Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-01-14
An Evening Story

to himself in the purcst Al>atian dia-
lrct: "Schtrutt my boy. il j. Il o'clock
and YOUR colonel wont Ice back untilG
o'clock to-morrw morning. so here i 4
chance for You 10 lock the door and get
"A mug of beer al the 'I'aon COuronne."
Schtrut was u model ORDERLY who obe-
we'd to the letter every order his colonel
gave him. and when he gave him zone he
equally conSientiouSly obeyed the orders
Of his own confidence.
\ couple of hours later he was just
Furnishing his third glass of beer when
n man of about his uMn age walked up
IL his table. >lappcd him on the should
crS. and exclaimed why j. il really YOU
Schtrut. old hoy"
Schtrut looked mp Ia surprise surely
Nou don't mean 10 say Won have forgotten
Hans BrctStei1 ynur old Schrolmltc
from Ribcauvillc? | lived almost next
L. your house opposite Aubcrge DIES DcuX
tcpS.
Schtrut scanned the others face and
said with 4 smile: "lou didn't wear
u mu>ta az then and that makes 4 diff
ference
II might say the same Of Won. aud still
| recognize YOU. And you are III luck. !
hear. being the trusted man of colonel
Durant. while ! am tramping all over
in search of 4 job. I've managed ~ live
81 far though.
The two man then had a long talk about
their hoy hood DAYS and their native VII
.lagc. and ~ last >chtrut invited Brett
stein 10 >nne home with him and see a
fine portrait If Mile. Odill Schwartz a
beautiful girl with whom they had both
been in love n far back az they could
remember.
Schtrut took Brcit>tcin into the Colo
ncl'S office. lit the lamp aud went 70 get
the p"rtait from his knauSack hanging
hchmd the der.
The next morning N q the Colonel sat
down III his desk 10 write 4 letter and
lifted the fragment of a shell which ser
we'd ~ q papcrwcight.
"Srhtrut." IN cried in Il voice of thun-
der.
Al your service. Colonel
'Nou have been disturbing the papers
on my desk.
No. Colonel"
We'll. then You have arranged them.
which means the same thing"
No. Colonel"
Has anybody hut Yourself been inside
this office 2"
"Schtrut trcmhlcd, and afraid To- al
init his breach uf rules hc answered. "No
Colonel
Perhaps Won have left the window
then. There H. 4 very important ~
fetal letter missing which must H. found.
The paper WAS gone and il suddenly
lrramc clear ~ he Mortified Schtrut
hal I;rcitStrin must have >iolcn II. Ills
parents were Germans and there was
nn doubt that NJ himself was a German
~py. To look for him now seemed hope
less hut Schtrut made up his mind 60
bring him ~ Justice III il cost him hi>
life.
Disgusting himself aS u peasant he hc
gan his >raE-h. Brrit>tcin had talked If
u certain hotel Nv The I,hin> where the
wine and toud were equally excellent and
where hr often went himself. Luck favor
rd him. for when ~ reached The hotel
and locked through the window he heard
Brcit>tcin'> voice inside ordering a grill
" chicken from the pretty waitress.
The room was full Of enemies. bat
>chtrut did not hesitate. He had in his
pocket y hi. knife which h. took pride
tH ~ ihh- - ~NiIf ~ a IdhbI anu Eiil'
ping the handle ~ ID firmly he trodc into
thr COURTYARD which was full If vehicles
."t al kinds. and hid himself.
After 4 while Rrcit>icin appeared in
thr d0urwa, with \ waitress aud they
had long talk until someone inside cal
lci for The girl. A. soon ~ she had dis
appeared inside >chtrut threw himself
upon the un>'rpectiug man and caught
his throat IN q grip Of steel.
"li Won make the slightest noise hc
SAID. I'll Kill YOU on the spot"
Tie then tied his prisoners hands and
ordered him "a walk ahead ~ him. Ills
plan WAS 10 walk him straight into colo
burIHi'S office az StraSSbourg. III
although hr was fully aware ~ The
dreadful risk he was running. For some
time they walked ON without meeting
anNhndt. Tat suddenly they were chal
lrngrd hN u patrol
Run. said Sontrot + or we both die
together They ran. ~chtrnt prndding
hi> prisoner into greater speed with his
knife. The soldiers fired aud a bullet
went through Schtrui'S arm. but he paid
mo attention IA the wound.
1T i nothing" hr said. lin twenty
minutes ~ shall ~ ia Stra>>bourg. ia
rnu understand YOU miserable ~coun
drcl "
The next morning M Il. when the col
oncl entered lrs office >chtrut stood
there NJ attention. pale X a ghost.
II have something important Id tell
YOU Colonel hc said. iii You will give
me u moment"
speak.
A friend of mine was foolish enough n
allow himself To hc trapped by the slick
words . an old Schoolmnte If his. who
had become a German spy. To make M