Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-09-28
He sensed that he had strucl

He sensed that he had struck
the wrong note.
"Ah, but you would like the trip,
would you not-With me?"
"Oh, l dare say I'd like it, all
right. Where's it TO. anyway"
But he froWned ami shook his
head.
THAT l cannot quite tell you. 1t
is a secret. You know that this trip
is to do with the plans that will
make the big money for me-and
for you. Really, perhaps I ought
not to take you"-her heart sank
suddenly-"but I cannot leave you
herewith that fellow. Maybe you
will see things-but you must keep
your mouth shut. l think you will
because you want those furs and
those motor cars, and this is how
you will get them. Anyway, l think
you will not talk"
Don't be a fool:" she snapped
at linn. You know 1 don't talk.
Haven't I seen enough to tell me
already that you're on the crook,
but 1 haven't talked, have 1? What
do care, anyway? Moneys
money, however it comes. That's
my motto"
no" he said slowly. Il Go not
think you will talk. If you do, it
it will not be for long remember,
there are others in this besides me,
and they know how to deal with
those who talk" The movement of
his great hands was illustrative.
80 you will come on this trip?"
Her reply was a triumph of ap-
parent carelcssness.
Il suppose sol"
Good We must start soon, so
you had better get ready. You can
bring only one mcdium-sized bag.
TT ; place we go to is Warn.-you
will need light frocls-those that
you wash will be good. Also, be-
cau-c sometimes ct night it - cc.d,
a wlrm coat and jersey"
oh, all right! I'll see about it
now, suppose. Guess I'll have to
60 out and buy a few things, too"
Give me first a kiss"
She kissed him, and then swung
out of the roCm-jaunty, careless,
defant-but eager to get away so
that she might give way TO her
triumph and excitement. And as
she went she thought, little sad
ly: THE kiss of Caiaphas"
A little later in the day X re-
ceived an enigmGtic telegram,
which, however, he could dccipher
quite easily. 1t read;
Cotton in some place where
warm by cay and cold by night
leave today.-C."
By the time he received that
Coral Merridew, sitting beside
Otto Britton in a powerful car,
was we'll on her way to Chenham.
But, actually, they did not leave
until night. At Chenham there was
much activity in the Nest that aft
ernoon and evening. There are a
number of hard ground places in
the marshes where an airplane can
make a good landing, and it is not
unusual at certain times of tt
year to see bonfires OUT on tie
flats. That night there were four,
in a sort Of square, and soon after
midnight sloW-iEiH2 plane
swoopeG down into tilr center of
that square. 1t took man and a
woman aboard, and went off again
Immediately, heading southeast.
It was Guns alert mind and
quick action that saved him. With
out hesitation he pushed the auto
matte into place in front of the
keys and, in the same movement,
shook Trent roughly, calling:
"Fcy. Trent! Come on, wake up!
There isn't much time if we've got
to talk, you know"
After a moment or two Trent
reused and sat up, stretching and
yawning.
Good Lord, is il SINE? l don't
know what's the matter with me,
I've been sleeping like a corpse
never heard that damned alarm
clock 60. either and, by heck, I've
got a mouth like one, too. Feel as
though I've been GII the bcoze, but
certainly havcn',:"
Then he io:l;eh at GIN. WhC vs.
cAolly completing lis "rcsH.h3.
You were up pretty >harp, FOR
all your tirodneSS."