Evening star., 1940-01-19

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Chapter Xxx.
Frau Weber's intuition proved
only partly accurate, and although
the buzzer sounded shortly after
Claire and Cameron had retired to
the hideout, the visitor proved to
be one of the counter espionage
agents who was helping in her work.
Claire and Bill crouched in the
secret room, fearful that it might be
George Roland or some member of
the Gestapo who might have
trailed Cameron to the fiat, and
their feelings were not relieved by the
fact that they could not hear what
was said. The conversation. was
carried on in such low tones that
they could hear only the voices.
Both were greatly relieved when,
after nearly half an hour, Frau
Weber called out that they might
leave their hiding place.
1T was one of our men," she ex-
planned. He says the Gestapo is
in terrible uproar over Herr Cam
eron's escape and is making a
thorough search of the city"
Did they blame my guard-did
they blame Alberto" Cameron in
quired.
He didn't know, but you may
be sure some heads will fall for this.
That is the way they always act
when some of their plans go wrong
snatch at the first persons they
find and line them up against wall
before firing squad"
Prepare to Vanish Quickly.
Claire shuddered, and Cameron's
arm stole around reassuringly.
II don't think there is any danger
tonight" Frau Weber went on. 1T
will take them long time to sus-
pect me, as I've been very care
full. I think. though, that Herr
Cameron should sleep in the little
room tonight. Fraulein, you may
have my room again as you did
last night, leaving the panel open
for quick disappearance.
"It sounds like the safest thing"
Cameron agreed. Did your men
have any information about when
q plane would arrive?"
mot yet. 1t is too soon. Word
has to be got to Paris, first. 1t may
take a day, maybe several days. We
must be patient"
Their sleep undisturbed that night
by any further alarms, both Claire
and Cameron were greatly refreshed
the next morning. Frau Weber left
before they were awake to make an
early report to the factory that
Lili was Ill and could not 60 to
work that day. She and her daughter
had talked 1t over the previous
night and decided that one Of them
should spend the day in the nat
with the two Americans. If Frau
Weber were absent from her shop,
she might miss an important mes
sage, so it was Lili who volunteered
to brave the wrath Of her foreman
by feigning illness.
During breakfast, Cameron ques-
toned her on the methods used to
get word to the agents with whom
they worked in France.
II don't know exactly myself" she
except that an American
radio man here Is the go-between.
He is permitted to broadcast on the
short wave daily-his material be-
ing closely censored, of course"
Then how is 1t managed2"
Cameron inquired, curiously.
Complicated Radio Code.
"By code. The broadcaster him.
self, understand, doesn't entirely
know the system. His material is
arranged for him by one of our
friends. There are certain key
words which indicate when q mes
sage is coming through, and then
the message itself Is sent in
a certain sequence of the fol-
lowing sentences. The second or
third or fifth word of each sentence
or certain sentences conveys in
formation. In Paris, the entire
broadcast is taken down, of course,
and then decoded. It's quite COM
plicated. but it seems to work."
THE man who arranges the ma
terial here must be a wizard"
Cameron commented, because he
has to work very fast"
Lili smiled.
You'd be surprised If you knew
who he really is-and so would the
Nazis. He is one of the most |
trusted men in the censor's office
but he's entirely out of sympathy
with Herr Hitler and his aims"
The American diplomatic agent |
glanced about the fiat.
"You have no radio, have you?"
Few Germans have these days.
They might be tempted to listen to
other than official broadcasts and to
be caught at that means at best a
concentration camp"
Gestapo Often Stupid.
THAT is the strength and at the
same time the weakness of all die
tators," Cameron commented. They
fear free discussion and forbid it,
but there is nothing truer than the
old saying that the truth will out.
And when that happens, it means
trouble for a dictator"
Mother has radio in the shop"
Lii went on. when official broad
casts are announced in the papers,
she turns it on for the benefit Of
the neighbors and customers. Other