Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-05

YINHE servant led the way across the hall
i into snugly furnished library with a
dainty writing desk and pretty chintz cur
tains. Monica followed and sat down at the
desk.
Now tell mo what you wish to say 80
she began In German as the servant left the
room, but almost soon as he had gone she
was on her feet claspinG my hands.
'Trancis." she WHISPERED in English in a
great soh oh Francis what have they done
20 you TO make you looI; like thar"'
! grpped her wrist tightly.
FRAU CiraHn," 7 said f.. German. st.A IN
that hdeous patolg, you must hH calm
And l whispered in English in her ear:
Monica. be brave And talk German what
ever you do"
She regained her selt-possesslon at once
"I understand" she answered, sitting down
at her desk again: "!t is more prudent.
And for the rest Of the time We spoke in
German:
"Desmond?" [ asked
Locked up in Grundts bedroom she re-
oiled IT met them pushing him along the
corridor-it was horrible! Grundt won't let
hlm out of his sight. Oh, it was madness to
have come. Ii only l could have warned
you!" s.
"What is Grundt doing here" asked.
"And those soldiers and that ofilcer"
MY dear" she answered, and her eyes
flashed mischief in n sudden change Of mood,
I'm in preventive arrest !"
But, MOillCd
Listen! Gerry and that spying man
G, ryant of his made trouble. When Des
went off that evening and didn't come back,
Gerry insisted that we should notify the
police He made an awful scene, then the
valet Clipped in, and from what he said
knew he meant mischief. I didn't dare
trust Gerry with the truth, 50 I let him
send a note to the police. They came round
and asked lot of questions and went away
again, l thought we'd heard tle last or
1ffNNk4x
Hes gone off to Baden-Baden on some new
cure.
about week ago the chief magistrate at
Cleves, who is an old friend of ours, motored
over and after a lot of talk, blurted out
that I was to consider myself under arrest,
and that an officer and n detachment of men
from Goch were coming over TO guard the
house. The magistrate would have told
me anything / wanted to know, but he
knew nothing: he simply carried out his
oydars Then the lieutenant and his men
arrived. and since that time | have been
a prisoner in the house and grounds. was
terribly scared about Des until Grundt ar
rived suddenly, two nights ago, and saw
at once by his face that Des was still at
large. But, Francis, that Clubfoot man
came hero to catch Des and he has
simply walked into the trap"
'And Desmond" l asked. What ii Club
foot going to do about him."
"He was with Des for about an hour in
his room, and | heard him tell Schmalz he
would try again after dinner. Oh, Francis,
am frightened of that man not u
word has lie said to me about my knowing
Desmond-not IA word about my harboring
Des In Berlin but he knows every
thing, and he watches me the whole time"
glanced through the open door into the
hall. The candles still burned on the dinner
table. where Clubfoot and the officer sat con-
versing.
IL have been here long enough" I said.
"But before go, want you to answer ono
or two questions, Monica. VIII your"
yes Francis she said, raising her eyes
TO mine. -rs