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He ccnsmnt mlshaPS we}? gettmg 0‘} his entertained suspicions too, which he nerves; he felt thet his brother officersl dared not breathe to any one_ They regarded hlm as mcapable- He won' seemed so wild and unfoun ed that dered sometimes whether he would be they would not bear the test f a mi_ relieved of his command, so unsuccess- nute’s careful thought, and yet they fill had he been constantly hounted him. @6ch49” , r of D Th 1‘ - lpel‘.” " earer an 6” .7 led by Hodder & " ' .ondon and Toronto ‘ . I. ‘ And yet he had been known as a capable, farseeing officer, and earlier in the war his name had been mentionâ€" ed in the dispatches. He had been spoken of in the General Headquarâ€" ters, too, as an officer of more than ordinary ability, and yet for the last few Weeks everything he had touched seemed to miscarry. There had been no great set-back, but there had been no advance worth speaking of. A spirit of restlessness and suspicion was felt in the whole regiment. It seemed to them as though there was an Achan in the camp, yet no one knew who the traitorimight be. Of course all these misadventures might have been owing to unfortunate accidents, or because the plans of the British officers were not well thought out. All the same Colonel Blount '9 d weavers for plain ;loths and blankets. y work. 'i ‘take notice of them. " ‘ gether. Of course he. knew nothing of what was being settled between the officers; he had not the slightest idea of the nature of’the plans which had mis- carried, he like the t‘thers only had a vague feeling that something was wrong. ' One day, while near the canal'which runs round the foot of the old ram- parts of the city, he noticed that the Brigadier and Colonel Blount were talking 'with two staff ofl’icers; one of the latter was a general, while the other was a captain. Tom felt sure that the captain was Waterman, whom he had known in Brunford. Tom was reclining near a danger- ous corner, close by the Potfize Road which runs straight to the beginning of the British communication trench. German shells were constantly screeching their way through the air, and falling in various parts of the old‘ town; but by this time he had be- ‘come so accustomed to these ominous ,sounds that he had almost ceased to There was only one chance in a hundred that one of ‘them might fall near him, and as he ‘had been so .far fortunate, he, like hundreds of others in a similar condi- tion, thought he might escape alto- Besides, although he stood near the dangerous crossing he was in DYE WORKS LIMITED 791 Yonge Street 5 Tomnto .Luu an: 60 Front St. West, Toronto tions plain? 12x36â€"$8‘ in excellent con‘ Toronto could not undersfand it. He was an old soldier, he had served in India, had been through the Boer War, and he felt sure that the plans he had sub- mitted to the Divisional Headquarters had been sound and good. He had been complimented upon them too. and yet they had ended in failure, and he had narrowly escaped disaster.- ing now!" l For some time after this Colonel Blount was more than ordinarily ac- tive. He was constantly in communi- cation with the commanding officers of other battalions, and there were fre- quent journeys to Headquarters; but no one knew what was on foot. The presence of staff ofiicers was con- stantly noted, and all felt that some big action was to take place, but when or 'in what way no one knew. Even t e Tommies in the trenches felt that s ething of more than ordinary im- portance was in the air, and they dis- cussed it one with another. They, too, could not help realising that things had been going bad with them, and that, to say lthe least of it, the Ger- mans were not getting the worst of it. Tom Pollard felt this more keenly than any one. He had'been the man who had’ been questioned _by the “If I could see a glimmer of light anywhere,” said Colonel Blount to his senior major, “I wouldn’t mind. But I can’t. Only General Withers m, the Divisional Headquarters, the Bri- gadier, you, and myself knew the de- tails of our last scheme, and yet the Bosches got wind oflthlemp It’s mad- dening, maddening!" ' “Whoever the hlighter is he’s got‘ brains,” said the Major. “Ah, here are two staff officers com- Of course he. knew nothing of what was being settled between the officers; he had not the slightest idea of the nature of"the plans which had mis- carried, he like the tthers _o_nly had parts of the city, he noticed that the Brigadier and Colonel Blount were talking 'with two staff officers; one of the latter was a general, while the other was a. captain. Tom felt sure that the captain was Waterman, whom he had known in>BArunford. "I‘VOVh, thi§ is the man,” said Colone' Blount aS‘he caught sight of Tom “Come here, Pgllari.“ fiwa, Private Pollard,” said Colonel Blount, “repeat what you told me some time ago: Again Tom found himself submitted to a keen cross-examination after he had told his story, and he noticed that all the officers, including Waterman, listened very attentively. 'Toni did 'as he was commanded, not without some fluttering around the regign ofji's heart. “u 1.. .‘n. “There’s something wrong," said Tom to himself; “they tried to shake me, but they .failed; I know what I heard well enough." And then he watched them as they quickly crossed the dangerpus corner, and hurried into a sheltered position. That same night, after the staff‘of- ficers had returned to their Head- quarters, Tom, who was passing the Water Tower, saw, much to his sur- prise, the retreating form of a staff ofiicer. Of course this might mean nothingâ€"he was utterly ignorant of the movements of those above him; all the same he felt as though ham- mers Were beating against his foreâ€" head so excited was he. v“. flu, ~ A few seconds later the group of officers passed close by him, and Tom immedia'gelyArosp and sglutgc}. n _ ;vgheitéx'ed Bositipn, and $15 the day was hot he sat under the shade of a wall and looked out on the ruins of the old city. The next night Tom’s company was ordered to relieve a number of men who had been a good many hours in the trenches, and just as the shadows of evening were falling they cre t along the Potijze Road towards t e 'communication trench. An hour lat- er Tom had taken up hi post in the zig-zag‘ cutting with afieeling that something of importance was going to happen. 1 Hour after hour passed away, and still Tom wondered at what he had seen and heard. He had no definite data upon which to go, no tangible reason .for his. suspicions, and yet with that bulldog tenacity character- istic of the sharp Lancashire boy he kept thinking of what he ought to do. Presently he heard a voice which he recognised; it was that of Major Blundell, in reply to something that had been said to him. Jndersfahd.” . “You are sure you have the Instruc- ‘1) I7" ‘aid the Major, dis- too, mgs and (11.11126 “Oh no, certainly not.” I know the way perfectly well. Good night, Blundell.” -. “Good night, Waterman.” It was a fairly bright night, alo though‘a few clouds hung in the sky. Tom‘heard approaching footsteps, andl then hid himself in a sharp corner of the trench while Waterman passed him. Tom followed noiselessly, all the time keeping out of sight of the man he watched.« This he was able to do, with comparative ease, owing to the z’ig-zag nature of the trench. Tom knew that at this particular point they were only a little more tharl a hundred yards from the German lines, and that the German snipers were constantly on the watch for any one who might happen to sh0\ himself above the sand-bags. H had not gone more‘ than twenty yards ,when he saw Wa- terman stop and look arouncl. “Perfectly sure.” “Then lI will get along here and speak to‘Captain Winfield.” “Let me come with you,” said Major Blundell. ordering “ the had intended 1 This will be z will order Rex You will be pie are sure. ‘ Kept Good Sealed Pa; “Perfectly Cure." mm.“ ‘1 mm NM "1“ Tom stopped almost instinctively,‘ still hidden by a sharp turn in thel trench. The light was fairly good?‘ and Tom’s eyes were keen. He swl that the man had adopted a listening attitude. That particular part of the‘ trench was, for the moment deserted, any moment a patrol might appear. Evidently Waterman was keenly watchful; he looked each way with evident care, and listened attentively. Then he took a piece of white paper from his pocket which se ed-to be attached to something hea y. Even in the dim light Tom saw the white gleam of the paper which Waterman had taken from his pocket. Quick as a thought Waterman stepped on to the ledge of the trench, and then, lean- ing over the sand-bags, threw the paper towards the German lines. This done he stepped back ‘ and hurried quickly away. ' For a second the lad was almost paralysed; then the meaning of it came to him like a flash of light, and before Waterman had proceeded half a dozen yards Tom had sprung upon him. “What do you mean, fellow? Get away from me!" and Waterman strug; gled to free himself.” u/u nu A .._.-__. But Tom held on like grim death. “You are a German spy, that's what you are!” he said hoarsely. “A mean, skulking German spy!” .: :- fl,“ _-.. in war death . 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