Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-05-10

Hartley's heavy breathing. The raider!
seemed to have left the house; not the
least sound penetrated to the cellar
Presently Hartley spoke.
| TN trust you-to the limit-but
won't tell you, Captain Wallace. Some
day. perhaps. but now now. I'll stant
by you. and I'll fight at your side, sir
But won't tell you. And that's the
only condition on which can agree tc
what your propose"
And II we succeed"
Not it, but when" cried Hartley
| with a sudden outburst of conviction
| "Ill tell you then-yes, Captain Wal.
lace. And till then we'll fight together
to pull down this nest Of conspiracy
and prove your innocence to the
| world"
After a moment he added. II think
we'd better be making a move out OF
here. Captain Wallace!"
He pushed open the cellar door and
led Mark along the basement passage
until Il glcam of moonlight appeared
in front Of them. They emerged into
a little garden, replica of the one
next door. There was no policeman on
guard. In a moment they were in the
street and in safety.
Mark, who had already recovered
from the effects of his blow, save for
splitting headache. took car with
Hartley. and half an hour later the
two were again in Marks rooms
so you were packing?" asked Hart
ley. looking about him. What were
you going to do?"
He seemed to have shaken Off an in
tolerable burden in breaking free from
his bonds, whatever they had been; he
spoke as Marks equal. and Mark &C
knowledged 1t.
II don't know" answered Mark.
It's queer, being broken like this
I've nothing. no prospects. only little
money. l have to earn living"
It'll be the army" said Hartley.
"The army?" repeated Mark, Won
dering how Hartley had come to inter-
pref his own vague thoughts 50 accu-
rately
You wouldn't do In civilian life,
Captain Wallace. You couldn't fit into
It,"
NO" answered Mark. But I
I couldn't III Into a commission either
They're giving them to any old civil
ian who wants them nowadays, with.
out the West Point training, but They'd
never have another for me. Hartley!
lie turned upon the other. You mean
| | ought to enlist?"
I'm not saying that. But what else
| Is there? You'd be 4 sergeant In NJ
time: you'd run through the ranks In
| about couple OF years. And then
you've won. You've conquered fortune
And. you're in a position to do little
quiet working to straighten out your
tangle and run down the Henson gang
And then I'll help you, for when the
time comes l can tell what I know. AT
present / can't. I'm waiting"
He burst into an expletive. and his
face was twisted with anguish. The
man seemed under the stress OF some
overpowering emotion.
It'll be under my own name. Hart
ley"
NO, Captain Wallace. You won't
insist on that! Don't you see. we've
got to sink everything and do any
lthing-anything on earth to work for
Uncle sam? There's war coming
there's Kellcrman next to the CHIEF
man of the mobilization department.
and we can't do anything until we get
our proofs. There's thousands OF good
mems lives ut stake. And we're
helpless. And he'll be on tie lookout
for us. and there's no dirty trick ne
won't be ready to do"
That sounds good reasoning, Hart
lev" answered Mark. But what
makes YOU think we're going to get
our proofs"
Il know it," answered Hartley with
conviction.
And how about your own part IN
this affair. Hartley
The man WINGED as II Mark had
struck him. Mark put out his hand
took Hartley's and shook it warmly.
you're right. Hartley" he said
quietly. I'm ready to sink my name
then, and We'll go in together as COM
rades. and by Heaven we'll set the
whole crooked business right"
ITO Be Continued.)