A Yankee Flier Over Berlin

iff, sore muscles relax. There was no hurry. He was not going any place that day, perhaps not for a long tim

he had not asked O'Malley how he had been captured. He had just taken it for granted his pal had been through an experience the sa

on the door. "Come

way from his shoulders. He stared around the room, the

very loudly and click

ning," St

t glared at

down the hall. He closed the door. "It is orders of Herr General that prisoners be up and

ice of you,

o prisoners,

oss the room. Flipping a picture of Hitler aside, he exposed the m

"Tomorrow you will get out of bed

p and disconnected the wir

said. "They watch everyone. The

to live in,"

pulled the blankets

ds a bit o' clean

"You think the British and A

'll be after speakin' to a few gene

ext week but s

back to my little farm near Pilsen

den, but too much of it might make the Gestapo boys suspicious." He

licked his heels and did an about-face. He moved out of

bum," he call

e hall. As they walked down it they passed no less than three pictures of Hitl

he scenery here

nty prisoners, mostly R.A.F. men, all of officer's rank. They looked bored and listless, but they gr

akfast the men went out into the yard. The sun was shining and the air was w

her men busied themselves with handball and quoits. Si

is giving a lecture in the big room at nine tonight. I have fixed

checker?" O

es

ings have been working too

shot before we get clear of the wire and the guard lines. These guards do not shout at yo

t's me, too,"

ready," St

d. "Now we have to break up. The guards are wa

s for the benefit of the

es messed up with lead," Stan answered. He got up and w

in?" a capt

have a try,"

all was sounded. Stan mixed with the British officers and learned what he could about

ficers had put the men through a stiff drill and a series of sitting-up exe

mess when we left, wonder w

alley answered. "I bet he's snoopin

or Sim to show up, but he did not come to the

ly nabbed him,"

tart working on H

nes. Now Stan spoke louder. "Better b

O'Malley

his eyes closed. He was checking every angle of the strange business. As near as he c

he hallway were going to the lecture. Stan got up and disconnected the microphone. O'Malley was pacing about l

lecture," he said. "Herr General wishes

and O'Malley looked at S

after the lecture? We'd like

Herr General is a v

ng a sharp watch for Sim. They did not see him in the hallway or downstairs. Hans took them past the guards a

" he said, then turn

he boys could see two sentrie

t out o' here,

e us before we got within ten feet of them," Stan answered. "I

and looked at the door. It was not latched firmly and was open about a half i

Listen to what they are

y once in a while one voice would be raised in anger. There were three men i

s off his staff. Some of 'em seem to think the war is lost. They been tellin' him the Germ

he office. He charged past the boys without see

the Allies will invade at once. He'

iers led by a lieutenant. They stomped past the boys and into the office

and the orderly came out.

now," he said i

nd a narrow chest. He had a monocle screwed into one eye which made him look fierce and t

desk, you," the

ed up and st

s asked you when you were captured. You said an

," he answered evenly. He decided that the general had he

t big ears, Gener

eral jumped and puffed out his chest

tongue in your head or

mation, you will be disappointed, Ge

u talk," the general barked. "I merely wished to warn you

rs of war," Sta

s of war. We have some very effective method

wo armed men stood waiting for them. They m

s a nice mess," O

worse,"

y headed for their room. Passing through the outer hall, they saw that th

he straw ticking of the mattress had been slit open and some of the straw was scattered on the floor. Sim wa

in a hurry. He didn'

ut o' here," O

pulled off his coat and tossed it across his bu

it in the neck, anyw

e we are, in what

ar Berlin," O

s and on the country around us. We wouldn't get a

you're right. We should have had Si

it, Sim never told u

know anything,"

ing, trying to discover some lead th

aw and fix Sim's bed before anyo

ey said but he