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By LECHMERE WORRALL
' AND J. E. HAROLD TERRY
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H Looked for a Time as if Charles Sanderson Would Have
the Decided Pleasure of Sending a Bullet Through
Christopher Brent, but an Unloaded Revolver and a
Detachment of British Soldiers Changed the Entire
Situation
f$$There Are Many of Sanderson's Colleagues in This
fv '. Country Who, if They Have Not Already Lived
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Throuah Similar Exneriences. Are Not Very Far
Away From the Business End of Some United States
Army Rifles
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SYNOPSIS
Tha atory or"" In ll West Crest private
kefel In n Krulish r.ccoast town when
Fmrtanrt has Wn at war one . month.
loV HANHKHKOV. ri proprietress! her son,
rHAHM'-S SANIrnON. KTvIni: In the line.
ltah Admiralty! Jill. rui.l.MC K. the. Justlro of
the Ieae! hl .tiim'itr, MOI.I.V. nineteen!
rHHISTOrllKU 1IKKNT. Jloll'i Ilancei MKS.
MIRIAM I.KK. a wlilnw of thirty-live.
tV. latest arrival: Miss MillTLK. enhistrr:
rRAUi.RiN urimnrnr-R, a rotoriees iitti
Oirman woman, clslmina: twenty years of
Kntllah naturalisation: I'liNMCt'lK. a yourie
Enarllsh loldl'jf. anil WllTA. a servant In Urn
noun?, are Hie entire occupant of the hotel.
llrent and l.llriam aro representatives of
the IlrllHh Intelligence Offlcr. nnil discover
8n the reverse riils of the innofent-looklri
replace a complete wlrelrm outfit. After
rettlna n messace that a IM.i.at is waltlnx off
the harbor for a alvcn signal, llrent rtlei
mantlea the Marccnl This discovery in.
ttrely links up the Sanderson household with
Srlrantlc Oerman py plot destined to cripple
reat Britain.
Later. 1'renl me sketches of the harbor
tnade by Fraulcln Schroeiler. who h la ;";
Inced la the trains of the plot. The fart
that there la an artist In the home nivnimta
for the presence of carrier pigeons, and llretit
f hoots one of the Mnla na It leaves the hou"-,
l discovers a akelch of the harbor J-.
iepaea In a mftll no tied abolt one i-f
he pl.teon'e 1h. The plotters orde to
um the hotel that eventnu. as a elirtio!
n a U-boat wallln out at aea. They alao
flan tn hnn all the ni-wante.
Meanwhile Hrent ami lllrlam romple'e tho
tfetalle fcr the ratiture of tli Oerman elee.
Abeolotely at a Ion to arrount for the many
ripetta to tllr plane. Handerein and hla eol
eaauea iletermlned to take Mr. I'ollnck Into
ihelr confidence. exilalnlne that Handereon hue
een robbed of cr'aln Admiralty papers.
Molly, In drapalr at the arctieatlona lev
eled at her lover, decldea to ejuinernte Cbrla
and atarta on a tour of InveutUatlon. Hho
fnda the map taken from Hie plueon'a l.-ir In
Mra. l.ee'a pure. and returna to llrent to warn
him aa to Mlrlain'a character. In order not
to divulge any Information, Mrs. I.re admits
hr aullt and atida for Hnndereon. to whoni
he confide thnt ahe W a Oerman epy. To-
S ether the plotters complete details for tho
eetriirtlon of the house and the Ketnwa.
Pennlrulk Is stntloned hv hie commandlnir
fflcer on muril d'Hv rn the rllff. and llrent
tella the younc soldier cf tho Sandersorm'
flans.
LAter. believing evry one to be out of tho
living room, Rrint enters. Ilia pocket search
lUht falls to reveal Sanderson standing In
the ahadoir of th bookcase. When llrent
atarta to flash signals Sanderson Jumps nut
and captures tho lirlt'sh Uovernmcut detective.
The Captive
4TT10R Ooil's sake, shoot me and have done
" with It," ho salU.
The Kound of a shot tirlrXcd out into the
right, but not from llrent's revolver. Pen
tilculk had fired lila ride. A thin cry rang
tit with Its dylnr reverberations.
"What's that?" almost shouted Charles.
"It Is, I trust, the end of Fritz's danger
ous career. Pennlculk Is quite a crack shot,
they tell me. Xo, don't move. Keep your
hands up."
Again the bright Unlit swept tho room
nd died into darkness.
Itrcnt was glad when the light swept
away; the next moment the dull boom of
naval uuns broke upon their cars,
Charles half turned his head. "That,"
said Chris primly, his pity vanlililtiR nt the
IhoUKlit of what this man had meant to
happen that night, "that Is a little practice
Mr our cmnern nt n moving target. (ub
tnnrlncR aro tricky thltik-H to lilt, but I think
they'll inn nasi- It all right "
"That was It, then." said Charles. "Voitr
signals I understand," and, maddened by
rage and hopelessness, ho sprung toward
llrent with his hands out.
An extraneous circumstance stopped
Charles In his dash at llrent, who, for his
part, stood still where he was. The word
"Halt I" In nn iiutliorjtntivn voice rang from
outilde the window and almost slmultnne
ouely came the sound of rifle butts being
grounded on the veranda.
Instinctively Charles had checked, trun
German that he was, at the sound of the
command. And now he saw his own ie
volvcr facing ltlm Implacable us er. an
llrent circled slightly round tho table. "Too
late, von Mantel. Keep unlet. Come In,
corporal," llrent added, raiting his voice.
The corporal opened tho window nnd
stepped Into the loom followed by I'ennl
culk and a couple of other men with fixed
bayonets.
"Private Pennlculk told us what's up.
sir." said tho corporal, ralutlng. "What can
we do?"
"Tuko charge of tills man."
"A rpy, sir?" naked the corporal with
testralned Joy In his voice.
"The head of them. Hotter search hint
for weapons." Itrer.t still kept the mua.lo
pointed on Charles, while the three sol
diers searched his pockets at the order of
the corporal.
"Sorry, von Mantel, but It's necessary "
said llrent. "(let your other man all right,
corporal?"
"Yes, sir, he's on his way to the hospital."
"Ah, then, you didn't kill him, rcnnl-
culk?" asked Urcnt.
".'o, I only winged him," replied that
youth regretfully. It was something to
have drawn blood, but he felt It would have
been more exciting to have killed tho man.
"He'll mend for a better shot," he added,
cheering up.
"There's nothing on the prisoner, sir,"
answered tho corporal as the search ended.
"Very well, take him In charge," ordered
Brent. "Uy CJeorcel there's everybody in
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the house wakened up now. Heacns. ,l:a'
explanations there'll have to be!"
Indeed, footsteps and raised voices were
audible In the passage, nnd the next moment
the door was Hung open to admit Mis.'
Myrtle, Mr. Pollock and Molly. They were
In various btages of undress. Mr. Pol ocl:
with only a tweed coat over his nightshirt,
so that his bate and remarkably furry legs
showed lanky and long
Another blinding ray of the searchlight
swept the room, showing up the little group
lvldly and bewildering the newcomers still
further. At the gleam of the bayonets Miss
Myrtle, who was still all confused by the
effects of her sleeping draught, gave a loud
scream. "It's the Germans, tho Germans 1"
she cried, "Mr. Pollock, save mo !" and
Hung herself upon his unrcsponslvo chest.
"Don't be a fool, woman," cried Mr. Pol
lock frantically, and he switched on all the
lights. Tho extraordinary figure ho made
would have drawn all eyes under less stren-
The word "Halt!" in an authoritative voice rang out irom the window.
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iiHsseu ns unnoticed nn Molly's White ij
crcui oiuo nuuoncu loveliness. As f m
Myrtle, In a crimson flannel drei.,r "
nnd woolly slippers, she was a rieiuf ?
llrltlsh Indignation nt having been d stiitr!
In his .light's rest Blowed In air. jl' M
face. 10'loclt'
Klicer hysteria showed In Miss V...i i'J
face, but Molly was set nml n.u V.:'"l
mask. In that white flash from the liUfM
light sho hud seen Chris, looking an i"!
graver than usual, and In his dreSiSi
gown and slippers, ns though he had k?I
taken from his bedroom, surrounded i 1
w....v.... i .ci.j-w.. i.. ncr urnm that Llull
was a spy after nli and tlmi n.-..rnrtll
hnd como for him. A mental IllumlrtatJ!
truer than thnt of tho search)!,? i ?"
whoso gleam sho had leaped tn m.X y
unlruo conclusion, swept her mind at .S
ramo InstunL Them mniM ir. . ; "
onco or twlco In life a moment of absoS!.
clarity such ns this; when all values imli
denly nssiimc a. new scale, which yt i "
recognizee! nt onco ns the true one .;!:
This Is what had happened to Moll
.Slio saw that, na Chris had told her
Idea was tho most Important thing In'nJJ.'
oniy iiiHiciiu oi iicing an impersonal Ida
as his was, hers was based on her feellDv''
for hint. Tho tnenlnt nlienti,. -m . !
life for tlio next few years would bo k
attitude toward Chris. That this snofad
ho so was a tremendous advance on hw
previous preoccupation ns to his attltud
towatd her She saw that It wag nw
satisfying to love than to he loved, and
that, no matter whnt Chris had done, h,r
horror nt the action would, be drowned In
her love for him, even though It poisoned
Its waters.
All thin Bwcpt Into Molly's life as swlftlf
as the searchlight, though It stayed bthlnd
when thnt hnd pawi-ed and was to remilt'
even when sho found she hnd been mistake
In her premises. So when Mr. Pollock '
nwltchcd the lights up sho said ngthlnt'!
only gazed nt Chris. -s'
"Well, now, what's all this nboutiy
fussed Mr. Pollock, tho J. P. in him rljirf
superior to his costume. "Sanderson!
what the devil's tho matter?" and he ad-I
vaiicea toward diaries, wno stood palennl
mute.
".Stand back," ordered Ureut sharnlv.
There was n moment's absolute petrifac
tion, riming which Mr. Pollock stared at'
uiiris wuii miugieu rage aim incredulity,
"Stand back, Indeed!" he blustered.
rimll dn nothing of tho kind. I'm an Enr.'
Hah magistrate, sir. As a justice of thai
peace. I must Insist " i
"I'm afraid you will have to stand lack,!
m. replied nreiu poiueiy, put wun a cer
tain enjoyment which ho would have been
more than human not to feci. "Wo haril
Just been capturing a spy."
"A spy!" Miss Myrtle's reedy tiltia and'
Mr. Pollock's boom came out Klmultain1 1
ousiy. t;
Molly said nothing, but relief flared InuT
ner eyes.
"Pennlculk. you're here, thank goodnesiri
cried Mr. Pollock. 'Tcrhaps you will klndlj
explain?
"Fire ahead. Pennlculk," agreed Brent,1
reverting to his nonchalant manner as hi
roresaw mat the iiooatuia of gratltudt
poured on him by his fellow boarders would
be harder to bear than Its lowest ebb had
ueen j
"It's quite true what Mr. P-rcnt savs-1
began Pennlculk. Ho had seen the direction
of Molly's gaze and knew that for her hit
himself practically did not exist. But even.'!
ii mere nau oecn any rivalry possible hlr
natural generosity would still have glvenf
Urent all tho credit possible. "It's entirely!
thanks to him," ho went on, "that we'm
ana mat wo are not alii
captured tho spy
dead tonight;
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