New-York tribune., 1922-10-22

save ourselves; but the other side may have
heard OF it. suggest you bring gun along"
These precautionary. measures were agreed
upon, and to his equipment the designer added
ships lantern, volume Of Swinburne and
one of Tolstoy's novels, paper BAG of fruit
and few sandwiches, as we'll as an automatic
twin sister Of the revolver which the Canadian
had retrieved from the designers safe, and re-
stored, cursing its weight, to his hip pocket
Ihey tossed for the choice Of watches, and the
nrsr turn in the express car fell to the Boston
man. Then they took taxi to the railway
station.
The special box containing the plane had
been coupled Immediately behind the engine
and ahead OF the regular baggage car. A rep
resentatlve of the railroad was on hand. who
introduced the principals to the members of
the train crew and established their authority
to enter and leave the car The story of the
romantic freight which the train was carrying
had uttered out among the trainmen, and since
Belglum's gallant fight was even then making
history and arousing the sympathy of the ma
lions OF the world, every man of the crew was
warm supporter of the scheme and pledged
to it's furtherance.
In such circumstances there was little ap-
parent cause for apprehension, but the de-
slgner was not entirely easy as he spread his
rugs on the floor of the car and settled himself
to read Tolstoy by the light of the ships lam
tern, which he placed by his side. In the rush
of events which had swept him along in its
current he had found little time for reflection,
but now that the opportunity for thought had
arisen uneasiness came in it's train He was
definitely committed to active participation in
an enterprise which was actually none of his
business, however sympathetic toward it's aims
his feelings might be. The Canadians hint of
the scope and efficiency Of the much-touted Ger
man spy system did nothing to settle his
nerves. This was in.the early days Of the war,
before people discovered how essentially blum
dersone the awesome Wilhelmstrasse organ
ration could be in action, and the idea that
every movement he had made might have been
observed by hostile eyes pledged to desperation
in the cause made nervous cracklings course up
and doWr, the designers spine. He had an un-
easy feeling that he had placed himself beyond
the protection of his countrys law Also. the
baggage car was very dark. The circle of
light thrown by the lanterns shining re-
Electors intensified the velvet blackness of the
space beyond its rays.
The train ratified and bumped over crossings
and the wooden car groaned and squeaked and
whispered eeriy Tolstoy failed to hold him,
and he became aware that the sweltering Au-
gust night was intolerable in the stuffy con-
fines of the poorly ventilated box car. He laid
his book aside and, taking the lantern in his
hand, made a careful tour Of inspection. TO
all appearances the plane was exactly as he
had seen it packed few hours before Moth
ing seemed to have been touched Everything
was all right.
Nevertheless an unexpected groan as the car
lurched over another grade crossing and set
the warning hell to ringing jerked an appre-
hensive start from his overhaul nerves, and he
became aware that perspiration was trickling
from the end of his nose The need for fresh
air became an overwhelming pressure upon his
mind. He swung the lantern toward the door,
pulled it aside for the space Of about four feet
and D brilliant shaft Of moonlight stabbed the