The Washington times., 1919-04-22

b RoRERT ". CllAAIBERs
b ROBERT w. CHAMBERS
Neeland Makes the Woman Spy Go
Into Pantry, Undress and Throw
Out the Hidden Papers

TnAes FreneAr
"Its Alsation German
.All right. Now, Why dia you
break into that houseg
TO take what yop took"
1ro steal these pagers for the
Turkish Embaasyf'
80 take thena+
aFoF ths Turxish AmbassAdoPfs
ne repeated ineredulously.
HNo; for his military attaeha
what are you. = spy?"
"Xou knew it well enough You
ed ne as though ] were . thlaf.
You'll Be killed for Il. I hopa
You think I'm 4 spy he asked.
aStonished.
what else are your
Are Thsy Both sDIssR
"A sDy7s he repeated. eIs that
what you are2 And you supsose
ne to Be enc, too2 that's funny.
In4He oxtfemeiy He checked
himself. looked around 81 her.
What are ycu aboutF' he damAna-
Cd. What's that IN your handf
"A cigarotten
Thay had arrived at tie reaa
~ MWt AH"E TIL. LIN N..IM M.H ..|s
she Vaulted Il lightly.
In the darkness he caught the
low. STEADY thRobbing e his ea~iae.
sna rrssSnfIv diefln rnishsS - -
standing where he had left fk
Get In be said briefly.
Il en- not 3 theft Are you 20
lns % lay that charge against usg-
= don't know. u e worse than
charging you with three separate
fttembts % murder meF
Are you going % taks ne .
aPil see. Iou,u 20 e. far e.
Orangeviile with me, anyhow"
II don't care 70 50"
= don't care WHISTLER ycu wat
10 SO OF not. Get into tie earH
she climbed % the seat hesi1s
the wheel; he tossed q the olive
wood box. tufned On his lamps. an1
took the wheel.
-nay have q metch for No cfNa-
rett6g1 she asked. meekly.
He found one. scratched t: she
placed q very thick and long ciga-
rette between her lips and be Hght-
ed Il for her.
A PssaIlAr sIgnaL
Just e. he threw IN the clutch ard
the car started. the girl blew q
shower OF sparks from the end of
her cigarette. ross IN her seat. aua
flung. the lighted cigarette high into
the air. instantly e burst into =
hare .of crimson IRE. hanging alofr
~ Though IL were 3 are balloon5
and lighting up road and creek ard
bushes and helds with . brilliant.
gtrontium glare.
Then, far "a the night. he heard
q motor horn scresch three times.
you young deVil.' he said. IN
ereasing the speed II ought 70
have remembered that every snake
has its mate. II you ofer
TO touch me-h yoa move-f you
&c much As lift q hnger, I'll throw
you into the creek
The car was flying now, rsaIing
over the dirt read like q drunken
thing. He hung grimly 70 the
wheel. his strained gaze hxed on
the shaft OF light ahead. through
which the road streamsd Ike = tor
rent.
A rreat wind reared IN his earss
his cap was gone. The car hurled
itself forward through an endless
tunnel of darkness lined with silver.
Presently he began 20 slow down;
the furious wind died away; th4
streskinE darkness sped BY less
swiftly.
Have you gone madF- she ertea
in his ear. You'll kill us BOTH
Wait" he shouted back; III
show you and your friends behind
US what speed really q"
The car was still slowing down
as they passed over q wooden
bridge where a marrow road. partly
washed out. turned 70 the left and
ran along a hillside. Into this he
steeFed
who Is II chasing u.s. be ASKED.
euriously, still inoredulous that any
embassy whatever was involved b
this amazing affair.
Friends
More TurksF"
she did not reply.
lie sat still listening for q few
moments, then hastily started his
car down the hill
No" he said. 'Fll show you what
this car Of mine really can do! Are
you afraid?'
She said between her teeth:
"rd be q fool u I were not. All
pray for is that you'll kin yourself.
too"
lTo BE CONTINUED TOMoRROwJ