THURSDAY, JAN. 16. 1941
TIMES. WILLAMINA, OREGON
C L A S S IF IE D
DEPARTMENT
INSTALLMENT ONE
CHAPTER I
know w hat’s under the su rface of
things in E urope, but I c a n ’t prove
anything in the co n crete w ay th a t’s
G en eral H ague h u rried to his offi
n ecessary . So you m ust go tc M ex
ces in the Munitions building on the
ico to do the jo b .”
second floor and instructed his aide-
“ I ’d suppose, s ir ,” Benning com
de-cam p to sum m on Colonel F lag-
;
m ented, “ th a t our governm ent w as
will. In a few m inutes Flagw ill, a c t
inform ed at le a st of the la rg e r dip
ing a ssista n t chief of staff G-2, in
-
lom atic fac ts.”
c h a rg e of m ilitary intelligence, r e
.. vy V
-s
“ F a c ts ? ” Shields echoed the word
p orted in from another wing.
derisively. “ B ut th e re ’s only one
“ Sit down, F lagw ill," the gen
accepted fact in in tern atio n al re la
e ra l invited. "T he P resid en t has
tions today: th a t the m ap s a re list
ju s t decided to go to the bottom of
ed for an overhaul. O utw ardly ev
th is M exican situation.”
eryone is praying for peace to com e
F lag w ill’s lean, aquiline face r e
out of the c u rre n t m uddle. U nder
m ain ed im passive except for a quick
the su rface the big question is, When
gleam of fire in his piercing black
will the lid blow off? We’re looking
•y es.
to you for the answ er, B enning.”
“ T h a t’s good new s, s ir ! ” he ex
B enning’s eyes narrow ed. “ I ’m
claim ed ; and added in a quiet v o ice:
not su re I u n derstand, s ir .”
“ In th a t connection, m y section has
Mr. Shields laughed m irth lessly .
ju st com pleted our final estim ate
of the situation based on all p resen t
“ I ’ll speak frankly. Why, afte r
av a ila b le inform ation. Would you
those d e v a s t a t i n g , m u r d e r o u s
c a re to h ea r m y rep o rt now ?”
m onths of sav ag e m a ss m u rd er la st
“ Go ah e ad ,” H ague invited.
y ea r did the Coalition P ow ers p atch
“ I'll be as brief as possible, sir.
up an arm istic e w ith the Allies while
O ur best estim ate is 200,000 E u ro
th e ir arm ies sq u atted inconclusively
pean reg u la rs mobilized in M exico.
on a m e re seg m en t of conquered
By G e n e r a l A R E D W H I T E
A metallic click told him
T hat covers organized infantry d i
E urope? O stjn sib ly to w ork out a
© a. w hits
w n u s ia v ic i
his weapon was empty.
visions, artillery , cav alry , tanks, air
peace form ula to sav e civilization.
corps, and technical groups tra n s urnine, stolidly satisfied m an who
But now everyone su sp ects the a r
m
otors.
A
cap
tain
in
flying
togs
was
ported from M editerranean ports had given up the struggle for higher
m istice is a Coalition su b terfu g e to
standing
u
nd
er
the
fuselage
of
the
during the p ast six m onths, to g eth er success and settled happily into his
shift som e alignm ents, g ath er new
w ith som e reserv ist infantry assem p resen t little groove. His face w as observation plane. B art said to him : forces, and—v astly m o re im p o rtan t
“
Wallin,
th
is
is
your
p
assen
g
er
for
bled from South A m erican points. long, lean, and an g u lar and with
—circum vent the United S tates from
To all outw ard ap p earan ces they sm all, level black eyes in which W ashington. You’re to d eliver him a d isastro u s arm e d intervention. I
th
e
re
in
the
sh
o
rtest
possible
tim
e.
fully support the arg u m en ts of the th e re w as no friendliness.
didn’t m ean to g et all steam ed up
T h a t’s all, C ap tain !”
new M exican dictatorship that, as a
With Benning, it had been a m a t
In the sky th ere w as the first on th a t subject, Benning. B ut in
p a rt of the M exican m ilita ry forces, te r of baiting a tra p . He had fab ri
this g rim world of reality in w hich
these troops a re not the concern of cated a se cret rep o rt th a t A m erican ro se glow of approaching sunrise I have to work, our sm ug provincial
when
Benning
m
ade
out,
through
the
th e U nited S tate s.”
ism a t hom e does get on m y n erv es
reserv es w ere being sent to the bor
G eneral H ague’s stra ig h t m outh d er and had it placed, the night be g lass bottom of the plane, the wide at tim es, not to m ention how it
silv
er
ribbon
of
the
P
otom
ac.
p arte d in a cynical sm ile.
cra m p s our style. G etting down to
fore, w here G aujos would find it in
"T h e re is the big rub, Flagw ill. th e course of his duty today. Now
your work, do you by any chance
CHAPTER II
The M exican version h as so ration Benning w as w aiting for G aujos to
rem e m b er the case of a L ieutenant
alized th eir E uropean arm y th a t the leav e the fo rt when the h ea d q u ar
B rom litz of our arm y who escaped
The
plane
swung
back
acro
ss
the
A m erican public falls for the fiction te rs crew knocked off w ork for the
som e two y ea rs ago from the U nit
A nacostia and glided to a landing. ed S ta te s? ”
com pletely. It alm ost has our S tate day.
D ep a rtm en t fooled.
The suspected m an took a bus into Benning thanked the pilot for a safe
“ V ery distinctly, s ir,” Benning an
"T h e subterfuge is obvious, s ir ,” San Antonio and had dinner a t a jo u rn ey north and sped by m ilitary sw ered a t once. “ H appened in m y
F lagw ill averred . “ My whole section hotel. He engaged a ta x ica b and sed an acro ss the riv er into W ashing own regim ent a t F o rt Ja y . B rom
a g re es th a t the United S tates faces headed south out of the city. It w as ton. At the W ar D ep artm en t he w ent litz w as accused of stealin g c a n
a tta c k from Van H assek’s a rm y .”
dusk when G aujos left his taxicab to the second floor and rep o rted to teen funds. When the a d ju tan t a r
G eneral H ague som berly nodded and proceeded down the road on foot the G-2 section.
rested him , B rom litz knocked the
his head.
Colonel Flagw ill had com e down
from a point south of the old county
“ I ag re e perfectly with your de poor farm . Benning p arked his own ea rly for B enning’s a rriv al. His ad ju tan t down and, in his efforts to
ductions, Flagw ill, and inform ed the coupe by th e roadside and held the placid, unem otional face broke in a escape, shot and killed the corp o ral
P re sid en t pretty m uch to the sam e tra il from a d isc re et distance. The slight sm ile and his eyes sparkled of the guard. By som e black m ag ic
Brom litz then v anished into thin
effect today. He is very gravely con
a t sight of the young officer. He
cerned and w ants the fac ts as quick suspected m a sq u erad e r tu rn ed sud led the ca p ta in into a p riv ate office a ir.”
“ At the p rese n t m o m en t,” M r.
ly as possible. But w hat can the denly off the road into a field. Ben and closed th e door.
Shields said, “ Brom litz is a t th e
P re sid e n t do unless C ongress is con ning recognized it as a field th a t did
W
ithout
form
ality
Flagw
ill
said:
vinced and facts a re available for service on occasion as an em ergency “ Someone m u st go into M exico and fo rtress of Vincennes, held incom
landing-place for student fliers from
m unicado by the F ren ch .
They
the pu b lic?”
get the facts, Benning. I need n ’t
“ In th e m eantim e, G eneral, a re Randolph F ield. A fringe of willows rem ind you of the d anger of such an nipped him a few days ago w hen
we to reinforce our border g a rri lay along the road, and through en terp rise. While I have thought of he a rriv e d from L uxem bourg as an
sons for defense in event attac k these G aujos plunged with the d e you for the detail, you need not ac arm y intelligence o p erativ e for the
cisiveness of a m an who knows
p ast y e a r. It seem s he had m ad e
com es sooner than ex p ected ?”
ce p t unless you w ant to .”
connection with Van H assek ag en ts
The Chief of Staff groaned and w here he is going.
“
Thanks
for
thinking
of
m
e,
Colo
But Benning learn ed a few m o
and w as selected for the M exican
said : "T he P resid en t doesn’t d are
o rd e r troop concentrations now, m ents la te r th a t G aujos w as not off n e l,” Benning said with an easy se rv ic e.”
Flagw ill. Congress would probably his guard. As the cap tain eased into sm ile. “ When do you w ish m e to
Benning m ade a sw ift deduction
refu se him an appropriation for the willows, a sta b of flam e blinded le a v e ? ”
and said dryly, “ I assum e, sir, th a t
T
h
ere
w
as
an
approving
g
leam
in
his
eyes,
the
b
ark
of
a
pistol
clapped
tran sp o rtatio n . H e'd be accused of
I am to go to M exico m asq u erad e d
his ears. He dove to the ground, his the Flagw ill eyes as he took from as an escaped m u rd e re r.”
sa b e r-ra ttlin g .”
F lagw ill mopped his brow and right hand whipping his own service his pocket a bulky sealed le tte r and
“ A v ery lucky b reak , Benning. We
said slow ly: “ I see it all, sir. Ju st pistol into play and sen t a bullet handed it to Benning.
have the whole inside of it. Brom litz
driving at the spot w hence had com e
“ You’re sailing for E urope a t elev is known to be an A m erican with a
w h at’s our move, p le ase ?”
“ To collect facts. O ur am b assad o r the attack . T hen he lay tensely w ait en on the A m erica. A vailable in record th a t strip s him of any possi
form ation is in th is lette r. When ble A m erican loyalties. As a fo rm er
to F ra n c e has som ething very se ing.
The grim silence th a t followed was you’ve read it, destroy it by b u rn A m erican officer, Van H assek no
c re t hatched up with the F ren ch se
c re t service. A chance to slip one of broken shortly by the kicking-over of ing. You’d b etter take a co m m er doubt thinks the fellow a valuable
our officers into the M exican se rv a propeller out in the field, followed cial plane to New York. Your boat acquisition. G ave him the ran k of
ice a t Mexico City. Our first m ove by the easy p u rr of a high-powered rese rv atio n s have been atten d ed to. m ajo r, w hich you now in h e rit.”
On landing at S outham pton, cross
is to select our m an and send him engine tuning for a take-off.
" I s n ’t it a bit ex tra o rd in ary , sir,
As Benning leaped to his feet, his th e Channel to Le H avre and pro th a t the F ren ch learn ed all th is? ”
to P a ris to get his detailed in stru c
tions I t's very im portant th a t we eyes m ade out, in the vague light, a ceed to P a ris by express. O ur am Benning w anted to know.
pick the right m an for this, a m an figure zigzagging a t high speed into b assad o r, Mr. Shields, will be ex
“ Not when you consider the facts.
with plenty of brains and backbone. the field. Aiming carefully he sent pecting you in P a ris. Any question, Brom litz, it ap p e ars, h as a flair for
I ra th e r had young Benning in one bullet a fte r another driving afte r B enning?”
rom ance. He fell v ery m uch in love
m in d .”
the fugitive until a m etallic click
“ I think not, s ir ,” Benning said.
with a girl in L uxem bourg, told h e r
“ An excellent choice,” Flagw ill told him his w eapon w as em pty.
“ Good luck,” F lagw ill said, rising. his plans, prom ised to send for her
prom ptly agreed. “ B ut right now
The ru n n er m ade the plane, vault “ Do a thorough job of it and get the
I ’ve gi t Captain Benning down in ed inside. Benning, now helpless M exican p icture back h ere as soon as soon as he could afford it.”
“ And she spilled the b ean s.”
San Antonio. Investigating another to act, saw the shadow y plane w ad as possible, consistent with th o r
The am b assad o r sm iled and said :
spy m ess at E ighth Corps A rea dle down th e stubble and ro a r into oughness. T h a t’s all, C ap tain .”
“ Why not? The F re n ch keep th eir
H e a d q u a rte rs.”
the sky. In a tw inkling it w as sw al
• • • • • • •
e a rs to th e ground and th ey ’ve been
“ B e tte r bring him back to W ash lowed up in th e void of a Texas
The em b assy staff had calculated paging Brom litz since he first
ington at once,” G eneral H ague de tw ilight.
to the m inute when Benning w as due
cided. “ In stru ct corps a re a to ship
Benning sw ore under his b reath to a rriv e from th e G are du Nord. showed up in Luxem bourg. They
put th e ir clev erest she agent on him ,
him by fast plane. Benning m ust at his ill luck, retu rn ed to his coupe,
sail from New York for F ra n ce with and drove to his hotel in San An No sooner had he dropped the bronze a M adem oiselle L ucette Ducos. The
knocker
than
the
em
b
assy
front
door
out delay. T h a t's all, F lagw ill.”
tonio. T h ere w as a burn a t his neck opened. A bespectacled m ale sec F ren ch a re turning B rom litz’ p ass
ports and se cret o rd ers over to us.
which told him of a close call with
C aptain Allan Benning, in civilian death. He exam ined it critically, de re ta ry looked him over in sh a rp ap You’ll need only to tra n sfe r your
clothes, sa t waiting in a b attered old cided it w as not serious enough to p ra isa l and said, “ You are the gen own photograph to the B rom litz
coupe ju st outside F o rt Sam Hous req u ire an anti-tetanus trea tm e n t, tlem an w e're ex p ectin g ?”
p assports. The F re n ch have a spe
“ Captain Benning. ju st in from cial process for doing this. At your
ton F o r two weeks p ast he had and called th e corps a re a G-2 offi
been following one of those slender cer, L ieutenant Colonel B art, on the th e U nited S ta te s,” the cap tain an convenience en route to M exico you
sw ered.
th re a d s of investigation that w ere in telephone.
should p ractice his sig n atu re.
I
tended to connect local espionage ac
“ P lease com e in .” the se c re ta ry thought, too, you m ight w ant to look
“ H ard luck, s ir,” he reported.
tivities with the Van H assek arm y “ But at le ast the experience con said. "M r. Shields has reserv ed this the fellow over to refre sh your m em
in Mexico.
ory on his m a n n erism s.”
firm s a hot trail. No doubt G aujos hour and is w aiting for you.”
Im p o rtan t secrets had been stolen w as a m o re im p o rtan t agent than
The am b assa d o r w as a t the door i C aptain Benning thought briefly
from southern m ilitary h e a d q u arte rs we thought and it’s likely he has a of his reception room to receiv e his and got to his feet.
at the fort. Not least of these was team in San Antonio.”
visitor. Mr. Shields w as a portly,
"V ery good, s ir,” he said. “ If
the se c re t tables of organ Utit ion of
B art replied crisp ly : “ Meet me sm a rtly groom ed m an in late m id th a t's the gam e. I'm read y to go
the proposed new A m erican fighting im m ediately at Kelly Field, Ben dle life. His round, florid face was to V incennes.”
division. Gone, too, w as the file copy ning. D rive a t fast as your fliv an in g ratiatin g sm ile as he invited
The am b assa d o r handed Benning
of arm y m obilization plans.
Benning to a se a t and te rd e re d a a p acket of p apers, com prising the
v er will ta k e .you.”
B enning's suspicion had centered
When, fifteen m inutes la ter. Ben cig arette.
Brom litz c a rte d 'id en tite and se v eral
prom ptly on a staff serg ean t, G au ning sped up to the gate at the fly
“ I'm glad you’re here on the dot,
rd ers in G erm an and Italian . Ben- !
jos. Not by reason of any action ing field. L ieu ten an t Colonel B art B enning." he said. “T h e re ’s quite a o ning
then left the em b assy and took I
on the p a rt of the serg ean t, but be w as w aiting in a m ilitary sedan into bit to be done in P a ris, and you a tax icab to Vincennes.
cause of an eloquent intangible, the which he ushered the cap tain at m u st be in B ordeaux tom orrow to
Benning passed out of P a ris ;
palpable inconsistency of Gaujoa* once.
c a tc h your boat for V era C ruz.”
through the P o rte de B ercy and sped
background, personality, and intelli
‘T v e a fast plane w aiting for you,
Benning said, “ I ’m a t your dis to the g rim old w alls of the ancient I
gence w ith hts p resen t occupation. B enning,” B a rt announced. “ You’re posal. s ir.”
citadel. A sen try challenged a t the
At h e a d q u a rte rs Gaujos* sup erio rs to retu rn im m ediately io W ashing
The am b assad o r reg ard ed his vis g ate, exam ined B enning’s creden- i
•w ore by him . He w as highly com ton—o rd ers of the Chief of G-J.”
itor with a c e rta in w him sical w ist Lals, and sent him to the com m an
petent as an ad m in istra tiv e clerk
Benning felt the rise of his pulse fulness. He lighted a cig arette.
d an t who d ispatched a sous-officier
having supervision o ver half a doz as they drove down along the rows
“ You know. B enning," he said , “ I to guide the A m erican to the Brom
en typists. To the ca su a l observer of h an g ars to w here a sleek new ob
decidedly envy you this opportunity litz cell.
G aujos m ight have ap p eared a sa t servation plane w aited with spinning for distinguished service. I think I
(TO BE CONTINUED)
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