Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-06-18
I" OutWittinS
The Hun
The Wars Greatest Story

BY Lieut.. Pat O'Brien

THAT night Huyliger appeared as
he had promised
We'll. O'Brien.'' he asked, as he
entered the rooms where I was waiting
him. what do you say VIII you sign
the order or mott
Decides TO Plight It Out
II had occurred TO me during the day
that the amount demanded was so fabu-
lous that I might have signed the or
der without any danger or its ever De
ing paid. but the idea OF this man, who
had claimed TO be befriending me, en-
deavoring TO make capital out OF my
plight CALLED me so that 1 vas deter
mined not to give in 10 him whether
could DO so in safety or not
NO. HuyIiger." ! replied. Il have de-
cfded TO get along as best / can without
any further assistance from you. l
shall see that YOU are reasonably paid
for what you have done, but / viii not
accept any further assistance from you
At any price. and what is more, want
YOU to Ieturn to me at once all the pho
tographs and other papers and belong
mss OF nIir@ which 1 turned over 10 you
a day or two ago.
Sorry
I'm sorry about that. o'Brien.' he
resorted. with a show OF apparent sin
cerity. but that is something ! cannot
do
IF YOU don't give me back those pa
pers at once" ! replied hotly. 4 will
take steps to get them, and damned
quick, too!'
u don't know Just what you could
GO. O'Brien." he declared coldly. but,
rs a matter o. fact, the papers and pic
lures you refer to are out of the cOun-
try. I could not give them to you if
wanted to-"
Something told me the man was lying.
See here. Huyliger," 1 threatened. ad-
vancing owards him, putting my hand
on his sohuldsr and looking him straight
in the eye Il want those papers and
I want them here before midnight to-
night II don't get them I shall sleep
in this place just once more and then.
at s o'clock tomorrow morning. I shall
go 20 the German authorities. give my
self up. show them the passport that
YOU fixed for me. tell them how ! got 4,
and explain everything"
A The1t For Threat
Huyliger paled- We had no lights in
the house. but we were standing near
n landing at the time and the moonlight
was streaming through a stained glass
window.
The Belgian turned on his heel and
started 20 go down the stairs.
Mind you" I called after him. Il
shall wait for you till the city clock
strikes twelve, and If you don't show
up with those papers by that time. the
next time you will see me is when you
confront me before the German author
tiles, am a desperate man. Huyliger.
and mean every word I say
He let himself out OF the door and
/ sat on the top stair and wondered
just what he would do. Would he try
to steal a march on me and get in a
nrst word to the authorities so that my
story would be discredited when / put
il TO them2
Only a Blur
OF course. - threat TO give myself
up to the Huns was pure blum. While
had no desire to lose the papers which
HuyIiger had and which included the
map of the last resting-place Of my
poor chum Raney. / certainly had no
intention of cutting of my nose to
spite my chin by surrenderinS to the
Germans. / would have been shot, as
sure as fate. for after all had been
able to observe behind the German lines
I would be regarded as a spy and treat
ed as such
At the same time 1 thought 1 detect
ed a yellow streak in Huyliger, and l
figured that he would not want to take
the risk OF my carrying out m ythreat