Part 8 (1/2)
”Steady, Freddy!” he whispered ”We'll get out so He wouldn't dare shoot us I'll make him let me see the nearest American Consul I'llI'll make him let me telephone the American Ambassador in Brussels”
”I hope you do for your sake, Dave,” Freddy whispered ”But England is at war, and I'lishman And, Davethat ot too dark”
Fingers of ice clutched at Dave's heart and pressed hard He sucked air sharply into his lungs
”Holy smokes!” he breathed ”Then you did put down all that stuff he was talking about?”
”Oh no, not that!” the English youth said and shook his head vigorously
”I just penciled in the route I had taken until it got too dark
Besides, I lost ht The rest of the things he ave a shake of his head and looked puzzled
”I don't get it!” he murmured ”Why?”
”Don't you see?” Freddy said ”It's really very sihten me, to make me answer their questions They'll hold a military court and use that map as evidence There'll be an awful row
They'llI knew a Jewish boy in England who escaped with his family from the German Gestapo and he toldthes That's what he plans to do with ! It's htenthat would hurt the Allies They can't make me!”
”You bet they can't, pal!” Dave said ”And they won't get anything out of me, either”
”I don't think hepause ”You just insist on seeing the American Consul and I think he'll let you When you spoke of your father's trip to London he seeht”
”But what about you, Freddy?” Dave exclai, no lish youth said determinedly ”Never!”
Dave started to speak, checked himself, and stepped back a pace
”So that's the kind of a pal you are, huh?” he grunted ”You just up and let me down!”
Freddy jerked his head up in blank aerously close to his eyes
”Let you down, Dave?” he gasped ”But, Dave!”
”Sure, let ht ere pals? I thought ere going to see this through together?”
”But, Dave, you!”
”Me walk out and leave you behind?” Dave interrupted the English youth's speech ”Quit a pal just because I'ether You can't tossof you, Dave,” Freddy protested ”After all I really got you into this, you know”
Dave suddenly stopped acting hurt and angry He bent down and grinned broadly
”So what?” he whispered ”So I'll get you _out_ We've got until tos over That's what he said Well, we're not going to think things, we're going to _do_ things Are you game, Freddy?”