Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-25
THE INTERMEDIARY

THE INTERMEDIARY
"1n "A second" he answered,
and almost Immediately said,
Ready"
"Pack your things as If YOU
were going back to college after
taking Carolyn 10 Northampton.
Is there any person outside col
lege, 80 the call won't have To
go over the college wires that
you can trust 10 keep quiet about
something which is not his
AFFAIR.""
"YeS," he said eagerly.
"Then telephone that man 10
get hold Of your roommate, Bob.
and ask him to telephone you at
the Lansfield this afternoon from
an outside booth about an hour
after your train gets I'm. Tell
him To tell Bob To reverse the
charge to me-" / added. mind
full OF the general impecunioSity
OF students, land impress on him
that il II a most important mes
sage, and that neither he nor
Bob must say anything about II.
Tell your parents that you
are going back to college," l
went on, but that you will not
reach there before tomorrow. BY
that time, my father will have
arranged everything"
How" Ronald blurted out.
then changed again 10 Eyes,
understand"
"Now, here II the most impOr-
tant thing OF all" / said Two
men will be at the Dalemont
station this morning when Uncle
Dicky's train gets In. You will
know e m. by little twisted
wires in, the upper coat button
holes, hut you Will have to look
sharp 10 distinguish them. They
will wait on the platform or i'm
the station until well after the
train comes In, and you are TO
indicate them TO Uncle Dicky.
"They have been told by my
father TO contact Uncle Dicky."
/ went on. Tell him to identity
himself 10 the men, and ask
them what message they have
from my father. Tell Uncle
Dieky not to telephone me until
he has talked To the men, but
then 10 call me up at the Lans-
field before he leaves the sta
ton. And keep close 10 him. so
that you may be Of service 10
him II he needs you for any
thing"
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
and / knew that Ronald had in
telligence enough so that he woulc
write down only the important
items he needed 10 remember. SO
when / finished. / was not sur
-prised, when. at my query, "Havt
you everything down ?" he re
turned an emphatic Yes, / un
derstand
MADGE'S INSTRUCTION
"Then try to get some rest
before that train arrives"
said "You will need all the
4 strength you can get, and 10 will
be two hours before the train
gets in. Why don't YOU go
home: You may answer ques-
tions now"
II think I'll do that" he said.
"Set an alarm clock" l adj
monished him
81 will, but I don't think I'll
need it," he said. and | guessed
that while he might lie down, he
could not sleep until he had
learned from my fathers lips all
that he would tell him about
any clews TO the mystery sur
rounding Marion.
Then good-by until / see YOU
at Lansfield," ! said and his an
Swering @Good-by" while SOM
Der, held Soupcon Of encour-
agemcnt IN It's tone.
! hung UP the receiver, anc
suddenly. with the last task done
the fatigue of mind and body
which l had been unconSciouslS
fighting. caught up with me.
With a feeling of utter exhaus.
ton ! fairly flung nalSelLea-tAs
bed, turned out the light, pulled
blanket over me, for the all
coming through the opened win.
dow was chilly. and--knew moth
ing mare until the telephone al
my elbow shrilled a summons tc
me
/ reached out my hand, put the
receiver to my ear, and heard my
fathers voice, peremptory as il
always is when he is working al
something important
~ Margaret. l am coming 10
the hotel Immediately" he said.
Can YOU be ready TO 20 with
me 20 TO Lillian's as soon as
Richard telephones, and l shall
have settled his itinerary"
Continued Tomorrow