The Washington times., 1919-01-09

but discharged medically unfit mill.
tary paybook and permls de seJour
for fifteen dsya These papers are
only gauarantee In case you come
across the police: no questions viii
be asked where I shall send you
But a ffteen days permit"
said. What am TO do at the end
OF that timer"
Leave it TO me-" Kore said. Graf
uly. II VIII get IL renewed for you.
1t wiz be all right"
But In the meantime
objected.
Il place you as walter with a
friend Of mine. who ts kind 20 poor
fellows like yourself: Your brother
was with him"
But ! want to be free to move
'Tmpossible.- the Jew answered
hrmly. you must get into your
part and live quietly IN seciusion
until the Inquiries after you have
sbated. Then we may see a. %
what next 20 be done There you
are. fine set OF papers and a ssfs.
comfortable life far away from ths
trencbes-all snug and securs-
cheap Tin spite Of the danger 90 mel.
because you are q Lad OF spirit ana
] liked your brother Ten
thousand marksi~
breathed again oncs re hal
reschedsthe haeglinr stare, I kn>w
the papers would be mine an rfght
With Semiin's money ana my own 4
found had about fS5e. but I haA
no intentioa Of paying out EBee
straightaway. So I beat the fellow
down numerically and finally -
cured the lot for 1900 maris-A0
But. even after I had paid the fcs-
low his money, was not done wftA
him. He had his eye On his p~r-
auisites
Your CLONES wfn nsver oo,- n
said; -such richness of sppersl sucA
hne stuff-we must give yoa ofk-
era" He rang the bell
The old man servant sppezre1.
"A walters suit-for the L&n1~ar
Strasse- be said
Then he led me tnfs n b>6r,oA.
where q worn suit o. 0srmsn shc6Hw
was spread out on o sofa. h n~6e
me change into it. ana then fs1sd~x
me thresdbsre green overcosf .nI
greasy green felt hat
So!- he said, Nov. n you dou7
shave for a day or two. You WIN
look the part to the lifefs-s r.
marx which, while enco1rar rfnr.
was hardly complimentary.
He gave me q muf1er 20 tie rounl
] my neck and lower part of my face
7 and. with that Ereszu hat puIiel
down over my syss and On those
worn and shrunken clothes. 7 must
say looked . pretty vtnainous
person the very sntithesis Of IN
sleek. veil-dresssd young fellow
that had entered the nat half q.
hour before :
Nov, yulius,- sssd Kore humor-
ously, come, my Lad, ana ve win
seek out together the good situa-
don I have found for you"
A horse-cab Vas at the door ana
We entered b together. TIE Jew
chatted pleasantly a. we ratified
through the darkness He compn-
mented me on my ready wit In DE-
ctphering Francis message.
How do you like my idear" ne
said. ~.Achilles IN his Tent .
that IL the device OF the hidden
part OF my business-you observe
the parallel. do you not? Achilles
holding himself aloof from the
army and young men IKE yourself
prefer the gentle pursuits Of peses
TO the sterner professfon Of vars
I
Q classical education have thsoehf
very highly Of Tia hnnor e ~
| device
The cab dropped ~ sf cAe esUG
OF the Friedrich-Strasse, vh1sA
was sblaze with light from snd -
end, and the Linien-Strasss, q -,
row, squalid thoroughfare OF ifrsy
houses and mean shops Ths strsse
was all but deserted at That hs0
save for an occasional poltcamnR
but from cellars win steps lead.H
down from the strSets eaDs o
| Jingle OF antomaf5e pianss am1
bursts OF merriment - shev O.
the L4nien-Strssss 49, tvDsDna0
asleep.
Bsfors On. q ehs.s esal.r -
foot OF the steep statrcass lAA1nU
door, it's panels an gfSstsutng v10
moisture from the heated afmao-
.phers within. Kors LED ths 80
down, I following
A nauseous wave q bel -
mingled with rank tobacco sDsaA.
smote US full ~ we opened o.
door. At first could see nothfnx
except . very fat man, against .
dense curtain OF smoke, stttinr q
table before an enormous gfas
goblet Of beer. Then. an the haz,
drifted before the draught, ] <is
tinguished the outline Of . long.
low-ceilinged room, with smaH
tables set along either side and q
little bar, presided over by . tav-
dry female with chemically tinted
hair, at the end Most OF the tables
were occupied, and there wa
almost as much noise as smoke In
the place.
A woman's voice areamed: shut
the door, can't you. I'm freezinE-
| obeyed and, following Kore 60 .
| table, sat down. A man in HIS shirt
sleeves. who was pulling beer at the
bar left his beer-enEine and, com
ing across the room to Kore. greet
ed him cordially. and asked him
what we would take.
1 Kore nudged me with his elbow.
"We1l take a Boonekamp each
Haase," he said.