Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1942-05-21

tered waiting automobile, follow
for my sake, Paul. and appreciate
it, really 1 do"
He smiled at her earnestness ano
said quietly, "You may as vel
know now'
Joan's peace of mind was shat
tered. "Now what?"
Paul leaned closer. II told you
wanted to track down the rest Of
Karl's men to find out who was al
the head of this. Remember?'
eyes, of course, but :"
"That," Paul said, "is exactly
what / am doing"
II don't understand, Paul. What
are you talking about?"
"You thought l agreed to come
with milford because you wanted
me to, but there is really another
reason
Her face was white. what are
you trying to tell me?"
81 came because we are at last on
the trail. We're being taken straight
to the heart of the spy ring"
"You mean that Mr.. Milford Z. :"
She could not 60 on.
"Mulford," Paul said calmly, sis
the head of this whole business. I've
known it ever since obtained those
papers on the ship"
"And you didn't tell me?"
'No. I didn't want to brighten
you.''
She leaned weakly back in her
seat. "And I thought we we're safe!
But where are we going, Paul?
Do you have any idea?"
81 have a very good idea, and il
Pm wrong it's going to be tough on
all of us.
"Poor Thomas!" Joan said, look
ing over her shoulder. "This will be
a terrible shock for him. Mr.. Null
ford, the head of the spy ring!
can't believe it!''
cts true! He's been working with
Karl all the time. His importing
shop was only blind, just as Karl's
Club Elite is. All the time you
worked for milford you were really
involved. Milford fired you and re-
fused to give you a reference SO
you would be forced to take any
job that came along The want ad
was put in that paper especially for
you. Milford had decided you would
be loyal and really transferred you
to Karl's employ. If you hadn't
fallen in love with Karl, you might
still not have known what was GO
ing on
Shocked at the revelation his
words brought, Joan sat silently lis
tening to the roar of the plane as
it winged it's way to their unknown
destination.
At last the true picture was I'M
folded to Joan. Paul had made
their situation clear as milford s
plane roared on. It seemed incredi-
BILE that she could have been SO
blind. For almost two years she
had worked for Arthur milford, re-
garding him as kindly but rather
tiresome employer. She had had NO
suspicious that his importers shop
was blind, or that the letters she
typed day after day were code mes
sages concerning the subversive &C.
Invites of a spy ring She had won
dered at her sudden dismissal but
even then she had not connected il
with the want ad she answered for
Karl Miller's secretary. How com
pletely she had fallen into their
trap! And as Paul had said, if she
had not fallen in love with Karl she
probably would not know the truth
even now.
What fool Paul must have
thought her, watching her through
those weeks when she had happily
boosted that Karl was going to
marry her. How carelessly she had
treated Pauls words of warning, and
SYPHILIS. Sybil! Her sisters name
struck fear into her heart. Paul hao
told her that when they arrived al
the end of their journey he hoped
to find Sybil. If they would only
find her alive! And what about Pa.
tricia?
1t was night when the plane land.
ed, and forewarned by Paul, Joar
was not surprised to see Arthur Null.
ford confronting them with a CUR
and saying, "All right now, keer
your hands up"
Silently they filed out of the plane
and at Mulford's command entered
a waiting automobile, followed by the
bewildered Thomas.
whats it all about, Mr.. O'Mal-
ley?" he begged "Where are WEI"
Another of Kar's tricks" Pau
explained in an undertone. Il think