Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-12-28

thing | knew 1 was here in this id
chair"
rs that when you got your face?'
asked Hugh.
NO" said Toby, and his voice was
grim. I'VE share in the matter of
faces old man"
darlington again was it?" said
Hugh softly. Dear Heaven! if could
get one hand on that :" He broke
off and laughed. What about you,
| Algy?"
81 went laundering in over the way,
/ old beam" returned that worthy, "and
some dam fellow knocked my eye
! glass off. So, as l couldn't see to kill
! him, / had to join the picnic here"
Hugh laughed, and then suddenly
/ grew serious.
''By the way. you didn't see man
! chewing gum on the horizon, did you,
! when | made my entrance? DOgrob-'
! her suit, and face like a motor-maS-
cot"
"Thank God. was spared that!" re-
| marked Algy.
Good" returned Hugh. He's prob
| ably away with it by now, and he's
no fool. For I'm thinking it's only
| Peter and him between us and" He
left his remark unfinished, and for a
while there was silence. Jerry is
over in France still, putting stamp
paper on his machine; Ted's gone up
to see that Potts is taking nourish-
ment'
And here we sit like three WELL
preserved specimens in bally
museum" broke in Algy, with a rue
full laugh. "What'll they do to us,
Hugh?'
But Drummond did not answer, and
the speaker. seeing the look on his
face, did not press the question.
Slowly the hours dragged on, until
the last CLEANS of daylight had faded
from the skylight above, and a sOli-
tary electric light, hung centrally,
gave the only illumination. Period
ically Heinrich had come in to see
| that they were still secure: but from
the sounds of the hoarse laughter
which came at frequent intervals
through the half-Open door, it was evil
dent that the German had found other
and more cOngenial company. At
length he appeared carrying a tray
with bread and water on it, which he
placed on table near Hugh.
Food for you, you English swine"
he remarked, looking gloatingly at
each in turn. "Herr darlington the or
der gave, so that you will fit be to-
/ morrow morning. Fit for the torture"
He thrust his flushed face close to
Drummond's, and then deliberately
spat at him.
Algy LOngworth gave strangled
grunt but Drumm0nd took no notice.
With a quiet smile, he looked up at
the German.
'How much, my friend" he re-
marked, ARE you getting for this?"
The German leered at him.
Enough to see that you tomorrow
are here" he said.
"And l always believed that yours
was a business nation laughed Hugh.
why. you poor fool, I've got a thou
sand pounds in notes in my cigarette
case"
you hof, hof you" the German
grunted. Then the filthy Boche will
| for you of them take care"
Hugh looked at him angrily.
IF you do he cried, you must let
me go"
The German leered still more.
"Naturlich. You shall out of the
house at once walk"
He stepped up to DrummOnd and
ran his hands over his coat, while the
others stared at one another in amaze
ment. Surely Hugh didn't imagine
the swine would really let him go he
would merely take the money and
probably spit in his face again. Then
they heard him speaking, and sudden
CLEAN of comprehension dawned on
their faces.
You'll have to undo one of the
ropes, my friend, before you can get
at it, said Hugh quietly.
For a moment the German hesitat.
ed. He looked at the ropes carefully
| the one that bound the arms and the
upper DuIJ vi tIC ~ NY WAS S0pdA dlC
| from the rope round the legs. Even if
| he did undo it the fool Englishman
was still helpless, and he knew that he
was marmed Had he not himself re.
moved his revolver. as he lay uncon.
| scious in the hall? What risk was
there, AFTER all? Besides, if he called
some one else in he would have tC
share the money.
And, as he watched the Germans
indecision, Hugh's forehead grew
damp with sweat. . Would he undo
the rope? Would greed conquer eau
ton?
AT last the Boche made up his mind
and went behind the chair. Hugh
felt him fumbling with the rope, and