yr. iltMMMi W? fWC -N-r Jff - . ifciW hS ' . 41 ' ' . - , ! ' ..,.!'.?! '. . . I .r 'EirikT jpEiXERrglJJA'DEHIA, V-MpybAY; iTGUST 7, 1917 ,,. ., eWHJT FAT By LECHMERE WORRALL AND J. E. HAKULU i tint i ' I The Mnt J,mnrmt Oneru. the Most Offhand Manner of . frc nuit Ai,lr,tn1Ui nrnnnfid. Mail lie the Veil Purposely Drawn to Screen a Guarded 1 hrust for Valuable Information Mysterious Things Have Happened to the Plotters About to Complete Their Plans The Only Way to Solve the LtateRt MUSteril IS lO amuunsn uiv yyivm.i 'j' " Handkerchief Used to Blindfold Fritz Guests at West Crest Private Hotel enjoyci their dinner one autumn evening in blifil ful ignorance of the fact that in a few ho irs they would be roasting like pig8 iM fire that would not only destroy the house but give the prearranged signal to the U-UOai in uiu nuruur. (Copjrlzht hy Kdwnnl J. Clorte.) SYNOPSIS Th story opens In the West Ores' prll liofel In n Knllsh sracosst town when Knitanil hns ten nt war t.n mourn MR1. svMIKRsON, th rrnprlctriss, I er son, IIAItl.tX HAMWIf-nV. scrvInT In te I.ns II. h Admiralty. SIR. roi.l.nrK. l-r JiiVIjb if the Tesre, his ilnua iter, .Ulll.l.t. nlnet "j, rilRIITOI'IIKK IIIti:NT. Molly's iniiic MR". MIRIAM I.i:i;. v'1v of ihlrt) live the KtJVt .rrlNAi: Mis vmtTl.ri.n "i.lnster. KRAUI.HIN M'lll(lll:lr.ll. a colnrliss little Herman imrnin, r slrolm twenn jcnr ct KnrlUi rmtursllzitte" I'lINMCl IK. ,"'!" EnKllsti Mild'rr. nn'l 1'RITZ. n sermnt In tlie house. s.re tle Mitlri' oPcuiwnm.nr th" Intel. Iirent nnd Mlrlnm lire repris ntntlvcs ur ths nrltlsh IntelllBence orrli n'i llisnver n th reverse M or fie Innoc, nt-lnoklnu i nrepisce n complete witmcpb ouuii .mi-. ttlni a mcPMite thnt a I'-hnal In wnitltis otr ' . the Imrbor for a ulicii slun.il Ilrcnt .1 mantlc tho Mnrcunl. Thin lli.co.r pn. tlvoljr links up the Paml.ri.on lew o cl nllli p. Blenntlc German npy plot .1. Btlni-.l Jo cripple (Ircat llrltnln. , , I.ntT. Tlrent pees akctchen of th.- Irnrbor znad bv Fraulcln HrhrocdM. who he I "n Hired la the ljmln of the plot The fuel that there Is an art!t In the home account for the presence of mrrler pUeonp nnd llreit 1 ihootl one of the tilrd" as It lees ihc home. He discovers a ski trh or the harbor de. renses In a small esse tlrd Hlmut mi, of the plceon's l.jts. The plotters decide to burn the hotel that rvenlnsr. as i slsnal to a Uboat wnltlnMr out at sea They nlo plan to hum all the occup.ints Meanntillc Iirent and Miriam complete the details for the capture of the (Krman spka Brent or Pollock, Which? CimiSTOI'IiKI; lllir.NT reallzn! this". lut bclne very liutnaii, tlint l!il not wotrj him nenrly ns tniicli as the Idea th.it Mll. i too. mlslit Fee It from tliat point f view Ito had tried that day. hi much as was con ulstent with loyalty to his work, t He Just so clumlly that Molly, when kIip knew everything, would not be able to reproach him with beltiK ery adept. A sudden distaste, for the whole luislne-op wept oer him. He was In that lax mood when cen exclte'iient appeam n wearltien r- to flia flch. It was true, he reflected, that , .the Sandersons were betraying the csiintry t Tfhlch had taken them In and trusted them, from Which they had Rot inoVey, position. comfort: but he, tcn, who sit st the Sander- TOnn'a table and broke bread with them. was planning to brine: nboiit their down- fall. It was an odious necessity. At this point In his reflections hi sense of humor . mercifully came to his a'd. and he remem- i bered that tho "bread" consisted fo often ', of pigeons and that at least he was paying three guineas u week for .the prls liege of 1 eating It. He got up and stretched himself, hut topped suddenly as the sound of a piano being plajed In the hall suddenly began to kurge through the house Christopher went to his door and listened. It was Molly , playing; he knew that. Her particular talent was music, and she had really studied hard. But her playing, though charming. had always lacked force and depth. ' thee nualltlcs, though Mill tentative and unequal, as though they wero trjlng to force their way through, were at last to be heard in her playing ' Chris listened for a moment with a lit tle smile of Fjmpatli and understanding tugging nt his mouth Then, as he ucog. iilzed the "Hansp Macibre" and heard tho dry rattling of the skeletons, no felt a little shlier Whv-ihad she chosen to pl.i that grisly competition tonight of all nights? He stra'ghtened himself turned out the light mid went down stairs and out to tho icranda. He knew that Charles Sanderson had been taken to Ills mother's room when he arrlu-d and tli.it the disaster to the pigeon must h.ue Ixen made known to him What be did not know was whether the hupp ised map had yet been dlscowrod to be a dummy He went out along the ileseited icranda to where his little Kaedropper'H I'llend was concea'e I In the palm. He could ecq b the thin line of light betwen the drawn cut tains of the sitting room that people were? within iitnl, crouching down, he prepared to listen. There were only two ulces speaking In tho sitting room, and the were tho olees of Charles Sanderson and Krltz. "So now jolt think It Is Iirent. do nu'." Charles u.n saying "I nm sure It mul be 1'ienl I watch and I watch Mr. Pollock and I see h'ln do no moie. but 1 see Trent with mine own Oes shoot the pint " "Hut my mother sns be did not seem nt all up-et or confuted, temarked I harles "Hither he Is an utter fool or exi.eslcly cleer I wish 1 knew which Hittin him. anyway' The work of months mined, ruined, and nil 1J th's blithe ting creature with an ejeglass Hut the map's safe, thank goodness "Ah. il.it, .ncs,'1 replied l-'illz. "Hut I hate moie bad news. Another dteadful thing that has happuied to me." "Wliiif (lootl liod' (Hit with It. man' What h.ue joti done now !" "It Is not I who have done nnj thing," replied Fritz In mi Injured nlce ' "Ft all Icln Schroecler, she gie mo a letter mlt plans to post. She and Mrs. Sanderson go out. I was left to mytelf here 1 begin to tidy the room Suddenly fiom nowhere some one spring upon my back ; tnv back. It Is neaily broke, and tied his handkerchief about mine ees urn- ncond only and I tear It olT, hut it is too late; he Is gone, and de plans nlso " Sanderson walked up and down the loom for u moment, not trusting himself to speak. "What a damn fool you are'" he s.ild at last. "First the Marconi, then the pigeon, and now the plans What Is It? Who the dcll Is It?" "It (s Trent," Fritz repeated stolidly. "1 am sure. Mr, To I lock, he Is a strong man and heay, but t do not think he could have len'ped on my back like that. An) way, here Is de handkerchief" mid he pulled a largo red and gtevn bandanna, stilt knotted, from his pocket, Followed a little silence, during which Iirent rightly gueaed that Charles must be examining the handkerchief. limit's shoul ders shook a little with n silent laugh, for the handkerchief, as he well knew when ho had used It, was not bis nt nil, but the one Mr. Tollock had dropped during Ms Indig nant exit. The Idea to use It had tome to Christopher In on of those (lashes to which he always trusted. "Well, there's no mark on It," Charles said nt last, "might belong to anbody. ran: it smells or scent ; ncetit and tobacco." ".Mr. Trent, he tivp scent." cried Ttltz eagerly. "I see a pottle of eau-de-Cologne on hli dressing table." "This Isn't eau-de-Cologne. Well. I must find out. Von had better bo getting on with the dinner now. Fritz Clear out." Fritz cleat til out and Iirent made his wa Into the hall Mollv was still plalng stonnl'j and took no notice of him She was dresnd simply In n tittle pale pink gown with a blue sash, and the pallor which bad been beis nil day hail glwn place to n bright Hush on her i hecks Iirent thought he had ncwr seen her look so til umplmtitl piTtlj and so childishly young Mrs. l.ee. mining down the stalls In a wonderful black and-gohl gown, seemed suddenly old and failed to his ejes l n consoioiis of this Indeed, awnte of looking her best .Mlrlnm oame luross the hall and under icner of the mti!c spoke ngeth bui ry low to Hrcnt. "Well, anything fie-.li1"' sdo ,isld "Entiling In pnitleular." replied In cut beginning to mow- slowly tle dliection of the sitting room with her think ecrj thing's faltly clear now We h.ue got to prevent 'em burning th? house down to night and we'o got to get out- signals through to the cruisers, that's all " "It's honlble," said Miriam "I shou'dn t Inue thought human beings could hae planned to du such a dreadful thing It's lleudisli." Ilient shrugged his shuuldeis. "Tliej'n. logical enough," ho said: "It's all war." "It seems to me we're taking too gieat a chance. Kit," went on Milium "What's going to happen to the others? Suppose iney no manage to Hie the house, thole's '"" . rue, .ur. I'ollw I. -.Molly " ".My dear girl, don't I kmw If The fact that 1 know It and remain cnlm ought to show joti how sure I am of success If I were to give the show awav nmv'nml h.ne the whole bally lot ai rested wo miss nabbing our friend fzz, to miv nothing nf perhaps letting a lot of other people get warned of the failure too mon so that thev can slip away" "All right. Kit. but I'm- got nerves some, bow. What do you want me to do?" "I want jolt U) appear to RO to bed n the ordinary wny. Just as If nothing 1-is happened And then " Hero the door of the sitting loom opened and Charles came toward them. "Would you belleo it," continued Hrent ns though going on with a stoty, ",,. .,,.J tually went three in no trumps."" "What is this tragic tale, Mr. Uicnf" asked Charles. night?" asked Charles, turning nml stroll ing hack Into the sitting room with them. "No. Mrs. I,oo has challenged mo to n gntno of rjuroker after dinner. Wc'e got a pair of gloes on it." "Hnve a cigarette?" nsked Charles, "that Is. If Mts. l.cc doesn't object," and he held nut his case toward Hrent. "No, thanks, Vm a piper." "Arc jou? What sort of tobacco ilo oii Finoke?" Mlrlnm, to whom nil this conversation .was so much (Irrek, watched tho two with puzzled e.cy. It Was obvious to her Unit again tit tho bandanna which he had drawn from hlfl pocket. At this moment Mr. Tollock, displaying n marelotiH cipati"0 of glossy shirt front, came Into the room "Hallo, Sandeison. jou'ro back, 1 see,' ho loomed. "That's splendid. Telling Iirent the latest news from town, eh7" "No, as n matter of fact wo weto dis cussing perfume.," replied Clinrlei casually, still drawing the handkerchief lightly across IiIh nostrils. Ho suddenly held It out townril Hrcnt, "It Is oms, Isn't It, Hrcnt?" ho asked. Chi Is took Hie, handkerchief and Inspected mmm mVWMfik mm . nrf: zm mmm mxsmf J; t?vj) 'mtxXwMUi si i . ii irfl". d-aiT -.My rm.mrr c r tir. '- i i BVPiuuaTii-iiiiiii is&wvzfixs&'j u 'p..' 43i$m '2smL3anmM 8iSldKR -J5f 'Ss?fu M seSo "It's nbout mi Idiot who went tlnee In no trumps without a spado in his hand Can you Imagine, anything more ghastly?" "Are jou going to have n rubber to- "Miulamc, ilo map is not dat I place on the pigeon's leg. Chatles was ttylng to find out something, but what, she could not tell. "I base lather a special mixture," replied Til out casuall, "a little tobacconist makes It up for me." "O ' It's scented. Isn't It?" asked Charles. "Stented? No, I don't think so. I'm sure it Isn't," and Hrent pulled out his pouch and sniffed at It. "Most people Jeer at scented tobacco." re marked Charles In u chatty manner, "but I rather like It myself. I have always had a keen sense of smell ftom my boyhood, and there's nothing 1 enjoy more than n leally good sniff, at a rose for example, or even a good pet fume. 1 suppose It's an effeminate habit, but I always uso somo on my hand kei chief " "O, do jou?" Hrent s voice bettayed noth ing lAit a polite assumption of Interest. "I don't myself. Can't stand It," "(i, then this handkerchief ksn't yours, I suppose? Some one's evidently dropped it nnd I picked It up," and Charles sniffed ' It blandl, hut Mr. Pollock, ciammlng his plnccnez moro firmly down on his nose, darted forward. "No, dash It all, It's not That's mine," he said, and snatched it from Hrent's hands. Fritz, coining in at that moment to an nounce dinner, stopped dead, bereft of speech. Dinner tli.it night was a triumph of civ ilization. Mere animals cannot dissemble. That is an nccompIHiment which comes with education. And, always with tho ex ception of Mr. Tollock and the Myrtle, every ono at Wnvo Crest played n, part and played It well timing dinner. Thcro was probably hardly a word of truth spoken. After dinner tho Sandersons nnd frauleln gathered together for a council of war In the sitting room. "Something tells ino It Is Hrcnt,' dared frauleln firmly. dc- "Frltz thought so for a time," said Charles moodily, "but now ho thinks It Is Tollock again. Certainly Tollock Is milto strong nnd vigorous enough to linvo got thoso plans nwny from Fritz." "Hut If so." argued Mrs. Sanderson, "why did Tollock admit that tho handker chief was hl7" "My dear mother, w hoover wo arc up ngalnst Is certainly no fool, and ho may hao done it nn n blind. In fact, It ho did do It, claiming tho handkerchief was about tho clovercst thing ho could hnvo done. Tho trouble is, w are faced with tho two alter natives of Hrent nnd Pollock-, and which ever one of them It Is must hnvo n genius for acting. Whether it Is l'ollock's pomp ousnets or Hrent's fatuity that Is the iniislc, tho Unease of It Is simply incredible." "Ach " said frauleln suddenly " hat about Mrs. Lee?" "Mrs. I.ee! I wonder. Yes, that !s qulto n possible Idea. What do oll think, mother?" "I certainly think It might bo Mrs, I.eo. We know nothing of hor. She simply sent n telegram nnd came down." "It Is qulto the typo," continued frauleln. "Tho charming widow, with money, travel ing rilone." ' "And In that case." said Charles, pursu 'ng tho Idea to Its logical outcome, "It is probably Hrcnt a.i well. They'io thick as thieves " Mrs. Sandeison shook her head. "I do not think so," she said. "If It Is Mrs. I.eo sho 1 a et.i clever woman, us well as a ety charming one, and she probably lilt upon Ilient as her most likely tool. You see It was she who taunted him Into shoot ing that pigeon this evening." "Wo must make sure," said ftauleln. "What about Miss Tollock, "tho girl? Sho Is in Ioo with Hient Suicly there Is a wny wo can use her." "We might tell her that Hrent's a spy In the pay of tho Oennans," suggested Chailes. "Ach. she'd only laugh nt us," said frau leln. "It must be done better than that. Hrent has not yet explained why ho can't enlist. Miss Tollock must bo made to think of that. Sho will confront him, and It he doesn't satisfy her " ".My dear frauleln," broke In Charles Im patiently, i "If Cluisfoplier Hrent lenrcsents tho Hngllsh Intelligence department, a harem of beauty won't get the truth out of him," They wero Intcriupted by Fritz, who burst Into the room obviously In u slnto of great excitement, "Mr. Karl, salr." ho cried "Madame, do map It Is not dat 1 placo on tho pigeon's leg. Just now have I examined It and I find it has been changed." "Damnation" said Charles. "Here; give It to me. Hy God, It Is n substitution, wntcrproof silk and all. This proves It." "That It Is Hrent? nsked frauleln. "Ach. I am not surprised." "Wo must muzzlo him tonight," said Chnrles. "The question Is how? netting him up to his room on somo pretext nnd gagging and tying hlm up there Is too risky." "Aih, but wail," advised frauleln. "I hnvo n plan." Sho folded her little arms on tho table and leaned forward across them to hlm, her shoulders hunched up under her brown sliawl, looking not unlike a big bird of prey, with her features that weic so sharp for tho broad modeling of her facs and her bright brown eyes. "Wo will tell Mr. Tollock first," sho went on, "and suggest ho warn his daughter. Pollock Is a magistiate. Ho doesn't loo Hrent nnd want to get hlm out of tho way ns much as wo do. If wo make out a good case ho will havo hlm arrested at once on suspicion " "Whatever kind nf t.n. ... on Pollock?" ""' lun w jr "Tho trtilh Is good enough for ... frauleln placidly. or m. ' tt "Tho trulte" .errs?; az: -! valuable papers?" not lo her, "Ily Jove, frnulcln," said Chnrl.. .. hnyo got It!" He did no BesHc,?;; " Frllz or show emotion as ,. nU,au ' mother, but ovc.ii he seemed tr. 2 ' !U with suppressed excitement, thoueh ? qulto stiff In his chair. Bh h hiori Ml i fiir4. .'tlH.I S- , . . """ '" i-oilOCH. Frtjr" I,. nnd ask him If ho will coma in ia" moment, See that wo are no? d?.,6. "Very well, sir." re not disturbed.' "I will go," said frauleln. "It , do to have me. a Oeimnn, Present Interview, You must tell m l Ull Sho vvmpped her shawf'U'ou't h .TOi shouldeis and departed with Friu, , ' A moment later and Mr. TollocP tL ' In the doorway, his face bcamVPthm''1 after-dinner roslncss. s wlth "Fritz says you have been kind .. I IOiV,V.Mo "e'V0 hBVC a clar wl h yoUn?.U' said cheerfully. 'uu M Chnrles rose and drew . i.i. table for hlm. u'' ,0 "i . "I shall bo charmed If you will hi,, .i' cigar." he said, offering one. "But th. rlit leason of tho tequest Is that my . and I want tho benefit of your coun'hW "Dear me, clear mo," said Mr Poi'i , much giatined nnd pulling hs chair lJS. tho nlr of n chaliman nt n board m.Ji "I until b vety plensed to do anw ' can. As a J. P., of course. I have ",ad L cxperlenco of humnn nature, and ill 7 nb.o to throw llttlo light on anythM Is puzzling jou. What Is It nil about?- o UMy.' ,Sa,,(Icrson k'a"c,, towaril cornlden.' "You nro vciy good, M.r. Tollock" .1, said "Tho fact Is, wo nro in n cry ., ? waul picdlcament." ' "''j "Indeed, jou don't say so. I'm ,ery sorrr to hear It, I'm sure." ', "It Is this way," began Charles, leatilrt forward In his turn, to that Mr. Tollock w fairly hemmed In by Sandersons; "when I amo down from London last nlch brought with mo certain Important pawn. ii;;;. r:.. ,u J"oso pal,ers PHILADELPHIA'S HALL OF FAME WILL BE BUILT BY THESE i Mr. Pollock stared at hlm, mouth anil eyes open. "You don't say so!" he eiaciT latcd. "That Is serious, very serious. "Wiiatl do you supposo happened to them?" "Stolen," replied Charles briefly, "Good Cod !" said Mr. Pollock. "This li' really terrible. Do you suspect any oner "We suspect that one of our number lis' spy." Mr. Pollock almost bounded In his chair ' It Is ono thing to talk KuIy auout , ' plans, maps, nnd alrthe rest of the bag of tricks. Just ns one may discuss a terrible' lallway accident on tho other sldo of tho globe. It Is n very different thing, however to havo It made real to ono of some Inti mate, connection. "So it really Is true," ho said, as thoueh half to himself. . ga "What Is truo?" asked Mrs. Sanderson quickly. "Spies and all that I suppose j llin.n V.f,r,lt, la Dl.nl. .. .!.!.. A a .. -" ,,,.. u ,,-t.i.j .c, nutii n LM1IIK - - - ' "Hut, my dear Mr. Pollock," icplled MrsJ aanueraon, you reau us paragraphs about spies out louci lrom tlio papers every day; jruu, uiium every one, nave always been uiinaiiig nnu taiKitig aliout spies. Xilfi, men, siiouiu you oo so surprised." (CONTINUED TOMOHROW) MEN PICKED TO GO FRANCE TO . tj hivu,m. a.y i'wRifvyv.'vmj i i, 'ixi. :&: -r.-"i.rrvr .?"!&- Bvj.rv.'a r - sr-e-, . , -. '.. ensure "iinvw i',m wis's'e 'vas-" ?V' ,;lwmT"J ",r ai?Si--3 ' J 1 1 ' ijjBn J'iy"'""'" , SfzZL- -1 I!PL " wwts&v frir""J P i-lj .;;rai)gr. ' "m f?s.W5t- -ayiisAag '"HvMg . vti ,S Jg? fe " ''
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