Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-12-22

glasses and certain military and motor
equipment OF a private nature"
And tank of oxygen in case the
the rarified air?"
81 believe so. What has that to
do with it?"
First, general, let me entreat you
to place DR.. Fenelon under arrest i'm
mediately."
The general struck bell upon the
table. Two orderlies came in.
Take these men, he said, "and
confine them in the guard house. To-
morrow they will be arraigned before
a military court as spies"
you are mad, general" cried
Crewe angrily. 81 tried to save you"
You tried to intimidate me, sir, !"
shouted the general, "and to excul
pate yourselves by maligning the hon
or of a brave officer Take them away
Immediately" EwiA
We were hauled \ ANONYMOUSLY
across the officers qe1rters in the di
rection of the guard house, while
door and stood upon the threshold,
watching us sourly. AS our captors
led us across the quadrangle of green
| noticed a commotion in further
corner of the square; then an officer
came hurrying along, bearing news
paper in his hand. He passed us, and
l read the staring headline:
OBSTRUCTION OF THE GREAT
DIRIGIBLE."
Crewe had seen it as we'll. He
smiled grimly
IF only they had arrested Fenelen, ;"
he muttered. why, there he goes
Langton."
Surely enough the Alsatian doctor
came strutting along the path, dressed
in full regimentals. He saw us from
afar and, turning, came toward us.
hating close at hand.
"Ha, the spies!" he said viciously.
you will find it goes hard with you,
for we do not love spies in Germany.
you are lying" said Crewe, and.
breaking from his captor, he struck
the doctor upon his face with his open
hand. Instantly the latter drew his
sword and rushed at the aggressor.
Crewe seized the point of the blade
the moment that it left the scabbard
and, with a powerful wrench, snapped
it in two and threw the pieces on the
ground. l saw blood follow them
from his wounded hands.
AS for the orderly, he stood as if
petriied. From every quarter officers
came running up. The doctor. over
whelmed by this disaster, which
meant, according to the German code,
dismissal from the service, remained
with hanging head upon the gravel
path.
Doctor, you must consider yourself
under arrest" said the adjutant, COM
ing up to him and taking him by the
arm. "As for these fellows"
He looked as if he were about to
run us through. His fingers twitched
upon the hilt of his sword. Then he
issued brief command and the or
derlies seized us by the arms and
forced us over the quadrangle into
the guard house.
It'll go hard with us unless you
can prove your case, Crewe," l said
later.
But I can" he said confidently. 81
snapped his sword, Langton, not only
in self-defense, but that he might be
detained in barracks We must not
let that murderer escape. If he could
have resisted the temptation to taunt
us he would doubtless be on his way
to the frontier for he knew that he
was discovered" He went to the door.
orderly" he called 81 wish to send
a note to the general"
He scrubbed few words on sheet
of paper and handed it to the man
with a gold piece. The orderly took
both in silence and turned away.
What did you write, Crewe?" I
asked.
why, very little, Langton," he an
swered. You have frequently been
pleased to comment upon my faculty
for remembering every face that I
have ever seen during my lifetime.
Now the fact is that, when | was in
Germany many years ago, saw Cen
eral Won Stimm four times, twice I'M
der discreditable circumstances. This
is little reminder, stronger than the
last. 1t will bring HIM"
1t did. Half an hour later we were
again in the generals presence. His
face was white with agitation and he
wiped his damp brow nervously.
How much do you want?" he ask
ed Crewe bluntly.
General" said Crewe, "once before
you misunderstood my offer and, but
for lucky circumstance, murderer
would have continued to disgrace the
German uniform. I want no money.
want to punish him and save the
army's honor. The balloon has been
found. Where was it found?"
"At Blumdahl," he answered.
1T will not be touched or moved for
twenty-four hours?"
mot for two days. Soldiers are
guarding the place where it fell"