It was now a very dangerous situation there at Stalag 13 for the men who worked for the underground and Colonel Hogan. They knew that the
man who was among them and in the tunnel was an imposter. He was more than likely a gestapo agent and would not be allowed to leave
no matter what until they were ready.
It was time to have Newkirk and Carter make some German Gestapo uniforms. Once the uniforms were made the men could go about finding
where the real major was being held. First they had to find out where Colonel Klink had been when he had seen the major.
For this the men were going to talk to Schultz. The big friendly man was a wealth of information. He was not a loyal German soldier although
he was not on their side either. But they could usually get information from him sometimes without letting him know anything. Like many of
the Germans who had drafted into the service under Hitler, Shultz had once owned a toy factory. He belonged there at work not at a war
that was based on hate. He loved children and often stated that.
Sure enough Sargent Schultz arrived at the barracks later on that day. He had been doing the barracks check and had come to check on
the men at Hogan's. When he came in the men acted as though nothing was goin on, but they went to work on him.
Newkirk went over to him and told him that it was mighty cold in their room and they needed more heat. Schultz had laughed at him and
said that it was always cold in that part of Germany this part of the year. Newkirk was one of Schultz's favorite prisoners and because he
was always into playing cards and sometimes Schultz would win candy.
Colonel Hogan laughed and said "Well according to your commanding officer things got pretty hot the other night. He met up with some young
lady. You remember that night the night that a plane crash landed just outside of camp."
"Ha some girl he was supposed to be at a meeting at the big hotel in town. All he did was sit at the bar and drink. He told me that there was
no one there but a bunch of gestapo and that he left right away. Those guys can be mean you know."
"Ah come now. He must have seen someone." Newkirk chimed in.
With a soft voice Schultz told them "He told me that he saw the downed pilot being brought into the old grand ball room for interrogation. The
gestapo had him prisoner." he bragged.
"Well they didn't bring me there and I am a colonel." Hogan told him.
"That might be true. but they brought him there and then they will probably bring him here." Schultz told him.
After Schultz left Carter and Newkirk went back to sewing the uniforms to get ready to go into town. One of the other men went to the mechanics
pool to find a suitable car for them to use. They would come up with a story to convince Klink to go to town once more and have them
drive him. This was something that the men did often and they were familiar with most of the roads. They had all been in the hotel many
times and knew the bar and the room where, most likely their major was being held.
Colonel Hogan thought as the big man left. They could not take a chance that the major was going to be sent to their camp. He was sure that
was the last place that he was going to end up. The gestapo had placed a plant at their operation and now they had to work fast.
One of the key reasons why the work of the men at Stalag 13 had been so successful was their ability to contact London. With the radio that
they had set up there at the barracks the men had constant contact with a submarine who would relay messages to London. Without radio
contact they would not have been half as successful as they had been. Whenever the men were doing something that they did not want anyone
in the compound to know they kept a man at the door watching for any soldiers that were coming towards their barracksCarter had been watching
the door and announced " Big trouble Colonel Hogan. There is a truck outside with a radio tracker on it."
This was the last thing that the Colonel needed. He hit the side of the bunk bed and went down to the tunnel immediately. He no
longer had anytime to take a chance with this man. This man was invaluable to the allies and Hogan knew it, but he was going to
have to take drastic measures then and now.
"Under no circumstances do I want the imposter who is downstairs left alone for even a moment. When it comes to roll call we will have to play
the shuffle game once more. I know that if we don't have Schultz doing the roll call things could get complicated. But this man who is
downstairs is more than likely a gestapo man and I want him sent back to London with the real major. He has invaluable information that the
people in London could use. We will turn the tables on the Germans one more time men." he assured his men.
As she descended the ladder Colonel Hogan looked at the man that he now knew for sure was his enemy. He hated the Germans for what
they were doing to the allies and even some of their own people and here was one of them right there in his own world. One of the chosen
people. The race that wanted to take over the world. No, Hogan was going to do all he could to put a stop to this man. He went over to the
imposter and said. "Look we know who you are really and have big plans for you. We are going to go out tonight and get the real Major Browning
and then if possible bring the two of you to our rendezvous point and place you on a submarine that will take you to England. If you make any move
or try anything my men will shoot and kill you. There will be no other choice for you. Now talk." he demanded.