Page Six
Illinois Valley News, Thursday, April 16, 1942
Be Proud of Your
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SHE EOYED SPY
©»«//S ylvia T aylor
THE »TORY SO FAR: Joan Leland is
discharged and refused an explanation
She
Sy her employer, Arthur Mulford,
accepts another secretarial post from
handsome Karl Miller, owner of a msht
club. Fascinated, she permits his
making, though her sister Sybil,
whom she shares an apartment,
yerts Karl's motives.
Paul Sherman,
Karl's manager, warns Joan against Karl
but refuses to give any reason. She de
livers, at Karl's request, a mysterious
message to a tramp steamer late at
night, discovering that Paul is following
her. She defends Karl blindly. Paul res
cues her from Eric Strom, Karl’s part
ner. who attempted to kiss her. Hearing
a struggle, Joan later enters Karl’s of
fice in time to see him shoot and kill
Eric. He asks her to pick up the sun
from the floor, then threatens her with
blame for the murder unless she re
Paul enters and Joan Is
mains quiet,
dumfoundrd when he backs up Karl, re
garding her fingerprints on the gun. The
men carry the body out
ders what will now be
toward her.
Now continue with the story.
CHAPTER IX
Karl seemed amused at her out
burst. Once she had cherished that
tender look. Now it was loathesome
to her. With the madness of des
pair, she struck him full in the
mouth.
Karl stepped back and his face
was white with rage.
"You little
fool! Do you think it’s as easy as
that? Don’t you know you'll be fol
lowed from the moment you leave
this office? You will be driven to
work every day by Paul Sherman.
If you make a false move you will
meet with—an unfortunate accident.
Shall we cal) it that?"
Silence.
“There must be some
way," Joan thought. "but what?”
She would tell Sybil! Sybil would
know what to do. Until then it would
be best to pretend to Karl that he
had won. He must believe that she
was frightened.
"It seems that all the cards arc
in your hands," she admitted.
"Very clever of you to realize it.”
Joan wondered if she could really
deceive Karl,
Even if she were
followed home, he would have no
way of knowing what she told Sybil.
She could tell Sybil to go to the
polio
yet Karl might have them
both followed, Joan could not be
lieve that Karl would take any
chances.
"I'm going home," she said
wearily.
"straight
home,
You
needn't worry about my going to the
police tonight."
"I am not in the least worried,"
Karl said calmly. "You are young
and beautiful, and 1 am sure that
you are not yet ready to die ”
She looked at him and for a mo
ment she longed to see that other
Karl . . . the Karl she had loved.
Tears stung in her eyes. How could
she have been so blind? A reckless,
adventure-loving girl, laughing at
Fate, moving blithely towards her
own destruction. She had held open,
eager arms to life, welcomed any
thing that was "exciting and dif
ferent." But Sybil had been the wise
one.
"You can’t trust any man,” Joan
thought bitterly
Even Paul Sher
man, who had warned her about
Karl, was Involved in the spy ring
He had warned her'about Karl but
he was no better.
"You didn't have to go so far,
did you. Karl?" Joun asked now
“You didn't have to pretend to love
me. did you?"
"You are very charming," Karl
said, bowing.
"And you are very clever, but if
you hadn't asked me to marry you
“That proved my sincerity?"
"Yes
Although I’m ashamed to
admit it"
“Perhaps it would interest you tn
know that I already have a wife
. .
then he added smoothly, "in
my own country.”
• • •
This was the final blow
Karl's
announcement that he had a wife in
Germany came as a complete shock
to Joan Leland
She had attached
so much importance to his desire
to mars.v her that it had never oc
curled to her he should be insin
cere.
"If you are ready to go home,"
K.irl suggested, "I will drive you.”
"Very well." Joan answered ex
pressionlessly.
"There must be some way,” Joan
thought desperately as she sat si
lently by Karl Miller's side. She
could telephone the police from her
apartment Karl would have no way
of knowing about that until it was
too late Sybil could go to the au
thorities Surely there was no way
that Karl could follow both girls
day and night, trace every phone
call
Comforted by the thought of
Sybil's wise advice, Joan felt more
confidence in the situation
"I will see you tomorrow as usu-
al.” Karl was saying
"Paul will
drive you to work after this You
understand?"
"I understand perfectly."
For a moment they stared at each
i
other
Sweethearts an hour ago
Now enemies forever Swiftly Joan
,
turned and ran up the steps
In the living room she was greeted
with darkness and silence
She
switched on one small lamp and
called. "Sybil, where are you’"
But only her own voice sounded
in the high ceilinged rooms Strange
that Sybil should not be home yet
Apparently she had not returned
from work
Joan ran into the bed
room. It was undisturbed. In the
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ELMER TWITCHELL OFF TO
CO-ORDINATE
"I’m off to Washington,” declared
Elmer Twitchell in an unusually
high state of ex
citement.
"What for?” we !
asked.
"I wanna be a
co-ordinator,” he
replied eagerly.
"What do you'
wish to co-ordi-
nate? we hopefully asked him.
"I ain’t particular.” said Elmer.
"Squat tag or leap frog would be
up my alley. I was national open
squat tag champion in 1928, and I
have written several books on leap
frog which are standard works ev
erywhere.”
"But I am no slouch at lariat
throwing or sack racing, either,” he
resumed after a moment. "Nor at
Indian club swinging, apple bobbing
and blind man's buff.”
"Are they co-ordinating such ac
Tearing it open she found a note in Sybil's handwriting. ••I’ll be back
tivities?” we asked.
soon. Something terrible has happened."
"Oil, yes,” snapped Elmer. "Yes
kitchen there were no signs that against Karl while you're just as indeed. They are co-ordinating ev
And bad!”
Sybil had eaten her dinner,
erything. Haven't you been read-
then on the kitchen table Joan saw
Her voice had risen hysterically. ing about the testimony before Sen-
an envelope. Tearing it open, she "Be quiet!" Paul ordered. "Do you ator Byrd's committee? And this is
found a note in Sybil's handwriting
want Karl to come in here?"
no minor co-ordination, it’s an all-
"ITl be back soon. Something ter
"What
do
I
care?"
Tears out co-ordination. We are the Ar
rible has happened . . .”
streamed down the white face and senal of Co-ordination, from what 1
A cold chill of premonition swept she buried her face in her hands. read.”
• • •
Joan.
Instantly her mind leaped
"Will you listen to me for one
to Karl Miller
Had he suspected minute?" Pau! Sherman said in a
"Do you think you’ll land a job?
her plan of enlisting Sybil's aid? low voice.
we asked.
But how could he? And why would
"Why not? Ev
She did not reply.
Sybil say, "I'H be back soon”? Sure
"My name is not Paul Sherman." erybody else has
ly it could not be so "terrible."
She sobbed, "What’s that to me?” A friend of mine
been
has
"I'm just nervous,” Joan told her
He took her nervous hands and who
card
self.
at
held them tightly in his own. “It’s good
She tried to light the fire but it true I speak German. My grand tricks has been
National
refused to burn and smouldered out, mother was German. But I am Paul named
leaving the room in dismal silence. O'Malley of the Federal Bureau of Co - ordinator of
Parlor Games un
Clasping her hands, Joan walked Investigation—the FBI."
around the room. ‘T've got to talk
Silence.
The fire crackled and der the OCD and Wilbur Jones, an
to someone." she thought hysteri the rain poured against the windows. alligator wrestler by profession, has
landed as National Co-ordinator of
cally. "I can't stand this any long
"The FBI?” Joan repeated.
er."
"That's right.
We've suspected Alligator Wrestling."
"Really?"
But as she drew back the window Karl Miller of subversive activities
"Not only that but an appropria
curtain she saw Karl Miller's car for a long time but we haven’t been
still in front of the apartment. If able to get conclusive evidence. tion is being asked for $150.000 for
she left, he would surely follow her. I still haven't got enough to convict alligator pools and $75,000 for alli
The telephone! She ran across the him. He’s too clever for that, though gators."
"Can you get alligators for that
room and seized it from its place I believe he trusts me. One reason
money, the kind that will really do
on the table With a trembling fin is that 1 speak his language.”
ger she dialed the operator. The si
"But why didn’t you tell me? Why any work?” we asked.
“Yes, alligatori are as a class Killing
lence of a completely dead wire was didn't you warn me?”
to sacrifice a little for the cause,” ex
too obvious to be mistaken.
He smiled ruefully. "This is gov plained Elmer.
* a •
She was seized then by absolute ernment business. Joan. I’m risking
panic. She must get out of here— my neck by revealing my identity
"What does Mrs. Twitchell think
but how?
to you. If Karl finds out who I of your working as a federal co-ordi
There was a fire escape on the am, you know what will happen. I nator of rope tricks, squat tag play
side of the building that opened off had to pretend to agree with him ing and so forth?" we asked.
the kitchen.
tonight.”
"Oh, she's too
"Karl couldn’t see me there,"
"You mean pretend to believe that
busy to care,” he
Joan said aloud, and the sound of I shot Eric?”
replied.
her own voice frightened her.
“That's it. Now Karl will be sure
“What's she do
It was then that she heard some of me
He doesn't know that I am
ing these days?”
thing. like the creaking of a board. here now
I came ahead of you
“She's a co-or
It seemed to come from the kitchen. from the club and I've been waiting
dinator,” he said.
Joan stood still. She was afraid to for you to come home.”
“Of what?"
move.
"Either magic
Joan wiped her eyes.
"I tried
Her hand felt for the switch and to telephone the police. The phone lantern shows or eggplant culture,
I am not sure which," said Mr.
the living room was flooded with is disconnected.”
I ight.
Paul lit a cigarette. “I know. I Twitchell. "She's doing well. Great
¡for morale, she lays."
"That’s better," she thought, and did it myself. Karl's orders.”
Joan shuddered and fresh tears I
went into the bedroom to put on her
"The whole Twitchell family is in
hat and coat. Against the window filled her eyes. "Oh, what a fool
I've been! But I loved him so much! [on it,” we observed.
pane slow rain had begun to fall
Joan looked out a front window I didn't know things like this really | "Yes indeed. Uncle Chidsev has
I thought all the spy been in from the start. He's U. S.
again Karl was still there! The fire happened.
What Co-ordinator of Kite Flying at a
escape was her only chance
The talk was just propaganda.
pretty good salary. He is opening
apartment was on the second floor shall I do now? What can I do?”
and there was a good drop to the
"Do you know about Karl's wife?" kite flying centers everywhere and
ground, but a small garden made
Color flooded her pale cheeks thinks he may get a million dollars
He says that nothing
it safe to jump.
"Yes.
1 .'e told me tonight after for kites.
"I can make it," Joan said. "I you left trie club. He seemed very bolsters up a people's morale like
running around with a kite on a
must!"
a.r",ied by the whole situation."
She reached the kitchen where
"I wanted to tell you. Joan, but string And Grandpa Lem is co-or
Sybil's note still lay upon the ta I didn't dare take the chance of dinating. too. He's the one who nev
ble The shade was drawn over the Karl's finding out that I'd double- er did amount to much at anything.”
"What’s he co-ordinating?”
kitchen window. Joan advanced to crossed hint
You understand This
"Top - spinning. I understand,"
wards it and stretched out her hand business is more important than ei
snapped Elmer, grabbing a train.
when another sound came from ther of us."
without the unmistakable sound of
Suddenly Joan rose crying. "And
CIVILIAN CASUALTY
footsteps upon the iron staircase
Sybil! Paul. Sybil's not here! She
There was a soft tapping upon the left a note saying that something Helena Hollingsworth Honeybun
window With a frightened gesture, terrible had happened . . . I'm To air raid meeting goes on Mon.
Her bunions burst right through her
Joan touched the shade and it tlew afraid! Karl .
."
shoes
to the top She looked out but could
Paul glanced at his watch, "Al-
At fire-warden work on Tues.
see no one Then she heard a voice: most one o'clock "
"Joan! Open the window "
"Paul!" She seized his arm. "Do
When Red Cross work arrives on
It was Paul Sherman! Joan drew you think that Karl would . .
Wed
back and as she did so Paul's head
He shook his head "I don't know.
appeared
Had Karl sent him to 1 don't honestly know. But I have a Her limbs feel like a ton of lead;
get her ’ She shrank against the wall plan. Listen carefully . . ."
Helena's mind seems full of burrs
of the kitchen, watching his plead
From salvaging all day on Thurs.—
ing gestures for admittance Then
Joan and Paul sat quietly together
she saw- that the window was un on the couch before the blazing fire Fearless femme. she bats no eye
Paul could easily open it and she listened as Paul told about Practicing home defense on Fri.—
locked,
himself, He saw the change of ex- the spy ring and the part he wanted Won't someone send on Sat. and
Sun.
pression on her face, and caught her to play tn the future.
its meaning.
"I want you to stick it out. Joan, to First aid for our Miss Honeybun?
A moment later he was in the go on working for Karl. Let him
—Sam Michael Gevins.
kitchen with the window locked be think you're afraid to go to the au-
hind him.
thorities. He must have confidence
An insurance company has re-
Paul looked sharply at her "Sit in his own power if we are ever ceivcd a claim from Corregidor for
down." he ordered
"You look like going to get at the bottom of this ” losses of watches and other items
a ghost
Have you any whiskey?"
The girl was silent.
at the post exchange. And we can
"There's some brandy in the
"It's our only chance.” Paul said imagine the insurance company ad
kitchen." Joan said Her teeth were kindly. "I know how difficult it will juster looking it over and demand
chattering She was shaking so she be tor you but if you went to the ing severely. "Just what happened
could scarcely talk
authorities now. nothing could be there?" And. perhaps, after being
Paul found the bottle and returned proved.
I haven't any conclusive told of the Jap attack, adding. "You
He
held
with it to lite living room,
evidence against Karl yet And he'd will have to send us more proof.”
"Drink certainly involve you in Eric's
a small glass to her lips
• • •
mur-
this!" he commanded.
der.”
Inia Dodo found her typewriter *o
The sweet liquor burned her throat
"All right. Paul,” she said w ith hard to operate that she juM threw
but it warmed her
sudden decision. "I'll do it"
the cover over it with the exclama*
Paul was bending over the fire
He patted her arm. "Good girl!
place stirring the logs, adding pa Karl's sure to give himself away tion. “1 truest the War Board frore
per and kindling until the tire especially since he now thinks that it ’
And it is Misa Dodo who has been
glowed with a bright blaze.
he can trust me Of course you un
using one typewriter ribbon so long
She watched him in silence until derstand you are not to reveal my
that she could be accused of hoard«
he had finished
identity to anyone, even your sis-
ing.
"Now listen to me. Joan and listen ter "
• • •
carefully ”
“Sybil! Paul, what are we going
Sign spotted by Tompkins Harris
Her green eyes regarded him with to do about Sybil?"
in Joe Brucato s restaurant
loathing
"Spies!
But you can't
•*1 don't know
But I can't see
It's Tough to Pay 55 Grata ( r a
get away with it
You can't keep what Karl would have afi
Steak, but
me from going to the police! You're It doesn't add up."
It s Tougher When You Fay 35
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