Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-04

tOnnge and appeared to need little In
vitation to he precipitatcd into 4 cry
ing spell. Her daughter, Kitty. win
some little slip. stood behind her, arms
about the mothers neck aud her hands
stroking the maternal cheeks.
"Chcer up. mother. Even IL this first
trip Of ours-tlis grand tower, as
the guidebooks call it--llas been sorta
tough we had one compensation any
way" said the magnate of Kewanec--
1--WE saw the Palace ofNPeace ut The
Hague before the war broke out.
Guess they're leasing It for n skating
rink now. though
"How can you joke when we're in
such fix? He-Henry. you ne-never
do take things seriouslyr'
why not joke. mother? Only one
thing you can do over here you don't
have to pay for. Cheer up! There's
the Saxonia due here from Naples
some time soon. Maybe we can horn
a way up her gangplank. Consul
says
Mrs. Sherman looked up from Der
Handkerchief with whitening scorn.
"Tell me way we can get aboard
any ship without having the money to
pay our passage. Tell me that. Henry
Sherman
well, we've been broke before,
mother" her spouse answered cheerily.
rocking himself OH heels and toes.
Remember when we were tirst mar
ried and had that little house on Lib
erty street.-the newest house In Ke-
vance 1t was. and we didn't have a
hired girl then, mother. But we come
ont all right. didn't WEI" He patted
his daughters shoulder and wlnked
ponderously. Come on, girls and
boys, we'll go look over those Rock
chambers the English followed out.
We can't sit in our room and NOPE
al day"
The gentleman who knew Kewanee
was making for the door when Almer,
the suave, came out from behind his
desk and stopped him with warning
hand.
II am afraid the gentleman cannot
zee the famous Rock chambers" he
purred. This u wartime since yes
terday, you know. Tourists are not
allowed in the Notifications"
like to see who'd stop me"' Henry
J. Sherman drew himself up to his
full Eve feet seven and frowned at the
Swiss. Almer rubbed his hands.
"A soldier-with gun, most prob
ably, SIR
Mrs. Sherman rose and hurried to
her husbands side in alarm.
''Henry-Henry! Don't 60 and get
arrested again: Remember that last
hme-ths Frenchman at that Bordeaux
town" Sherman allowed discretion
to soften his valor.
"Well, anyway"-he turned again to
tho they'll let us see that
famous signal tower up on top of the
Rock. Mother, they say from that
tower up there they can keep tabs on
. ship sixty miles away. Fellow down
at the consulate was telling ME just
this morning that's the king pin Of the
whole works. Harbor's full Of mines
and things; electric switch In the sig.
nal tower. Press a switch up there
and everything In the harbor-blamr'
He shot his hands above his head to
denote the cataclysm. Almer smiled
sardonically and drew the Illinois citi.
zen to ono side.
II would give you piece Of advice,
he said in low voice. ut is''-
"say, proprietor, You don't charge
for advice, do you?" Sherman regard.
Cd his quizzically.
1T = this" Almer went on, upper.
turbsd. III were You would not
talk much about the fortifcations Of
the Rock. Even talk is-ah danger.
Gus II too much indulged.'
"Huhl I guess you're right" said
Sherman thoughtfully. "You see. we
don't know much about diplomacy out
where come from"
Interruption came startingly. A ser
geant and three soldiers with guns
swung through the open doors from
waterproof street. Gun butts struck
the floor with a heavy thud. The ser
Geant stepped forward and saluted Al.
mer with businesslike sweep Of hand
to visor.
"see here. landlord the sergeant
spoke up briskly. Fritz, the barber.
lives here, does he not?" Almer nod.
ded. I'VE want him. Find him in the
barber shoH eil?'
The sergeant turned and gave direc.
tons to the guard. They tramped
through . swinging door BY the side
Of the desk while the shermans. par
ents and daughter alike, looked on.
with round eyes. In less than min.
ute the men in khaki returned, escort
ing quaking man in white Jacket.
The barber, greatly clustered. protested
in English strongly reminiscent Of his
fatherland
Orders to take you, Fritz" the ser.
geant explained not unkindly.
"But haf done nothing" the bar
Der cried. "For ten years hat shay