Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-10-01
RUPERT GRAYSON

or inclination to pry into thing
from any sort of ultcrIor motive,
so that even the suspicious of
Trent were in no way aroused. She
was inimitably clever over it, and
she found out quite a lot. Nor did
she make any particular secret of
what she found out-Shc was quite
open about it.
For instance, at lunch she re-
marked
Il say, Otto, that's a pretty
comprehensive sort of arsenal
you've got tucked away in the cor
ncr, isn't it,"
Both Trent and Otto looked at
her quickly. and frowned. Then
Otto said:
How do you know about this
arsenal, then, Coral?"
She laughed as gaily as a child.
Good heavens, don't look so
angry about it. Otto fIavcn't done
any harm, have /? You didn't tell
me l wasn't to have look around,
did you, nOW?"
Otto did not seem entirely at his
ease. He sat very stitfly, with food
mpa!ed on his fork which he did
not attempt to lift to his mouth.
and stared at Coral with an eX-
preston which told her that both
she and her enterprise We're in
considerable danger. But if she felt
any thrill, it did not show itself in
any way; she appeared entirely at
her ease.
Yes" said Otto, slowly. LAS you
say-cnough to DO quite a lot of
damage. And what, my dear, do
you imagine we have collected all
this material for?"
She laughed again.
why, that's not a very hard
one-knowing what 1 know, you
mutt. l reckon you':e going to
break the worlds record in the
shape of hold-ups and thereby ex-
tract from somewhere or other the
necessary dough for certain little
plans you and l have made, ch?"
She was playing her cards SUI
perlatively well. The faint smile
she gave him, and the suggestive
softness that crept into her eyes
reminded him of joys in store for
him, without in any way suggest
ing that she was coZening or, as
she herself in her present guise
might have phrased it, leading
him up the garden" His manner
changed instantly, much to her re-
lief
And you would not be far
wrong, my dear. 1t is something
very much like that we have in
mind. But about this matter you
must not ask questions, or try to
find out. prefer that you know
nothing"
She shrugged in the way she
knew always fascinated him.
LAS you say, I suppose. But I'd
rather like to be in on the lark it.
self-looks like being a thrill to
me-"
Otto smiled, quite gcnially for
him.
That cannot be. Maybe it would
be little too much of a thrill for
sou, my dear. Still, you are
smart girl-as I have heard some
of you English say, there are not
any flies upon You"
she exhibited sudden anger.
"Here, don't put that over on
me-" she cried sharply. I'm not
English. I'm Irish, and hate the
English like he'll"
!: was a magnificent effort.
Trent and 1unesi looked startled;
Otto pleased.
"2rav. accept my apc!cCics," he
said, and then, with a smile: But
it IS as well .'ou 60 not like the
English orermuch. We Shall not be
very popular with thcm. after our
Nt!!c COUP
I'd DO anything 70 hurt the
English, Coral said sU'1tn'y.
InWacdiy she WAS tTininnhant,
knowing that she had scored con-
siderable rC:EC IN establishing con-
fidence.
Later Trent and Ctto discussed
the question Of how tc extract the
required information, as soon as
possible. from Tommy Hazeldeane.
In the end it was decided that
Guns plan should be tried out
first: if that failed, Coral was to
be allowed to see what she could
10. And if she did not succeed then
otto was to apply his torture, at
tie very idea of which his eyes
o!.:ntod. and his mouth took an
ugly Twist. Trent eyed him with
G:9taste. Plainly the man was a
:-7dist--and Trent, though a rogue,
las g comparatively clean one. He
decided that he had no great par
.::aiity for Otto, and that Coral was
definitely too good for him.
ITO BE COntinuc;D