The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-28
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1 already gone on ahead in the
 darkness, and the best he could
 do was stumble after them.
 And the innkeeper, in spite of
 the fact that she had been watch
 ing Ruck carefully, could think
 only one thing: q am undoubted-
 ly older then he, but he called me
 sister" They called her mother"
 Gerd down in the village, even the
 older men.
 They had not gone more than
 10 steps when the doctor caught
 them and tapped Buck on the shoulder My dear sir" he said
 as importantly as he was able.
 You must realize ."
 Got over your fright my dear
 Stensgard?"
 "Eh?" The doctor drew him
 self up. "EhP'
 Wait" Ruck put a finger to his lips and listened ahead down the path. Then. seeming satis- fled, he reached quickly into his pocket and brought out small book which he pressed into Gerd's hand. "A dictionary" he said. An Oslo edition, 1887. give it to you now in case we have no opportunity later. Have you ever heard of the book codeP"
 The dictionary" said Gerd. What about the dictionary"
 You are an intelligent woman," Ruck said slowly. "Yes, the dic- tionary, We chose this edition. English Norwegian, because it is printed in single column. For every word we will flash two numbers. The first designates page number, the second, the number of the word on that page. So, 2l2-9 would mean the ninth word on page PIP. Is that clear?"
 Gerd was listening intently. Beginning tomorrow night ." The words came very fast and low. You will have man sta- tioned every night between mid | night and on the plateau half a mile up from the hotel. He must have a good pair of glasses and | keep a watch out to sea to a point | due west of the center of the vil- lage. He will be signaled by a British ship lying about l2 miles | off shore. He must answer the signals with light of at least 20 brilliance. One flash for yes, two for no. These signals must come at precise 30 second intervals.
 Gerd nodded again. Due west" he whispered. Twenty candle power. One yes. Two 10. Thirty seconds between ans vers. Page and word number n the dictionary"
 My good man." said the doctor, when may we expect :"
 I'll be damned If know" Ruck laughingly. T only arry the news" He pressed both heir hands, then turned. and was one into the darkness. The doc or pulled out ais handkerchief nd began mopping his face once nore.
 My God he said. My God"
 Suddenly they heard Bucks cice behind them again. Don't O near the storehouse." it whis- cred. Hes got guard there 'aiting for you"
 They started and turned quick z around but it was too dark to ee. They could not even hear he sound of his footsteps going way.
 Autumn had come in one leap own from the hills. Back in he valleys the trees had been 1uched for days with a Septem- CT red. Farmers had finished ne apple picking and in the cider lills, with men walking slowly ehind the long wheel spokes of le presses. had been oozing the geet juice into barrels. Hogs Il ad fed rich on crushed apple | leats. The cows with the sum- f Ter gone, were almost dry. I About 10 o'clock there was a tile furry on the square. Ore the boys ran out, and came ack in to report that the captain ad come down with two armed e ,ldiers. and was going on an in- )ection tour of the village. D When Konig was in the canning E Ictory, with the foreman talking d } him obseluiously, the two of e lem walking between rows of h en at the clattering machines. a sI sry unusual accident occurred. s be catch slipped on a huge E icket of mackerel being lifted on h chain, and three hundred pounds q cooked fish chuted down over s. le machines. and onto floor coy- Il ed with a greasy sawdust No O ne was hurt, but the fish were fl retrieyably spoiled. The captain s' out that such carless- b sss was inexcusable. and made ts otes in a little red book he car a ed in his pocket.
 Once outside, he dispatched D e two soldiers who had accom- u lnied him to the house 0f Sixtus b 1dresen, the schoolmaster, to sl Fe the old man official notifica- H m that his cottage. which was e c last in the village on the road fc uthward, was required for mili- d, ry purposes, and that he would el
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