Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-11-24

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ed her and she could ask 10 the.
railr0ad station At the sSJunction.
Mere IONS passed before another
voice resl1ondedS and She cOufd@sask
It shess5fnight sPeak Il Dam EteYensi
engineer son No. 5 Freight, quick!
Us don't know as ! can get him.
rs .aabout time for the freight to
came the bruiisque answer.
oh, butSEyou. must Something
awfulsis going to happen on 3the,srail-.
road, andshe must know aboutsit be-
fore he leaves. Go get him quick!!'
<Thefe was something in the girls
voice that madesthe man at the
Junction risel hastily from his seat at
telephone and shout out the win
dow
SAY. Tom! Hold that freight!
Something's ups stevens is wanted
on the phone! Tell him to- h~ustle!"
Hilda heard and thrilled with
hope.
A long hot period ensued during
whichSsthe dusty sweet scent Of the
hay mingled with her breath while
her heart beat j. wildly that she
could hear it throb in her ears. At
seemed as II. all the blood in her
senses were SO keen that she could
hear a distant laugh from Heinrich
In the dining room. Then came Mrs.
Schwarz's voice. calling Justify,
angrily, from the kitchen door:
"Hilda! Hil4dah! Now we're ISIS
that silly girl gone at! Tidal"
Hot waves of impatience and fear
rolled over her and left her cold and
trembling. What II Mr.. Schwarz
should finish. his dinner and come
down to the barn before she could
[0iVo & her ; roSuo 80 . tafA nhs ~ rhn ha3
but told the operator, so that some
one would know! For IL schwarz
found her here, and suspected what
she was doing he-might kill her. She
had no doubt that he would mot hest.
tate to do sc II it suited his purposes
She was SO far from thinking Of her
self that the mere matter of getting
killed did not concern her in the
least. She was only fearing lest she
would have no opportunity to stor
the disaster before it was too late
What happened to her seemed a very
small matter just then. She was i'm.
portant only because she was the sole
p%ossessor Of knowledge that wa!
precious to the country and the rail.
road, and n young engineer whose
life was in deadly danger.
What should she do II Schwarz die
start to the barn? Wouldn't. 1t be bet.
ter to drop the telephone and ge
away so that she could flag the train
could hear the men. creaking bach
their chairs from the table, she WA
sure. They would be coming in JUS
a minute now!
Then a clear, CHEEKY voice sudden
ly spoke in her ear:
Hello! Stevens at the phone
Who is it," .5
Hilda's voice ehoked in her throat
and the tears brimmed into her eyes
This is Hilda Leasing the CIR
whose life, you saved rye found ou'
they are going to blow up your trair
today, and the big bridge at Platt''
Crossing. You mustn't take your
train over the bridge! It's your trair
they're after because you've got SOM
ammunition on board, they think"
Hilda paused breathless. wondering
If she had said all that was necessary
and painfully conscious Of the men,
voices nearing the kitchen door.
startled answer 81 the man over tn
phone. Well. I sure am obliged t
you for giving me the tip. Are 70,
quite sure? How do you know. n
Eyes, I'm sure I heard them tall
1t all out They don't know I under
stand German. They'd. kill me
they found out Td.told, and I mustn'
stay here. But you won't 60 owe
that bridge, will your" .
"Not till everythfng's all safe, lit
tie girl, don't you worry! Ill have
investigated. Say. where are you
How can I get to talk to you again
I've got to know more about this
I guess you must have found thos
spies I told you about"
YES" said Hilda in a low, fright
ened voice, "but I can't stay total
for I hear them coming. I don
think there is any way you could sc
me. I never get any time OF, an
they won't let me mail letters. The
read them all.'
HIN! You don't say! Well, I
find a way to get a letter to you,Sdon
you be afraid. You be looking fl
1t. And you might write. me one an
have it ready to slip to me on tt
sly in a hurry. Have 1t with you a
the time. I've got to know abo,
this. You know, II this turns out I
be real you have. done a big thin
for your country. Kid! It's great!
shan't forget"
But Hilda's hand suddenly. begs
to tremble and her heart to fail he
She could hear Schwarz stampir
down the kitchen steps. He wou
be upon her in a moment! 81
must not be found there! And no
could she get out?