Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-08

basement, four on the first floor, -four
| on the second, five on the third ano
five on the top. In the days that were
to come | was to have plenty of OPP
portunity to familiarize myself with
the contents of that house, but at the
time l did not know it, and l was
curious enough to want to know just
what the house contained.
Down in the basement there was a
huge pantry, but it was absolutely
| bare except of dust and dirt. A door
which evidently led to a subbasement
attracted my attention and I thought
it might be good idea to know just
where it led in case it became neces-
sary for me to elude searchers.
In that cellar l found case after
case of choice wine-Huyliger subse-
quently told me that there were 1900
bottles of it! 1 was so happy at the
, turn my affairs had taken and in the
rosy prospects which 1 now enter
tained that was half inclined to in
dulge in a little celebration then and
there. On second thought, however,
remembered the old warning of the
folly of shouting before you are well
out of the woods, and decided that
1t would be just as we'll to postpone
the festivities for a while and go to
bed instead.
Stripped Bare BY Germans
In such an elaborately furnished
house l had naturally conjured up
| ideas of a wonderfully large bed
with thick hair mattresses, downy
quilts and big soft pillows. Indeed
l debated for while which particu-
lar bedroom 1 should honor with my
presence that night.
Judge of my disappointment there
| fore hn6rnnm
after bedroom 1 discovered that there
wasn't bed in any one of them that
! was in a condition to sleep in. AL
the mattresses had been removed
and the rooms were absolutely bare
of everything in the way of wool
| silk or cotton fabrics. The Germans
had apparently swept the house
| clean.
There was nothing to do, therefore
| but to make myself as comfortable
as l could on the floor, but as 1 had
grown accustomed by this time tc
| sleeping under far less comfortable
conditions, I swallowed my disap.
pointment as cheerfully as 1 could
and lay down for the night
In the morning Huyliger appeared
and brought me some breakfast, and
after l had eaten it he asked me
! what connections / had in France OIL
England from whom l could obtain
| money.
1 told him that I banked at Coz
& Co., London, and that if he needed
any money 1 would do anything
could to get it for him, although ]
did not know just how such things
! could be arranged.
Don't worry about that, O'Brien,
he replied. Wen find a way of get.
ting 1t all right. What 1 want tC
know is how far you are prepared tc
go to compensate me for the risks
am taking and for the service / am
rendering you?"
Demands BlackmaiI
The change in the mans attitude
stunned me. l could hardly believe
my ears.
or course, shall pay you as vel
as l can for what you have done
Huyliger," l replied, trying to con-
ceal as far as possible the disappoint.
ment lis demand had occasioned me
but don't you think that this is
| hardly the proper time or occasion
to talk of compensation? All l have
on nae, as you know, is a few hun
| dred francs and that, of course, you
are welcome to, and when get back
| If ever l do, l shall not easily for
l am sure you need have no concern
about my showing my gratitude in a
substantial way"
That's all right, O'Brien," he in
sisted, looking at me in a knowing
sort of way: you may take care OF
me afterwards, and then, again, you
may not. I'm not satisfied to wait
l want to be taken care of now!"
well, what do you want me to do ?
How much do you expect in the way
of compensation? How can I ar
range to get it to you? am willing
to do anything that is reasonable"
II want pounds" he replied
and he named a figure that staggered
me. If l had been Lord Kitchener
instead of just an ordinary lieuten-
ant in the r. F. c. he would hardly
have asked larger sum. Perhaps
he thought l was.
why, my dear man." said smil-
ingly, thinking that perhaps he was
joking, you don't really mean that,
do you?"
81 certainly do. O'Brien, and
what is more" he threatened, "I in
tend to get every cent have asked
and you are going to help me get it."
He pulled out an order calling for
the payment to him of the amount
he had mentioned and demanded