New Britain herald., 1922-05-05
Made Possible.

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 The tenseness, the near-agitation which was in Lillians manner as she took Katherine's hastily scrubbed notes in her hands told us of the importance she attached 10 these fragments of apparent nonsense which our little friend had iotted down from the conversation Of Anton and Joe.
 She walked swiftly to the window with them, drew a chair to the light and began to examine them closely, patiently forgetting time, our pres ence, everything, in the curious fas- cination the notes had for her kath erine and I sat silently watching her, feeling q rising tide of excitement in our own veins, so plainly did we see the vital importance which Lillian attached to the scribbled words and figures.
 Through the open window, the oc- casional whir of a motor car, the chatter of a farm team, the voices ot school children, punctured the peace of the sleepy village. AS far as out ward seeming went we were leagues away from ugliness, sordiness, crime and yet 1 knew, without understand ing what it was all about, that l.il- lian held in her hands the symbols Of a monstrous evil reptilian some thing which was slimily crawling underneath the surface of our na- tional life. waiting it's chance to at tempt the closing of it's coils
 I shivered involuntarily, glanced at Katherine and saw that her face was A,,J then Lillian rose, stuffed the sCribbled papers into her hag, moved swiftly lightly on the smaller woman's shoul- der.
 You've done something for your country this day girl" she said, and though her voice was so low that fl could not have been heard outside the room. there was that in its timbre which rang inspiringly in our ears. I'm wild to get these into the hands of the only man who can handle them. Have you anything else to tell us?"
 "Gct Busy, MadCe."
 Nothing. except that Anton told Joe to watch for man with motor car who would pretend to be his cou-
  when he was ready to leave the hos pital. He gave Joe this cousins a1- dress. commanded Joe to write when he was permitted to leave, and also asked If he thought the hospital au- thorities would let him leave more quickly if he took his nurse along. | There is evidently no lack of money | in the people back of Joe and An | ton"
 No, there isn't" Lillian comment ed dryy. What did Joe anSwer?"
 Katherine laughed with a trace of | embarrassment.
 Joe declared emphatically that he wanted me to go along when he left | the hospital, that he wouldn't get well | if didn't. that all other nurses were several different varieties of monkeys, | and that l was 'vun peach I told | you I had made a conquest"
 That's fine in one way" Lillian answered gravely. and bad in an- other However. I think we may guarantee to keep a watch on Mir. Joe after you leave the hospital with ! him. It's going to be a risky bus- ness going into the house where { I think l shall have to send you, but there'll be at least one other govern , ment operative in the house, and ! others outside. so I think we'll be able to reduce that risk to a min imum.'
 T fancy you know I'm rather used . to risks of various kinds" Rather inc said quietly,
 r o1f emphatieally. But that's no reason | why we shouldn't safeguard you in every was possible, and we're going to. Were you able to write down the address of that phony cousin? ?'
 "A Girl in a Thousand"
 "No, but I did a strenuous imita- tion of Madge, and remembered it." Katherine replied My memory | isn't SO bad on little sprint, It's on the century runs where Madge shines that I puncture tire. Here 1t is.
 She repeated a name and the ad- dress Of a New Jersey town distinct ly as Lillian nodded to me.
 Get busy, Madge," she said, and l accordingly concentrated on what Katherine was repeating. soon had | the name and address filed away SC curely in my memory, and knew that whenever they were needed I could re- peat them accurately.
 That's all I have to tell you Katherine was saving as l finished, and Lillian moved decisively toward | the door as she spoke.
 Then Madge and I will lose no time getting home," she said, You must have Dr. Petit take you back to the hospital on the double quick, also And I don't need to tell you to keep a sharp lookout and to let me know at once whatever you hear. You're a girl in a thousand, Rather inc Bickett. and I don't care who hoors me teliipp vo1I i'