Evening star., 1923-02-03

WHICH the Army man was seated. Tne
eyes of the idler still were blazing
and his cheeks were shaking as he
looked down at the young officer.
Beware. Rennison!" he said In
trembling accents. God will not for
From the hall came the voice OF
Miriam Warburton, who was saying
petulantly:
'1f you will not tell me who is
speaking I'll ring off at once
All she heard from the time she
question that had been constantly re-
peated in q rapid monotone-"Are
| you alone-are you alone-are you
alone" The speaker had given no
| opportunity for q reply.
AS with little exclamation of dis
gust the young woman returned the
receiver to the hook. Storrow entered
| the dimly lighted hallway.
You are going, Hayden" Miriam
| asked in accents of surprise.
"Yes--to the reception. 1 may call
you up from there"
Seizing one of her hands. Storrow
| raised 1T to his lips. Then he alb
| ruptly opened the door and passed
out Bewildered by the suddenness
jparture, Miriam allowed several mo-
ments to pass before 1t occurred to
her to call him back AT length, how
ever. she opened the door and looked
loul SlOTTO" just ndu eHteEeu tic
elevator. He waved a hand to her
and the elevator began its descent.
AS the young woman turned back
\ to the sitting room there suddenly
| flashed into her mind a premonition
| of danger.
! Passing through the doorway
Miriam saw Rennison had risen and
was standing beside tho table. He
now was toying with the bronze pa
per knife which had been in ner
hands only a few minutes before.
! why did Hayden leave like that?
she demanded, half curiously, half
angrily.
! He suddenly remembered an ap-
pointment which it was necessary for
him to keep before going to the re-
ception."
He 10 not going directly to the re-
| ception, them" And Rennison fam
cied he detected new note of anx-
! iety in her tone.
l He expects to be there In few
1 minutes" Rennison assured her.
| The features of Miriam darkened.
Wont you sit DOWN." she asked
coldly.
Rennison bowed. and again sank on
the big chair near the table. Miriam
/ There was pause. then she said
! You are telling me of the man and
the woman who plotted to rob the
government Of a great secret. Were
they successful"
/ Yes" Rennison replied.
| Miriam's elbows were on the table
Her chin was resting on her crossed
hands. Her dark eyes were looking
at him steadily.
| How did they attain their pur-
poser" the young woman asked.
| by leading the inventor into a trap
numbering him and taking from his
body the precious secret on which
for many days and nights he had been
working in the service Of his coun-
Murdered" exclaimed Miriam faint
". The inventor was murdered. dc
you say"
"Yes-by the woman"
| Miriam was looking at Rennison
intently. One OF her hands was gath
ering the kimono folds at her throat
"Where?" she demanded, almost
/ ibreathlessly.
Just outside the door of a, room
lin the Hotel ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
| In the hallway the telephone bell
was ringing viciously. Miriam rose
i quickly and hurried from the room.
When she reached the telephone she
took down the receiver and held It TO
her ear. Again she heard rapid
monotone1 as If a schoolboy were try
ling to commit certain sentences TO
memory. Now. however. the words
were different-"I want to talk with
Mrs. Enderbrook-I want to talk
with"
There IL no one of that name
here" replied Miriam sharply. Now
stop IT, Let this phone alone"
=; For several moments the voice al
the other end of the wire was still
Then it began again:
II want to talk with Mrs. Ender-
brook want TO talk with Mrs En-.
iderbrook-Oh. I want to talk with
Mrs. Ender-"
Miriam snapped the receiver back
ION it's hook. AS she turned from the
instrument she swayed slightly and
pressed her clenched hands to her
cheeks