Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-05
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WHETHER in that first instant l
w was more disappointed or relieved
I should be afraid to say, but as soon as
1 had had few seconds to think, my one
feeling was disgust that the fellow had
given me the slip. | took to my heels
and ran along the wall first in one di-
rection and then in other. but there
was not a sign of living creature. And
the sickening thing was that by this
time he might have done one of several
things-headed away from the shore
at top speed as soon as he ceased firing
in which case he would be far enough
by now. or lain down in one of the
several fields of corn near by. or crossed
the hall further along and hidden among
the rocks; and it was quite impossible
to guess which.
I pondered over the problem for A
few moments and then decided that as
Il was perfectly hopeless to search the
corn or the beach ! would risk it and
hasten inland on the off chance OF
getting q clue, so | chose a grass field
and set off across it at a trot.
The ground rose for about fifty
yards and then fell sharply, and as |
topped this rise l came right on to
/ familiar figure. 1t was my friend Jock
and he seemed unusually excited; al
most, in fact, intelligent.
'Stranger - he gabbled. pointing in
the direction l was going. Jock seen
stranger !"
I followed his dirty finger and a
couple of hundred yards or so ahead |
spied figure strolling along a by road,
rather ostentatiously strolling, it
seemed to me.
"Thank you. Jock, "~said I, you're
a good man, Here's your half crown ~
dropped to a walk now and by the
time the stranger and ! met | think |
looked about as cool as he did 1t was
Mr.. O'Brien, as i had guessed at the
first glance.
Been for a walk" he inquired.
"Having a stroll along the shore,
said I.
He started little and looked at me
hard.
"Hullo!" said he, 81 could have
sworn you talked like a foreigner the
last and first time l had the honor of
meeting you. Were we both sober, do
you Think"
/ in turn looked at the man keenly.
If his surprise was not genuine. 1t was
as good a bit of acting as | ever saw,
on or off the stage, and it was exactly
the most disarming thing he could pos
sibly saw. Indeed it turned the tables
on me comsletely and it was | who was
now left in the position of having some
thing awkward to explain away.
"It must have been the weather,
said lightly, I'm never drunk before
lunch. ="
4 "And be damned If I get the chance
at sny time of day! You've heard of
my sad complaint, eh?'
mo" said /, "I'm afraid I haven't
Nothing infectiousF'
He gave one of his unpleasant boots
E of laughter.
Lord, you think I'm a respectable
member of society then? Good for you,
keep on thinking it-but you'll have
TO keep away from my friends. :.
'.It takes me all my time to keep clear
OF my own" said /.
His narrow eyes seemed to approve
of me.
"You're not Irish?" he inquired.
mo: I've enough to answer for with E
out that"
"You ought to be-" said he. You've
eot some wit. Damn the English.
and double damn the Scotch. Well
we're evidently both going in the othe
direction. so good by to you.'
What was ! to make of this? What
was TO be thought of the whole morn
,ny,s adventure? Only one thing was
nerfectIy clear to me; that ] had very
5.ngerous. very determined, and very
.rtfnI enemy in this island-or, almost
csrtainly. several enemies, and that in
.tasd of the hunter. I had become tn
h,,nted They might fear me, but they
..a;nly did not fear to attack me
,vbather by day or night: had l Sd
down behind that trellis IKE wal as
;r.snded, / shivered little to tnlnk OF
- fate. I should have been snot at
tsys,ve inches range, ana tnat wou'1
~. haen the end Of my spy hunt.
s.n "a realize that it was much Longer
pssan NV being dead within the next
Vuu. a;vbt hours than on my getting
traces of that oilskinned man.
oh then as ] was walking bach
these none too CHEEKY thoughts
..h;ng nut the parachute into my
nS somI lad not thought of It befor'
nsau ~ irst night when ] hid it. i
has s'hss me a little time to get my bearings
I sesA M found my way to the clover fielt
out and then made for the low wal
~ -. .,,s he'd of rank grass and dockel
49, VIZ beneath it. / hunted up tha
ss,, and down that wall, but never
80 ~ of the parachute was there:
kasrhat Is how they've bowled m
=. aid 10 myself. They hav,
Guy qua nv this time of the missing bal
M M<as ~ sben they found the parachute
ss~ that the dates coincided, and spot
led met
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