Evening star., 1928-01-10

drop hack again to exactly
where it had been before. For
many days nothing whatever hap
pened TO disturb the serenity OF her
existence. Each morning. after she
had scanned the personal column OF
the Times, she visited her clients in
the various districts of the city, and
during the afternoon she typed.
Once or twice she went TO iuncn AZ
Paufs restaurant. and on each oc'
casion was warmly welcomed. II was
Paul from whom she gained much OF
her information as to the trend OF
events. and one day. after long con.
s;deration. she asked him a question.
"Mr. Paul" she said, you know
about everything. Why am / not al.
lowed to finish the task I began?
Every day things throughout the
country seem 10 become worse. the
mems leaders are permitted TO talk
the ranksst treason. and we do moth.
ing"
He made her a sign Of caution and
later on came and sat at her table.
You know what an anarchist is,
Hiss Brown" he asked.
Miss Brown assented.
Il didn't understand properly until
quite lately" she admitted. I've
been reading things up"
AN anarchist Ia a senseless. soul
less machine OF. death" Paul declared.
but there is Just one feature about
him-the death he diSpenses TO others
he does not fear for himself. There
are about 200 Of them distributed
about London. Abel Deane and the
more respectable portion Of the Com
munist party give them the cold
shoulder. but the others are willing
enough TO make use OF them. They
know very well the bank where the
record of Dessiter's work is deposited.
They watch IL even now day and
night. / can only conclude that the
reason Dessiter's political executors
don't communicate with you Ia that
they don't want any risk Of the book
being destroyed in a fght-and there
would be fight IL any one attempted
20 fetch IL away"
Couldn't it be taken away In the
night In q prison van or something?"
liss Brown asked.
They could blow a prison van 20
pieces in two seconds" Paul replied
make ynatchwood OF Il. Then
there's another trouble
He hesitate0. Miss Browns blue
eyes were full OF questioning.
Il have had a hint" he continued
thoughtfully. that the Communists
have q spy planted In the bank. That
IS shat makes the authorities re-
luctsnt 10 move"
IF they don, do something soon
IL vii he TOO LATE Miss Brown
pointed out. DO you know. Mr.. Pa ul.
believe ] could do nearly the whole
u the work--the part OF Il that
counted. nean--frorn memory? /
shouldn't Use the same words, per.
haps. but the SENSE Of il all would be
there"
But where would you do it?" he
asked.
Where" she repeated wondsringiy.
lie smiled.
Don't you know" hs asked her.
that no single movement on your
part passes unrecorced? Those fel.
lows have got tabs On you all the
time. II 10 quite certain they know
that you are dining here tonight. One
Or two Of them win escort you home.
even though you may not realize il.
Ths SOUND of your typewriter in that
Lite bec-sttting room N yours would
bring them around you like locus,s
sfHT hDney.''
ssurely they could find some ssfe
fiAee for me 10 ~ork.' Miss Brown
pFpi1ste6 ~ith T. little shiyer.
vit In worth considering" Paul re.
f@eeeo. Ana YET one must think Of
ffk II IL not alone the result Of Des.
.HFs wpfk that is neeGed~-it in the
0De1fnefltE II is their publication
ns"n il gong ~ bring down the
s&aIn. What th0se documents may
~. i. abs. 10 not know. hut 1 can
e'9aS, j. %as who helped procure
fhs rerpft of Noel Frankland'e apeeckl
ia Aokc"w. II The government de-
ea1s-s " publish that. no one would
bekeys any more that any one Of the
paSfy has any iGea VI such d thing az
blo"oiess revolution. You have not
r@sf TIE report VI that speech, Miss
l5f1wnT'
ksae hhrok her head
~ oh ~, bsok al any ~ the
patefs. size replied. II was not
Ietess>ry."
Favi tapped with finger upon the
tabe.
yFrankiaBa went 100 fsr even for
big" he s@l0 II believe IL IL true
ihS, ~ las been Whit KneIlsflynen
saE IN = G@yii III fuDk' ever since
Ji4 ~as filsd with Russian cham.
psELe ara he spike " please them.
lie gave ths actual names III five
prominent LDgiisBrHsn who he sycts
hboulc De hung in front Ut their own
boDses md be wound Up by sa ying he
only LoDsd that ns would he near
tEeueb " give The rope pun"
'"Jhat hDrFible man" Miss Brown
EJnFM0ied.
ZOO cap realize now" Paul con.
t'tn.f. 'llDw angry ] DBs ~hsu ! ss W
tie dAG'5ng with your friend. lie ia
rot d Hlau Hhe sliogH kHow, Niss
Brown. ~lsD you could persuade
Der ~ that togn you not bring
her hers a8sinf' he went On a iittIe
sisit1!ly There 10 10 much
ebo9!a Ike ~ ssy - her"
las Brown studied him for mo.
ygeit, st.d sighed ever 10 slightly.
Somewhere buried IN a. corner ~ her
heart Tie pain cf hsr own bflef hour
AZ yorHaEcs st1ii fingered, yet she was
yoanE 10 pas sll her life with the
, ssfss ~ memory. and Paul was III
bis way attractive. She hked his
drawn. ser1oys face. blk hssitating
get usually ~ correct kDescb, his
6efsfsnttat air. khs liked, TOO. The
smiIe whlcb so,Getimes made him
handsome.
II vii! see Whist ] can 6o," shs
promised, when size took her leave,
And an II happened Oh tbs very neat
essaiaE. quite unexpectedly. FRANCES