Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-30

membered that Pollock's a Magistrat.
that he'd have you arrested on susp,cIa"
He doesn't love you, as II is, IL you'II sn
cuse my mentioning IT, Kit. You would na.
have been able to see the authorities an
get at anything before morning ana ,sa Snc
IT would have been too late" N'en
ITS going to be damnably unpleasant, o.
you" grumbled Brent. 'or
Miriam came swiftly toward him. v,,,.,
at the door as she did so. II don't thini, .I
Kit pve got an idea, Didn't Won tam %,
once that the German system is an as '
ranged that one spy may meet anotber az
have no idea of it?" anu
"Yes. that's true, but what's that %. =.
do with it," so' 70
IT'S all wanted to know, thanks" ,a,a
Miriam laughing. '"'u
What's your idea? Tell me, Miriam"
Never you mind. It's my own little ew.
lamb of an idea. But tell me, who found
the plan in my room?' 'u
Does that matter now? It's been found
mat the chief thing" Chris looked away
from her and played with an ornament On
the mantelpiece. ""
II want to know. please, Kit. bavs
| right to be told" 8.
You certainly have that's a sure tbir,,
he conceded. We'll, 1t was Molly"
Miriam slowly nodded her head "r
| thought so, Kit. I'd sooner be up against
| any antagonist in the world than a girl in
love. There's nothing she sticks at"
What beats me-" grumbled Christopher
| is why you left the plan about. Why
| didn't you lock 1t up?"
well. experience has taught me that tho
best way to hide thing is to leave it about,
| l knew there was a risk of suspicion This
| evening, and thought it quite likely that
| while we were at dinner they would bs
! hunting through my boxes. 1t goes with.
out saying that they would have means of
! opening any lock, and If the worst came to
the worst and l had been searched and the
| thing had been found on me, all would hays
| been over. But the lining of my handker-
| chief sachet, right in the heart of the cot
| ton-wool padding, ought to have been the
| safest place in the world Would have BEEN
| too, but for the pure accident of my door
| swinging open and Molly seeing me. 1t only
shows how one should always take the ele.
msnt of chance into account"
| what a time that fellow Sanderson is
coming!' commented Brent nervously
Upon my word, Miriam, don't quite like
| our luck deserting us like this"
Pull yourself together, Kit, there's moth.
| ing to be anxious about now You have
| Just got to go ahead as though nothing had
happened and you don't know what splen-
| did plan I've got" She gave a little gee-
| full laugh. why, I think this whole dis.
turbance will turn out to be ofsthe greatest
value to us. You just wait"
| "I wonder what NIollys doing" said
Brent half to himself, glancing toward the
door, 81 can't understand why he doesn't
| come"
Miriam burst out laughing. 80 you
| goose l can tell you that" she said. How
| silly even the cleverest men are. Do you
| imagine that, even in the state of mind she
| was in Molly would go straight into the
| billiard room with her hal r all over the
| place and her face stained by crying She's
! gone upstairs to give two dabs with ths
brush and one with the powder puff. But.
talking of a certain gentleman, I think
hear his hoof." She moved quickly away
from Brent to the other side of the room.
| and he stood with his back half turned to-
ward her, his hands in his pockets, looking
into the CRATE with a shame-faced express
| sion.
The door opened and Charles Sanderson
came in. He looked straight at Miriam.
! CONTINUED TOMORROW