South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-08-14
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Smith Slips Away.

Briggs barn on bicycle and beat
en- It down the road.
Smith Slips Away.
Brennan" Tom Chester went on.
had seen Smith go into the kitch-
en- little earlier. and later had seen
| his shadow - as If undressing -
on the curtain OF the room above
the kitchen, which Brennan, by
shrewd inquiry. knows TO be his
! The few seconds Brennan lost in
making up his mind that the strange
boy was Smith in disguise were just
enough to let the fellow lose him
self in one OF those wood paths.
sent Brennan skirting around the
| fields so that he would come into
tho orchard from the side away
from the TIGERS, and instructed him
to watch for Smith.
Luck certainly was with him."
Tom Chester smiled. He was able
TO pick up Smiths trail-the fell
! low evidently sprained or broke
something in his fall-and wasn't
able to get back to the Briggs farm
in as noiseless fashion as ne came
over, and Brennan said when Smith
mounted his bicycle his whispered
cussing was enough to scare the
owls. I caught up with Brennan
after my talk with you. and we saw
Smith get back into Briggs barn.
Then l beat 1t back here, leaving
your instructions with Brennan. He
was sure cut up about having let
Smith slip. and tickled 10 death that
! you permitted him TO keep on with
the job. 1 think he expected to be
shot at sunrise or something like
that"
"HobsOn's Choice"
I'm not saying I wasn't tempted
10 order out the firing squad" Lii
liam answered dryly. But on the
other hand. Brennan is good,
faithful man, though he'll never be
jailed for a surplus of imagination.
Tinker, the other man, can't work
day and night. and can't spare you.
Mr.. Chester. so-it was Hobson's
choice. And Brennan will work
twice as hard because of stubbing
his toe tonight. Mr.. Smith won't
be able to get away for another try
at US until l give the word"
I stared at her in open-mouthed
establishment, which added TO itself
a bit of chagrin when Lillian laugh
ed merrily at my face
II haven't quite gone out of my
mind. old dear" she said. and I
don't blame you for not relishing
the idea OF receiving another call
from the gentleman. Butt is alb
solutely necessary for him TO get
into his noddle that we knew him
as Smith, no matter what his dis
guise-it is also necessary for him
10 be so frightened that ne will give
this section a wide berth when we
release him again. And I think 7
know the man TO put the fear into
him"
With a little quickening OF my
pulses I guessed that she was speak
ing OF Allen Drake. the brilliant
member OF the diplomatic secret
service with whom Lillian frequent
~ had worked. and who was now
engaged with my father in some
government investigation OF such
tremendous importance that Lillian
had forbOrne so far TO send for
them. although upon one occasion
at least knew that she had a sum-
mons 10 them written out. and had
withheld It from he telegraph wire
at the last moment
Their other work must be over or
lessening in tension II she conteu-
plated sending for them. and I could
not help a feeling which held such
widely-differing components as
pleasure, apprehension, fascination
and distaste, when thought of
Allen Drake once more a guest IN
my home.