Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-11-13

"on my recommendation you tooA
him." Lanstron said.
Yes. on yours, Lanny, on a friends!
You"-she put a cold emphasis ON the
word-"you wanted him here for your
plansi And why? You haven't an
swerUd that yet. What purpose of the
war game does he serve in our gar
DEM"
His look pleaded for patience, while
he tried to smile. which was rather diff
ficult in face of her attitude.
Not altogether In the garden; part
ly in the tower" he replied. You are
to be in the whole secret and in such
way as to make my temptation clear,
hope. First. think you ought TO see
the setting. Let us go in"
Impelled by a curiosity that Lam
stron's manner accumulated, she en-
tered the room. Apparently Lanstron
was familiar with the premises. Pass
ing through the sittingroom into the
room adjoining. where FeHsr stored
his tools, he opened door that gave
down into the dungeon tunnel.
Il think we had better have light"
he said, and when he had fetched one
from the bedchamber he descended the
steps. asking her to follow.
They were in a 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 ligh.
full in her face. she biinked. ''There,
at the height of your chin!"
She noted a 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 it 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 a telephone
mouthpiece and receiver set in the
recess.
Like a detective play!" were the
first words that sprang to her lips
"Well?" AS she faced around hel
! eyes ghttered In the lantern rays
well, have you any other little tricks
to show me? Are you a Straightforward
artist, too, Lanny? Are you going te
take 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 1t, let us go!" she said
: in manner that implied further reck
oning to come.
: eff out of a thousand possible
J 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 thu
3 best service we have had has been alb
1 surd in its simplicity and its audacity
q In time Of war more than one battle
has been decided by thing that was ,
;. trifie in itself No matter what you
+ preparation, you can never remove thu
: element of chance. An hour gained il
\ information about your enemy's PLAN
;. may turn the tide in your favor. /
= Chinese peasant spy, because he hap
/. pened to be intoxicated, was able tt
give the Japanese warning in time TO
= KurOki to make full dispositions 70
receiving the Russian attack in fore
at the Sha-ho, There are many othe
a incidents of like nature in history. S.
8 Is is my duty to neglect no possible
q method, however absurd"
BY this time he was at the head O
q the steps. Standing to one side, he OF
n fered his hand to assist Marta. Blu
a she seemed not to see 1t. Her aspec
v was that Of downright antagonism.
= However absurd! Yes, it is absur
q to think that you can make me part
p to any of your plans, for" She brok
off abruptly with staring eyes, as If sh
r had seen an apparition.
+ Lanstron turned and through tn
r door of the toolroom saw Teller ente,
|. ing the sitting-room. He was not tn
a bent, deferential gardener. His fes
g lures were hard-set, fighting rag
e burning in his eyes, his sinews tau
J, as If about to spring upon an advel
8 sary. When he recognized the in
= truders he turned limp, his hea
|. dropped, hiding his face with his ha
n brim, and he steadied himself by rest
ing hand on the table edge.
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