The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-11-04

'They will not shout twice." he said
in his cultural voice. "The dirty Boche
to it himself will see."
TWO
eve appear" remarked Hugh quiet
ly, a few minutes later, "to be in for 6
CHEEKY night"
Tor a moment the German had left
the room, and three motionless, bound
figures, sitting grotesquely in their
chairs, were alone.
"How did they get you, Toby"
Half a dozen of 'em suddenly ap.
peared," answered Sinclair shortly
knocked me on the head, and the next
thing 1 knew l was here in this id
chair"
SIS that when you got your face?
| asked Hugh.
NO." said Toby, and his voice was
grim. 1--WE share in the matter of
faces, old man."
darlington again, vas it," said
Hugh softly. "Dear Heaven if 1 could
get one hand on that . :" He broke
off and laughed. "What about you,
Algy?"
81 went laundering in over the way,
old bean," returned that worthy, ''and
some DAM fellow knocked my eye
glass off. So, as 1 couldn't see to kill
him, 1 had to join the picnic here"
Hugh laughed, and then suddenly
| grew serious.
"By the way, you didn't see a man
chewing gum on the horizon, did you,
when l made my entrance? Dogrob-
Der suit, and face like a motor-mas.
cot"
THANK God, 1 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."
sand here we sit like three we'll.
preserved specimens in a bally
museum" broke in Algy, with a rue.
full laugh. "Whatll 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 soil.
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 evi.
dent that the German had found other
and more congenial company. Al
length he appeared carrying a tray
with bread and water on it, which he
placed on a table near Hugh.
Food for you, you English swine
he remarked, looking gloatingly a
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 {,
Drummond's, and then deliberatel,
spat at him.
Algy Longworth gave a strangle(
grunt, but Drummond took no notice
With a quiet smile, he looked up a
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 1 always believed that your:
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 viii
for you of them take care"
Hugh looked at him angrily.
IF you do" he cried, you must LEI
me 60"
The German leered still more.
"Naturlich. You shall out of the
house at once walk"
He stepped up to Drummond an6
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. Their
they heard him speaking, and a sudden
CLEAN of comprehension dawned or
their faces.
you'll have to undo one of the
ropes, my friend, before you can gel
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
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