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and opened it with his fingers You
forgot, colonel. that I had my
sources, that 7 had been here
long time before you. I have to
report to you that Mayor Orden has
been in constant contact with every
| happening in this community. On
the night when 1t. Tonder was
murdered, he was in the house
where the murder was committed.
When the girl escaped to the hills,
she stayed with one OF his relatives.
I traced her there, but she was
gone. Whenever men have escaped,
Orden has known about 1t and has
helped them And I even strongly
suspect that he is somewhere in the
picture of these little parachutes."
Lanser said eagerly, But you
can't prove it."
mo" Corell said, II can't prove 1t.
The first thing I know; the last I
only suspect. Perhaps you will be
willing to listen to me-"
Lanser said quietly, What do you
suggest?"
These suggestions, colonel. are a
little stronger than suggestions.
Orden must now be hostage and
his life must depend on the peace
fulness Of this community. His life
must depend on the lighting Of one
single fuse on one single stick Of
dynamite"
Corell Is Demanding.
He reached into his pocket and
brought out little folding book. and
he tipped it open and laid 1t in
front of the colonel This, sir, was
the answer to my report from head
quarters. You will notice that it
gives me certain authority"
Lanser looked at the little book
and he spoke quietly. "You really
did 60 over my head, didn't you?"
He looked up at Corell with frank
dislike in his eyes. II heard you'd
been injured. How did it happen?"
Corell said, "On the night when
your lieutenant was murdered I was
waylaid The patrol saved me.
Some of the townsmen escaped in
my boat that night. Now, Colonel,
must I express more strongly than
I have that Mayor Orden must be
held hostage?"
Lanser said, "He is here, he
hasn't escaped. How can we hold
him more hostage than we are?"
Suddenly in the distance there
was sound Of an explosion, and
both men looked around in the
direction from which it came.
Corell said, There 1t is, Colonel.
and you know perfectly we'll that
If this experiment succeeds there
will be dynamite in every invaded
country"
Lanser repeated quietly, What
do you suggest?"
Just what I have said Orden
must be held against rebellion"
And if they rebel and we shoot
Orden?"
Then that little doctor is next;
although he holds no position, he's
next in authority in the town."
But he holds no Office
He has the confidence Of the
people"
And when we shoot him, what
them"
Then we have authority. Then
rebellion will be broken. When we
have killed the leaders, the rebellion
will be broken"
Lanser asked quizzicaily. do you
really think SOP"
ut must be So"
Lanser Issues Orders.
Lanser shook his head slowly and
then he called, Sentry" The door
opened and soldier appeared in
the doorway. Sergeant" said Lam
ser, II have placed Mayor Orden
under arrest, and I have placed
Doctor Winter under arrest You
will see to it that Orden is guarded
and you will bring Winter here
l Immediately"
\ The sentry said, Eyes, sir"
l Lanser looked up at Corell and
he said, "You know, I hope you
know what you're doing. I do hope
| you know what you're doing"
4 In the little town the news ran
quickly. 1t was communicated by
whispers in doorways, by quick,
meaningful looks-"The Mayors
/ been arrested"-and through the
town a little quiet jubilance ran, a
/ fierce little jubilance, and people
talked quietly together and went
apart, and people going in to buy
I food leaned close to the clerks for
\ a moment and word passed be-
4 tween them
/. The people went into the country,
\ into the woods. searching for dy-
\ Mantle. And children playing in the
snow found the dynamite, and by
\ now even the children had their
instructions. They opened the
\ packages and ate the chocolate, and
4 then they buried the dynamite in
1 the snow and told their parents
/ where it was.
4 Far out in the country a man
L picked up a tube and read the in
/ structions and he said to himself
|. L wonder if this works" He stood
Il the tube up in the snow and lighted
I the fuse, and he ran back from it
1 and counted, but his count was fast
Il 1t was xtyeight before the dyna-
I mite exploded. He said. 1T does
Il work" and he went hurriedly about
/ looking for more tubes.
/ Almost as though at signal the
L people went into their houses and
Il the doors were closed, the streets
Il were quiet.
/ At the mine the soldiers carefully
L searched every miner who went
/ into the shaft. searched and re-
Il searched, and the soldiers we're
1 nervous and rough and they spoke
i harshly to the miners. The miners
4 looked coldly at them, and behind
4 their eyes was a little fierce jubi-
Il lance.
/ Mayor Orden Guarded.
l In the drawing of the pal
\ ace of the Mayor the table had
4 been cleaned up, and soldier stood
Il guard at Mayor Orden's bedroom