Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1906-05-10

wore the uniform Of a Prussian private
OF caValry-dark blue with red faCings
! ana a small, closc-ntting shake with
red pompon But what struck me was
his attitude OF terrified surprise, the
Whitcnoss Of his face. the stare Of his
small eyes He thrust into his inner
pocket packet OF papers that We're in
his hand, his features relaxed in "a
faint. slckly smile and he salutcd
Monsieur startled me- he said. In
bourgeois French. Il am arranging
these papers which have been left be-
hind"
Disguised as he was. and with that
| guilty look. | still knew that some
where. ana recently, | had seen him In
utterly different surroundings. But
| there was no time for thought Where
| Us your Coloucl-firicsmany' | asked.
lie h. not here. lie has goue-nOrth,
since daylight. after the spy"
| turned back ana met Floischmann.
"Madcmoiselle IL not here he said.
NOR b. Gricsman. We must follow
them"
Al the outer door spoke 10 "A guard
who sat ON stone bench summing him |
self. "Who b. the man within
"lIe is colonel Griesman's intcrprc-
ter" he replied.
His nnmDf'
"Jacques Grcvoir."
"Ah. "a ffDnchm1n?"
mo. q Belgian"
hurried down the steps. Flelsch-
mann was already I'm the car. "To the
NORTH" he said, as | took my seat
And to the north We went on the wing |
Grcvoir-Jacqucs Grcyoir. The name
the face, haunted me. Then / remcm-
bored. jacques, the scrvilc garcon. az
the clubs Why ! had seen him only the
night before / lcft Paris. And what
did he here? Griesman's Interpreter,
oh2
Before | could pursue the peculiar site
uatlpn further We reached a fork ~ the ,
road and stopped IN a quandary.
flcischmann lDn the car 10 examine
FOR tracks. There was no dearth Of
these. but they covered either road,
showing that horscmcn had gone in
both directions. ,
Flcischmnnn FASTENED 10 small :
farm hous, near by. and returned lead
lng sorry-looking plough horse. q
"'Tis no great anair compared with
your iron stccd," hc said. with a grim ,
smile, 'hut / VIII manage. You keep
ahead aud viii turn 30 the l,ft The
roads run parallel for some miles. II ,
you DO not find hcr. Cut across and ,
Join me. n ! DO not ! VIII Join you " ,
iic swung 90 the saddle and rode or at
d. smart gait
At a small village obtained 'ufor- f,
i'AtA''Nt NttttA a. lfi 49, Ali ti4A' Nll ,
bad passed at sunrise. followed o. fHN b
hours later by small body of cavalry. d
'o ] pushed on. growing reckless iu my ! >
hnsc ana running many risks CA thc =
narrow. winding road.
Al last I came upon them at the lit :
De village ~ NnrtuuN Eight horses .
were piCksttd near "a we'll close ly six \
troopers were lounciug on the grass be- ,
meath a great tree. for the afternoon ,
was warm In spite 81 the latcucss of y
the season. Beyond them stood a car =
.iuge. | recognized tho vehicle ns =
Aimco's. ana hardly waiting for tho !
machine % stop. rushed toward &c. /
There was no one inside. ! turned TO- d
hr soldiers 2
Where IL your Coloncl2' "A
one 81 them salutcd. with srant rec =
poet and pointed 60 low. STONE Inn. I
wtuty rods up the road. Thlthcr | s
FASTENED my heart beating fast with
anger and hope and fear 4
The room was long with low ceilings q
ma somewhat dark ON one side e
stretched a row OF small tables, at one a