Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-09-05
CHAPTER vi.
A Crisis Within a Crisis.

Following the path to the tower
leisurely, they had reached the tower.
Feller's door was open Marta looked
into the room, finding in the neat ar
rangement of its furniture a new sig
nificance. He was absent, for it was
the dinner hour.
"On my recommendation you took
him." Lanstron said
Yes, on yours, Lanny, on a friends!
You"-she put cold emphasis on the
word-"you wanted him here for your
plans! And why? You haven't an
swered that yet. What purpose of the
war game does he serve in our gar
den?"
His look pleaded for patience, while
he tried to smile, which was rather diff
ficult In face of her attitude.
mot altogether In the garden; part
ly In the tower" he replied. You are
to be in the whole secret and in such a
way as to make my temptation clear,
hope. First, l think you ought to see
the setting. Let US go in"
Impelled by a curiosity that Lam
stron's manner accentuated, she en-
tered the room. Apparently Lanstron
was familiar with the premises. Pass
ing through the sitting-room into the
room adjoining, where Feller stored
his tools, he opened a door that gave
on to the circular stone steps leading
down into the dungeon tunnel.
ttT fhty,ly !, hat -
he said, and when he had fetched one
from the bedchamber he descended the
steps, asking her to follow.
They were in q passage six feet in
height and about three feet broad,
which seemed to lead on indefinitely
into clammy darkness. The dewy walls
sparkled In fantastic and ghostly
iridescence under the rays from the
lantern. The dank air lay moist against
their faces.
This is far enough" He paused
and raised the lantern With its light
full in her face, she blinked. There,
at the height of your chin!"
She noted metal button painted
gray, set at the side of one of the
stones Of the wall. which looked un.
real. She struck the stone with her
knuckles and 1t gave out the sound of
hollow wood, which was followed, as
an echo, by little laugh from Ian.
stron. Pressing the button, a panel
door few open, revealing telephone
mouthpiece and receiver set in the
recess.
Like detective play!" were the
first words that sprang to her lips.
"Wel?" AS she faced around her
eyes glittered in the lantern rays.
well, have you any other little tricks
to show me? Are you sleight-of-hand
artist, too, Lanny? Are you going to
take a machine gun out of your hat 2"
That Is the whole bag" he an
swered. Il thought you'd rather see
1t than have It described to you"
Having seen it, let us go!" she said,
in a manner that implied further reck-
oning to come.
IF out Of a thousand possible
sources one source succeeds. then the
cost and pains of the other nine hun
dred and ninety-nine are more than re-
paid" he was saying urgently, the SOL
der uppermost in him. Some Of the
best service we have had has been alb
surd in it's simplicity and it's audacity.
In time of war more than one battle
has been decided by thing that was a
trife In itself. No matter what your
preparation, you can never remove the
element Of chance. An hour gained in
information about your enemy's plans
may turn the tide in your favor. A
Chinese peasant spy, because he hap
pened to be intoxicated. was able to
give the Japanese warning in time for
Kuroki to make full dispositions for
receiving the Russian attack in force
at the Sha-ho. There are many other
incidents of like nature in history. So
is is my duty to neglect no possible
method. however absurd"
ITO be Continued