The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-11-30
The ''Zepp's' Passenger
AN ExCI1 ING AND ROMANTIC NEW SPY SERIAL
Dick Tells Helen. and Philippa How
Lessingham Made His Imprison-
ment Bearable.

what a dear he must have been
to have remembered and to have
been 20 fAithful!" Philippe observed.
looking away for . moment
eHe's q real good SORT" Felstead
deslared enthusiastically, although
heaven knows why he's turned
German! He worked like . slave
for me. dare say he didn't find u
90 difficult to get me better guar
tiers and . servant. and decent food.
but when they told me that was
fres-well. 1t nearly knocked me
silly"
SThs dear feiIovF Philippe muir
INJURED penstveiy.
~Do you remember him, either Of
your Felstsd continued. Rather
good-IookIng he was, and a little
shy, but quite . sportsman"
~I-Seem to rsnember." Philips
admitted.
The name sounds fauaaliar,"
Helen echoed do h~s some
more chutney. Diek7"
Thanks! what a pfg>I am max
ing of myseIf!" he observed cheer
fully. you girls will think ! can't
talk about any one but Aaderstroms
but the whole business beats me 80
completely. OF course. We were
great pals, In a way. but never
thought that I was the apple OF his
eye, or anything Of that sort. How
he got the influence, too, can't i'm
agine. And, oh! I knew there was
something else 1 was going to ask
you girls" Feistead went on Have
you ever had . letter, or rather
a letter each, uncensored1 Just
line or twof think mentioned
Maderstrom which should not
have been allowed to do In the oroi-
nary prison letters"
Feistead was helping himself 70
cheese, and he saw nothing OF the
quick glance which passed between
the two women
Eyes, we had them. Dick" Philip
pa told him. 1T was one afternoon
1t doesn't seem so very long ago.
And, oh, how thankful We were"
Felstead nodded
he got them across All right.
then. Tell me, did they come through
Holland? What was the postmark!
THE postmATk." Philippe repeat-
ed, q little doubtful You heard
what Dick asked. Heiens The post
markf"
At don't think there was one"
Helen replied. glaneing anxiousiy Al
Philippe.
"No postmark? You mean no fof-
eign postmark, supposeI Tney
were posted In England, en-
Philippe shook her head.
They came to US, DICK sne sAio'
by hand"
astonished. He turned round In MS
chair toward Philippe.
sBy hand?" he repeated. do
van mean 70 say that they were
sctraIIv brought here by hand?"
perhapa soroething in his manner
warned them. Philippa langned As
she bent over his chair.
awe will tell you how they came,
presently." she declared, "but not
until YOU have finished your lunch,
drunk the last drop OF that cham
naTne, ana had at least two glasses
Of the port that Mills has been de-
cantInR SO carefully. After that We
viii see. Just now I have only one =.
feeling. and know that Helen
haS ii. too. Nothing else matters
except that we have you home
again"
FeIstead patted his sister on the
check, drew her face down to his
and kissed her.
cts so wonderful to be at homer!
he exclaimed apologetieally. But
must warn you that am the
rabidest person alive. / went out to
the war with q certain amount OF
respect for the Germans- l have
come back Ioathing them like YER
min. spent-but I won't 60 on
Mills made his appearance win
the decanter of port.
az beg your Iadyship's pardon
he said, as he filled Felstead's glass.
but Mr.. Lessiugham has arrived and
is in the library, waiting to see you