The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-22
P "a

got to sleep that n~ight-qulte a
long time after Tommy Hazeldeane
had started to snore noisily. he
was wondering what had happened
to those two sinister looking planes
and how they justified their ap-
pearance he knew only too we'll
He comforted himself with the re-
Election that, since the gang want
ed information from Tommy SO
badly, they would hardly put their
uelv scheme into operation until
thew either had what they wanted
or had abandoned all hope OF get
ting it. But even so, the idea OF
those two black planes let loose on
the world was hardly the bedtime
thought he would have chosen.
The following morning, as usual,
he was up and about before Hazel
deane. He strolled down to the
fence to look at the landing ground
but. as he had expected, no traces
of last nights activities showed
there.
The sentry, strolling by with his
short rifle in the crook of his arm,
looked him over with an lnsolen1
stare, and then Gun, glancing to-
ward the wooden fence, saw the
girl standing there and looking TO-
ward him. i.
Suddenly from the open gate OF
the enclosure emerged the figure
of a man. who stood for a moment
staring at the girl, and then ap-
preached and slipped his arm
through hers with a familiar ges-
ture. And that man Gun instantly
recognized-the man called Pullln-
eer-the man he had first seen In
the Turkish Bath.
And with that girl! In the same
instant Gun rememberedFthe words
of Coffin" Prescott, when he had
spoken of Pullinger's companion:
"Smart-but I should say a lady,
if YOU know what I mean. she's
got wonderful hair, almost the
color of real flames, and a I'M
complexion"
So this was the girl whom Pres
colt had Swallowed with Pulllnger
and then laughed at himself
when he remembered the stupid
feeling he had had the night be-
fore that the unknown woman Was
going to help him. Well, she was
no longer unknown, and she most
certainly was not likely to help
him. He watched as the two turned
and, arm-in-arm, walked away
through the gate.
so that" said Gun to himself,
lis THAT -. and quite beautiful
at THAT"
Actually Corars totally unex-
pected arrival had caused some
thing of a sensation at the Factory,
for they had not seen a woman
for a very long time, and this
one ...!
Trent had received her with po-
likeness, and had looked at her
with considerable admiration, but
when they we're alone he had
turned on Britton with anger in
his eyes.
MY Lord, Otto, are you mad?
To bring that girl HERE! Who the
hell is she, anyway"
Britton turned his cold eyes on
him, and answered:
"She is a friend of mine. We are,
in fact, engaged to be married."
"Oho!" Trent sneered. Like
that, is it? Well, I wouldn't have
credited you with going crackers
over a dame-but one can never
tell! And exactly how much does
she KNOW?"
"Quite a lot! And you have no
need to worry. Already she has
helped us in many ways. At
Chenham she detected a spy who
had been set upon us. We suspect
ed him, but were not sure. Coral
got friendly with him, and found
out all about him in an hour or so.
He was a secret service man, it
seemed! Oh, she has been useful in
many ways, has Coral"
Indeed? And what happened to
this S. S. MANI"
He disappeared soon after.
Dill G0I1nn RE