The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-11-07
New Revelations of
a Wife
BY ADELE GARRISON
"hat Happened When Harry Under.
wood Gave the Chauffeur SUNRISE

"nat Happened When Harry Under
wood Gave the Chauffeur Surprise.
The chauffeur was no coward. Harry.
| Underwood was much taller. much
broader Of shoulder than he, but he
stood his ground.
Pardon, SIR he said resnectfuIlv
nuf am secret service officer. and
this lady is in my charge
! Like hell you are!' Mr.. Underwood
ID, returned insolently. What's the mat
! ter with this nut, little grip" He smoke
! the words without relaxing for a seq
| ond the steady gaze with which he was
holding the other man. / realized that
the sudden emergency had sobered him
just enough to make him a dangerous
adversary for the chauffeur
| You needn't clip your words ca
short Mr.. Underwood said cody. eve
known Lii was doing the detective stuff
1or many a moon. You haven't given
anything way, so proceed with your
! tale"
! His nonchalance was positively fas-
! cinating to me. With the execution of
his eyes. which never left his adver-
sary's face, his whole attitude ex
pressed bored Indifference to the situa-
] ton.
The chauffeur was visibly nervous,
ready to spring. He gave me no chance
to follow Mr.. Underwood's suggestion.
Just cut this stuff out.'' he snarled
his suave manner vanishing. IT haven't |
any time to waste Here! He threw
open his coat and displayed the badge |
which had been the deciding factor in |
my acquescense to his plans. This lit |
tie thing means business so can the
chatter and lay off,
Madee Is Amazed.
To my surprise l saw Mr. Underwood's
features relax into a broad smile Then
with a deft twist of his hand he threw
open his own coat. Upon the under
lapel was a badge. outwardly like the
chauffeur's and my own.
There's the little things twin, boy, so
you needn't have any scruples about
leaving your fair captive in my hands
Now toddle. prOnto!'
With the last words the laughter left
his face, and a whiplash quality crept
into his voice. The chauffeur gazed
steadily at the badge for long moment,
and his face expressed establishment,
chagrin and something else, something
at which 1 shivered, not for myself, but
for the man towering SO effectively in !
front of me. 7 understood nothing else
of the bizarre situation save one thing
the danger to which Harry Underwood
had exposed himself by his careless dis
play of the badge which l now realized :
must be a realistically clever imitation l
of the real thing.
Pardon" The suave humility once
more clothed the chauffeurs words but
there was an infection in his voice ! /
which I think halted even Mr.. Under "
woods almost bombproof complacency K
II didn't know you were one Of u.s." he
said with slow meaning. "And-I shall g
not forget it," +
What Harry Prescribed. n
He turned away abruptly and spoke
sharply to his burly companion who had
come into the entrance evidently wait
ng only signal fom the chauffeur to -
Join in any fracas that might be i'm
pending. =
Nothing doing, joe" he said surlily
md the two sauntered out Of the corri-
Ior entrance, their off-hand manner evil
lently stimulated by the appearance OF =
4 police officer on his hourly beat and
one or two belated pedestrians.
Mr.. Underwood watched them out of
sight in preoccupied silence. There was
L frown on his face which betrayed his
of the seriousness of the sit a
1ation. He knew far better than 1,
Who could only guess, what vengeance "
Gould be taken by the invisible heads OF j
he organization which L suspected con- a
rolled him. -
His is the volatile daredevil tempera- Il
nent. however, especially under the in 81
luence Of Iiouor, that refuses to be af- N
ected by adversely. He shrugged his F
foulders as the men disappeared NJ
through the door, as if throwing off all al
hought Of them, then turned to me with {
he old imps of mischief which well l.
emembered dancing in his brilliant black
yes. -
mice little party wasn't it, lady fair" n
q asked. and then he put his hand upon NJ
~ arm with the touch OF exaggerateo N
"a sterful tenderness which 1 had al r
avs resented in him. Le
you've just about done up" he an Z;
ounced in the manner of one making ~
discovery land I'm going to prescribe -
~ YOU, Wen just get a taxi and get W
WOW n the nearest restaurant as quick SO
, as the wheels will revolve. Some na
God hot food with kick in it-thats N
hat will perk you up" -