The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-06-12
REVELATIONS
OF A WIFE
az ADELE oARaIsoM.

obeyed him literally, although didn't
go into the reasons which made her per-
sonal enmity for me so strong and bitter
| G thing But I outlined minutely her
movements since her return from South
America, and also told him the story OF
| the man with the SCARED hand. and his
attempt to enter Lillian's library through
the secret door.
He listened attentively, and I was
graafied to see distinct look of chagrin
oveTspread his face, when 1 spoke of the
man who had followed us.
THAT explains something he said
with a short laugh, and then he flashed
| rather rueful smile at me.
| ''I guess you're entitled to a comeback
at me-" he said, "and I'm not the boy
who won't give you the chance to laugh
at me. What do you think Of the Draper
person signalling that man before my
eyes?'
I'm not surprised at anything she
might do" returned.
well, I certainly have to hand It to
her." he said, grudging admiration In
his tone. LAS / look back now, see
that this Johnny who followed us was
in a station in a different get-up after
you left. noticed him cycling her rather
closely, but put II down to pronounced
admiration of her beauty which I would
have reproved II It had been offensive.
But he disappeared, and I thought no
more about the matter. Some girl, thatl
I owe her something for bamboozing me
this way!"
His tone held no grudge. but knew
that he wouldn't soon forget the incident.
'tAnd now to business" he said shrug-
ging his broad shoulders as If he were
shaking off all thought of Grace Draper.
Are you afraid to keep this paper?"
shot a scathing look at him.
81 beg your pardon, he said quickly.
"But don't run any foolish risks, and
above all. inspect carefully any mes
sages you may receive purporting to come
from your husband or friends Be sure
they're authentic. especially If they name
meeting place unknown to you.
Plans For Parting.
"And now we must get back. I'll
transfer this to you in the machine, and
then 1 think I'll have, George take US
both back to New York. I can't take
you to Mrs. Underwood's door, for one
OF our strictest rules is to keep the
operatives ignorant OF each others iden-
tlty II possible. George mustn't know
who you are nor dYesm of Mrs. Under
wood Where can I leave you safeiy?"
zone OF Mrs. Underwood's men, taxi
driver. is waiting at corner diagonally
opposite the Pennsylvania station for
any emergency" answered.
''Good!" Mr.. Drake calculated. "rn
have George drop you a block from
there
Our swift motor ride back to the
vicinity OF the Pennsylvania station n
New York was an uneventful one. Not
even a tire accident disturbed our
progress and when Mr.. Drake sig
nailed George to draw up at the cor
ner had designated I was conscious
that the nervous strain of the eve
ning's strenuous experience had been
materially mitigated by the quiet drive
through the balmy spring air.
If 1t hadn't been for the silent trans
fer of the important code message
which Mr.. Drake unfastened from his
notebook and 1 secreted once more in
the back of the trick wrist watch !
wore there would have been no hint
OF anything more than an ordinary
outing in our journey.
For, from the moment we left Graf
gle Manor, Allen Drake dropped from
his shoulders as he would an encumb-
ering cloak all reference to--indeed, so
far as I could determine, all thought
of-tha task he had just completed,
and became once more the fascinat-
ing, debonair man of-the world who
had at once attracted me when first
met him.
Nothing could have been more def
erential than his manner, and although
I was constantly conscious of the per-
sonal note which had vaguely trou
bled me. yet 1t wasn't obstrusive
enough really to annoy me.
This manner in which left the ma
chine, however, although I knew it
was necessary was not only distaste
ful but humiliating.