The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-08-19

, you want: you want to 60 In yondeI
and use the telegraph. What the
devil" he burst out. do all you bouf
seois want with that telegraph In
thsref"
"Has anybody else asked . sss itf'
I Inquired. disturbed.
Anybody else?" he mimicked
We'll. ! think so: there's somebody
in there nowhere. give your hundred
francs or tell you nothing. you un'
dsrstandi"
Who ID in that hut?"
"A hdy-she comes often-shs
gives ten francs each time. Zut!-
what 10 ten francs when . gentleman
gives a hundred! She pays me for my
complaisancs-bon! Place aux danes !
You pay me better-bon! I'm yours.
gentlemen. War y war. but money
pulls the trigser!"
wait here" ! said. disgustsd. and
walked toward the stone station.
The side door was partly open: ]
stepped in noiselessly and found ny
self In a small. dusky closet, parti-
toned from the telegraph once. In
mediately the rapid clicking Of the
Morse instrument cane to my ears,
and mechanically read the message
by the sound a. 1t ratified ON under the
fingers of an expert:
Must have already found out that
the signals were not authorized by the
government Before the Fer-de-Lance
returns to her station the German
cruiser ought to intercept her OF
Groix. Did you arrange for this?"
There was q moments silence, then
back came rattling the reply in the
Morse code. but in German:
"Yes, all is arranged. The Augusta
took q French merchant vessel OF
Pont Aven yesterday. The Augusta
ought to pass Groix this evening. You
are to burn three white lights from
Point Paradise II q landing-pa 10
needed. 1t rests with you entirely"
Another silence, then the operator
in the next room began:
THE insurgents here. under an indi-
vidual in our pay. one John Buckhurst.
are preparing to wreck the train at
the Lammerin trestle.
III the Augusta can reach Point
Paradise tonight. 4 landing party could
easily scatter these insurgents. seize
the treasures. and re-embark in safety.
There 10, you declare. nothing to
fear from Lorient: the only thing.
then. to be dreaded Is the appearance
of the Fer-de-Lancs OF Groix. She IL
not now in sight; will notify you IL
she appears. II she does not come
will burn three white lights in triangle
on Paradise headland. This is all. Be
careful. Good-by."
"Good-by." clicked the instrument in
skirts. 4 tap Of small shoes on the
stone floor. l leaned forward and
looked through the little partition win
dow; Sylvia Elven stood by the table.
quietly drawing on her gloves. Her
face was flushed and thoughtful.
When she had gone, closing the out
er door behind her. I sprang to the
key, switched on. and at venture set
the switch on the arsenal line, got
quick reply, and succeeded in alarm
ing them sufficiently. think, for In a
few moments was telegraphing d.
rectly to the governor Of Lorient, and
the wires grew hot with an inter-
change of observations, which resulted
in my running to the locker. tumbling
out all the signal bunting. cones, and
balls, sorting FIVE flags. two red cones.
and ball, and fastening out to the
semaphore.
/ had set the signal for the Fer-de-
Lance to land in force and wipe Buck.
hurst and his grotesQue crew from the
face Of the earth.
ROLAND" said. here ie another
hundred francs. Watch that halyard
and guard it. Tonight you will string
seven OF those little lamps on this
other halyard. light them, hoist them,
and then go up that tower and light
the three red lamps on the left. That
lady will never come here again.
think. II she does, she must not touch
those halyards. Do you hear? If she
offers you money, remember will
double it. But, ROLAND, If you lie to
me will have you killed as the Bre-
tons kill pigs; you understand how
that is done?"
Walking fast over the springy heath,
l told Speed briefly what had done
that the treasure-trsin would not now
| leave Lorient, that as soon as the Fer
defiance came in sight of the sema-
phore Buckhurst's game must come to
an end.
Far ahead Of US we saw the flutter
of n I0ht dress nm tho r,oor. S,,,r{.
Elven was going home
"A spy!" mutter>d Speed.
n think" said l. ''that she had bet
Ter Leave Paradise ut once. Aornsc
knows her rsconi. Rsckhurst would
* }trsy fsr in Z saellent IL he thought
T. might save his ewn skin. She ought
! to leave before the Fet~de-L Lance siRhus
the semaphore and reads the signal to
land in force"
| "Then you'll have IN foil harn h.