Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-21

thought this morning of turning tne
Sylph toward the waters OF the Soutn
Atlantic. forgetting the quarrels OF tne
nations in which he had become inNolNeu,
md seeking a new world where he could
begin again. trusting to tim" ana OPP
portunity aud his own paticnce ana taCt
TO bring sentimental victory OUT oi
l what had already been defeat \ nau
moment but tempting ono. Rut the
tmo was not yet He must be patient
with Himmcrslcy gone
lie Strengthened and slowly Etrolled
forward TO the wireless room ToWaru
tho wisdom of his course. for as he was
pacing the deck at she came up from
below and Joined him She was LOOKING
rather white. but she smiled AZ nm
brightly and matched her steps TO his
II was lonely below" she said. You
don't miud?"
lie had never thought hcr lovclicr
| Her face. II anything. had always
needed just those shadows ot pain to
make 1t perfect
II hadn't hopcd for such kindness
You are feeling better
Yes thanks. And since We must meet
| am willing tu try To- bn friendly
I'm surc youll nud that IN meet
you moro than halfway" he said politely.
They talked Ear into the evening and
N her request they diucd together i'm the
saloon. lie was reserved hut not Cau-
tious. and WHOM the evening was over
. remembered ha2Ily' that Sh" had sue
ccCded I'm learning something from him
Of General Nou S'rombcrg. the head OF
Tho German Secret Service department.
ot the aviation field AT WiudcnborE and
of the frequent flights of the yellow Dove
since the beginning Of tho winter.
The next morning passed quietly
| boris did not appear until noon. But
,St before luncheon smudEc OF smoke
'uucarod upon the horizon. which rapidly
| grew larger. and In little while she
made out the lines of u war vessel
| oiCamtug in direction which would in
| 'crcCpt tn" yacht.
The Sylph die rot slow down until u
solid shot from n gun i'm the forcCastlo
l' th do~tr.'"" wont riCoClc' ne 'C'''s
her bows, when tlc engine was stopped
aud John i!22tu made slowly aft to
where she stood
Miss Math"r." he said briefly. Il
| must ask YOU to 20 below to your cabin
at once"
| \ glance at his face showed that her
. protests would have been useless and she
/ went below tO hcr own stattrOom, the
/ door of Witch was locked upon her.
/ Through the heavy glass of her portholc
/ she saw the vessel approach unit With
/ " hnilinC d'~'or,c .,vN ~ - h. I"orn"d
| from her side into which n boats crew
and an iiiCcr clamhercd and rowed
.alOugSidc. The vessel bore no nag hut
ftho girl clearly heard the hail or the
| boarding officer and realized that the
/ destroyer was an English vessel Her
hopes rose. HcrhHOS cycn now tho Eng
/ lehman would find something irregular
/ IN the yachts papers and would taLc
! charge, conveying her back to England
T She waited for a long time and then
heard tho Clattcr of oars and saw the
, beat push off from the side Of the yacht
. while the officer, young, slender and
wtndhurned, stock up in the stern sheets
/ Of his beat,
AN right" she heard him say, SORRY
to have troubled YOU Pleasant voyage.
Good-by."
Never had English sounded so good TO
hcr, But it WAS with Il sigh Of despair
/ that Sh" saw the beat reach the side of
tn" war vessel and felt the steadily in
Cr,asing rhythm of the engines Of the
/ yacht as Sh" drove once more upon her
| way.
when the two vessels were at n dis.
tancc from each other the key turned
| In the lock of the door and in reply TO
a knock, she found John Ri2Zi0 himself
standing hat in hand in the gangway.
I seem 70 he in a continual state ~
ap"loEH. Ent' OF course, you realize the
lessly
u hope you will believe that shall
She shrugged her shoulders and fol-
lowed him TO luncheon. managing TO pre-
serve AT table "A Checrfulness which she
was FAR from feeling Throughout the
An4 the only course that was opcn Ia
her u her courage did not fail was the
ON" that she was following. II she was
to he able in any way To helm ryrl Al
must try to learn what she could. accepr
the situation with good grace and per-
maps by some turn of good fortune md
q way to disarm John Rizzio and profit
by an inadv'rtenCc or mistake But ms
the second DAY wore on she found her
task increasingly difficult At luncheon
Mr.. Rlzzio was more reserved, and dur
ing the afternoon as they approached
waters in which German warships We're
more likely t. hr found he spent much
time in the wireless room. where a rene.
titon OF the cracking noises advised hei
that he was again in COnmunica II or
with the land of her enemies
After dinner, at which ltizzio had beer
; very quiet he requested politely that
ShSS go at once to her cabin. which sh,
dld. to hear the sound of the key agar
turned in the lock of her door Despair
camc over her and NJ last she cried her,
: .rh 70 Sl'Gn awakening during the night
ncrrnd az tNS Eare Ear %r SGsrchiGht which
ana looked out to see n dark bulk loom
ing alongside, the flashing of lanterns
, and heard the sound of voices speaking
German, At last all was quiet again
and tn" steady hammer CT the vessel,
propeller told her that the Syph wa,
: again on her way
Sh" must have slept again. for the
silver of dawn was already modifying
the gloom of her cabin, when there was
q knock upon her door and she rose
The stewardess fully dressed was out.
side
"Mr. lRzaio asks me 10 request you Ia
please dress at once, as breakfast will
be served in half an hour"
She OheNtd hlndiN, aware that there
was no motion to the deck of her cabir
and that the SNlph was now riding on
an even keel Sh" verified her guess al
the ncarncss Of their destination by a
, glance through tn" port hole, which
'hoWcd her that the vessel had reacht 4
the quiCtcr waters of a bay or river In
which she slipped smoothly onward
There were vessels at anchor, large
and small and beyond them she made
| out the lines Of a shore, upon which at
intervals buildings loomed
Mrs Madden, the stewardess, would
not talk and il was not until she
reached the breakfast table that Doris
learned where they were.
"Shall reach Bremen shortly" said
Rizzlo. II do not know how you fee
, about the matter, but | would suggest
that 1t would save you much trouble and
, anxiety to, trust yourself entirely into
II know of nothing else" she said
quietly. What are YOU going to do o.
~ shall confer with certain official,
when we reach tho city. which will he In
lut I,