Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-16
THE MAN WITH THE CLUB FOOT
By VALENTINE WILLIAMS


not Gruud, come: What are yoi doing
here?"
By tins time had elaborated the fable I
lad begun 10 tell IN the corridor without
had :, ready now it was thin. but it must
suffice
~ your Majesty will allow me, I will
explain { said. THE Emperor was rocking
himself 20 and fro. IN nervous .rritarility, ON
his fee. Ills t! es were never steady for an
instant: row they searched my face row
hey fell 70 ;Ae foor now they scanned the
-yiing
Doctor Gruudt ana 7 succeeded in our
,'''. dangerous though It was. As your
Majesty is awawe. the the object
-,. D1tu divided. r"
"Ycs .cs / know, 60 on the other
aid, p"Isi's Tor moment IN his rocking,
Il vas 10 have 'c., Eng'a first 18th my
portion. coIld rot get away. Eyeyy ono
g., se"v,ncd for l"tiers and papers at Tiiburs.
I 'e, ."d scaen!e and We tested It. but II
JAILED"
"9ow? T. 'aaea"" the other cried.
"WiN nU dst~ lue;' to lie success Of our
mission, !our Majesty
"ENp,niu' What was your stratagem?"
# cut Il piece Of the lt'.ing from hand
oag, and IN his wrapped "A perfectly harm
,ess i"t,or addrC ssed to an English shipping
agent in TO. erlAul. l then pasted the frag-
r.o,.' o. tive i:lnug bach IN It's place n the
bo-oiu VI III, bag. Grundt gave the bag 10
oIr Ur ou runbcr a. AL experiment to Sse
+ i you'd eiid" the Vigilance Of The EnglIsh
bu..re.
! usu ur i. ;cycsl was growing in the
Enpcru"- ua"Gcr. bauisLlng his ill-temper.
An,ttint nn,ci a,wa>s appealed 10 him.
"WelI"' le sad
.ou,.d AID ol" man "as fined go al the
Do'ica rorrt lr vas chen that Doctor Grundt
decided 20 seVd me.
You've got ST with rou'' the other ex-
Ia med cage rIN.
40. Your Majesty / said II had no
mans Of h,ing.ng It away Docor Gr'Indt.
On tle otler hand ." And l doubled
up nay leg and toLcAed NY foot.
IN" LmDeror stared "a me. and the furrow
i5;,pp-I"od between lis eyes. Tnen smile
brut" out Oh his face. warm. attractive
srn.Ie te suushi,.e after rain. a:!d he burst
into ! regular Eulfaw. ! knew His Majestys 8
weakness for jokes at the expense of the
pu! !s'ct! dcfoIInites Of others but ] had
= .l"coIy dared 20 hope that tuy subtle refer
cree 70 Gr1udt's clubfoot az hiding place
Cor compromising papers would have had
s,.yis 4 success. For the Kaiser fairly reveied
r. tie idea and laughed loud and long, his
sides fairly Shaking.
"Ach. der Stelze, Excellent. Excellent. -
he cried. "plessen come and hear how we'vs
d.dl'cd the EHEiander again
We W"rC IN a long room, lofty, with great
window a. the tar end. where the room
,5cc:ned 20 ran 10 The right and left in the
shape Of a r. From the big writing desk,
with liz i'tte" Of photographs in heavy silver
frames the Ittle bronze busts of the EN-
ri..e ioug.cs | judged tlis TO be the En-
percr's sad,
~ the monarch call, a whte-haired Of
tirer emerged from the further end of the
room. lhat part which was hidden from my
View.
The Kaiser pa his hand on his shoulder.
"A great joke Pessen! he said. chucklinE,
rhcn 70 mo
Tel Il again! =!
had warmed 70 my work now. gave
as dr%ly humorous an account as / could oil
Doctor G"undt. fat and massive and podgy,
nobbling OH board the steamer at Tilbury,
under the noses of the British police, with the
document slowed away In his boot.
The Kaiser pu"ctUated my story with
gusty OUTLAWS, and emphasized the fun OF
the denouem"ut by pohng the general in
the ribs.
P!essen laughed very heartily. as indeed HI
vas expected to Tnen he said suavely
But has the tratagem succeeded, You
Majesty"
The monarch knit his brow and looked a
. me.
"W"!l !ouEg rnan, did it work."
- Because" PlcsSen went on, "if So
Grundt must he in Holland, In that case
why IS he not here
'TO BE CONTINC ED