The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-07
CHAPTER K Eludes His. Pursuers.

Eludes His. Pursuers.
 TT HAD a fine prospect of the whole
 ring of moorland I saw the car,
 speed away with two occupants
 and man on hill pony riding east. I judged they were looking for me, and I wished them joy of their quest But saw something else more interesting.
 The house stood almost on the sum init of swell of moorland which crowned q sort of plateau, and there was no higher point nearer than the big hills six miles off. The actual sum- init, as I have mentioned, was big gish clump of trees, frs mostly, with few ashes and beeches- On the dove cot was almost on level with the treetops and could see what lay be- yond.
 The wood was not solid, but only a ring, and inside was an oval of green turf, for all the world like a big cricket field. didn't take long to guess what it was. It was an aerodrome and a secret one The place had been most cunningly chosen
 { For, supposing any one were watch ing an aeroplane descepd1ng here, he would think it had gone over the hin beyond the trees. As the place was on the top of a rise in the midst of a big amphitheater, any observer from any direction would conclude it had passed out of view beyond the hills.
 Only a man very close at hand would realize that the aeroplane had not gone over, but had descended in the midst of the wood An observer with telescope on one of the higher hills. might have discovered the truth, but only herds went there, and herds do not carry spyglasses. When I look ed from the dovecot could see far away a blue line, which knew was the sea, and grew furious to think that our enemies had this secret con ming tower to rake our waterways.
 Then I reflected that if that aero plane came back the chances were ten to one that I would be discovered So through the afternoon I lay and pray ed for the coming of darkness, and glad was when the sun went down and the twilight haze crept over the moor.
 The aeroplane was late. The gloam- ing was far advanced when heard the roar of the engine as it approached and then SEW it volplaning downward to it's home in the wood Lights twin kled for bit, and there was much coming and going from the house. Then the dark fell and silence.
 Thank God it was a black night.
 The moon was well on in it's last quarter and would not rise till late. My hirst was too great to allow me to tarry, so about o'clock, so far as could judge, I started to descend. Ii wasn't easy, and halfway down heard the back door of the house open and saw the glcam of lantern against the mill wall
 For some agoniZing minutes I hung by the ivy and prayed that whoever it was would not come round by the dovecot. Then the light disappeared and dropped as softly as I could on to the hard soil of the yard.
 crawled on my belly in the lee o1 a stone dike till I reached the fringe of trees which surrounded the house If I had known how to do it I would have tried to put that aerop1ane out of a tion, but realized that any at tempt would probably be futile
 was pretty certain that there would be some kind of defense round the house, so went through the wood or hands and knees, feeling carefully ev cry inch before me. It was as well for presently T came on a wire about two feet from the ground. If I had tripped over that it would doubtless have rung some bell in the house and would have been captured.
 A hundred yards farther on found