Rendezvous Page #7

CORDON ROUGE? FINE, FINE.

HEH HEH. GOOD-BYE.

I THOUGHT YOU WERE

HAVING DINNER WITH ME.

NOW, JOEL, YOU KNOW I WOULDN'T DO

THIS IF IT WEREN'T VERY IMPORTANT.

ALL I KNOW IS THAT YOU'VE

BROKEN YOUR PROMISE TO ME.

WHY MUST I ALWAYS KEEP REMINDING

YOU THAT THERE'S A WAR GOING ON?

OF COURSE, I WASN'T GOOD

ENOUGH TO TAKE THE CORDON ROUGE.

YOU WERE TOO BUSY.

A CAFETERIA WAS:

ALL YOU COULD OFFER ME.

BUT THE MINUTE THAT-THAT VENUS

OF THE RUSSIAN STEPPES CALLS,

YOU HAVE THE TIME

AND THE INCLINATION.

BUT, MY DEAR-

ALL RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT. GO AHEAD.

I DON'T HAVE TO THROW

MYSELF AWAY ON YOU.

I'M STILL YOUNG.

I'M BEAUTIFUL.

I'LL GO WHERE

I'M APPRECIATED.

WELL, I'M SORRY,

BUT YOU MUST UNDERSTAND

I CANNOT NEGLEC ANY POSSIBILITIES.

OF COURSE NOT. I NEVER

MET THE MAN YET THAT COULD.

WE'LL ORDER

DESSERT LATER.

YES, SIR.

I SUPPOSE, LIEUTENANT,

YOU'VE BEEN WONDERING

WHY I ASKED YOU:

TO TAKE ME TO DINNER.

I RATHER CHERISHED THE HOPE

THAT IT WAS BECAUSE YOU,

UH, WANTED TO HAVE

DINNER WITH ME.

I WANTED TO TALK

TO YOU, LIEUTENANT,

ABOUT A VERY:

SERIOUS MATTER.

YES?

THIS AFTERNOON:

IN YOUR OFFICE,

ONE OF YOUR MEN BROUGH IN A BEAUTY CIRCULAR.

I COULDN'T HELP SEEING IT.

WELL?

WOULD YOU TELL ME WHERE

YOU FOUND THAT CIRCULAR?

AT THE POST OFFICE...

ADDRESSED TO YOU.

OH!

THANK YOU.

I FEEL BETTER NOW.

LIEUTENANT, THE DAY THA MAJOR BRENNAN WAS KILLED-

OH, HELLO!

SURPRISED:

TO SEE ME?

NO.

AREN'T YOU

DANCING, TOO?

NO.

CHATTY FELLOW,

ISN'T HE?

OH, I FORGOT YOU TWO

DON'T KNOW EACH OTHER.

MAY I PRESEN LIEUTENANT GORDON,

CAPTAIN NIETERSTEIN.

HOW DO YOU DO?

HOW DO YOU DO?

ALLOW ME. MISS KARLOFF, MISS CARTER.

THE MATRON,

YOU'LL REMEMBER.

THIS IS:

HER NIGHT OFF.

OH, UH,

CAPTAIN NIETERSTEIN.

OH, HELLO,

UNCLE JOHN.

OH, HELLO, JOEL...

GORDON, CAPTAIN.

MISS KARLOFF,

MR. CARTER.

HOW DO YOU DO? SO THIS IS

WHERE YOU FIGHT THE WAR, EH?

COLONEL PETROFF AND I JUST CAME

FROM A LATE ORDNANCE CONFERENCE.

CAPTAIN NIETERSTEIN.

HIS EXCELLENCE HAS

JUST CALLED YOU, SIR.

WOULD YOU BE GOOD ENOUGH

TO RETURN IMMEDIATELY?

THANK YOU.

WHAT?

I'M TERRIBLY SORRY.

I'M AFRAID

I HAVE NO CHOICE.

MAY I TAKE:

YOU HOME?

YOU CERTAINLY:

MAY NOT.

I JUST LEFT HOME.

WELL, I SHALL BE BACK

AS SOON AS I CAN.

WELL, DON'T HURRY

ON MY ACCOUNT.

I'M AMONG FRIENDS.

WELL, FORGIVE ME

AND AU REVOIR.

AH, THIS WAR IS GETTING

TO BE A NUISANCE, ISN'T IT?

OH, UNCLE JOHN, WHY DON'T YOU

ASK COLONEL WHAT'S-HIS-NAME

TO COME OVER HERE AND WE

ALL 5 COULD BE TOGETHER.

HE WOULDN'T MIND,

WOULD HE?

UH, WELL, WE BETTER

GO BACK TO MY TABLE.

YOU'LL EXCUSE US, WON'T YOU? OH!

ALWAYS GLAD TO EXCUSE

ANYONE WHO WANTS TO GO BACK

TO HIS OWN TABLE.

YOU'RE NO FOOLING ANYONE.

THAT MEANT ME.

I'M SORRY FOR

THESE INTERRUPTIONS.

NOW, WHAT ABOU MAJOR BRENNAN?

THE DAY THA MAJOR BRENNAN WAS KILLED,

HE RECEIVED:

A BEAUTY CIRCULAR

EXACTLY LIKE THE ONE

I SAW IN YOUR OFFICE.

HE DID?

YES, I REMEMBER LAUGHING

ABOUT IT AT THE TIME-

A MAN RECEIVING:

A BEAUTY CIRCULAR.

WE DIDN'T THINK

IT WAS IMPORTANT THEN.

WHAT MAKES YOU THINK

THAT IT'S IMPORTANT NOW?

BECAUSE YOU ATTACH

SO MUCH IMPORTANCE TO IT.

OH, I KNOW YOU MUST.

AND IT WAS ADDRESSED TO ME.

WELL, MISS KARLOFF,

WE INTERCEPTED THAT CIRCULAR

JUST AS WE WOULD HAVE

INTERCEPTED ANY MESSAGE

COMING TO YOU.

YOU WERE UNDER SUSPICION

BECAUSE OF YOUR:

ACKNOWLEDGED AFFILIATION

WITH A MAN:

WHO WAS KILLED.

OH, I SEE.

OF COURSE, I KNOW VERY

LITTLE ABOUT THESE THINGS.

BUT ISN'T THERE SOME WAY THA YOU CAN TRACE A LETTER LIKE THAT,

FIND OUT WHO SENT IT?

AND THEN,

IF THERE IS ANY DANGER...

I ASSURE YOU, WE'LL DO

EVERYTHING WE CAN.

AND I'M

VERY GRATEFUL TO YOU

FOR TELLING ME ABOUT IT.

IT MAY LEAD:

TO SOMETHING.

CALL FOR YOU,

LIEUTENANT.

I MIGHT AS WELL HAVE

HAD DINNER IN MY OFFICE.

PARDON ME.

HELLO?

HELLO!

GORDON! THIS IS MARTIN!

YES?

GORDON I'VE GOT IT!

THE BEAUTY CIRCULAR-IT'S-

OH, THE PAPER. YEAH, YOU'LL

FIND THAT ON MARTIN'S DESK.

YES. I LEFT IT THERE

THIS AFTERNOON.

IF YOU GENTLEMEN THINK I'M

GOING TO LEAVE MY DINNER

FOR ANY SUCH NONSENSE,

YOU'RE SADLY MISTAKEN.

WELL, IF YOU

CAN'T FIND IT,

WHY DON'T YOU CALL

ON THE BOY SCOUTS

THEY'RE USUALLY

VERY EFFECTIVE.

HELLO? HELLO?

WHO IS THIS?

THE PAPER MUST BE THERE.

I LEFT IT THERE JUST AS SURE

AS MY NAME'S BILL GORDON.

OH, LIEUTENANT GORDON.

WELL, A TERRIBLE THING

HAS HAPPENED.

THEY'VE JUST KILLED

PROFESSOR MARTIN.

MAYBE MARTIN'S

GOT IT ON HIM.

THE WHOLE INTELLIGENCE DEPARTMENT,

AND THEY CAN'T FIND A PAPER.

HA HA HA.

NO SIR.

THERE'S NOTHING HERE.

YES, SIR. I'M POSITIVE.

OH, ALL RIGHT.

LET IT GO.

I'LL FIND I IN THE MORNING.

NO. IT'S ALL RIGHT.

IT DOESN'T MATTER.

I'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW.

GOOD NIGHT.

CONFOUND THESE:

INTERRUPTIONS.

I SUPPOSE:

I'M TERRIBLY SILLY,

BUT I AM REALLY:

FRIGHTENED, LIEUTENANT.

BUT YOU MUSTN'T BE.

I'LL SEE TO IT THAT YOU GE ALL THE PROTECTION IN THE WORLD.

YOU SEE, AFTER CHARLES

WAS KILLED,

I HAD NO ONE TO TURN TO,

NO ONE TO HELP ME.

AH, BUT THAT'S

NO LONGER TRUE.

I'D LIKE YOU TO FEEL

THAT I'M YOUR FRIEND;

THAT IS, IF YOU HAVE

NO OBJECTION.

OH! WILL YOU EXCUSE ME A FEW

MOMENTS WHILE I MAKE SOME REPAIRS?

WELL, AS YOUR NEWLY

ELECTED BODYGUARD,

I SHOULDN'T LET YOU

OUT OF MY SIGHT.

WE'LL START OUR SERVICE OF

PROTECTION WHEN I RETURN.

NIETERSTEIN:

GOT THE CIRCULAR.

GOOD.

DID YOU GE ANY INFORMATION

ABOUT THE RENDEZVOUS

POSITION OF THE SHIP?

I HARDLY HAD TIME.

TIME IS SHORT. THE AMERICANS

MUST BE MADE TO FEEL

THAT IT'S SAFE

TO SEND A MESSAGE.

SOMEONE MUST BE CAPTURED

AND THE CODE BOOK

FOUND ON HIM.

WHO IS IT TO BE?

WE HAVE DECIDED ON

CAPTAIN NIETERSTEIN.

DOES HE KNOW?

HE WAS CALLED AWAY FROM HERE

AND GIVEN HIS INSTRUCTIONS.

HE'S TO APPEAR

TO DO HIS DUTY.

USE THIS.

WHEN?

IMMEDIATELY.

I'M AFRAID YOUR FRIEND MISS

CARTER DOESN'T LIKE ME VERY MUCH.

WELL, THAT SHOWS THAT SHE

HAS EXCEEDINGLY BAD JUDGMENT.

NOW, HOW ABOUT LAUNCHING OUR

FRIENDSHIP WITH A BOTTLE OF CHAMPAGNE?

UH-UH. NO.

NONE FOR ME, THANKS.

NO?

HAVE YOU BEEN:

DECORATED?

OH, THAT. I FOUND I IN THE LOBBY.

CAPTAIN NIETERSTEIN.

VERY CARELESS:

OF THE CAPTAIN,

DROPPING HIS MILITARY HONORS

AROUND IN CAFE LOBBIES.

YES. PARTICULARLY, WHEN

HE WASN'T IN UNIFORM

AND WORE NO MEDALS.

OH! WHY, THAT'S TRUE. I WONDER

WHY HE CARRIED THIS ONE WITH HIM.

PERHAPS HE'S ONE OF

THOSE MEN WHO GO TO BED

WITH THEIR MEDALS

ON THEIR PAJAMAS.

HEH HEH HEH! I WONDER

IF YOU'D BE GOOD ENOUGH

TO RETURN IT TO:

THE CAPTAIN FOR ME.

OF COURSE.

OH!

JUST A MOMENT, PLEASE.

WHY, THAT'S STRANGE.

YES.ERY STRANGE...

FOR A MILITARY ATTACHE

TO BE CARRYING A REAGENT.

WHAT?

I HATE TO INTERRUP OUR DINNER,

BUT DO YOU MIND:

COMING WITH ME?

WHERE ARE WE GOING?

CAPTAIN NIETERSTEIN SAID

THAT HE WAS RETURNING

TO THE EMBASSY,

DIDN'T HE?

I BELIEVE SO, YES.

WELL, THAT'S

WHERE WE'RE GOING.

WON'T YOU SIT DOWN?

PARDON ME.

MR. CARTER,

COULD YOU COME WITH US TO THE EMBASSY?

IT'S VERY URGENT.

WHY, OF COURSE.

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