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 block of paper and a pencil. After you've doped something out, study it hard. See if it's against the rules and whether it's calculated to deceive the enemy. Remember that the one big rule is to bunch your strength at the opponent's weakest point. No matter how you do it, that's the thing, Fudge. Start with that in mind and work from it. When you've got anything that looks good to you on paper bring it along and I'll see what it looks like to me. If it seems promising we'll try it out in practice. What do you say?"

"Sure! I don't mind. I'll do some to-night. That story can wait a while, I guess. Anyhow, it—it's getting sort of hard to write. I dare say it will go easier if I rest-off a bit. The trouble with these detective stories is that they're—they're complicated! Take this Socialist business, Dick. A fellow has to study up a lot, you know. That's one reason I thought of having them Nihilists instead. A Nihilist"

"Why don't you call them Anarchists, Fudge?"

"Gee! That's it!" Fudge smote his knee delightedly. "That's what I had in mind all the time, but I couldn't think of the word! Anarchists! That's what they were! You don't have to study about