KrlY fmetfon j' 1 "fj V- i1 'K J ..' WT 1 i .t V . "'. T V,, EVENING LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, AUGUST 28, ilglT iW fflfcWOlE FflTHB The fact that "curiosity once killed a cat" docs not deter Molly from determining to, find out who is tic spy in the house. It is with the knowledge that she would attempt to clear Chris and thus Team the mysterious one's identity that the plotters take Pollock partly into their confidence. , ;UJHH By LEO- 4 llllHflfl--l--H-F LECHMERE WORRALL AND J. E. HAROLD TERRY : fj llC, i t An Employe of the British Admiralty Can Easily Persuade an Impressionable, Sclf-Satish"cd Justice of the Peace Thai He Has Been Robbed of Important Government Papers, and Mr. Pollock Falls an Easy Victim to Sanderson's Snare Ambassador Gerard in His Book, "My Four Years in Gcr ' many," Makes It Very Clear That There Are German Spies in the United States Embassies and in the State Department, Just as There Were in the English Gov ernment Offices : (Ccwrlilit by tMwar-l J. Clode) . HYNOpWIH Th tory opn In the Went CrrSt i-rlval hotel In an Entllih ?acu.it tonn h;n Hi-gland hu ln nt nnr on month MRH. NAM'KttsoV th- proiirlctre-m. hr "on, f'llAm.KM NApKH"llV. irJlnt .III Ine hn lttli Admiralty: SlR. POLLOCK, the Juitteo of tho IVc: his duitlit-r, Mill.1.1, nlnftrjn. (ilRIHTOI'IIK.K IIHKNT. .Vinlly-t. Hani". WIS MIRIAM I.KK, n widow of thirty Me. the Idiot rrlvli Miss Mltirl.i:. n , "ilnn if. FKAUI.K1N hCllKOKPUt. a cilnrlcM llltl lrmn woraiin. plulmlnii twenty -Hrn or Knill-ih nuturnllzatlom I'KNMI llli. n Joun fcnlih soldier, and l'RIl.. a vrnnt In th houae. are the "Mire occupants of the hotel. limit and Miriam urn rireMitutlvii of tho llritlsh Intclllenie CUtlio. unit ilae-over en tha revera nlUn of the lnno tit.lom'liin flrcpiaca n cinrlit wireless outfit Aftor retting n rneng Hint a I'-twot Ik nilttnis oft tho hrtor for n Riven al-snal. Hrtnt ill" rnantlea the Marccn" Thin iUfa er noal tlvely llhka up thi Numleraon liuiwiuiM with irl-Mntle Ornun py llut iltlin-d to rrlpplu Oreat Britain. . , . , Later, Hrent me rteelcVs of Inn h'irbor rnaile ty Krauleln Pinim-iler. wtiu lie li rim 1 tared la the brain" of th plot The fnct that there l an artlt In Ihe hini noimn for the prrnence of carrier plscon", and llrrnt hoota one of the bird" ni It leaves th hou"e )' dturovera a ;eteh i'f tlr harbor ! fennea In a. small em" tied about one iT the pUeon'a .eg". The plotttra decide In burn the hotel that evcnlnc, us a alci-M to a U-boat waltlne out nt am They aI"o plan to burn all the ocrurante. Meanwhile llrent and Mlrlnm complete the detalln for the rapture of. the tlerm-in aplea. Abaolutely at a lns to iicro-int for th many npsela to their plane. Sandrraon ind hi" rol- 1 1-aruea determined to take Mr Pollotk Into their confidence. eiplalnlnK that Mamleraim Iih ocen rooDeu 01 certain Aiiniiraiiy i'.nni. Some News 'for Molly TT SKKMS ro dlftcrcnt In the papers," JL said poor Mr I'ollork teaMy. "Wliat K terrible thlnir! Jn this hottc, jou env, Bandcrson? Surely ou muit ho mistaken " "I'm afraid not," replied Charles quietly. He had kept his oe fixed oi 'Mr. 1'oIIdcU'm telltale face cer since Hut Betitleman had entered the room. "Of course. It's either Fritz r fraulcln," aid Mr. rollock . "It's neither, I'm afraid, Fiaulcln's posi tion, of course, la too olnlous for her to In dulge In such a thlni? even If she wanted to. As for Fritz. I hao alt his movements ac counted for, and I 'have tcarched his room ; besides, his Dutch papers are perfectly In order." Mr. Pollock heean to count oft the re maining guests on his short, podgy flnuers. "Well, then, there's only my". daURhter ; that Is out of the question, of course. Miss Myrtle" and an Involuntary smllo of con tempt broke from him "why, tho mere Idea Is absurd. Then there's Ilrcnt; he Is too much of a fo61. and Mrs. Ijc and myself" Hero ho came to an abrupt pause and slowly his face becamo suffused with mi even stronger joslne.ss than umal. "Good heavens'." he went on. "Vou don't mean to say you have pot the Impertinence to uegtBt that I If you broupht mo In hei to insult me that accounts for why that little foreign devil of a Fritz has been dog- ring my footsteps all way by heavens: I'll " f "Dear .Mr Polloeii," Inlenupled Mrs. .Sanileretm, "ilii pi ay keep calm; It Isn't ou we suspect nt nil. Htiw could ue? In fact. It Is In your oIIU'IjI capacity as a Justice of the peace that we have called jou In " Mr. Pollock vei.v slowly MitiMilcit again. The Sandersons walled until calm was rcslored Then Charles spoke. "We suspect Mr. Jlrcnl," he raid, "and, very likely, Mis. Lee." "Hrentl Pooh; nonsense loo idui.1i of a fool," "Wp hnvo grave doubts," replied Chatles, not without a certain rtrj humor, "as to his lack nf Intelligence." "And .Mrs l.ee. jou snv ? ' went on Mr. Pollock. "Mr; I.ro and llrent? Ily Jove, that cmiI.iIim a lot uhy llienl wouldn't enlist and wh; lt and Mis I .no have b-en sitting In eaili other's pockets, My girl's had a lucky escape, and fo I shall tell her." "That was another reason," replied .Mrs, Sanders hi, "why I thought you ought to he told." "Very right, Mrs. Sanderson, vcrv r.ght Indeed; but even In my private capacity, still less In my Judicial oi.e, I never Jump to conclusions. Have jou any proof against llrent? Do jou know that ho has got the papers?" "No; the care rests on i.uplclon only nt present." answered I'hailes. "That Is where we thought you or jour daughter could help II!,. You will not forget, Mr. Pollock. Ihat It Is j-our bounden duty as an llnglNhmnn to use evciy means In jour power to discover these papers, which ore of vital Importance to the Admiral!)." "Certainly; oh, certainly; but : don't see what my daughter can do." "I gather from what my mother has told me that Miss Po luck has more influence with llrent than any one else hat., and from what I have observed myself I .should sa that whatever duplicity he may Indulge In elsewhere, he Is very genuinely devoted to her." "I thought so until today mvs-elf," ad mltted Mr. Pollock. "Hut 1 don't believe Mollj would consent to trj to get anything out of Ilrcnt. When 1 tiled to throw sus picion on him today about not enlisting and about Mrs. I.ce she only paid that she Irusled him absolute y and nil thai soil of Huff. Vou know what woman nre," "Hut don't forget." put In .Mrs. Sanderson, "that Mrs. I.eo Is Involved In this suspicion, too, when jou arouse Miss Mollj to take steps." "Ah, If we could prove that, then Molly would be cured of this undesirable attaen ment. I'pon my word, 1 almost wlrh wo could." "If I may speak for my sex." went on Mrs. Sanderson, "I should say that even a hint that Mis. I.ee and Mr. llrent vverp woiklng together would le sulliclent to make your daughter determined to try and tlnd out the truth." A slow smile spiead over Ml Polloc'ls face. "Set a woman to catch a woman, eh? ' he asked vvi-oly "l'specl.Uly vvh-ti tin re Is a man In the pie!" And he gave the atlslled chuckle of a man who understands all about women Mt.s Sanderson shook her finger at him. "Vou know too much, Mr. Pollock'." she said archly. ,Vou make none of us feel safe " "Obsetvatlon. my dear ladj ; ineiely ob sctvatloii. dn my position as :i Justb o of the peaco Thave had verj queer aspects tit human nature brought under my not ce, and one thing I have dlscoveted that all women nto alike, all of them." "Vou will understand. Mi. Pollock, whj mj mother and I called you In to help us Wo fie that jou, with your wide evperl eiice. ate the man to handle the Mtu.itlun authoritatively and delicately" "Mj dear sir, Just leavo It to me: leavi It entlrelj to me. If I can prove even anything mj-slerlous against Brent he -shall bo laid by the heels tonight." Iloii't run away," said Molly in a low, urgent voice, "l want to talk to you." ... ............ - i ....... "I.t us hop-, for his sake, that vou vlll sweetness, to no tucm omul -visu mwi " not be able to." Charles replied. "Ilavo an- the girt possessed by so many people who ..i.e.. ..i..- it- t..ti..i. Mr.tiif. tn.rli.iii4 never felt Intt icch. the gift of altractlns vou will find M'ss Pollock and ask her to cotmi In bete to her father. 1 will Just go and have a tutu on tho cliff; It's a lovely n'ght." Left alone. Mr. Pollock puffed furiously at his o'g.ir, determined to be both Htm and tactful and tijlng to arrange how he should go about It, lie felt comphtcly mastet of the situation when Molly ciinio Into the room. Tim blight colors still held In MoIIj's checks and her cj-e.s glittered. She had been at the piano again since dinner, while thn others were all playing their lespective I'amos. mill dio still had tho tenseness of asn'-ct which a piano can give, as though something of quality of Its wires passed Into tho performer through the linger tips Mollj- had been playing like some one possessed, and sho wan possessed b.v Jc.il ousv and fear, tho two worst feelings known to tlv soul, t'p till now ever) thing had gone so easllj for Mollj At ychool she had been popular with tho girls because sho was pretty and sweet and not clever enough to make them feel uneoinfmtnbln and popular with the mistresses because she was Intelli gent enough, backed by her prettluess and affection. She hail loved Hi cut quite natural))', and as easily as she loved a summer's day, or a d ince, or a box of ihocolatcs. There had never been an) thing about her lovo to make her afraid either of herself or of him and perfect lovo makes fear. Fear of tho fates, lest tho vvholo universe fiom lightning to a tnslc.ili should be bent on the destruction of the loved one. Fear of one's self that such known emotions should bo stronger than a lifetime's tialnlug. Fear of the other lest he Khoitld vvjko up one morning nnd find hnnself no longer In love. The last of these fears had hold of Molly now nnd was t aching her all tho others. From merely loving sho had fallen In love, riven Mr. Pollock saw something unusual nnd dls- . concerting about her tonight as she came Into the loom and stood In front of mm. "What's tho matter, father?" she asked, nnd if such a thing had been possible when she was speaking to him, Mr. Pollock would havo thought her voico sounded bored. "Mrs. Sanderson told mo you wanted to speak to me about something Important." "So 1 do. hi I do. Sit down, my child. Vou elon't look qulto yourself, and I'm not surprlscel, I'm sure It has been a most ellsturblng day in many ways." , Molly tat down add Mr. Pollock came and loomed over herefrom tho licnrth rug. "I hnvn something of very K1'-'11.1"" portnnco to F.ty trt j-n.u. Something of in ternational Importance," ho announced. A little smile flitted over Molly's face, f-'ho wns beginning to nco the funny mo ot her parent, "It nil sounds very thrilling." '" n"' svvercd, "Whnt Is It about?" "It Is nbevut your your late admirer, Christopher Hrcnt." Tho polite uttentloti went out of Molly's face. She leaned wearily back In her chair. "O. father, don't start that again. I'm so tired of It. Vou have enlel qulto enough nboiit II." "llnve I, indeed? And let mo tell you, miss, Ibis Is something you have never heard before," said Mr. Pollock, his tact Hying away in his excitement "Vou were not awnre, I take It. that Mr. Hrcnt Issus peeled of being a sp) a tlcrman spy?" Molly stared at lilin n, moment nnd burst out laughing. ' U. father, thnfs realty too ridiculous-. However did you get hold of that Idea?" "This I" no laughing matter. You may bo biirc. Moll), I should not ellsttess you b.v telling It to jou unless I had good grounds of the nsssrtlon. Certain Impor tant documents which tho admiralty had In trusted to jopng Sandeison hnvo disap peared," "That Is no reason why (.'litis should have ttolen them." "I am quite aware of that. As a Justice of the peace. Molly, 1 have leal tied not to connect st-itements too rashly and without proof. 1 do not positively say that llrent has stolen them. What 1 elo say Is that sus. plclou points In his dliectlon. As a matter of -fact. It points In the direction of Mrs. Leo as well." "Mrs. Lee!" Molly's supine figure straightened to upiightui's-t. "I shouldn't be mii prised If it was Mrs. j.ee; I shouldn't be a bit surpilscd. ' Tho process of teasonlng Ihat had taken plnco to quickly In Molly's mind was ns fol lows: "Mrs. Lee Is fill tins with Cluls. I lovo Chris. Thetefore Mi.s. Leo Is a C.erman spy " This satisfied Molly completely. She could not help feeling glad that .Mrs. Leo wns a spy. Although, of course, she was very soiry that Important admiralty papcts had been stolen. "There you are, then!" ctled Mr. Pollock triumphantly. "What was 1 telling you?" "That's not the samo thing ns saying It's Chris," declared Molly somewhat elliptic ally. "I won't believe It of him, nothing would mako me." "Can jou explain why they ate so In timate then? If It Isn't that, it'a ecitalnlj something else." and Mr. Pollock lesetlled his pince-nez with an air of triumph. ( Molly sat silent, clutching the arms of the chair. "They aie supposed to have met )c3ter day for the (list time," continued Mr. Pol lock lemorselessly. "Any fool can sen that's a fairy tale. Can't you'.'" Molly did not nnswer, but her head drooped a little lower. "Verj well, then, If tfiej had met before yesteidaj' whj did they conceal It? If their acquaintance Is Innocent whj should not thej be open nbout It? Then, there's nnothcr thing. Why doesn't llrent enlist? He sas he can't. A'ery well, then, let him glvo his reasons. He declines to. Some thing fishy about that, eh? Well, haven't )ou got anything to say?" "Mt.. Lee a spj," repeated Molly thought fullj. "having taken not tho slightest notice, of this last speech of her father's. For It Hashed actoss her that this would account for a great deal. If Mrs. Leo was a spy and If Chris, too, was a spy, It meant that ha did not necessarily care for her, after all; that thej were merely working together. I Molly raised her ncad nnd looked tri umphant. Then na realization of ht ii meant to bo n spy began to dawn on L II she had to throw thid comforting thoit,d aside. She endeavored lo find a JSJ which would clear Chris both of , 1 personal Interest In Htlrlr..,, ... """mi pllclty In her designs. ' l Wn!'1 ''I'm sure Chris Isn't n spj'," he -.,, jl I.1R. "Tl.nt wm,n l,. . .V.i .' . 6a,.a tl what It la. You know how Chrla I'ltn.V,. cverjthlng ho hears: ho Is much '::!! thaf vvlmfa tho matter with him swl just used him, Khe'H a spy, Pm suro of It' 5 Mnttcrs vvero going qulto as Mr r.t-1 lock had wished. "J'm bound to telf you"Tl no pointed out. "that suspicion rents nti marlly and most strongly upon Urerit." j Molly pat for u moment with her flntM.i pressed over her eyes, thinking back oveei tho events of the day. Sho thomrbt i. .11 Miriam had prcvenletl her running out ta! Chris when ho was on thn lawn with his i,t gun, and how It had turned out afterwaM that It had been Mia. Lee who im.i i...S' him Into shooting the pigeon, which showed I Fho had some amount of Influence over him. '4 Molly remembered, too n little Incident! that had occurred that evening as she was going up to dress for dinner, film - ... 1. Ing Mis. I.eo'H loom, the door of which had A swung slightly open, nml sho had e. v.. f taking something from tho ftont of heel gown. For no other reason than that every. thing Mrs. Lee did was n Rourco of unvvlll. ing interest to .Molly, the girl stopped for i s second and lotiked nt her. It hart he . i' folded paper which Mrs. Leo took from her ' gown and which sho slipped inside i.i i kerchief sachet lying on the dressing table rnllt. I, Oil ll.nlnl.H.1 l.A- 1.1... . .. 5' ...w.., ...... ..iu, ,11.-1 iuij, una men, sud. ' denly aware that sho was doing lather an odd thing In gazing through sopio one'j ? bedioom door, had fled on to her own room. I " mile- incuiciu aisumed potcntlall. tics uuthoiisht of before. Mntlv inmi- ... 1..n.l.nM T i - .- . . .. -4 1 """ ' ii'ivo an idea. navo thought m ii'iiii'iuiiiK. nun, i ii see wnat I can do I'll Jio back In u minute." She ran toward the door. and. as It happened, straight Into Hrcnt, who entered at tho moment. He had caught hold nf her jirms Just abnvn ih. elbow bcfoie he saw Mr. Pollock, who waif glowering at him from the hearth nn?. in.! fingers gave a swift, reassuring pressure i before ho dropped his hands, lie looked from Pollock to Mollj. "Awfully son-) If I'm disturbing )ou," h . said. "We've run out of chalk In the blt-1 Hard room and Mrs Sanderson said tB sl'tnld nnd scmie In the dtawcr bete." fe "Don't run away," said Molly In a loiri1 urgent voice. "I want to talk to )tu. lit?, no nack in a minute, and sho ran outof3 the loom. Molly went swiftly through thtf deserted hall, nast the nllent iilnnn rtn.i the stairs. AVhen sho reached Mr. Lec'a I uoor tier courage blackened romanl-at. Never In all her life had Molly done any $ ii in-- ien.i. ui-mhiiiui .inic actions many . Fchoolglils Indulgo In Now, Ju3t because, Mrs. I.eo was suspected of being a spy. sli in her turn was going to spy on her. Molly went through, In a far lesser degree, what t Brent had been feeling alono In his room that evening befeuo dinner Then tin thought of Chris came surging back at her and sho gently turned tho handlo of the door. Tho room was In darkness; sho switched on the light and entered, shutting the door behind her. Her heart was beating vlo. lenltv. Sim knew 11m Mr.t T ft-s lnrl tien l playing snooker since dinner with Chris; nnd now that ho was in the sitting loonnVi with her father, Mrs. Leo might com-) upJ stairs for any woman'H reason. Just euclil n II, tin fVllni.O (ID II IcMnW In linii' In. 1.. . I nose. And then what could Mollv sav at ''I being caught in licr loom? Nevertheless,,' Molly could not leslst a quick survey, an attempt to try to sec something which would be a clue to Mrs Leo's personality. (CONTINUKD TOMOIUtOW) ard MAIN LINE WOMEN DOING THEIR BIT IN THE N PRESERVATION OF FOODS FOR WINTER WlfKKBm' -;WBHBsMeMitoAM .-feili vdI nHHHHfefev miss RAcnELnTnX',pR at TnE ardmore canning center, Yf'mBaKt '"MftrWIMfflWllMimM "' "fai n?.-1 fltnKffltWh directing the work op yomen members " INir' INTERESTED WOMEN INSPECTING THE APPARATUS FOR DRYING FRUITB ' wMfi l '&&f&M& WF WWw AT THE LOWER MERION HIGH SCHOOL XBHHWttS'lifflli. 1 -. -v. mm .-... " ' VS'iiigfrijg, LINDMAN.'MISSCAilO mLLERAND MISS ALICE tA, JOHNSOH, ftij&fwe'j .'. . ."'irv ' i.i':j:t'.i.r?r-- -.-?. i. ,-xM: . v. y-mK , 'Ai rEW'lQFATHEDELECTABLE I TROPHIES IN THE STOREROOM . STUDENTS OP THEtfERWYN GRAMMAR SCHOOL VIU TWrs iwA Im'lixAU'
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