The Columbus journal., 1909-02-10


tographs. Yes" he. concluded. "your
picture taken in five different posi-
tons has been in there since you first
tried to cross. the line to-day. and
anyway IL you'd got past US fellows,
you'd have been picked UP before you
got very far into the interior. ~ -
Hitler sat ,stupefied. Has aay body
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 'em
who tried it was a Jap. and the boys
accidentally shot him. Another fel-
low was AN Enslishman. who made it
over from Canada into Detroit, SO I've
heard"
what happened to him." Hitler;
asked. suspecting that this was the
first bearer of the message who had
preceded him.
They didn't want to turn him lccse,
because he knew tCo much: so they
decided he was vas. 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 sci
der stopped for a moment and heaved
a long sigh, and then concluded in
softer voice: Il was awfu!iy sorry
for that fellow He want 10 spy nor
nothing like that. but just young
newspaper chap doing the best he
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
froEl the Canadian government to send
a squad back with him as a guard of
homer
BY this time Hitler had donned tho
dry garments that had been provided,
and stood awaiting the further instruc-
tons CT his captOr. We'll. what am l
to do?" he inquired, seeing that the
man stood rnotionless.
''Oh, You can so back across the
line, or if you want to one CT the boys
will find a place for you to bunk till
morning. You see. you're kind of a
distinguished guest. We all had or.
ders to treat you nicely, and the colo
ael will have machine here to take
you back wherever you want to go to-
morrow
B2fficd by vigilance and overcome
by courtesy the secretary, after bid
ding his captor gcod-by, retired for the
night to camp cot in the quarters Of
lieutenant OF infantry. 1t was long be
fore he succu1nbed to sleep Of utter
exhaustion. He was awakened by a
5usle call in the morning. and found
his host shaving himself before
snail mirror suspended from the tent
Ecle.
Good morning. MIR. Fillier," the
officer said. Not quite as pleasant
quarters as the secretary of the Brit
ism embassy is entitled to. and not
many conveniences: bat you're vel
come to my razor if you'll wait a mil
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 in sur.
prise. while the officer lauShingly con.
t!nued:
Yes. we did the best we could for
them: but l 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 tie 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.
'Intrenchments." came a voice be. |
hind him, observing his curious in
spection. 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 good many years to come for |
people to tell just where the border is
located. Like EN-" he concluded,
whimsically.
NO, / can't say that l do" Hitler
with equal good nature:
but they look business like"
"Oh. they're the goods sure enough"
his informant continued; but that
isn't all. Sec that little mound over
there" ard he pointed bare brown
arm over his guests shoulder. Hill
lier nodded assent and looked inquir.
ingly at his companion. Behind that
there's a brace OF Calling guns. Got
them too every little ways. Never
had to fire 'em yet, and hope we never
will. But you never can tell. Same
works been done along the Mexican
border line: but it's easier to guard.
This war certainly has educated a
lot CT fellows; SO that when it's over
there'H be plenty of men can show
callouses that were never decorated
with EN- before. This country's bot
tied up low as tight as if the Lord
Almighty had set can over it," and
ha launched hjc nwo i0!yo |