New Britain herald., 1929-09-21
MOTIF DIPLOMACY

The express next morning landed SOm"rfi"Id and myself in Brussels, ! We took rooms at the Hotel Termi- 1 nus, as we had agreed with I.aXtOn. | Having lunchrd in the hotel restau- ] rant. Wo went out on to the Place l Eogier. and sat to take our coffee 1 in front Of q cafe bar overlooking l the entrance to the station. l We had just begun to lay our ! plan Of inquiry when vc plunged l into the middle O. it. was looking at tb" crowd pour ing out Of n" station when l saw woman hurrying 10 the narrow ..rnrt by tho side of the hotel.
 She Was i1 sight only a few sec on1s, but l recognized Miss Van 1 dcreeSen.
 We dashed after her, She turned 1 10 the right around th" hotel, walk 1 ing fast, and made for the dome of | the church of Sc. Marie. Her pace 1 did not relax and she never turned ! her head; she had the air Of being on an urgent mission.
 W" followed ty tortHons way. | until &h" stopped at one tall house and rang. Somcrficld and l lodged into q doorway till she was admit ted. Then we walked to tho end of the street 10 look at the plaque on the corner. l. was the Rue Rcgier - the "G='ern section Of il. No doubt the house Miss V"ndenesscn had entered vas No. @ bis.
 That cooks our goose" said I.
 When Miss Nandcnosscn ned put No. %9 bis on guard we were not likely 10 get much out of il. Having waited till she left 70 minutes aft- "rwards. We 1ogg"d her back by tn" way she had com. W" saw her 20 into tn" station and leave hy 2 train for th" east. Little doubt Miss Nardrncsscn had undertaken a journey from Brugas D Erus:als merely 10 wan No. 70 bis that two impertn~nt ycrre mon might he making inquiries and were 10 be told nothinq
 ! However, here was q plansibl" excuse for ceiling. We could now ask for Miss NanGoncssrn. And when VIZ rang at the iron grillcd door ot No. 39 bis. that was w1aj we did.
 The concierge who opened was q little man with grennsh- gray eyes and " rather obsequious manner
 We called" I said. in the hope that W" might catch Miss Nandcn- essen, Of Hrug"s."
 The concierge said he was doso- lated. but Miss Nandencssrn had called and departed already. Som crfield brought his diplomacy into action. He took ont his pockethool, and began 10 hanIl" tn" notes lowed the movements Of his fingers with bright interest.
 Miss Nandenc&son cam" 10 call on mad8mc--" Somc.field began.
 ''Y~s, monsieur, she called half an hour ago"
 "Wha' q pity we missed hor," exclaimed Somrrfi~ld, He turned to mo, "Now we shall have to go to
 Gw&"s."
 A this point V" heard footsteps
 on 'h" Htair4 10 th" right Of the cono..re'r.". and q vo,ce calling:
 "]osnph'"
 < Dal> came 10 h. bottom ot th.. - stairs.
 "Josopn - who ar~ these gentle men and Whnr do they van:"" . "whry DIled 'sp.cdre 10 find , Ma""mois"lo }andru"ay"n, ma , d@m.."
 "'r.n ra~m maI,moisoI,c is not
 harr."
 ! Tnis 'hirl.porzoa treatment was / amusing Tu" laaE was within two 1 yarls Of ua. bl.t pr"teuded We were ! not 'borr
 %ow"ta"H tict,I thr notes in lis s "gII"f, and loot.r2 Joseph straight
 in hi. 'y.e yaI: , "An "cL vr aA#g Iavo au hour
 10 spo'o. Lt's &o and sj in th,
 Uota'loal Gardens on tHat terrace
 in front Of tbc atguar +,rra. ch ? % GooI-dar'
 v N.r hnarl n" Iady's oJcc saying.
 "S,mt 'h. door. Jo-rpn" and " q ""ro on' iu rH. Ha- Eoglcr again. q NO fife. on taaIam"." said Som n 'r:rd "EU guay4 Joseph will
 fall for i' He has 'br 1mnp ot ac- r qa-jnon all raat'' % Som"r'Ir.as "yp~rf1ton @a- not is appouf.I ". walked along tho I front or tho glraf glass houses tc .t 9 rnrraan o..rlochIua the park 1T
 tH" F.Ilo@ and ss' on " b-nrh w
 anoII ,ules nobody nao came or 70 Inc rrrr.ra
 II Nnhiu Io niau"e Joseph ap. nnarrj. "1HIa@ a c.2lrruc "9 h'
 'roIioI i-a,is round rhc end ( '. he rrau5r .1rre. r I'e .as, 0. rourra immensely r aurprs-d 'o rrrountrr IT, II,
 raised his hal srry politely au, z paarod njoug.
 .9 "Joscph'" Som.rllrld caIlod
 Monsieur" said Joa.ph haltmg I somerGcld made room be.wocr
 ns on rAr bench and Jog-pfl ga c. down. romar!;lng that tho day mad, .- cry hot. Sourrfeld waa zuddcrl, u Sron to be olayn" idly ~jth pool, H c'nooG stuffed ml or moncv. r.,
 diI mol delay hiq digo into in,
 c,o~7-rtrpinst,on of Joseph .a You hno" Mss Nandcncssel