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• John Epplor, Rommol's master spy in Cairo, know his hideout was surrounded by British troops! But ho'would not bo takor easily... and aven in captivity ho had a plan which would deny the British the thing they wanted above all,

JOHN EPPLER'S last bluff to escape capture almost succeeded. As the rifle butts of the British troops crashed against the door of the houseboat on the Nile, he gave his instructions to Sandy Monkaster, his radio operator. "I'll scare the guts out of them," he said. "Watch for it- and then nip below and open the cocks and let the water in. I'll try to get away.

"As for you," he looked significantly at Monkaster, who nodded tensely. "You know what to do. Don't for- get. It's your duty for Ger- muny."

Monkaster slid away on his belly towards the gang- way und naked his way below towards the bilge locker. To cover him, Eppler stood up and pick- ed up the object nearest to him. And as the first Bri-. tish soldier came in he lift. ed his arm to throw.

"Look out! Duck. He's

got

an

a grenade," shouted N.C.O. But what

the raiding party, actual- ly got in his fate' was a pair of old socks.

•CAT AND MOUSE:

by LEONARD MOSLEY

the right way, as a battalion

of tanks.

There was still the call roming through -from

the

Abwehr, the German spy ar- ganization, and still the nerd to find the code, still the need

And he turned to his wife and said, not for the frat time: "What we need in this case is a lucky break."

What they got, instead, waa disaster.

to discover what he was going For down at Maadi Barracks. to send, still the need to keep the interrogation team was et the circuit open so that ting ready. They were all experts the British now, in this de- in the ways of German espionage sperate moment in the battle They knew their languages. for Erypt, could turn the tables They knew the ways of foreign, and try a few tricks with the sples. German,

Monkaster..

of the

They bad

cracked

DRAWING BY PONSTER

The bluff bad felled.....the two sples were fod away from the sinking boussbeat

"We've taken Eppler's mother with rich with all the accreto in sols? Why not give in and help can't?" he "picked up the "tele- zad" lit step-brother Into his knapsack for anyone to look the British Instead?

over the custody. They're frightened and atte are willing to talk.

one of

his

the

phono, threw Eppler faced the barrage of "scrambler" switch, and called The officer said; "You looked questions and amlled at them.

chiefs. "It's the "We're got the exact treat them, Hekmat?" quency they've been using to turie into their information

them. "Of course I look at station. Once you've got the All the things the Germans code, and once we know the want to know-and he leaves signals Epples used, we can go them lying on the table, just into operation."

because he wants to have hour with me! What sort of on omeer is that?"

We

we

CO

"I am only trying to help enemy agcat station, ir," he pirote. Just my country," he said. "Why do said. "Yes," you try to break me down? been on the air again." You have caught me. Why don't you just isko me out "That's funny," paki the and aboot FAN

officer al the other end. "He shouldn't have been. I thought we coptured the blighter." Hà stopped abruptly and then went on: "Any reply?"

"Yes, sir, course.

All in code. of

Was But B

very

operation. And it only we had yiekmat? Come on now, tell us locks as it the rest-well, led short, Probably just an ac

over, our

in

He sighed. The Interrogation "Relax. You've had a firing on." day. Don't forget,, we've got another hour yet."

Eleven o'clock. An hour to INTO OPERATION

go. And, so far, no code and hed a le into the German

each no break from Eppler, . . . The officers looked at with which Intelligence qulto

them other, and then one of fox them,

"Ab, well," said Major San- The led Eppler ashore and few important agents already, could fool and

could pressure or said gently

som. "We've caught our sples. ofleers, Greek and only wo up Germtmm Major Sansom, leading Into a van. They rounded

Into Eppler French and Egyptian traitors persunde

"What secrets were they, We've stopped up a leak in in-

formation among them..!

from here. But I the code, the code, the code. They pited them into the back Tify were sidled in the are

14

and it wil help you.”

face it, it's failure. We hoped knowledgment, Not much joy van and got ready to

That morning, after a night

"It may liefp me," she repli- to fool the Abwehr and make 1d say. I'll leave details of it it for the code-breaking boys, whisk them away to Mandi, of burrowing through the locked

with A British ulcer,

i won't Rommel make the wrong move, for you when you come ki. ed defiantly, "but Hekmat Fathmy, the night club help you. He had all As the soldiers flattened where the interrogation officers doors of brave, deflant.

your and we haven't done li. were waiting-the officers whose confident men's minder.

that they dancer who had helped Epplet, plans with him-tite, troops you They were suro on the

floor and covered job it would be to break them their faces Eppler dashed down and make thom talis

trouble came back to her housebook, would not have much with Eppler and Monkaster. The which was moored only a few plan to use, the places you plan officer looked at him and sold: for the hatch leading to

yards away from the one shs to defend, the strategy you have mero fact that they were so

in mind. bons fully sure of themselves had found for Eppler.

"And now. It is top late for made then certain of success.

the 'ma sio 2AW.

has sent ted boat, and the soldier ou, because Eppler They moved towards the cells Gerstand

turned into which the two

Ground it, she

know 'started to ruft.

But a little They know now. They had been taken.

British N.C.O. ran after her now what you will fight with

when the last battle starts,, Ti T midnight that night the radio in Cairo still be in opera- tion when the two German spies and, very costly and quiety is too late, major. They have N.C.O. at the monitoring set who had been running it were in

the information they wanted. na Middle East radio eps-room British hands? the Hussein Goafer sent it over, to soals eft ble headphones and Sho sai, very yellow: in

looked at the clock on the wall. puce, not very pretty-in-his-Vicm Just night”.

"It"was"Just turning into TheAn appalilag-thought struck situation, watching the British The major smiled at her, morning of July 29, 1042,

the officer, "Don't tell me we and officers os they began their wartime, Hekmat, sometimes for a moment he hesitated. haven't got the right ones after

No one bullfed to. luck plays a part, and in this

all? Don't tell me we've made questione As the men who questioned her case luck was on our sido." Then, murmuring to himself a monumental analu of the think back to it now, they will

"Why should he sleep when I whole thing?”

"Get the radio set ashore and to the upper deck and opened check it," ordered Sansom

He was confronted by his men. "And search the boat

with a toothcomb," a trooper painting a rifle at him.

it.

He raced for the, deck and flung open a window, Intending to dive through It Into the Nile. He found a trooper, rifle at the ready. waiting for him.

in

One last chance. Up the gangplank and away, the hope that the guther

“With a fishing net,” said one of his sergeants. gesturing to wards the boat. This is a job

for frogmen."

the mire.

Eppler first, He was cocksure and conâdent as ever.

"Let's get the torturo over

ing crowd outside would DESPERATE SEARCH #s very

shield him. But that hope fuded too.

took her into-custody.

"Good show, sergeant,

Press

thom over to the Germans. THE PIRATE AGAIN

And a very puzzled Bignals officet hung up and went back... to bed. But not to sleep.

Because how could the secret

Wo he

tell you that, in fact, they were "What do you mean by that?" verg sorry for her, She had she asked. known so many of them, had....... been so gay and friendly

ilme,

As he smashed through searching desperately for what can assure you, you'll find us all that they found it hard to feel he did not tell her

WH

WHILE the soldiers

trudged through the sewn and muth

they could salvage, the van was driven away.. Ami Eppler was

the door he groaned.us rifle barrel butted heavily smiling. into his kidneys.

П

་

Monkaster had done his Job The bottom of the house boat had been opened and with, gentlemen; And then howl moothly, quickly, it was setu- me off to the firing squad. But ing down on to the muddy banks don't think you're going to get of the Nile, the all-important say thing out of me. Not even the radio set already wallowing in Gestapo could make me talk."

A British officer whom shall call Cecil,, because

much alive today, slapped him jovially across the

with "You'l

in learn ho shoulders. "Those louts!"

their brief he said, and them, had made

signalled the sold, "Such an uncouth lot. I moments of relaxation so happy, sergeant to take her away, And that the here. gentlemen

tell Now

harsh about her.

-vita} information she had Be"

recured and given to Eppler had She must have some deep- not yet-thanks to the stupidily............ He was Interrupted by

sealed reason

working of the Abwehr found its way scuming from the next door.

against Britain, and, in their into German hands, The British didn't know any-

Sho they respected it. had opened, way, Other officers thing-yet. And, with a fle

There was sill time. "Up with your hands," skill and a heavy helping of Monkaster's cell, and what was an enemy now, and they went needed what she could tell them. they heard when they

Meanwhile, back at Mandi, sak a mild little cockney luck, he could keep them from

Inside were not words of de. But they felt for her too in her Monkaster seemed to be dying. sergeant." And please don't knowing until it was too late.

flance but horrible choking desperate predicament..

They Had given him blood try anything. I will have All he needed was me. And,

Bounds. And there was blood

tracsfusions ond a specialist "Look, Hekmat," said one of to shoot your middle to with the plans he had made

all over the floor,

them. "Whatever happens, was standing by. But it looked with Monkaster, there was time. pieces!"

"We tossed who should do things are not going to be very hopeless, Time, Time, Time, It was 11," said Eppler. "And he lost. nice for you. We will have to The brigadier in charge of Eppler stopped, sighed, time that was worrying the You're not going to play off turn you over to the Egyptian the interrogation centre hovered

police, because we have known over the bed, looking anxious. and turned towards Major British too. How to break these one against the other."

for a very long time that you Sansom, facing him with men? How to get their code be

Priér Monkaster, with the have been working against us. fore the Germans could tumble

"We've gal to get him well blade concealed Bole Agents: DODWELL & CO, LTD. gun in hand.

in But we want to make' It aa enough to talk," he said. “Don't to the fact that they had been tutor

his clothes had cut his wrists ongy as possible for you, and it you see that this is our chance? captured, "Hallo, Amr Boy," he

and throat. And as they rushed will, bnly be easy if you help if we can bring him back to Back at G.HQ. the civilian him away to hospital, Eppler us."

ilfe, and work on him — but Buid.

counter-espionage agent named was openly grinning.

without telling Eppler that he's Hobby hnd just been called to..

the best chance "Hallo, Gaafer Effendi," the telephone.

There were 16 hours too. KNOW NOTHING' It's

of all to get the information we sald Major Sanaom. It was

The game of cat and

need. Becauso we can pressure "We've just brought In the was beginning. But the mouse

of in his disguise is an Egypt two German spies," he was told was far from being frightened, CHE said: "I don't know any Lan Copt that Eppter had "And you know what we found co-opertilve. or talkative yet. thing, I didn't know they them knowing that wo always known the British dating around the cum in the Now he was alone to face them, were

aples. I Just playing with them. agant.

saloon of their boat?, A copy of And alone, ha fell, he could tried to be friendly because I He looked down at the gooy Daphne dù„Maurier's

novel sweat it out until, for the Bri-know Hussein Gonfer's mother face of the young German radio Rebecca, That should prove tish, It was too late.... "Had enough 7 Than come your theory, shouldn't that along quietly, there's 'n good they're using the book as a codo chap. This is the end of the road."

THEY KNEW IT

ÚT, of course, it was -nol

BUT

and both Eppler and San-

som knew IL

mouse

German

them both, without either OTG

and family. I om onionest Yet things were moving, and Sir All I want to do is to be operator and sighed.

nice to people."

"What D game," he said. moving fast.

dune, "But It's got to be The Interrogating officer The pumps had been moved reached behind him and brought And it's our only chance," which part of the book? Which into the houseboat on the Nile out a British officer's uniform. The hours slipped slowly by..

and slowly shẻ, was being re- On it were a major's epaulettes. Eight o'clock. Nine o'clock. floated. The search for papers

"But

radual?"

*

· "Fine," replied Robby.

pruce have they been using?".

The sodden

Ho knew only too well that was in progress. Here were not many hours in tadio sot had been taken ashoro which to find out. Uniil mid and was being taken, to pieces

out, its

tuning night, that was silwhen the and dried Alewehr would be on the air meticulously checked by algoals again and ready to receive from 0310.

Every half hour or so report

the

como án:

"Nice to this major, "for

In Eppler's cell they were *GYRMplOT" he sud. "We going over the questions oppin found a name tar bi the back and again. When bad he come of it. - This uniform belongs lo from? Was it true that he was Majer Smith. You were nice, a real Germanor was it a fact to hiin? And how ulen was ho- that he was really; Balf-British? When't that 'why his mather to you in return?"

was always so adamantly ony- She ancurd at the bundle in ing But my son would rever His hand."Smith What sort be,boy, for : Carmany. - His ÓI + British, xfficer is, that?". Ho father was British Whơ is on special duty and fold: to slidn't he giver up anif stop

For a spy, once expur(Anot only ceases to be useless to the Robby settled down, for the cnenty. He becomes: « priceless fiftieth time, to study a copy of smet goalnes themedor he has the du Maurier book." "Once this many of their secrets lociónă iu- dine-in over," he said, "I wyest aldo his hand. liers in our hands, it—though I was once one of hét @ Fair serler de-adapted-from, report, to headquarters in - the working for Thak. Everyone Elitain now had a weapod of groutest adruipers, I'll never read "Tim Cat and tha:Mice??:to be desert, and what does be dot knew howpm"| wir worth is much. If used · im du Mourier again!"?

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