New Britain herald., 1921-11-26
The Way thc Wounded Trooper
 Reached the Hospital

Across Captain Hasune's t1ce swept the look o. amozrI 1n.crcHno which the lgu. of lUUuna hrlgo denoting her rank in thc secret diplO- matte service always hrines to tho initiated. There followed instantly another look that of re'teC which told mo how much the threat of Smith to communicate with a htshcr troop officer at Kingston had affected the youth.
 'If you know what's good for you, Smith" he called out caVIierIy, ''youU look at this before yoH sturt anything
 I noticed the lounrcrs eye each other in amazemaut that any one should dare to treat the great man of the region with anything else but awed respect. Hut their a#tonisl- ment must have been deepened when Smith staIkcd toward the car crmad his neck around Hastings, and looked at the badge, was watching hiu closely, and l saw that he not only recognized its meaning, but that il carried an especially alarming mes sage to him. He Eazeu up at me with eyes like those of all animal which sees some unexpected danger.
 "Where did what-' he stam- mered. With a sudden impusc-in- deed, it was as if I were tmpcIIod by something outside myseIl-I leaned across Capt. Hastings, speaking SOW ly, incisiyeIy
 Never mind where I obtained this. Simply remember that I have it. and that l never forget facoa-or voices. '
 l sent the car forward as l spoke the last word, but not too soon to see the pasty pallor which had replaced his nigh flush. | knew that Capt Hastings WAS looking at me curionsly although l did not turn my eyes toward him. And we had gone two miles down the road before he spoke,
 "Au Is Di-coycred."
 "I wonder if you would be willing to tell me what you meant by that last speech to Smth?" he asked bit| diffidently.
 Sorry" I returned dubiously, "but as I don't really know what l meant myself, I couldn't. It just occurred to me that he was altogether too in- terested in fastening this attack on us and the fantastic notion came to me that he might have had aome-' thing to do with it himself. And oh, well, you know the old ruse of sending the telegram with All dis covered, fly at once,' to a dozen men selected at random, don't you?'
 And having three of them skip to parts unknown upon the receipt of the wire!" he answered with laugh l in his voice. But I'm afraid you are on the wrong track in this case if you think he had anything to do with this attack. Hes always been especially chummy with state troopers, done us many favors and I know that our commander regards him very highly. There cluid be no possible motive. I think his actions tonight toward YOU people were due to his natural tendency to snap judgments, Of course, bis agitation at your little parting speech probably means that there's an unsavory secret in his life somewhere, but l cant believe that he had anything to do with this at tack on Hen. Why, Hen was enc of his IaNCTltCS among the bof@'
 What the Colonel Asked.
 No doubt you're right l an- swered with almost complete sin cerjty. which way do l turn at the next corner?' ,,
 "To the left. How is he, doctor v
 "stiu alive" The physiciaQ's voice startled me. l had not realized until then that he twas in the car. My cursory glance had mistaken him for one of the wounded Hoy's comrades "But don't slacken your pace if you can help it.
 "1 can increase it if you think best" l returned. "'rhe road is clear in the moonlight and there's no traffic
 No. this speed is safer," the phy- sician decided and no one spoke again until we drew up before the hospital in Kingston.
 I paid @ mental tribute to the efficiency of young Hastings when l eaw how completely he had arranged by telephone for the reception of the wounded boy, and the presence or his superior officer He must have seen to these things before we came back