The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1914-11-20

NATURALLY"
Then suddenly he changed front.
Point blank he asked me:
why Not Work for us7"
Now, old chap, we know that you
worked for Germany against us. We
also know that you are not a German.
Is there any reason why you should
not work for us? Any private rea-
SOM"
Captain" I said. you Of all men
ought to know that the betrayal OF
your employers for a monetary or a
liberty -eason alone is never epter-
tanned by "a mar who has been mi my
work. We go into Il with u eyes
open, well knowing the consequences
II we are caught. We do not squeai II
we are hurt"
For a time he looked at me very
earnestly.
HIM" he said. THAT Just bears
out what we have been able 10 ascer-
tain about you. Il puzzled US how n
man Of your ability acted the way you
did From the moment you landed In
England, all the time you we're doing
your work. even after your arrest, in
prison and In court you showed n
sort o. l%istloss, almost an Indifferent
attitude. n I may put Il this way.
you seemed In no ways keen to go to
extremes In any possible missions you
might have had He paused we
think o could have done more than
you did The mildness Of your
sentence, has it surprised your"
/ grlnned
Nothing surprises me. Captain"
His am became very earnest.
'Supposing," he said, I'VE show you
that II was a quasi.deliberate inten.
ton on the part OF your employers
to have you caught-what them"
This did not startle me either. !
had had an idea OF that all along.
Under these circumstances I said.
u I'M open to negotiations. hut ! am
rather deaf and my vision Is very
much obscured as long as ! see bars
in front OF my window"
The captain smiled.
We'll, Doctor, | may see YOU again
soon"
The Proof I Asked for.
| was taken back to my cell. am
frank TO admit that ! didn't slecp much
for the next two or three nights.
But as ] expected, another week
brought Captain Robinson again. This
time IL was late In the evening after
all the prisoners were shut up tight.
Tho lieutenant governor himself took
me into the governors office. No
other warder or prison official OBJ
served US.
We'll. Doctor" was the way Rob.
inson greeted me, II have something
definite TO propose to you. You can
be OF use to US You have still sixteen
months Of your sentence to serve.
Are you willing to give these sixteen
months OF your time to us-terms to
be agreed upon later? ! am prepared
to supply you with proofs that you
were deliberately put away, betrayed
by your employers, the German gov.
eminent"
He did so to my complete salts
faction. As ! guessed, | had come TO
learn so much OF Germany's affairs
that | was dangerous. To betray me
In such a way that | would not suspect
and squeal was a clever way 90 close
my mouth for seven years in jail or
until vital plans had matured
How would you suggest that we
go about IT," he asked.
To be OF the slightest degree OF use
TO you. nobody must know OF my re-
lease | added. Here is my sugges.
ton. must leave the execution OF II
to you, The impression / conveyed
around Edinburgh was that my health
is rather Indifferent. SO il Is also be-
lieyod here in prison. on these grounds
Il should be an easy matter for you to
have me ~ostensibly transferred to an.
other prison; instead of which, have
me taken wherever you wish to. I see
no necessity that, outside the lieuten,
a~nt-governor. the governor and y UT.
self. any one need know Of a."
Yes, yes said Robinson. That co.
incldes with my own ideas and plans.
Presently he departed and | went back
again TO my cell.
Alone and Free.
A. half-past Eve the next morning.
was aroused by the lieutenant-goy
ernor. lie was alone There were nc
warders In sight. In the governor {
Office / found all my clothes and effects
ready and laid out for me. These
addressed and left with the lieutenant
governor We took a taxicab for the
Caledonian station In Glasgow
The trip TO London was u~neventful
At Euston station we we're met by
Captain Robinson. We went into q
private waiting.room where Captain
Robinson signed a paper Tor the lieu
tenant.goyernor Il was what amounted
TO a receipt for the prisons delivery
OF me into his hands. Then the lieu
tenant.goyernOr LETT us; then Robin
son LEFT, after handing over an en-
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