Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-08-18
Copyright The Bobbs-M Merrill Co,
4 CHAPTER xI.-Conanued.

CHAPTER KI.-Continued,
General Crandail, In whom incredl-
lily was beginning to give way TO the
first faint ~glimrnertngs OF conviction a.
to the possibility of truth in the In
formers tale, rallied himself neverthe-
less to combat an aspersion cast on y
British officer.
Suppose the Germans have a spy IN
my signal tower or anywhere here.
he began argumentatively. Suppose
they learn every nook and corner OF
the Rock-have the caliber and range
Of every gun In our defense; they
couldn't capture Gibraltar In q thou
sand years"
Il don't know what they want.
|Capper returned, with the injured air
OF o man whose worth fails OF recog-
milton. II only came here to warn YOU
that your Captain Woodhouse ID tax
ing orders from Berlin"
"Come-come, mani Give me some
story" GeneraIC randail snapped. He
had risen, and vas pacing nervousiy
back and forth.
s Capper was secretly elated at this
sign that his story had struck home.
He stilled the fiuttering OF his hands
by an effort, and tried to bring his
voice to the normal.
"Here 1t IL, General-all I've got Of
the story. The real Woodhoase comes
down from somewhere up in the Nile
III 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 Aiexan-
dria, headed by that clever devil Cook
or Koch, who calls himself a doctor
now. Somehow they get hold Of the
real Woodhouse and do for him-what
I don't know-probably kill the poor
devil.
General. I saw with my own eyes
an Unconscious British officer being
carried away from Koch's house IN
Ramieh in an autoYnobile-two men
with him." Capper fixed the governor
with a lean index finger dramatically.
And I saw the man Q Just this
morning received as Captain Wood
house leave Doctor Koch's house fiye
minutes after that poor deytl-ths real
Woodhouse--had been carried off.
with him TO Gibraltar, General Gran
.dall-becanse I'm loyal and. Il was my
duty to warn you."
"Incrediblel"
zone thing more, General" Gapper
was soreIy tempted. but for the min.
ute his wholesome fear Of conse-
quences curbed him tongue. Wood
house isn't working alone on the Rock;
you can be ure 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 in your slate!"
"Ridiculousl" The keeper Of the
Rock was lighting not to believe now.
why, I tell you IL they had a hundred
Of their spies inside the Nnes-if they
knew the Rock as well as I do they
could never take It"
Capper rose YEARLY, the air Of q
misunderstood man on him,
"Perhaps they aren't trying to cap
ture 1T. I know nothing about that.
Wall-I've done my duty--as one
told you in time. I'll be going now."
General Csandall swung on him
sharply. Where are you goinsT" he
demanded.
Capper shrugged his shoulders hope
lessly. Now was the minute he'd been
counting on-the peeling Of cracking
notes from q fat bundle, the handsome
words Of appreciation. Surely General
Crandall was ripe.
"Weli, General, frankiy-rm broke.
Haven't q shilling to bless myself with.
I thought perhaps" Capper shot q
keen glance at the older mans face,
which was partly turned from him.
The general appeared to be p%ondering.
He turned abruptly on the spy.
"A few drinks and you might talk .
he challenged.
Capper grinned depreciatively. II
don't know, General might" he
murmured. I've been away from the
drink soolong that-"
Where do you want to GOT" Gem
eral Crandall cut him of. "Of course,
you dom want to stay here Indefinite
ly."
"Well-if I had a bit Of money
they tell me everybody's broke In