The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-12
DANGER SIGNALS
CHAPTER x

Wntle WNS StNklUltlS OuOSANS T ChenS chop house Q few minutes ago" Angela hurried on, T hap nenod to overhear Jose paStia talk ing to one ot his crew as they passed. was waiting"
 For Heavens sake, Angie, this Is no time to indulge in total re- calll Never mind what you were waiting for. Who is this Jose Pastia; and what can he possibly have to do with Stephanp"
 Hes the skipper of a launch that's supposed to be taking Ste- plaan somewhere tonight, Where to, is all very huSh-hush. I gather, but"
 Then how do you come to know he was taking stephan anywheres"
 T overheard enough to get that. These Portuguese forget that I can understand them. I followed Jose and got Q little more out of him."
 More of what9" Deborah was al- most frantic with suspense,
 Look here, Dehby," snapped An gela, If youll give me half q chance, maybe I can get on with this Jose has information - he wouldn't tell me how he got 1t - that there's some one hanging around town who's going to make at hia business to see that stephan doesn't get away - by force, if necessary"
 "Why didn't this - Jose come end warn stephan, himselfp" "fie was on his way to-although he didn't seem to think 1t would do any good. But we decided that since I'm In and out of here all the time, anyhow, it would be smarter for me Go come-in case anyone was hover ing about watching the house"
 watching the houSeS" De- horah echoed faintly. But whoP"
 "ff Jose knows, he wouldn't tell, T don't think he does know" "Why hasn't he warned the DO. licep"
 "He seemed to think that was the last thing stephan would want, :, It's my private guess that the par ties interested are from the De- partment of Justice - and I sup pose ! ought to he stood up against e stonewall for meddling,"
 If you really believe that, why did you come, Angler"
 well" Angie admitted with Q grudging grin, because I can't help liking the guy, I guess. -. I'm slip- ping out the beck way, If see anyone skulkin around, I'll tele- phone when get home. Make him listen, pehby, Jose isn't the kind to go off the deep end for nothing."
 "Did Jose say stephan shouldn't try to go9"
 "Well-no," Angle admitted, "He just wanted him to know"
 When Deborah hurried upstairs to stephan, he seemed rather elated than otherwise.
 "So that one has come, too," he said thoughtfully, "Now that makes 1t really worth while"
 But, stephan, you're surely not going9 Just before I came upstairs, I looked out-and there Is some one outside, skulking in the shadow of tho evergreenS,'
 stephan threw back his head and laughed.
 What you saw" he said, twas probably good old Wilhelm, He isn't much to look at, but in a scrap, he Is something to write home about, Not that I expect any trouble" he added hastily, catching the terror In her eyes.
 Then all at once, In that last few minutes before he really must go, all the futile little things that still had to be said came Hooking in upon them.
 "Youll write me often. Stephanp"
 "As often as I can be sure of get ting my letters to you in something like their original form, I'm sure you wouldn't like one that read just; Dearest Deborah - blank hlank-blank. ... Your adoring Ste- phan'."
 T should like the 'adoring Ste- phan' very much but, oh, my dear, don't try unless it's entirely safe for youl Anyhow, shall write every day. I shall be very careful what I say"
 But that's the worst of it, my darling. I may not be able to let you know for months where you can be sure of finding me"
 Not even letters-eXeept on those rare occasions when one mipht he slipped through. .. Perhaps not for months.
 stephan" she said, "that last night In California - when you did not come, or even telephone - I thought, Its like having Q beau- tiful story abruptly cut short, with out so much as Q ITO Be Contin- ued.' Now"
 But 1t has been continued, hasn't feo AHA it Uyill oA RtN lNyaA ae