Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-11-30

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''In ten minutes, lieutenant! 4.
1t is for the fatherland"
"Ten minutesr' Baum replied. And
once more he saluted.
At a sign from Baum the soldiers
withdrew, with the lieutenant leading
the way.
Larry waited till the last man was
out of the room and the doors had
closed behind them. Then he sprang
to Ethel's side.
ETHEL! They caught you at the
telephone?" he cried.
"Yesw' That was all she could say,
as she faced him pitifully
''Then they knew; and twas trap
set for your
ooh, Larry, what VII happen to
me-"
He tried to calm her fears.
''There, there, my darling-no more
harm shall come to your
Already his active mind was formu-
lating a plan for her relief.
But what are we to do?" she asked.
She felt helpless, incompetent to act,
to devise any means for saving herself
from the fate that hung over her.
"Now, my dear, since they know
you're a spy there's no great chance
for you to escape through their lines"
he said. 80 for the moment, go into
that room" he pointed out door to
her-"go in there, lock the door, and
when they come back I'll do the best
can with a bit of eXplainin'. 4.
Gomez He started for the
door of the room where he meant to
hide her, when his foot caught on
something-it was the paddock that
was pushed through the hasp of the
trapdoor of the wine cellar-and he
tripped and all but fell "Sure, trippin's
a bad sign" he exclaimed. "Tll not be
married this year L" He paused as
a thought struck him-an inspiration,
it seemed. And for brief instant he
looked down at the contrivance at his
feet.
%What is it," Ethel inquired.
"My dear, the wine cellar-quick!
It's a great CHANGER
"What do you mean?" she asked
wonderingly. He had already pulled
up the trapdoor. The paddock had not
been closed you want to hide me
there?''
Somehow, she shrank from the
thought Of descending into that dark
hole. 1t seemed to her that once she
sought that shelter they would surely
find her in the end.
'FNo, no! 'Twould be the first place
they'd search" he replied. He pulled
a flashlight from his pocket and crept
down the steps as he talked. "Waitr'
he said. And in another moment he
had so placed the light at the foot of
the stairs that it's beams shot upward
through the opening That's it, that's
itr' he exclaimed Delightfully."- 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 allr' she told him.
He came up quickly then.
"Good-good! Now listen!
If somebody peeked down there
wouldn't they think a desperate WON
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
fashHght had listened to his plans.
"Yes-yes-I believe they would, -
she admitted, beginning to understand
his gcheme.
"And that's what we've got to make
them believe. Now, hasten, darlin'-
hasten! IT'S best here~ He
led her behind the cigar counter, for
he had suddenly abandoned his preyi-
Gus notion Of concealing her in the ad-
joining room. go and hider' he di-
rected. And she crouched low in the
shadow of the counter. "Ah! God is
good to the Irishr' he exulted. "Have
you a revolver"
Eyes, Larry She produced a small,
nickeled weapon.
He took it from her.
"'Tfs rather toy he said. But
I suppose it will shoot. Then don't let
the sound of a shot brighten you into
screaming. I've got to give myself a
bit of a flesh wound just in the hand"
No. nor she exclaimed in increased
alarm.
with this it can be only a scratch, y
he said "As soon as l shoot. duck and
hide Now, here goesr'
: He shot himself in the right hand,