The Lamar register., 1918-07-31

oohch tiTouEH liit niue puh'h he
handed me. 1t included my identifi-
cation disk, most of the papers l val
ued. and perhaps half OF the photo
graphs.
Il don't know what your object Is In
retaining the rest of my pictures. Huy-
Tiger" i replied but as matter of
tact, the ones that are missing were
only of sentimental value TO me and
you are welcome TO them Well call II
a beat
l don't know whether he understood
stairs just below me and cogitated for
few moments.
"O'Brien," he started finally, I'm
sorry things have gone the way they
have. i feel sorry for you and | would
really like to help you. / don't sup
pose you will believe me. but the
matter of the order which which i
asked you to sign was not of my doing.
However, We won't 60 into that. The
proposition was made to you and you
turned II down, and that's the end OF
1t. At the same time. l hate to leave
you to your own resources and l am
ecihe " Dhc
to you for your own good. / have an
other plan to get you into Holland
and If you will 60 with me to another
house. l Will Introduce you to man
who l think will be In position to
help you"
"How many millions Of pounds will
he want for his trouble answered,
sarcastically.
You can arrange that when you see
him. WIN you gof"
1 suspected there was something
fishy about the proposition. but felt
that I could take care OF myself and
decided TO see the thing through. 1
knew Huyliger would not dare to de-
liver me to the authorities because OF
the fact that | had the telltale pass
port. which would be his deathknell as
well as my own.
Accordingly | said l would be quite
willing to go with him whenever he
was ready. and he suggested that We
60 the next evening.
pointed out To him that | was en-
tirely without food and asked him
whether he could not arrange to bring
oi ctiiu INT cbiHtllll- " tut 4
remained In the house.
I'm sorry. O'Brien," he replied. but
I'm afraid you will have TO get along
as best you can. When i brought you
your breakfast this morning | took
a desperate chance. II had been dis
covered by one Of the German soldiers
entering this house with food In my
possession. would not only have paid
the penalty myself, but you would have
been discovered. too. IL Is too danger
Gus u proposition. Why don't you go
out by yourself and buy your food at
the storesf That would give you con-
fidence and youll need plenty of 1t
when you continue your journey to the
border
There was q good deal Of truth In
what he said and | really could not
blame him for not wanting to take any
chances to help me In view Of the rela-
tions between US.
Very WELL" l said; I've gone with
out food for many hours at time be-
fore and / suppose i shall be able to
do so again. I shall look for you to-
morrow evening"
The next evening he came and I ac-
companied him to another house not
very far from the one in which had
been staying and not unlike II In APP
pearance. 1t. too. was substantial
dwelling house which had been unten-
anted since the beginning save perhaps
for such occasional visits as Huyliger
and his associates made to II.
Huyliger let himself in and con-
Quoted me to room on the second
floor. where he introduced me to two
men. One. I could readily see by the
resemblance, was his own brother
The other was a stranger.
CONTINUED next week.)