Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-28
CHAPTER XIII-(Continued)

CHAPTER XIII-(Continued)
r TRIED, as a final attempt to persuade him
i an old trick: I showed him my money He
wavered at once, and. after many objections
protesting to the last, he left the room ne
returned with a handful of filthy papers
II oughtnt to do it know l shall rue
it but you have ovcrpersuaded me anu
liked Herr EChenholz, a noble gentIetild"
and free with his money-see here, the pa.
rers of a waiter Julius Zimmerman caIIed
up with the Landwehr but discharged meuicaI-
ly unfit, military pay-book and permls oe Sc
jour for fifteen days These papers are oHIS
a guarantee in case you come across the pV
lice: no questions will be asked where l shall
send you"
But a fifteen days permit" said what
am to do at the end of that timer
Leave 1t to me-" Kore said craftily
will get it renewed for you. 1t Will De all
right"
But in the meantime =" objected.
Il place you as waiter with friend OF
mine who is kind to poor fellows IKE your
self Your brother was with him. 80
But | want to be free to move AROUND
Impossible" the Jew answered hriniF'
"You must get into your part and live quietly
in seclusion until the inquiries after you
have abated. Then we may see as 10 "naC
is next to be done. There you are, a ihe
set of papers and a safe, comfortable lie far
away from the trenches-all snug and secure
cheap Gin spite of the danger to me)' ne
cause you are lad of spirit and I liked your
brother = = ten thousand marks
breathed again. once we had reached
the haggling stage. knew the papers would
he mine all right With Semlin's money and
my own found had about 1850, but had
no intention Of paying out t5Oo stralght
away. So I beat the fellow down uhlnercl-
fully and finally secured the lot LOT 0oVo
marks-El8O.
But. even after I had paid the fellow his
money. I was not done with him. He had
his eye on his perquisites
Your clothes will never do" he SAID;
"such richness of apparel, such fine stun
we must give you others lie rang tAe
bell
The old manservant appeared.
"A walters sut-for the Linien-Strasse" +"
he said.
Then he led me into bedroom where a
worn suit of German shoddy was spread out
sofa.
He made me change into it, and then
handed me a threadbare green overcoat and
a greasy green felt nat.
$50 =" he said Nov. If you don't shave
for day or two, you willsloo tne part 10
| the life!'-a remark which, while encour-
aging was hardly complimentary.
| He gave me a mufier to tie round my neck
and lower part of my face and with that
greasy hat pulled down over my eyes ana
| in those worn and shrunken clothes, l must
very antithesis of the sleek. well-dressed
Young fellow that had entered the fiat hair
| an hour before. ,..
"Now. Julius" said Kore humorously,
"come, my lad, and we will seek out together
the good situation I have found Tor you
| A horse-cab was at the door and we entered
| ~ together The Jew chatted pleasantly as
| we ratified through the darkness he COM
| plimented me on my ready VIII III uec'phet
| ing Francis message =, ,5
| GLOW do you like my idea? he salu'
".Achr1es In His Tent " b" that IS the de-
| ,,co ~ the hidden part of my business
| Won observe the parallel, do you not! Acmiles
| holding himself aloof from the army anu
| young men like yourself who prefer the gen
| -, n,Irsuits of peace to the sterner profession
| ne ar' clients Of mine who have enjoyed
| classical education have thought very
| highly of the humor of my device
| Tho cab dropped at the corner OF the
| Eriedrich-Strasse, which was amaze Win
light from end to end, ana the LINEN 49,
| narrow, squalid thoroughfare OF dlrty
| horsas and mean shops. The street was all
| hut deserted at that hour save Tor an occa-
sional policeman, but from cellars win steps
| Iaodinq down from the streets came the jingle
| - antcmatic pianos and bursts OF merrl-
1nent to show thal tne i1
h, no uyeans asleep.
| Rafore one of these cellar entrances the
| low stopped. At the foot OF the steep s'a'i
| ooss Leading down from the street was
door, its panelS all BHStS''H6
| r,o,sture from the heated atmosphere ~ithln'
80 led the way down, I following
A nauseous wave of hot air mingled with
| n,, tohacco smoke, smote US full as we
iatI> od the door. At first could see nothing
except except very fat man, against a dense cur
.atn ~ smoke, sitting at a table before an
tai'. ..a,,s W glass goblet Of beer. Then, as
tne' the haze haze drifted before the draft; dis
tineuished the outline of an1on Long set 0%,Te aSonr
iIseu nitber side and little bar. presided over
SW S,,"e q tawdry female with chemically tiPted
hs,l, n,at or the tables were occupied. and there
VIZ ainost as much noise as smoke in the
| place. , ,orooroad. "Shut the door
| ~ COW I'm freezing! ~. I obeyed and fol
Ian ia1r,ng Kore to a table, sat down man IN
LIr sh1rt- sleeves, who was pulling beer at the
ms ms 'ost his beer-engine and, coming acress
t,aa "a. rnom TO Kore, greeted him cordially and
.nI ND him what we would take.
aS nrors nudged me with his elbow
,.wepl take a Boonekamp EACH Haase'' he
| said.