Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1942-05-28

Laughing and crying, they were
in each others arms. Joan did
not even see Karl and Paul leave.
Thomas was listening as intently
as if it were his personal concern,
and Joan felt sorry for him. He
had nothing, nobody, to care about.
So the three of them sat before the
fire smoking and talking, explaining
the chain of events that had taken
place since the sisters were sepa-
rated.
Thomas told how he had come
from Germany and obtained a job,
hoping to save enough to send for
his wife. How Karl had put an end
to his hopes by telling him that she
would be put into concentration
camp. Thomas was sure now that
his wife had died. AS he talked,
Joan was surprised to note that he
was man of more intelligence and
education than she had thought. Be-
fore Karl Miller had broken his
spirit, Thomas undoubtedly was a
different person. He was an exam
pie of the havoc Karl had wrought
in the human soul. Could he con-
tinue to dominate and destroy the
lives of others? Tomorrow that ques-
ton might be answered.
Joan and Sybil continued talking
long after they had gone to bed.
They could hear Thomas shutting
about the living room, apparently
too restless to sleep.
"He's really pathetic" Sybil said.
"Karl has made him that way.
Oh, Syb, when I think what a fool
I made of myself over Karl Miller!
How could have been so dumb"
"You were just inexperienced"
Sybil said. "And now that you
love Paul, you mustn't think about
the past
Joan wondered what Karl and
Paul were doing. What was happen
ing in that other house? 81 wonder
if he's all right now," she said un-
easily.
"He can tell Karl almost anything
tonight. Karl won't have a chance
to find out before help comes wheth-
er it's true or not. And tomorrow
we should be out of here
But Joan's uneasy feeling pre-
vailed long after she heard SYPHILIS
regular breathing at her side. Nov
ing cautiously so as not to disturb
her sister, she slipped into her coat
and went into the living room.
$50 you can't sleep either" Thorn
as said.
"No. l wish I knew what was
going on. I'm so worried about
Paul. Karl might do anything if
his suspicious are aroused.
Suddenly there was sound.
"What's that?" Joan cried, STEP
ping back.
Thomas stood motionless, listen
ing. The sound came again, fol-
lowed by soft clicking noise at
the door. Joan extinguished the
light. The door slowly opened and
a figure entered.
PAUL! Joan said IN tone Whis-
per, reaching for the light switch.
Don't turn on the lights!' Paul
commanded. His fashlight broke
through the shadowy night. "Well,
they've come! Sooner than I expect
ed, but I think we can make it,"
"You mean help has come! But
where?" Joan cried in amazement.
"a plane, several miles from here.
Now listen to me very carefully.
1 want you to 60 out through the
bedroom window and straight down
the road to the gate. There's moth
ing to be afraid of. All the guards
are out of the way. I'll meet you at
the gate"
You're not going back to that
other house now?" Joan asked.
GIVE got to, honey! There are
some papers I want to get.''
"But Karl and Mr.. milford will
hear you'll
'Karl and milford are out like a
light" Paul said. II put couple
of sleeping powders in their drinks.
They won't come to for awhile!"
AS Paul slipped noiselessly back
to the other house, Joan went into
the bedroom to rouse Sybil.
The small house was directly be-
hind the larger one and no one
could see the three figures as they
went down the road. Paul was wait
ing. There were two other men with
him.
"This way" he said, taking the
girls by the arm and leading them
to an automobile.
(TO BE CONTINUED