Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-01-13
CHAPTER ~. (Continued.)

ETItEn.EM
ESQ, a friend-a friend In Berlin
II told you to consult me, Ell? Berlin is
long way from Ramleh-especially
u In these times. Greater physicians
than | live in Berlin. Why"
"My friend in Berth told me you
were the only physician who could
&shelp me in my peculiar trouble" I'm,
4 perceptibly the %accenting of the aspir'
4 ants in Woodhouse's speech grew
more marked; his voice took on a
4 throaty character. "By some special
lists my life even has sect set to end
In a certain year, SO sure is fate for
those afflicted like myself"
so? What year is it, then, you
die?" Doctor Koch's strangely detach-
led eyes-those eyes of glass glowing
dimly in the shadow-seemed to flick
) palely with a light all their own.
n captain Woodhouse, sitting under the
white spray Of the shaded incandes-
scent, looked up carelessly to meet the
stare. r. 4a. 49,.
why. they give me plenty Of time
TO enjoy myself" he laughed, with
sa light laugh. They say in 1872
"Nineteen thirty-two!" Doctor Koch
stepped lightly to the closed folding
doors. trundled them back an inch to
assure himself nobody was in the
sWaitipg room, then closed and locked
them. He did similarly by a hidden
door on the opposite side Of the
room. which Woodhouse had not seen.
After that he pulled a chair close to
his visitor and sat down, his knees
almost touching the others. He
spoke very low, in German:
IF your trouble Is SO serious that
will die-in 1882, must, OF
course, examine you for-symptoms.'
For half q minute the two men look
ed fxedly at each other. Woodhouse's
right hand went slowly to the big
Green scarab stuck in his cravat. He
snulled the pin out, turned it over in
his fingers, and by pressure caused
the scarab to pop out of the gold-back-
va setting holding it. The bit of green
stone lay in the palm Of his left hand,
back exposed. In the followed
back of the beetle was a small square
3 paper, folded infinitely. This Wood
house removed, unfolded and passed
10 the physician. The latter seized
esdt avidly, holding it close to his spec
HStacled eyes. and then spreading 1T
against the light as if to read a secret
water mark. A smile struggled
sfhrough the jungle of his beard. He
s1Ound Woodhouse's hand and grasped
III warmly.
"Your symptom TALES with my d.
sagnosis. Nineteen Thirty-two," he be-
4 nan rapidly. Five days ago we
heard from-the Wilhelmstrasse-you
would come. We have expected you
zach day, now. Already we have got
NWord through to our friends at Gibral-
~ Of the plan; they are waiting for
R&rGood!s Woodhouse commented.
gHe was busy refolding the thin slip
III paper that had been his talisman,
and fitting it into the back of the
%Rcarab. "Woodhouse-he is already
Eat the Hotel Khedive; saw his name
ION the register when I landed from the
NCastle this morning" Now the cap
tain was talking in familiar German.
"Quite So" Doctor Koch put in.
eWoodhouse came down from Wady
EHaIfa Yesterday. Our mar up there
had advised of the time of his arrival
Elm Alexandria to the minute. The cap
Etafn has his ticket for the Princess
MARY, which sails for Gibraltar day
after tomorrow at dawn"
Number Nineteen Thirty-two/ listen
Fed to Doctor Koch's outlining Of the
plot with set features; only his eyes
sAhowed that he was acutely alive to
Every detail. Said he:
"But Woodhouse-this British cap
Tain who's being transferred from the
Mile country to the Rock; has he ever
sServed there before? If he has, why,
when / get there-when l am Cap
f{&hin Woodhouse, Of the signal g
|Nice--I will be embarrassed if do not
Know the ropes -.
.Seven years ago Woodhouse vas
|4here for a very short time" Doctor
Koch explained. New governor since
Rhen-changes all around in the per-
(sonnel OF the staff, ! don't doubt.
You'll have no trouble"