Evening star., 1925-08-30
THE WRATH TO COME
One 'hs ss w, aasasr' Stories BY E. Phillips Oppsnhs
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lcdh6Sc, anO okuIiII' AiIK sCTEy u SoA
you, Hodson, Is, + believe, on very
| friendly terms with certain members
Of your police organization here. They
managed to effect the girls arrest just
as Itssh had reduced her TO a state of
fury, and they did their best, acting
| under special orders, to prevent her
saying word to me. She told me one
thing In French. She whispered that
the whole secret OF q great internal
conspiracy against America could be
discovered in little gold casket which
never leaves Blunn's possession. 1t
| Is at present in room twelve hundred
and eight OF this hotel"
Has she anything more 10 tell?"
Hodson asked,
IL know that she has, Grant as
sured him. but. although the charge
against her can scarcely he q very
serious one. as the cir! was uninjured,
they refuse TO allow ME, or even a
| lawyer. whom l engaged, IL see her
at all. She is et present IN the Tomhs.
T The charge against her. / suppose.
could be handled IN many different
| ways. but can she be kept legally from
seeing either . lawyer OF IA friend?"
she CANNOT 1lodson declared.
Then LET this De your start" Grant
begged. Go TO the Tom6s this min
ute. You have the right to Insist upon
seeing her. Do so. Tell hex yoa come
from me. Here is my card.
Accompany ne" IiodsoE. suggested
after 4 moments reflection. I'VE will
interview &c young l@dy together.
Cot Hojson, Z appeared, was
after ali q little si.nguine. At police
/ Aeadq quarters he left Grant in the
waiting room while he made his way
to visit u parsonage Il authority In
& f.ag- to- 1
| toned, however. he was gone nearly
half an houC. When he returned there
was & marked change in his manner.
He seemed. suhconSciously, to be treat
| ing Grant with a little more respect
Well. you're right, so FAR, Slat-
terry" he confessed. There's q con
spiracy here TO keep that young wom-
Gn from communicating with any
| body ut Gli, 81 conspiracy which Is en-
tircly against police regulations and
which is going to lead TO a whole heap
OF trouble later on. However. there It
| Is. ana they're in It deep enough to
run pretty considerable risk.
They've tried every mortal bluff they
can think OF, but their present atti-
tude clean gives the show away. In
slu hours time they will be compelled
10 let me visit her. Until then we'll
take IL drive round and I'd like to hear
I IL iIJlle more II
ly admit. Slattery." he acknowledged
rs they left the place together. that
my interest is growing
They drove about for an hour. and
! Grant coniided to his companion =
! great deal OF the result Of his wander
! inss 1nd Investigations during the last
/ two years. Hodson listened imper
| tuyhablv. He realized the note Of con-
viction IN his companions tone, but he
himself kept an open mind. Notwtth-
standing his official position. he had
! The instincts and the outlook OF a clti-
/ Z,u. Deliberate warfare With its hide.
! ulI- ycastas.a Of human life and its
"hHStiy uncertainty seemed to him a
! visionary idea. q phantaSy OF The dis
ordered end overtime sinutive brain.
! 4 single person Of disoI'1ered mental
ity might brood upon such q cata-
"lvSIn; no normal group Of persons In
! these sober days was likely to tolerate
The Idea. All these little happenings
, and tendencies to which Grant alluded
. n.gLt So easily bc traced 10 lesser
( things. lGe made only one comment.
/ "SgppoSing for a moment" he said.
that there vas the least truth III
! YOU prophecy and that u naval at
I tack from outside was to be supple
| mented by an enormous and wide
| reaching internal conspiracy. do you
| realize what a terrible reflection that
| would be upon my department."
| Il can't help il, HoGIon.' Grant de-
/ Clared. "Of course 7 realize it. I'm
nor going to blame you. No one can
! y" blamed for not searching for what