South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-11-20
WHAT LILLIAN TOLD MADGE
ABOUT HER PRESENCE Al
THE HOSPITAL.

About HEX BBISSDNOE Al
THE HOSPITAL.
Lillian's voice. stopped abruptly.
She seemed to be living over again
the exciting scene which she had
just described to me.
was sure she had told me all she
knew concerning the young officer.
For the story Of what had happen
ed at the inn I must wait until my
wounded rescuer in another room
Of the hospital was recovered suf-
ficiently 20 talk.
But there was another side OF the
story upon which Lillian had not
touched, one about which I was
consumed with curiosity. 1 resolved.
pettishly, that I would wait no long
er upon Lillian's modesty.
Don't fancy I'm going to let you
stop talking" 1 said childishly. Il
want 10 know how you happened to
be out here so OPPORTUNITY"
Lillian frowned. II is d trick Of
hers 1 know well, one she always
employs when she Is asked TO relate
anything about her own doings 1t
is only when Lillian completely for
gets herself in a narration, as she
had done in describing the wounded
officers dramatic arrival at the hos
pital that she inadvertently allows
one TO catch glimpse OF the initia-
tive and the resourcefulness which
is always hers in any emergency.
There's nothing much TO tell"
she said.
Madge Is Surprised.
I caught her hand and drew her
down 10 me-
Surely you aren't going 10 make
me III again with baffled curiosity"
I pleaded whimsicaNy.
She kissed me, her face clearing.
There's no resisting you, you
persistent child" she said, relenting.
But there truly isn't much TO tell.
You remember I told you that we
were keeping a strict watch over
that German who tried TO enter my
library. whose hand you SCARED
with the carbolic acid ?
But stammered-"I thought
he had been captured and shut up
upon that night he followed Allen
Drake and me TO Jamaica. l saw
the officer secure him"
Captured, yes, but shut up only
for a few hours" Lillian returned.
He is too useful TO our plans to re-
main shut up. When he gets too
obstreperous we thwart him and
put him out of the way until that
particular plan Of his has been
been spoiled. Then we let him go
again. but always guarded, although
he doesn't know it. And among his
most confidential pals are trusted
fellows OF our own. one Of them,
about the cleverest chap we have.
The man with the Scared hand does
not send or receive a message or
perform the simplest act without
this man knowing it."
The Search Begun.
All" The exclamation broke
from me. recalled again Ernest's
declaration that he had sent word
OF my presence At the inn to a man
who was exceedingly anxious to
see me-" who had a score to set
tie with me-"
did you see him at all" Lillian
demanded anxiously. WAS he the
man responsible for that shot?
haven't heard any report as vet
from our man who was shadOwing
him, so 1 don't know whether he
has managed TO elude US or not. !"
Il don't thinR he was at the inn
al TfI,,ft 60. ID
replied. And the shot which put
me out OF commission Dicky
would say-''was fired by the man
who was killed"
About whom you are going TO
tell me when I have satisfied your
Unsuitable curiosity" Lillian retorted
smiling
"Our system works very smooth
ly," she went on. so that it couldn't
have been but a few minutes after
the man with the SCARED hand re-
ceived a message from the inn that
/ had a copy of it, as I receive
copies of all his letters, wires and
phones.
Have Gagged the pigeon you
lost = ran. She just flew in
The thing came by messenger,
evidently having been telephoned 70
some one else first for safety. There
was no clue to the place from which
il had been sent. but the man imme-
diately went TO the Long Island sta
ton.
"Of course. as soon as I received
the copy OF the message 1 dashed
down TO the station myself. but he
had already gone. So there was
nothing else TO do but TO go 10 your