The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-16

And you have actually gagged the
whole lot OF them" went on Mr.. Pol
lock, still shaking his head. "Magnifi-
cent. really magnificent
NO, he hasn't" contradicted Charles.
with note of triumph in his voice.
"He hasn't got my mother or Fraulein
Schroeder or Mrs. Lee. Mrs, Lees one
of us, you know. and they have taken
her with them"
I'm a way | am almost sorry to have
to contradict YOU" said Brent courte-
ously, but your statement is not quite
accurate. Mrs. Lee has taken them
with her, which Is not quite the same
thing"
What do YOU mean" asked Charles
hoarsely.
Il mean that Mrs. Lee, like myself,
is employed by the English govern
ment, and that the two plainclothes
men who came down In the train with
| you today were the escort she used
for your mother and Fraulem Schroe-
der"
Il don't believe it," cried Charles vi"-
lently. 1T isn't possible. by God,
| pisHl, ! II
| Keep back" ordered the corporal
Close up, men. Is there anything
more sir" he added, turning to
Brent.
| Nothing at present, ] think, cor
poral. .. wait IL minute, isn't that the
telephone
Every one listened and "A faint. insist :
ent ringing was heard from the hall.
IN see what it is. Don't remove the
prisoner yet, corporal" ordered Chris.
Several minutes passed before he
came back. and AS he had shut the
door after him. those in the sitting
room did not hear even n one sided
Conversations fact which annoyed
Mr.. Pollock considerably. He was just
wondering whether the corporal would
allow him to 80 into the hail. where
| he would insist on his right, as J. r.,
to be told what was going on. when
Miss Myrtle diverted his attention.
Finding the strain OF waiting too much
for her. she rose. made IA wavering but
determined dash in his direction, and
tainted away in his reluctant arms.
| Miriam's task that night had been not
| SO much difficult as supremely unpleas-
| ant Nevertheless she knew how easily
one little chance thing going wrong
may upset the most perfectly laid plans,
and her heart was pounding heavily
| with mingled anxiety and excitement
as she waited in the car for the other
women. She herself was at the wheel.
because the physical strength OF both
the plainclothes men might be needed
| tn N rt an n
part of Mrs. Sanderson and fraulein
when they learned the truth. The car
had IA berlne body. so that Miriam and
the man beside her We're both of them
inside; the other man sat with his
back to them on one of the small seats,
so as to face the prisoners. The car
was IA heavy one for Miriam to drive
but 1t had "a self starter and ran cas-
lily.
Already Miriam's gauhtletcd hands
clutched the wheel. more in nervous
ness than in preparation. The differ
ence between her and Brent was that
whereas he was always strung to a
greater gayety and coolness whei
events We're at the critical point, she
although she never lost her head, went
through agonies with nervous tension
Now her feelings were much thos,
of an actress who suffers acutely from
stage fright just before she goes on
the stage. Miriam's blood seemed t.
be pounding through her head, he
hands felt icy cold. She knew tina,
humanity speaking. nothing should <,
wrong with their plans-and yet HOY
easy 1t was for the unforeseen to hap
pen. Miriam was more like IA man thai
like the usually accepted type of WON
an. in that her anxiety was entirel
for her work and not any personal fca
FOR those engaged in il. She was fairI
sure nothing untoward could happc
to Chris, because she was impressed b
her own belief in his luck. hut eve
had she not been, her deep affection fo
!, him would have been merged in til
!, Importance OF what he and she wei
, doing together. Miriam was by TEN
|, permanent the true adventurer. whic
. y very different thing from an ad
= ventures.