The Washington times., 1918-11-21
The ''Zepp's" Passenger
AN EXCITING AND ROMANTIC NEW SPY SERIAL
Philippa Warns Lessingham That
Griffiths Suspects Him, But He
Refuses to Flee.

"And Mr.. Lessingham viii come
this way at once" Helen insisted.
Il haven't had a real case since I
got my certificate. and I'm going
to bind his head up"
Philippa began to feel her
strength returning. The horror
which lay behind those few min
utes OF nightmare rose up again
in her mind Mills had hurried on
into the bathroom. and the other
two were preparing to follow. She
stopped them
"Adr. Lessingham." she said, lis
ten. Captain Gr1ffiths has been
here. He knows or guesses eV-
erything.'
"EVerything?"
PhilIppa nodded.
Helen must bind your head up,
OF course" she continued after
that. Think What can we dot
Captain Griffiths knows that there
was no Hamar Lessingham at col
lege with Dick. that he never vis-
tied Wood Norton. that there Is
some mystery about your arrival
here, and he told me TO my face
that he believes you to be Bertram
Maderstrom-"
what q msd6esome fellow!~
Lessingham grumbled. holding his
handkerchief to his forehead.
-Oh. please be seriousF' Helen
begged. looking up from the band
age which she was preparing. This
q horrible!"
Don't I know mr. Philippe
groanedL -Hr. Lessingham. you
must please try and escape from
~
you Ike. There must be some place
where you can 20 and hide until
you can get away from the eoun-
Try"
but I'm dining here tonight
Lessingham protested I'm not
going to hide 1nywhere~
The two women exchanged
glances OF despair.
Cant ] make you understandr
Phillppa exclaimed pathetically.
You're in danger here-really In
danger!"
Lessingham's demeanor showed
no appreciation Of the situation
"Of course, can quite under
stand" he ssid. "that Grifnths n
suspicious about me. but. after All.
no one can prove that have
broken the law here, and I shall
not make things any better by at
tempting an opera bouffe flight
Can have my head tied up and
come and talk to you about II later
on?"
"oh. II you like. Philippa a.
sented weakly. Il can't argue"
She made her way up to her
room and changed herswet clothes.
when she Came dotEn, 1essingham
was standing on the hearth rug in
the library, with a piece OF butter
ed toast In one hand and q cup Of
tea in the other. His head was very
neatly bound up. and he seemed
quite at his ease.
you know" he began. a. he
wheeled q chair up to the IRE for
her, shat man Griffths doesn't like
me. He never took to me from the
irst. could see that II II comes
to that. ! don't like GFifhths. He
Il one Of those mean. Suspicious
sort Of characters we could very
well do without"
PhiiIppa. who had reahearsed q
little speech several times In her
bedroom, tried to be Arm
Mr.. Lessingham," she said. you
know that we are both your
friends. Do listen, please Cap
tain Griffiths Is commandant here
and in . position OF authority. He
has . very large power. hon
estly believe that II Is his inten-
tion to have you arrested-if not
tonight. within q very few days"
II do not see how he can" Les
Singham objected, helping himself
to another piece OF toast. At have
committed no crime here have
played golf with all the respectable
old gentlemen in the place, and I
have given the committee some ex-
ceIlent advice as to the two new
holes. ! have played bridge down
at the club-we will call Il bridget
and I have kept my temper like
an angel. I have dined At Mess
and told them at least q dozen new
stories. / have kept my blinds
drawn at night, and I have not .
wireless secretly up the chimney.
I really cannot see what they could