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rs a bass drum.
Gee. ia like to give YOU one good
wallop on the nose just for luck" the
American remarked longingly.
Then Schmidt suddenly snatchod Off
Mr.. Browns hat
nix on The Hermann stuGf-what
are You doing" Charlie demanded. He
began 10 feel a. If he were taking part
In slapstick vaudeville skit.
The sergeant had his face buried in
side the hat He was looklng for
| clues
"Englisch" he sputtered the next
moment
"of course It's English" Charlie re-
torted 1T cost me two-and six" he
added. regarding the rough handling of
his straw with Indignation.
Sergeant Schmidt lpancd over, and.
setting Charles coat by the collar.
he pulled it back from his neck while
he examined the label
English also. Spion! Thou art an
English spy"
His trusty henchmen, Hans and
Otto, together with their corporal.
brought their guns up to their sides !;
and Kissing "Spion," in the most sin
lister manner imaginable. they all three
approached Charlie Overwhelmingly.
Mr. Brown suddenly changed his
TO him that possibly he had been I'M
Willingly cast for n tragedy.
r scion splon." he repeated Good
gr you don't mean spy"
spy, spy-ja wohl." said Schmidt
"komm her"'
He took hold Of Charles arm and
faced him about 50 that he confronted
the trio of formidable soldiers And
then the sergeant ordered them to load.
Charlie observed the operation with
increasing alarm.
Good God, you're not going to shoot
me- he cried. I'm not English I'm
not a spy" Ana remembering all Mt
once that the girl whom he had first
met at she house Of Sir George Wag-
. staff in London could speak German,
he yelled at the top Of his voice, Ma
d dame de Lorde, Madame de Lorde"
The two priyates were aiming at
him now And he faced them indig-
] n0utly. His anger was already begin
] ming to get the better of his fear.
"Say--if you shoot me there are a
. hundred million people back there
} who're going to be sore as he'll" he
snared. They'll come over here and
, blow ToD off the face Of the earth 4"
At an order from the sergeant the
+ corpora! and one Of the privates then
| grasped their victim ana hustled him
across the room.
= "Say--what are you going to do with
. me?" Charlie asked. Let me nlone."
$ And again he called loudly for Ethe'
0 Willoughby.
To his immense relief, at that mo-
, mcnt she appeared.
\ What are you doingT' she asked
the sergeant.
e 1T is not your affair."" he retorted
b grulily
G She showed her medal to him---ths
n medal from the Wilhelmstrnsse
DO you know that she inquired.
3 He did And Immediately he cried
n Halt to Charles captors. They re
! leased him at once.
= Gosh, I'm glad you're not deaf.
Mr.. Brown told Ethel with immense
S relief. as he crossed the room to wher.
y she stood.
>, HE is an English spy" the sergeant
protested TO IN girl
y NO, no no--you are mistaken" sh,
: said lie Is an American"
r They're going to shoot me"' Charlie
told her. He did not yet feet safely
out Of The woods. For heavens sake
tell them I'm not "A spy"
i Il have just told them,' she assured
him.
l. Il know Make sure. Tell ZEN
II again." he urged her ASK If ther,
u isn't someone who speaks English"
II Questioned rs TO whether there wer,
not some officer who understood Eng
IL lish, the sergeant informed Ethel tina
Major Won Breng knew the hateful
language.
n For the love Of Mike, get him here!'
e Charlie besought her, when she OK
y plaled to him.
\ While Sergeant Schmidt betook him
self away In order to summon the ma
:. jor, Charlie Brown turned to Ethe
u with an air of great relief.