Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-11


my signal tower or anywhere here"
hs began argumentatively. Suppose
they learn every nook and corner Of
the Rock--have the caliber and range
of every guns in our defense. They
couldn't capture Gibraltar in thou
sand years"
II don't know what they want" Cap
per returned, with the injured air of
man whose worth fails Of recognition.
II only came here to warn you that
your Captain Woodhouse is taking or
ders from Berlin"
"Come-come. man! Give me some
proof to back up this cock and bull
story" General Crandall snapped.
Here Ills, general-all I've got Of
the story. The real Woodhouse comes
down from somewhere up in the Nile.
I don't know where-and puts up for
the night in Alexandria to- wait for the
Princess Mary. No friends in the town,
you know; nowhere to visit. Three
Wilhelmstrasse men in Alexandria,
headed by that clever devil Cook or
Koch, who calls himself doctor now.
Somehow they get hold of the real
Wo0dhouse and do for him-what I
don't know-probably kill the poor
devil
General, saw with my own eyes
an unconscious British officer being
carried away from Koch's house in
Ramleh in an aut0mobile-two men
with him." Capper axed the governor
-3<h = ,>ao 1,,Hov Aunor dro yoo <{o>1lv
"And I saw the man you just this
morning received as Captain Wood
house leave DR.. Koch's house five min
utes after that poor devil--the real
Woodhouse-had been carried of.
That's the reason took the same boat
with him to Gibraltar, General Gran
dall-because I'm loyal and it was my
duty to warn you"
"lncredibler' ~
'tOne thing more, general Cappar
was sorely tempted, but for the minute
his wholesome fear Of consequences
curbed his tongue. "Woodhouse isn't
working alone on the Rock; you can be
sure of that. He's got friends to help
him turn whatever trick he's after
maybe in this very house. They're
clever people, you can mark that down
On your slate"
Ridiculous The keeper of the
Rock was fighting not to believe now.
"Why, I tell you II. they had hun
dred Of their spies inside the lines
II they knew the Rock as well as do
they could never take 1t"
Copper rose YEARLY, the air Of mis-
snasrS:ccd man on him.
Perhaps they aren't trying to cap
ture it. I know nothing about that.
Well, I've done my duty as one Eng
lishman to another. hope I've told
you in time. I'll be going now"
General Crandall swung on him
sharply. Where are you going?" he
demanded.
cCapper shrugged his shoulders hope
lessly. !. Now was the minute he'd
been counting on--the peeling Of
cracking notes from 4 fat bundle,
the handsome words Of appreciation.
Surely General Crandall was ripe.
''Wen. general, frankly-rm broke.
ndN CA u 6uiliuS ~ tDiSoo AAy SSA
with. I thought perhaps Capper
shot keen glance at the older mans
face, which was partly turned from
him. The general appeared to be pom
dering. He turned abruptly OH the spy.
"A few drinks and you might talk"
he challenged.
Capper grinned, deprecatingly. II
don't know. general might" he
murmured. "I've been away from
the drink 20 long that
where do you want to GOT" Gen.
eral Crandall cut him OF. "Of course
you don't want to stay here indef-
nitely."
~Well-if had Z bit Of money
they tell me everybody's broke in
Paris millionaires and everybody you
know. You can get any hotel room
for the asking. That would be heav-
en- for me-if I had something in my
pocket"
"You want to 60 to Paris, chr Gem
cral Crandall stepped closer to Cap
per, and his eyes narrowed in scon.
IF 1t could be arranged, yes, gen.
eral." Capper was spinning the brim
of his bowler between nervous fingers.
He did not dare meet the Others
glance.
"Demmit. Capper, you come hero
to blackmail me! I've met your kind
beforel know how. to deal with
your Tiki"
80 help me. general came here
to tell you tho truth. ! want to 80 to
Paris-or anywhere away from here.
III admit that. But that had nothing
to do with my coming Ill the way
here from Alexandria-spending my
last guinea on steamer ticket-to
warn you Of your danger. I'm IN
EngIishman and-loyalr' Capper was
pleading now. All hope Of reward
had sped. and the vision Of cell with
subsequent Investigations into his own
record appalled, him. General Gran
Dali sat down at his desk and began
to write.
II don't know-at any rate. I can't
have you talking around here. You're
going to Paris
Capper dropped his hat. At the tap
Of the bel! :Is!m!h. CHAN appeared ct
the doors so suddenly that one might
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