The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-08-01

took their old rifles away and
gave them brand new ones 81
vastly superior make IN ax
change wen. we've rot
four machine gums. Two viii Sc
posted where the road track leads
into the camp md the other two
VIII BE- kept 81 sections ready 70
peck on the mules that came MP
this evening
All the machine guns WIN BE-
manned hy Serhians and the
other two are going Ia guard the
second defi1e which VIII cut OF
the retreat Hut I'm not eOin4
to move those up until the action
II any. IL started z
Why n0kg asked Shirley.
wouldn't Il be safer to get them
81 position first
No one knows the position *
cept myself announced Alan
with i cIaucIEIe. trust AbfA
novel to point. but inform ton
IS bound to leak ana the less
there fl ~ leak tlle better
don't suppose these things hi
terest you but perhaps YOU had
better hear them.
He WAS aclrnoW1edaf ng her
right to hear the details. beyond
doubt, when she had willingly
accepted the role or hostage she
had raised herself III his eye fO
the level Of c0nnrade.
Are you quite sure Abfanao-
velss men won't turn Oh u.s., she
asked d0ubtfuily They Re rather
dreadful lot.
cure BEGINNING ID understand
them see, said Alan. They'll
Tight like rats IN 4 trap provided
YOU put them ia = trap first ana
I've done that
On. AlanIs she protested, and
checked herself.
4 told you you'd zee methods
here that you W0uldn'f like. he
answered. Kpu chose 70 stay.
SHAH I 90 on
Yea, please I want to hear
how you've trapped them.
With those rifles, < he answered.
+ took their rifles III exchange.
~ soon as I'd got them, took
the bolts out. The bolts ara ~,
the way to SalOnil1a -tllat Il IA
say, their old rifles are ilselees.
And they can't ret arnmiinitfOn
for the new ones except through
me.
When they've used TIA ~.
nnunition I've issued to each man
for emergencte they're unarnted
men and at the mercy of TIE
other crt-throats. The trap win
close - soon as Stephanos men
show themselves. The Serbians
will open fire. AS Tar as
StephaI1os Is concerned they're
the same a. Abranloyei's gang.
Ia comes vendetta. Those two
bands will fight like Kilkenny
cats Besides they're All HORRIBLY
AFRAID Of Stephanos. They IOathe
him and they're ready to look to
me 70 help them smash him. /
think were pretty safe On that
score. The essence Of the whole
thing Is that StepIanos' gang
must be destroyed IN IT comes
here. Otherwise II will start 4
shipping campaign and turn up
here every few days and interfere
with the work. I'm starting
one gang on laying the metals to-
morrow.
by the end 81 the week, il ste
RAst-AAA92 ANGS Us t41OAlS9 wen DO
able to have stone up and finish
the track. With any luck, you'll
see Il train running through the
camp this week.
She asked other questions until
she had the whole q his plan Ia
BY the way, he put III, rive
had a dug-out built behind this
shack. Directly you hear any fir.
ing, you bolt FOR that.
He gave i.ss details OF work
that he. wanted her to DO, which
consisted OF helping his own work
as Overseer.
tive brought q few horses up
as wen as the mules he said.
Have you got your riding-lSit
here?''
''Yes, and I've already ridden
your mare she answered, and
told hiD the incident Of her jump.
Ing and its grim sequel.
All: So you've seen q bit or
blood, have your he mutterec.
half to himself. Just as well on
the whole. You'll probably see
more before you leave this camp.
She caught her breath.
On the next day they worked
without interruption and III the
evening Shirley rode with Alan