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arms. She had suffered enough,
that was quite certain, and the
suffering was not yet over. She
still had to give evidence before
closed court in London. How
ever, he would make that as easy
as he could for her, and the fact
that she was his promised wife
would go long way to make it
very easy indeed.
"A filthy spy? No you don't
want me there"
"Try."
'No. She buried her face in
her hands again. He hated to see
her yellow head abased.
Don't"
Don't what? It's my turn now
to ask questions" Odette's voice
was hard. g
Don't hang your head; it's not
like you"
"How can ever hold it up
again."
"As my wife. Easily" said
John cheerfully. He stood and
watched the misery on her face
merge into incredulity.
GAS your wife,"
OF course. Haven't I asked you
before? No, I believe I haven't.
Business first, you know" He
caught her to him as she flung
out her hands. "You don't be-
lieve it? Nonsense, Odette, don't
pretend. You knew it all the
time"
mo, no I didn't not
that; not your wife. You can't
mean it. John. you can't"
"But I do" He took her face
between his hands. "Poor little
darling" he said, "you have had
a heck of a time. But it's over
now. That brute . that Shiny
brute is locked up"
John :" She spoke after a
long pause. what about Alan?"
"Alan? Well, personally, l
think you can rely on the Red
Cross. Don't let's think about
Letter now" He kissed her hair
as he pushed her down into her
chair.
"John
presently" said John. Food
first and kisses afterward. You've
had a long evening, so do what
you're told and get something
warm inside you"
A few days later the Cornish
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dow, Fergus began to wave his
torch from side to side. Nearer
nearer, Alfred was mad with ex-
element.
He'll Hitler!" He said the
words in an excited, penetrating
whisper. To Johns attentive ear
pressed hard against the door it
was a welcome sound. So often
these things went wrong at the
last moment; suspicion was apt
to communicate itself to the SUI
spect.
what! you little -" AS
the wind swept through the room,
Fergus turned from the window
with a hiss of fury. Struggling
through the darkness, he lunged
forward; the local constable clos
ed the door silently behind him.
That's it, you can turn the
light on now" John had drawn
the curtains. He could safely
leave Fergus to the Inspector.
They were on the floor, the In
spector was on top.
''That's all right" Johns long
legs straddled the two. Putting
his foot on one of Fergus claw
ing hands, he clipped the hand
cuffs on the other.
"You wait until I get hold OF
you" Suffocating with rage, Fer
gus was trying to get at Alfred,
who stood there gravely staring.
Well, it was all over; would Mr..
Wynter say he had done we'll?
No, not over yet.
John, walking out into the hall,
stood and looked down on
Odette's small felt cap. She was
leaning against the wall, her head
bowed. He slipped his hands un-
der her cape and heard her cry
out as the handcuff slipped from
her wrists.
"We've got him. Now, then, I
just want you to identify him" A
torrent of abuse poured from Fer
gus white mouth when he saw
her.
Can you identify this man."
John asked quietly.
Eyes" Odette spoke firmly, for
his touch had told her what her
tortured heart had been afraid to
believe. He did love her.
"His name is Fergus Letter"
Tell us anything that you
know about him, briefly"
"He sent me down here to con-
vey messages to Germany by
signals to passing aircraft. I am
only one of scores of women
whom he has made work for him
in the same way by promising
them indulgences for their rela-
tons who are prisoners in Ger
many. I tried to convey a mes
sage tonight, but Odette
dropped her face in her hands.
That's enough" he said. "Now,
then, Inspector, take him away
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Riviera Express, steaming males
tically out of Paddington, carried
with it John Wynter, Odette Han
nan and Alfred Cummins. But a
glorified Alfred Cummins, radi-
ant in blue serge suit, overcoat
and a hard hat-number E. 8
Western Circuit.
'He makes me laugh" Odette,
in a ridiculously shaped new hat,
was standing making up her face
in front of the mirror in her first
class compartment.
Hell make a good many peo-
pie laugh on the other side of
their faces before he's finished
with it." said John unanimously
For John was ridiculously happy.
All had gone well in London, and
they were on their way back to
Battle Point. Miss Harmon, so
far from being a spy, had done
valuable work by helping to
round up someone who was a
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and I'll see you in the morning.
Keep him safe and let me have
his suitcase. Thanks to Cum
minis we already have his pock-
book" To Alfred he said, "You
have done well, my boy"
Thank you, sir" Alfred's
starry eyes were fixed on the
man who had given him the
chance of his life.
And then, somehow, all the ex-
element died down. Alfred let
them all out and they got into the
car. A second car had arrived
into which Fergus was hustled
with the Inspector.
"How they do arrange things"
thought Alfred as he tumbled in
to his bed. Perhaps he would
hear more tomorrow.
After Mr.. Wynter had finished
his whispered conversation and
gone away, Grace had decided to
dress and 60 downstairs. Some
thing odd was on foot, and she
had a pretty shrewd idea of what
it was. Not that she was going to
say, but one thing would be quite
sure-when Mr.. Wynter and Miss
Hannah came back they would
want something to eat.
Good heavens, I never knew
such a woman!" While Odette
stood dropping under the hall
light, John had a whispered col
loquy with Grace in the kitchen.
I felt that you'd be hungry,
sir. It's in the sitting room and l
managed to get the fire going
again"
"Well, Grace, I have no words!'
John went back into the hall and
taking her by the arm, he led
Odette into the sitting room. A
bright fire and two chairs drawn
up close to it. A small table just
the right height for the two low
chairs.
did you ever?" he said.
"Yet, she's wonderful" Odette's
voice was flat and weary.
Cheer up"
'I'm all right" Now that it was
all over, Odette's temporary rise
of spirits had died down again. 1t
was finished; done with. She
would have to begin again; some
where else where she was not
known. She bowed her face IN
her hands and wished she were
dead.
Come" John held out his
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spy and very dangerous one at
that. Fergus Letter would prob
ably be. shot; in any event there
was not the remotest chance Of
his ever being free again.
So John was happy. And so
was Odette. bewilderingly sd.
For there had been a letter from
Alan to her mother in Geneva
and a good many of them were
about to be transferred to Swift
zerland, above the Lake of Gene
va. So all was golden and beau
tiful, and having finished her
repairs as John laugh
ingly termed them, Odette sat
down opposite her lover and lean
ed her face on her hand and gaz-
ed out at the spring landscape as
the long train fled by it. Love-
ly gray stone houses cuddled
trees; who could believe
there was war?
(THE END
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"Sorry, but I don't trust you.
Taking her wrists in his hands
he clicked the handouts on again.
give seen Grace and she will tell
Mrs. Maturini that we have gone
out.
Outside the front door the two
men at the gate saluted. SILVER
ing in her fur cape, Odette STUN
bled up into the car.
'What are we going to do?"
she asked as the car moved slow
ly off.
'You are going to identify Fer
gus Letter"
They slowed down before the
large swinging door of the hotel.
One of the police officers rang
the bell.
God in heaven, what a stroke
of luck! Alfred Cummins at the
door!
"Mr. Wynter!"
eyes. That's all right" Inside
the hall, they spoke in whispers.
John took Alfred aside.
"We've got to catch him red
handed. How shall we do it?"
He looked down into Alfred's
wide eyes.
II can do it, sir" said Alfred in
stantly. II nearly got him today,
with his pocketbook, but he was
too sharp. May say what I
think, sir?"
eyes, say what you like"
'I'll go into his room first and
wake him, taking the key away,
quick. When you hear me say,
He'll Hitler you come in"
"You hear that, Inspector"
eyes, sir"
'Then let's 60 upstairs" said
John under his breath.
|FWhen I say Hell Hitler" AL
fred repeated.
Alfred's first move after enter
ing the pitch-black room was to
remove the key from the door.
Then he stood very still reflect
ing. There might be fight; re-
opening the door crack, he push
ed out the key. "Splendid,"
John whispered.
After a second or two Alfred
advanced close to the bed. "Sir,
sir, Mr.. Letter, sir"
"Hallo, what's that?" Fergus
Letter sat up instantly wide
awake. Switching on his bed
side light, he stared up into AL
fred's face.
1'Sir, she's gone back on us.
Miss Harmon. The planes have
been over and there wasn't a
sign from Pole Star House, not
blessed sign. They came in quite
low and close but she never even
opened her window. I was out
there to see because I half sus-
pected this"
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Fergus kicked back the bed
clothes and stood there glaring.
"How long ago was this?"
"Well over an hour, sir" gasped
Alfred. That's what I thought
there's time yet if you and me
get busy. I'll watch the door to
see that no one comes in"
-l"Is the key in the lock?"
eyes, sir" said Alfred, turning
to the door.
"Blast her!" An hour ago; then
they would soon be on their way
back. The High Command had
no mercy on those who bungled
their jobs; he ought never to have
left it to a woman.
Here is your dressing gown,
sir"
go and stand by the door. If
anyone knocks don't open it."
eyes, sir"
"How was it that you happen
ed to be awake just now?" Fergus
had drawn back the curtains.
II never seem to sleep, sir, "
said Alfred virtuously. "Out on
the cliffs I've been waiting and
watching so that I could give you
a fair report in the morning be-
fore you left. And when there
wasn't even a chink of light show
ing, I came back as quick as I
could, so that you should know in
time"
81 see. Put out the light by my
bed," Fergus spoke quickly. The
sound of a plane; about fifteen
miles off, his trained ear calcula-
ted swiftly. They would be fly
ing level in less than five minutes.
Two would probably break for
nation to come nearer in. He
would wait for that.
Eyes, sir" Alfred clicked down
the light with one hand and slip
ped the other under the pillow.
Shaking in every limb, his icy,
trembling fingers closed on the
pocketbook. He tiptoed back to
the door, opened it a crack and
pushed the pocketbook into a
waiting hand.
who's opening the door?"
Gosh! that had been a near shave.
Alfred had forgotten that an open
door would make a draft.
mo one, SIR" said Alfred. cts
shut as tight as tight since you
told me. It must be the wind get
ting up"
"Stay where you are. They're
coming back, it's not too late.
God! that girl shall suffer for
this" Yes, they were coming
back; a great big swarm of angry
bees. Over the heaving sea the
sound came louder and louder.
All, yes, here they were, two of
them coming in nearer to pick up
his deadly message, the exact To-
cation of the exact military OBJ
jective. Leaning far out the win
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TREASURE CHEST
NO COLOR LINE
BY Ruth Taylor

The New York Herald Tribune recently had fine edi-
torial herosm citing its examples Charles W. David
Jr and Dave Miller But what impressed me particularly
was the caption-"No Color Line For Heroes"
don't have to tell you of the great record the Negroes
have made IN this Your casualty lists your
headlines IN papers have stated the facts in
more inspiring and effective than anything could write
But do want to with the theme along other lines
To quote Mr. Justice HomesFor high dangerous ac-
ton teaches us to believe right beyond disputes things
for which doubling minds slow find words of
proof An Act of Herosm grows faith in the worth
ISM
Intelligence is not God-gven gift to any group
any more than 1t is denied to any group There color
line for heroend this does not merely the heroes
the battle front great though their actions
OF those who do their best who face this life with courage
who try to help their fellow and make world
better for their having lived therein
There IS color line for heroeS-there is no line man
may not cross he is big enough And each member of
minority group who lifts himself above barrier lowers
that barrier for the worthwhile who follows.
Carver, Marian AnderSon-oh, could dozens who
have done throughout the years. There NO color line
for heroes There is NO color line for the really greaand
the of them have, the rapidly will the line
disappear That is constructive acton-a crusade worth en-
erng No anti campaign here-but real work to do-real
deeds of heroism to perform.
This is the challenge in the editorial Yes was meant
as tribute but surely challenge that it should
be taken
There is No Color Line For Heroes
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able in the fall can be kept for
few weeks in a garage or on the
back porch if they are used before
freezing weather sets in, the depart
ment of agriculture says Where
winters are not severe, apples and
pears can be kept by setting the
containers on thick layer of news
papers and covering with old rugs,
carpeting or newspapers. If matur-
ed and thoroughly cured, onions
will keep for several months in an
attic or an unused room where
temperatures stay above freezing.
Potatoes may be stored in dry eel
lars. In any storage, they should
be protected against light. Potatoes
should be kept in barrels or boxes
to reduce loss of moisture and they
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"pROTECT YOUR FUTURE
GO BACK TO SCHOOL"

rationing record that will replace
the tire inspection record as a rec
ord of all gasoline rations issued
for use with the basic "a" ration,
the OPA has announced. Dates for
renewal applications and manner of
filing will be announced locally.
The tire inspection record must
serve until the new form is issued.
With every application for a special
or supplemental, except fleet or Of
fetal ration, the motorist must pre-
sent his mileage rationing record
form to the local board. While the
new "a book will give the same
monthly ration as the old, eight
gallons month, the new coupons
will be worth four gallons instead
of three. In II East Coast states and
the District of Columbia, present
"a rations do not expire until
February 8, 1945.
Less heterogeneous Fertilizer
American farmers will have less
heterogeneous fertilizers as a result
of the curtailed supplies of nitric
acid, now critically needed by or
dnance plants, WPB says. Some of
the loss may be offset if arrange
ments can be made to import larger
amounts of chilean nitrates for ag-
ricultural use.
Your Boy Frind In Australia (QM
Young lady, if your boy friend
is in Australia, you'd better write
him today and every day. The Aus
tralian news and information bu-
reau says that an estimated 10000
American servicemen in that coun-
try have married Australian girls.
The more than 1000 marriages reg
istered with American consulates
dos not include recent weddings.
Prices Up On Some Smoked Fish
Most popular cured and smoked
fresh water and salt water fish
will cost consumers an average OF
10 cents a pound above former cell
ing prices, OPA says. Smoked fish
affected are mild-cured salmon
sablefish, kippered salmon and
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do better in temperatures of so and
go degrees than if stored at 40 or
below.
Nurses Get Most Citations
Of the awards and citations given
to total of los women in the u.
S. Armed Forces to date, 81 women
of the Army Nurse Corps got the
lions share, Owl reported on the
basis of information from army and
navy. The distinguished Flying
Cross, highest award ever made to
woman, went to a flying army
nurse in New Guinea.
Roundup
OPA says: Any farmer who sold
5000 pounds or less of dressed
meat having any ration point value
and produced from his own live
stock during the past IL months
must file report of his sales on
form R-1609 and file with OPA.-
Cotton compress and warehouse OPP
orators may charge a, II per cent
surcharge over maximum rates au-
thorized for the 1942-43 season.
Individual consumers, small board
ing houses and eating places oper-
ated to feed workers inside indus
trial plants may apply for supple
mental ration points if they are in
areas where the fresh vegetable
supply does not meet nutritional
needs.-Because of extensive coun-
terfeiting of ALL gasoline coupons,
service station operators should be
sure that every A coupon they ac-
cept is torn out of valid ration
book and that the motorist has en-
dorsed the coupon with the license
number of the car into which the
gas is delivered.-Because of the
shortage of kerosene and other
heating oils, issuance of fuel oil
rations for water heating, domestic
cooking or domestic lighting has
been halted if the applicant has
use of electric equipment for these
purposes-M Manufacturers of 1907
968 electric irons allocated for pro-
duction have agreed to market
them at their March, 1912, prices.
USDA says: Much of the pulp
wood for the V-Box, a oak-proof,
paper board box used in carrying
supplies to the armed forces comes
from the thinning and logging OPP
I erations in farm woodlands
Sweet potato meal, made from de-
| hydrated sweet potatoes compares
favorably with corn as a feed for
steers.-Forty-one per cent fewer
cattle were on feed for market in
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do better in temperatures of so and
go degrees than if stored at 40 or
below.
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whitefish. OPA took action to re-
lieve price squeeze" on process
sors.
Arrow Poison Now Saves Soldiers
Curare, a deadly poison that ma
tive Indians of the Amazon called
Flying Death" because they used
it to make poison arrows, is now
saving lives of the fighting men
of United Nations, the office of the
Coordinator of Iner-American At
fairs reports. Curare is now used
to relieve spastic paralysis and to
relax the muscles of mental patients
undergoing convulsive shock.
Take Your Own Shopping Bags
When you go shopping, you can
give your merchant lift if you
take your own shopping bag or else
carry your purchases home I'M
wrapped, because WPB reveals that
this year less than half as much
paper for retail wrapping and pa
, per bags is available than during
a normal year. WPB has asked mer-
chants to wrap for protection rather
than appearance.
Japs Guess This One Wrong
The Japs apparently figured that
the rainy season from mid-May I'M
til late August would retard the al
lied avance in Burma The Japs
made gross miscalculation, the
Chungking radio said, inasmuch as
the Allied capture of Myitkynia by
Allied forces occurred at the height
of the Monsoon season, when the
Nipponese, assuming the Allies
couldn't take" the Monsoons may
have diverted the main part of
their forces to the Eastern sector
Of China.
Careful-DOn't Try This
Don't give away, sell or destroy
that coal or wood burning equip
ment you have just in order to get
a fuel oil ration, because OPA has
authorized local rationing boards to
withhold the ration under such
circumstances.
Any fruits and vegetables avail
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Reminders
Meats, Fats: Red stamps A8
through Z8 and AS through DIS good
indefinitely.
Processed Foods: Blue stamps A8
through 70 and AS through F5
good indefinitely.
Sugar: Sugar stamps 80, 81 and
g. each good for five pounds in
definitely, and 80 good for five
pounds after September l and re-
mains good indefinitely. Sugar
stamp 40, good for five pounds of
canning sugar through February,
next year.
Gasoline: ALP coupons, good
through September q.
Shoes: Airplane stamps l and 2,
good indefinitely
Organize For FOOd-Agriculture
An international authority that
would provide international agri-
culture credit is one of the pro-
posals of the United Nations Inter-
i'm Commission on food and agri-
culture in its report recommending
that a food and agriculture organi-
cation of the United Nations be set
up. The FAC, proposed to A gov
ernments for their acceptance, grew
out of the United Nations Food
Conference in June, 1913. Other
AUCTIONS the FAC would include are
to collect, interpret and dissent
nate information relating to food,
nutrition and agriculture-to rec
ommend action with regard to re-
search, education, administration,
conservation, agricultural produc-
ton, processing, marketing and dis
fribution of agricultural products to
furnish governments with requested
technical assistance.
Davis Asks Tools For Fighters
Speaking by radio from Honolu-
lu, Hawaii after his return from
Saipan and Guam, Elmer Davis, di-
rector of the Office of War Infor-
nation, cautioned the American
people that while American gener-
ais and admirals Have out thought
the Japs as our rank and file have
out fought them afloat and ashore
and in the air-our fighting men
need stuff to fight with, stuff we
must 60 on producing at home in
ample quantity no matter what
may happen elsewhere, no matter
how we might like to get back to
the familiar way of peace-our
fighting men out here have written
record of which every American
ought to be proud. Give them tools
and see that the tools get to them
over thousands of miles of land and
sea and they'll finish the job
McNutt- Nelson On RecOnversion
In joint statement on the recon
version from war production to CT
william production, Donald M. Mel
son, chairman of the War Produc-
ton Board, and Paul V. McNutt
chairman of the War Manpower
Commission, declared that Where
ever labor and material are avail
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TOWN and FARM
IN WARTIME
'repored by OFFICE OF WAR INFORMATION

able which are not needed in, or
cannot be made available for. war
production they should be employ
ed in civilian production" and that
planning should go forward-so
that, as employment in war pro-
duction ends, jobs in civilian pro-
duction can be readily found"
Before school opens communities
should plan their school lunch pro-
gram, the War Food Administra-
ton says. First step is to organize
parents, teachers and representa-
tives of civic organizations to dis
cuss the number of children to par
ticiapte and facilities and financial
assistance available. If the group
finds the community is unable to
act or is without financial assist
ance, the official sponsor, usually
the board of education or the state
department of education, may APP
peal to WAS office of distribu-
ton. A federal fund of so million
dollars is available for the school
lunch program during the 1944-45
school year, funds to be used ex-
clusively for food purchases.
To Keep Record OF Gas RatiOns
When motorist outside the East
Coast area renew their basic "a
gasoline rations to replace the
present "a" rations that expire
September u, they'll get a mileage
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q. S. Marine Corps Photo

II corn belt states August this methods and farm practices the
than that year. will
of the sharpe decreases training
shoWn-Thirty-fve Latin-Ameri- year
students studying Stamps
Bradley beam., 1944-11-04
. CONVALESCENT TRAINING

The Oonvalescent Training program is designed to put soldier active duty in physical and mental dition It reaches this end by program cashenics edu cation, games and vocational guidance.
 f Convaescent Training patients sit in seats of leading
 urist at the Supreme Court in Hartford Tours to local points of interest recreaona feature of the pro- gram.
Bradley beam., 1944-11-04

(Above making silver bracelets that will make girl happy this From left to right Cpl Ed Wag ner Sgt. Percy Bills Cpl Dick West, Cpl Bob Kasten (gh It. Dennis A. Buckley Officer Charge of the and SSg Paserha NCO Charge discuss part of rubber life raft that exhibit at the units building
 All Official FAT Photos Sgt Bill Greenebanm-Bae Photo Lab