Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-02-13
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And better keep your Deu tOIhOErOW.
He had turned away and Peter Nj
burg entered the house.
Milky inspected himself in the GLOW
4 Of a street lamp. Save for some dust,
apd swollen lip. which he could not
see, he was not Hnpresentable. Well
enough, anyhow, fer the empty streets.
But before he started he looked the
house and the nei2hborheod over care
fully. He might wish to return to4llat
/ house.
For two hours he walked, and re-
sumed his INTERRUPTED trainsof Thought.
At last, having almost circled the city,
he came to the Cathedral. 1t wps
nearly midnight by the clock in the
high tower He stamped and consulted
his witch. The fancy took him to go
IN the high steps, and look out over
thc city from the coIonnadc.
Once there, he's TODD leaning against
n column. looking out. There was
someone coming along the qu.et
streets, with stoaltliy, shuffling gait
that caught his attention. So, for IN
stance, might weary or q wounded
man drag along. Exactly 50, indeed,
had Peter Nlburg shalnbled into his
house hut two hours gone. vs.
! The footsteps paused, hesitntcd,
commenced painful struggle up the
ascent. Milky moved behind bis cpl
umn, and waited. ZIP and up. weary
step after weary step. The siihdotsy
figure, coming close, took form, he-
came man--hecame Peter Niburg.
Now. indeed, Milky reused. Beaietl
and sorely bruised, Peter Niburs
| should have been in bed. What
stealthy business of the night brought
| him ont?
/ Fortunately for NilSky's hiding PLACE,
the last step or two proved too much
fer the spy. He groahed, and sat
| down painfully. near the tots Hts
lhaad lolled forward. and he sppbof3eds
Iii on Two shaking hands. Thus he sdt
hnddcd and miserable. for five min
ntes or thereabouts. The chime rang
out the hour.
At ten minutes past the hour. Milky
heard the, efiSllfieS of an automobile.
4 No machine came in sight, but the
throbbing kept on, from which he
indged that a car had been stopped
around the corner. Peter Niburg heart
lit, and rose. A moment later iDnil,
with .springiness of youth, mounted
lthe steps and confronted the messcii-
ger,
Milky saw great light. When
Peter Niburg put his hand to his
breast pocket, there; was no longer
room for doubt. nor, for that inatt6n
time for thinking. As a. matter Of
4fact never afterward could Milky re-
call thinking at all. He moved AWAY
| quietly, hidden by the shadows of the
colonnade. Behind him, ON the steps
the two men were talking. Absorbed
| in themselves and their business, they
neither heard nor saw the figure that
slipped through the, colcnnade, and
dropped, blood curdling drop, from
the high end Of 1t to the street be-
How.
NilSky's first impulse, beside the, estf.
was to cut a tire. By getting bis {ot's
Iponent into STOPPING position. DYER
the damaged wheel. 1t would be ea!asr
to overcome him. But hasty ee8fE4
revealed that he had lost fis knif4Aap
the melee. And second thought gave
him a better plan. After all. TO tkft
the letter was not everything 81 10
know its destination would be impair
tant. He had no time to think fqf-
Their. The messenger was colhtfg
down the steps, not stealthilys but fl$f.
tering, with the ring Of pajls In }tte
heels of heavy boots. MI
| Milky flung his. long length lntVsfaa
t0nneau, and there crouched II ke3s'
4 dark enough to conceal him. but MY
| lsy'siwas q large body In small r NJ
However. the chauffeur only glan0ad
at the car, kicked q tire with q sufs(e-
| ticed foot. and got In. Fflf
| He headed for the. open country.
| Very soon his passenger kuew that he
4 was In for a Tong ride, pos$ib q f3l4d
ride certainly. Within the eta Htl11fs
tile car moved decorously, but whpn
the suburbs were reached, the fiEixer
| put on all his power. He drove teke-
| fully, too. rs one who must make hustle
but cannot afford accident. e, I,
Milky grew very uncomfortakE
His long legs ached. The place. he
tween the shoulders where the Won
cierge had landed his powerful bl0Xs
tlmobbed and beat. Also he WAS
| puzzled, and he hated being puzzled.
He was unarmed, too. He dislMxed
that most Of all. III \. 81
After time he raised his head. g Ne
made out that they were going east;
toward the mountains, and he cursed
the luck that had left his revofvet. 1at
home. Still he had no plan but to
watch. Two hours ride at their pres
emit rate, would take them over the
border and into Karnia.
With squeallng Of brakes the ma
chine drew UP at the frontier. Hefe
was chain across the highway, With
two sets Of guards. Long before they
reached IT, sentry stepped into 1.-THE
road and waved his lantern. -
NilrI~xys h,syrnxynd 1nvpoF iufn fba rup