The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-12

doing Certainly, you should tell my son if at any time you really think he can help you. He Is so cleverI he has discovered so many plots. They say that the Germans are more afraid of him than of any officer in Paris
 An Obvious Trap.
 I listened gravely, thinking what a splendid liar she was. It did not happen that her son Joined us that night; but at dejeuner next day, find ing me alone at my table. he took (the opportunity of coming up and emphasizing what his mother had said.
 You treat 1t very lightly, sir," he said, ''but from what I know of Paris l think you are wrong. We have some information which I cannot disclose at present, but 1t is not al- together unconcerned with your bus mess. The Huns are anxious enough
 just now about certain things you know of, and I advise you to walk about with both eyes open, especially if you have any document with you. Perhaps you think I am exaggerat- ing. but I know most of the gangA Say the word, and I will take you
 into two or three houses in Paris where you can see some choice sam pies and hear them talktng-mostly women, and clever at that. Would you care to come with me soma night? It Is great fun, I promise you"
 I saw in a moment what his drift was, and assumed an air of hesita- tton.
 b It can't be safe" said T. "to. go 1 into places like that. Suppose we both get knocked on the head!"
 He laughed at the idea as though it was preposterous.
 Relieve me- said he, they won't touch a military policeman. Besides ss have told you. they are mostly women. We let them run on until we have got a. case against them, and then we round up the house. Tn ere is one little dancer in the Rue Quatre Septeubre who Is priceIc- and whom you should not miss on any Ia account.
 When shall we eo?" I asked my hcompanion carelessly'. What about tonight
 He shook his head.
 T should have to give her notice," he said, and then he asked quite
 casually-"when do you leave for England?"
 An Amusing Situation. told him that possibly on the fol- lowing evening. He had led up to it go beautifully that the cat was out of the bag in an instant, and the whole scheme revealed. So amazing indeed was the situa- ton that found myself refraining | from laughter with difficulty It was
 the hardest work to look troubled, as one who desired to go and yet | was confronted by difficulties. Well" he said, after he had heard
 my excuses, If you can manage be-
 fore you go, let me know. I shall be here all day tomorrow, and I will fix it up with Dulcie. We can have a good rag at her rooms, and you i. would be in plenty of time for the morning bOat'-and here he laughed rather unpleasantly, as one who was
 ashamed to speak cut aloud what he really thought.
 For my own part, I dismissed 1t | casually as though it could be at the best but an episode.
 q will let you know" said I; "of course it all depends upon my job.
 Meanwhile, give my love to DuIcie,
 whoever she may be, and tell her ] quaintance."
 We parted upon this. and I re- turned immediately to my rooms, and | rang up my friend upon the tele- phone. He heard the story with evil i dent amusement
 we know all about Du1cie," be said; "she is just an ignorant hussy of the halls, who is not at all aware | of what she is doing, but does it un- | der ou( direction If you go there you i will have a busy time, but it will be | something to talk about afterwards 1 No, there won't be any danger. You had better take the letter with you, and let them get it; we will do the resi-
 | He gave me further instructions,
 which were carried out to the letter The next day I went openly to the
 Embassy, and directly I returned to 1 the hotel I told madame that had ! been there. There seemed no longer
 any need for deception, so eager
 were- these people, and so simple ! did they think me.
 "I have to start for England to- morrow hy the morning train" said
 I. Tonight your son Is going to show 1 me something of Paris It is really
 very good or him"
 She protested loudly against this. Piled with Wine. No. no, it was not an honor for the boy. And, of coJrse, I must dine ! with them before We went. That
 would give them real pleasure-and
 so on and so on down the gamut of the civfffties. I accepted it all as a
 man who is under a great obligation, and duly turned up at the dinner table at eight o'clock. They gave me, I remember, a great deal of cham- pagne and some potent brandy after-
 wards. Already an intention to make me intoxicated if they could was hardly concealed; but I had not fail ed to observe that the old lady drank
 water and that the young man mere ly slipped his champagne
 At half past nine o'clock we left for the house of the fair DuIcie. She proved to be just what my soldier friend described her a toe and tousled-haired dancer with 9. ridfcu-
 lous voice, but with all the bodily graces of the well trained ballet girl There was another actress there and three men, one of whom did not deny that he was a DutChrnan. and who