Cleveland County herald., 1918-07-18

that even without further help l could
now get to the border without very
much difficulty, and when | got there
l would have to use my own ingenuity
to get through.
1t was evident, however, that Huy-
Tiger still had an idea that | might
change my mind with regard to the
| payment he had demanded, and / de-
cided that it would be foolish to do
anything until he paid me a second
visit
| AT the beginning of my dealings with
Huyliger l had turned over to him
some pictures, papers, and other things
| that l had on me when | entered his
house, including my identification disk,
and l was rather afraid that he might
] refuse to return them to me.
| All day long remained in the house
without particle of food other than
the breakfast Huyliger had brought to
me. From the windows / could see
| plenty to interest me and help pass the
time away, but of my experiences
| while in that house I shall tell in de-
tail later on, combining my attention
now to narrative of my dealing with
| Huyliger.
That night he appeared as he had
promised.
"Well, O'Brien," he asked, as he en-
tered the room where l was awaiting
him, "what do you say? viii you sign
the order or not?'
1t had occurred to me during the
day that the amount demanded was so
fabulous that I might have signed the
order without any danger of it's ever
being paid, but the idea of this man,
who had claimed to be befriending me,
endeavoring to make capital out of my
plight CALLED me so that was deter
mined not to give it to him whether l
could do SO in safety or not.
mo, Huyliger," 1 replied, II have
decided to get along as best can with
out any further assistance from you.
l shall see that you are reasonably
| paid for what you have done, but l
will not accept any further assistance
from you at any price, and what is
more I want you to return to me at
once all the photographs and other
|
L turned over to you a day or two
agoi"
I'm sorry about that, O'Brien," he
retorted, with q show of apparent sin
certify, "but that is something 1 cannot
do
eff you don't give me back those
papers at once" replied holly, 81 will
take steps to get them, and id
quick too''
Il don't know just what you could
do, O'Brien," he declared coolly, "but
as matter of fact the papers and
pictures you refer to are out of the
country. I could not get them back
to you if / wanted to-
Something told me the man was
lying.
"See here, Huyliger ~ threatened
advancing towards him, putting my
hand on his shoulder and looking him
straight in the eye, II want those
papers and l want them here before
midnight tonight. If / don't get them
| shall sleep in this place just once
more and then, at 8 o'clock tomorrow
morning, shall go to the German au-
thorities, give myself up, show them
the passport that you fixed for me,
tell them how 1 got it, and explain
everything"
Huyiiger paled. We had no lights
in the house, but we were standing
near landing at the time and the
moonlight was streaming through a
stained-glass window
The Belgian turned on his heel and
started to go down the stairs.
mind you," 1 called after him, ST
shall wait for you till the city clock
strikes twelve, and if you don't show
up with those papers by that time, the
| next time you will see me is when you
confront me before the German au-
thorities. / am desperate man, Huy-
Tiger, and l mean every word 1 say"
He let himself out of the door and
sat on the top stair and wondered just
what he would do. Would he try to
steal a march on me and get in first
word to the authorities so that my
story would be discredited when l
put it to them?
OF course, my threat to give myself
up to the Huns was pure bluff. While
l had no desire to lose the papers
which Huyliger had and which in
Guided the map and the last resting
place of my poor chum Raney, 1 GER
tainly had no intention of cutting off
my nose to spite my face by surren-
dering to the Germans. I would have
been shot, as sure as fate, for after all
/ had been able to observe behind the
German lines / would be regarded as
a spy and treated as such.
At the same time / thought / de-
tected yellow streak in Huyliger, and
figured that he would not want to
take the risk of my carrying out my
threat even though he believed there
was but small chance of my doing so.
If 1 did, he would undoubtedly share
my fate, and the pictures and papers
he had of mine were really of no use
to him, and have never been able to
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