Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-23
THE MAN WITH THE CLUB FOOT
JAMs
By VALENTINE WILLIAMS

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But can you trust him." I asked anxiously.
Like myself" she said BESIDES, Carriers
been to Belgium . he drove Count Raci,-
WITT my husband. while he was on duty
mere And Carter hasn't forgotten what he
saw IN Belgium"
,, Sne gave me the key of the garage and
iurther instructions how to put the car
up carter would give me bed at the gar.
age ana would bring me round to the house
early IN the morning If were applying for
'he JOB OF male attendant for Gerry.
I will go down first" Monica said, $50 as
not TO keep you waiting Ny but they're
ratified downstairs-all the crowd at Olga
Won Radoins dance have got hold Of the
story and the place Is full of policemen. But
therell be no danger IL YOU walk straight up
10 me in the hall and keep your face turned
away from the crowd as much as possible"
She kissed Miss Prendergast and slipped
away. What a splendid pair OF women they
were; So admirably cool and resourceful.
they seemed to have thought of everything
Good night. Miss Prendergast." said
you have done me good turn. I shall
never forget It 20 And as the only means ATT
my disposal for showing my gratitude. l
kissed her hand
She colored up like a girl.
ITS long time since any one did that
TO silly old woman like me-" she said
/ musingy Was 1t you or your brother''A
she asked abruptly, who nearly broke my
poor girls heart?"
II shouldn't like to say" answered: ''but
! don't think. speaking personally, that
Monica ever cared enough about me for me
TO plead guilty"
She shifted contemptuously.
III that Is So" she said. "all can say is
that you seem TO have all the brains Of your
family"
With that took my leave.
reached the ballroom vestibule without
meeting a soul. The place was crowded with
people. officers in uniform, glittering with
decorations, women in evening dress. coach
men. footmen, chauffeurs walters. Every
body was talking sixteen to the dozen. and
there were such dense knots of people that
at first couldn't Monica. Two policemen
were standing at the swng-doors leading
into the street, and with them civilian who
looked like a detective. ! caught sight Of
Monica, almost at the detectives elbow, talk.
ing to two very elegant-looking officers.
I pushed my way across the vestibule;
turned my back on the detective and stood /
impassively beside her.
'Ah! there you are. Carter' she said,
Cute Nacht. Herr Baron. Auf wedersehen
The two officers kissed her hand whilst
helped her Into her wrap. Then / marched
her looking neither to right nor to left, past
! the detective and the two policemen. The
| detective may have looked at me: IL SO,
| didn't perceive IT, had made up my mind
not to see him.
outside Monica took the lead and brought
drawn up at the pavement. I noted with
| dismay that the engine was stopped. That
| might mean further delay whilst cranked
| up. But friendly chauffeur standing by
! seized the handle and started the engine
| willis assisted Monica into the car, and the
next moment we were gliding srnoothiy
over the asphalt under the twinkling arc-
lamps.
The Bendler-strasse is off the Tiergarten
not far from the Esplanade. and found my
there without I
myself that both Monica and I played our
parts well. and am sure nothing could have
| helped her to aght. 1t was apartment
| house and she had the key of the front door,
so after seeing her safely within doors. 1
| returned to the car and drove it round to the
| garage by carriage-way leading to the
rear Of the premises
| AS unlocked the double doors of the
| garage. man came down ladder outside
| the place leading to the upper ROOM
| Did it work all right sr?" he asked.
rs that Carter" / said.
| Sure that's me-" came the CHEEKY response
| stand by now and we'll run her in. Then
| III show you where you are to sleep,"
We slowed the car away and he took me
| upstairs to his quarters. bright little room
| with electric light a table with red cloth,
a cheerful open-fire and two beds The walls
ornamented with pictures cut from
, American Sunday supplements, mostly ferni-
! rine and horsy studies.
It's a bit rough, mister said Carter, but
| it's best can do. Gee! but you look thar
dawg-gorn tired guess you could sleep any
=
| He was a friendly fellow, pleasant looking
| in an ugly way, with button nose and hon
est eyes.
Say, but / like to think of the way We
| fooled them Deutschers" he chuckled. He.
kept on chuckling to himself while took
| off my boots and began to undress.
That there is your bed" he said. point.
| ing; the footman used to sleep there, but
| they grabbed him for the army. There's
| pair of Mr.. Gerrys pajamas for you and
| you'll find cup Of cocoa down warming
| by the fire. It's all bit rough, but it's
| the best do. I guess You want to
| 60 to sleep mortal bad, I'll be going down.
| The beds clean there are clean sheets
on 1t ."
| But l won't turn you out of your room,
said There are two beds. You must
| take yours
| Don't you fret yourself about me-" he
! answered. "Il make myself comfortable
| down in the garage. I don't often see a
| gentleman in this dawg-go country, and
| when 1 do I know how to treat him."
He wouldn't listen to me, but stumped of
| down the stairs. AS he went I heard him
murmuring to himself:
Gee but surely fooled those Deutsch-
| ers some"
I drank this admirable fellows cocoa
warmed myself at his fire. Then with
| thankful heart I crawled into bed and sank
| into deep and dreamless sleep.
CHAPTER XII
His E1cellency the General Is Worried