The Washington herald., 1921-05-15

the rest Of IN, I'm tired Of n. It's perfectly
natural and physical repulsion arising from
having eaten too much Of that dish At . sulp.
So I'm bored. s,rffoeated. II I stay here I
shall die of inaniuon. and I'd rather bs muir.
dered- wouldn't your"
Leave me out please" said the masnats.
Forget Mexico. Go start girls polo team
IN lend you my poniss--
.Hsre. baby" murmured Miss Estes. you
can't hsvs . stick Of dynamite: take . stick Of
candy and b happy
.Exactiy" said her sx-chief. and picked 1D
snos moro his letters
Miss Estes leaned back In her chair and
covered q yawn with one hand.
you know sbs said presently. I've bssn
going into this matter pretty thoroughly.
ind that the Rio 0rands u . miserable littIs
stream during the dry season: IN fact, that its
volume L. nothing In comparison with the
aeod Of contraband that flows across n under
the spar, noses Of our border odicials. OF
osurss thsrs's about enc chance in ten Of
gstttnx shst while imperssnating eentrabsnd.
but I'm going to take It unless ysu get me
the passport It WIN Be- . beginning. psr-
haps-
MY dear" sid ths masnats. who was
twice a. old a. Nh Estes h ySars and thrice
her ago in sxpsrisncs, Il So ysu have made
up your mind. I'll svt you the passport"
Three weeks latsr Mlas Estes, with q smart
black suitcase and . huge English wicker
basket trunk. arrived sn an early spring
morning At the border town Of laredo and
jottsd down IN her diary: Fiat. muddy
streets, ramshackls buildings, . thousand
Fords. two motor cars and smell Of enions."
It was her first entry. and a. she carried
no letters or documents besides her passport.
It was the only bit Of writing she had to show
the censor upon azrtval 1t the bridgehead.
narrowed indignantly - they read these
cahalistio signs.
whats this7 /" he demanded. "a code7"
Miss Estes felt . sinking Of tho heart The
whole atmosphere Of the bridgehead was one
Of suspicion on the part Of ths authorities and
ing. and In some instances Of despair for the
hurried horde Of travellers. Here Just At the
start Of her enterprise. she had made . fool
Of herssh. Why couldn't she have waited
until she got acrossf
-Thats . description Of Kansas City" she
Lied hopefully, and trisd to smile.
Il been to Kansas City oncs," remarked
the ofIicial. raised his nose. shifted the air.
and declared with an ominous hnality. This
hare II 2 description Of Laredo"
"Wen,c Etammersd Miss Estes. still striv-
Ing 20 lock jovial. I didn't say anything
about Fort Mcintosh, did II"
No smile lightened the selemntty Of the Of.
hciais gaze; he stared long and soousinsiy at
the girl and finally pocksteA ths diary With
purposefnl dsliberatiou.
Leave your address," he said finally. and
perhaps wsr forward It to you"
Couldn't you tear out the sheetf" asked
Miss Estes. blushing with shame because she
celt cowed. It's the only notsbook have"
The ofhcial made no reply. stamped her
passport. handed It to her. and turned to
the next applicant, bronssd young man of
thirty. who alone Of the throng Of travellers
seemed smilinsiy 1t ease He did not bother
even to look at the inspector; his eyes fol.
lowed Miss Estes slightly wilted figure, his
hand grsspsd tnsttnotivsly his own papers of