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Show ' V THE Thursday, November 11, 1913 IT? CARIBBEAN TIMES-NEW- H BR EN DA CONRAD igent; Richard Taussig, an engineer chose Identity as a German agent is suspected but not yet proved; and Russell Porter, a young American engineer, and Us wife, Sue, who Innocently believes VI r. Taussig can help Russell. Knowing ihat Russell Is working on an important plan she offers to show It to Mr. Taussig is proof of Russell's ability. CHAPTER XV Taussig looked at his watch again. "I need about half an hour. Perhaps I could take them to my room and lay them out on the floor. I could get them back before I go to dine with the General at Casa Blanca." He saw her hands close quickly. " But you wouldn't be comfortable with them out of the house," he said sympathetically. "I can see that." He rolled them up again and handed them back to her. "In fact, I don't really think you'd care to live in South " "I'd live anywhere for Russell!" Sue cried, i "Anywhere! It doesn't matter. - Just so he's not slaving night and day for nothing. ,,'J want aim to do things !.'.. ' be doing them," Mr. Taussig said. "And just the little I'vf seen here . ." "Oh, . then take them with you and look at all of them." ' She thrust them back into his hands. (Half an hour won't hurt anything, and it'll mean everything to Russell!) "Oh, please do!" blondes especially. What do you suppose they're being so nice to you for? You'd be a swell catch for anybody, with the money and position your father's got." "The Valeras have money and position too," Anne remarked. "They don't need either one. And look. Sue. What I hope about you is that you didn't do anything crazy this afternoon." Sue Porter looked at her sharply. "What do you mean?" she de manded. A bright pink spot burned in the cheek next to Anne. "You know what I mean," Anne said quietly. "I told you to be careful of Mr. Taussig. You don't know anything about him." "Oh, don't be like that, Anne!" She was young and pleading again all of a sudden. "All I'm trying to do is help Russell! Don't you see?" She turned the car into the Granada and stopped under the portico. "Oh, of course I see. It's just that oh, well." Anne leaned over and kissed her warmly on the cheek. "Thanks, angel. I'll be seeing you." As Anne went through the arcade a girl at the desk talking to the clerk turned around quickly. Her dark eyes met Anne's and held them for a moment, then she hurried across the lobby. She was almost running as she reached the ... ly Bel! 6 ed. 03.. 1 "Well, all right, then, Mrs. Porter," he said at last. "I'll have them back In half an hour." suppose she's just got Russell made President of Consolidated? I hope It's all right." "My dears, have you heard!" Sue exclaimed, abruptly cutting off something she was saying to the girl next to her. About Miguel Valera your friend, Anne. The War De partment cancelled his orders." "What fort" someone asked casually. Sue shrugged. "Three guesses, darling. Everybody knows they're . . They're Just polite. drive and cut through the garden to the street. Anne went on to the desk. The clerk reached up tor her key and handed it to her with a letter. She looked down at it The hand writing was laborious and her name misspelled. It was on the hotel stationery, the flap still moist and smeared with dark lipstick. "Did she leave this?" she asked. The room clerk shrugged his shoulders and looked a little un comfortable, she thought The telephone operator was watching her curiously. She went up to her room, closed the door and put her hat and bag on the bed. She looked at the envelope for an instant tore it in two suddenly and tossed it into the waste basket She didn't want to read it It was also nearly eight o'clock, and she knew that Miguel was com ing, in spite of what Graciela had said knew it before the operator called to tell her he was there, He was waiting, pacing nervously up and down the lobby. When he saw her he dropped his cigarette In the jar of sand by the newsstand and came quickly forward. He took her hand and held it moment tightly, looking at her, "I must go home tomorrow," Anne thought quickly. She smiled "It's nice to see you," she said. He put her arm in his, pressing it close to his side, and they went out onto the terrace. Without say ing a single word he had said a great deal. "Can't we have dinner out here?" Anne asked. She turned from the balustrade with the cool breeze from the ocean in her hair, "Surely." He called the waiter. Anne stood there watching the waves break white against the reef. He came back and took her arm again. "What happened today?" he asked quietly. She shook her head. 'I don't quite know. After I got your message I went to the Central. Pete Wilcox came out just in time, I think. I got diziy, or something I don't know. I was scared star. Anne's fingers tightened on the arm of her chair. "I've often wondered why the Army wasn't a lot more careful," Sue said. "It's about time we're beginning to wake up." 'Tell us more," Barbara French urged. "Is Don Alvaro going to storm El Morro?" Anne got up. Barbara was look' Ing at her with calm expressionless eyes. "Going?" she asked. Anne nodded. "I've got date with Miguel Valera," she said calm ty. "We're going to steal the plans to the General's shower room. But don't tell a soul" ' "Wait a minute, darling," Sue said. "Where's the check? This is my party. Bye, everybody." She followed Anne downstairs. "Look," she said when they were outside. "Russell's gone to St Thomas for two or three days. Why don't you come over and stay with me till he comes back? I'll have a lot of people in, and some attractive men. Here's my car. I'll take you home." "Thanks, Sue --J you're' sweet,' Anne said. "I think I'd better stay where I am. You know it' such a mess packing things any way." "Oh., all right. It's hist so un comfoi table, where you are." "Not at all. I love it" Sue was silent for a moment as they started off. "You may think It's funny for me to be giving you advice," she said teally then. "You're so competent and I'm He held her arm more tightly. not. But I've been down here long He had not sent the message that er than yeu have. It's all right for took her out to the mill. Should he you to be interested, and all that. tell her? She might be safer If she but I don't think you're being very didn't know too much. wise in the people "Hereafter don't go anywhere "You mean Miguel Valera?" Anne without me or Wilcox, or some one you know vrry well," be said asked, a little dangerously. "Oh. don't pretend you're naive, "And don't take messages from afcf Unne-- They all love American cirla. bodr." ... . ... S i..lu-utc- WNU I t'v.itul v!-r-- "I won't again." She glanced around. They were alone on the terrace. The window of Mr. Taussig's room upstairs was y, 0pf3 I dark. "Miguel," she said slowly. "Do you know Russell Porter?" "I Mow about him. He's doing a good job here." "That's what I wanted to know about. Is there anything in his work that would interest . . . well, you know?" "Very much," Miguel Valera said gravely. "Why?" Anne looked up at him. "If I tell you something, will you promise to try to see it doesn't hurt Russell?" "What is it. Anne?" "You haven't promised." "I can't promise anything," he an swered quietly. "Nothing personal counts. You must know that , . . after last night, and today." She hesitated, and went on. "I'm not sure about this. It's a mixture of fact and guesswork. Bui the other night after dinner Sui Porter and Mr. Taussig were talking about Russell's job. Taussig said if Russell could do that whatever it was he was a genius; it was every engineer's dream. Sue said he had done it and he was a genius, and she tried to get Russell to go get his specifications to show him. Russell clamped down hard and sent her to see after the kids. I have an idea that Sue showed He gave abstracted, sympathetic attention to Helen and the needs of his them to him today. Russell's away, forlorn brood. and she's terribly ambitious for him, and thinks because Taussig is By KATHLEEN NORRIS VISITING SOLDIERS AT a great sanitary engineer be can Millers have one son, BUSY CAMPS do something. She wouldn't knoWives who travel via crowdaged 22. When wingly" He interrupted her with impatient was drafted ined trains to busy army camps to never irony. do. What the "People Millers' to visit their soldier husbands the army time today, Anne?" hearts broke; they wept, they are not displaying true devo"About four or I'd told their agonized fears to tion, according to Kathleen guess. What would he do if he got Norris. It is not fair to children have everyone; they might them?" to carry them on stuffy, over"He'd make a microscopic photo been the only parents of the loaded trains that are needed stat and return them to Mrs. Porter only boy who ever was drawn for military men. Meals will in an hour. He'd tell her she was into a war. not be regular, sleep is lost, right about her husband, and to Quentin was sent to Maine; and after a long dusty trip, keep absolutely quiet and they'd hear from him. Sort of their se- presently had two weeks only the dingiest of lodging cret his and hers. Nobody would leave. The Millers went to facilities are usually available. know the plans were out, so no Boston from California at a Also, visiting wives and chilchanges would be made. And Taus dren complicate matters for a cost of about a thousand dosig wouldn't have any large blue llars and down came busy soldier. lie probably Quentin print to smuggle out. They don't would appreciate a long letter and ten had there steal plans any more. They just days they much more. take pictures and enlarge them." together. They saw shows and "Then there's nothing" to restaumovies and went He shook his head., "There are rant was Helen, dirty, tired, all but penniless, dinners; Quentin the films. I'm glad you told me." bored, of course, for he knew no smiled appealingly at charity's The waiter brushed the crumbs girls of his own age and had no agent. "I had to see Harry," she from the cloth and brought their friends in Boston. The Miller par- said simply. "He mightn't come coffee. He poured it black and ents were bored, too; they couldn't home." Trouble for Busy Soldier. fragrant into the cups and left the talk camp all the time, prices stagterrace. gered them, they missed the comHarry was embarrassed and apolMiguel leaned forward, looking at fortableness of home and the nearogetic. After all, he wasn't in the her in the pale silver glow of the ness of friends. begging class, and here were four moon. On the train rising "Anne," he said. He coming home they human beings, to him, hadn't spoken for several momenta. had a section in a packed car. The asking for food, belonging baths, shelbeds, chairs in the lounge and club car ter. Crowded temporary "Yes?" quarters "I'm going to ask you to do some- were rented to weary soldiers. The were found somehow for the chilrooms were with cluttered Will dressing thing. dren, although soldiers at that time you?" women filling nursing bottles and were sleeping on the marble floors She smiled. "Depends." and their even hair sleepof hotels and Helen sat up all night "I'm going to ask you to go setting ing on the floor. Two meals a day in an armchair. Harry sailed the home." to were not the Millers, next day; anxious, ashamed, and served, but His voice sounded a little like silk for they couldn't get near the din- annoyed. Yes, annoyed. He knew tearing. room. Once they bought some that women and babies have no She put her cup down and looked ing sandwiches and once a box of crackright to be on trains in wartime, out at the reel A lighted ship was ers. At Omaha they managed to and his last impression of his famout . . far . going moving beyond it get some coffee. ily was that of an exhausted wife, home. She looked back at him. Traveling with them were many who had barely money to "Do you want me to go?" soldiers and many women. The so- get home, even if enough all train and bus he said want ldiers had some reason to be there; connections were made "No," quietly. '1 promptly, you to stay here, always." the women none. No, the women and of three crying, draggled, misHe put his hand out and took hers had neither reason nor right to be erable children. lying on the table. there, any more than the Millers Now, the railways make other reg"I love you, Anne. The knowl- had. ulations to which we all have to of Crowds Sentimental Travelers. will edge that you go sometime is bow. Why don't they make one Most of these women were bound very hard. It will be lonelier than more? Why don't they prohibit the on Misentimental journeys, as the But if you go quick-l- y you know. of small children for conveyance llers were. Spurred by the unanswer. . ." the duration, except of course in "Is that why , . . you want me to able thought; "I may not see him cases where families are moving to again." they were trailing their war- other jobs or go?" she asked softly. making permanent to the air riors fields, docks, camps, "No. I want to keep you, as long changes? Thousands of wives, bored as I can. But it isn't safe for you. railway centers. They were mak- by the lonesomeness and dullness of extheir emotional an crises If I could only ask you to marry ing living, get the sudden cuse to clutter up the travel re- of wartime me . , ." to take the boys and go to notion sources of the entire nation; preHe stopped. Anne waited, aware Bill's camp and just see him. It of the soft fragrance of the night vent service men from making necisn't devotion, for it gives Bill only essary Journeys; everycomplicate an anxious, isolating them for a moment In a and unfor every official along the thing small infinitely lovely world all their comfortable sort of pleasure at best, whole way. if indeed it gives him pleasure at own, as fragile and tender as the One of these traveling wives landsilver glow of the moonpath on the a western town a few days all. Visiting wives and parents comin ed ocean. It was what she wanted . . . I talked to her. She was a plicate matters terribly; there's a war on. Bill is involved in it, and what she had lived for. There was ago; weak, pretty creature of about 30; the no shadow of doubt in ber mind. things of home seem very far had come from a town in Iowa, She waited for him to go on. When she see Harry. He's going overseas, away. Nine times out of ten Bill "to would much more appreciate a long, he didn't she raised her eyes slowly I haven't seen him since June and to bis. by cigthis is September, and of course cheerful letter, accompanied or candy. "Can't you, Miguel?" she asked the children and I not ever see arettes, books, snap-shot- s may softly. Family at Camp a Problem. him she said. The children Her heart throbbed with a sudden were again," of five and "Hello, boys small, darling. Buster and I had pale rich warmth. In his face was pas- three, and a seven to come to see our Daddy!" says of girl baby sion, muted, saddened even, with a months. All three were dirty, be- Mabel, all freshened up in a comtenderness she bad never seen be- wildered, fort station, suddenly appearing in hungry, hot, uncomfortafore. ble beyond dream of child tor- all the excitement of camp. She is For a moment they were lost in ture. They any had sat up they fascinated by everything, but Bill, the electric world that held their had gone without food, nights, hadn't shouldering Buster, doesn't see it all they eyes together, saying more than had baths or quiet beds for a week. in tne same glamorous light. their lips could say. Suddenly he They had seen their mother "Where are you staying, dear?" crying lowered his head. He was tremand frightened and lost more than "Well, we don't know. We thought bling. Anne could hardly bear him once. They had no place to go; we'd have lunch In the cafeteria, and Anne I love you, anything like provision for her visit, whispering, "Oh, then find some nice quiet place for I can't let you go!" or arrangements, or reservations Buster's nap. He's fretful because "Then ask me to stay, Miguel . . ." hadn't ever entered Helen's head. She got up and moved over to the She didn't know how they were to the train was so hot" Bill reflects that the major's wife, balustrade. He came after her. get back to Iowa; she was running after a three weeks' hunt, has just "Anne, do you mean It?" out of money. He caught her hand and held It Well, Harry did come up from found four rooms over a garage and in both of his. She turned and San Diego and she saw him for 24 is thankfully paying two hundred a looked up into his eyes, ber own hours. He was absorbed in his great month for them.. "Don't you think you've got a radiant as stars. adventure; interested In nothing "I do mean it MigueL" but his fellow soldiers, his orders, smart little wife to come 17 hundred His voice was strong and clear. his regiment, his trip But he gave miles in this heat to see you?" MaWiH you marry me, Anne?" ';s happily, walking along be- abstracted, sympathetic at'crticn u te! a mil- Helen and the nee'!? i f trs f i ,rti s 'v i.ini. "Yea, darling. Yes lion times." wiuil ran Bill say but "yes "? little brocd. Charity was rni vl m. "Oh, my dear . . . my dear." four-thirt- Anne lifted herself out of the cool turquoise pool at the Country Club and stretched out on the brown, sun mattress beside Barbara French. "What time is it?" she asked. "I've got to go to Sue's." "You've got lots of time," Barbara said lazily. "That's one of the lovely things about the tropics. Mariana land . . . which Isn't quite true, really. It covers up a lot of things, like 'sometime' at home. 'Do come and see us sometime,' which means never. It's the same here. They're just so polite." She glanced around. "And you don't have to worry about getting to Sue's, because here Sue is. Hi, Sue! Order us a drink, will you? We'll be up in a minute." "Okay," Sue Porter called across the pool. "Hi, Anne!" She danced gaily up the steps. Anne stood there watching her, a cold dull sensation moving into her stomach. Barbara got up. "I wonder what's happened to our Sue?" she remarked. "You wouldn't ' THE Mr. Taussig got up, still undecid- S Pane Seven TAH Is It Lair or Restlessness? THE STORY SO FAR: Anne Heywood. eautiful daughter ol a wealthy New fork newspaper publisher, goes to Puerto ttico on an assignment for her father's paper. Also on the island are Pete Wil-toa reporter on her father"! paper, low a V. 8. Army Intelligence officer; Miguel Valera, a Puerto Rican educated n the United States who Is a secret V. S. Ja 1 Kathleen Norris Says: Jl!ii. "He'd-certain- NEPHl. 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