Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-04-18

portant business matter at the capitol.
| After the report had been taken Mr.:
to the railway station telling her to
guard the copy that she had in her bag
very closely as 1t was Of a very secret
tells Shirley that Nj. Barnard wants
her back at the capitol again. So she is,
as she thinks. being taken back to Mr..
Barnard.
CHAPTER XXI (Continued.)
She looked at her small wrist watch
%anxiously and watched eagerly for the
end Of the street. But before the
great building was reached the car
suddenly curved around a corner to
the right-one. block-a turn to the
left-another turn-a. confusion of
new names and streets! New York
avenue! Connecticut avenue! Thorn
as Circle! The names spun by so fast
she could read but few of them, and
! Der that she might weave them into
her next postal. She, opened her bag,
fumbled for her little silver pencil in
the pocket of her coat and scrubbed
down the names she could read as she
! passed, on the back Of the bundle of
postal cards, and without looking at
her writing. She did not wish to miss
a single sight. Here were rows of
homes. pleasant and palatial, some of
them even coy. The broad avenues
were enchanting, the park spaces, the
lavish scattering of noble statues. But
the time was Fastening by and they
were going farther and farther from
the station and from the direction of
the offices where she had been. She
twisted her neck once more and the
Capitol dome doomed soft and blended
in. the distance. A. thought OF alarm
leaped into her mind. She leaned forS
ward and. spoke to the driver.
"You understood; didn't you,, that I
am to return to the Office where you
took me with the gentleman"
The man nodded 49,
"All right, lady. Yes, LADY," And
the. a rushed on. leaping out upon
the beautiful way and disclosing new
beauties ahead. For a few minutes
more Shirley was distracted from her
anxiety in wondering whether the
great buildings on her right belonged
to any of the embassies or not. And
then as the car swerved and plunged
into another street and darted into a
less thickly populated district, with
trees and vacant lots almost like the
country, alarm arose once more and
she looked wildly back and tried to
see the signs; but they were going
faster still nov upon a wide empty
road past stretches of park, with
winding drives and charming views,
and a great stone bridge torthe right,
arching over aNdeep ravine below, a
railroad crossing it. There were deer
filed with the pretty creatures. Every
thing went by so fast that Shirley
hardly realized that something really
must be wrong before she seemed to
be in the midst of a strange world
aloof. -,
'"'1 am sure you have made a mis-
take!"m The girls clear voice cut
through the driving wind as they
rushed along. IT must go back right
away to that Office from which you
brought me. I must go at once or l
shall be too late for my train! The
gentleman will be very angry!' She
spoke in the tom that always brought
instant obedience from the employees
around the office building at home.
But the driver was stolid. He
scarcely stirred in his seat to turn
toward her. His thick voice. was
brought back to her on the breeze:
my orders, lady! You needn't worry.
l get you there plenty time"
A wild fear seized Shirley, and her
heart lifted itself as was its habit, to
God. "Oh, my Father! Take care of
me! Help me-! Show me what to
dol" h cried. H..
Thoughts rushed through her brain
as fast as the car rushed " the
ground. What was she up against =?
Was this man crazy or bad? Was he
perhaps trying to kidnap her? What
for? She shuddered to look the
thought in the face. Or was it, the
notes? She remembered the men in
the Office and what they had said
about keeping still and Spying enc
mics But perhaps she was mis-
taken: Maybe this man was only
right in a4few minutes. But no. she
must not wait for anything like that.
She must take no chance. The notes
were in her keeping. She must put
them where they would be safe. No
telling how soon she would be over
powered and searched II that was
what they were after. She must hide
to send word to Mr.. Barnard before
it was too late:- No telling what mo-
mert they would turn from the main
road and she be hidden far from HUI
man h~abitation. She must work fast.
What could she do? Scream to the
next passer-by? No. for the car was
going too fast for that to do any good,
all to be isolated. and few people
about. There were houses on ahead
beyond the park. She must have
something ready to throw out when
|they came to them. "Oh God! Help
me, think what to dol" she prayed
again, and then looking down at her
bag she saw the postal cards. Just the
holding her hand within the bag SO
that, her were NOT nofica