Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-02
A Story of 1914
Bv LOUIS TRACY


yation." said Dalroy. quickly. SHARP,
now! Pitch our firearms and ammuni-
tion into the river. We must TIT .
gate Off its hinges. and carry that fell
low into Argenteau.
Joos grinned. He saw tho astuteness
of the scheme. A number OF belgian
peasants bringing wounded oncer 70
the ambulance would probably De AL
lowed to proceed scot-free. But ne
was Ioath to part with the precious
fork on which the blood of that tat
Busch" was congealing. He thrust IL
into a ditch. and il ever he was able
to retrieve it no more valued souvenir
of the great war will adorn his dwell
ing. They possessed neither wine nor
water: but a tiny rivulet flowing into
the Mouse under a neighboring bridge
supplied the latter, and the wounded
man gulped down great mouthfuis our
of a Pickel-haube. 1t partially cleared
his wits.
where am II" he asked. family.
Dalroy nodded to Joos, who answered.
"On the Mouse bank. near Argenteau-,
'Ah, I remember. Those cursed"
Some dim perception of his surround
ings choked the word on his lips. .!
was hit" he went on. and crawied
among the bushes"
ing?"
yes Today is Tuesday. isn't it?''
mo. Wednesday Midnight
ZACH. Gotti That verdammt ambu-
L
days.
This time he swore without hesita-
ton, since he was cursing his own
men.
Jan came with a hurdle. This is
lighter than a gate. monsieur" he ex-
planned.
Dalroy nudged Joos sharply. and the
miller took the cue. Right" he said:
Now. you two. handle him carefully"
The German groaned piteously. and
tainted.
"Oh. he's dead" gasped Irene. when
she saw his head drop.
mo. he will recover. But don't speak
English. As for you, Jan Maertz, no
more of your monsieur and madame
1 am Pierre. and this lady is Clemen-
tine. You understand"
Dalroy spoke emphatically. Had the
German retained his wits their project
might be undone, in the event the
pain of movement on the hurdle re-
vived the wounded, man and he asked
for more water. They were then en-
tering the outskirts of Argenteau, so
main road. and Joos inquired of an Of
ficer the whereabouts of a field hos
pitaL He directed them quite civilly.
and offered to detail men to act as
bearers. But the miller was now his
own shrewd self again.
NO" he said, bluntly, Il and my
family have rescued your officer, and
we want a safe conduct"
I'll Iuey went Win their living pass
port. The field hospital was estab-
ltshed in the village school, and here
the patient was turned over to a sur
geon. AS it happened. the latter rec
ognized friend. and was grateful
He sent an orderly with them to find
the major in charge of the lines OF
communication, and they had not been
in Argenteau five minutes before they
were supplied with a laisser passer, in
which they figured as Wilhelm Schultz
farmer. and wife. Clementine and Leon
tine. daughters. and the said daughters
hances. Pierre Dampier and Georges
Lambert: residence Aubef. destination
Andenne.
There was not the least hitch in the
matter. The major was. in his way
courteous. Joos gave his own Chris
tian name as "Guillaume," but the
German laughed.
land now. my FRIEND" he gufrawed. sc
well make 1t Wilhelm As for thf.
pair of doves" and he eyed the two
girls. warn of any of our lads. Tel
them that I. Maj. Won Arnheim. said 80
They're a warm lot where a pretty
woman is concerned"
Won Arnheim was a stout man, a moi
uncommon quality in German majors
Perhaps he wondered why Joos looked
fixedly at the pit OF his stomach.
But motor cyclist dashed up with 9
dispatch. and he forgot all abou,
Schultz" and his family. AS it hap
pened. he was a man Of some ability
and the hopeless block at AK causet
by the stubborn defense of Liege HAD
brought about the summary dismissa
of a general by the wrathfur kaiser
Hence. the Argenteau major was pro
NOTED and recalled to the base. Hi,
next In rank, summoned to the post al
hour later. knew nothing of the laissel
passer granted to a party which close
ly resembled the much wanted miller
of Wise and his companions; he reat
g.
arrest without the least suspicion tina
they had slipped through the net IL
that very place.
Meanwhile these things were in tn.
lap Of the gods. For the moment, thu
six people were free, and actually un.
der German nrofecf