The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-10-10

rainfy mad no intention 81 cutting on
my nose TO spite my face by u1rren-
dcring to the Germans. would have
been shot. as sure rs fate. for after all
/ had been able to observe behind the
German lines would be regarded us
/ a SPY and treated aslsuch-
At the same time I thought de-
tected yellow streak in HuyIigcr, and
1 figared thnt he would not want to
take the risk OF 10Y carrying out my
threat even though he believed there
was but smiiIl chance of my doing SO.
II did, ne would undoubtedly share
my fate, and the pictures and papers
he had OF mine were really of no use
10 him. and have never heen able to
ascertain why it was he wished to re-
tain the n unless they contained some
thing-some information about me
! which accounted Tor his complete
change of attitude towards me In the
first place. and he wanted the papers
as evidence to account to his supe-
riors for his conduct towards me.
When he first told me thar the plan
of placing me In a convent disguised
as priest had been abandoned he ex-
planned il by aging that the cardinal
had issued orders to the priests to
help no more fugitives. and l have
since wondered whether there was
anything In my papers which had
turned him against me and led him to
forsake me after all be had promised
to. do for me.
For perhaps two hours sat on that
fx-<.z - Vho plav
turn In my affairs, when the front door
opened and Huyiiger ascended the
stairs.
II have brought you such Of your be-
lonzings as still had, O'Brien,' he
said soffIy. '-The rest. ss 1 told you.
cannot give yeu. They are no longer
In my possession
looked through the little bunch he
handed me. 1t included my idenfifl-
cation disk most CT the papers val
ned. and perhaps half of the photo
grsphs-
Il don't know what your object is in
retaining the rest Of my pictures. Hsy-
Hger," replied. hut as . matter Of
TACT. the ones that are missing were
only of sentimental value to me and
SV1 alG y SGAS0t4G " tASfn. " II CAAt It
. beat
don't know whether he understood
the idiom, but he sat down on the
stairs Just below me and cositated for
q few moments.
"o'Brien.- he started finally, I'm
rorry things have gone the way they
have. feel sorry for you and would
really like to help you. 1 don't sup
pose you VIII 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
Il. Al the same time, hate to leave
you to your own resources and I am
going TO make one more suggestion
to you for your own good. have an
other plan to get ycu into Holland
and II you win go with me to another
house. ! Will Introduce You TO a man
who I think will be In a position to
help you"
"How many millions Of pounds viii
he want for his trouble 4 answered.
sarcastiealiy.
~You can arrange that when you see
him. VIII you gof
1 suspected there was something
fishy about the proposition, but 1 felt
that I could take care OF myself and
decided 10 see the thing through. I
knew Huyliger would not dare 20 de-
liver me TO the authorities because OF
the fact that | had the rell-tsle f,sss-
port. which would be his deathkneil as
well as my own.
Accordingly I 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 was en-
whether he could not arrange to bring
Or send me something 70 eat while
remained in the house.
I'm sorry, O'Brien." he replied ''but
Tn afraid you will have TO get along
as best you can. When I brought you
yoar breakfast this morning / took
desperate chance. II I 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. II is too danger
GUS a proposition. Why don't You go
out by yourself and buy your food at
the stores? That would give You con-
fidence and you'ii need plenty OF 1t
when you continue your journey to the
border"
There was good deal Of truth In
what he said and I really could not
blame him for not wanting to take any
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