that evening, "that I've trailed the traitor to

f Kasker to him, and her statement was received by the co

mind is unformed concerning most things outside the clothing bus

pathizes with the Kaise

e say

t in so m

rove of what we term kaiserism. I know that Kasker talks foolishly against the war and resents the drafting of his son, but I think he is a good American at heart. He has bought Liberty Bonds more liberall

e, "and his defense was very lame and unconvincing. Listen, Grand'pa, to what

ened and shook h

especially if widely circulated. This is no time to criticise the men who are working hard to win the war; we should render them fai

t him, in time, if he goes on this way. I believe I frightened him a bit this afternoon, but he's too

he Chief gave her l

y attention to

on is seldom at fault, and I'm convinced he's responsible for th

abbling in affairs that do not concern you. I've plenty of those circulars on file and I'm attending to my duty and keeping an eye open for the rascal who wrot

lushed but st

patriotic person to denoun

le to bring me proof, I'll arrest him and turn him over to the federal agents

for some reason, condoning a crime, and she was firmly resolved to obtain the required proof if it coul

in dear old Dorfield," she told her girl associates. "Let u

r the Liberty Girls' Shop was now open to the public, and men, women and children crowded in to see what the girls had to offer. Sales were so

ed as cashier, so as to relieve the others of this duty. She could accomplish this work very nicely and became the Liberty Girls' treasurer and

tly, "for we shall soon be able to provide them with numerous c

shop, Mary Louise found a letter that greatly pleased her. It was from an old and valued girl friend in

I love you, and the dear Colonel, and Irene and Alora, and I long to see all of you again. Moreover, Daddy is being sent abroad on a secret mission, and I should be lonely without him. So expect me a

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of the gallant old colonel, her grandfather, who had surrounded her with competent instructors. Yet Mary Louise had a passion for mysteries and was never quite so happy as when engaged in studying a baffling personality or striving to explain a seeming enigma. Gran'pa Jim, who was usually her confidant when she "scented a mystery," often accused her of allowing her imagination to influence her judgment, but on several occasions the girl had triumphantly proven her intuitions to be correct. You must not think, from this statement, that Mary Louise was prone to

urquoises and as merry and innocent in expression as the eyes of a child. Also, the good humor which usually pervaded her sunny features led people to ignore their plainness. In dress

mited experience of human nature and the intricacies of crime, Josie O'Gorman was now considered by her father to be more expert than the average professional detective. While the astute secret-service agent was more than proud of his daughter's talent, he would not allow h

foibles and peculiarities of the human race, that even conservative, old Colonel Hathaway admired the girl and enjoyed her society. Josie had visited Mary Louise more than once and was assure

with our wonderful Shop that I can't entertain Josie properly unless

hour of her arrival, the moment she learned what the patriotic ban

berty Shop early and late, where I promise to sell anything from an old hoopskirt to a decayed piano at the highest market price. We've had some 'rummage sales' in Washington, you know, but nothing to