The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-02-09

one sewed In the lining OF u.
uowever this did not accord Win my
,,lans had intended 10 use the DUN
nv IN another way ana farther on ~
NV Journey Now ! had lost u, a.
nv enemies had possession OF evidence
that | was a messenger from tue bit
ish government This latter coiisiue'a-
tion did not trouble me much. LOT
was clear that they knew all "i'out me
However. there was one adFailla-e
in their having the dummy lhea
must have believed they Lad the diH
match | carried. for ] saw notuiA
more of them till arrived ii Mar
seilles sfy theory Is that they Wei
understrappers. with no authority ="
omen the dispatch. but took It to soiii'.
one who had such power. ana this o.-
casioned DELAY while | went NY way
But they did not lose track oi me.
for the man | had seen observing ms
ON the train from London TO SouiA
ampton kept me in sight Al NAT
seilles | had two problems to seiiie
Should go farther by land or all the
way bv sea? And how could | throw
nv shadower off my track: COLI
cluded that. whichever way ! went. !
would endeavor to make him believe
that had gone the other
had a trunk with me. aud as 500.
as | could get possession Of II ! eailei
fiacre and. putting the trunk IN II
+ got In the cab and told the driver t.
take me to the station Of the railway
running eastward alon: the Mediier-
ranean. On reaching he station ! bill
ed the trunk for Nice; but. since there
was no train for several hours. ! stroll
ed away. proposing to diyeSt myself
! IL possible, of the observance Of my
shadower. Lighting a cigar, ] strollel
away carelessly. as II bent only on
passing the time before the starting
OF the train, But ! directed my steps
toward the more frequented streets
and from these entered a very narrow
one. After having gone into it fol
some distance. seeing door Of one oil
the houses open. | looked behind ms
and. not seeing my shadoWer darted
into It.
+ received my intrusion so angriy that
| concluded to enlist them, II possible
to my service by appealing to their
! patriotism. told them that | was a
messenger OF the English government
and was followed by German agents
who were bent on possessing them
'~~-. 4" diSnatrh | carried They
dashed of on the typewriter. -
erly bringing in the representa-
of the various States frcm
ch her fellow guests hail The
derful thing about this produc-
is that Miss Abbott is almost
lily blind. but. despite this han
p. she is neat and correct typ
her work being superior to that
many who have the advantage OF
{. Miss Abbott supports her
by selling pencils, soaps. etc
she is independent and ambi- @
8, besides being otherwise gifted S
verses follow: III
wv the Ford House door vide 81
open, Isl
Ist step in and take a view. Isl
by side the guests are seated Isl
'nfederate Gray and Fedora. IH
Blue. E
I you listen while | tell you? E
st word about each guest: III
nteen States are represented. III
lat can't fail to interest. ia
blew in from Washington. III
ON the far-off distant west; Ia
is here from cold Wisconsin. lE
ON the billiards. seeking rest; 81
are here from Illinois; E
lother from Ohio came. ia
II sLndiana II UonsiAsvuut uls uusinessse 0
pretend TO be deceived with view I,
Out tup~t tue
course. for he had an advantage of m,
In the fact that was man travelin.
In woman's clothing. did not repe
him. but after few casual remarks
excused myself and went to my state
room.
The first thing did after reaching
was to dof my woman's apparel an,
put on my own. knew the man VIII
had spoken to me would be on the look
out for me. and when next went OF
deck seeing him at distance. walk
ed toward him. Passing him. saw
that he recognized me- returned hi
gaze with one which said plainly
Keep out of my way or | will XII
you" He said nothing. and I receive
no further attention from him. doub
II he cared to commit any act that wa
not covered by duplicity. and I was do
termined II he did would scare hir
OF. | did not wish to occasion the A,