The Second World War had just broken out between France and Germany. Estelle worked as a nurse in a small hospital in France. One night, a General was carried into the hospital. He was barely conscious, but he grabbed Estelle’s hand and said, “Help me! Deliver this message to Colonel Ripton at Lyons. You must not fail.” The General died soon after. Estelle did not know how to send the message safely. Then she had an idea. She ran into the store room of the hospital and took a bar of soap. She dug out a bit of the soap, placed the message inside, and sealed the soap shut. The next day, she prepared a box of documents, clothes and the soap, and set out to meet the Colonel at Lyons. Even though the package was checked at numerous checkpoints, no one ever found the hidden message, until it reached the Colonel!
The Message
