Evening star., 1940-05-28

$50 long as you play games with
that envelope I wouldn't give that
much for your chances. Your life
isn't worth that much"
Are you threatening me, Cava-
naugh?"
What do you think?"
II think" Phil said, that tomor-
row night I'll talk business with
you. I'll get in touch with you here
at 10 o'clock"
Its a date" said Cavanaugh.
The next day Phil sent messen-
ger out to the rooming house in
the foreign quarter with a note for
Eddie Shane. But the messenger
returned with the note. Eddie Shane
was still among the missing.
At noon Phil tried to reach Nedya
by telephone, but his ring got no
answer. At that afternoon he had
a call to make at the French En-
bassy. 1t was as he left to make
the call that he first saw the thin
man. He was standing at the curb,
leaning against the fender of taxi.
Phil noticed him because the man
was so obviously interested in him.
He saw him again when he came
from tobacco shop into which he
had stepped for cigarettes.
Sees He Is Followed.
He walked on then, to the cornor,
and stopped to light a cigarette.
Out of the corner of his eye he saw
the thin man a dozen yards behind
him. The mans face was pale and
V-shaped, his nose bony and
hooked His eyes were shadowed
by the turned-down brim of his
black felt hat. Phil had never
seen him before, but he was sure
the man was following him.
He went on, made his call at the
French Embassy, came out and saw
the thin man hiding behind a news
paper. Phil walked past him,
walked the three blocks to the Regis
Hotel. He entered by the main en-
trance and left by way of the
lounge. He got into a taxi and
grinned to himself as he looked
back and found that he had sue
cessfully lost his shadower.
At 8 O'Clock, Eddie Shane tele-
phoned the embassy The call came
just as Phil was about to 20 meet
Babs Martain and take her to the
boat
Phil said, 1--WE been hunting you
all over the city, Eddie"
What do you want, pal?"
Look, Eddie, you've got long
fingers. And you can't control
them; it's weakness of yours. The
other night when I was in your
cell at the police station, you took
an envelope out of my coat
pocket"
Jaw, now. Mr.. Lawrence-1
wouldn't do a thing like that"
Eddie, I want that envelope. I'll
give you $50 for it. Where are you
now?"
I'm down at the docks. I'm 60
ing aboard the Ventura like I
promised you I would. I've got the
envelope here with me-"
Good" Phil said. "You 60
aboard ship and wait for me there.
Keep this quiet, and you won't get
into any trouble"
"Sure thing, Pal"
Phil left the embassy Immediately,
climbed into a taxi, and gave the
driver NedyaS address. He would
get Nedya and take her to the Ven-
tura-and collect Babs Martin on
the way. He'd get the envelope
form Eddie Shane, then Nedya and
he could meet Bert Cavanaugh and
settle the matter.
The taxi crawled through the
dark street, finally turned into the
one where Nedya's apartment house
was located. It came to q sudden
halt midway in the block. A crowd
of people blocked the street. Uni
formed police were stopping traffic.
Phil got from the taxi, told the
driver to wait. He saw then that
the crowd was gathered before the
bnilding where Nedya lived. He
pushed through until a policeman
halted him. The officer was polite
but firm.
Sorry, sir. No one is permitted
to enter the building just now"
whats wrong?"
The policeman shrugged indif-
ferently. Merely a raid to gather
In some refugees" he said. "They
are suspected Of carrying on politi-
cal activities in defiance OF police
orders. Ungrateful, these exiles-"
DO you know their names?"
"Yes, q certain Count Raedton and
. Mile. vardin," came tho reply.