Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-10-02
CHAPTER Iv.-(Continued.)

! OlA1AA 1LAb
He sat down at the table and
twisting with pain. Damn that Eng
lishman's bullet!' he said, and then,
with cockney fluency, cursed the en-
tire nation.
The man he called Mortola chuck
led Voftly as he lighted the stove and
drew water for the kettle. He
brought a. flask from an inner room
and set it and a cracked cup before
the chauffeur.
IT see they have put on gas for you
and turned on the water" Townley
remarked next. NV
IT nae to have both. Fortunately
the gas-pipe comes through the wall,
so I have been able to put an attach
ment carrying it into the inner room
without it's being discovered from be-
low, or from this room-best to be
careful about such small things"
Though he spoke with a slight accent,
his English was quite as fluent as
Townley's: it lacked entirely Town
ley's cockney twang. =
Its a good location. Just the
|place a dago would choose-within
easy reach Of the plant"
II searched all over South Laclasse
before l found it-as you know"
Mortola said. "My Italian neighbors
are not near enough to overlook me,
and yet not so far away hat l might
seem to be looking for seclusion. Like
myself. most of them are going to be
taken IN at the plant. 1 have made
friends with them-I pass for n of
have already begun to cultivate a gar
den patch here, in. the e There is
my supper of macaroni. strong
enough of garlic for any ditch-digger.
If I should be raided. it is all they
would fnd-traces of the Italian la
borer everywhere"
'fou may have to keep at it a little
longer than we expected" Townley
said.
His companion came close. his sal.
low face suddenly darkened by con-
Germ. what has h%appened?" he
asked quickly.
sit dow while T. tell yod. See
what you make Of it."
They sat with their heads together
whispering in Italian, ".It appears a
small thing" Townley said, and yet
1t may OF be. = Tonight MacAl-
lister had the banker, Bagsby, with
him for dinner. There was the usual
talk-MacAllister was bitter against
Andrew Kraup-but the main thing
OF interest I overheard was that Mac
A1lister has still another order-every
reason for pushing work at the plant.
-. What happened was this: a
little after ten O'Clock the door-bell
rang. and when l opened there stood
a girl dripping from the rain, in poor
clothes and carrying a bundle. She
had a face more hollow-cheeked and
sallower than yours, Mortola, and
eyes light and very wide apart-a
strang face. Had it not been for her
strange look, I think it would instant
ly have occurred to me that she was
a refugee"
"Ah-"Mortola said.
But 1t did nOt-nOt till she had
spoken. The moment I stood before
her, she demanded to see MacAllister,
and, Mortola, in Italian!"
And you, Bersanio 2"
The chauffeur showed his white
teeth in a grin. And I answered
not in Italian. my lear Mortolo, as
your alarm suggests, but in the Ian
guage of the English butler who does
rot understand"
Good for you, Bersanio!
But what them"
"She made her demand then In
English, the English OF an educated
foreigner: but when 7 refused to adj
NIT her. declaring that my master was
engaged with company, she lost all
patience and hared at me in French,
as * that were her most natural
tongue. /, of course, did not under
stand French. either. and She was
forced to return to EnslisA, but her