The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-05-21

as II leveled its ray along The line he
saw here and there field booths Cith
double lines of wire entering and
emerging from them. Ones tele.
graph and telephone, and the others
this freak thing that shows mems pho,
tographs. Yes he concluded, your
picture taken in five different posi-.
tons has been in there since YOU first
tried to cross the line today. and
anyway if you'd got past us fellows.
you'd have been picked up before you
got very far into the Interior"
Hitler sat stupefed. Has anybody
ever really got across this line"
Yes, three or four of them. here
and there, mostly out west where the
hills is rougher; but they all got gath
cred in sooner or later. One of en-
who tried ii was Jap, and the boys
accidentally shot him. Another fel.
low was an Englishman, who made it
over from Canada into Detroit, SO I've
heard"
What happened to him." Hillirr
asked, SuSpecting 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: so they
decided he was Vag, and run him in
till the war is over"
Hitler knew now what had been his
predecessors fate, but made no reply.
His informant after a pause CON
tinued: There's been only one &C.
cident besides that which happened to
the Jap, and that was poor devil that
undertook to go over in one of these
neWfangled airships. He certainly
got his tire punctured all right, and
came down mighty sudden" The SOL
der stopped for moment and heayed
a long sigh, and then concluded in a
softer voice: Il was awfully sorry
for that fellow. He want no spy nor
nothing like that, but just a young
| newspaper SHdp uoihS tHe DeSI lie
knew how to get the goods. He was
done for when the boys picked him up
The colonel felt about as sorry as any
body else, and got special permission
from the Canadian government to send
squad back sIith him as guard of
| honor"
BY this time Hitler had donned the
dry garments that had been provided,
and stood awaiting the further instruc-
tons of his captor. We'll, what am |
to do?" he inquired, seeing that the
man stood motionless.
"Oh, you can go back across the
line, or if you want to one of the boys
will find place for you to bunk till
morning. You see, you're kind of
distinguished guest We all had Or
ders to treat you nicely, and the colo
mel will have machine here to take
you back wherever you want to so to-
morrow"
Baffied by vigilance and overcome
by courtesy the secretary, after bid.
ding his captor gOod-by, retired for the
night to camp cot in the quarters of
lieutenant of infantry. 1t was long be
fore he succumbed to a sleep of utter
exhaustion. He was awakened by a
bugle call in the morning. and found
his host shaving himself before
small mirror suspended from the tent
pole.
Good morning, Mr.. Hitler" the
officer said mot quite as pleasant
quarters as the secretary of the Brit
ish embassy is entitled to, and not
many conveniences; but you're wei
come to my razor if you'll wait a min
ute"
Hitler sat up, rubbing his eyes.
Neatly stretched out ON a camp stool
before him were his shabby clothes,
improved by washing, not only dry but
pressed. He stared at them p sur
prise, while the officer laughingly con-
tinued:
Yes, we did the best we could for
them; but | don't think you made a
friend of my orderly, as he swears he
has worked on them all night long,
and has requested days leave on
the strength of it,
Thanking the officer for his hospi.
tally, Hitler slowly CARRIED himself
and stepped through the tent fly. Be.
low him and stretching away as far as
the eye could discern were gray
brown entertainments, one line within |
the other, and excavated with military
precision.
'1ntrenchments," came a voice be.
hind him, observing his curious in
spection. 1--WE have to keep the boys
busy, and besides the government
didn't want to take any chances. Those
pits stretch across this continent
now, and there won't be any trouble
for a good many years to come for
people to tell just where the border is
located. Like 'em?" he concluded.
whimsically.
mo, can't say that l do" Hitler
responded with equal good nature;
"but they look business like