Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1940-09-20
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; came abroad with a man Two tro,,
MN six months or so, and 7 tbo,,,'fIt
ne was quite all right And he wan3aS
10 come SO much, and he haGn,t -
car. We got on all right for bit and
Inen last night he tried to get into
my room. Well. that showed me where
! was, SO l thought I'd bettr clear
OUT. ana l did at this morning 7
am on my way to Lucerne to he With
my uncle and aunt" "-'4i
by the time they had reached the
village, the two were the hest If
friends. This was inevitable. Althoueh
sne was q, Ariel Choate had the va
OF little maid. AS puppies do, she
uook good VIII Tor granted and knew
and instinct or innate wisdom sat in
her grave, gray eyes. Add to all this
a rare beauty of figure and face
beauty OF which she seemed to be nm
aware. and 1t will be seen that she had
oeen born out of time. She was not
even pre-War. Ariel Choate threw back
to the golden age.
Regarding his charming companion
Herring lowered between excttpment
and shame Here was the channel idea
yet, to Put such being in peril was
nothing less than a crime. The Way of
the service is hard Even while the
man was TeColl:ng. the spy decided that
the lady must serve his turn.
Fate played into his hands.
AS they came up to the inn, the
, hostess ran out of the door.
oh, sir, Hans has come from rail-
head. and there is no morning train
Nobody knows the reason But it has
been stopped. The afternoon service Is
running. The train for Munich vii!
: leave at half past four"
In that case" said Herring, smil-
I ing, L shall spend another six hours
IN the country love. And now please
attend to this lady. Her car has broken
down: but I shall arrange all that. She
would like nice bath and some break
fast. 1t is up TO us to show her that
the Reich can honor its guests"
The spanner arrived at eleven. and
shortly before midday Miss Choate
slipped into her seat and started her
engine up.
You are an angel" said Ariel.
Are you sure all is well?" said Her
ring, Spanncr in hand.
Better than ever" said Ariel,
thanks entirely to you. I'm only SO
sorry I never knew you before. You've
been simply sweet TO me from be-
ginning to end"
Without turning his head, the man
glanced up and then down the deserted
road.
will you stop your engine?" he
said. I've something to say"
The gray eyes wldened a trifle, but
Ariel did as he asked.
For five minutes only" said Her
ring, I'm going to pretend that I am
al work on your car. Please watch the
road behind you as well as ahead. and
if you see anyone coming, say so at
once Is that quite clear. Miss ChOlte?"
With her eyes on the driving mirror
Yes" said Ariel, quietly. And then,
There's no one in sight.
Then listen to me" Herring stopped
to the bonnet again. L We been OF
some service TO you. Will YOU be OF
some service to me?
You know I'd love to'-eagerly.
You can be of the greatest service,
If you will do as I say But. first, you
must get hold of thls-that I'm not
what you think I am. am as English
as you are: only my work lies hare
The grave gray eyes were like
sauccrs. When Ariel spoke there was
more than awe in her tone.
"D'you mean . you're secret
serviCe?"
That's just what I mean" said Her
ring Ewes on the road, my dear. I'm
putting my life in your hands
ITS safe" said the child, qulcHly
You don't have to tell me that. And
now listen very hard. In my coat on
the seat by your side are two dis
patches which England simply must
have. They are most frightiully i'm
portant, and l cannot get them
through. II you will take them to
Zurich
You know will
II know you will do your best: but
I want YOU to understand that you VII!
be risking your life. If these papers
we're found upon you. you'd-never see
England again"
And what about you?
That's beside the point. This sort
of thing is my job: but 1t isn't yours
"You can put it that way, but /
please don't argue-Weve only three
minutes mere The moment you GET
to Zurich, drive to good note. ana
ring up MIR. Henty of Belvoir Platz. He
Is an English surgeon. GIVE your naiiig
and address and say you were ADVISED
to consult him by a Mrs. Arthur Ma :
lone. Now will you repeat that, please?
The girl repeated his instructions
and Herring went on.
He will then make arrangements
to see you without delay; and the mo
ment you two are alone, give MN tne
have brought them for Number ~;
Add that they're simply vital and tha'
Carrier Pigeon g. has broken down
viii you repeat that, please?
Again the girl repeated what he had
said. o,
take the papers out. There's wad in
each breast pocket. inside the coat
Got them? Right. You'll have to carry
/ them on you How about that?"
"That sounds all right, but they
mustn't fall down"
inside my trunks? !,
THAT'S better Will you put them in
now?"
40 K" said Miss Choate. Il n