Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-02-08
CHAPTER XIII. (Continued.)
PETEY DINK


How desperate the necessity for it
Almsr could guess when he took into
Nxeckoning the dangers that beset
EAny attempt at communication on the
EWrit0YB part. So narrow the margin
Hof safety for this friend" that he
unjust look at each setting sun as be-
Sing reasonably the last for him.
Amer did not attempt to go behind
Eformer that had lodged information
with the governor general. He had
kforgotten, in fact, the incident of the
might before, when the clustering
ECapper called the newly arrived
EWoodhouse by name. The flash OF
suspicion that attached responsible
lily to the American girl named Ger
son was dissipated as quickly as it
Ecame: she had arrived by motor from
paris, not on the boat from Alexan-
aria His was now the imperative
duty to carry warning to the two sus-
Erected not to waste time in idle spec
eulation as to the identity of the be-
prayer. There was but one ray of
hope in this sudden pail of gloom,
and that Almer grasped eagerly. He
KNEW the character of General Gram
dali the phlegmatic conservatism OF
the man, which would not easily be
HAIRED out of an accustomed line OF
fhought and action. The general
Monld be slow to leap at an accusa-
tion brought against one wearing the
stripes Of service; and, though he
ssmight reasonably attempt to test Cap
tain Woodhouse, one such as Wood
house, chosen by the Wilhelmstrasse
ITO accomplish so great a mission,
would surely have the wit to parry
Esuspicion.
Yes, he must be put on his guard.
sAs for Louisa-well, it would be too
bad il the girl should have to put her
back against wall; but she could be
Espared; she was not essential. After
The had succeeded in getting word of
Ibis danger to Woodhouse, Almer
would consider saving Louisa from a
firfng squad. The nimble mind of
sHerr Almer shook itself free from the
incubus of dread and leaped to the
@exigency of the moment. Calling his
head waiter to keep warm the chair
behind the desk Almer retired to his
room, and there was exceedingly
busy for half an hour
The hour of parade during war time
Ion Gibraltar was l o'clock. At that
time, six days week, the half Of the
I garrison not actually in fighting posi-
tion behind the great guns Of the de-
Efense marched to the parade grounds
down by the race track and there
tswent through the grilling regimen
AthAt meant perfection and the main
tenance of hair trigger state of ef.
AGency. Down from the rocky emf
Enences where the barracks stood.
narched this day block after block Of
E0llve-drab fighting units-artillery.
Esmen for the most part, equipped with
sthe rifle and pack of infantrymen. No
blare Of brass music gave the meas
lure to their step; bandsmen in this
thine Of reality paced two by two,
Estretchers carried between them. All
the curl and snap Of silken banners
that made the parade a moving spec
tacle in ordinary times was absent;
nAgs do not figure in the grim mod.
fern business Of warfare Just those
solid blocks of men trained to kill,
lssweeping down on to the level grounds
and massing. rank on rank, for inspec'
Etion and the trip-hammer pound.
E8pound-pound Of evolutions to follow.
EstollcuG lulSS6TS Vi pOWel, ucAluS tuSF
muscles for the supreme test that any
hmorning's sun might bring.
Mr.. Henry J. Sherman stood with
This wife, Kitty and Willy Kimball-
Kimball had developed a surprising
Interest in one Of these home folks,
Hat least-under the shade of the row
sof plane trees fringing the parade
Esgrounds. They tried to persuade
themselves that they were seeing
something worth while This pleasing
fFEdction wore thin with Mr.. Sherman
before fifteen minutes had passed.
"Shucks, mother! The boys at the
Enational guard encampment down to
kGalesburg fair last year made better
Esh0Wing than this" He pursed out
q his lips and regarded passing bat