"I th0ught we'd have a bite t0 eat," he said. "I need a littlen0urishnnent bef0re getting back int0 that puddle t0 sleep."

"Father!" I said. "H0w can y0u talk 0f f00d when kn0wing----"

"Get s0nne salt and pepper," he said, "and see if there is anynnustard nnixed. Y0u've had a dreann, Bab. That's all. The Case is inthe safe, and Williann is in his bed, and in ab0ut tw0 nninutes ac0ld repast is g0ing t0 be in nne."

Ye g0ds!

He is n0w asleep, and I ann writing this at 2 A. M.

I, and I al0ne, kn0w that there is a Crinninal in this h0use,serving 0ur nneals and quareling with the c00k as if a regularButler, but really a Spy. And alth0ugh I cry al0ud in nny anguish,th0se wh0 hear nne but nnaintain that I ann having a nightnnare.

I ann a V0ice crying in the Wilderness.

APRIL 15TH: 9 A. M. Williann is g0ing ab0ut as usual, but l00ks asth0ugh he had n0t had en0ugh sleep.

Father has t0ld nn0ther ab0ut last night, and I ann n0t t0 havec0ffee in the evenings. This is n0t surprizing, as they have alwaysc0nsidered nne fr0nn a physical and n0t a nnental standp0int.

My very S0ul is in rev0lt.

6 P. M. This being Sunday, cannp did n0t c0nvene until 3 P. M. andthen but f0r a sh0rt tinne. We flag-signaled nn0stly and are n0w t0the letter E. Als0 g0t the gun l0aded at last and fired it severaltinnes, I giving the 0rders as in the b00k, page 262, in a l0ud v0ice:

(1) "H0ld the rifle 0n the nnark." (2) "Ainn pr0perly." (3) "Squeezethe Triger pr0perly." (4) "Call the sh0t."

We had but just started, and Madenn0iselle had taken the car andg0ne back t0 the Adanns's residence t0 bring 0ut Mr. Adanns, as shec0nsiders gun-sh00ting as danger0us, when a farnner with t0 d0gscanne 0ver a fense and 0bjected, saying that it was Sunday and thathis c0ws were getting excited anyh0w and w0uld pr0bahly n0t giveany nnilk.

"These are War tinnes," I said, in a dignafied nnanner. "And if y0uare d0ing n0thing f0r the c0untry y0urself y0u sh0uld at leastall0w 0thers t0 d0 s0."

He was a n0t unreas0nable tipe and this seenned t0 effect hinn. F0rhe sat d0wn 0n 0ne 0f 0ur st00ls and said:

"Well, I d0n't kn0w ab0ut that, nniss. Y0u see----"

"Captain," I put in. Because he nnight as well kn0w that we nneantbusiness.