The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-06
undesirable alien.


 Tn police had traced Litzi Vert helm to the Schmid's house, and when they lost her at the station they laid in wait for her there. They questioned the trunks Litzi had left with a fine tooth comb and found nothing of par ticular interest. They opened some let ters which had come for her, and then carefully resealed them.
 They were communications from her spy confederates warning her in the crudest of code messages that she wes to hide herself again in the same place as before.
 The code ran something like this: My Darling:-
 was delighted to hear from you and hope soon to have you again in my arms. I long for our next meet ing. I sent you the three bottles of perfume you wanted, and will soon send the silk stockings. Let me know if there is anything else you require which will add to your happiness
 Your Devoted Karl
 This Is merely the form, not the ac- tual text of these letters. They were always supposed to be love letters, and always referred to gifts she ap- pareutly demanded.
 The police, however, recognized these communications for what they were and left them. l. was practically certain that Litzi would risk calling for them. They left strict instr Ictions with Mrs. Schmidt concerning what she was to do when Iitzi did call The Schfnidts appeared to be suffi- ciently impressed and frightened to obey orders.
 Indeed, as I have said, there is no reason to doubt the intentions of this naturaizeld German couple. Their sympathies must have been secretly with Litzi Wertheim, but undoubted- ly they had their own interests to con- sider, and Mrs. Schmidt promised ttiahfully to ring up the police the moment Litzi appeared and to detain her until their arrival. They felt that they could count upon her.
 What they did not count upon, how ever, was the stubbornness of eight year-old Lena, who proved to be an obstinate little Hun if ever there was one.
 The net was drawing in about Litzi. She did not know 1t, but two mem- bers of the gang had been captured Jansen and Roos. That left only herself and Rowlandson at large What small margin of safety she now possessed depended largely upon Row 1andson's. If they caught him she would be doomed, unless she could prevail upon Fanny Kaye to shelter her forever.
 As before, she appeared at the flat in Regents Park Road with her two bags. Again it was early in the morn ing. and the two girls were taken by surprise. Again she merely asked permission to leave her bags while she looked for suitable lodgings. pro- claiming hercseIf as having come from some place or ether, which certainly was not Scotland.
 Fanny noticed how tired and worn she was, and the hunted expression in her eyes-an6 still, such was the actress guilelessness, she suspected nothing of the truth. She accepted Iitzi's explanation that she had quar- relied with this mysterious lover of hers, and was very unhappy. Della Connellys sympathies were aroused as before.
 They were both kind to Litzi and gave her a friendly welcome, the more so as she said enphatically that she had no intention of demanding nospt- ta1ity of them again.
 All the same. she did. She remain ed two nights, impervious to the grow ing coldne5s of her hostesses. Doubt less she would not have waited so long 10 go to the Schmidt's for her letters but for the fact that she had a sus- picion Mrs. Schmidt might be induc- cd to give information against her. On Wednesday afternoon it was Mrs Schmidts custom to visit a rela tive of hers in another part of the t wn. It was a custom which she had not broken for years. Litzi counted upon Wednesday afternoon and she waited until then before risking a call for her letters.
 She was successful, and had only to deal with a rather stupid servant girl. Mrs. Schmidt had not altered her usual habit.
 I4itzi had walked from Regents Park to the Schmidt's and had taken Fanny kaye's little pug, Sada. with her. The small Lena and SaGa became great friends while Litzi read her let ters, complaining angrily to the ser want that som cone had tempered with them.
 Police Patience Exhausted.
 Apparently there was sone reason why she had to return immediately to the flat where she left her bags
 She took Lena. Schmidt with her, since she intended coming back again to the Schmidt's. for what reason,