Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-23
Inside the
Lines
By EARL DERR BIGdERS
AND
ROBERT WELLS RICHIE
Copyright. ms. by the Bobbs-lfsr-
rill Co.
CHAPTER Xxx.
The Trap 70 Sprung.

yX Ception room OF the Hotel
Splendide. All the hotel had long since
been put to bed, and the silence in the
rambling, house was audible. The
hands Of the Dutch clock ON the wall
were pointing to tho hour Of $50
Strain was on both tho men. They
spoke in monosyllables and only occa-
sionally. Almer's hand went out from
time to time to Lift squat bottle Of
brandy from the table between them
and pour . tiny glass brimful; he
quaffed with q sucking noise. Wood
house did not drink.
1T IL $780," tho latter fretted, with
an eye on the mottled clock dial
che will come" Almer assured. A
long pause.
..This man Jaimihr-he Is thoroughly
dependable" The man In uniform put
the question with petulant brusque-
ness.
ut is his passion-what We are to
do tonight something he has lived for
his religion. Nothing except judg-
ment day could Hahy'
The sharp chirp Of 4 telephone bell.
Gdagger Of sound in the silence, broke
Almer's speech. He bounded to his
feet, but not 90 quickly as Woodhouse,
who was across the room In single
stride and had the receiver to his ear.
well, WELT Yes, this Il the one
you name" Woodhouse turned to Al
mer, and his lips framed the word
Jaimihr. Eyes, yes; all is well-and
waiting. B1shop2 He Is beyond in
misunderstanding down the Rock-I
did the work silently. What's thatY'
Woodhouse's face was tensed in strain;
his right hand went to breast pocket
and brought out pencil. With It he
began making memoranda on the face
of a calendar by his side.
Seven turns-ah, yes-four to the
left-correct." His writing hand was.
moving swiftly. "Press one to the
right. Good! have it and am OF
at once. Goodbye
WoOdhouse finished line of script
on the calendar face and hung up the
receiver. He carefully tore the writ
ten notes from the calendar and put
them Into his pocket. q
"'Jaimihr says he has work to do at
Government House and cannot come
down" woodhouse turned to Amer
and explained In rapid sentences.
But he's given me the combination
to Room Dover the wire. and now
I'm ont
Almer was all excitement now. He
lowered lovingly about Woodhouse,
patting him on the shoulder, giving
him his helmet, mothering him with
little cooling noises.
Speed quickly, 1882! Up the Rock
to the signal tower, 1882. to do the.
deed that win boom around the world.
The switches-on pull, my brother,
and the fatherland Is saved to triumph
over her enemies, victorious'
Fright, Almer!' Woodhouse was
moving toward the door "In. eight
minutes history win be made. The
minute you hear the blast start for
Spain. I will try to escape, but I
dOubt''-
A knock came at the barred front
door-ons knock, followed by three.
Both men were transfxed. Almer,
first to recover his calmness, motioned
Woodhouse through the door to the
dining room. When his companion
had disappeared he stepped to the
door and cautiously asked, "Who
knocks7"
An answer came that caused him to
shoot back the bolts and thrust out
his head. A message was hurriedly
whispered into his ear. The Spleen
dide's proprietor withdrew his head
and slipped the bolt home again. His
face was % \ thundercloud as he sum.
moned Woodhouse. His breath came
In wheesy gasps.
my Arab boy comes to the door just
now 10 tell mo Of Louisa's fate. She
has been arrested" he said.
Come, Almerl am going to the
signal tower. There is still time for
us to strike"
Out on to waterproof street leaped
Woodhouse, ana the door closed be.
hind him.
heard the mellow bell Of a clock some,
where In the dark and silent house
strike 8. This was the fifth time She
had counted the measured strokes Of
that bell Is she lay, wide eyed. In the
guest chambers canopied bed. An
eternity had passed since the dinner
guests' departure. Her mind was rae.
Ing Ike Soma engine gone wild, and
sleep was impossible Over and over
again she had conned the events Of
the evening, always to come At the end
against the impasse Of General Gran
dalrS blunt denial, 'sYou shan't sail In
the morning" In her extremity she
dyeven considered flight by stealth
the scaling Of walls perhaps, and Z
cropping through dark streets to the
wharf there to smugsle herself some
how onSa tender and. so gain the Sax
onia. But her precious gowns! They
still reposed In their bulky hampers
here In Government House. TO escape
and leaye them behind would be worse
than futile. The governors fiat seem.
ed absolute.
Urged BY the impulse Of sheer neces.
Bity to BE- doing something-the bed
had become rack-the girl rose. lit ::
taper and began to dress herself, NOV.
lng noiselessly. She even packed her
travelling bag to the last inch and
locked It. Then she sat on the edge Of
the he'd. hands helplessly folded In her