Cleveland County herald., 1918-07-18

of choice wine-Huyliger subsequently
told me that there were 1900 bottles of
it was so happy at the turn nv
affairs had taken and in the rosy pros
poets which / now entertained that I
was half inclined to indulge in a little
celebration then and there. On second
thought, however, l remembered the
old warning of the folly of shouting
before you are well out of the woods.
and 1 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 had naturally conjured up
ideas of wonderfully large bed,
with thick hair mattress, downy
quilts and big soft pillows. Indeed, I
debated for while which particular
bedroom should honor with my pres
ence that night. Judge of my disap-
pointment, therefore, when after Wis
iting bedroom after bedroom, discov-
cred that there wasn't a bed in any
one of them that was in 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 as
/ ROI1I6 tho fnnr hut T 10
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 Huyliger appeared
and brought me some breakfast, and
after had eaten it he asked me what
connections l had in France or Eng
land from whom I could obtain
money.
/ told him that I banked at Cox &
Co., London, and that if he needed
any money would do anything could
to get it for him, although l did not
know just how such things could be ar
ranged.
Don't worry about that, O'Brien,"
he replied. "We'Il find a way of get
ting it all right. What want to know
is how far you are prepared to go to
compensate me for the risks I am
rendering you'll"
The change in the mans attitude
stunned me. / 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 his de-
mand had occasioned me, "but don't
you think that this is hardly the proper
time or occasion to talk of compenSa-
ton? All I have on me, as you know,
is a few hundred francs, and that, of
course, you are welcome to, and when
/ get back, if l 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'Brien," ne 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. 1 want
to be taken care of now!'
"Well, what do you want me to do?
How much do you expect in the way
of compensation? How can / arrange
to get it to you? l am willing to do
anything that is reasonable"
81 want - pounds" he replied,
and he named a figure that staggered
me. If l had been Lord Kitchener in
stead of just an ordinary lieutenant
in the r. f. c., he would hardly have
asked larger sum. Perhaps he
thought I was.
''Well, my dear man." 1 said smiling
ly, thinking that perhaps he was jok-
ing, "you don't really mean that, do
your"
81 certainly do, O'Brien, and what is
more" he threatened, 81 intend to get