Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-17
THE DAY OF WRATH
A STORY OF 1914
By Louis Tracy

wigs innuendoes with regard TO Irene, he
nearly laughed
"Im in no mood to discuss international
politics." he answered curtly.
The other, who seemed TO have his tenn
per we'll under control merely nodded. In
deed. he was obviously. II unconsciously
modelling his behavior on that of his pris-
oner
"I only imagined that you might be in
terested in hearing what's going to happen
TO your damned country" he said.
"I know already She will emerge from
this struggle greater, more renowned. more
invncihle than ever"
Dummies 2ous All rubbish That's
your House of Commons and music-hall
patter, meant TO tickle the ears Of the
British workingman. England is going to
be wiped off the map. We're oblterating
her now. You've been In Belgium MONTH
and must have seen things which your
stupid John Bulls at home can't even com
prehend, which they never will comprehend
tilr too late"
lie paused awaiting a reply perhaps
None came.
ut rough luck that you, a soldier like
myself, may not share in the game, even
on the losing side" went on Won Halwig
But you would be a particularly danger
Gus sort of spy If you contrtved to reacn
England, especially with the Information
I'm now going to give you. You can't pos
sibly escape, of course You will be eX-
ecuted not as a spy but as a murderer
Two soldiers in a hut near Wise, three Of
| fcers and a private in the mill, five sol
| diers in the wood at Argenteau-"
you flatter me-" put in Dalroy. 'T may
| have shot one fellow in the wood. a rea
spy named Schwartz. But that is all Your
men killed one another there
"The credit was given to you' was the
| dry retort. "But--es ist mir ganZ einerle
NzIIl
| gent Englishman and that Is why am TAX
| ing the trouble to tell you exactly why
| Great Britain will soon be Little Britain
| Understand. I'm supplying facts not wal
bulletins On land you're beaten already
Our armies are near Paris. German cav
| airy entered Chantilly today. Your mer
made a great stand, and fought n -four
| days rearguard action which will figure
| in the textbooks for the next fifty years
| But the French are broken, the English eX
| peditionary force nearly destroyed. The
| French Government has deserted Paris fol-
| Bordeaux. And, excuse me If laugh, Lord
| Kitchener has asked for hundred thou
| sand more menl"
HE will get Ave millions If he needs
| them"
y,n Halwig swept the retort aside with
| an impatient flourish.
TOO late! Too late I'll prove It to you
| Turkey is Joining us. Bulgaria will come
| in when wanted. Greece won't lift finger
in the Balkans, and a great army of Turks
| led by Germans will march on Egypt. South
| Africa will rise in rebellion. Ireland IL
| quiet for the time, but who knows what
| will happen when she sees England on her
| knees? Italy is sitting the fence. The
| United States are snivelng, but German
influence is too strong out there to permit
| of active interference And, In any event
| what can America do except look on, shlv-
| erlng at the prospect OF her own turn CON-
| Ing next? Russia is making a stir in East
| Prussia and along the Austrian frontier
| so poor old England is chortllng because
| the Slav is fighting her battles. II is to
| laugh. Well pen the Bear long before he
| becomes dangerous l am not boasting, my
| friend. Why should 1, Captain Won HaI
wig, Of the Imperial Guard, be messing
about in wretched Flemish village when
our men are about to storm Paris In the
west and tackle Russia in the east? I'll
| explain. I'm here because 1 know Eng
land so well. My job is 70 help IN or.
ganizing the invading force which will
gather at Calais.
CONTINUED TOMORROW
Copyright Edward j. Clode)