Show I 04 I II O I o By Richard Parker Based Hed Bi ed on the imi oC of o a Fire C Uder W Roi Cooper o oo UNDER UNDE R COVER d n and Author Co-Author of at 0 1016 By The Q Copyright IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE Q O n L o JoVo CHAPTER Continued 14 14 What a delightful triangle we wc pr present pre pre- sent senU Streetman remarked with t a anasty nasty smile smite He ne adopted the pose of ot Re Redmond's Redmond's Red Red- forgetting the revolver in Captain monds mond's hand And ADd he be moved tentatively tenta tent to see what would happen E He found out quickly I uI wouldn't move If I I were you tarry Larry told him sharply No Ao Streetman Inquired with t a. a sarcastic smile Permit me to poll point out that when someone enters this thi room room room- room room- When someone does docs if you say or one word or do one thing thing- Ill I'll kill you you you-so so help me God I will wm Larry promised promise him But nut the threat was far tar from alarming alarming alarm alarm- ing lag the fellow A Afterward rd you and the lady wi will follow tollow me he pointed out to hl his enemy Perhaps Larry Lury granted But Bt you'll go first Remember that 1 If It they find me In this uniform Im I'm donfor done don for tor anyhow so Ive I've nothing to lose You have You dont don't want t to dl die Youre You're Youre You're a cow coward rd or you wouldn't wouldn have treated her like that that cheater cheated robbed her It was a way to serve my country countr and ond my country Is above all alt For nothing nothIng nothing noth noth- ing else do I care he announces announced piously His hypocritical answer roused Ethel Ethe to Ineffable scorn Why he be Isn't a German she shy scoffed Hes uHe's a Russian In the German German German Ger Ger- man pay A Russian eh said Larry Lam What If I am Streetman retort retort- I ed ad I am loyal to Germany So youre you're a traitor too too too-a a traitor to your own country Larry taunted taunt him A renegade Why youre you're a disgrace disgrace dis die grace even to that uniform Youve You've got gol gota gola a yellow streak and that's what'll save us us The telephone sergeant ergeant stepped In In- Inside Inside side the door In obedience to Larrys Larry's late ate command Streetman was vas be beg between between tween weep the fellow and Larry La And tho the sol soldier ler did cUd not see Captain Redmond's revolver It UIt Is fifteen minutes mInutes- he began But ut Streetman gave him no time to fin finh 1 ish h. h Sergeant he exclaimed eagerly I Remember you go first Larry warned married him in an undertone And to the he noncom he said Youve Interrupted Interrupted Inter Inter- us us sergeant on some important business There have hove been no mes mes- sages ages The sergeant saluted and retired Yes Captain Karll Karl he had said as asLe ashe ashe he Le turned So you are Captain Karl Kar Streetman Streetman Street- Street nan man man gasped He wondered what furher further further fur fur- ther her revelations would take place Now hand band over your military pacers papers papers pa pa- pers cers Larry ordered hImI himI himI him I will not notI Yes you will A German would rather gather die than betray his country to the he enemy but youre you're not a German you ou dirty coward Youre You're not man enough to stand up and take your medicine Come on After Arter that Streetman reached for Cor his papers But Larry stopped him sud sud- denly lenly He reflected that possibly the fellow show carried another revolver No No on second thought Ill I'll get em myself he said And h he be quickly appropriated ap ap- Streetman's treasured doc doe Among them he found a map of If the British Youve marked Trench 27 La Larry exclaimed What mischief have you I foot afoot for tor T Trench reach 27 7 Streetman dived for tor Larry then But Captain Re Redmond mond was ready for him aim He Het threw brew the unhappy rascal into a chair chali And thereupon Streetman Streetman Street Street- Streetman man thought better of his Intentions landing Handing the revolver to Ethel Larry bade her keep their prisoner covered And Ind th then the n resourceful Irishman D proceeded proceeded pro pro- ro- ro to bind h his hs s captive When someone comes In ln to find me like this what do o you think will happen happen hap hap- pen d en to you you 1 Streetman snarled Nothing was the captains captain's blithe answer an For Ill I'll be proving with m my own wn English I Ill I'll 11 papers say I found foun on n you ou that youre you're an English s spy and that I captured you for the father tather- land You dog the other cried He TIe w was thoroughly oro I al alarmed rIed no now w as he saw the he p i O or of the uie Irishman's ruse best you dont don't talk too m meither much either Larry cautioned him humor humor- And he proceeded to gag t the be beThen helpless man Then to Ethels Ethel's surprIse surprise surprise sur sur- prise no less than the renegade Hussian's Russians Russian's Rus Hus- sian's slang he opened the trapdoor and dragged dragg d Streetman whom he had tied seated to the chair across the room toward the stairs that led to the wt wine no cellar It was on only a t few w seconds' seconds work to lower his victim vIctim to the bottom orI ot or I the short flight As the chair bumped from step to step J Larry arry could not retrain re- re refrain re re- frain train from a parting Jest Tie many a long day Ill I'll warrant since you rode In a Jaunting car ho he remarked CHAPTER Little Jeanne Squares Account With the venomous Streetman safe safely y disposed of Captain R Redmond swiftly shuttled shuffled through the packet of ot pa papers P erbe he had bad filched from the fellow Ah th His pass he be exclaimed Joy- Joy I exclamation ta n an e And AmI then h he lie gave theIr or or- A A copy of ot tion of ot surprise plan The he whole ders he exulted Larry aid s said soli against the British army one o ot of theis the breathlessly as he scanned to tc Is crown P prince documents The Von I Kluck w wis ck while Paris march against JUe Tournay an and d LEis Le is flanking us from Crom it will vrin deal clear succeed If It they Gateau Coteau see sec Paris Do y yoU road to the be he asked Ethel Ettel what It means if It we can on only It UIt means everything she answered British know let the that's outside outside- take his car vou you Now must know how bow to drive rive e It through thrown Larry S said His pass will get you Tourville to with me me Come Oh J Larry Lary arry thought of ot She She could not bear the leaving him For bearer no The pass says Id I'd not get twenty yards goad oo for two must stopped You Lou iou till I was for alone-for England he urged herThen herThen her go bO Then Ive I got ot to she sal said praised he the brave girl Tour Tour- her warmly And AmI listen At house Walt Wait ait ville go so to the mayors mayor's tonight under uDder cover cOyer for forme me Somehow there thereto to get of darkness Ill I'll manage to you and there well we'll find the English lines to together ether Now hurry burry he be ad added ed For every second counts for England for tor the There was no time rime even Ethel took one shortest goodby goodbYe But fleeting look into his honest loving the door for her herand eyes yes Then he opened find and she left him turned Captain Redmond as be he the shut even away sway from the door that view lew of her departure away from him had bad German sergeant found mind that the en en- of at another slipped dipped In by means trance ranee Larry told him there had bad been no relief relict messages and a look of vast the Irishman's faces face came ame over gallant as s he heard beard the cough couSh of a motor starting starting start start- ing ag outside There followed the notes which rapidly fainter of f a horn grew And Lad he knew then that Ethel had ma made e her escape unhindered ered Do you know which Is Js my room 1 he e asked the sergeant The fellow told him and Larry was Ras wason on r the point of ot leaving leavIng- him when Lieutenant Lieutenant Lieu Lieu- l tenant nant Baum brought wor word that Major von ron m Brenig wished to see Captain Kail Ka I 1 at once Any news sergeant the lieutenant lieutenant lieuten lieuten- ant it Inquired after Larry Lurry had gone Noue None Herr Lieutenant What is that Baum asked pres pres- itly A curious persistent tapping caught aught their attention coming apparently fitly from beneath their feet Why Why It it Is the code the sergeant exclaimed What does it say Baum contin contin- d. d The sergeant listened Intently while he spelled out the signal Help he be interpreted Oh Oh It It Is the woman S spy y the Heu- Heu 1 ii cit 1 I t The Whole Plan Against the British Army Armyl tenant said contemptuously And their Weir Interest ceased for the time bein being BU But ut soon the alert oar gar ar of the sergeant beard heard something that th startled startle him he be declared de de- It lIt is from Crom one of our men Glared as the tapping continued continued- lie De Dehas has bOB the password J Then open the tho door quickly Baum comman commanded commande ed l. l The ser sergeant cant obeyed and looking down Into the cellar he cried Gott In Himmel It Is Herr Derr Captain bound and gagged In a few rew moments they had released releases Str Streetman Getman I was taken at nt a great disadvantage disadvantage tage and unexpectedly attacked by anEn a an En Englishman Streetman told them 1 in response to their anxious questioning questioning- Captain Have Havo either ot of you seen Karl Brenig He Is with Major von YOU Lieutenant Baum Buum replied r 1 1 9 1 d A sinIster mans man's ans an's gleam came int Into Street Street- eyes Lieutenant g co O to Captain Karl at ata a Say that tIla t someone is here bere with a 11 a mN message And b from Tour Tourville he be said as 8 SOOn n a as a Captain the Karl leaves eaves es rn room inform f rm Major von that I alone ed e single handed have Gaped captUred cap cap- an English Spy Already Street Street- man w Was Sl gloating over his tended Intended Intended re re- Prisa Before executing his errand Lieutenant Lieuten Lieuten- ant Baum gat Streetman's request- request banded his reV revolver revolver to the spy f from rom the Wilhelm strasse send nt-send send for a military auto auto- mobile le Have It come here at once I have flave lve a little matter at Hl t to attend nd to to personally Streetman said ds AS he be lay bound in the cellar he had h ties beard eard rd almost every word of ot Larrys Larry's instructions to the pseudo Madame de Larde rde h hi i f e 1 S e ei i Your hands up this time Streetman Streetman Street- Street man an snapped the moment Captain Redmond Red Red- fond mond ond stepped in Inside side the public room of ot the Lion dOrr dOrt dOr r t Larry obeyed with with lightning alac- alac nty rity ty And he gazed at Streetman open- open How the devil did you get loose looser r be asked i You are going to die diem my friend the e other said He was In no mood lor for tor footless explanations Essentials were ere all aU that Interested him at the moment mo mo- ment Well Nell go ahead and hurry Larry said Bald id somewhat bitterly It was hard to to lo lose e. e when he had come so near to Winning the game not so pleasant pleasant pleas pleas- ant ant here for doth as you Fou s seem em to think he told Str Streetman etman But his enemy was Seas not yet ready rendy j 1 I No you shall not not die as a soldier but as a spy he threatened I could have bave rave shot you as you came In that loot door b but t I wanted to give you a chance hance n I This Is Is a hell of or a chancel Larry reto retorted ted i At fiAt least your Information will never never lever reach the English Streetman Informed him I ul have sent for tor a moor motor mo mo- mo- mo tor or and I shall find the lady of ot Tour Tour- rifle And as you die I want you to take ake with you yO the thought that not only has baa that lady lady lady- What taunt lay upon the fellows fellow's lip Ups lips Larry never knew For the moment Captain Redmond forgot his own daner daner danger dan- dan sight of ot a small amaH ger er as he be caught light figure that crept up behind Street Street- man nun It was Jeanne but Christophe-but but butot not ot the quaint little Jeanne whom Charlie harlle Brown had known Pale Intense in- in I tense ense silent she stole up to Sheet Sheet- nan oan like some avenging fate rate In her herland hand land gleamed a long knife And it was already raised when Larry gave a 1 smothered shout I Look out Streetman Look out behind behind be be- hind you he called But Henry Streetman only smiled complacently Oh that is an old trick he an an- I do not take my eyes from you Fou Something stayed Jeanne's Jeanne s hand even as it lingered In the air Perhaps she quailed at the thought of at what she was about to do o. o Perhaps it was that she paused to gloat over her Victim vic sic tim tim My Iy God girl What are you doIng doing dorig do do- like that Gh Give e him a 11 ing rig No not No-not not chancel hancel Larry begged her But little But him Jeanne Leanne did not seem to hear henr said Streetman Very dramatic with a 11 contemptuous curl of his Up lip sham sham- He Re was positive that Larry was ming Ding Christophe struck And then Jeanne she sheathed the With all her hel strength knife in Streetman's back and toppled forward forWard forward for for- He lie gave one groan ward upon the floor at nt Larr Larrys Larry's s feet What have you done Larry cried horrified at the tragedy Little Jeanne was quite calm She Vas was no longer frightened Something I her with a akin skin to an un ecstasy filled strange elation n Her r great eyes seemed Redmond And Ana not lot to see Captain I with her white pa pathetic face tace raised heavenward she said saId saId- He Re killed my father ALife A AlIel are area life lIel for a life Father a avenged 4 that look 1001 at swift Larry took one figure lure huddled upon the floor flor fl or Street Street- Ivan ha had not moved shoot They'll n Hurry blurry girl KIrl hurry yon you he said him with amaze amaze- Her Hec answer filled men ment t. t she told not No they will h In did It IWas IWas i iKas him They will think you has sent a as Was Kas there listening He soldier s to tu i inform form them that he has captured captured cap cap- tU ed you Captain Karl Earl And lAnd the girl-did girl he tell ten him about the girl rl at Tourville Larry asked his her ber clutched while a horrid fear throat I 10 He lie bad No No o he did diet not th there re ue lie sent gent for tor an nn automobile to go w would uld attend to that matter himself himself- Captain Re Redmond mond breathed a prayer ot of f still sUlI safe sare thanksgiving Ethel was Jeanne Christophe urged him to tilde blue e. e the of ot But were thoughts Larrys Larry's first he be di dig directed little Belgian 6 girl Hurriedly d her to go to To Tourville 11 e where ren her J-eu J Madame aid de e Lor Lorde e would Larry madame not to walt wait for me wW enid Even asbe as asbe ase but to go on alone be e spoke he no heard footsteps Say 1 I i i 1 have escaped that escaped that I went that way he whispered to Jeanne pointing down the road road road-In In the opposite direction from that In which Tourville lay Then Captain Redmond crouched behind the tho counter where Ethel had successfully hidden When the major and his men found the stricken spy in a heap on the floor Jeanne Christophe explained that as she came into the room another had pulled out a knife and stabbed s Streetman t The man was not dead As his friends bent over him he raised him him- himself himself self on his elbow and tried to o speak i I I He Gave One Groan and Toppled For For- ward But he could cO only mutter a few disconnected disconnected dis dis- connected words The English spy Where did bego he be go go gol Von Brenig asked Raked him By a 1 mighty effort Streetman managed managed managed man man- aged to answer him Tourville he said The Germans lost no time In calling |