New Britain herald., 1922-05-22
The Mission On Which Lillian
 Sent Tom Chester.

Under Tom Chasters tense fingers the lining of Smiths eyeGlass case pulled away from the outer covering giving Lillian and me a Aashins glimpse of white, then as he lifted hIs hand, the hring snapped back into place giving absolutely no indication that it could be loosened
 Lillian put out her hand, and the young man laid the case in it. She scrutinized it closely, and handed it to me
 "lt's oleverly constructed" she said, made specially to order of course Give it the once over and see if you can detect the joining"
 In my turn l examined the beauti- fully fashioned thing, and shook my head in defeat
 Tom CheSter's Disco, cry.
 How did you discover it?" Lillian looked at young Mr, Chester with at little touch of admiring deference in her manner which made me bite my lips to keep back a smile. That she, with her experience, had known from the first glimpse of tne eyeclass case 
 for some reason she wished Tom Chester to think the discovery all his own
 Why :" he stammered boyishly. Tt seemed such q queer thing for him to carry when he was climbing up rope ladder and over roof, that l figured it meant something And I remembered-please don't laugh something I saw in a movie once and thought I'd try to pull the lining q bit And when it came away I saw pieces of queer white paper"
 I anticipated Iillian's outstretched hand, gave her back the case. and watched her tensely, as she pulled away the lining as far as it would go, and took out a packet of white papers, so apparently sauzy in texture that 1t seemed as though the slight est touch would tear them, yet evil dently as indestructible as parchment
 "Ah-h :" The exclamation was but a breath. yet I knew that suddenly the importance of the thing Tom Chester had found had been enhanced in her eyes. She took the extreme corner of oIlt ol t4t tlllI sLeelS pet"eeH neT thumb and foref1nger, felt of it. then raised the packet to her nose and sniffed experimentally
 invisible Ink?'
 "You found something my lad when you pulled that lining away" she said emphatlcally and young MT. Chester flushed to the roots of his hair with pleasure
 Invisible ink?" I ventured
 I'm practically certain of it." Lil- Han replied unless the gifted MT. Smith has patent cigarette paper. the secret of which he doesn't want to share with anybody But we can't tell for certain until Allen Drake gets here. There's no use ln experimenting with the thing twice, and if my guess is right, Allen will have to handle the thing anyway
 She put the papers carefully back in the case, pushed the lining into place replaced the eyeglasses and closed the case with an air of finallty that told me she wished no further comment or discussion of the incident until she herself should reopen it.
 With your permission, Mir. Ches- ter" she said perfunctorily, "Ill keep this. Now for the next thing. Do you think Smith lamed himself to any extent when he fell from the rope ladder? You spoke of his groaning'
 T don't believe he'll be able to take a step tomorrow. Mir Chester re- piled. Tt wasn't a break, or he wouldn't have been able to get home at all, although I imagine he's a pretty gritty proposition, But I i'm agine he has a severe sprain."
 Of course, he won't have doctor tonight" Lillian unused. But in the morning. he'll no doubt ask Mr. Briggs which is the best physician. Do you know whether or not pr. Petit at tends the Briggs family2"
 T don't know I returned, and Tom Chester shook his head.
 Lillian considered a minute, looking into space.
 T think it's time I had an inter- view with MT. Briggs" she said. From what I hear he's a very able citizen, and will no doubt be able to| keep his mouth shut. rare accom- plishment these days. But I must