The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-03-06

tention. watching Kellerman's eyes
wander over him apprnisinHly.
"Orderly. where's the man who came
with your" inquired the Captain
briskly.
"He disappeared on the way up. sir"
answered Mark.
"What do you mean by Disappeared
Did you see him go backf Or was he
with you one minute and gone the
nextr
~ thought he was behind me. sfr.
slldn't see him go. or know anything
about IT,"
The Captain. who had been holding
the receiver Of his telephone. and evil
dently waiting for his connection. got
II. Mark heard him sending out gen.
eral notice Of the absent man. He
gave his number. and the name "Har-
ley"
No doubt ne had mistaken II as he
received 1t by telephone from the hos
sjital that morning.
"You'll parade before me tomorrow
morning." said Captain Keyes to the
sergeant. TIL then you are under
open arrest"
The sergeant saluted. "Right turn I"
he said to Mark.
! "Wait a minute" interposed Keller
man. "Td like to have few words
with this man. Captain Keyes."
Try all means. sir" replied the Cap
taIn. rising.
I, He strolled. hummlng. to the door
of the dugout. leaving Kellerman and
Mark together.
$50 you've enlisted under the name
westonf" inquired Kellerman.
"Thnt is my name. sir"
at was q shock to me yesterday,
Wallace. l never expected It. Your
disappearance stirred Washington a
good deal. The war ofilce would have
exonerated you."
In spite of his losthing Of the man
Mark felt his heart begin to hammer
with hope. He looked at Kellerman
with pathos In his eyes: he could moi
hide his feelings; he was cropping amid
the ruins Of his world and trying t.
reconstruct them.
1--WE no doubt you misunderstood
me-" said Kellerman. my association
with the Kenson woman was part ol
my oficial duties-the most distastefu
part. but one that had to be carried
out. You and were the victims Of al
acute piece Of trickery. That fan wa
Wired"
"From your room, eir." said Mark.
"From my ROOM" answered Keller
man. "And. no doubt. by the KensoI
woman's agent. that spy who called 4
see you at the war office tho sam,
; morning. Colonel Howard knows al
about II. He means to stand by you
He heard you had enlisted. but he di'
not know you were In the medlca
corps. nor under an alias. He IL a
the base now. Wallace. When he come
mp next week shall make II my busi
ness to see him about you"
"No. sir" gasped Mark. ut doesn'
matter now."
1T matters to me. II not to yourself
I Wallace. I cannot rid myself Of tn
sense Of partial responsibility. AN
as for what happened last night, yol
. took me of my guard. I'll be fran
with you. II was my duty to interes
J the Henson woman. I succeeded to
well. She followed me here. couldn'
bring myself to denounce her. 30
: that I have placed my own positio
} In Jeopardy. When you appeared
did not know what to do or say"
"You found course Of action" az
swered Mark, torn between the desir
, to return blow for blow and to do Jul
tics to Kellerman. whose story LEI
him doubtful and wondering.
"Will you accept my frank apo
ogyr asked Kellerman. extending hi
hand.
Mark took II. II win. Major Kellsl
: man." he answered.
And he made his way to the door q
, the dugout, with a feeling Of warmt
: in his heart such AZ he had not know
o for many a month. He believed Ke
{ lerman-and yet but he fougf
down his instinct and still believe