Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-09-05

appeared Oh the surface. and a very good
idea of what was beneath it,
THAT evening | was sitting among
lot of other men who were swotting for
the exam. | had Il sheet Of foolscap and
was busy making Il sketch OF the action
in india ink.
Halo, young man. said the instruc-
tor, who had been looking over my
shoulder unbeknown to me, what have
you got there
"'You ought to know as we'll as if
not better than 1, sergeant-instructor.
L do know. But where did you get
it?'
That's my business.
We'll, you must give it up
oh, no, [ shan't.'
But you must
It's mine, and you can't take it
"'We'n see what Lieut.. Brown says
about that
of Lieut.. Brown says / must give it
up. l will. But not unless
"'Come along, then. to ais quarters
This is Sergt. Harding, Duke of
Cornwalls Light infantry, SIR said the
sergeant-instructor, when we reached
Lient. Browns room. He has sketch
OF the Maxim secret action, and refuses
to give it up.
Flows this, Sergt. HardingT asked
Lieut.. Brown.
s. The sketch is my own, sir. 1 re-
fused to give it up to the sergeant-in-
structor, but said l would give it up at
once, if you ordered me. But / have
made one sketch, and. if you take that
mind. and can always make another
SKETCH
I" That's quite true. Yet such things
had better not be knocking about. You
Will destroy the sketch, Sergt. Hard
ing?'
"'Yes,' thought I, when l have shown
it and won my bet
And how did you get hold Of it?'
Must / tell you, sir"
Yes
81 took it down in my notebook while
the sergeant-instructor held the block be-
hind his back
The OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES looked foolish,
and Lieut.. Brown drawled:
- think sergeant-instructOr, you had
better have settled this little matter
without appealing to me. Good night,
both.
1.-The sergeant-instructor was too upset
to want to see the sketch destroyed. l
lost very little time in strolling down to
that quiet spot where | might chance to
light on Mamselle. Not that, in view of
what is to come [ wish in any way to
say, or to hint, or to imply that she was
L
Mamselle' as meaning young foreign
person, as a sailor uses 'Dutchman to
mean foreign sailor, usually Il Norwe-
gian or Swede. She was there.
Good evening, Mamselle,' said l.
Had you any idea of going ON the pier
| quietly here|
To stop here, I think; that. is she
said hurriedly-I wonder why-if you re
| going to behave yourself properly
Well said l. as I've won my bet: l
| think | may as we'll collect the stakes
Y GU won? You know all about the
Maxim asked she, SO excitedly that her
words tumbled enc over the other.
81 have told you So
] Yes; but you are sure!
Quite. | have an India-ink sketch
| of it on me.
Let me see it-let me see it, she re-
peated. And her eyes cleaned.
! ''Quite So, said l. Seeing's believing
butt should like to collect my stakes.
| "No longer coy, she flung her arms
around my neck and kissed me till l
had no breath with which to repay her
kisses. But she herself had breath
enough to gasp:
"'Give me the paper.
81 put my hand in the breast pocket
of my serge, which [ always used to
wear under my greatcOat. | began to
pull out the drawing. Just then l heard
the drawing voice of Lieut. Brown come
from the darkness-for we were in a
very quiet and coy corner
Il thought as much, Sergt. Harding
You are under arrest. Follow ne to
quarters
81 turned toward the voice, and then
toward Mamselle-or toward where she
had been, for she was gone.
Il rose and saluted.
May I ask, sir"
"'Youre lucky man that | had :
suspicion Of the facts. You're foo
enough to do a lot of harm. but too big
a fool to know you're doing it. Yov
Cornish enough. do you believe one OF
the prettiest women in Folkestone and
one of the cleverest women in the world
is in love with you? You were just OF
the point of giving a drawing of the
secret action to the smartest unofficial
military attache-and that is a spy-o1
'Shall [ name the country which he
named to me? Not [. No strained re
lations, no wars and rumors of wars
shall come upon England through me
I want no secret Observation-Disclosures that
may be. But so long as [ live it shall
be a secret for which War Office Nam
selle was collecting information.
Her profession was bad: but he's
| kisses.-ah, they were good. "-Cornhil
/ Magazine.