Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-07

bath chair l understood the real mean.
ing of the letter. AS there wasn't much
tlme TO spare we routed out an official
person, who was very much astonished>
cality Of any mine-shafts within a ten.
mile radius. We got the information,
however. as to the position of the only
three that answered to what we sought
IL was early morning when our car
found the real one; but we could do
nothing then, for when we stopped three
or four men sauntered up, from nowhere,
ara passed s,aring at us Mr Deveril
with the engine, and sat in the car and
whistled." She looked at me.
i heard and understood" answered.
Captain Mackenzie fingered in his
pocket and drew out the little Eitel
drawing. AS he smoothed it out on the
table before him Margarita showed her
feminine curiosity.
Have you read all Its secrets?" she
u wonder =" said Mackenzie.
The twenty-seven above the dead
lion bothered me- I remarked
That! 1t probably indicates the
tbo.ai bern npmoer Tho OF agents they established
lower haif Is concerned with the organi-
cation for immediate action The upper
fhn na.t ,sr;, SHOWS the arranged landing places,
the rory means of 20 be occupied at once and
between Shakespeare Cliff and Hythe.
the second was a line between Hythe
an ana ,Mhitstable, for that rock that seems
70 threaten the church with destruction.
MISS thompson. is really an oyster"
and the church," she asked.
man idea of Canterbury. They would
'ass HAnd ppt tbe le tres In tie s.s firing line"
serrn Ihe tree Issoi is an ash; as you will OBJ
rar rni for u, !; variety of reasons. The strong
| lines" 'u 'Neir
Some" 4 interjected here, IAN ex-
fEe,ienr Eas,arn ,.l railway systematic South
-. "On that day." Mackenzie answered
hn hn n would be In other hands and would
what are the small numbers in the
middle?" Margarita asked. ''''
orrra rney are the figures that relate to
snrren,s, snd Gais, depths and tides between mere
ne drank Off his coffee hurriedly That
reminds me- he continued. rising Il
must must go round to the hospital to see
NOV Wben me Is Se setting a down for the night. t"
Iell silent. 1 was thinking that here
w was IL an end to my adventures. When
st standing raII ! game h back to myself she was
p over the the sea Her handkerchief Was in
came up behind her. and she did
Miss Thompson" said atho, h,.
adventure of ours is over and done
with now. and I've a very queer feeIinS
OF inr,.,ons; sadness that it is, which is a very
| seems to me that life, after Ali thi.
ness '1S'-
l waited while for her TO comment
on this but she said nothing.
Of course" I went on. 'if-if you
could think Of another adventure"
wanted to say with me-; but I was
afraid. Then saw the use to which
handkerchief. what! You are cry- =
ing.om - ;.
"Oh, but it is terrible-that paper.
tS,nn to have s so I'M, much blood shed for 1t.
Don't think Of IT," I cried. There's
an end to that" little guessing. then,
what blood would yet have to flow on
the Menin road to Ypres before the push
on Calais was finally stopped.
: I'll be home again." she said, at
length, "the day after tomorrow. II
Very nice" I agreed, Very"
"Unless=" she began.
"Unless?" l repeated.
You were saying something about
another adventure" she reminded
me: IF it is dangerous like the
'It is dangerous but it is not like
the last" l answered, looking her full
in the eyes.
me-" said Miss Thompson; and she hid
her eyes from me on my breast
(THE END)