Duval will turn us over to the authorities to save
his own skin."
"If I thought that," said Jean, "I--"
"Besides," interrupted Chester, "we shall only be aiding the Germans, and
not ourselves, and how long do you suppose the Apaches will be allowed to
live should the Germans invade Paris?"
"Why--" began Jean, but Chester interrupted again.
"One of their first steps would be to annihilate us," said Chester. "They
would ravage the city, tear it into little pieces. Remember, it is our
own home, yours and mine. Would you like to see that?"
"No," replied Jean, "but--"
"No matter how you look at it," continued Chester, "you and I are sure to
get the worst of it. Now, I don't know about you; but I am going to have
nothing to do with the plot."
Jean did not reply for some moments, and they walked along in silence for
several blocks. Finally the little man replied:
"But I have been ordered to shoot you if you fail to carry out your end
of the work."
"In which event," replied Chester calmly, "you would also have to
assassinate the President, and would yourself be killed.
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