Putnam patriot., 1908-09-25

| A The SNddeneess Mlth which he hea esseH tuas .Gto the Kitchen bad kneeksSl the
 areath out of Armitage. and the huge
 thighs of his captor pinned hts arlas
 tight The match sparied ars. assa ae ksakea into the face ef the servant t hcn he had seen in the nom aeavs. Us round head was covered witt Sh n Wirelike hair that grew lew upau his harrow forehead. Arfaitage noted. too. he mans hull-iike neck. small sharp ! yves and hristliug mastaehe Tbe af-
 ful Hash Of the match disclosed the rough furniture of q Kitchen The
 brick flooring and his wet inverness ay cold at Armitages back. The fellow growled an generation in
 ssrvian. Then with pouderous dlfii.
 rpity asked a question in German. "who are you and what do you want ! herey'
 Armitage shook his head and replied in English:
 "l do not undestand.s
 The man struck a series of matches that he might serutlniEe hts captive's face. then ran his hands over Armi- | tage's pockets to make sure he had no arms The big fellow was clearly pus- xled to ind that he had caught gcn- tlenan in water soaked evening clothes 1 lurking In the area, and as the matter was beyond his wits fl only remained ] for him to communicate with his mas ter.
 This. however, was not so readily accomplished He had reasons of his
 own for not calling out and there were difficulties in the way of holding the prisoner and at the same time bring ing down the men who had gone to the most distant room in the house for | their own security.
 Several minutes passed during which | the buriy Servlan struck his matches | and took account of his prisoner. and
 meanwhile Armitase lay p, .eetly still, his arms fast numbing from the rough clasp of the stalwart servants legs. ! There was nothing to be gliacd by a | struggle in this position. and he knew | that ihe Sersian would not risk losing | him in the effort te sDtamau the odd | pair who were bent over their papers | at the top of the house. The Servlan was evidently Il man af aetlea Get up." he commanded still in
 rough German. and he rgse in the dark l and jcrked Armitage after him. There was moment of silence In which Ar mitage shook and stretched himself and then the Serviau struck another I match and held 1t close to revolver | which he held pointed at Armitage's | head.
 "I will shoot" he said again in his halting German.
 | Undoubtedly you willr' and some 1 thing in the fellows manner caused | Armitage to laugh. He had been l caught. and he did not at once see all.
 safe issue out of his predieament. bu his plight had it's preposterons side ant the ease with which he had been taket l at the very outset of his quest touched l his hnmor. Then he sobered instant. l aud concentrated his wits upon the i'm mediate situation.
 1 The Servian backed away. with i | match upheld in one hand and the lev 1 eled revolver in the other. leaving Ar | nitage in the middle of the kitchen. '1 am going to light q lamp. and [ you move viii kill you" admonishe, l the fellow, and Armitage heard hi | fset seraring over the brick floor of tn 1 kitchen as he backed toward q tabl 1 that stood against the wall near tn l outer door.
 l Armitage stood perfectly still Tn l neighborhood and the house itself wer l quiet The two tuen in the third stor.
 room were probably engrosscd with ih l business at which Armitage had lef
 them. and his immediate affair wa