Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-08
The YeHOW DOUe
A Romance OF the Secret Service
By GEORGE GIBBS
Author OF 1.-THE Flaming sword" I"
WMadnan.u nlc.


passed when he had doubled on his
following II, he halted moment 10
listen, and then crossed TO the under
growth, which at this point was so
thick that at twenty PAGES even he was
not visible He slipped among tbe tree
trunks and eyergreeus, moving rapidly,
making wide circle up the mountain
side almost TO its top, descending then
by easy stages. until he had covered
four miles at least. when he bore slowly
down toward the SchondCrf road.
Hare and hounds An exciting game
even I'm the old days when Il meant
athletic honors. but now, with the al
ioruatives Of death as the penalty Of
capture and great triumph as tho
reward Of escape, II made his blood RIM
madlN \ good Eamc--a fair game.
with success as the reward OF iuteli-
gcncc.
lie planned carefully lie INNS, no
sure tp come down into the open at
spot whore Wcnt2 and his men ,voro
searching lie knew the country we'll
,lhcrc was a village on the hillside.
/ wcen Schondorf and the farm house
at Blautelden. The families Of some
Of the torcstcrs lived there and there
was tclephoniG connection both with
the farm and Wndcuberg All Of the
/ men Of Mittclwald who were not in
the Forest Service were of al the front
and the chances were that unless Wentz
D
| would see only women and children
| But h." knew that Won Strun1berg had
! neglected nothing that would give an
| mixing of his whereahout. and his pres
/ rl'r would hc at once reported and
! the chase begin. lie was i'm excellent
/ condition, trained little too fine, per
/ hanS, for an EuglShmau, but nj. lie
/ had done little running since leaving
/ the university, and though he had lost
som" Of his old speed, he could rely
I upon the thought Of his danger and
| boriss to provide the incentive for
extraordinary effort
! Mitclwald lay in a clearing similar 10
/ mat at BlaufeldCn. and its farms, II
| I#imS lhcN could be called. Clambcrcd up
! lhr hillside and struggled over beyond
! me road where they were merged into
/ the underground of young oaks The
| -rhondorf road, CurvinE this way and
! mat passed between tho houses. which
| were set At irregular intervals, like the
/ strips on the tail Of a kite. lie went
/ On through the undCTbruSh. coming out
into the open upon the road at the point
where it entered the woods upon the
. Schondorf side. Then hc settled his
. automatic loosely in its sheath. and went
/ Forward boldly. His eye had marked the
| line Of the telephone wire and followed
! Il to the gable Of one Of tho largest
. houses i'm the village. II was to this
/ house that no made his way 4 Young
woman was working in the garden and
ne approached her quietly and politely,
hut with an air of a man not to he
Wl0cd with asked for food. IIc was
aware that he was unshOru, covered with
mud, and that his face was streakcd with
dirt and pcTSpiratiOn. but he knew that
his appearance alone could not have ac-
counted for the sudden blauChlus Of the
| WOmanS face and the air of alarm with
which She regarded him. She straight
encd and fell back two or three PAGES
| toward the house, unable 20 speak a
word In reply So he repeated his re-
quest while her mouth, gaped at him
and her eyes grew rounder. At last she
managed to stammer.
Food! You are hungry"
Yes. Potato brcad-anvthnE but
quickly | viii 20 with you 10 the
house" And he indicated the way.
She stumbled on before him, her head
jerking anNiously this way and that
over her shoulder as though she feared
at any moment to receive blow or
! a shot in the back. But he followed her
indoors and noted with satisfaction that
she appeared after all to he woman of
some Intelligence. 4 thing that pleased
him further was the telephone instru-
meut i'm the corner.
Milk. If you please. and quickly.
viii take tho bread with me-" And while
she timorously brought them ott, who
lives herc?"
"F-Forster IIabermchl"
Where is he?' percmptorily
at Windenberg."
"rhat is we'll then" lie drank a glass
Of milk greedily and tore off a piece oi
viii reward you" lie made his way IA
the door, looking out cautiously, and
then turned and put his hand In his
pocket, bringing out a piece of money.
See he laughed, II have concluded to
reward you myself. Cash. Much bet
ter than hopes, niCht wahr?'
She fetched Il timorous smile and
bohbed shyly.
"You will do me a favor" he said in
q whisper as he went out of the door.
"f you will tell no one of my visit"
And with that. ChuCklng TO himself
went down the road again in the direc-
tiun of SChondorf watching the turn in
the road below the village for a glimpse
Of WentZ and his men. Before he