The Washington times., 1919-01-04

Monica laughed happily.
why do men always take IN
women to be foolsr'. she said.
You're a dangerous man 70 have
sroun9. Ds. ! know that, without
worrying my head about any old Sc
cret But you are my friend ana
Francis brother and I'm going 60
help you.
'eNow. listen, OLD Won Boden vas
az that party Hast night: he esms
In late. Rudi Won Boden- he told me,
is going TO take dispatches 20 Rom
terS Well, ] telephoned the old
man this morning and asked Rim M
Ruot would take q parcel for me 10
Karl. He said he would, and ths
general is coming here to lunch to-
day to fetch t.
Won Boden is an old beast ana
runs after every woman he rneets.
he is by way OF being partial 10
me, IL you please, sir. i think i
should be able 70 find out from him
what are the latest deveIopmsnfs N
your case. There's nothing n, ths
paper this morning about .ths az
fair al the Esplauade, But then.
these things are slwayt hushed up.s
Hell hardly say much In ths
circumstanees." ] objected -Affer
all, the Kaiser IL involved sss~
my dear Des. opinion Of femipfns
intelligence in military circles IN
this country is so low that tho
women in the army set at court
are often Tar better informed than
the general staff. Won Bodsu win
tell me all I want 20 know
What a girl She wasi
About your friend, the ciubfoot.
ed man." she went on, Pm rather
puzzled. He must be a person OF
considerable Importance 70 be fetch
ed by special train straight into
the Emperoris private apartments.
where very few people ever pens-
trate, i assure you. But I've never
heard OF him He's certainly not a
court official Nor is the head OF
the political police. 30 that's Hen
ninger. q friend OF KarPs. etIII.
there are people Of great impoyS-
ance working in, dark places In
this country, and guess Clubfoot
must be one OF them.
Now, think I ought to tsks
you to Gerry. / want TO speak 20
you about him, Des. daren't ten
him who you are. Gerry's not
himself. He's been a nervousrwreck
since his accident and can't trust
him. He's a very conventional man
and his principles would never
hear of me harboring a sDs "a
"spy?" I suggested.
mo, a friend" she corrected -Ss
you'n just have to be a male nursa
/ guess. A German-Amsrfcan
would be best, I think, as you'll
have to read the German papers to
Gerry-he doesn't know a word OF
German. Then, yop must have .
name OF some kind. o"
Frederick Meyer" I suggested,
promptly, ''from Pittsburg. I'm
have to be Pittsburg: Frnacis went
there for bit. you know: he wrote
me lot about the place and I've
seen pictures OF Il, too It's the
only American city / know any
thing about"
Let It be Meyer from Pitts
burg. then" smiled Monica, abut
you've got q terrible English ar
cent, Des / guess wen have %
tell GerR you were years nursing
in London before the war"
She hesitated a moment then
added:
"Des, I'm afraid you'n find Gerry
very trying. He's awful irritable
and and very spiteful 50
you must be careful not TO give
yourself away"
had only met the brother once
and my recollection of him was OF
a good looking, rather spoilt young
man. He had been brought up en-
tirely in the States by the Iong
Island uncle whose great fo&suns
he had inherited.
"You'n~ be quite safe up here for
the present" Monica = went on.
You'll sleep in the little room OF
Gerry's and I'll have your meals
served there too. After have
things stand, wen decide what's
TO be done next"
'T1l be very wary with Master
Gtrry," said But, Monica.
though ne has only seen me once.
he knows Francis pretty well and
we are rather alike. Do you think
he'll recognize mey-
"why, Desmond. it's years since
he saw you. And you're not much
like Francis with your moustachs
OF. II you're careful. it'n be an
right II isn't for long, either.
Now we'Il go in. Come along
AS we entered, G petulsnt voice
cried:
els that you, Monica. Say. an
to be left alone all morningT
'Gerry, dear answered Monica
very sweetly, Il been engasfrg
someone TO look after you q bit
Come here, Meyeri This 10 Fred
erick Meyer, GerryT
I should never have recognised
the handsome. rather indolcnt youth
] had met in London in the pale man
with features drawn with pain who
Eazed frdNxningly, at me FROM lie
bed. .a
who is he? Where did 700 Get
him from? Does he know Ger
man?"
He shot a string OF questiions -st
Monica, who answered them in her
sweet, patient way.
He was apparently satisfied. fur.
when Monica presently got Up to
leave us, he threw me an srmful of
German papers and bade me read to
him.
i had not sat with him for Ten
minutes before realized what an
impossible creature the man WA