Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1942-01-23

tonight. Then I won't be late at the
laboratory in the morning"
He was touched by their parting.
Both women had tears in their eyes.
"All my Ife," Zita said, II shall think
of you as our best and greatest
friend"
The need of immediate action had
been more urgent than Zita knew.
Radford realized this afresh when he
was told at the desk Of his apartment
building on his late arrival there that
"a gentleman with a German accent"
had called on him late that evening,
had learned that he was out of town
for the weekend, and had departed
looking very much annoyed by the
fact. He had explained that he was
looking for Fraulein Won Gumpert on
official business, and that he had been
told her night school teacher might
know her out of town address. Hence
his call on Radford, and his inquiry
Upstairs in his apartment Walter
Radford went Immediately to the tele-
phone book, looked up the telephone
number of Madame Won Gumpert's
hostess, and called for zita. Almost
at once Zita's voice came over the wire.
He explained briefly but hurriedly.
A man, evidently the same caller, had
come to the night school the previous
day to make certain inquiries. Radford
had not been there.
"You and your mother must come
to town on an early train tomorrow
!, rYonH Nf
this possibility so took out a special
license last week as safeguard. Get
here as early as you can. Well have
breakfast at and I'll have a justice
of the peace here to put the job
through at once"
1--WE will be there" Zita said simply.
That's good. I was going to do
some home work today but I'll take
the day off and we three will drive
into the country as a seeming honey
moon. Well stop at some inn till Sum
day evening. When Herr Lorenz ar
rives again Monday morning we'll be
ready for him."
On Monday morning he was able to
confront Herr Lorenz with innocent
surprise and a winning smile. Yes, he
was lust back from little jaunt out
of town. 1t happened to be his honey
moon, by the way. He showed some
surprise but no great interest when
the business of his quiet-voiced and
steely-eyed caller was finally revealed
to him. The lady under discussion was
now his wife, and six months earlier
she and her mother had made their
ariN n1t
OF course her native country could
now have only friendly interest IN
this knowledge For her mother, who
was a French woman born, he had
already made himself legally respon-
sible. Oh, yes, he had all the official
papers-in his pockets by a happy
chance As he had been married only
last Saturday he had not yet had
time to file away his copies, but nat
urally all the documents were on
record.
There was nothing for the foreign
gentleman to do but bow himself out
of the laboratory. He even admitted
that his government had little interest
in these small affairs, or in French
born widows who had never taken part
in radical activities. In his opinion,
following up such small affairs was
a waste of time during world crisis.
my congratulations" the visitor
said at the end. ITO you and to the
two ladies. Give them my compliments.
From the first have thought this
affair too small to give ones time to-"
The episode was ended and Radford
knew it. Zita Won Gumpert. when she
heard of the visit, knew that her one
enemy in her home country had made
all the trouble he could, and that he
could make no more.
Her mother had tactfully gone back
to the country. Zita was In high
spirits, but to Radfords embarrass-
ment and dismay he was hoarse and
feverish. He admitted that In some
way he had caught bad cold. He
hoped she would forgive his shifting
and his evident discomfort.
They dined downstairs. but after
dinner the bridegroom went straight
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