Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1940-09-20
Copy right 1910: BY News Syndicate Co, II
"A British Spy Outwits
the GestapO and Es-
capes With His
Sweetheart

capeS With His
Sweetheart
IN TWO PARTS-PART ONE
Nobody would have dreamed that
ssrr Herman Herring was deeply con-
cened. But then nobody would have
seamed that the quiet, Bavarian
caftsman, who painted on leather as
sobody else could paint, was the son
addle at Sandhurst in 1912.
His papers were all in order. his
apers had been in order for Is years,
md since he was very careful, only
hree men in the world knew that the
language he spoke was not his mother
ongue And none of these three was
German.
In these three mems mouths his
name was a household word. Not his
herring was known as ''72."
That Herring loved the craft he
ractlced there can be no doubt II
ave him infinite pleasure to reproduce
rne great picture and turn his re-
roduction into some useful thing. His
green's fetched high prices in London.
Lmer.cans visiting Munich sought out
lis tiny shop. Goering had commits
loned a cigar-case. Irony went all
Gestapo requested the British agent
% make him a miniature badge.
All his leather was dressed by an old
hshioned country tanner who knew
lis whims. Once month, more or
sss. Herring would visit the tanner and
moose his skins. This meant staying
night at village inn, twelve crow S
niles from the frontier. But what If
did? The man was above, suspicion;
tiff nlfinnra ho RI
done the trick.
And now, this August morning. Herr
Herring was deeply concerned.
He had left Munich. as usual. the
law before, had chosen score OF
kins and had slept at the little inn
yhich knew him SO well. AS usual, he
bad risen at daybreak, to make the
most of the mountains before he drove
% the station to catch his train; And,
box" which was so faithfully cleared
IN Carrier Pigeon g." (The letter
nx" was an oak, which no one on
nrth would have known for a hollow
ree. but hollow 1t was, and a can
tter lay Within. And then he had
FUND that his "letterbox' had not
een cleared that the last DIS
se had laid it three weeks before.
Herring emptied the canister and
nut i; back into the oak. Then he
sroued out to the thicket and on
town the mountain side. The man was
Torrled to death. If his old dispatch
ras important. the one he had brought
70 post contained matter OF life and
oath That it should be carried was
vial Somehow Great Britain must
now the news it contained. --
Such heavy movements OF troops 's
IN mean only one thing Two days
l.ter that date the attack will be
punched. A..
Half an hour later he struck the
aoul ain road which would bring him
lack TO the village in 20 minutes time.
Here he rounded a bend, to see a
tpor,5 saloon" by the side of the
vay It's bonnet was raised, and either
1 boz or a girl was peering INSIDE. On.
girl-he could see her bare arm. an
English girl. The car had &c. b.
IateX
The man caught his breath.
The car was bound for the frontier
at east, 1t was facing that way. II
he girl could be trusted and he could
peak to the girl :. If she had head
a her shoulders and knew how 10
hold her tongue 1t was madness. OF
murse. He knew it. Setting at naugn,
he very first rule of the game. ana
Iet-the fuse was burning; and mere
Tas the ghost of chance oil putting
Great Britain wise. ,o,
be was ten PAGES away, and Herring
vas quietly surveyed by pair OF
gave. gray eyes in the face OF a
BEAUTIFUL child.
a!sed his hat in the air, Then he
poke with a definite accent.
Can be of help If you please?
A charming smile leapt into the love-
y face. ,
can't speak a word Of German. Inc
earburetor's stuck up. l could cIean ~
I down. 1t needs bigger spanner thail
I've got"
Natural and downright" thoughtt
Herring but terribly young" Aloud
be said, I'm afraid you have need OF
4 garage, from what you say, and me
nearest garage is seven miles OIL: Bu!
there is a village quite close. II you
| viii lock your car. will escort you
there and assist you to telephone. ana
then they will send or bring you the
vol you require
That's an idea" She closed the
bonnet and took a key from the switch.
And while I'm waiting, III have a
wash and some food" She slammed
md locked the car door. You must
Eonder what I'm doing and why I'm
done"
Herring bowed from the hips, I
never question my good fortune"
You're very polite. As a matter OF
!act, I'm running away. You see' 1