South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-07-03
WHY MADGE WAS STARTLED
WHEN SHE SAW THE MAN
FOR WHOM GRACE DRAPER
WAS LOOKING. ENTER THE
RESTAURANT.

had barely time TO drop my
eyes from my scrutiny of Grace
Diapers face when she turned
around from the table which she
shared with Harry Underwood in
the cafe thronged with Latin-Ameri-
cans 10 which Lillian Underwood
had brought Katherine Sonnet and
myself. and swept our table with the
same searching glance she had be-
slowed upon many others in the
cafe.
That she was watching for some
one I was very sure from her man.
ner For a swift panic-stricken mo-
ment the thought crossed my mind
perhaps | was the object Of her
search. Then sanity returned 10 me.
and I realized that il was impossible
she could have guessed I would be
in this cafe. of whose existence i
had not heard until l entered it's
doors. But another thought made
me inwardly quake with terror:
Would she recognize me? This
was the question that rang through
my brain as if it were the brazen
clangor of a bell. Lillian had care
fully disguised Katherine and her
self and me as South American
women much older than we really
were, and / was sure that we would
pass any ordinary scrutiny. Kath-
crime and Lillian had their backs to-
ward her. and were therefore safe.
I "a hnr xr-ffh r. -
eros. the elderly Latin1American
whom Lillian had brought with US,
in the chair next the aisle. and
feared that some instinct. some tel
epathic sense OF the bitter hatred
that lay between us might bring
recognition 10 her keen eyes.
What Lillian Said.
But not by a tremor OF an eyelid
did l betray the terror that was con-
Stunning me, and in another minute
I heard Mr.. Cabineros murmur:
You may look up now. She has
turned around. and 1 am sure she
did not recognize you. She is
searching for some one. and is look
ing carefully at every person here.
But she gave us only casual
glance"
Lillian struck into the converse
ton. but in the same subdued tones
that marked all our utterances,
tones which could not have been
heard at the next table.
Well" she said. we have proved
conclusively that she is ins New
York. and that settles 20 my mind
the question of the newspaper clip
pings. There will be one forwarded
from Marvin 20 your address tomor-
row. Katherine. that's a certainty
And now. / wish / could take
YOU girls home. but I am afraid it
is impossible just now. Besides be-
ing unwise for US TO rise and 10 go
/ before them II we can possibly out
STAY them. I must find out for whom
she's searching so carefully. IL may
I be OF the utmost importance to me.
/ And from now on. Mr.. Cabineros
and ] are going 20 carry on con-
I versation in Spanish about the most
casual things. so YOU Will simply
+ have 10 look as II you understood IL
\ and smile occasionally. How I
wish YOU both could speak il. II
would make things look more nat
ural"
Who He Was.
Perhaps | could help out a lit
tie" Katherine said modestly. Il
was on a long case once in a Span
ish family. a Young girl with whom
/ I spent months OF cOnvalescence.
and ] picked up a fair working
knowledge OF the language, al
though I'm a bit rusty"
Lillian gave her a searching
glance. and / remembered the con-
/ versation she had held in Spanish
with Mr.. Cabineros IN the taxicab
+ when she had naturally supposed
I both Katherine and me 20 be ignor-
3 ant OF the language. Had the two
government secret sgents-for such
was morally certain both Lillian