Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-04
fcopwioht. 1918. ov George n. Dordn c
THIS STARTS THE STORY

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A British sublieutenant goes up in
an observation balloon as lookout. in
1914. the cable holding the balloon
breaks, and after drifting for hours
s.in the Clouds" he lands safely in a
pssture. He thinks he is In Ger
many. At dusk he meets a man in
a heavy sou 'wester, addresses him in
German, and, after warning him not
TO speak German where they are, the
man asks him. "Are there many sheep
on this island?" which is a password,
and leaves him. The sublieutenant
spends the night at q small house on
the beach where he learns one Ken
dali owns the island" which is one
of a group used as a British naval
base, He believes he has discovered
the base of German spies, determines
3 10 capture them, assumes the accent
and manner of a Hun, sets out to
find Kendall, on the way meets one
O'Brien, Doctor Kendall, an OLD
"patriarch. who further arouse his
suspicious. He comes to the mansion
\ of Mr.. Kendall. who gives him lodging
until he can attend to secret busl
ness" as he explains his presence TO
his host. A few nights later Mr.
Kendall. who is a constable, goes 10
patrol a section of the coast against
submarines, under direction OF the
British Government. The subh'u
tenant decides to go and lnveStlgate'
He is surprised when Jean, Mr.. Ken.
dan's daughter, arms herself ana
goes with him. Several mysterious
things occur during their excursion
and after meeting Mr.. Kendall on
watch they return to the mansion
without solving the mysteries.
AND HERE 1T CONTINUES
r HAD seen no one, it is true; had
i heard no sound that could be sworn
TO as made by human being. The thing
I saw SO dimly might possibly not have
been a lethal weapon land II 1t was
n weapon. what in heavens name could
Il be? wondered) it might con =
sceivably have been large bird some
distance off. just as by reverse Illusion
men are said to have fired at bumolc
bees when grouse driving. Also II was
within the bounds of possibility that the
tinkling stones might not have been
thrown down by some one ABOVE l"
order to draw me- under that lace,
Everything had been so vague that an
these alternatives were concelvaole' bu'
my own mind was quite and hnaily ue
termined now that my adventure Win
the stranger on the shore had been nc
6ornent of nv fancy. and l felt sure,
moreover, that they had made up thei'
minds about me and decided TO act
How and why they had come 10 sucl
definite conclusion, despite all NY
efforts to misead them, beat me at hrs'
completely. And then I stopped short
and almost shouted IDIOT
had addressed Miss Kendall at mel
own door in a German accent. Inc.
/ had abruptly dropped it and throusl
ali INV deliberate mystitications one rae
Mad been clear-that l spoke in th'
accents of an ordinary more or less
educated Englishman.
The Rendalls clearly had the ma
terial for coming to a conclusion, ane
now in their company l had all ou
ended my days on earth.
saw all this so clearly, l found mysel
singularly reluctant to accept the logl
cal conclusion that this gentleman
good lineage and standing and this at
tractive high spirited girl were ac
tually traitors of the basest SORT an
emurderous traitors too.
Hang it, may be wrong after all :
I said to myself. II know I'm young
am told I'm rash; ! have made
fool of myself periodically as long a
I've known myself. III give them tn
benefit of the doubt little longer.
AT the door Mr.. Kendall left us {
resume his conscientious patrol sal
a brief and cool good night to Jean
went up to my room and tumble
straight into bed.
..In the morning III think thing
over" decided.