War Brothers by Patrick Slaney

Author:Patrick Slaney
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, adventure, historical, world war one, world war two, family, military, RAF, Luftwaffe, germany, brothers, fate, brotherly love, hitler youth, loyalty, spy, special agent, twins, war, destiny
ISBN: 9781783330829
Publisher: Andrews UK
Published: 2013-06-19T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 26

Witley Park didn’t seem to have changed much since I had left it ten days previously although the total blackout meant that there wasn’t much visible by the time we got back. I was delighted when I found that Francette Tranquet had stayed up to greet me and that she was adamant that I give her all the sordid details of my adventure. We had been soul mates, who enjoyed each other’s company before I had left for Cornwall, but I hadn’t seen her as a special friend. I was touched by her concern for me. We drank and talked until my energy ran out and my eyes started to close. We then both went upstairs to our respective beds.

The following morning I was called into the Colonel’s office. As usual, Colonel Thorpe and Major Richards were waiting for me when I entered.

‘Good morning Markus, I hear that you had some interesting experiences in Cornwall on your orienteering course,’ the Colonel said, with a smile on his face.

‘Yes, I am afraid that I didn’t cover myself in glory during my test and was rescued by some land girls.’

‘I understand that they want you do redo the test, but I have another urgent job for you to do before you go off again,’ the Colonel said, taking on a more serious tone. ‘Major Richards will explain what we want you to do.’

‘Is this new job connected with my training?’

‘No, it is something totally unrelated. Perhaps I should give you the details now,’ the Major explained. ‘You are aware that the SS were waiting for Vic Biddlecome when he landed in France and that they shot him.’

‘Yes, I was extremely upset when that happened as we had shared a room together and had become quite good friends,’ I said.

‘When that happened we were convinced that there was a leak somewhere along the chain. The French Resistance were adamant that it wasn’t at their end, so we had a look at our end. Much to our surprise we believe that we have found the source, and it appears to be extraordinarily close to home.’

‘But the other agents in this house don’t know about each other’s projects. You insist on us not talking about our missions, and Vic never said a word about what he was up to.’ I was starting to think that maybe they thought that I had leaked information.

‘Don’t jump to the wrong conclusion Markus. We are certainly not pointing the finger at you or any of the other trainee agents. You all have too much to lose, and we trust all of you,’ the Major stated energetically. ‘We have heard that there is a man with a German background who has been seen in the local pub “The Cat and Fiddle” and the Colonel’s Secretary, Elizabeth Walters, has been seen talking to him. In fact, we believe that an intimate relationship has developed between them.’

‘What do you want me to do?’ I didn’t like where this conversation was going, and the role they had in mind for me.

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