American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1921-04-23

theyf Sometimes In France, when
everything was still. and only tho
ghostiy green flares went kissing up.
one used to hear 'em. Startled merry.
Gus sentries out of their lives" Hs
talked on. and gradually the color
came back to the other mans face
But Hugh noticed that he drained his
port at gulp, and Immediately re-
flled his glass.
outside everything was still: no
repetition OF that short. strangied cry
again disturbed the silence. with
the training bred OF many hours In
No Mans Land. Drummond was lis
tening. even while he was speaking.
for the falntest suspicious sound-but
he heard nothing. The soft WHISPER.
Ing night.noises came gently through
| the window: but the man who had
screamed once did not even whlmper
again. He remembered hearing "A
similar cry near the brick-stncks mt
Gulnchy, and two nights later he had
found the giver OF It. at the e,lge
OF mlne-crater with glazed eyes that
still held In them the horror Of the
final second And NOR perslstently
| than ever, his thoughts conferred on
the fifth occupant Of the Rolls
Royce.
II was with almost look of relief
TINT Mr.. Benton listened TO his tale OF
/ woe about his car.
"Of course you must stop here for
the night lie cried. "Phyllls. my
dear VIII you tel, them TO get
room ready"
With an inscrutable look ut Hugh,
In which thankfulness and apprehen.
sion seemed mingled, the girl left the
room. There was an unnatural gilt
Ter In her fathers eyes--a flush on his
cheeks hardly To be accounted for by
the warmth OF the evening"; and
II struck Drummond that during the
time he had been pretending to look
ut his car. Mr.. Benton had been forti-
flying himself. II was obvious, even
to the soldiers unprofessionai eye.
thar the mans nerves had gone TO
pieces. his daughters worst forebod-
lngs were likely 10 be fulfilled. He
talked dlslOintedly and fast; his
hands were nor steady, and he seemed
10 he always waiting for something
to happen.
Hugh had not been In the room ten
minutes before his host produced the
whisky. and during the time that he
/ took 10 drink mild nlghtcap. Mr
Benton succeeded In lowering three
extremely strong glasses OF spirit
| And what mude Il the more sad wns
that the man was obviously not q
heavy drinker by preference.
At eleven o'clock Hugh rose and
said good nigll.
"You'll ring II you want anything
WON'T youy" said his host. "We don
have very many visitors here. hut
hope y0u'll find everything You re-
qulre. Breakfast AT nine"
| Druminond closed the door behiii'
him, and stood for moment u
silence. looking round the hall.
was deserted. hut he wanted 10 ="
the geography " the house firmly I'M
printed on his mind. lie steppe,
across toward the drnwing-room. In
side, rs he hoped. he found the girl
She rose the instant he came In
and stood by the munteipicce with le
hands locked,
"whal was ~" she half whispere'
THAT awful noise at dinnery'
He looked AT her gravely Tor
while. aud then he shook his hend
"Shah we leave II ~ n night-bird 10
| ibe present." he said quietly. The
he leaned toward her. and took he
hands IN his own. Go 10 bed. littl
girl." he ordered: this Is my sho"
And. may I say. I think you're JUS
wonderful. Thank God you saw m
advertisement. -
Gently he released her hands, an
walking 20 the door. held II open To
her. III by any chance you shoui
henr things In the night--turn owe
and 20 10 sleep again
but what are you going to do'
she cried,
Hugh grinncd, II haven't the RI
hottest idea" he answered. "DouD'
less the Lord will provide"
The instant the girl had left IN
room Hugh switched on the lights. an
stepped across 10 the curtains whic
covered the long windows lie pulie
them aside. letting them come "a
gerher behind him; then, cautiousl!
ne unbolted one side Of the big cei
Ter window. Silently he lodged acros
; the lawn toward the big trees
. the end, and leaning up against OH
OF them. he proceeded 10 make NOR
, detailed survey of hts objective. IN
> Films. IL was The same type Of hous
: as the one he had Just left, and III
grounds seemed about the same siz
r A wire fence separated the two place
! and In the darkness Hugh could Jus
+ make out II small wlcket'gate, clio
. ing path which connected bot
houses. lie tried IL. and found 10 u
= satisfaction that II opened silently
, save for one room on the gronn'
floor the house was In darkness. IN
. 'Iugh determined to have look