Evening star., 1907-10-27

Baf1ed by vigilance and overcome by courtesy.
the secretary after bidding his captor good by re-
tired for the night to camp cot the quarters OF
Lieutenant of infantry. 1t was long before he
cumbed to sleep OF utter exhaustion. He was
awakened by bugle call in the morning, and found
his host shaving himself before small mirror
pended from the tent pole.
Good morning, MIR Hitler the officer said.
Not quite as pleasant quarters as the secretary of
the British Embassy entitled to- and not many
convenenCes; but you re welcome to my razor If
YOU II wait a minute
Hitler sat up, rubbing his eyes Neatly stretched
out camp stool before him were his shabby
clothes, improved by washing, not only dry but
pressed. He stared at them in surprise, while the
officer laughngly continued:
Yes, we did the best could for them; but |
don't think you made friend of my orderly, as he
svears he has worked them all night long, and
had requested days leave on the strength Of it.
Thanking the officer for his hospitality, Hitler
slowly garbed himself and stepped through the tent
fly. Below him and stretching away far the
eye could discern were gray brown embankments,
one line within the other, and eNcavated with mill
tary precision.
'Intrenchments' came a voice behind him, OBJ
serving his curious inspection. " We have to keep
the bows busy and besides the Government didn't
want to take any chances Those pits stretch
this continent now, and there won't be any trouble
for good many years to come for people to tell just
where the border line is located Like en- he
concluded whimsically.
mo, l cant say that l do" Hitler responded
with equal good nature; but they look business
like"
1nant continued; but that isn't all. See that
little mound over there?' and he pointed a bare
brown over his guests shoulder. Hitler nodded
assent and looked nqulrngly at his companion.
Behind that there's a brace OF Gatlng guns. Got
them too every little ways. Never had to fire EN-
yet and hope will. But you tell.
Same works been done along the Mexican border
line; but it's easier to guard. This certainly
has educated lot of fellows; SO that when it
there be plenty of men can show callouses that
never decorated with EN- before. This coun-
try S bottled up tight If the Lord Almighty
had set it, and he laughed at his
Joke.
The motor car was placed at Hier's disposal as
promised, and before night fell he found himself
back in his room the hotel, and no better
for his experience For ten days thereafter he made
useless attempts to forward his message by every
that his ingenuity could suggest. Once he
allowed of his hands, intrusting it through
tremty the of a fisherman, and on the follow
ing day with seals unbroken, it returned to him
by polite officer of the United States army civilian
dress. Were it not for the gravity of his task he
would have come to regard it as Joke, boy game
of prisoners base tag, which he always it.
And then, if to reproach him for his failure
there came from the clearneSS OF the sky swift
and terrible thunderbolt 1t was a message from
England reporting the disappearance of that i'm
nnense fleet which was to follow on his heels, and
depended upon the delivery of his message for its
immunity from attack He had taken too longi
Stunned by this overwhelming disaster, shud-
dering in each nerve and with every fiber of
his body quvering, he sought the seClusion of his
room, threw himself upon his bed and buried his
face in the pillows. Repeatedly there through
his mind the self reproaCh that had it not been for
his failure this shocking toll of war might never
have been collected An armada of greater strength
than that which had fought off Cape Trafalgar had
sailed galantlV out to its DOOM trusting to him
avert disaster and he this hour of stress when the
tate OF nations hinged upon his resource had proved