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Show SYNOPSIS. STrtnoj Penfolri Ipham CtK'Mer Ellin 1b bin nam-, but hia initialH sd11 iulc," and tho nl.-knamo has etuck. Ba'-li from Fran'-e. with notlung to dr lncfl j his dirt'riante from tho avi.nlon service, he Blumblra on an unexifte(l adventure in the home of Bfniarrlu Aria, a famous MnariCKir, where, by chan'-e. he help khool down threft would be murderers, emissaries of a lund of anarrhista apainct whom Aria trt lecretlr otieratiiiK on b-rhaif or the covennnent. Ana neeils fume one to pilot him on n:ht tnpa to Wahltib'ton by alrp'ane. and tiuf- Juini at the opportunity for excitement. Ho qutekly encounters a disturbing ele-men. ele-men. in toe bttazy advances of Marcla IiriK?s. hit newly acquired aupauMr. ilia father, an admiral married a widow while Ilia ton was to Fran-e. and fc.d'-e retientfl thu bitterly. Moreover, he timla him-flf him-flf infatuated with AJla'l iK-autiful daimhler. father. Mjroia is irrepressible. however. At tno Aria country home to which the i-Ilins yacht luui broucht the ElUiiir., and Mania for a visit, the strl i-o.tub upon lir. Adrian iaace. tho financier's chief aide, lust an he Das kliled another of the plotters, a scoundrel named Johnson, who had been masquerading masquer-ading as the '-a:h; s stev.ard ajid bad sneaked into the -rla hiingar to ui.iublo the airplanes. From J-aaw Marda leaxus that fepl ce has gone to town wltli one of the Ana automobiles to tnveatlgato a dubious dive known ao tho 101 club. A paper j found on the oead steward indicates that this is the aa,sins' headquarters. When Spieo telephones that toe car haa been htolen from in front of 'the club Marcla takes . hand In the gamo Being a born oi.mio the teiephon a the club, simulating the voice ol the dean Johnson, and commands the inmates to return the eai forthwith. Spico brines it back, ex-presses ex-presses disgruntled astonithment at Marina's apparent appar-ent knowledge of what Is going on, and goes sailing with father When a lurch ol toe boat throws her into uu arina he kisaoa her. i EIGHTH INSTALLMENT. Marcia's Warning, m ft ARC1A. Uke Spice, was becoming more l': ' ' and more dlssatlstled with her share XV ji in tne momentous events which she could not help but feel were gathering their i dynamlo force about her and which, like some approaching elemental convulsion, an earthquake or volcano, seemed silently heralded her-alded by a weird atmospheric tension. Admiral Eltlng was in Washington. (Mr. Aria was seldom visible and from the deck of the yacht which rarely left Its moorings Marcla had seen the light from his study wln-j wln-j dows at all hours of the night when aome- ! times the oppressive heat drove her above. lsauca overworked and with the dark, huilows of Insufficient sleep under his fine eyes, Joined infrequently in any sort of J amusement. He told her that the guards 1 about the place had been redoubled and that , it would be worth a man's lite to try to enter j the grounds unannounced at night i But. unlike her step-brother, who seemed passively restless under the approaching crisis, Marcia was actively so. This was, however, more possible for her, aa she was j mistress of her movements, whereas Spice 1 was now under strict orders which left no ! ambiguity not to absent himself for a tno ment without permission. Isaacs was taking nc further chance on any such farce as that of his visit to the 101 club, which Institution was under surveillance, of courae aa lta members were well aware! H arc la, thus footloose, conceived the Idea of constituting herself an outer line of domestic do-mestic center espionage, and without saying a word to anybody set herself to tho task of looking up the Identity of strangers to the harbor. This was perforce an Incomplete Incom-plete effort, as small cruising, boats fvere con-j con-j tlnually dropping In. many of them not eligible to the privileges of the yacht club. It pleased Marcla, however, to consider herself her-self as a naval Intelligence service, and it gave her amusing occupation. Isaacs had, of course, considered the possibility of danger from the water, but relied entirely on the patrolling pa-trolling of the premises. A good many cruising youngsters would I have been considerably surprised to have j known that the motive of the pretty red I haired girl rowing so close to their boats in a small cedar dinghy was neither curiosity nor coquetry and that she was examining with a view to their potentialities aa hired aasassins of an organization which was caus-; caus-; leg the country as a whole grave apprehen sion and disturbing the repose of capitalists j and commissioners. 6ometimea they ad- ! dressed her a few polite tentative remarks ! and were surprised and pleased to find them j answered with the same friendly camaraderie, j Marcia even accepted occasional Invitations i to come alongside. She considered It a part ! of her self-imposed duty. i Spice, ones or twice observing these ma- ! neuvers of his stepsister, was scandalized ; and Incensed. He complained about it bit terly to his stepmother, who was disturbed herself, but did not show it. She referred ! him rather dryly to Marcia. So Spice told i Marcla what he thought about it. " O, forget it, buddy," said she. " Since Adrian is busy all the time and you never bother about me but to be sarcastic, I've got I to amuse myself the best I can and take my l j fun where I find it Anyhow, isn't it a little i late In the game for you to be worrying about ! my social welfare?" j And Spice had slammed off asking himself what more he could hope to expect of such i a spoiled by-product of society, yet strangely i eoro and upset about it. Then one day there came in and anchored a ! few hundred yards inshore from the Sylvia 1 and rather far out for a boat of her size a j seagoing motor cruiser of about forty feet ! length which was flying a yacht club pen- ! nant of blue, yellow, and red. Marcia j thought that it must be that of some small ' local club. But that afternoon while taking i tea with some friends on the veranda of j the clubhouse she saw two men come ashore In a motor dinghy carrying the same pennant j and as the littlo boat sputtered up to the landing underneath it struck her that the pair had a foreign look. She asked the steward who they were. " They belong to some Belgian trade commission. com-mission. Miss Briggs," he answered. " The pennant is that of the Antwerp Yacht club." A little later Marcia went in to telephone. One of the Belgians was settling for an Atlantic At-lantic City calL Marcla, fumbling with the !mok, heard him ask in English which was slightly accented with what might have been nemlsh. Dutch, or German if access could ! he had to the telephone at any hour, ex- I i i I plaining that as an underofflclal he could not tell at what time he might want to communicate com-municate with his chief on the receipt of a telegram. To this the steward answered that there was always a launchman on duty who would be able to serve him. That night was suffocatingly hot and sultry. sul-try. Marcia in her stuffy cabin felt as though sho had been buried alive on a slope of Vesuvius, not far from the crater. Sleep woe impossible. She had taken no exercise during the day. At midnight she could stand it. no lunger aim, supping on a Kimono, went on deck, where there was no one but the quartermaster on watch. The sky was obscured ob-scured and the water liko a lake of ink, none too clean, but this fact was imperceptible In the murk. It occurred to Marcia that a swim might cool her off and enable her to sleep. She went below, put on her bathing suit, and. . telling the quartermaster not to be worried, and if he was to keep still about it, she went down the ladder and slid into the water. The contact was delicious, precisely what she had craved, and she swam away luxuriously, exulting ex-ulting in the cool, soothing massage. Presently, looking over her shoulder, ehe saw that she was close under the bow of the motorboat in which the Belgians were crula lng. Light was streaming from the opei " portholes of the little craft's trunk cabin ana as Marcla raised her head she could hear i murmur of conversation riside Then, suddenly, the surrounding quiet was broken by a series of staccato reporta over on tne aarit snore, the Aria place. Marcia linediately r e c o g nlzed the exhaust of the airplane. So Aria p'i I Spice were off for arother night tight to Washington. But other ears than hers had caught the significance signifi-cance of the sounds. Two dark figures emerged from the cabin of the motorboat and stood in the cockpit looking over toward the land. The girl could see their heads and shoulders above the coaming. ' Not wishing to be discovered swimming around their boat at that hour. Marcla paddled pad-dled silently up under tho bow and laid hold of the small chain cable. Here she could not be seen by anybody aboard unless he went forward and leaned well over the flare of the bow. A few seconds passed, then the beat of the airplane's motor grew rapid, increased in-creased to a sonorous thrum, rapidly approached, ap-proached, and a moment later bulked up against the heavy sky between her and the shore. It 1 banked sharply, veered to the eouthwest, and was lost to sight and sound. The voice of one of the Belgians broke the silence. To Marcla's surprise the man spoks In absolutely unaccented . English, pure enough but not distinguished. " Say, Tony," said he, " do you suppose they've got wise to our game down there? If they take to making the run at night there ain't much to be done about it." " No, I don't believe they're on," answered the other. " The chances are he just got a hurry call to run down. Johnson said that happened sometimes. Ho generally leaves so OS to land at Washington a little after daylight. day-light. If it was a moonlight night I'd take a chance and telephone, but there'd be nothing noth-ing doing when it's as black as this." " It would be a lot better if Lorenz could manage to shoot him down at night," said the other man. " If they came floppln' down all shot up In broad daylight Lorenz ml?ht have trouble to make his getaway. The alarm would be sent out ail ever." ' No danger of that, I guess. He could Cy to some lonely spot and leave the machine end beat It. But that's his lookout, not ours." The other man yawned. "Well," said he, " there'll be nothing doln' for the next twenty-four twenty-four hours. Lpfs have a drink and turn In." They went back Into the cabin. For a full minute Marcia clung to the chain, quivering with excitement and a sort of exultation. The situation was, of course, immediately apparent to her. She knew that this organisation organi-sation which appeared to have engulfed the world in a great, sinister wave Uke the influenza in-fluenza no doubt had put an enormous price on the head of Aria, at that moment Its greatest menace. This sham, sol-disant Belgian Bel-gian whom she had seen at the yacht club was here to report his aerial departure to some confederate on the line of the route near Atlantic City, the object being to intercept inter-cept the airplane with an armed one which was to shoot it down. had forgotten death whlie concentrating violently vio-lently on its earthly opposite as exemplified in the quivering lips of the high lord's daughter, or a cheelah confessing to his lama Just back from official business for the world's all good on the upper planes that in the master's mas-ter's absence he had so far betrayed Ills sacred trust as to kiss the village maiden come to fill the vetive bowl. For Spice was bound to acknowledge that there had been nothing venal about his sin. He knew in his heart that he had been it. no lunger arm, supping on a Kimono, went on deck, where there was no one but the r''CT,'ir"'s,'i'''v. quartermaster on watch. The sky was ob- jjf. ! M-i.----.,-.f.M.-r?iw soured and the water liko a lake of ink, none ! a too clean, but this fact was imperceptible In & r- j -t the murk. fit & . ' It occurred to Marcla that a swim might WV vf - cool her off and enable her to sleep. She m i ,u -rvrv"s".,Ms'it went below, put on her bathing suit, and. r " V " - k 'si . telling the quartermaster not to be worried, v" and if he was to keep still about it, she went f r i f down the ladder and slid into the water. The i 1 i t ' !'? ; ' contact was delicious, precisely what she had ST " t ' , W sayi. & ..-:., '.'-fV-a craved, and she swam away luxuriously, ex- I , . j'VjS?'''' ''' lilting In the cool, soothlnj, massage. . 1 , i ,'i'-.?:'.-''---- Presently, looking over her shoulder, ehe f ' " 1 -t rQ" NrV '"' eaw that she was close under the bow of the f " f ?V M2' motorboat in which the Belgians were cruls jf I A r J.v-VVk-'; lng. Light was streaming from the opes JT j J -S? ' g.'.f-ij'.i " portholes of the little craft's trunk cabin ana "" f " j-T -ifS u as Marcla raised her head she could hear i 2?T'1 " f I 'IS'Sr' "1 murmur of conversation riside JT " t I S'S " 1 " 1 Then, suddenly, the surrounding quiet V I L t'f'Sf' "7 ""4 was broken by a series of staccato report SV $S- $ V W,- .-.r'V i over on the dark shore, S-l ' jStt" ' jl t "f the Aria place. Marcla k v Vj W " 'w '! ' linediately r e c o g v u sao --A Jii. y , r , A & ( l l I I I headed that way for some time past and had JffM s kWw.P'0 VM I'l U I Ij ji W Hi P I jj I made no violent effort to correct his course. , j!j 1 .1,1 ijtttJjBT V 1 1 II jjji W 1 'J' Moreover he was conscious of no remorse for 'i1U,ilMIMv' mi 'I I II IpsfiPlI i'l the flarant ffense' bvt teit rather an un- Ir'lnlllml'i 1 PJ if I'll r'l iHlfl Ml 1 holy Joy which was tempered only by the Hfi 11 ll-. T 1 iW ill 'I disagreeable duty ahead. llHullllllllw B Vi ' I Iv it I I " But why confess at all?" the reckless soul v-iUyiiUUll j Tr-f! mav it Who was going to know what had j s3iiiiiiiiriiJWr1" lr happened out there upon the haze flung wa- Ja, '-SSp ter9 Esther would not tattle. She was con- fji j - scious of no wrong, but of something sweet r1- 5& "- and thrilling which, when she came to think J5g3 """; " .-f over, would explain to some extent many hitherto perplexing problems. She would tin- 'x,,SSirffSrsa!- - ;X-)fciags;--. derstand the reason for that vague melan- I isJBfsiS ' choly she often felt when playing the violin I xargaP X or '"'"S at 11 glorious sunset or Inhaling - YS jL-- Sg?rf at dusk the perfumes of the flower gardens.- xrt' V'C" ' "e ' She had never ben ln ,ove' and probably was .0 tllv 3t!lg'"f brok not at t)lis m0ment. but she saw possibilities "'ne?: i " f."j' Spice saw possibilities, too, of losing his Job. , """SS5 T"y' V . Its diminishing value underwent a sudden Vv,'v; -t .a'" ou yPPe "y boom as he made his way to Mr. Aria's office t aiVgFoFi,T"irr-0!Z!?' jr got wise to our gam " j?5"" TZ? j wn there?" and with a very red face and thumping heart . vSr-'S- and unsteady knees rapped upon the door. IT The voice of one of the 3elgianM broke the silence, " Say, Tony," said he, " do you suppose they've got wise to our game down there? " Marcia wondered if the possibility of such an attack had occurred to Isaacs, and if Spice and Mr. Aria were provided with effective weapons. Spice had told her a good deal about aerial combats, or at least he had told of them ln her presence, and she could readily read-ily appreciate that it would not be difficult for a swift plane with an armed pilot to fall upon an unsuspecting one and destroy those aboard it. Loosing her hold of the chain, she swam silently away and back to the yacht. Spice rounded up to the mooring, helped Esther Into the dinghy, and paddled alongside along-side the float. They had scarcely spoken a word on the way back; that is to say, a co-'herent co-'herent word. In the shade of the sheltering eall their lips had been otherwise occupied. Spice, that denizen of the high air, may have felt that once having flown the fence of his good resolutions he might as well keep on kissing while the kissing was good and in the knowledge that it might be his last chance. He knew that he had abused the trust confided con-fided in him by his kindly patron and he intended in-tended promptly to confess, come what might of It. Meanwhile As for Esther, never having had anything of this sort happen to her before, she was as helpless as If sh,e had suddenly found herself rocketing around in an airplane, high up, where the clouds were pink and fleecy. So she left It all to Spice, who appeared to have issued himself the seagoing order, " Hang on, everything!" Fortunately he was able to manage It and keep the boat from jibing. They got out onto the float rather giddily. It is doubtful if Spice could have passed the aviation tests for equilibrium Just at that momrnt and if truth were told he was probably prob-ably as close to craven fear as he had ever beep, ln all his strenuous young life; the dread of facing Mr.' Aria, that Indulgent father, friend, and present bulwark of the nation's peace, whom Spice, with the hero worship of youth, had grown to regard as on a higher plane than everyday humanity. He shrank from the confession of his fault as might the novitiate of some holy order from laying bare his sinning soul to the superior. He was like a Trappist acolyte forced to admit that he 4 headed that way for some time past and had made no violent effort to correct his course. Moreover he was conscious of no remorse for the flagrant offense, but felt rather an unholy un-holy Joy which was tempered only by the disagreeable duty ahead. " But why confess at all?" the reckless soul may ask. "Who was going to know what had happened out there upon the haze flung water? wa-ter? Esther would not tattle. She was conscious con-scious of no wrong, but of something sweet and thrilling which, when she came to think it over, would explain to some extent many hitherto perplexing problems. She would understand un-derstand the reason for that vague melancholy melan-choly she often felt when playing the violin or looking at a glorious sunset or Inhaling at dusk the perfumes of the flower gardens.-She gardens.-She had never been in love, and probably was not at this moment, but she saw possibilities Spice saw possibilities, too, of losing his Job. Its diminishing value underwent a sudden boom as he made his way to Mr. Aria's office and with a very red face and thumping heart and unsteady knees rapped upon the door. ' Come in," said the pleasant, even voice, and Spice entered. There is this to be said in favor of marching march-ing up to face the music voluntarily, that no matter what the offense and what the possible pos-sible penance one is at least armored in one's self-respect, than which no better shield and buckler were ever forged. Courage is very fine, anger often potent, defiance not without its points, and even desperation may some- times see one through. But self-respect is the first essential to any of these, because it is calm and sane and most apt to Inspire the respect of the tribunal. It was to keep this Intact that Spice was going to confess. Mr. Aria was alone in his study and aa Spice entered it needed but a single glance at his flushed face with its dogged expression and eyes hard and dark as sapphires to tell the banker precisely what had happened. Mr. Aria was not very much surprised. He had rather anticipated something of the sort and was now conscious of a certain relief tinged with a sort of benevolent sadness. " 'Well, Sidney," said lie, " I'm glad you've come in. You found it rather puffy out there? I was beginning to get a little anxious." " Tou would have been more anxious, sir," Spice blurted out, " if you had known what I was was saying to your daughter." Mr. Aria raised his eyebrows. " Indeed? Well, if I could have known that I should also have known that you were coming here like a man to tell me about it, so I might not have been so anxious, after all. What were you saying to her?" " I told her that I loved her, sir. Of course I knew that you trusted her with I mean trusted me with her that is, you trusted me to her to me " Mr. Aria smiled. " Sit down, Sidney." said he, " and don't take it so hard. I think I understand. You lost your steering control for a few seconds and made love to her. Is that all?" " I kissed her, sir." " Really? I'm surprised that Esther should have permitted that." "It wasn't her fault Mr. Aria," said Spice earnestly, his embarrassment forgot at the possibility of blame for Esther. " It happened all at once before she knew what where she By Henry C. Rowland, d that Is, the sort of a chap ehe was with. 1 lost my head, I guess." He reflected for an instant. "No, I don't know that I can pay that, either. I knew all the time that you trusted me not to do anything like that. No use my making excuses. I surpose that all I can do is to say I'm sorry and tender my resignation, sir." Mr. Aria leaned back ln his chair, brought the tips of his fingers together, and looked at him thoughtfully. Because you think that I cannot trust you any longer? " he asked; ' or because you cannot trust yourself?" Spice shook his head. " I don't know anything any-thing about your trusting me, Mr. Aria, and so far as I'm concerned I can trust mytrslf to keep from making love to Esther. But I don't seo how I can keep from wanting to marry her some day. So If you don't want me for a 6onin-law, my position here is rather difficult." " Don't you think, my boy. that your position posi-tion here has an Importance which might warrant a certain amount of self-sacrifice on your part, for a time at least?" Spice was suddenly smitten with shame. The quiet question brought him to his senses as no reproach or argument could have dona He tried to express his sense of unworthl-ness, unworthl-ness, but Mr. Aria interrupted. " It's Just the youth of it, Sidney," said he. " Youth, and the impatience of youth. But what most grieves me Is that I cannot offer you any hope for the future, so far as your marrying Esther Is concerned." Spice, from feeling like the novitiate at confessional, suddenly experienced the dismay dis-may of this sinning unfortunate at being told that heaven was forever denied him. The high color faded from his face. " Is it a question of religion, sir?" said he, "or sect?" " It is neither," said Mr. Aria. " It is a question of race of blood though religion of course does enter into it, and there are social reasons, too. We Arias are orthodox Jews of ancient and, as far as it is possible to trace, unmixed strain. We are purely Semltio of ancestry, and for my daughter to marry out of her race would be for her to cut all familial ties. That is unthinkable for one who feels as I do. Besides this, we have our pride of race, and as long as the Gentile, the non-Hebrew, continues to regard the Jew as a racial inferior, those of us who are of pure orthodox stock are bound to reciprocate, or shall I say, to retaliate? "We do not mean to boast when we speak of ourselves as ' tho chosen people." That Is a tenet of our faith, and, to be consistent and true to ourselves, we must livo up to it." His face, severe for the moment, appeared to soften. " Your action is very honorable, Sidney, and such as I would expect of your father's son. If you and Esther were older and your attachment ln the nature of a grande passion the sacrifice of which might wreck the happiness of you both, I should have to deliberate very carefully, for I am by no means bigoted. But, as it la, you ar both very young Esther scarcely more than a child. For this reason I must refuse to entertain the proposal with which you have honored us, and I beg of you to do your best to relinquish the idea." Spice drew a deep breath and rose. His face was -pale, but the look of eyes and jaw were all that Aria could have asked. " Very well, sir. I'll do my best I'd be a slacker to get out now, Just when things are coming to a head." "Honestly, Sidney, I think you would. The next four weeks may see the crisis and, as I believe I remarked some time ago, I find myself my-self like the expert physician who alone can follow each symptom through this crisis and combat it as it manifests itself, sometimes anticipating the next The man Johnson was an example of how desperate the enemy has become. Personally, I can say without boasting that death has no terror for me at all. Once my work is finished I shall throw aside all precautions and resume my former life and habits. If they want me then, they can get me at their leisure." He flung out hla hands in a gesture of indifference. Spice looked at him with a glow of admiration admira-tion that was almost veneration. " All right, sir," he exclaimed. " You can count on me for what little I'm worth. As long as I'm one of the household I'll treat Esther like a sister.' I'll think of her that way." Mr. Aria's eyes twinkled. " Not as a stepsister, step-sister, I hope." " Hardly that." Spice gave his cheerful grin. " I wonder If Dr. Isaacs fee's the way you do about racial intermarriage?" " I'm afraid not At any rate, he doesn't give any active evidence of It, does he? Adrian is American, but he's English educated edu-cated and holds rather different views. However, How-ever, I no more believo that he is realty ln love with Marcla than that you are really ln love with Esther. Contrasts of type attract physically, but the ties of blood are stronger and Invariably assert themselves In tho end. That is one reason why International marriages mar-riages usually go to smash. Well, Just now we'vo got grimmer business ahead, so let's try to give it our whole, concentrated attention." atten-tion." He rose abruptly and held out Ills hand. Spice took it eagerly and for some reason the tears welled suddenly into his eyes. There was this to be admitted about Marcla's maneuvers, that whatever she accomplished she did with flnh.h norno-thnes norno-thnes unfortunately her own. Having now a splendid coup de theatre to present t . she proposed that It should be i all due choice of scenlo effect pirouetting ln the spotlight. Sb.1'' -. waited until Spice's return from ' "n Washington and later ln the inori -i him strolling across the lawn with got into her canoe, paddled over i ; '' ! lng, and met the pair of lifeguai were peacefully engaged In knoi 'K: early apples off a sweet bough tr Marcla had carefully plotted ou drama, even to Its comedy part a her geographic data correct from t , furnished her by the captain of From a study of these and hints ''" the conspirators aboard tho mote''',, had formed a practically correo' rfi Spice's air course ln tljing down. reasoning that for safety and facll .!,:'f ing ln case of necessity it was mo that ho followed the beaches unt lantic City, when he probably cut "; '. aware bay for Washington. Thus primed, she approached h ' ';' and nonchalant manner, looking tho glorified original of a magi with her ruddy hair so bright In sunshine that it seemed to form around her pretty head, color i-' :': than any artifice can react to thi i fresh hps parted in a patronizing pertinent nose with its tantallzltt V' Jaunty angle, and amber eyea wltl ble fringe of black, fairly brim malice. Altogether she was dlst '" . moralizing, luscious as a golden -U mlng in the raspberry Bherbet ol ' ' 1 tulle summer gown. Isaacs' ttppli Elpld aa he looked at her. ', "Good-morning, gladiators," ;''' " For one Just ln from a long fllgt i ,t very fresh, buddy, but that, of cour :','' nature. How long did it take you I -; s from the national capital this a mer morning?" i " What makes you think I've i ' " Washington, Miss Step?" Marcla raised her eyebrowa, -rr long and dark and slanted upwa.,,' at their outer corners. " Dear a you learned yet that I am aa offl contre-revolutionary coastwise :i; service? I have rubber neck a-"-vatlon posts from Maine to Florid . Spice looked at Isaacs aad not ' s pression of surprise. Not a word -aerial service had been told Mart - two were all tb.e more astonished v-Splce's v-Splce's suggesting sarcastically thi ".'' line his course, Marcla smiled ln i-way i-way and answered without an Inst tation; ---: " That was reported me weeka :-get :-get high up over Long island, --'' Jamaica bay for Sandy Hook, and beaches down over Long Brand ''; those pleasant resorts on the mosq until Atlantic City, where you eheei ' the Delaware and lay a course fd.-s trict which takes you over the C at Annapolis. Am I right my - , boy7" Any doubt she might have felt l' gard was dispelled by the eipr -Spice's face as he looked at Isaao ' blank astonishment ln that of Isa looked at herself. Marcla smiled and seated herself on a bench r large green tree, where she lnnoc-g posed of herself ln a manner wbl i produced ln advertising form, woi made the fortune of the hosiery which she was a patroness. " Now where in thunder did yff ;rv that?" demanded Spice. " From my stupidity service, bui same that enabled me to have th turned to you so promptly the otl when you had carelessly mislaid it" :; P Spice's face darkened. "Look b what are you driving at. M138 Step!. ,. Marcla gave an airy shrug of h. shoulders. " That you will never kl " Step, until you abandon that odW;, address from which the first witty has evaporated. Now tell me eomi return. Have you ever sighted an-.; up over or about Atlantic City on down?" v-" v-" I have never sighted one at my r. growled Spice, Impressed in Bplte'ol'lj-at Bplte'ol'lj-at the curious glow which came suNl the girl's eyes. J " You have been fortunate, my IK said Marcia dulcetly. "If I were should hereafter avoid flying over City, as otherwise you are in dange, ting the board walk harder than ai has ever hit it yet, and that would .. ping some." ;.. Spice's mouth opened. For the mo . looked surprisingly unintelligent, commented kindly on this fact. Is' ' imaginative and knowing something -gil l's methods, waited to see what W-' to break. Spico found his breath. "What makes you think that : Marcia raised her hand warning sinter darling." Spice amended. "I am trying to give you a little ti . you seem too proud to take," & My stupidity scrvlco reports that yo departure from here will be repor enemy station near Atlantic Utys wind and tide and daylight or lunar n milting, an armed airplane will be .6 shoot you down. Do you got that, of the blue?" She swayed suddenly tho astonished youth, fixed htm hro rowed lashes, a tawny gleam ln " They are planning to shoot you kill you both! Do you hear!" To be contliiui'O.J icon right: 11: By UW & |