The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-01-31
CHAPTER XXXu.-(Contlpueo.

Fronting on the Zurichstrasst
some half mile from the arsenal a
Strasbourg, stands great tobacc
mandatory, covering two block
and employing 1000 people. Thes
men and women and children liv
| Tor the most part in the crooked
little streets Of the neighborhood
for the hours of work are long
and to walk back and forth fron
distance not to be thought of
When family has managed t,
scrape together a little capital
more often than not the head of i
opens tiny shop, while the young
er members keep on working a.
the factory until the business has
established itself. Then the fam
lily takes u step upward in socia.
grade.
In q little room back of such q
shop IN the Hennenstrasse on the
morning Of day late in October
three men sat down to breakfast
1t was a silent meal, for each of the
three was preoccupied. They were
roughly dressed in the blouses and
coarse trousers OF laborers, and
their faces were covered with a
weeks stubble Of beard. One was
white haired, old and seemingly
very feeble; but the other two
were in the prime of life. At last
the meal was finished, and the
two younger men pushed back
their chairs and looked at each
other; then they looked at their
companion, who, with vacant eyes.
was staring at the opposite wall so
intently that the other two invol-
unfairly glanced around at it.
1T is time for you to go. lieu
tenant. " said one of the men. in a
low voice TELL me again what
you have to do. so that may he
sure there is no mistake. 2
What ] have to do is this
general. Z said the other: from
here. ! go to tile house we know
OF. taking a circuitous route, lott
erlng on the way, and making GER
tam that ! am not followed. If /
find myself followed, / will pass
this shop, dropping my handler
chief in front OF it and then turn-
ing back to pick it up. fl AM not
followed, 1 enter the other house
mount to the roof and make sure
that everything is in order. Al
10 minutes to IL, / hoist into place
the two arms to which our wires
are secured, stretching them tight
by means of the winch which We
have provided, and then I at once
start the clockwork. / then de-
scend, make my way to the tram
station. and take third class tick.
ct to Colmar, where will await
you at Valentin s cabaret. lie yon|
no not arrive BIZ shutdown, / am saI
30 on TO Paris to make my report.
That is right You have your
passport"
& Y es.
Let me see your watch.
they compared watches and
found that they both showed col
minutes past 10.
Adieu, then, said the elder
man and let there be no fail
urc. 9
Trust me, general, 4 and the
lieutenant saluted and went ontl
through the shop.
And now, Mr.. Ward. = said
Marbeau, IL q low tone, the hour
has come. =
The old man nodded, and to- |
gether they left the room. Mar
beau stopped to secure the door
then followed Yard up to the first
landing, where there was another |
heavy door, which the Frenchnant
also bolted 50 with the next land
ing and the next. He smiled GRIM
" as ne thought Of III. Delcasse III
warning to leave open road of5
escape. He had, indeed, provided
such 4 road, but he carried II inl
dis pocket.
At last they stood in tiny room
under the ridge Of the roof, Itl
was lighted ~ q single dormer.|
and, looking out through tIlis or,e
could gea f1ynr. fha 1,,,,.sS. i = "a I.