Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-27

organization :" shot Hertha
Jens.
"Lauer," / said.
ONLY SMALL FRY
Comrade Lauer was dead. I
could not hurt him.
"And what were the roles
of all the others we grabbed
in that affair ,"
j hesitated.
"They were small fry" l
said finally. please don't de-
mand that 1 incriminate simple
workers who have been made
harmless already"
Inspector KrauS' face tight
ened.
For the time being" he
said, I'VE shall not press you.
There is bigger game than the
few stinkers I'm prison"
Let him tell us about
them" Hertha Jens insisted.
mo" Inspector Kraus in
terrupted. "Why spoil a per-
fectly good day? Well get
the information when we
want IT." Facing me, he added
slowly: 81 am glad that you
have written a remuneration
OF communism. Are you will
ing to see 1t published ?"
EYES," I replied steadily.
IL don't think we shall pub
lish it," Inspector Kraus OBJ
served. you still have good
name In the party. Why spoil
"A useful reputation ?"
ALLOWED TO SMOKE
He gathered up q handful
If cigarets and handed them
10 me. Take them" he said.
II see you like TO smoke. I'll
phone the kenmaHdaHt TO
let YOU smoke"
I had broken through tf1P
first barrier. From now on l
was moving in enemy country.
II must pretend that my
friends are my foes, and that
my foes are really my
brothers." I thought.
| loathed TO take cigarets
from the man at whose hands
thousands Of my comrades had
been tortured and degraded.
at whose behest many Of the
best had been murdered in
cold blood.
! took the cigarets.
That night in Camp Fuhls-
buettel l was not handcuffed.
! could move my arms as l
liked 10 move them! ! felt
as free as a bird! During my
absence someone had put a
table into my cell. On the
table were two books. One
was a treatise on modern
power policies nv Professor
Hausofer. the other was a
brand new edition of Mein
-Kamnft-a token from In
spector KrauS
] did not read. I stretched
out on my cot, intending TO
analyze the events Of the day.
But l was exhausted Almost
instantly l fell asleep.
KRAUS EMIssARY
An eventless day passed.
The following morning q
Smooth-faced Gestapo man
shouldered into my cell.
"Good morning." he said,
II come from Kraus."
He produced several sheets
of drawing paper, pens and
some India ink. and placed
them on the table. Suddenly
he asked me:
you've been connected
with the Red Seamen's Inter
national, haven't you?"
EYES," / said.
Here" he drawled, point
ing at the drawing utensils.
MY chief thought YOU would
draw for him "A schematic
chart Of the ISL network.
The continents and harbors
are traced on these papers.
"If you feel Ike II, kraus
thinks you can draw In the
International Clubs. the names
of the Red waterfront or
CARNATIONS. lines of com
munications and whatever
else you know about the
Muscovite grand admiralty
for other countries ships.
I'VE know most OF the de-
tails. Your good friend Albert
Walter gave them 10 us" He
gave a crafty smile. what
the chief wants." he continued.
is n general outline, picture
Of how these things hang to-
gether. DO you know any
thing about that?"
"a little"
ONLY As FAVOR
Zine! Here. the chief gave
me some cigarets for you. He
wants me TO tell you not TO do
anything II YOU don't like to
do il. But II you're ready to
do us a favor-well, go ahead.
I'll tell the kommandant 90
keep the light burning all
night"
"All the Information ! have
Is over three years DID," l