Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1942-03-26
CHAPTER TX

Karl seemed amused at her out
burst. Once she had cherished that
tender look. Now it was loathesome
to her With the madness of des-
pair, she struck him full in the
mouth.
Karl stepped back and his face
was white with rage. "You little
fool! Do you think it's as easy as
that? Don't you know you'll be fol-
lowed from the moment you leave
this office? You will be driven to
work every day by Paul Sherman.
If you make a false move you will
meet with-an unfortunate accident.
Shall we call it that?"
Silence ''There must be some
way Joan thought, "but what?"
She would tell Sybil! Sybil would
know what to do. Until then it would
be best to pretend to Karl that he
had won. He must believe that she
was frightened.
cit seems that all the cards are
in your hands, she admitted.
every clever of you to realize ii"
Joan wondered if she could really
deceive Karl. Even if she were
followed home, he would have no
way of knowing what she told Sybil.
She could tell Sybil to go to the
police-yet Karl might have them
both followed. Joan could not be-
lieve that Karl would take any
chances.
"I'm going home," she said
YEARLY, straight home. You
needn't worry about my going to the
police tonight
81 am not in the least worried"
Karl said calmly. "You are young
and beautiful, and l am sure that
you are not yet ready to die"
She looked at him and for mo-
ment she longed to see that other
Karl the Karl she had loved.
Tears stung in her eyes. How could
she have been so blind? A reckless,
adventure-loving girl, laughing at
Fate, moving blithely towards her
own destruction. She had held open,
eager arms to life, welcomed any,
thing that was "exciting and diff
ferent.' But Sybil had been the wise
one.
''You can't trust any man." Joan
thought bitterly. Even Paul Sher-
man, who had warned her about
Karl, was involved in the spy ring.
He had warned her about Karl but
he was no better.
"You didn't have to go so far,
did you, Karl?" Joan asked now.
4o +0 1Nxyn
me, did your"
"You are very charming" Karl
said, bowling.
'And you are very clever, but if
you hadn't asked me to marry you
.'That proved my sincerity?"
eyes. Although I'm ashamed to
admit it,
"Perhaps it would interest you to
know that l already have a wife
:. - then he added smoothly, Sin
my own country
This was the final blow. KarPs
announcement that he had wife in
Germany came as complete shock
to Joan Leland. She had attached
so much Importance to his desire
to marry her that it had never oc
Cured to her he should be insin
cere.
eff you are ready to 60 home,
Karl suggested, II will drive you. ,
every WE'LL" Joan answered ex
pressionlessly.
"There must be some way" Joar
thought desperately as she sat 81
lently by Karl Miller's side. She
could telephone the police from hel
apartment Karl would have no way
of knowing about that-until it wa:
too late Sybil could go to the au
thorities. Surely there was no way
that Karl could follow both girl:
day and night, trace every phone
call. Comforted by the thought o
SYPHILIS wise advice, Joan felt more
confidence in the situation.
II will see you tomorrow as usu
all Karl was saying. paul will
drive you to work after this. Yol
understand"
81 understand perfectly"
For moment they stared at eacl
other. Sweethearts an hour age
Now enemies forever Swiftly Joal
turned and ran up the steps.
In the living room she was greete
with darkness and silence. Sh
switched on one small lamp an
called, "Sybil, where are your"
But only her own voice sounde
in the high-ceilinged rooms Strang
that Sybil should not be home yet
Apparently she had not returne
from work. Joan ran into the bee
room. 1t was undisturbed. In tn