Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-12-29

q flash1ight from his pocket and crept
down the steps as he talked. "Wait!'
he said. And in another moment he
had so placed the light at the foot or
the stairs that it's beams shot upward
through the opening "That's 1t, that's
itv' he exclaimed delightedly. He was
still standing upon the cellar floor,
"The lights shining in your face! Look!
Can you see me?'' he asked.
"No, no! The light blinds me.
can't see you at all!'' she told him.
He came up quickly then.
"Good-good! Now listen!
If somebody peeked down there,
wouldn't they think a desperate wom-
an was standing at the foot Of these
stairs waitin' to shoot the first man
who tried to come DOWN."
Ethel stood there in the glare Of the
flashlight had listened to lis plans.
'sYes-yes-I believe they would, /"
she admitted, beginning to understand
his scheme.
"And that's what we've got to make
them believe. Now, hasten, darlin'-
hasten! 'Tis best herep He
led her behind the cigar counter, for
he had suddenly abandoned his previ-
Gus notion of concealing her in the adj
| joining room. go and hide! he ,di-
rected. And she crouched low in the
shadow Of the COUNTER "Ah! God is
good to the Irish!' he exulted. "Have
you fevolver?"
"Yes, Larryy' She produced small,
nickeled weapon.
He took it from her.
"'Tis rather a toy" he said. "But
I suppose it will shoot. Then don't let
the sound Of shot brighten you into
screaming. I've got to give myself
bit Of a flesh wound just in the hand"
| ''NO, nor she exclaimed in increased
alarm.
| ''With this it can be only scratch"
he said. GAS soon as shoot, duck and
hide Now, here goes!'
He shot himself in the right hand,
then handed the revolver back to Ethel,
who Immediately huddled behind the
counter. Then Larry banged the trap
door shut. And backing away from it,
he waited for the men who as he knew
would soon come running in.
In another moment they burst upon
| him.
Herr captain-you are woundedw
Lieutenant Baum cried.
"'Tis nothing" Larry replied. And
he proceeded to bandage his bloody
hand with a handkerchief.
Others joined the startled knot of
Germans the newcomers, Ma
jor Won Brenig.
''The spy-the woman spy-where
is she?" he asked.
Larry told him that the woman had
escaped.
The major swore roundly at that.
And then Larry explained that she
had suddenly produced a revolver and
shot him. Before could draw my
own revolver she'd got away" he said.
''She raised the trapdoor and went
down there" he continued, pointing to
the floor.
The major remembered that there
was no outlet to the wine cellar. And
without hesitation he raised the trap
door, to face a binding burst Of light.
He backed away quickly.
"What the devilr' he shouted.
And at the same time Larry warned
him to be careful.
'.She must have one Of our pocket
flashlights" he said. "What a target
it made of you, major! And in the
dark you could not see her, could your"
"NoY' Won Brenig admitted. "And
she can pick off our men one by one
as they go down unless we rush her."
Larry closed the door quickly.
IF / may make so bold as to sug-
gest-" he began; and seeing that the
major gave him permission to continue,
he said, Elf there is no way out Of the
cellar save that, why waste our men
when all we need is to leave her there
to starve-till there's no fight in herr"
"Why not leave her there forever"
everything, practical man.
"'Tis better still-'tis a just fate for
a spy" Larry agreed.
"Baum-run a bayonet through the
haspw the major ordered. The paddock
had fallen into the cellar unheeded
when Larry first opened the trap.
"Later you will make the fastening
permanent" Won Brenig said.
CHAPTER XIX.