The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-12-09
and shaken hands with the man at

and shaken hands with the man at
the window opposite. Having un-
packed. | wandered out into the street,
and now I began to see something OF
the jarvey's excitement reflected upon
the faces of the passers-by.
The newly formed Nationalist vol
unteers were to emulate the EXPLOITS
of the Ulstermen by importing a cargo
OF rifles and ammunition under the
noses of the police. The ~oluntee
had left the city the night pefore'
They were expected back with the
! arms. Dublin was streaming out 10
meet them. Dublin was on the point
of revolution. Or not exactly revolu-
ton. for the ministry was in Red
mond's power, but certainly on the
point of a dramatic coup which
prove the inevitable prelude to CIVIL
war.
I am past the age when a mot has
any attractions for me, so i walked
back to the hotel, assembled the stairs
and entered my room.
With a bound a man leaped from be-
hind the door and closed 1t. Next In
slant | was looking into h muzzle
| OF a revolver, held very close TO my
ewes by my old friend the waiter,
Hans.
"Sit down." he said, pointing to a
chair.
But a waiter is a waiter. Seeing
that | showed no signs of complying
he dropped the heroic attitude.
81 followed you here" he said. i
saw you at the station. / know VINO
you are and / don't think you've come
here for the good Of Ireland"
well, have you, Hans?" inquired,
And l sat down, not because he had
told me to, but because a mar oil
my years readily becomes fatigued.
Hans laughed. The mans demean'
or was entirely different from that OF
the club waiter. Perhaps years of re
preston necessitated this e expan'
sion; or perhaps it was pure triumph
For the good Of Ireland? No." he
replied. For the good of Germany
yes. l have my orders, and they are
not to let you out of here till it's al
over"
Till what is all over, Hans? YOU
interest me-" I answered.
1.-THE revolution" he answered
Freedom for Ireland from England'S
tyranny. You fool, you cursed fools
did you think ! went about for tel
years with my eyes shut?"
1T is customary among us English
Hans" l replied, when we take
servant into our homes or clubs, tt
take him in a spirit of confidence"
$50! Then you played yourselve:
a confidence trick" he answered. "Not
one week but l send home to Germany
a report OF what / learn in the smok
ing room"
/ was studying the man intently.
saw that he was in that reckless MOOD
of dissatisfaction, known to us diplo
matists, when a man will blurt out ev
erything.
so the German government il
financing this little picnic?" l inquired
"And the kaiser who puts King JohI
upon the throne of Ireland!" he an
swered.
"John Redmond?" inquired.
Look" he exclaimed, pointing GU
of the window across the court.
The muslin curtains, which hun,
one on either side, left a narrow spac,
of glass. l turned my head, and fel
a crashing blow across the crown
which threw me forward, half stunned
upon the floor. / had just sens
enough to feign Inconsistencies
Through my h%alf-closed eyes / saw
the face of Hans, as he peered short
sightedly 'nto mine.
He raised the butt Of his revolver
with which he had struck me again
but hesitated. l think he was afraic
he had killed me. The blow hat
opened the scalp, inficting a consid
cradle loss of blood, but ! had takel
worse blows in my time. After an in
stant's hesitation the man STOPPED
over me, as lay motionless upon tn,
floor, and felt my pulse; then, appa
rently satisfied that l was not dead
he distracted my gold watch ant
chain, crossed the room, turned tn,
handle Of the door, and disappeared
noiselessly along the carpeted CORR
dor.
/ lay upon the floor, unable to move
but my mind was singularly active
So Hans had known Of my connection
with the government, and had eithe,
followed me to Dublin or seen me b,
chance at the station, as he had lie
me infer. No doubt he had warne,
the conspirators. who, becomin,
alarmed, had taken measures to keel
me out Of the way for the time being
But was John Redmond inculpate,
in this d~astardly plot? Or was thi
the doing of the kaiser's more or les
irresponsible agents?
lay on the floor in a half coma.
was partly delirious, believe
Events and persons of earlier lif,
came crowding in on me. / know tina
it was all / could do to remembe
where ! was, to summo resolution I,
move toward the old-fashioned bell
pull that hung at the side of the bed
With a great effort l managed to craw
toward 1t. Then my attention wa
suddenly arrested by a sight which