Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-06-14
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y few yards beyond their carriage
pause and look round. Briglct is
close behind me.
VIII Sandman get out and ask for
the "Anzcigcr" at the Sookstall. only
about twenty yards away rom his
compartment? Seconds appeared to
masquerade az minutes. The electric
clock seemed to scream 1877!
No Mr.. Sandman was not going
TO buy a German paper at the book
stall FOR Fraulcin CnSlag. :. was
just going to play my last card IBrig
let was to hand me her case and get
Sandman outside his carriage by "A ruse
"a desperate ouc-while I negotiated
with Frauleln behind his backJ-I
was just about TO give the signal to
Mr. Sandman alightcd and ran to
the bookstau.
NOw was the time
Snatching the case from the Belgian
woman | was soon outside the TEMPO
rary abode OF Fraulein and her in
animate charges. People were busting
about on the platform. there was the
usual comm otion and excitement de-
pendent upon the departure Of a long
distance train. and felt that no one
noticed US.
are the plan s,ill in the suit case ?"
asked Cms!ag brcathless!y
Yes, they are all right. will
swear befori Cod"
In the twinklins OF an eye had
ho!d OF the case. and my case Fraulein
quickly thrust UP om the rack in the
same position as Sandman had placed
ms own She Jumped out. She knew
winch "aT 70 Go-to the right as she
got out. and then round on the other
side OF tn. platform into the boulevard
Didcrot
~ this time BriGle, vas level with
the bo"Hs;u!L With Sandham's leather
Eirt plans beneath her cape.
out Q! SIGH, and SAFE. Br!gle, had a
"'ISHl! siFl"e. Sandman was still az
the hoo.stA!L lie evidently expert
ene"H som" difficulty In getting the
"An@e!s"r' Il mad seen to tha;(. /
waI"el ~ and down past the door o;
MS compartment.
Tho train WAS about 20 start: Would
\ whistle, shouts Calls Good bys.
Now Sandman came tearing towards
no. without a paper Il seemed. When
he got TO tho door or his compartment
and s,.w IL empty Of human life he
h!Grted out three we!i-kuown English
words.
-wha, the devil
Then ne glanced at the rack A,
least his precious belongings had no;
vanished. He did not examine my
sun case. y whistle went GcafcninEly
To the !cf, and right Sandman look
ed. the picture Of bewildcrn.cnt. Then
IL ea--h; my eye.
Have YOU seen anything o. young
lat.-i mean DID YOU sec !, young LADY
leave ta.s carriage. nadcmoi scilc?'
oI.t,I so. MARN LIES
AMOUR YOUNG: WOMAN
"#e.. did" replied. she went
NC 40 thy retrcshment room, and
49,. az |
-p"c cUt again and .u;er a carriage
.il one .: ia" coaches further up" I
pointed towards the engime.
The damned fool he cried. stamp
!ns his foot
The train began TO move. Couldn't
remember her carriage. 1 suppose; and
| tol her not 10 Leave IT," he cx-
Stained. Damn her."
Mr.. Sandman was very angry I
could not help smiling
You win md her on The frs, stop"
called out.
wan his head out OF the window.
Sandman shouted: ''Thanks don't
care i! DON'T
In tho private room OF the little cafe
on the Boulevard Diderot found both
tns!ag ana Briglct awaiting me
is II all right" burst forth the girl
quite" I replied. MIR Sandman.
alone with sui, case fun OF old
newspapers and a val!sc. is being rap
,d!y wheeled over two steel rails a
distance OF ffty miles or soto the
n:st stop OF The express"
What did he say about me?" added
Cnslar.
then described my meeting with
the inventor and the parting.
UmslaG laughed. clapped her hands
and said. NOW | can have my money"
The priceless sui, case lay OLE chair.
Calling the waiter ! delayed supper
IN | oil ba
felt everything was safe enough
Nct-if Sandman should open the suit
rase' He might stop the train and
hasten hack to Paris. Shut down"
on this conjecture at once. There is
something weird in tc.epath:c in
nucnc"s. feared that if dwelt on
tho pi"ture OF Sandman and his loss
Sandman alone with his luggage
shedding on his way south. my thoughts
might reach him. and he would take
That case down from the rack and
open il. Such things have happened.
The key OF my suit case opcrcd
Sandham's readily. So would his Key
miro. Ana now the plans.
SUIT CASE: IS FOUND
Full. OF PLANS
Yes the case was full OF plans. plans
of which could not Judge. My knowl-
edge OF battleships. SO far at least.
was not OF the expert order But |
had obtained possession OF something
that the German government urgently
wanted. That was enough for me- In
pocket in the case was one letter
At III. bottom of the envelope from
the left read IN black type First Lord
OF the Admiralty letter from the
Eng lish Admiralty. The First Lord
OF the Admiralty thanks you but
ne must remind YOU that the designs
you Sneak OF were returned to YOU
and the matter has no further interest
mere. This lettc: you may take as
final"
These words formed tie significant
part of the letter.
Inc English Admiralty evidently
were having no more to do with NJ.
kobert Is. Sandman. So ] was no. rob
ping England of anything she might
ne In quest OF. ! felt more satisfied
than ever.
locked tho case and handed Frau.
rem umslag her money To Hris,et
she gave hundred francs. womb
no. accept anything: but Fraulcin in
S'S'cd on paying for the supper.
CTo BE Continued To-Morrow1
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