Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-21

I'M All hbdU uaNUgnI ana lay
| VI quite still for several seconds
4 i struggling with a confused
haze of recollection. Sud.
denly she remembered everything, and
pulled the somewhat disordered bed
clothes up TO her chin. Furtively she
turned her head toward the hearth
rug. The pillow was still in its place
but there was no sign OF Paul. Fran.
ces, with her long arms thrown wide
! OF. either side, was sleeping peace
| fully. Miss Brown sat up i'm bed and
! looked timidly around the room.
| Pinned to the corner of her pillow was
n roughly scrawled penciled note,
| which she hastily read:
| Il am sorry. l am quite well, and
/ | have gone. l hope l shall not wake
either of you. You probably saved
my life. How shall speak of my
gratitude? PAUL"
Miss Brown swung herself out OF
| bed, started the geyser going in the
| little apartment at the end of the cor.
ridor, filled the kettle "a lit the stove.
, Then she selected her clothes for the
morning. Presently Frances opened
! her eyes lazily and looked around her.
Where's our escort?" she de
manded.
Stolen away" Miss Brown replied.
Left a note--a r. +. -. pinned TO my
pillow. There it is on the table"
Frances sat up and elapsed her
knees.
Pinned to your pillow" she ex.
claimed AS n prude of the first
water, Miss Brown. should think that
the memory OF last night, or rather
this morning, viii haunt you to youE
dying day"
,n,z amy
rate" was the equable reply. do you
mind il haxe my bath first? ] have
to ne down in Whitehall at half past g."
Frances yawned.
Il shan't go down until the 10:40."
she announced. You seem to treat
last nights little affair very lightly,
Edith. Is that sort of thing happen.
ing TO you all the time? II SO. lin
perrnanency here, even IL you have to
feed me. i like the stir OF II"
Miss Brown vouchsafed no reply.
She took her bath, dressed with her
usual simplicity. but with the same
scrupuious care of detail. slipped out
and bought some rolls from the bakers
shop. a pat OF butter from the grocer 8
next door and a morning pa per. which
she scrutinized closely over her break
fast.
There were sun c0lunans ABOUT hHN
South Audley street outrage, and an
announcement of the fact that the po-
lice were in posse ssion of the premises
! from which the bombs had been traced
and had seized sufficient explosives TO
| blow up half OF London. AS regarded
any possible arrests. the police were
uncommunicative. but great unsettie'
ment was reported TO exist in certain
SUSPECTED quarters.
| She searched through the remainder
| OF the paper feyerishly. but found not
! the slightest mention OF any untoward
| happening in Charges street or their
! immediate neighborhood. i. +. At y
o'clock. while Frances was still sleep
/ ing. Miss Brown put on her hat and
! brown mackintosh-it was raining
/ hea y3ly--and departed for Whitehall.
/ She arrived at five minutes before her
appointed hour. but found Dessiter al
/ ready awaiting her.
/ Take off YOUR hat quickly. please
Miss Browp." he enioined. "Sit down
/ there. | want 10 talk IN you. No,
leave the letters alone until after
have finished"
| Miss Brown oteyed moekly.
! Il asked You" he went on. "yester
| day whether you would accept a posi-
! ton here AS my secretary. You &c.
/ want 10 ASK you now whether you
F wiiI consent 10 be something more
J than my SCI refary."