Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1916-12-27

mandsr. You know where the troops
are. A. soon ~ you reach them ask
them to take you to their general.
Tell him Of the conference held In our
house and where you found the paper
which you will give him.
Clochette at once put ON hat and .
wrap and sailed forth. There was no
pocket In her dress. and she carried
the scrap of paper In her hand.
Directly opposite the Dubois home
lived German family. One Of the
girls. Gretchen, was at a window
when she saw Clochette come out,
tightly grasping paper in her hand,
and hurry away. Gretchen had seen
the generals ride up to the Dubois
home. and since they came from diff
ferent points she had inferred that
they had met there for a purpose.
When she saw Clochette emerge so
hastily with the paper In her hand
1t flashed upon her that Clochette had
become possessed of information OF
the German movements and YVES TAX
Ing it to the French commander.
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interested In the same man. Pierre
Vented was the son Of a German
Alsatian and Frenchwoman. Pierre
had been born twenty years after the
cession Of the province to Germany.
and. his parentage being divided be-
tween German and French. he cared
little whether he lived under the rule
of a president or a kaiser. As to the
two girls who We're interested In him,
he had rot shown decided prefer
ence for either.
Gretchen was not only interested In
baking Clochette's move from patri-
otic motives, but from feeling Of an
tagonism due to rivalry. On seeing
the French girl hurry away Gretchen
snatched up a hat and coat and ran
after her. Keeping behind her. Gretch-
en- soon saw that she was making
toward the French army. Gretchen
was about to catch up with her rival.
with view to prevent her taking the
supposed Information to the French
commander. when who should appear
on the scene to complicate matters
but Pierre Vented. He emerged from
a crossroad and met Clochette at the
crossing while Gretchen was still at
some distance behind. Vented Joined
Clochette and walked on beside her.
The girls had each been working on
Vented. the one to make him a
Frenchman, the other n German. but
thus far neither had succeeded. The
fact that Clochette was doubtless hur
wing to the French headquarters witt,
Information that might lead to Il
German defeat was sufficient In itself,
BIZ. that Vented should be party to
The at WAS maGdeninc. Indeed. It
wac TOO nm FOR Gretchen. She hur
ricl o:i and overto0k the others. Not
Sctu'- IN . mood to act automatically.
"''e s-i1'.e at random.
s'lias have YOU in your hand?'' she
as'-ctl Of tlochette
Go b9;te made no other reply than
to look at her rival defiantly.
Il saw the generals go into your
house. They held council OF war
there That Iaper You hold so tightly
Is information you Obtained by caves
dropping. and you are carrying 1t to
the French army Pierre, take 1t from
herr
"why should I do that?" asked
Pierre.
"Because your father was a German
and you should be loyal to the kaiser"
Il am neither loyal TO the kaiser nor
to the president II Clochette has a
paper 1t is hers. not mine nor Yours
and l see. no reason why she should
be compelled to give 1t up"
IF you permit her to carry tina. In
formation to the French army" cried
Gretchen. you need not consider me
your friend any morer'
Pierre stood irresolute. He was not
ready to thus choose between the two
girls.
II do not fear" said Clochette. that
Pierre will rob me Of anything I have
in my possession"
"Clochette," he said. Il fear that II
you go to the front you may be shot"
II will risk that" was the reply.
1ou h0u UCttCi kANC AC Tic papa.
do l understand you to demand II
Of me because Gretchen commands
you to do so ON pain Of being dismissed
by herr"
mot exactly stammered Pierre.
Meanwhile firing was heard at the
front. and missiles began to spit about
the trio. At this point a spent bullet
struck Clochette's hand. and the paper
futtered to the ground. While Cl0-
Ghetto was grasping the empty fingers
Gretchen stopped and picked up the
paper. As. soon as Clochette saw that
her rival possessed her treasure she
said to Pierre:
Gretchen called upon you to decide
between us when had the paper. Now
call upon you to do so. And you
must decide, too. between France and