The Lamar register., 1918-07-31


to both of US and would, we hoped.
prove equally so to our friends the
Huns.
1t had taken two days to fix up the
passport. In the meanwhile Huyliger
informed me that he had changed his
plans about the convent and that In
stead he would take me to an empty
house. where l could remain In safety
until he told me II was advisable for
me to proceed to the frontier.
This was quite agreeable to me, as
had had misgiyings as to the kind
Of priest would make and 1t seemed
to me to be safer to remain aloof from
everyone in d deserted house than to
have to mingle with people or come In
contact with them. even with the best
of DISCUSSES.
That night I accompanied Huyliger
to fashionable section OF the city,
where the house In which was to be
concealed was located.
This house turned out TO be d four
story structure of brick. Huyiiger told
me that 1t had been occupied by a
wealthy Belgian before the war, but
since 1914 1t had been uninhabited save
for the occasional habitation OF some
refugee whom Huyliger was befrIend-
Ing.
Huyliger had a key and let me In,
but he did not enter the house with
me, stating that he would visit me in
the morning.
explored the place from top to bot
tom as well as could without lights.
The house was deliberately furnished.
but. of course. the dust lay quarter
Of an inch thick everywhere. 1t was a
large house. containing some twenty
rooms. There were two rooms In the
basement four on the first floor, four
on the second f1ve on the third and five
on the top. In the days that were TO
come was to have plenty OF oppor-
tunity to familiarize myself with the
contents Of that house but at that time
/ did not know 1t and l was curious
enough TO want to know just what the
house contained.
Down In the basement there was a
huge pantry but 1t was absolutely bare.
except Of dust and dirt. door which
evidently led to a sub-basement at
tracted my attention and l thought II
might be a good idea to know just
where It led to in case 1t became neces-
sary for me to elude searchers.
In that cellar found case after case
of choice wins-Huyliger subsequently
told me that there were 1,s00 bottles OF
It'll I was SO happy at the turn my
affairs had taken and in the rosy pros
poets which I now entertained that
was half inclined to indulge In little
celebration thea and there. On second
thought, however. / remembered the
old warning OF the folly of shouting
before you are well out OF the woods.
and I decided that II would be Just as
well to postpone the festivities for II
while and go to bed instead.
In such an elaborately furnished
house l had naturally conjured up
ideas of wonderfully large bed.
with thick hair mattress, downy
quilts and big soft pillows. Indeed. |
debated for a while which particular
bedroom should honor with my pres
ence that night. Judge of my disap-
pointment, therefore. when after Wis
iting bedroom after bedroom. discov-
cred that there wasn't bed In any
one OF them that was In u condition to
sleep In. All the mattresses had been
removed and the rooms were abso-
lutely bare OF everything In the way
Of wool, silk or cotton fabrics. The
Germans had apparently swept the
house clean.
There was nothing to do. therefore.
but to make myself as comfortable as
could on the floor. but as had grown
accustomed by this time to sleeping
under far less comfortable conditions.
swallowed my disappointment as
cheerfully as could and lay down
for the night.
In the morning Huyliger appeared
and brought me some breakfast. and
after l had eaten 1t he asked me what
connections I had in France or Eng
land from whom I could obtain
money.
I told him that | banked at Cox &
Co., London. and that II he needed
any money would do anything could
to get II for him. although / did not
know just how such things could be ar
ranged.
Don't worry about that. O'Brien,"
he replied. "We1l find way of get
ting 1t all right What want to know
is how far you are prepared to go to