Evening star., 1928-01-27

~ ing around from his desk
after somewhat curt good.
morning.
i've never visited one before" was
the apologetic reply.
Hope you enjoyed it," he grunted,
81 see your name was taken-addreSs.
Shepherds Market"
Ought I 10 have given a wrong d
dress? I'm sorry. I've had no en-
perience."
Its Just as we'll that while you're
engaged upon this sort Of work your
name is out of the newspapers as
much as possible. However, YOU were
with my dear young friends. l see.
which counts for something.
lie had an engagement there as
dancer" Miss Brown Conided. IT
was he who invited my friend ana
me-"
The matter of your presence there
is of no particular consequence. lpes-
sitter said, aware of a suspicious dim
ness in Miss Browns blue eyes The
nuisance is that | could have given
you a tip to stay away if had known
about it,"
u wonder" Miss Brown unused,
show YOU got BretSkorf there"
Dessiter finished the letter which he
had been writing. rose 10 his feet ana
the corner Of Miss Browns tahie-an
attitude which was becoming a habit
OF his.
Are you insinuatins that EYO had
ANYTHING to do with this raid?'
Il think that you planned it" Miss
Brown replied. You see. | sent that
telephone message TO Scotland Yard.
Il had forgotten that" he admitted.
"As for getting Bretskopf there. il was
q chance. OF course. We sent cards
OF invitation in the managers name.
and Mile. Lola earned t50 by insisting
unon wine. We scarcely dared hope
for the brawl. though. That was an
amazing stroke Of luck. Hy the bye.
wasn't there some trouble between
Bretskopf and Paul?"
Miss Brown nodded.
"Rretskopf tried TO engage Mr.. Paul
10 dance with his young lady friend.
SIZE confided Il think he did il with
the idea of humiliatinS him. MIR. Paul
refused and the manager dismissed
him
Dessiter frowned.
Quite. right. too" he pronounced.
"The most difficult lad in the world.
that. Miss Brown. ! was indebted be-
fore the war to his people for a great
deal of hospitality and kindness but
do YOU think that they will accept
help from me now? Not one penny.
I've offered it in the most delicate
manner I can think of time after
time All that ! can get out of your
xoung friend is that he'll come to me
II he's really hard Up against it. Does
he want 10 marry either OF you two"
Miss Brown was surprised at the
sudden searching gaze he bent upon
her She felt her eyes caught and
ka
the impossibility OF telling lie to this
man.
"My friend and he get on very
we'll" she said. Il believe Mr.. Paul
IS very fond OF her. / think she il
fond of him, but. then. they haven't
seen a great deal of each other yet.
Dessiter had the air OF a man who
has discovered all that he wanted TO
know. He went back to his desk. lit
a cigarette and began a lazy peram.
hulation Of the room. A messenger
arrived with some reports-two from
the war Office and one from Scotland
Yard He glanced them through,
initiated them and handed them TO
Miss Brown 10 file.
a vein OF weakness in this. / sup
pose" he heGan slowly, ''of advancing
age and ineptitude. Lately, Miss
III,
] have felt, i will not say the need OF.
but the desire OF ronfidante. Acct
dentally. you know already more than
any one else Of the internal affairs
here. except for eur y. y. O. friend a
Scotland Yard and Nicholson at the
war Office. Some OF these affairs We
are engaged upon may seem TO you a
little trivial ] wjll=tel .1ou the great
object OF all our work now and Tor
the last week. We want to detach
the respectabies as far as possible
from foreign influence.
Last nights incident was only one
OF several. At every opportunity we
are doing our best 10 discredit these
fellows. There is nothing puts up the
back Of the workingman more than
20 have il proved 10 him that those
who are supposed TO be his leaders
and friends are playing the fool in
serious times. like BretSkOpf last
night. ! hear by the by. that Breis-
kopf. or the leader ~ what they call
the Action Committee, has offered
secretly 40 900 for distribution among
the press 20 make az light ar possible
o. last nights business"
That won't make any diference?'
Miss Brown asked snxioUsIy.
Dessiter smiled.
What do you think? There's no
influence in the world can change the
-one Of a single paragraph in any pa
.>r Tonight Bretskopt's episode VIII
appear in great headlines"
"SupposIng you suceeed, Miss
Brown asked, ''Eupposing these envoys
ere discredited. do you think that the
trouble viii pass oyer?"
Il do" DessIfer assured her. Il
have come 10 the conciusion-and to-
.fxEy 4 s.fa
any other man |aliye-that with all
the blood and thunder talk in the
parks and these meetings throughout
the whole county. despite these
frOthy InoBte9 leaders there ~ no
revolutionary sDif5f in this country"
The priys,e teieph0Be rang. Miss
Brown received a. cryptic nnessage and
psssed the recesver TO her ch!ef
From Downing sifeei." she an
Bounced.
DesAlier iistened for moment and
stb,ke sluaos, jD ngouosyilabIes.
''Nixs Brown he sa.d. "y1u under
stand. ! know. after our conversation.
that ! have every ronfidence ia Hou---
every confidence and a great deal of
interest
II am very proud 10 think ~, Col
. Desslier." Miss Brown admitted.
Il wsnt you NOW. therefore" b."
: went on Ein1ly NOT III De nun. hUi
) ~ pgt on your hat aDd cpat VERY
y gsios new bat and coni. by The by
pro hurry out 10 sn4 Hh~tr you like
f"r an hour, ahd If sDo De"i any one
: whom yoy recognize on your Nay
EefF. forget thTin"
Jiss EfDsFn struggled Into her cost
sfieT fe2feu0i gianc" Do"afd her
iSpe~T!fsg.
There "A great deal nf work - IL"
dane" she DbsergeG
PLENTY ~ ilnie iafer on" Dess.tef
sssuted nef. "pns haBt. mind Nay
nol gp fpF q w8hy You ipDA ijtfle
taie."
Hiss B,Dwn ioDk her leave abd de-