Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-30


Sixth 2enue, as the most con-
geSted ar cry ervfng the heart of the
city, presented a solid mass of vehicles.
A cloudless hummer sky glowed as
the skies glow above Stromboli or
Vesuvius in eruption. From Hoboken
on the west, and Brooklyn on the east,
down from the Bronx, up from the
Rattery-New York's millions herded to
that inner circle bisected by the White
Way.
Amid it, yet removed from it, aloft
and aloof in a silent room, dark as the
chambers of the Great Pyramid, speck
Of red light glowed venomously and a
voice spoke.
Report of Group Master T." said the
voice. Sector 3 A 3. Inside the Page
Sutton home: Roscoe and Stopford are
remaining the night, also Ned w. Regain.
Latter is watching Christopoulous, the
butler. Group master reports difficulty
in obtaining particulars; believes Chris
topouloS to be suspicious. Mrs. Dean,
housekeeper, has not yet allotted rooms.
Timed eight thirty. Report ends"
Fully minute passed in silence,
then:
steal voice in the darkness.
Report to hand" came the reply
Immediately. Sector Captain A 3,
covering the Sutton home, advises that
all attempts on the dogs have failed.
Christopoulos, the butler, has countered
every move. Consignment from chief
chemist safely to hand. Suitable tree
located, and group master detached Tor
special duty awaits orders. Failing
Corndr. RoSecoe's ALLEGATION on water
front, sector captain standing by for in
Structions. Report ends"
Half a minute of silence, then:
A l.
deal voice directed, Immediately have
completed my present order. Instruct
garage controller to dispatch his fastest
car to the Hotel Plaza. He will be called
in the name of Raymond. He will re-
ceive further orders from the oh1cer
ioinine him there. Two more cars are
to be placed at disposal of H. @. patrols.
Move. Connect Zone Omcer A..
Another brief interval, then:
zone ga" said a SOFT FEMININE
HOlLr.
That other voice out of the dark
ness replied!
Zone Ofhcer ga" said the speaker,
and now he spoke in French, you Will
proceed to the Plaza. A car will meet
you. The chauffeur's name is Raymond.
Instruct him to drive you to the Page
Sutton country home, which you know.
He is to break down ct the gates. You
are to obtain hospitality Tor the nlgnt.
Use your own discretion. You UNDER
stand?"
II understand" the woman's voice
replied, little YEARLY.
Good" the other continued. LAS you
leave the elevator of your apartment
man will meet you. Give him the key;
and directly you are in the Page Sutton
home call your own number. This ot1-
Ger will answer you. Further tnstruc-
tons will reach you later. You under
stand?"
IT understand"
Await the oficers arrival He will
call you from the lobby. Disconnect."
Three seconds elapsed. The red light
glowed on. Then:
III G. said a sing-song voice.
Instruct No. 8, H. @. patrol, to pro-
coed to Nine. Czerna'S apartment on
west Fifty-ninth street. She will hand
him the key at his request. He VIII
stand by for her telephone message: He
will then stand by for calls from n. Y.
Sector captain covering the sutton
home is to report at 10-minute inter-
walls. Reinforce all Division A stations
nom Division B. All units not engaged
under schedules and are to stand by
This Is General Emergency Order"
The red light disappeared. Darkness
claimed the room high above the clamor
of New York where men and women.
boys and girls hurried in quest OF
pleasure.
Above this noisy, careless world re-
Taxed. one grim, relentless giant intellect
remained focused, poisonously concen-
trated-the spider at the heart OF a
web stretching over all those needless
hies below and competent at any mo-
ment to enmesh them.
False alarm said Ned Regan.
mot a bit of itI'' Stopford cried in
dignantly. II said, and say again, that
some one was lurkin' in the bushes, lis
TENN in on us"
But not a trace of him'-from SUIT
ton. breathlessly.
"Yet''-Roscoe was the speaker
"Stopford is right. There's a spy
amongst US"
at couldn't have been Christopou-