Baxter Springs news., 1918-10-18

refugee whom Huyllger was befriend'
ing. %
HuyliGer had q key and let me In.
but he did not enter the house with
me. stating that he would visit me in
the morning.
explored the place from top to bot
tom as well as could without lights.
The house was elaborately furnished.
but. Of course. the dust lay Q quarter
OF an Inch thick everywhere. II was
large house, containing some twenty
rooms. There were two rooms In the
basement four on the first door. four
on the second flve on the third and i've
on the top. In the days that were to
come I was to have plenty Of oppor-
tunity to famIllarIze myself with the
contents of that house but ut that time
l did not know II and I was curious
enough 10 want to know Just what the
house contained.
Down In the basement there was a
huge pantry but II was absolutely bare,
except of dust and dirt. A door which
evidently led to q sub-basement at
tracted my attention and thought II
might he a good idea to know just
where 1t led TO In case II became neces-
sary for me to elude searchers.
In that cellar / found case after case
of choice wine-Huyllger subsequently
told me that there were 1,S00 bottles Of
It! I was so happy at the turn my
affairs had taken and In the rosy pros
poets which ! now entertained that !
was half inclined to indulge In 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 l decided that It would be just as
well to postpone the festivities for a
while and go TO bed instead.
In such an deliberately furnished
house I had naturally conjured up
ideas of a wonderfully large bed,
with thick hair mattress, dOwny
quilts and big soft pillows. Indeed, ]
debated for n while which particular
bedroom should honor with my pres.
ence that night. Judge of my dlsap
pointment, therefore, when after Wis
iting bedroom. after bedroom, dlscov.
cred. that there wasn't bed In any
one of them that was In n condition to
sleep in. All the mattresses had been
removed and the rooms were absO-
lutely 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 us
could on the floor. but as had grown
accustomed by this time TO sleeping
under far less comfortable conditions
l swallowed my disappointment as
cheerfully as could and lay down
for the night.
In the morning Huyllger appeared
and brought me some breakfast, and
after / had eaten 1t he asked me what
connections / had in France or Eng
land from whom I could obtair
money.
told him that banked at Cox 4
Co., London, and that IL he needed
any money would do anything ! could
to get II for him, although I did not
know inst how such things could be ar.
ranged.
"Don't worry about that, O'Brien,'
he replied. even find way Of get
ting 1t all right. What ] want to know
Is how fur you are prepared TO go tn
compensate me for the risks ! all
rendering yOu!"
The change in the mans attitude
stunned me. I could hardly believe my
ears.
"Of course shall pay you as well as
can for what you have done, Huyli'
GER" ] replied, trying to conceal as FAR
as possible the disappointment bis de-
mand had occasloned me. "b' / don't
you think that this is hardly t..e proper
time or occasion to talk Of compensa'
tIOn? All have on me, as you know,
is a few hundred francs, and that. OF
course, you are welcome to, and when
get back, If I ever do. ! shall NOT
easily forget that kindness you have
shown me. / am sure you need have
no concern about my showing my
gratitude In a substantial way"
"That's all right, O'Brlen," he In
sisted, looking at me in knowing sort
of way; you may take care Of me
afterwards, and then again you may
not. I'm not satisfied to wait. ] want
to be taken care of'noww =.
"Well, what do you want me to dol
How much do you expect In the way
of compensation? How can / arrange
to get 1t to you? l am willing to do
anything that Is reasonable"
II want - pounds" he replied,
and he named a figure that staggered
me. II had been Lord Kitchener In
stead of just an ordinary lieutenant
In the r. F. c., he would hardly have
asked a larger sum. Perhaps he
thought ! was.
well. my dear man." I said smiling
ly. thinking that perhaps he was Jok'
ing, you don't really mean that, do
yOuf"
II certainly do. o'Brien, and what is
more" he threatened, II iutend to get
every cent ! have asked, and you are
going to help me get It."
He pulled out an order calling for