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Show ! atr-ia of the tirnf," I aaid to rnyaelf. And I lonK-d for the end of the war-ami war-ami for a altnple Httl old fa ah lu new- , horn and an uneventful life with mjr huahand'and a nice little family I r'rom thia pH;tant day dmirn I waa t.uaed by a jolt. My chauffeur had t drawn up before the magn.ficant facade of the I'enn station, nor at th t'tt entrance, lie wiuf whirling along il aide of the depot, afid running clone. t ui. aa if racinr with us, wag tho-. ffrted car I had noticed In the traffic jam. I signaled my man to atop, which ho d u at h is o w n convenience. In that i lonelv spot between the big station and tho river. He stopped by ths side of ih closed car. and out of tt an into mv car stepped Bremer. -Little Indv. he s.d. in his usual drawl and with hts uaual polite manner, man-ner, "little lady, thia is our third meet. In'." - - I Confessions of A War Bride CHAPTER LXXIII. I Start f.r H.m. and Meet a Thrilline lnt.rruptt.it. "I ll hand th. secret aervlr he.de your clue to thl. V-hoat l " aald Kmwn. aa we sralke to the elevators. HI attend to it before I leave town to. set tV.t Juice aboard thip. In rajw an it rident ahould befall you or even if yvi loee your train I wlah you wou:.l call thia number.- He handed I me hie rkrd. "Tou ll set lira. Brown. Hhe'a a better detective than I Ml tireat sirU lrow.. Im mom-, mented with an aJm:ration wnun we of Heelf admirable In a hu.band. Th. lime nn dr..ied down one; elevator a. I went up another. In flf- i teen minute. I had checked out and j wu waitlns under th. port, cochere ; for a taxi. j The uaual magniflcant peraon In : 'uniform waved .commanding hand at I the wattins car., but. before the flret j i of the line could awing; Intn place, a; lama.ll fa.t .uto which wa. atandlnc j acroa. the .treet wheeled .droltly up to the curb. - Th. magnlfic.nl ' peraon waa in- ( tonlshed and annoyed. He would have dtemlaaed thl. too eager chauffeur, but ; slipped a hug. tip Into hi. pa'4n .nd i to wa. whlrrl away without delay. I afink back Into th. cuahiona of the car with a algh of comfort .nd relief, j At lut I wa. aafely headed Inward I home. At the corner of Fifth avenue) 0 a ht-ld up In the traffic Jam. I noticed that a taxi with drawn curtalna hung to wir wheel, and that its chaufeur and mine, exchanged aome low sen- , tencea. "llertj'a snother perajn mho must", tak a trim In twenty minutes," I thought. When we moved ahead once more. I reatimed my meditation on the work ahead of me at home. If the morn ng papers did not chron- : tele a Kf'nt chemual explosion at an eaat-rn dock. 1 would know that my en and K.id been a grand cucceaa. And: tomorrow I would mail Daddy Iyori- j mere check to the blind relief war fund. Whrtt would le said when 1 1 net met Mary Thomas iy with the god of chance. I must do- my half, day's work as a "cher-ui" n.mbr. linn I must undertake i i.tl!e oriKlnul defective work cn my own account. I mutu discover just hiw information wantel by the ;ermana could trickle out of the office of the pren dent f ' the ljrimer 'hmi-ar company. And I muat meke gixnl aa a filing clerk. I "The worlds all a welter; not even,. |