Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-31
ELEVENTH INSTALLMENT.

ELEVENTH INSTALLMENT.
RED light glowed in the dark
| n ness of a silent room.
| "A II. O." said sing-song
\ voice. Report of Zone Oficer
2 A just to hand via H. Q.
| patrol standing by in her apartment.
| She has carried out instructions. Group
! master in charge of car ran into a
! hedge and has damned the steering
gear. Page Sutton has offered the
officer accommodation for the nlgnt.
| She has met acquaintance among the
! party. Has been allotted q room facing
the sound. Drake Roscoe is located at
back. Awaiting instructions in Page
Sutton's home. Timed 0:3O. Report
ends"
out of the darkness, uncanny, be-
| cause no speaker was visible, came the
| cultured, modulated voice OF Head
Centre. One listening closely might
! have noticed the accentuation Of GER
| tain vowels and guessed, perhaps
/ wrongly, the nationality OF the speaker.
Report" directed the musical voice,
"of H. @ patrol covering Zone Of1cer
! 2 A"
Report to hand. Patrol saw the
wrecked car and waited until baggage
i was moved into the house. Group mas
| ter in charge, with the Page Sutton
| chauffeur, drove in one Of the Sutton
! cars to nearest garage for mechanics.
! Report ends"
There was silence for 80 seconds.
then:
Report of group master in Sutton
home" came a crisp order.
mo report to hand"
Report of sector captain covering"
%AA Gov IN
nights operation was climbed at 9:O5
| by Comdr. Roscoe. No evidence was
| there. Consignment from chief chemist
\ safe. One other tree is available, but
less suitable. Sector captain awaits In
structions. This report by x Radio.
Report ends.
A minute elapsed. There was nothing
| in the darkness of the room to indicate
that living creature occupied it. Stead
lily the red light glowed. Then:
Call Zone CfiiCer ga" the COM
manding voice directed. and connect
the ofIacer directly with me. Relieve III.
@. patrol OF his duties ct Mime. Czerna's
apartment and instruct him to report
back at once. Recall patrol who covered
Zone Oficer ga. Instruct sector cap
tain in charge outside the Page Sutton
home to operate from the second tree
mentioned in his report, but to await
direct orders. Dispatch three nrng
groups from Division B TO cover lines OF
approach to the house. Instruct Divl-
sional Chief b to clear the zones against
the event of withdrawal. Detail the
patrol relieved of duty In Nine. Czerna 8
apartment to x Radio. He Is TO stand
by until further orders. Have the Two
scatter in readiness at exit seven. move.
The red light went out
"The position is this said Drake
Roscoe. we know that some super
criminal has got the City OF New YORK
mapped out in zones. We don't Know
what these zones are, and we oon :
know their center. we don't know II
! the New York zones impinge on otnerS
and so on. covering the whole OF the
United States"
sutton laughed hoarsely.
IT say seriously" Roscoe assured MN,
that the efficiency of the zones, winch
| I have experienced, reasonably suggests
such a development. Let's hope I'm
wrong. At the moment we are con-
| cerned with New York City.
| But we're not in New York City,
| Stopford interpolated. ,..
not knowing how far the city zones ex-
tend, we may quite possibly, even mere
| be in an outside city zone"
you've right" cried Page sutton.
1.-THE map proves It'll"
zone moment" Roscoe stood up
open the door, Regain"
Ned Regain crossed to the study door
and threw it open. The corrioor OUTSIDE
was empty.
Leave it that way" said Roscoe.
You're sure"-turning to the host-
I'VE can't be overheard here?
| Not with the windows shut"
Good" Roscoe nodded. las Tor
your household: Your guest, DR.. cross!
! You have chatted with him, Stoptord!
IT certainly have" Stopford replied
Hes sound enough. I mean ne knows
medicine in the Harvard sense. I'm not
suRgestin' for a moment"-he removed
his monocle and Furnished it carefully
| I'm not suggestin' for one moment Cnat
he'd ever have qualified at OxfordF
Ned Regain laughed loudly.
Good for Oxford" said his most
But the point is, you have no oouptS
whatever of Cross. They'd be ridiculous
Not a spot Of dubt," stopford re-
turned. Hes a practicin' sawboneS
take my word for it. He's extraordi-
naril-. sound on tropical medicine"
"Good!" said Roscoe, crisply. we
now come to Christopoulos, your but
yes" said sutton; whats wrong
with fim?"
| well"
Roscoe paused. A shadow was
thrown into the room. There came q
rap upon the opened door, and Cnrlsto-
poulos entered. His pale, lmmcblIe 1ea-
lures were expressionless, as:
Excuse me, SIR he said. But Wnen
YOU are free, Nine. Czerna would ike
word with youP
"Oh?" Page Sutton replied: I'm
very busy at the moment, Christopou-
los. Is there anything can DO 1or mel
in the meantime?"
Possibly, sir. The lady Is very
shaken, as you know, and, as she un.
derstands that dogs roam the lawns al
night. she has asked Mrs. Dean II II
would be possible for her to exchange
rooms with Comdr. Roscoe, who sleeps
at the rear Of the house. She SENDS
her apologies"
Delighted" Roscoe burst in. INC
trouble, Is it, Sutton?"
None whatever. Tell Mrs. Dean tt
arrange it, ChriStopoulos."
Christopculos bowed and went out
closing the door.
open that door again, Regain" Ros
coe directed.
Regain nodded, crossed and opened
the door, glancing out into the cor
ridor He returned to his chair.
Our new guest" Roscoe went on
Nine. Czerna, Is known to myself, Il
Miss O'Hay, and also to my friend, DR.
Stopford. That SO, Stoppy?"
EYES," Stopford returned. with ob.