Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-06-21
: Outwitting
The Hun"
The Wars Greatest Story
(cOnnnasd from Last LssusJ
BY Lieut. Pat O'Brien

lCont1naed from Last LssueJ
SUSPECTED there was something
Ishy ABOUT the proposition, bit
4 ISlt In3g 4 could take care OF
- SEX aHu decided 20 see the Trims
,nrOugh- 4 anew HuyIissr would nCS
tO~cause or the fact tnaT 1 haI the tell
tale Passport. wnicn would DC MS death
GIleiI as well as my own
Accordingly. 1 said A would be quite
willing L SO with him whenever ne
was ready. and ne suggested that we
50 the next evening
: ! pointed out 10 him that l was en-
.irely without food and asked him
whether he could not arrange 10 bring
or send me something TO eat while
remained in the house
Left without Any Food
I'm sorry, O'BrIen," he replied. blu.
I'm afraid you'u have TO get along as
cest YOU can When 1 brought you
your breakfast this morning l took a
desperate chance. II l had been dis
covered By one OF the German soldiers
entering this house with food IN my
possession. 1 would not have only pail
tho penalty myself, but you would have
keen discovered too 1t is too danger
CTS a proposition Why don't you go
oCt by yourself and buy your food at
the stores: That would give you con-
.Idence and you'll need plenty OF =.
wren you continue your journey to the
border"
There was a good deal Of truth in
what he said and 1 really could not
blame him for not wanting 10 take any
chances TO help me in view Of the rela-
ions between Us
Very WELL / said: I've gone with
cut food for many hours at time be
sJre AMI L suppose 1 shall be able 70
dc so again 1 shall LOOK for you to-
I,lCrrow evening"
The next evening he came and 1 &C
ccmpanied him TO another house not
very far from the one in which 1 had
been staying and not unlike IL in APP
psarance- It too. was a substantial
dwelling house which had been unten-
anted since the beginning save perhaps
for such occasional visits as Huyliser
end his associates made TO IL
Huyliger let himself in and conduct
cd me 20 Z room on the second floo''
Where h. introduced me TO two men
One, / could readily see BY the resem-
tlance. vas his own brother The other
sEas a stranger
Dsnes Three OF Them
Very briefly they explained TO me
that they had procured another pass
port for me-a genuine one-whicl
would prove far more effective in help
ing to get me TO the frontier than the
counterfeit one they had manufactured
for me.
think I saw through their game
right at the start. but 1 listened pa
tiently TO what they had TO say.
of course, you will have TO return
10 Us the passport we gave you be-
fore we can give you the real one"
said HuyIiger's brother.
4 haven't the slightest objection
/ replied. IF the new passport is all
you claim for IT, VIII you let me
see it,"
thep art Of Huyliger's brother and the
other chap at this.
why. / don't think that's necessary
at all, Mr.. O'BFien." said the former.
You give US the old passport and We
will be glad to give you the new one
for il. Isn't that fair enough"
Tt may be fair enough, my friend"
I retorted. seeing that il was useless
TO conceal further the fact that 1 was
fully aware OF their whole plan and
why / had been brought TO this house
1T may be fair enough, my friend
I said. but you will get the passport
that I have here" patting my side
peck, only OF my dead body"
I suppose the three Of them could
have made short work OF me then and
there If they had wanted to go the
limit. and no one would ever have beer
the wiser. but I had gone through so
much and I was feeling so mean to-
ward the whole world just at that mo-
ment that ! was determined to sell my
life as dearly as possible
Spelling for Fight
Il have that passport here" re-
peated. ,"and I'm going to keep il. If
you gentlemen think you can take it
from me, you are welcome to try
To tell the truth, ] was spelling for
a fight, and I half wished they would
start something The man who had
lived in the house had evidently been
a collector Of ancient pottery, for the
walls were lined with great pieces OF
earthenware which had every earmaTk
OF possessing great value They GER
tainly possessed great weight
figured that IL the worst came