take
II, generaly' Woodhouse put tho ques.
tion with easy indifference. Hs was
stirring bis coffee abstractsdly.
Not only tho accomplish but the
brains for both, captains deucedly
clever psrson, I'm frank to admit"
.Oh, people, como and ses the nag.
ship, signaling to the rest Of the nest
with its funny green and red lights"
1t was Jans, who had suddenly risen
and stood by the curtains screening
the balcony windows. They look like,
little flowers opening and shutting"
The girls diversion was sufficient 70
take interest momentarily from Gener-
a Crandall's revelation. When all had
clustered around tho windows CONVEX
sation skipped to the neet, its power
and the men who were ready to do
,,a ftlo hahinN 4ts hnndrnAs NJ Ouns