A Yankee Flier Over Berlin

r guide led them down a country lane. They hiked along steadily for

he patrol stations on t

a guide who knows t

own the lane would trip an alarm wire and be caught in no time at all." Sim seemed

ral times they dived into the fields along the road to avoid patrols moving swiftly along the lane on motorcycles. Once they almost ran into a bi

tch border soon," Sim said af

will there?" Stan asked. "The Germans

the guide answered. "The Dutch are j

the Nazis say

de agreed. "The

?" Stan asked. "You must h

re separated, you will ask a Dutchman to take you to 76 Mamur in Arnhem. Do not spe

After that, we will have no more trou

o," the g

re," Stan said to O'Malley. "Arn

n' to me. I'm stickin' with this

There seemed to be quite a bit of activity ahead; besides, dawn was not far away.

e will leave the road. Keep close t

ground was soft and damp. Moving slowly now, because they sunk in to their boot tops, the boys crossed the fie

guide to halt. Stan could see men on both sides of the canal. The

ll be soldiers with rifles on each side of the canal. There is much barbed

cold, that water,"

ards above we must crouch down in the water and stay against the bank.

id grimly. "Let's

er. We will then go to Arnhem and hide there during the day."

over," Stan said. He wanted

canal. The bottom was muddy and the water came up to their necks. With chattering teeth the

water. As they neared the sentry post the water was well lighted from electric

resting on the ground. Both were looking down at th

just our heads stick out, th

pered back. His teeth ratt

m past them in the middle of the canal. It left a wide ripple behind it, and the sentries jerked up their guns. One of them laughed and pi

entries and kept on going. Slowly they edged away down the stre

m frozen stiff," O'Malley hi

the canal and waded across. Climbing out on

e Sim is?" O

have moved as fast as we did." Stan

coming from the post on the bank

they are sure to be waiting for us. We can't stay here because daylight will be breaking very soon. I'll

lley agreed. He m

d be sitting on the bank. After going a few yards he got down on his hands and knees and crawled. He would be able to go only a fe

himself away from the canal. The cave-in took a big slice of earth with it. Stan's grasping hands found only torn roots and wet

came up pawing and struggling. Men began shouting on the shore. Stan ducked under the icy water and plunged toward th

r dive when the searchlight found him and pinned him to the bank like a trapped animal. Guards with ma

houted. He wanted to hold the attentio

"Get out on the bank!" His English

an instant. He was marched up the bank and halted un

u come from?

was a bit chilly," Stan answered.

claimed. "A spy dressed in

." Then Stan clamped his lips shut. If he revealed his identity

the officer snappe

y," St

k and Stan edged close to it. The officer stepped to a wall phone and put through, a call. H

t to him and he will have you shot at once. It is easy to see why you

s the dumb one. He had not even asked S

ot I should be made comfortable. How about some dry clothes? I

es with you is no affair of mine." The captain

climbed in, three with him and one in front. Stan was grateful for the packed condition in the rear seat, because ch

up in front of a long stone building and Stan was hustled inside. He was taken into a

s hot. His jailer sat watching him as he ate. When he had finished, the man nodded and got to his feet. Stan followed him down the hall again and into a room furnished as an office. A fat German colonel sat at

ny about his personal appearance. He looked the colonel over with a

said softly. "But for my purposes a spy, caught creepin

new his name. That was bad. He said nothing, k

re the prize dummer of all. We gave you a chance to escape along with your friend Lieutena

?" Stan shot the que

g he was Jones. You were trapped by a very clever actor, Lieutenant." The colonel patted his stomach and sm

u let us escap

we are sure you are planning. After Lieutenant O'Malley and Herr Minter tell your High Command how near collapse Germany is, they will make the raid with everything they have to knock us out of the war." The colonel bent f

clever set of tricks, Colonel," he said coldly. "But they won't get

cked a bit out of his head and talked a great deal about his home and about his career in the service while he was in the hospital." The col

nd to shoot m

some information regarding this n

spot. He would have a little time to plan an escape. His chances would be desperately slim, he

" Glot

ll you," Stan said, pretendin

rtant messages to dictate." Glotz rang a bell and two guards a

here was a cot and a table in the room. A small light bulb dangled from a cord. Its feeble light was necessary because t

warn the Eighth Air Force of the trap being baited for the