Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-09

She brought him the pitcher Of water,
but he only rnsed his mouth.
How are you feelin? FltE
She nodded. .arn
lie went over to the prisoner ana ca
amined his bonds carefully 49,
Poor old UdUi' he muttered IN yer.
man. i've got to go. You might worry
through those strings It's the only way
because I'm, not leaving any ~ rnstcnSS AZ nonslr
on the shoulder "GoCd-by, 700 ne
said. Wen meet again, some day. as
friends my cousin--as frlenus' -,-.,..
Won Winden's eyes met HaminersIeS ,r ~
and then he lowered his head upon the
balsam houghs ,,t.,
There was no time for amenities.
Hammersley slipped on his leather jacket
and cap, fastening his belt OUTSIDE, re-
loaded his automatic, nlled the poSheso
Of Doriss coat with biscuit ana CnoC0
late then made a bundle Of the tools
and spare parts, which he had selected
carefully, and in n moment he and DORIS
were outside on the ridge, peerlng oNt oNer
toward the road below. All was QUIET
and they descended carefully to the pro
jecting rock, pausing there TO nsten
again. The machine OF Wens, WhlCn
had been left near the crag had gone on
toward Mlttelwald. Hammersley smllea'
The plan had worked, IL was Worh"'s'
They must succeed.
Down In the bushes at the foot OF the
crag by the road they paused again MS
tening, and then Hammerslev went loi"
ward, peering out, UP and down me roau' i
Silence: solitude, Leading the VIZ, ~
with the hand Of the girl in his, ne
quickly crossed and plunged into the un-
dergrowth silently until they had reach-
ed A distance which would DEFY detec-
ton from the road. Then Hammersley
bore to the right and went on rapiuy.
Doris's heart was beating high with
FThn Yellow DOVE !.
could they reach the hangar safely. hlu
when there could they tune up unue-
tected? The success OF the NehtuItv
seemed impossible, for there must sun
re men on guard at Blaufelden-some
one, But as they went on through the
wood, she found some Of the cohtaslo"
Of CyriIs audaclty.
lie seemed tireless When they reacheu
a trail which led in the desired dlrecuOh,
without speaking to her, he set fofWaru
into a steady Jog trot which put theHi
well upon their way. He turned around
from time to time and watched heI,
and when he saw that she was nearly
blown he slowed down to Walk ana eN-
| planned his plan.
Jolly hyin' weather this, once we re
/ in the air they cant stop uS, ooi 70;
/ She's armored around the cockpit ana
| engines and they haven't anything heaV-
ier than a rife at Blaufelden. WeLl go
up the Rhine TO the sea, fyin high. nen
| cut to the left along the coast, as IA
as the French line, and then go IT, IN 10
/ Frenchs headquarters. You can easily
tell bv the lines of trenches. l want
you to listen carefully. I've got Two
seats and double control The arrange
ment Is just the same as on your N,eu, .,,
port. only she answers her control much
more slowly. The wheel is on UNI
versal joint the gas, on your wheel, the
/ spark to your left, the magnetic, a but-
| ton in front Of you. She starts by COM
pressed air"
But the exhaust. cyril" she gasped;
! "before we go--it's only few hundred
yards from the shed to the house
We're going TO rick that. with luck
wen be ,moyin, in three minutes ana
! then" He paused grimly.
And then--?'
I'D like to see a dozen stop US
He had such perfect assurance that
all doubt left her. Indeed, to Doris, he
seemed endowed with some hidden tount
of initiative and inspiration, and she was
willing to believe anything he told her,
! They went on rapidly, while he answered
all her questions and gave her hnal m
structions, until at last they reached a
nath the same, he told her, by which
/ they had come from the farm last night
They started up a frightened deer,
which fled away from them, but they
didn't pause until the path cut sharply
to the right and through the bushes
they could see the buildings of Blau-
felden. There they stopped and Ham,
mersley went forward to investigate.
In the direction of the farmhouse was
no sign of animation except the thread
of smoke that rose from the kitchen
chimney. The back of the hangar was
Just in front of them a bare wall OF
wood, a hundred and fifty feet long The
opening was upon the other side, to the
west, a huge canvas flap, toggled at the
bottom TO rings in the sill Hammers,
ley came back and whispered to Doris
| to follow him. Until the starting of tho
engine, this was the most hazardous par
of the proceeding, for, II they were seer
from the house, there would be no time