Page 40 - A Hero of Liége

"Yes, to be sure; there is a new fellow, mechanic to Herr Lieutenant Breul.
None of us liked the look of him. If he is a spy! ... Not that he is

particularly short."

"Well, not so very short."

"Nor more than common dark."

"Not a gipsy, perhaps; but still, rather dark and certainly not tall."

"That's the fellow to a hair. He's a boor: why, he called me a stupid pig only
this morning. That's suspicious in itself; for I'm not a stupid pig; I can prove

it by my school certificates."

"Of course; you wouldn't be employed here if you were a stupid pig. Well
now, Herr Lieutenant Breul ought to be warned."

"That's true. The Herr Lieutenant is not here now; he has gone for the night
with the other officers. But it would be better to arrest the man at once. A

spy! We'll do for him, me and my mates."

"Not so fast. We must make sure of the man. I ought to hold him under

observation. But it is important to keep the matter quiet. The question is,
can you manage to let me have a sight of the man without attracting

attention?"

The man scratched his head.

"You don't want to enter by the gate, Herr Policeman?"

"No. It would never do to let it get about that a spy was found here."

"Well, it's not an easy matter, but I'll go to the sheds and see what can be
done."