Evening star., 1940-11-07

if we're right, that's when the blow
will fall"
Kay plucked at her gloves nerv-
ously. "D-day?" she said. Have
you any idea what it means, Mr..
Stanley?"
The F.. B. I. man nodded. "Yes,"
he said. IF our other information
is correct, we know what it has to
mean. The letter d stands for
Demolition Therefore, D-day
means Demolition Day"
Demolition Dayp Kay exclaim-
ed. of course. I should have seen
that myself"
But" Stanley said slowly, 'the
trouble is we don't know what the
System means to demolish. or how
they mean to demolish it,"
Kay's brown eyes were troubled.
1T must be something of tremen-
douS Importance, if its destruction
will paralyze the entire United
States
Stanley scratched impatiently at
his chin.
Yes" he said. "And all we know
is that it will happen some day be-
fore the end of this week. But
which day? Is it tomorrow? The
day after? Or is it today?"
The bell of one of the phones on
Stanley's desk rang, metallic.
urgent. The special agent snatched
up the receiver, listened intently,
said, Good. Good. I'll be there in
10 minutes" and hung up.
He turned, catching up a badly
battered hat.
My men have surrounded the
Old World Restaurant" he said
tensely. We're going to work"
A ShiVer, half excitement. half re-
lief, ran the length of Kay's trim
body.
You're going to raid it?" she
asked
Ready For Raid.
I'VE are" Stanley said. pocketing
a Snub-nosed revolver. "As soon as
this Phillip Stover leaves it. Which,
according to that phone call, he
seems to be preparing to do. Since
hes an American. natural born, we
want to work on him alone"
Stanley moved hurridly to the
door, opening it for Kay He thrust
out his hand.
Thanks you for what you have
done, Miss Dennis" he said. Your
country should be very grateful. For.
II we capture some of the Systems s
men, I'm sure we'll get enough in
formation out of them to give us
at least a hint as to the Systems
plans to strike, where and how.
That's all we need"
AS they were crossing the outer
Office, Stanley said quietly: TO
make certain there are no slipups.
III have to ask you to remain awav
from this Office, in case you are being
watched by their men,"
Kay nodded. II understand" she
said.
I'll get in touch with you later"
he said. <''Wait here until after I'VE
left the building. Wait 10 or Is
minutes, just to make certain"
Stanley bowed curtly and was
gone.
Kay Is Puzzled.
Later, outside the F. B. I. Office.
Kay walked slowly toward a subway
kiosk. Keyed up for hours. she felt
suddenly let down. If Stanley and
his men succeeded in capturing the
System members in the secret pas
sageWay beneath the Old World
Restaurant, it seemed as if the worst
OF the danger might be over.
AS she approached the uptown
subway station her mind switched
TO what she still considered purely
personal matter-Beck Creighton.
Why had Beck acted as he had when
she'd met him in the Old World
after she'd overheard the System
men talking in the passageWay? Whv
had he pretended not to know her?
A peculiar feeling of uneasiness
settled over Kay as she assembled
the subway stairs. Why had Beck
done that? Why had he followed her
to the restaurant? A startling
thought stopped Kay in her tracks.
How, indeed, had Beck even known
she was going to the Old World?
She hadn't told him. She hadn't
told any one. No one knew it. ex-
cepting big Vince Reeves and her.
self.
(Copyright, 1910, Chicago Daily News, Inc
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