The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1918-08-16

HrSt place, ana ne wanted the papers
as evidence to account to his supe-
riors for his conduct towards me.
When he first told me that the plan
of placing me in convent disguised
as priest had been abandoned he ex-
planned ii by saying that the cardinal
had issued orders to the priests to
help no more fugitives, and | have
since wondered whether there WIS
anything in my papers which had
turned him against me and led him to
forSake me after all he had promised
to do for me.
For perhaps two hours ! sat on that
staircase muSng about the peculiar
turn in my affairs. when the front door
opened and Huyliger assembled the
stairs
Il have brought you such Of your be-
longingS as ! still had OBrien,' he
said softly. "The rest, as told you, |
cannot give you. They are no longer
in my possession"
I looked through the little bunch he
handed me. 1t included my identfi-
cation disk, most of the papers | val
ued, and perhaps half Of the photo
graphs.
II don't know what your object Is in
retaining the rest of my pictures, liuH-
Tiger" l replied. "but as II matter of
fact. the ones that are missing were
only of sentimental value to me and
you are welcome to them. Well call it
beat"
| don't know whether he understood
the idiom, but he sat down on the
stairs just below me and cOgtated for
Il few moments.
"O'Brien," he started finally, I'm
sorry things have gone the way they
have. feel sorry for you and would
really like to help you. don't sup
pose you will believe me. but the
matter of the order which which
asked you to sign was not of my doing.
However, we won't go into that. The
proposition was made to you and you
turned IL down. and that's the end of
1t. AT the same time. | hate to leave
you to- your own resources and | am
going to make one more suggestion
other plan to get you into Holland
and If you will 60 with me to another
house, will introduce you to man
who b think will be in a position to
help you"
"Ilow many millions of pounds will
he want for his trouble " answered
SarcaStiCally.
You can ARRANGE that when you see
him. VIII you COZ
suspected there was something
tiShy about the proposition. hut | felt
that | could take care of myself and
decided to see the thing through. |
knew lluyIigrr would not dare To de-
liver me To the authorities because OF
the fact that | had the tell-taIo pass
port, which would be his denthknell rs
well as my own.
Accordingly said | would be quite
willing to go with him whenever he
was ready. and he suggested that we
go the next evening.
pointed out to him that l was en-
treIy without food and asked him
whether he could not arrange to bring
or send me something to eat while
remained in the house.
I'm sorry, OBricn," he replied, "but
I'm afraid you will have TO get along
as best you can. When | brought you
your breakfast this morning ! took
desperate chance. If | had been dis
covered by one of the German soldiers
entering this house with food in my
possession, | would not only have paid
the penalty myself, but you would have
been discovered, too. 1t is too danger
Gus a proposition. Why don't you go
out by yourself and buy your food ut
the stores? That would give you con-
fidence and you'll need plenty Of it
when you continue your journey to the
border"
There was n good deal of truth in
what he said and I really could not
blame him for not wanting to take any
chances to help me in view of the rela-
tons between us.
Every WELL" | said; i've gone with
out food for many hours at Il time be-
fore and | suppose l shall be able to
do so again. | shall look for you to-
morrow evening"
The next evening he came and | ac-