American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1914-01-03
CHAPTER VII.
A struaale Eorcsh allowed.

! took my breakfast by the WINDOW.
watching the German soldiery clean
Ing up Morsbronn.
A soldier came In and started the
fire in my fireplace. When he went
out l drew my cookbook from my
breeches pocket and tossed II into the
fire. After II followed my commission,
my memoranda, and every scrap Of
writing. The diamonds placed In the
bosom of my flannel shirt.
A German ambulance surgeon ar
rived to see me In the afternoon.
After brief examination he sat
down and resumed a very bad cigar,
which had been smouldering between
his carefully kept fingers.
DO you know" he said admiringly,
that l have never before seen Just
such wound. The spinal column Is
not even grazed. As far as / can
see the blow from the bullet tempo.
rarily paralyzed the spinal cord
There Is no fracture. no depression
! do not see why You should not walk
II you desire to-"
when? Now?"
Try ". b-safi,c.s. -hrlsaS --N-
I tried. Apart from certain mus
cular weakness AID great fatigue,
found 1t quite possible to stand. even
10 move few steps. Then sat down
again, and was glad to do SO.
The doctor was looking at my legs
rather grimly. and II suddenly flashed
on me that l had dropped my blanket
and he had noticed my hussar's trou-
sers.
49," he said. you are military
prisoner? I understood from the pro-
yost marshal that you were a civil
lan."
AZ he spoke Buckhurst appeared at
the door. and then sauntered In, qui-
city greeting the surgeon. who looked
around at the sound OF his footsteps
on the stone floor. There was no
longer a vestige of doubt In my mind
that Buckhuret was a German agent,
or at least that the Germans believed
him to be In their pay. And doubtless
he was In their pay. but to whom he
was faithful nobody could know with
any certainty.
How is our patient. doctor7" he
asked. Can he travel today?"
Before he travels" said the officer,
1T might be well to find out why he
wears part OF hussar uniform"
I've explained that to the provost. /"
observed Buckhurst. examining his
well-kept fingernails. "And ] have a
pass for him also-if he is In a AZ
condition to travel.
The officer gave him a glance full
OF frank dislike, adjusted his saber,
pulled on his white gloves, and. bow.
Ing very slightly to me, marched
straight out OF the room and down
the stairs without taking any notice
OF Buckhurst, The latter looked after
the officer then his Indifferent eyes
returned to me. Presently he sat down
ana produced small slip OF paper,
winch he very carefully twisted into a
cooked hat.
i suppose you doubt my loyalty TO
France" he said
Then, logically continuing my role
OF the morning. l began to upbraid
him for traitor apd swear that |
would not owe my salvation TO him.
You are unjust aud trlfie stupid, -
he said. Il am paid by Prussia for In.
formation which ] never give. But |
have the entire OF their lines. DC
II for the sake OF the Internatlonale
The lnternationale has a few people
in It's service. And II pays
them WELL"
lie looked squarely at me as he said
this. ! almost trembled with delight:
the man underyalued me, he had taken
me at my own figure. and now. hold
Ing me In absolute contempt he was
going TO begin on me.
Scarlet" he said, in English, 'let
us come to the point, / am a merce,
nary American; you are an American
mercenary, paid by the French gov,
ernment You care nothing for that
government or for the country; Won
would drop both today II your nav
ceased. You ana | are outsiders; we
are In the world TO watch our chances