The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-04

ton. And" he added, ferventy, "let us
, hope he's lonely"
/ They lost their way in the back roads
and when they again reached the Coast
an hour had passed 1t was now uuit B.
t dark There were no stars, nor moo.
but after they had left the car in %
side lane and had stepped out upon Il, ,
cliff they saw for miles along the cuas
great beacon fires burning lerycly.
The whltewashed cabin of the coasr
, guard was perched on the edge of tho
cliff. Behind it the downs ran hacl.
to meet the road. The door of tn
cabin was open, and from it shaft g.
light cut across tiny garden an
showed the white fence and the walk
Of shells
I'VE must pass in single file in front
of that light" whispered Ford. "and
then. after we are sure that he has seen
us, we must run like the devil"
I'm on in that last scene" growied
Herbert.
only repeated Ford with cmpha-
sis, I'VE must be sure he has seen us"
Not twenty feet from them came q
bursting roar, "a flash. many roars, many
flashes, many bullets
He's seen us" yelled Birrell.
After the light from his open door
had shown him one German soldier
| iully armed, the coast guard had seen
| nothing further. But judging from the
| shriekS of terror and the sounds of
! Falling bodies that followed his frs,
shot he was convinced he was hcmmcd
| IN by an army and proceeded to sell
his life dearly.
Clip after clip of cartridges he cmp-
tied into the night, now to the front
now to the rear, now out 10 sea now az
| his own shadow in the lamplight. To-
| the people a quarter Of a milo away al
Morston 1t sounded like battle.
After running half a milo Ford.
| bruised and GREATNESS, fell at fun length
on the grass beside the car. Near it.
tearing from his person the last vcstiges
OF German uniform. he found Birrcn.
lie also was pulling painfully.
y scarecrow Of a figure appeared
suddenly IN the rays of the headlights.
II was Herbert, scratched, bleeding.
dripping with water, and clad simply in
a shIrt and trousers. He dragged out
his Kit bag and fell into his golf clothes
Anybody who wants perfect,
good German uniform" he cried. "cau
have mine. ! left it in the first row of
breakers. II didn't fit mo. anyway"
The other two uniforms were hid
den in the seat Of the car The rifles
ana helmets to lend Co,ur to the in
| Nasion, were dropped in the open road
ana hve minutes later three gentlemen
| IN inconspcuous Harris twoeds and
with golf clubs protruding from every
part Of their car turned into the shore.
road To Cromer
What they saw brought swift terror
to their guilty souls and the ear to an
abrupt halt. Before them was a regi-
ment of regulars advancing in column
of fours at the double" An officer
sprang To the front Of the ear and
seated himself beside Ford.
IN have to commander this" he
SAID. Kun back to Cromer. Don't
crush my men, but 20 like the devil"
Nv" heard firing here" explained tn.
officer, "at the coast guard station. Til,
guard drove them back to the sea. H.
counted over dozen. They made pretty
poor practice, for he isn't wounded
but his gravel walk looks as though
some one had drawn a harrow over it,
| wonder exclaimed the officer sud
denly, IF you are the three gentlemen
who first gave the alarm to Col Raglan
and then went on to warn the other
coast towns Because If you are he
wants your names"
| Ford could not answer. His guilty
conscience shamed him into silence
With his siren shrieking and his horn
footing he was forcing the car through
lanes Of armed men. They packed each
side of the road. They were banked
behind the hedges Their camp fires
blazed from every hilltop.
on the top of the hill at Overstrand
| Tho h.u1 of h,
and the bearded German stood in the
T.. garden back Of the house with the for
bidding walls.
I'VE are betrayed. General" wills
pered the head waiter.
I'VE We're betrayed, Baron" replied
the bearded one.
"But you were in time to warn the
fiotilla"
With a sigh the older man nodded
The last message I received over thu,
wireless he said. before | destroyed
it read, Your message understood. W,
are returning. Our movements will be
explained as manpuvres.' And" added
the General 1.-THE English having
, driven us back. will be willing to Off
, cialy accept that explanation a.
manGuvres this night will go down into
history. Return to the hotel" he com
manded, land in two months you can
, reJoln your regiment"
on the morning of the invasion the
New York Republic publ.s shed map
Of Great Britain that covered three col
umns and a woodcut Of Ford that was
spread over five. Beneath ii was
printed: "Lester Ford. our London cor
respondent, captured by the Germans;
-, he escapes and is the first to warn thu
English people"
d, on the same morning in an editorial
in the Times of London appeared thi~
paragraph
The Germans were first seen by tn"
Hon. Arthur Herbert, the eldest son Of
Lord Cinaris; Patrick lieadford Blrrel
both of Balliol College, oxford, and
Lester Ford. the correspondent of the
!, New York RCpHbic These gentlemen
escaped from the landing party that
tried To make them prisoners and al
; great risk proceeded in their motor car
over roads infested by the Germans to
! all po1st towns of NorfplL warning III.