Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-06-13

In the morning / had told the pro-
prictress of my pension that was sud-
denly called to England. and l saw
to 1t that my luggage was dispatched
early to the Care du Nord l also
discharged my bill so adequately that
Nine. Coulon would remember me as
one OF the most generous guests that
had ever set loot In her house. and
thus l conveyed to her that her tongue
should not wag unduly If she were In
terrogated concerning me. In short, 1
let Nine. Coulon know that 1 desired
her to be quite ignorant as to my des
tination. And knew could trust her.
To Fraulcin Umslag I explained
what she was to do at the Care de
Lyon. / assured her she need have
no fear of Mr.. Sandman maltrcating
her. and told her to make sure. II
she could, that the drawings still re-
posed in the inventors suit case be-
fore 1t left the Rue dcs Moeurs. AS
TO the method by which she could es-
cape the companionship OF her friend,
l thought II best to leave this point
unsettled till we were all on the plat
form and the train was about to start.
All she had to do really. as far as 1
was concerned, was to keep her eyes
and ears open all the while. 1 would
do the rest.
II will do as you say" exclaimed
Fraulein. Il will leave it all to you.
| hope we shall not be caught and
have to go to prison."
Seven o'clock the Care de Lyon.
where L found Driglet outside the
frst-class ladies' waiting-room. 1
handed her my suit case and she at
her new cape. Then / fully eNpound-
ed to her my plan Of campaign. men,
tioning the jostling possibility and
what she was to say TO Mr.. Sandman,
whom at once would point out to her.
Briglct laughed. Leave that to me-"
she said. Il will create such a scene. il
it is necessary. that people will forget
there is any luggage in all the world"
OF the Belgium woman's capacity for
vituperation ! had Scant doubt; and she
had a tongue that could be heard above
the cEplodent voice of a railway en-
CINE. ran to the bookstall. made an
inquiry and quickly ran back again To
my previous position.
Scven-ffteen. No sign Of the trav-
elers to Rome. The train drew In. but
] saw Immediately that there were
more carriages attached to the engine
than would be necessary-at the Care
de Lyon. anyway.
Seven sixteen: seven seventeen; sew
en- eighteen was standing opposite
the booking Office twenty feet away,
BriGlet standing little in front of me-
Were they going TO miss the train? I
was for the first time beginning to feel
anXiously excited. Suppose Sandman
had got round the girl? Suppose she
had told him OF my Vaccinations?
No. I trusted the better rhetoric of
the 10000 francs.
AT last! Sandman and Umslag.
Sandman first Z. u. but carrying the
suit case. saw that his face was
flushed: he looked as il he had been
drinking rather unwisely. lie was
smoking a cigarette. Fraulein Umslag.
laboring under the heavy valise. drop
ped il in front of her with thud, 4
few yards away from me. She gave me-
4 glance OF recognition, and then fixed
her eyes on Sandman. who took his
place In the little queue by the ticket
window. There were only three In
front OF him. Three is an unlucKy num-
Der to me. Was it an i'll omen? My
eyes never left Sandman. To my dying