Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-31

nifty, to accept the situation. you
know. for yourself, that the law In
this country, slow though It may be to
move, can never for moment he
flouted Every opportunity will he
given to you to express any grievance
YOU may feel on their behalf In the
House of Commons tomorrow. l shall
make 1t my personal duty to attend
and reply to YOU"
Pennington turned reluctantly
toward the delegates.
"You'il have to co. he decided.
Marahels departed. closing the door
noiselessly behind him. Malakoff.
Bretskopf and krasset. each, standing,
watched his disappearance. silent. with
murderous faces. Frankland. too. had
risen and was walking restlessly up
and down the room. Pennington, with
his hands thrust deep in his trousers
rockets. his chin lowered. sat staring
o, to the disordered tablecloth Mr..
Diyhy Holmes, his eyes fixed upon the
clock, waited patiently. In the back
ground his escort stood at attention.
In three weeks there were II com
missions sitting. four of whom had
already had their decision accepted
and their recommendations being car
ricd into effect. Every day Miss
Brown. on her arrival in Whitehall
found her pile of work diminishing.
There came n time when Dessiter.
who had been travelling up and down
the country upon special mission.
came in from an interview with Mara.
bells. threw himself into an easy chair
and sat there for some time in deep
thought. Miss Brown knew better
than tn disturb him. but her heart
sank little at the idea of what might
he coming.
Miss Brown" he said at last, IN,
Y. q. is on it's last logs
II was afraid it might be So" she
replied sadly.
Don't forget" Dessiter enjoined.
that ours has been a wonderful page
in departmental history. We pass
away in a triumph and not to oblivion.
No one will ever know the details of
our work, hut we helped. Miss Brown
we helped a great deal"
MIR Marabels himself has aCknowl-
edged that" she reminded him. That
last visit of yours to Moscow and
ArchanGel. the meeting with
"All to he forgotten" he interrupted.
Let those things pass qnt Of your
NINA rs tneN are tNinS llttI iliiilc
Our work. however. has been appre-
ciated Marahels would see To that. of
course. They have just offered me
haronetcy. which | have refused, and
money grant which | do not need
am glad to he able to tell you. Miss
Brown though" he went on. that
they are allotting the sum OF 1000 for
distribution among my personal staff
in lieu Of any pension. My staff con-
sists OF you"
Five thousand pounds" Miss
Brown casped.
1T will bring you in about ESQ
year." he concluded. Not an immense
sum. but enough to make you indie
pendent"
1T is very wonderful" she MUIR
INJURED little wistfully. but I'd
rather go on working"
Dessiter smiled.
There comes time" he said,
when one reaches the natural end OF
ones task. 1t is the opinion of the
Hume office. and my own. too. that in
these days of vastly better under
standing between the men whom We
used to consider firebrands and the
government. the abolition OF such a
branch as y. Y. o. Is not only adj
visable. but almost imperative. We
don't want to spy upon men with
whom we are working in friendship.
Y. y. o. Is doomed. Miss Brown.