. Tom Slade with the boys over there . Tom said. I will tell you vere zey take them, the old maninterrupted. You know Alsace—no? So! See!I tell you. He approached, poking Toms chestwith his bony ringer and screwing up his blue eyesuntil he seemed a very demon of shrewdness. Theywondered if he were altogether sane. Nuzzing can zey hide from Melotte, he wenton. Far south, near Basel, zere lives my com-rade—Blondel. To him must you show your but-ton—yess. In Nome he lives. Well write that down/ said Tom. Nuzzing you write down, the old man saidsharply, clutching Toms arm. In your brainwhere you a
. Tom Slade with the boys over there . Tom said. I will tell you vere zey take them, the old maninterrupted. You know Alsace—no? So! See!I tell you. He approached, poking Toms chestwith his bony ringer and screwing up his blue eyesuntil he seemed a very demon of shrewdness. Theywondered if he were altogether sane. Nuzzing can zey hide from Melotte, he wenton. Far south, near Basel, zere lives my com-rade—Blondel. To him must you show your but-ton—yess. In Nome he lives. Well write that down/ said Tom. Nuzzing you write down, the old man saidsharply, clutching Toms arm. In your brainwhere you are so clevaire—zere you write it. So!You are not so clevaire as Melotte. Now I willshow you how you shall find Mamselle, he wenton with a sly wink. Emptying some wool out of a paper bag, hepressed the wrinkles from the bag with his tremblingold hand and bending over the rough table close tothe lantern, he drew a map somewhat similar to,though less complete than, the one given here. There is nothing like a map to show one where. SHOWING THE ROUTE TAKEN BY TOM AND ARCHER. THE WEAVER OF MERNON 109 he is at, to quote Archers phrase, and the boys fol-lowed with great interest as Melotte penciled thecourse of the Rhine and the places which he wishedto emphasize in the southern part of Alsace. Here at Nome lives my comrade, Blondel, hesaid. Two years we work togezzer at Passake—you know? In ze great silk mills. Passaic, said Tom; thats near Bridgeboro,where I live. Passake, yess. So now you are so clevaire toknow who shall leeve in a house, I will tell you howyou shall know ze house of my comrade, ze blue flag with one black spot! Yess? Youknow what ziss shall be? Billet! He gave Archera dig in the ribs as if this represented the high watermark of sagacity. Oh, I know, said Archer; it means Gerrmanofficerrs are billeted therre. Go-o-od night! Not forus! The old man did not seem quite to understand,but he turned again to his map. Here now is zenew road, he said, dr
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