Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-25

I courage high. But for fraulein, much al
she admired her Mrs. Sanderson felt rear
This little snuff -colored, insignificant woman
had n certain deadly quality of unchangine
vindictiveness 'in her spiritual makeup
which the smaller nature of Mrs. Sander
son recognized instlnctvey. Fritz was but
of the type of useful tool in him an In
herent brutality had been turned to ac-
| count But fraulein was Of the master
breed who plan and execute as well. She
was single minded, one ideaed, and with
an entirely abnormal sense of values and
proportion.
Don't give way" she said codly to Mrs.
| Sanderson; at is necessary for the safety
| of our plans that no one should be warned,
| and II is important, too, that only those to
whom we shall send 1t will ever guess that
| the signal is n signal 1t must be natural,
and what more natural than a house catch
| ing fire? Look for instance, at Mr.. Brent,
how he smokes all day everywhere Why
| should not he throw match about? 1t Is
| n thing that happens often. As to these
| people, If they burn that will make every
| thing safe. Why should you mind? They
| are our enemies, the enemies of the father
| land, the enemies of the Lord"
ut is too terrible" repeated Mrs Sander
son. "They must be saved
Think" added fraulein. 'if this signal
miscarry, IL the flames are put out too
of the fatherland who will suffer and whose
lives may be lost by it,"
30, yes, | suppose So" said Mrs. Sander
son. you are right. The cause demands
it and the sooner we win the sooner there
will be peace" She turned to Fritz making
a violent effort to pull herself together
"Mr. Charles will give you his orders;
do nothing until you have heard from him.
Have you packed, Luise?'
Everything. After twenty long years of
exile | return to my own land" Fraulein
pulled out her handkerchief and quite un-
affectedly wiped her eyes. Zach. leber
Gott, 1t is good too good" She put her
handkerchief back And my drawings"
she announced in her ordinary voice there
they are take them, Fritz, and post them.
Ihey are all addressed. I am sending them
TO London to our good friend Mr.. Smith.
from whom they go to Holland and from
there to Berlin. 1t is all so simple / think
now will go and rest until the dinner hour
on occasions like this one must not tire
ones mind And with a slight inclination
or her head the little woman folded her
brown shawl about her and departed.
Fritz caught her back. "Ach we forget
Inc guard on the cliff. Mr.. Pennicuik he
VIII see the fire and make an alarm"
Fraulein looked quietly at him. "Mr.
fennlcuik must not see the fire, Fritz" she
said.
But who will step hlm?"
You WILL" replied Fraulein Schroeder
and made little gesture with her hand
across her throat.
Fritz mimicked it with his own hand.
drawing his phenomenally large thumb
across his dirty collar
80? Good, I understand" he said and
fraulein went her way.
Mrs. Sanderson glanced round the room.
You had better tidy up here as usual.
Fritz she said to him, nobody must sus-
pect that things are net normal Fold up
the papers and open the window the rooms
rather stufy, there seems to be no air"
She passed handkerchief over her face
as she spoke and took it away damp Then
she, too, went out and left Fritz alone
He moved quickly about the room, rear
ranging here and there he shook cut cush-
ions and folded up the mornings papers :
and then, STOPPING, picked up a few matches
from the floor. The next moment he felt
heavy weight land with velocity in the small
of his back, as though some ones knee
had just been planted firmly there and a
was knotted swiftly round his
eyes. He called out and tried to throw