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Copyright, 1915, by the Bolster -Merrill Co.,
erhptanes `nava been unable to
pick tram up. For a month they iitive
harried as, and it mast cease," and he
pound the table with his clinched
"Evezy morning between 10 •and
11 oo machines will fly over their
des, f and when you have located a
battery sed as near it as possible.
Wear this," handing me a coarse linen
orange colored petticoat, "and pin up
your skirt after the fashion. of the
peasant woman. This particular color
terries extraordinarily well, and our
men can, with a telescope, distinguish
it at a great distance. . You will find
some pretense for remaining there un-
til our men come over, and when they
do shade your eyes with your hands-
so"- and he gave me an object lesson,
"fee as many minutes as there are
guns in the battery. If you are unable
to determine the exact number give it
approximately as best you can. The
thing of first iuzportaace is where are
the guns. It is for this you will be
werable and for this rewarded."
knew'," new'," toe, ,'tnat her
been- shot. The falsity
tion can be pr+eved, but
"And time," he broke
none of us hare just
I took up tiie orange
to my room and twen
was en route. I begged
Frazer, but pormisaion
or write him was deni
blindfolded and led to t
tor. After vxe had g
whether in a 4traig 1t 1
I was enable s to decid
halted, and the officer
ing the bands ` e from
down and said
"Fraulein, your Way
to where you I see that
outlined on the ho
good luck." ie held o
I took it he added,- "T
taste, frauleifl"
As horrifying as it
glad to be free. For
lested, still brad been
'What assureli
:- ce have . d that Fou says the sense of
fCeling . o C bolas watt
will Beep' your Word if I succeed?" I fresh see saaz .
�r w..w !'e._ �
the faint chit p of the
was hurrying ; onwar
death. I said this to
emotions eeft sed tube
asked, all the while crowding back
the ideas, the plans, that were teeming"
in ray brain. t was panic stricken lest
some one might read my. thoughts,
so overwrought were my nerves. not feel a) ghminer of
~
• ."You must take my word for that,,' would and must go w
healed quickly. "And besides you eral's oitzce r had deci
know what will happen if you refuse,, aeoay erne, the
aad he sbrngged his shoulders. By de- zea: might dost my
tiling I knew, of course, we were low mach liege .f the life 0
to me suddenly was
fighting chance. .
For agreeing there was always the
fres} Liz return to my Own work •
-We-both -- r8 free if my mission is suc-
cessfully accomplished?" I asked.
He laughed unpleasantly. "Well,
hardly that. Don't you think you.
Would be better satisfied to return and
learn. personally what happens to Fra-
zer? He is very ill." The=n, quickly
changing his tone, he sat': "If Son
have played fair you and Captain Fra-
zer will be sent blindfolded out of our
lines and -proper precaution taken that
you get through to your own. You
have saved his life. Ile' win tarry
yob. No one will ever su.,peet you --
you the daughter of a peer of 1 :c;.;:and.
"To return you will leave .there in
the morning, go to where the line
breaks, pass your own patrol." ile
trust have seen my leak of amazen:en =,
"And 1 tell you he is a spy. Now l
you your choice."
fer'be aided at once "It Is a Ming 'Meat
is dote every day, to say nothing of
dispatch riders who go through even
under are. Disguised as a pretty peas-
ant it will be easy. They are very lax
with the natives. Once safe from the
sentry you have nothing to fear, as our
patrols on your r: turn will be watch-
ing for you. Oe ,reaching them you
will be chgllengc a You have only to
answer in Germs t and give the coun-
tersign."
i.Iere I Interni pted with: "But the
countersign is el 'need every day. It
will be three day." -
"The one I give you will be good un-
til the evening of the third day. .It is
`Deutschland I;ber Arles: "
"I think it a most hazardous task," I 1 me until I blushe
;aid. "and one in which the chances ! face is patrician,
as Ian.) But we w
that was a chance we
all, as Colonel
me, "Who lives if w
perish from. off,the ea
give
CHAPTER
Playing He
Olt the first
nothing to be
tated fields
dit then I c
village. It a stra
tl:fng too �throubh
There is some influe
haunt the 'empty pl
once lived, but it br
force over places whe
If the object of the G
to clear the towel of
had succeeded, for a
moment to .survey th
not a man," woman o
anywhere. l'Somehow
empty houses --one
might be hidden b
walls. -
I was stumbling a
when I suddenly; saw
ing in the first pure
brilliantly hued shel
man seventy-seven,
blue had been scra
brass, shi>zing like
through. I stopped
down on. !it and w
havoc the beautiful
of when sharp a v
goes there ?"
1 looked. up
fined bayonets eonfr
highlanders frown'
"Friend," 'I ansere
"Advance and giv
I advanced, and
met, and :1 told the
nuurse escaped from
They marded m
don and interest, b
consultation I was
geant, who sent
headquarters. As
they asked me d
about the stren
most of which 1 w
It was breakfast
at headgbarters,-a
hour until I could
When I Was at las
him a typical Eng
beginning of my s
Germany had asst
spies all. about hi
watched, and I lad
"I dare say, the
scarred. "Anywa
cl: ,tees. Come
TI... a we can at
hi: ' "s."'
.:•e was a mai bl.c seat by a pont.i
thy, :iter of the ovoly old fashione
gal. ', land there we sat while I tol
hint ' ; }whole sto
"If , sy suspect
false they will sh
is certai;u," said G
do not 'return th
with the charge
voice became ad
After ` some mi
thought, he went
yellow ,;petticoat,
girl, but -you ha
little as possible.
LrztE IIo,v
oi the accuse-
''takea t die-"
"is what we
41
ticoat, went
minutes. later
to ' see' Captain
ither to talk to
, and I was
e waiting mo,
ne hour --
e or a circle
we Oudden1y
ith tae, remov-
y eyes!, jumped
straight ahead
indmill dimly
Goodby and
t his hand. AS
' :
Isnot to my
11 wax, Iwas
bile never me -
prisoner, with
pression, - the
ed. With the
e country
irds, I fo of
, perhaps to
yself, but my;
roused. I could
eax. T knew all
IL In the gen-
ed' on a course
Ian, if carried
e and more -
'eel (It cg me
thinldng•of him
e soldiers, and
ust take. After
ad once said to
t we stand fir
thT'
X111.
Part.
our - there was
seen but devasi
ellow from lyd-
me to an empty
ge" and uncsnrly
deserted town.
ce that seems to
ces where men
ods in redoubled
e men have died.
ermans had been
inhabitants they
I stopped for a
place there was
child to be seen
I distrusted those
ever knew what
d their silent
THE RTjRON EXPOSITOR
lesohnowerisisossolni
HUSEANO SAVED
Stopped
Bering b
Pit
!b1t
Most
Getti
am'd �Egeta. aced me to the man with whom I
up,
jut;
have
rind S • tall $diaafiti Itiokflg- iiaan tar in t:te e tet mrectlon t had been
ped litirriedly out. I should not told to take. saki. "There they are- the
hilt had he not almost t;i=, rug,-• i was mystit'.r:i. 1 -Ind 1.
noticed
WIFE rub int® me. � hawed an apolo•
giz d and I hurrying n when
1 looking around.
e o>se! Calf
The commander iuimself moil mei me
errible ' Suf- to store. When I -reached hire he in -
SO
g Her Lydia
>ll
Compound. almost collided, saying, . t.ord N.,
is the :nurse I -told you of -1 --the one
wh has been looking after Captain
eni;aon,'exas. -- "After my little F
1 was born two year ago I began:suf- F
fe 'ng with female sPe
bad
r1
trouble and c cru Id.
hardly do my work. N.
I was very nervous
ut just kept rag-
gitng on until as t
summer when 1 got
where I could not do
my work. I would
have a chill every
shes
and
i
al -
oat
rden
tep-
ong shortly after
before me gleam=
ays of sunlight a
It was a Ger-
nd the deep rich
ed off until the
ull gold, showed
a moment to look
s thinking of the
hing was capable
ice called, "Who
.day and hot flP
and dizzy spelli
.1^ my head woul
ost burst. 1 got where I was al
a alkin`� slreleton and life w a bt
ti me until one day My husband's
sister told My husband if hejd>id n t do
13 reethit'lg for me I would not last long
a d toldhimt togetyoue medicine. o he
g t Lydia l4 Piinkha f s Vegetable Com-
p, and for nye, and after taking the first
ree doses1l began to improve. I con-
t need its Use, and I have never had any
f male trotible since. I feel that owe
,ray life to you and your remedies.. They
d'd form ' what doctor" could •not do
nd I will �lways praise it wherever I-
o. "--Idrs G. O. Low itY, 419 WlMon-
ray Sittretlt, Denison, Tease.
If you are suffering from any form of
female', ills, get a bottle of Lydia E.
"inkham's; Vegetable Compound, and
ommence the treatment without delay.
kk
�1�
to
Pd
sid
1
tily to find twe
nting me and two
g behind them.
the countersign."
so did they. We
I -was a military
the Germans.
with mixed suspl-
t after a whispered
Yen over to a seir-
e under escort to
we marched along
zens of question
of the G-ermans,
unable to answer.
me when I arrived
d I had to wait an
ee the commander.
. ushered `in I found
ish soldier. At the
ory I told him the
red. ale there were
n; that I would be
bed incredulously.
are right," he an;
we shall tape no
ut in the garden
east see who is bei
"if Hilly suspect you of playi
fatse they will shoot both of
t 7(" S in the rront yara.
Peasant 'omen lives there, wh
shill her ! soul for money. H
aayt' he asked. quickly. ,
",O,„ I answered; "before I
G cte returned 1,000 franc
are a hundred to one I shall fail, how- and th
fore I go I want to say that I know this m
but on
ever earnestly I try, but I accept. Be -
Captain Frazer :is not a spy, though are p1
rnsiv he azainst nine but
',ASTORIA
la Wells ‘aoll Cblittrea
IntiserorOrerZtYrears
Ablecobigen
iftagAugoot
t's rathe
ment. Yo
y such an
ged to r
the third day, ar
"Yoe will rett
through our lin.
mana.ee to live,'
til noon of that
you aad Frazer
"Arid now to
cottage. You
eon of playing the
ot both of you, th
y might go- throng
gainst Frazer." His,
be spoke of him.
utes spent in dPep
n:'`Well, weer your
dress lite a peasant
better be seen es
" and he looked at
y dear, not peasanit,
unfortunate just
will Place the s,
where I see fit You
turn the morning Of
yoe not?"
an
en
on)
tai
bu
r
da
wSh
a
fr
ce.
ro
co
g ,therm
All 01a
would
ve you
left the
of my
after all. dc,r;e something \\rc.u:.? ►
trc itatecl,
and then t put ata' c-on;ec-
turFs at-fiz:e and did as I heti t.t•c'n tetd.
-Teem arc con big ones, ' 11A:tA «tris-
ptired, "n (1 tots of s nail ttt,to tarried
You know they dig hole:: mei a :de
those." With unsteady hands 1 ::heeled
my eyes for ten minutes. Then
an aeroplane dart out In pursult of the
taube, but as it took the aeroplane
zer. I thought you might} like to many minutes to ascend the taube
sailed off toward its own lines before
k to her." - (the aeroplane reached striking dis-
t
voice tense with emotion Lord I
aid: "Captein Frazer is v
e. Have Toe good news,
e -is much better and, all
oner, he has been treated �bith con- ill great masses on the edge of a ting
.tion," I answered. t tutreari� They were pattering and chat -
tertiary
Lei expression 'betrayed �o much as if such a thing as war did
not exist. Then we retraced onr steps.
The last few minutes we had heard the
deep full roar of artillery, and no I
reached the cottage grate 1 heard some
one say, "They have got the range at
last, but it has taken a month to do it."
My heart stopped within me. 1 was
too faint to go farther. 1 had blun-
dered, after all-wh en -how''
It was luncheon time, but 1 couldn't
have swallowed a bite to save my rife.
I dragged my trembling body tip the
cold, worn steps to my attic room.
Dour after hour I lay there. hearing
the cannonading and growing more
sick at heart with each dull boom.
Finally about dusk I could endure it
no longer, and hastily putting on my
bonnet and shawl I went downstairs.
The road was full of autos and men.
who were coming and going contin-
ually. I had hardly stepped. out. when
some one bumped into ore and s�uis-
pered in French, but witli a peculiar
accent, "Be here at 8," and slipped
away. I was indignaut with myself
when I realized that I bad not no-
ticed what the person looked like. Re-
covering myself, I sped in the direc-
tion he had gone. There were several
men in khaki and one slouching peas;
ant. It was the peasant who had
spoken. What (lid he wish to tell me?
It all seemed so queer. Was he in
tbe German secret service? If so, why
wag he willing to trust me? And
dry dear We followed along a ?tie rrr ' Ivo
ister?" more and saw women washing: alt; ,Rt
hough a under fire, piling up the wet elelhes
sty that I refrained Trona telling
of the greatest danger that threat -
d Captain ' Frazer. Here several
a : same in and I was ha�iily dis-
find the cottage was not difficult,
to persuade. the peasant (an ole;
cbwonean who looked tie anetent
might 'have endured from Roman
s) to take me in was another thing.
insisted her house was
in fact jest turning me
young officer whom I r
m headquarters came in.
full. and'
ut when
cognized
He inter -
ed for me, even offeringeme his
m. This she would not -he
seated , at • last to my sh
roiem. Perhaps she felt she
ter watch me in this way.
on being paid in advance
ht, but when she saw the
nc "bill she became at o
ni
fr,
to, but
ming her
ould bet -
he insist -
for each
thousand
ice much
mV,re trieneny. 1 thought it was ue-
ca`use she felt sure of her money, but
an must
' she said
I didn't
ave liked
y bey, which they had taken.'
"Gaodl Well, go there, tell
are esed from nursing for
and that you want to stay
yell, because your love
ubsidize her and exp
to dress like a peas
cause,
here,
you orris,
tract legis attention. She will
nerPons and so on, but for 10
night she will be persuaded.
our meta are billeted there, an
them you will receive the
1410ns. Today you h
quiet, get yblur bearings
e ;directions as Well as you
e get bp to leave, first
tcriaiti. In a few moments
ec1 with a tall bronzed officer,
the +narrowly. Jest before
e met however, they stop
o' ti a i fieldglass and ;began
ser itinizing the heavelis.
ottneats so spent they join
c
'mender saying: "Thet
o it liaison officers. A liaise
o e who takes messages fro
t another. It's an excitin
ous job and ;requires me
ge. avid ability. I have ch
e go -s and conies, and
la paid. to him;.going and co
jog. omorro`v morning a
ie about the hour they will
i --go out of your house
this ocer, keeping as far
xis yc u can and still dis
movements. He may tak
rotrte,I but you go straight
sag the general ',direction o
south; But when he stops
his feldglasses and sere
heavens, you go on past -
red.
s will be arraeged-
and he laughed, "un -
day, and T guarantee
business. Down the
of a mile there is a
recog-nize it by two
cenal, for there the Fren
never mind. Yon had better go no
rurther instructions you will. recei
eall their military nurses
are ,as brave as I could
son to be," and the int
MR Left the ;earden
•
b
q
d
her you
a week
ere be -
is near
ain that
t, to at-
e afraid,
francs a
Some of
through
ecessary
d better
nd les.rn
king me
return -
who eyed
ey reach-
, took
carefully
ter a few
d me, the
one of
officet is
one line
and dan;
of come
n him, as
attentio
is
be watoh
d folio
gash hia
on, followr
the cant4
takes o
es
for a
then at
100 pa
asible, f
locate o
The offic
b.
st
cl
I
el
a
as wrong. "Your English
rich as Well as influential,
te as a matter of fact.
e -to say what I should
✓ fear I might be set adrif
went to my room, whi •la was a
ck one, up a flight of worn stone
eautipilly
, tired as
the most
nd leaves
ps. It was small, but
an. On the bed I notice
Was, a comforter quilted
borate design of flowers ,
d with stitches so small it would
ve delighted' forever the heart of
tioned that in spite of the excitement
I lay down and slept the ,heavy sleep
youtit and exhaustion. Hours after
I was awakened by a boy with big
b.own intelligent eyes, who had come
t say that luncheon was ready. Later
made friends with him. He was
ene, my landlady's grandsOn, and his
ather was a sergeant in the French
rtillery corps stationed near by. He
It
Liad the conamunicativenesls and the
lcumen Of the gamin tbe 4rld over.
1 Rene at once offered to take me -for
11i. consideration -around the country
and show me the abando,ned trenches,
the battlefields and the graves and—
he lowered his voice -"where the big
uns are." The last off0 made my
eart jump with joy. The peasants
Knew this lad; he was one cif them.' In
way it was a certain protection from
inquisitiveness, suspicion.
That afternoon, by way of getting
y bearings as well a,s satisfying my
d to go to those near by. It was vis-
iting day, and almost eve man had
ly
a friend sitting beside his bed. Those
who had not looked som how lonely
and out of it. As we Were slowly
passbag through one of tbe wards In
prisoners I
s a French
a German
news of an
ed to bring
the French -
el
which were some Germa
noticed just in front of
officer. He was. huntin
who was supposed to hay
aeroplane that he had hel
down and in which one o
man's best friends had been killed.
Passing a bed around which a screen
had been placed, the officer sudden-
ly stopped and listened Intently to
a few words that were being spo-
ken in Geio.n.an by the patient.
Without waiting to ask, "By your
leave," he pulled the screen away and.
stepped to the side of the bed. The
young private so desperately wounded
was the officer's brother. They were
Alsatians, and one ,had early in life
joined the Freitch colore, and when
the war began the other .hrother had
been drafted into the
In 8, second the officer
knees caressing the boy
he Might have a child,
The next merning I re
roora as long es possible
seen and, diseussed bY
There dressedein: one of
dresses, I weni down.
short little *tag and
slender, butt 'easeful
ticoot mid so
the peasants:
my dress .
peatance, but suspected, nothing.
grahdmetbei thought she knew my eie.
cret, so all was welL
•
0 LONG lEAES
HE SUFFERED
ilud-a-tves" Made Feel
As If Walking On Mr
"For over two years, I was troubled
with Constipation, Drowsiness, Lack of
and Headaches. One day I saw
1,1- en. sign which read "Fruit -a -tires
intake you feel like walkhag on air."
!This appealed to me, so I decided. to
iry a box. In a very short time,
to feel better, and now I feelfine.
'I eat, and the Headaches ere gone
ientirely. I recommend this pleasant
ruil v!edicine to all iny friends ”.
DAN lifeLBAN.
At all dealers or sent postpaid hy
a-tivos Limited, Ottawa.
thatwas cold to my own ears, for
1 ''Well," I managed to say In a voice
Ikbaki and spying got on my nerves.
Speaking with the same doubtful ac-
raent I bad remarked before, he said:
"You spotted the guns all right,. How
id you do It so quickly?"
"The boy Rene did it," I answered.
"Now I understaud," he said. "I
had been wondering who was worlehig
with you. It will be more difficult to-
morrow. They are moding the guns
tonight. You had better get in there" -
and he motiened to the house-"aud
get busy. A kirl as pretty as tyou are
can certainly find the soft spot ill some'
of them. I am going out stalking to-
night, and if 1 4nd anything" -
"Why, you Can signal the taube your-
self tomorrow," I internmted.
"No, you had better do that. -It's
safer, and this is too important to
take any chance of making a mess of
it. No, what I W11S saying is this, if
I locate them I will pass by about 10
in the moreing driving a flock of
sheep; follow me. I will drive them
behind the big guns and will have as
many sheen as there are guns. Get
behind the battery and give your sig-
-Sheep," 1 managed to Say, "but you
are wearing khaki."
"Yes? A dashed dangerous thing to
do, coming to a place swarming with
English, but as risky as it is it's the
sa fest."
As he said this my spirits rose. I
didn't mind anything now, for after
all he wasn't a Tommie! Selling his
ceuntrv and his soul; I couldn't have,
endured that •just then. He was just
a German who spoke English only too
But what was 1 to do, even knowing
what he was. To gain time I risked,
-How will :Vali tind the -guns?"
"Oh, tharS My l'usilleM" he said.
and laughed.
"If you can't manage it will some
one else come driving the sheep?" I
asked lamely, hoping I might find a
"Oh, unless I miss my guess, I'll be
there," he saidAryly. "You had better
go in," he added, "or yell will be
I looked up at Wine- I must know
what be looked like. His -face -suggest -
.ed America:land I suddenly felt I had
seen him somewbere.
"Who are you?" I asked helplessly.
"Where have I seen you before?"
"You never saw me before," he an-
swered roughly, "until tonight," and be
turned on his heel and disappeared in
a second. I looked after him bewild;r-
ed, ransacking my brain, for I knew
perfectly Inhad. seen him somewbere.
Kte al little it came to me -at the —
- Will In New York, wleere we bad
-dined Rimiest . every night. He had
been a captain of waiters. I had of-
ten. spoken German with bim. Poor
fellow, when Germany had called for
thelr reservists, he had come. I was
etill looking after him when I heard a
stood still-petrbled. At once there
was a great- coninaotio.n in the house:
Officers hurried out; electric flashes
were eoPrywhere, I did not know
:whether to run in or stand stilL Some -
e 'thing deeided me. I had better go
while there Was tinae. I had only been
in the ro* a second; the old lady Was
still dozing, by the ate, when the young
lieutenant who had interceded for me
the mortiliag before eame hurrying it
and said, carefully choosing his words:
"Most weraen know something of nurs-
ing. A man. has been' pot. We are
bringingihim in here. Will you come
and see bow badly hurt be is?"
heart themping like mad and wonder-
ing whieh min it was, for I never
doubted it was one of thena 1 beard
them bding hira to the little rear din-
ing rooni, but try as I would I couldn't
and conrage and strength to walk
there. Bverything turned black before
my eyeSi .for I knew whoever it was I
de was indirectly to blame.
Then I heard a voice, sCome, nurse,"
and with joy I recognized it was the
liaison officer speaking. Summoning
all my courage, but still very nauch
shaken, I went ill and faced the mon
to whore I had juet been speaking_
"You cursed traitoria he said. "I
might have known you'd do it. I did
know it but I had my orders:" .
"Ile fired at ate when I called 'Haar
and tben ran," the officer said to me,
"and I shot The only regret I have
is that I didn't kill him. Now he will
bare to have a trial, and he isn't worth
it" % All this time I had been leaning
over hita, making a superficial exam',
"I am sorry," I said to the wound-
ed man, and to the others I pleaded
that they get a doctor. or better, take
him at once to the hospital. They
decided tha latter was imposseme, rare
feer his confederates would come t13;
enow of it. But they did bring a doe-
ew and a nurse. I couldn't have en-,
:lured his burning eyes.
An bear later the doctor came downi
and said, "The man wants to see you."
I shrank from going, but it was -a tird
ing request, and I went.
As I entered he said, after asking
that we be left alone, "You know novel
min at the hotel."
-That's right," be answered, "andl
recaese I spoke English end French:
so Weil and had a brother living neam
to take me in I was Sent here en this'
duty. 'Well, it's rotten work, and I'Ve:
had rotten luck, but"--afthr a painful;
pause-trve done my best for mye
leaser and I'm only sorry I can't dm
more." Then he smiled mid said whith-d
slearly, "Well, won't drive the sheerel
tomorrow after 1111# and added -sud-l-
denly, eying me narrowly, "but youi
didn't expect this when you asked me;
that question, did you?"
a part of the job. And ilow-thie
what I seahit to tell you, Listen," bei
said with burning eagerness. "wben
don't return they sispect whatt
has happened. You had better thadi
out where the big guns are and playti
square ot all over with yeu. You(
did it today, but that was a trick oti
the English. They meant you to del
it, but tomorrow either find out and;
or go back to America or they";
get you. and I Wouldn't like toi
dank ot yen being stood up ,akainst
to go he said hesitatingly, "Will yew
eray for leer and I knelt and prayedi
with an :whine., heart,
;mitten the next day's wort, and t
graft:fol. It would be:ye jarred
131P tit) truth just them I had seea
it.tem t:eatb and dying, but this was
The uext morning I awoke early, but.
lay still. was tired, my bead aebeda
tiressed and Went downstairs. Tbe -old:
I wondered if anything was worthe
all thie. Finally, about 9, I got up,-
weman was distinctly in a bad hu-•
won The shooting and having ho
nonee upset bad naturally disturbed
She some way eonnected me with it,
juet how. I tried to be as little trouble',
ae possible and to slip away quietly,.
eut befere I left she said sullenly,
-Your dress will be ready tonight, anti
in the morning I think you had bet -i
ter go." I answered that I should beat
ready end Went Ont.
Itc-ne was waiting for me. Even he
seemed downcast. 'It was gray and,
find for waiting around, but it wasn!ti
tiet'eSSary, as my officer came by NO
then. • Elis long military coat was bUte
tuned up, and he walked fast -in fact, -
so fast I could scarcely keep him 14
eiebt. This time be went farther ba
from the canal', and after a mile w
came to tbe top of a little hill. There(
were guns quite visible to- the ;neked
eye which the artillerymen were place',
ing and lowering with great activitye
This seemed strange, as their CU1M
concealing tbem up to now had b
SO perfect that their discoverV wor
have been luck. Even the flashes ha
with great subtlety been screened, Wei
could even hear the commands. 'The
lily officer stopped and looked about.
didn't see ninth necessity for signalei
Mg, it was nil so apparent but 1 diti
so aecording to instructions., He wali
joined a few minutes later bY tWrii
men. They got into a peasant's
and jolted off. I was uncertain wha
try.
were the cape
0
it
0
motor droitee
erman army.
was on his
tenderly as
hile the tears
ed in met
avoid belies
the paean%
the old ladell
Waft
diallipastiWo
to show Or =MO
rather
Sem tbX •
my altered
ehow to
I oriel
s being
d deal at
CHAPTER )ttlef.
placing the Bi Guns.
c 0 we set out on our excursion.
Our way folio ed the general
direction of the canal. We bad
wandered alon tor half an
honr, resting a moment here and there,
but always keeping i si,ght of the
liaison officer, when al at once I saw
blea stop, take out is glasses and
train them on a spot the heavens.
With Unsteady Hands I Shaded M
Eyes For Ten Minutes.
I thought 1.10W perfectly absurd
k:1Ve "nerves." Of course it waS a,
faan from the British headquarters. t
ea!fl this over and over again, trying
to convince myself by repetition. But
still i wanted news of the shelling and
vets looking around helplessly for somlal
one I might ask when the liaison offi-.
-el. of tbe morning came by, stopped
and asked me if I knew Which roota.
Colouel occupied. Answering in the
affirmative, he requested me to show
him the way.
"Oiellow me tiepin tomorrow more-
ing. You did good wOrk today. Ta
the boy again." All this was said
snatches. I
I was just beOnning, to be reassured.
by his words when my fears of a feW,
Moments ago returned. "If this was
the enessa:ge from headquarters what
was the other?" I had no time to ask,
for the old lady called me and asked
where I was going. I did. not answer
laer, but in desperation hazarded In a
whisper: "A spy will meet me in
garden at 8. Have some one there."
"Di:record" and "Thanks," he said
I then hastily- ran down and
plained to my landlady that I had
showing the Englishman the colon.
.rootn. She still thought I was Vren
Looking at me a moment over
glasses, she said: "Don't mind the.
back up there if you e-vish." Wh
Otainmered-that the gentleman was
my lover. I Was burning with
and was on3y able to compose
by remembering tbat solely in htn•
opinion of me lay the possThle sec
gled quickly 'hoer tbe rough ponied of m7 InhIgk'n; etherWiSe she 'iv
coveted viiih mounds and uneven wIthi report my PreS"fee t° the C°Ulnian
holes made by shells°. As the officer officer, and he wcruld in self d
Tii
en the precaution to I e tip hts pod- 11137 °I'm '2'''''`
tion with a low bush and a 1%0011 ' I Waite& witkemisginhaV- The312-
near by, laTiat'on reaching It I he seemed inteominable. I felt blue and
had marked it by droll/sag a utterly depresssed, and to keep rai
ei0r, I diem began connting the sing*, -BP"is gP 1 kelt* tertlag rursel 1C14:nr
but the last ten Rene it -would be to help Inn.
as directed, and when
too occupied by the
any attention to me,
I knew it must be a
I had done off w
, who bad bees ft was "useless- The gloom re.
air craft to pay maimed.. I coon:het idiake alt. *tan
suddenly cried what seemed an eternity 8 ettgleu
reit" and. point- sounded. The old woman was dozing
before the fire. Rase had gone to bed.
I got lap and slipped out into the gar+
Childre
FOR FLET
CAST
cry dere From the aleadow a figure nen*
HER'S forward to meet me. I was tote as+
tramded for words. The man eras
CHAPTER XV.
Meet Ian's Brother,
E were now on the battlefield ati
—, and graves marked al -1
most every footstep. Therei
Were English, Freneb and Ger.'
man, The Germans would' recomalzel
theirs by a rusty tin can stuck at onai
end of the stick that marked the grave.:1
the allies by crude crosses, with some -I
times a' tiny flag that fluttered lik
loose bits of I -Dation In the ehill gray),
air; often a last letter pinned. to It
or coat. They bad been buried. w
by graves. A little farther on
cattle upon a group of men. engaged
which Rene told ine had contained
ty-fiee men. They were searellinin
said, for a certain English
whom they believed to have been
buried there. Rene's ehatter ran
"He must have been a grand
for hii mother J16S been here
bunting 'for his'hedy and has offermit
Ohildren Cry
FOR FLETCHER'S
cAs_To Et I
(Continued on page six)
BURDOCK
BLOOD BITTERS
CURED
DYSPEPSIA*
Unle:ss the stomach is kert in good
shape your food will not ddigefst propeel%
but will cause a rising and souring ot
food, a feeliug of rawness in the stomach
pains in the stomach or a feeling as if
heavy weight were lying that.
Mode& Bleed Bitters cannot
surpaseed as a cure for dyspepsia and
its allied troubles.
Mr. James R. Burns, Balmoral, NeS,
troubled with dyspepsia, and could nOtti
get any relit4. I tried most everYthilig:
not even the doctors teeming to do
to try surtuck Blood as he
seen it adyertised. I an and
time the fest big* gol" I
and after .1
pletely cured. Wily
all sufferers; kegs dyeasediel-
T. Milburn Co. Dr