The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-04-01

again, if theirs is not diminished, in
fact, not almost annihilated, after our
| heavy fire day and night they will
know the truth--that their guns and
| gunners are safe, fresh for an attack,
while we have been pounding away at
dummies. and don't know what may
happen After pause, Perhaps
nothing until they know definitely
! have actual proof, and then you will
be- He turned to me as white as
| death 81 can't bear to think of it.
I've seen so much-things too awful to
repeat shudder."
| He paused, it seemed minutes, and
then said gently: adele, dear, come
with me-marny mel am afraid am
done for as a soldier-we shall go
away. out Of all sight and sound Of
i war, back to your home in Louisiana,
anywhere you say. I am sick of it.
/ 1 had been so stunned at his words;
he had said a great deal too much be-
| fore I had sufficiently collected my
wits to speak.
/ Don't, please; it's useless and hope
LESS. don't love you. Captain Won
| Schu1ling, and that is the answer to
everything
as it Frazer ?'' he asked bluntly. u
| Eyes" scarcely more than whisper
ed. 'swill they shoot him as a spy %
Perhaps General S. might have done
| so, but since you have left Prince e.
] Of II. has taken command, and he
doesn't play the game as the Eng
| lish say, that way" he replied with an
attempt at a laugh. Then, soberly:
seYou are in grave danger; he is not,
| If you had only refused to go on this
| mad wild mission all would have been
well, but that's past now; you did go,
| you did trick us, and now--what's to
be done?"
1--WE probably got to pay answer
ed ~
s.Not as my wife, he said. shy ia
Their is not only a financial power,
which is a very important considera-
ton now, but one of the kaisers near
est advisers. As my wife you will be
safe, -honored and, more than that,
with Gods halp, happy. We may have
faults, it is true, but no man can
truthfu1ly say we are not good hus-
bands.'' I had tried again and again
to stem the torrent of his words, but
it~was useless. Only by waiting until
he had finished could I hope to be
heard
81 am sorry 4 said. essorrier than I
can find words to tell you; but my an
swer is final. BNt in spite of the pain
of it all, wouldn't exchange what
YOU have tod me for much, very much.
All my life L shalkremember that you
are fine and brave and-the man I like
to think of you as being" We were
before the steps of the hospital.
I ''Then-in spite of the danger-ev-
erything-this is the end?'' he asked
sadly.
Holding out my hand, said gently,
~ md n int
with an expression that hurt me.
Handing me card, he said: tsIf you
| ever need me this will find me am
| going before they question me. Good
| by, little girl. God bless you His
| voice broke, and he turned, ran down
the steps, jumped in the car and was
gone. I looked at the card. 1t read,
Prince Hugo Won SchulIing, Captain
- Dragons, Berfin.''
AS I climbed the steps, GREATNESS,
my anxiety as to Ian and my thought
Of Won Schullingy wereA interrupted by
an orderly calling out to me, Frau
lein, you are wanted at once by his ex-
| cellency." I followed him. I had no
time to get nervous or to think Of
what to say. Consequently was calm
when / entered. The commander l
knew was no longer there, and in his
place sat an erect dignified man with
gray deep set eyes and square chin.
He would have been handsome had his
| face been little less heavy All his
/ sternness / felt was a mask
rs this the grip he said to an Off
| Ger beside him.
| Eyes, your exceIlency.''
What is your name, and what was
| your nission?' he said
L Telling him nv mama in f17iI add
| ed, ITO place the big guns of the Eng
Hsh'-
stHave you Ssucceeded?' he asked.
= .sHave r" I questioned in turn. ST
| thought So
To the, officer beside him he said,
Has she?"
Eyes, your exce1lency, but
Good, he said, interrupting. what
were you to receive in exchange for
| your-your work, fraulein?'' and with
| out stopping for an answer went on,
THE stake must have been a rich one
to tempt a girl like you,' and he look
ed me over slowly from head to toe
and then back again. was still wear
ing mems shoes. He smiled as they
! caught his eye Eyes, a very high
price. What was it?' abruptly
"A mans life'' I answered, looking
at him square1y.
"who is the man and what is hep
tsHe is Captain Frazer of the Indian
army, son of Lord L., and he is my
patient
your patientr' and he smiled "You
we're very devoted nurse, 1 should
say with emphasis. "a life he re-
peated. .Was his life in danger?''
'tHe had been accused of being a spy,
and I was told that unless I brought
back the location of the battery by to-
night he would be shot,
what had he done ?" he asked turn
ing to the officer near him. Before the
officer could reply to the question the
telephone on his desk rang violently,
and his exeellency took or rather,