Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-11-18

esnt..tien vas the prime essential Of
der Of guns. bat alive to The least rustic
inside the building: blind TO certain
ominoua gisams on the hcrf1on. put
quick to detect any moving object
onds' pause. he slipped rapidly within
and stood near the vail on the side
opposite the hinges. An animal stirred
ceased. He had dropped the s.bots
long since. and the lamp was lost In
the spin out Of the wagon. but most for
tqnatsly he had matches In his pocket.
match. guarding the name with both
hands. and looked around. He found
himself In a ramshackle shed. half
barn. half stable. In = stain was teth-
distended with milk. Huddled up
against the wall was tho corpse of q
woman. an old peasant. whose wfsened
features had that wa1en tint OF
illuminated missals Of the middle agsa
the monks loved to portray the suf-
ferings Of the early Christian martyrs-
She had been stabbed twice through
milking stool showed how and where
death had surprised her.
The match hickered out, and Dalroy
was left standing in the darkness Of
the tomb. He had second match in
his hand. and was on the verge Of
striking IL when he heard = mans voice
and the swish Of feet through the grass
Of the pasture without
This Is the place. Heinrich" came
the words In cultural German, and
breathlsssly. Then. with certain foul
nesses of expression. the speaker added.
wild cat"
She's pretty. too. for a Belgian"
agreed another voice
so. But couldn't put up with her
sereeching when you told her that a
bayonet had stopped her srandma's
nagging tongue"
"Ach. was! What matter. at eishty'''
Dalroy had pulled the door open.
milking stool. a solid article Of sound
oak. Through chink he saw two
dark forms: glints of the dawn on hxed
that .Is, the me: n. Acre
the foremost switched on an electric
torch.
You milk. Heinrich. he said. while
pected he would. 30 the swing Of the
stool caught him on the right side of
the head. partly on the ear and partly
on the rim of his picket haube. But his
Heinrich Jared no better. though the
torch was shattered on the rough paw
ing Of the stable. A thrust hoored him.
and he fell with q fearsome clatter of
temple stilied the startled oath on his
lips Dalroy Invested him Of the rife.
and stuffed . few clips Of cartridges
into his own pockets.
Then, ready for any others Of . cut
throat crew. he listened One Of the
pair on the ground was gasping for
breath. Tho COW began lowing again.
That was all. There was neither sight
nor sound Of Irene. though she must
badly.
ai,lisns hiss Which 10 would carry ca
had i.f. her. No aa nS.s. s. NATURE v as
still still It was Is though in.nimats
breathing Of the unnamed German
changed abruptly into a gurgling croak.
Heinrich had traversed that stage
swiftly under the second blow. From
horses feet. the painting Of motors.
The thud Of gun-fire smote the air in
eessantly. It suggested the monstrous
pulse, beat OF an alarmed. world. Over
lowered for an instant ana vanished.
Belgium. little Belgium. was In death
srapple with mighty Germany. Even
In her agony she was crying. what
Well one Engliahman had lessened by
txS the swarm of her enemies that
DAIRY was only vaguely conscious
OF the scope and magnitude Of events
part He knew enough Of German
methods In his immediate surroundings
however. to reck as little Of having
killed two men ~ though they were
was for the girl who answered not. Be-
FORE going In search Of her he was
tempted to don pickei-haube. which.
with the rihe and bayonet. would. In
era But the field appeared to be nm
tenanted. and 1t occurred to him that
his companion might actually endeavor
TO hide II she took him for a German
weapon.
simply tainted. and the man who now
lifted her limp form tenderly in his
arms was vexed at his own forgetful-
during two nights. Meals were irreg-
ular and scanty. She had lived In a
the real danger and great physical ex-
provided q climax beyond her powers.
Like the mass Of young officers in the
British army. Dalfoy kept himself At,
even during furlough. by long walks.
ton from sleep. food and drink. II .
bed was too comfortable he changed
It. II An Undertaking could be accom-
plished equally we'll in conditions Of
hardship or luxury he chose hardship.
SOLDERING. was his profession. and he
held the theory that soldier must al
ways be resdy to withstand the saver
est tag on brain and physique. There
fore the minor privst!ens Of the jour
strenuous sequel At Aix-la.Chapelie,
and this D'Artagnan episode In the
nei4hbofhood Of Wise. had made no ma
terial drain on his resources
4 girl like Irene Baresford, swept
Into the sirocco Of war from the or
dered and sheltered life Of q young
Englishwoman Of the middle classes,
was an altogether different case He
believed her one Of the small army
OF Brttish-born women who hnd In
dependence and fair remuneration
for their services by acting as
govefnesses and ladies' companions on
the continent. Nearly every German
family of wealth and social pretensions
counted the Ensiische fraulein as a mem.
Der OF the household: even in autocratic
Prussia, kuitur il not always spelled
with a *" She was well dressed, and
supplied with ample means for travelling:
but plenty Of such girls owned secured
incomes. treating a salary as an extra"
Moreover. she spoke German like ma
tive. had q small sister in Brussels, and
had evidently met Won Halwig In one
Of the great houses Of the capital Un-
doubtsdly. she was a superior type Of
govefnead, or, II might be, English mis-.