Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1914-11-26
n have no complaints to make
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you
Naturally"
Then suddenly he changed front.
Point blank he asked me:
"Why Not Work for us7r
Nov. old chap, we know that you
worked for Germany against us. We
also know that you are not German.
IL there any reason Why you should
not work for US? ANY private rea.
son ~
Captain" / said, you OF all men
ought TO know that the betrayal or
your employers tor monetary or q
liberty reason alone IL never enter
tanned by . man who has been in my
work We so into It with our eyes
open, well knowing the consequences
II we are caught. We do not squeaI IL
we are hurt
For q time he looked mt me very
earnestly.
HIM.. he said. THAT just bears
out what we have been able to ascer-
tain about yoa. It puzzled us how
man or your ability acted the way yos,
did. From the moment you landed i'm
England. all the time you were doing
your work, even after your arrest, in
prison and In court you showed a
sort or listless, almost an Indifferent
attitude, II i may put 1t this way.
you seemed In no ways keen to 90 10
extremes In any possible missions you
might have had" He paused. I'VE
think you could have done more than
you did 80. The mfldnsss Of your
sentence, has it surprised your.
grinned.
Nothing surprises me, Captain
His manner became very earnest.
supposing." he said. I'VE show you
that Il was quasi-delibarate inten-
ton on the part OF your employers
20 have you caught--what then?
This did not startle me either. 4
had had an idea OF that NIL along.
Under these circumstances" / said
II am open TO negotiations. But am
rather deaf and my vision Ii very
much obscured as long as / ace bars
"a h~A1 Va my WtuHCW.
The captain smiled.
Wen. Doctor. I may see you again
soon"
The Proof | Asked fer.
was taken back to my cell. am
frank 70 admit that didn't sleep 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
Ill the prisoners were shut up tight.
The lieutenant. governor himself took
me into the governors cfice. No
other warder or prison official OBJ
served us.
Well, Doctor" was the way Rob.
nson 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 Co
De agreed upon later? am prepared
o supply you with proofs that you
we're deliberately put away, betrayed
W your employers. the German gov
.rnment"
He did so TO my complete salts. |
action. As guessed, had come TO
earn SO much Of Garmany's affairs
hat ! was dangerous. To betray me
\ such a way that would not suspect |
md squeal was clever way 10 close
ny mouth for seven years in Jail or /
Until vital plans had matured. i
How would you suggest that we
% about itYs he asked.
ITO be OF the slightest degree OF use
o you. nobody must know or my re-
ease" added. Here Ia my sugges.
ION. must leave the execution OF II
. you. The impression I conveyed |
round Edinburgh was that my health |
J rather Indifferent. So ii 10 also be-
Ieved here In prison. On these grounds
should be an easy matter for you To |
ave me ostensibly transferred to an
Their prison: instead OF which, have
ne taken wherever you wish to. see
o necessity that. outside the lieuten-
the governor and .ur-
elf, any one need know OF II.
Yes. YES" said Robinson. THAT co.
acides with my own ideas and plans"
resently he departed and went back
gain to my CELL
Alone and Free.
AT half-past Ave the next morning, 1 4
ras aroused by the iieutenant-gov.
rnor. He was alone. There were no
'arders lin sight. In the governors
Iiice found all my clothes and effects
sady and laid out for me. These I
iaressed and left with the lieutenant.
pvernor We took taxicab for the
aIedonian station In Glasgow.
The trip TO London was uneveatfut
( Euston station we were met by
apfain Robinson. We went into
rivate waiting-room where Captain
Crimson signed . paper for the lieu
nant.governor. It was what amounted
a receipt for the prisons delivery
me into his hands. Then the lieu.
left US. then Robin
IN left. after handing over nm en-
slope containing cash and instruc-
ons.
Ny Earst more was to register M
q Russell Square hotel. Opening
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