The Afro-American advance., 1900-11-03

| Halo, young man. said the I'm
struetor. who had been looking over
my shoulder, unbeknown TO me. what
have You got there?'
You ought to know as well. II not
better than /, seargent-instructor
" 4 do know. But where did you get
IL?
That's my business
well. you must give II up
"'Oh, no, ] shan't.'
But you must
ats mine. and you can't take II
from me-
'''We1l see what Lieut.. Brown says
| about that
II Lieut.. Brown SAYS must give
IL up. will. But not unless
Come along. then. to his quarters
"'This Is sergt. Harding. duke OF
Cornwall's light infantry. sir said the
sergeant-instructor. when we reached
Lieut.. Browns room. He has a sketch
OF the Maxim secret action and refuses
to give II up
Flows this, sergt. Harding?' asked
Lieut.. Brown.
"'The sketch In my own, sir. re-
fused to give Ii up TO the sergeant In
structor, but said would give II up at
once, IL you ordered me. But | have
made one sketch, and II you take that
away from me. / have the action in
my mind, and can always make another
sketch
That's quite true. Yet such things
bad better not be knocking about. You
will destroy the sketch. Sergt. Hard
inR?'
Eyes thought I. when hs~7 sNown
II and won my bet
"'And how did you get hoid of II 20
"'Must l tell you, sir?'
AYES
:" Il took II down in my notebook
while the sergeant-instruetor held the
block behind his back
"The esergeant-instructo looked fool.
islI, and Lieut.. Brown drnwled:
| II think, sergeant-instructor. you
had better have settled this little mat
ter without appealing to me. Good
night. both
THE nnt-instructor was too up
set to want ia see the sketch destroyed.
lost very little time in stroliing down
to that quiet spot where might light
on mam'selle. Not that, in view of
what Is TO come, / wish in any way. TO
say or to hint, or to imply that she was
French. Far from IL. used the name
'Mam'selle' as meaning young foreign
person, as sailor uses 'Dutchman' to
mean q foreign sailor. usually a Nor
weRian or 4 Swede. She was there.
"'Good evening. mam'selle.' said I.
Had you any idea of going on the pier
this evening. or do you prefer to stop
quietly here?'
"'To stop here. think; that is she
said hurriedly-I--wonder why--it
you're going to behave yourself prop
erly.'
"'Well.' said ]. 'as I've won my bet.
think may as well collect the stakes
"'You've won? You know all about
the Maxim asked she so excit.dly
that her words tumbled one over the
| other.
"'I have told you So
eyes; you are quite sure9'
"'Quite, have an Indian ink skstch
of II on me-
"'Let me see it--iet me see IT, she
repeated, and her eyes CLEANED.
"'Quite so.' said I. 'Seeing's beiiev-
ing; butt should like to collect my
stakes
"No longer coy, she flung her arms
around my neck and kissed me till I
had no breath with which TO repay her
kisses But she herself had breath
enough 10 gasp:
"'Giv- me the paper
II put my hand In the breast pocket
of my serge. which always used to
wear under my greatcoat. began to
| pull ont the drawing. Just then
heard the drawling voice OF Lieut.
Brown come from the darknehs--for
we were In very quiet and cosy cor.
ner:
al thought as much. Serws. Hard
| ing. You are under arrest. Follow me
| Co quarters
Il turned toward the voice. and then
| toward man 'selle--or toward where
she had been. for she was gone
Il rose aud saluted.
May l ask YOU, sir
YOU'RE . lucky man that had .
suspicion Of the facts. You're fool
enough to do n lot OF harm. but too big
fool 10 know you're doing IL. You
Cornish choagh. do you believe one Of
the pretiiest wamrn in FolkrStone and
one OF the cleverest women in the world
10 In love with yous You were just on
the point of giving = drawing of the
secret action TO the smartest unofficial
military attache~and that is . spy
Of.
'Shall name the country which he
named to me2 Not I. No strained re-
[ la;ions. no wars and rumors Of wars.
shall come upon England through me.
I want no secret siozsier whatever
that may be. But SO long as live
Il shall be . secret for which war once
mam'selse WAS collecting Information.
"Her professions was bad. but her
kisses,-ah. they were good."-corn-
hill Magazine.
MaRd 60 0hsy.
80