Chapter four

At her school, Catherine had a strict schedule for her pupils. From Monday to Friday, the student nurses had to learn or work in the laboratory, or, if there wasn`t anything to be done, they had to help keeping the house clean. On Saturday, the young women were expected to learn and study on their own, allowing Catherine and Eleanor a weekend of recreation.

„Thanks god it`s Friday!“, Catherine sighed.

The week hadn`t been harder than others, but two weeks ago, a teacher from Inverness had visited the school and they had had sone tea together. Catherine had not shown it that she was interested in the shy, 40 years old man, but she had promised to go to the Opera with him on Saturday.

Actually, Catherine wasn`t that interested in Operas and so, she decided to spend a visit to her library and to freshen up her knowledge about the fine arts.

When she was about to open the door, she wasn`t surprised to hear voices. The senior students were often allowed to study there and so, hearing the voices of Emma, Jill and Helen was nothing to care about. But then, she could hear them talking about their Italian guests.

„As far as I know, they haven`t produced anything of value since they are here yet. And now, we have this other problem to take care of, too.“

„Ssshh! Sometimes, the walls have ears!“

Immediately, the three women calmed down and Catherine could not hear anything but indistinct murmour. The director now was a bit curious, but when she entered the library, the three student nurses apologized for being here and retired quickly. More amused than really alerted, Catherine decided to have an eye on these three.

***

„D-do you r-really think w-we c-can leave her like that?“, a frightened Molly asked, looking back at the door of the laundry room.

„We have to make sure that no one will find her for the next hours and that she will not be able to free herself. And I am quite sure that she will not manage to do that, no matter how hard she tries.“

When she had been freed from the straight jacket and spent a short visit to the bathroom, Sally had taken the leadership and ordered to restrain Jane. Her plan was to hand her back to her colleagues in exchange for a general pardon.

First, they had forced the frightened woman to strip to her white bra and panties. The others had hesitated, but Sally had told them that this was a good way of discouraging their hostage from alerting any men around. So, Jane even had to hand over her camisole, garter belt and stockings. Next, they had put the blonde into the straight jacket and buckled the laces tight. Jane had groaned when the crotch strap cut into her panty-clad crotch, but Sally had fought down any sense of mercy, remembering how she had been tied up like this for hours.

Then, they had forced Jane to sit down and had gagged her. They had stuffed all of her flimsy camisole into her mouth and tied one of her stockings between her lips. Jane had uttered some gurgling protests, but Sally pulled the other stocking over her mouth before tying the garter belt between her lips, too. Then, she wrapped six rounds of the adhesive tape over her mouth and around her head.

„Mmhhmmmph!“

Now, they took the cuffs and tied the blonde`s ankles. Taking her belt, they slung it around her body and bent her to her thighs before binding her upper legs to her body. Now, Jane could only shake her head and flail about with her bound lower legs.

„Mhhmmmmm! Uuhhmmmm!“

Sally took a piecer of rope, tied it to the chain between Jane`s ankles and pulled until her heels were pressed to her butt, leaving her in a ball position. The other end, she tied off to the leather straps holding the straight jacket in place. Looking around, she saw another coiled rope and they wrapped all the 30 feet around Jane`s body, further securing her in her position. Then, the four girls emptied a canvas bag full of laundry and forced the bound and gagged woman inside. A frantic look from her blue eyes, blurred by the stocking over her head, was the last thing Sally could see of their captive before she knotted the bag over her head. Still, the moaning of the gagged woman was clearly audible and one could also see that the sack was moving a bit.

Bessie now brought an iron cart. It was used by the housekeeper to get heavy loads from one place to another and working together, they heaved the trussed up Jane inside. Her body barely fit in and now, she could not move or knock against the walls. The four girls threw the discarded laundry over the parcel, completely hiding Jane from view. Then, they pushed the cart in it`s place behind the oven. Here, it would not be seen unless the houskeeper would need it – which was rather unlikely since he only used that cart once or twice a year. In addition, the sounds of the oven muffled all the sounds Jane could make through her gag. For the moment, it was a perfect prison.

„So, after I have dressed we start negotiations!“

Sally went upstairs, followed by her less determined colleagues.

***

After they had put their belongings to their room, Dorothea and Anna had started to look around a bit. At a room with a sign saying „Laboratory“, they could see two women wearing white lab coats working with some test tubes and writing notes into a book. Both seemed a bit upset about the disturbance, but Dorothea pretended that she had recognized their origin from their accent. She spoke a little Italian and so, Dr. Cortese became a bit more friendly whilst Alessandra gave them an angry glance and turned back to their work. However, after some small talk Daniela shooed the two women away.

„Maybe, they are afraid we might get a glimpse of what they are doing?“, Dorothea presumed as they continued their exploring tour. Anna shrugged and after they had found the rooms of both Daniela and Alessandra locked, they decided against trying to break the doors open and returned to the corridor where their own room was. To their surprise, they could hear several women talking in one of the adjacent rooms. It actually was the shower room, but obviously, there was a conference inside. Dorothea was just about to introduce themselves to their new colleagues when Anna stopped her and looked through the keyhole instead.

„So, you think that we will let you go, after what you just told us? You really must think that the Secret Service only employes retards!“

Now, Anna and Dorothea, who pressed her ear against the door, were intrigued. Anna could only see the back of the woman talking, but obviously, she had something to do with the Secret Service and they were negotiating with someone else!

„I say we should truss them up and see if we can find Jane! And besides, there`s still that German spy we have to look for!“

„Luise“, Dorothea thought. Well, at least their colleague was out of reach for these strange women for the moment. But who were those other girls and who was this Jane they were talking about? However, it seemed that the negotiations had come to an end.

„Strip!“, another woman ordered. Anna could see that she was holding a gun in her right.

The other three girls gasped with fear and surprise and Sally cursed herself that her plan had gone so miserably wrong. When they had entered their corridor, they had seen the other three agents and threatening them with the gun, Sally had shooed them into the shower room where they could talk without being disturbed. They had made their offer of a general pardon in exchange of Jane`s safe return. But then, instead of giving in, Emma had suddenly knocked the gun from Sally`s hand and seconds later, Helen had raised her own revolver. Now, their position had turned to the worse and after some arguing, the three agents had decided to keep them prisoners.

„Strip? B-b-but, why?“, Bessie stammered.

„Because we will sacrifice you to a demon to leave no trace of you!“

A moment of silence was followed by a heartily laughter by the agents and then, Helen explained:

„It`s just that you will make less problems then. But you may keep your bras and panties!“

Reluctantly, all the girls stripped down to their underwear, seing no point in being defiant. Only Sally, who was only wearing her nightgown, stood motionless.

„How about you, Sally?“, Jill asked.

„I-I am wearing nothing underneath“, Sally said, blushing slightly.

„Well, you should have thought of that before you messed around with us!“

Sally bit down a reply and just stared daggers at Jill whilst she removed her nightgown. She then put her hands on her hips and made no attempt to hide herself.

„You like what you see?“, the naked girl blurted at Jill.

„Hm, actually, I do. and so will everyone who will find you here once we have finished you off!“

This made Sally blush even deeper and now, she covered her breasts and crotch with her hands.

Meanwhile, Emma had taken four of their stockings and began to tie the girls`s hands in front of them. When she had finished that, she took a fifth stocking and a stool and took Bessie over to one of the two shower heads. She tied one end of the stocking to her wrist tie, stepped on the stool and tied the girl`s hands to the shower head, forcing her to stand with her body and arms stretched out. The same, she did to Nelly who now was standing some two yards beside Bessie.
The trembling Molly and the still embarrassed Sally wondered how they wanted to restrain them. Since there was no furniture left.

„We have to gag them, too“, Jill remembered her colleagues, „shall I fetch some adhesive tape from our room?“

Anna and Dorothea prepared for sneaking away, but Emma stopped her blonde colleague and went over to the pile of discarded garments from the four girls. She took one of the camisoles and ripped it into halfs. Then, she grabbed two of the garter belts and went over to Nelly. She balled up one of the rags and without warning, she grabbed Nelly`s scalp and forced her head back. The girl opened her mouth to yell with pain, but Emma brutally stuffed her mouth and tied one of the garter belts tightly between her lips. Nelly moaned and grunted and panted heavily through her nose and Bessie suddenly burst out:

„You are hurting her, you bastard! You-you bitch!“

Emma turned to Bessie and for a moment, it looked as if she would slap Bessie in her face. But instead, she smiled maliciously and stepped behind Nelly.

„Language“, she scolded and suddenly, she reached  for the cups of Nelly `s bra and pulled them down.

„Mmhhmnmmph! Uuhhmmmm!“

Nelly protested and squirmed in her bonds as her boobs popped out. Bessie, now even more angry, shouted:

„You will never get away with that, you dirty whore!“

„You really seem not to like your colleague very much“, Emma said and yanked down Nelly`s panties. It happened so quickly that they were below the girl`s knees before she even could think of pressing her legs together. Now, she squealed and desperately tried to hide her nudity, but to no avail.

„Next time you say something, she will be whipped!“, Emma said as she went over to Bessie. The blonde panted heavily and stared at Emma with a mixture of hate and fear, but she accepted being gagged with the other half of the camisole and the garter belt without any further protest. Then, another sigh could be heard, followed by a slump. Molly had fainted. Sally wanted to get over to her friend, but Helen stopped her. Then, Emma and Jill took the unconscious girl`s arms and dragged her over to Bessie who didn`t dare to resist as they forced her to step between her friend`s arms. Then, Emma and Jill lifted Molly up until she was in a standing position, her head resting on Bessie`s chest. Climbing on the stool, Emma used a belt to tie her wrists to the shower head. When she gagged Molly with another half of a camisole and the last garter belt, Sally gulped and looked nervously at the squirming and moaning Nelly. She could see that being tied up face to face meant that both Molly`s and Bessie`s boobs were pressed together and their loins were touching, too. It was an embarrassing for the two women clad only in their bras and panties – and she and Nelly were naked! If they would tie her the same way to her friend, they would be much, much closer than any of them appreciated.
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It seemed that Nelly had had similar thoughts, for when they brought Sally close to her, she squirmed and screamed through her gag. She even tried to kick at Emma, but with her feet still entangled in her panties, she just stumbled. Laughing, Helen held her still whilst Jill tied Sally`s wrists to the shower head with a belt. She could feel Nelly`s body rubbing against hers and so, she tried to step away from her friend as much as possible. However, with their bodies stretched out, she was not able to find a position in which not at least the tops of their breasts were touching. Then, she felt a firm grip in her hair and prepared for being gagged. However, the rag tasted strange and vile and a fragrance had reached her nose. The fragrance of -

„MmhhhrrrrmmmmPh! Uuuuhhmmmmm! Nnnnnnnggg!“

Sally realized with horror that Emma had used Nelly`s discarded panties to gag her with. She struggled and squirmed, but with the help of Jill, the redhead could tie a long strip ripped from her nightgown between her lips, securing the gag. Sally still despeartely tried to get the other girl`s used underwear from her mouth, but now, Helen stepped back and said:

„Let`s stow their remaining clothes in our room! We also will use some tape to further secure their gags and to tape their fingers. It should keep them from freeing themselves.“

„Maybe, we should have asked them where Jane is“, Jill said, but Helen slowly shook her head:

„If we had done so, we would have had to offer something in exchange. And besides, I am sure we will find her within the next few hours. Perhaps, if she has some time to think about, Jane will be less careless and clumsy the next time!“

Anna and Dorothea had left for their room and locked the door behind them only a few seconds before the thre agents had left. Now, with their guns ready and having an eye on the door, they had a whispered discussion about what to do next.

„These little girls are of no interest for us. But we have to alert Luise. Doro, you will go to the hut and inform her what`s going on. Meanwhile, I will see what our English friends are doing.“

They had come to the conclusion that these agents had been sent by the British Government to protect the two Italians. So, if these were occupied in finding their colleague or guarding their captives, this would mean that they were distracted from their original job. It would still not be easy to get Daniela and Alessandra into their hands, but they decided to give it a try the next night. Once they had brought their victims to the hut, Anna would go to Inverness the next morning and send a coded telegraph to Klein to send the Zeppelin in the night after the next. It was a daring plan, but it could work if they acted carefully and with a little bit of luck, she, their captives and maybe even two French spies would be out of reach for the British police.

„If you could just stop calling me ,Doro`, I will do as you told me“, Dorothea said and put her gun into her belt, hiding it under her jacket.

„All right, how about ,Thea`then?“, Anna proposed. Dorothea rolled her eyes. To her, „Thea“ sounded even worse, but now, there were more important things to be done and so, she sneaked out of the building unseen to inform Luise about the latest turns of events.

***

„Mph!“

Even that little sound costed Jane a lot of energy. The girls had done a more than serious job in tying her up and she had not come closer to freedom since they had left her. She was tied in a ball position and stuffed into a sack that blocked nearly all light and made breathing quite difficult. This, together with the increasing warmth in her tiny prison, made Jane feel like she would suffocate or faint or both within the next minutes.

„Mph!“

Jane once more tried to scream her lungs out, but her mouth was stuffed with a big rag and covered by layers of tape and cloth that made it impossible to utter an intelligible sound. Through her nose, she just could get enough fresh air to stay alive, but not for allowing her to keep on moaning for more than just a few seconds. Despite being clad in only her bra and panties, she was covered with sweat and the smell of that did not make breathing easier. Jane had tried to wriggle herself free or to knock at the walls of the crate she had been stuffed into, but it`s walls prevented her from moving at all and all she had managed was that now her limbs cramped and her crotch hurt from the leather strap cutting deep into her pubic mound.

„Mph!“

Jane could dimly hear the sounds of the oven, stifling all the little noise she could make. She knew that her best chance of staying alive was to remain as calm as possible, but more and more, panic was taking over. She was sure that the four student nurses had had no intention of killing her on purpose, but they had of course no idea of how to take care that a bound and gagged victim could still breathe. They sure would feel shocked if they would find her dead, but then, it would be too late for her.

„Mph!“

Her fear became stronger and stronger and a growing urge to pee was adding to Jane`s discomfort. Suddenly, she felt that her crate was moved.

***

Sometimes, small coincidences have quite big effects. A few minutes after Dorothea had successfully left the school, she had decided to follow nature and hid behind a tree. Whilst still crouching, she had seen two women on the path leading to the school`s building. With surprise, she had recognized these as the two French agents they had overpowered just hours ago. But if these were here, what had happened to Luise?

When she looked closer, Dorothea could see that the smaller one was wearing Luise`s clothes. The tall one was wearing a coat and she had two bags wrapped around her feet instead of shoes.

Dorothea concluded that they had overpowered Luise and either killed her or left her trussed up in the hut.

She still felt no sympathy for the treacherous Luise, but on the other hand, they were colleagues on a dangerous mission and had to help each other. So, she decided to look at the hut to make sure what had happened.

When Dorothea had reached the hut, she looked through the window and could see a woman in only her underwear tied to the table. Her arms and legs were bound to the table`s legs. Dorothea couldn`t see her head, but she was sure that this was Luise. After a careful look around, Dorothea entered the hut.

„Mmhhmmmm! Uuhhhmmmm!“

Luise squirmed in her bonds and tried to raise her head, but the rope connecting her gag to her crotch rope prevented her from doing so. Perhaps, the two French had just come back, but it could also be a passer by or a forester. It would be embarrassing to be found like that, tied up and gagged in just her underwear, but at least, she would get free.

Suddenly, a photograph was held close to her eyes. Luise blinked and then, she realized that the photo was showing her – stark naked and sitting astride a man. The man she had seduced although he had been her friend`s fiance.

„Mmhmmmm! Uuhhmmm!“

„Ah, so you do remember that scene? Can you also imagine what I felt when I first saw it?“

Now, Dorothea bent over Luise until her blue eyes were only inches away from Luise`s brown ones. Luise wanted to say something through her gag, but then, she felt a sharp pain in her right nipple. Obviously, Dorothea had twisted it between her fingers.

„Mmhhhrrrrr!“

„So, you don`t like being touched there any longer? Sorry, but the photograph told me you like hands on yor body. Or is it because I am not Wolfgang, but only his ex-fiance?“

Luise prepared for another wave of pain when she felt Dorothea`s hand on her left breast, but instead of groping her, her hand remained still. Also, the look in the blonde`s eyes had changed. Luise tried to move her head and now, she could see the barrel of a gun pointing at Dorothea`s temple.

***

Anna had been watching the corridor with her gun in her hand, but to her relief, the three agents had all left. She was sure that at least one would look for their missing colleague and she hoped that Dorothea and Luise would be able to overpower the others. Then, another problem appeared to be valid.

Walking the corridor like a prison`s warden, Eleanor approached the sleeping rooms. Anna took a deep breath. Of course, she would have preferred if they had been able to disappear with their captives before the director and her right hand would have even noticed that something wasn`t as it should be. But now, with the Secret Service and the French operating around, they just had to try their best. Given the fact that there were only the housekeeper and the cook and the school was quite remote, Anna was sure that even if they had to overpower all their opponents, they would be able to feign normality for a day or so.

Now, Eleanor knocked at the door of the four student nurses and entered. After only a few seconds, she left, obviously angry. Then, she stopped and listened at the door of the shower room. Anna had already found out that the agents had not only locked the door, but also hung a towel over the doorknob at the inside to prevent anyone from looking through the keyhole. In addition, they had turned on one of the showers to overtone any of the sounds coming from the bound and gagged captives. Anna had listened herself and to her, the moans and sighs didn`t differ much to that of someone taking a relaxing shower. However, it didn`t seem that Eleanor was taking the situation as normal.

„Ladies, have you become mad? You know that you are only allowed to shower in the morning! I will make a report to the director immediately and I expect you to be in her office within the next 15 minutes! You can be glad if you will only get a warning and will not be thrown out!“

Anna went out of her room. If Eleanor would report what she had seen, they would become suspicious that the girls would not come out of the shower room and then, they would break the door and call the police – or cause trouble with the agents that would at least get the two Italians to another place then. So, she decided to stop her.

„Miss, excuse me-“

„Who are you? What are you doing here?“

Catherine hadn`t informed Eleanor about her two new pupils yet and so, Anna told the angry woman her backup story about being a woman who wanted to become a nurse. However, Eleanor seemed more interested in informing the director about the girls wasting hot water.

„But, Miss Rant, can`t you just tell me where everything is? It`s my first day and-“

„Get out of my way!“, Eleanor hissed and tried to push Anna aside. The young German was perhaps not the best in languages, but she was a keen martial arts fighter and so, Anna acted almost reflexively. She put her leg into Eleanor`s way, causing the woman to stagger. At the same moment, she gave her neck a quick blow with her hand`s edge. Eleanor let out a small grunt and looked at Anna with an expression of surprise. Then, her eyes twisted and she collapsed on the floor.

In every military mission, there is the so called point of no return: a situation where you can`t get back and where there`s only victory or death. Anna knew that they had just reached that point. From now on, it would no longer be possible to play student nurses. With a sigh, she grabbed Eleanor`s shoulders and carried the unconscious woman to her room.

There, Anna quickly opened her bag. They had brought enough material to restrain several women and so, she could use quite some rope and tape on her victim. Remembering what Klein had told her, she began undressing Eleanor. Klein had always said that the more strict someone was, the more likely he or she would not try to attract attention whilst being indecently dressed. So, Anna removed the other`s shoes, jacket skirt and blouse, leaving her in just her knickers, garter belt, bra, stockings and camisole. She was amused that Eleanor obviously preferred lacy and frilly underwear hidden under her strict attire. But since she knew that Eleanor would regain her consciousness soon, she began tying up her.

She took two pairs of handcuffs and tied her left ankle to her right wrist and vice versa, putting Eleanort into a hogtie. Then, she stuffed her mouth with copious amounts of cotton wool and taped her mouth shut with five strips of adhesive tape. After some hesitation, Anna placed two small pads of cotton wool over Eleanor`s eyes and taped these shut, too. The other had already seen her, but being blindfolded, she would be even more unable to get free.

Now, Anna looked for a place to hide Eleanor. Their sleeping room was not suitable, since the doors were very thin and one could hear the slightest sound from inside. Anna looked at the corridor and listened for any signs of the Britsh agents, but she could only hear the sound of the shower still running. Then, she remembered a place that would be ideal for stowing Eleanor. Anna was quite strong and so, she could put the woman that measured 5`7`` and weighed some 120 lbs over her shoulder and carry her to the next floor. This part of the building had been designed for hosting pupils, too, but now, it was not used and looked neglected. The rooms were cold, but Anna was sure that Eleanor would survive freezing a bit.

Behind one door, there was a little broom chamber measuring some square yard. Anna placed Eleanor on her back and just wanted to close the door when her eyes fell on a hook in the chamber`s ceiling. With a smile, Anna quickly went back to her room and fetched a coiled rope.

„Mmhhmmmmmm! Hhmmmmmmm!“

A moan and some faint rustling told Anna that Eleanor had awakened. She looked at the woman squirming at her feet and found that she could not get free on her own accord. Then, she doubled up the rope and slung it around Eleanor`s waist.

„Mhm? Uuuhhmmmmmph! Nnnnggg!“

Eleanor wriggled and protested, but Anna had no difficulties in tightening the noose around her waist. Then, she brought the end under her and threaded the ropes between Eleanor`s legs. The bound anf gagged women now reared up and screamed through the cotton wool stuffing her mouth as the rope touched her most intimate parts. Laughing, Anna put the rope through the waist rope, just below the navel, and pulled it up towards the hook.

„Mmmmhhhrrrrrr! Uuuhhmmmmm! Mph! Mmmhhmmmmmm!“

Eleanor squirmed violently as her crotch rope tightened and her hips were lifted from the floor. With gleeful precision, Anna found a position that would ensure a constant pressure on Eleanor`s crotch, but would not be really painful before she tied off the rope`s end to the hook.

„Just something to pass the time, Miss Rant. You will have to stay like this for at least a day or so and I don`t want you to die from boredom.“

Eleanor`s moaning told Anna that boredom was the least of her problems, but the German just closed the door and went back to her own room. Still, there was no sign of the British agents. Anna looked at her watch. Now, it was around noon. The director had already informed them that from Monday to Friday, there was no official lunch at the school. Instead, the pupils were allowed to prepare some sandwiches from the breafast for their breaks. So, no one would miss them for another few hours.

„So, everything depends on overpowering these British agents and to get the two Italians into our hands as soon as possible.“

She decided to get to the hut and to check out if Dorothea and Luise needed some help.

***