Evening star., 1907-10-27

breath \ tall lean man whose color enblems
showed him to be from Missouri, stood above him,
while farther back and at higher point the buzzing
of the calciums and the long restless ray of light
showed the location Of this searcher of the night.
Beneath it he could dimly discern the tower like
structure which it mounted.
" 4Oud better get your clothes on suggested the
sentry; or, if You to, I'll call of the other
BOYS and get him to lend YOU a few dry duds Sorry
we coudn have used the lights little sooner and
saved you the trouble of swimming up this far and
gettin all Wet but the boss is a little shy carbons
now. he thought he d make the moon work Tor an
hour two this evening.
Hitler, discomited started to don his wet cloth
ing; but the guard insisted in homely phrase that
he'd be a heap sight better off and run no risk of
catching his death of cold if he would just let of
the boys loan him some clothes for little while and
to this he finally assented. This infinite politeness
and good hu1nor coating 'nt1eXlblllty, was little
trying s.o,, 70 icon nrotr GOOD watch a,ono this
border" he growed.
Yes, fair to middlin, the sentry said, with
chuckle. We've been expecting YOU all day long,
In fact | suppose you re being expected from here
clear through to Vancouver n Tou.re the English
Hitler turned toward him in amazement What
perfection of espionage this? For Heavens
sake, man! he asked his captor in surprise, how
do YOU do it?
Watch that streak of light for minute" the
sentry answered, and as it eveed its ray along the
line he saw here and there field booths with double
lines of wire entering and emerging from them.
"One's telegraph and telephone, and the others
this freak thing that shows mems photographs.
ferent positions has been in there since you first tried
to cross the line to-day, and anyway if you'd got
past fellows you'd have been picked up before
YOU got very far into the interior"
Hitler sat stupefied. Has anybody ever really
got this line9
Yes, three or four of them, here and there,
mostly out West where the hills is rOugher; but
they all got gathered in sooner or later. One of
EN- who tried it Jap, and the boys aCCI-
dentally shot him Another fellow an English
man, who made it from Canada into Detroit
so I've heard
"What happened to him." Hitler asked suspect
ing that this was the first bearer of the message
who had preceded him.
They didn't want to turn him loose, because he
knew too much; 50 they decided he a Vag, and
him in till the is over.
Hitler knew what had been his predecessors
fate, but made reply.
His informant after pause continued, =" There's
been only accident besides that which happened
to the Jap, and that poor devil that undertook
to go in one of these newfangled airships He
certainly got his tire punCtured all right. and
down mighty sudden The soldier stopped for a
moment and heaved long sigh, and then concluded
in a softer voice, was aWulv sorry for that fellow
Young newspaper chap doing the best he knew how
to get the goods He done for when the boys
picked him up. The Colonel felt about as sorry as
anybody else. and got special permission from the
Canadian Government to send squad back with
him guard of honor.
By this time Hitler had donned the dry garments
that had been provided, and stood awaiting the
further instructions of his captor, Well what am
to do?' he inquired, seeing that the stood
mOtlOnleSS.
oh, YOU can go back across the line or if YOU
to of the bows will find place for YOU to
bunk till morning. You see, your re kind of dis
tinguished guest We all had orders to treat YOU
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