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WHEN GERMAN CONSPIRATORS BURN TOWN OF HOPEWELL
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Hxie Mason, Girl
Service, Single
f:k Agent Who Set
Bernstortf and
ER all. Imperial Oermany pos
teased a lumbering sense of the the
Tf
rife
5 Mmn
' 3ll3S . .. .... ,..i that ha little
'iTjWfteal. had realized that the iiuie
JiWW-born town of Hopewell. Virginia,
'X7Sakt.rcd hundreds of men drawn from
.twajaooring classes, uneuu-... ..-
uk j i ..t.iih i rrnrr
IIsVlVt iA t . - .- ....-. itiv werfi tiald
wXtIS!- -.i- ,. i.ro. extent, nnd
foWl80"1"' t0 a ,ar"t .rwhB,i
FX'tffe montf theue men were those in wnose
flK4.''rfHHrV Ul IIIO wvai aw -
HSKNOWa ran the superstitious -'
&$&" llh '" he f .",'. Tr.
jiKAWMrs. in tne nanus w
'nwrMi.lllr these men migm " " " : "V.,,1""" .'"", '" vrasning aDom,
llSSTwuSou? reading they were giving '- trlng. WiUj, way he
JIA5''kWy information to the hidden enemy coat.
t'iSkr America This was the explanation nJ.h r"J cpoke again and this time
&.?$ h2 Siienco of Baroness Theresa "" "B' dropped the ; bomb with an oath
.rb5cVtPm'HoCpew!l .an rl.Ur o " th- b lot passed through hi. wrUt.
i:s?i,k:7Aui.ti. in the suise oi iuuautt- ,.- , -.-.-.c' i :" "-. "u""1 nam ;a- ,-. :".. -j .T7. - "j "IT. - ' : . in owe iiim. ana men laumvpu mm obcr
M .tfc,'5Zi:,"f r in one of the myrina '""ru..l" '?"" na lie would have " """'" """ 'u"""a"Q LCn,P". again to the ncene of conllaKratlon The you."
'SJ.TLT.' A" .n.rii. of Hopewell sne " "Pnis ire. Iiolllngs did not want 11' " ,ff' .' . ." (lames wern Kalnlnir swift headway. "Don't
SinWiSHfS niit the mvsterln of tli Cure '" '" voi lie dropped the bomb, and i""Za niooasiamea trail sieaany UvM ,1Bd , ,0(,j- w, r people In leaning
&2S?h-OUi.n,.Unown facts of the pre.B- JndBliw and leaping, pain fighting at he .doo t of Madame La Vero'a fortune- frantlo endeavor to save thelrVewnos- ped-nkl
mS,ZZ .iih lavish hand, and drank in ,::,::'";' ''"" Sn"vo io mK wm ...... F..... Hosakms had braved the fiery terror. He dealt
tW'S? .hi rnfo?rnatlon she could glean by $?& B P' ln"2Llt0 the dttrkn3 "This Is the place , we want," he an- The downtown section of the small city but the
W.i.' " n,?"lfi"i ,i Mircest on from lne "'Bit and escaped nounced softly to'the capta n "Don't wn. ir, .i ti,. n.. h. ,rf nstead c
i ijp pin " iniwui
S"JSy&nttto who PttMtd in never
KjlJSlS Unci through the doors of her
rium of mystery
Hopewell
held
much of Interest
for Germany. I-lttle
, ihnn a vear
Oermanr
taterested Irt
iVAenro lti site had
HOpeweu
We-i'iv. U hlPw ln brnad -vv ep' ..l-'n- "-nV,'. ij, "l u'ZZl", V:"X nl fnVtln;n-. h7 nSrin.,.' mn ,1.'
I I iiu w.. ... pannffaj n . .-. nnn in rtnri wnu nnnf.,1 hv fun T
KMf&rS? "l"fK o Harrison Or"a'nnt8a?".he stared at them dullyT" " "
?. Mtd bobbing the """""' ...... Criminology Club. And Harrison Grant Grant attempted to step Into the
"isVttat dotted the """ uu" .."- Europe having received ttie message lost no time but the maid barred the way.
.1 MoW8 Browing oPLr f. iiie, fbr ln tlng to Hopewell. The Secret Ser- "The madam's not home."
'-r? IwSeTeaU had come from tne '",,, vico needed him there .. w.ii. n.r miiui. ir.-ii
SIMiWfT?
n.lJ. uA hppn
Tne ueiuo "" ";;: "-.-,1
.H irrtat Klincoiiu
ILW" J r'1 "-"
the Brounu
rm r "- .:;. hd bobbed
fSrwt lb. factory sprang up a
i. AIM i""1'."' . -,f ,.i from Ihe
iAiri nnn iii-iTii i,ivn
k'XSoVVr guncotton s a thing to be
M a.??"J,.i0IhB'w in the maw of a can-
i , iwvn. - - kl
or ii m- ....-.-.-
maiting. t -filr
,yt The town wa
a a nii-BHu-iii'"" "'.-;
Imllltude of western towni nicn for the proprietor. Showing him her Se- wounded. Where Is he?"
n un overnight. In the davs of goia erct service commission she took him She shook her head and lied porider
ihea. Its streets, a. crowded mass oi jmo ner confidence to the extent of ously
a
prang
'...mnilntfd shacks, lean-tos and lenis ,
& SSl all the i rlbutes of the town of
i ". . .r ... .... 4mh nc iiincei
aeVS Lerti fleeing from Kxeler rcauui-ii
liJK thS plot which thev maneuvered
S8?wlSt .earned Snnu.itionjWa success
$& ted failed. Franz von Tapen "l
4 .w. telep-am from Biaaamo i
"Kvirythlng O. It Send
I. a Vere.
me a gooa
for dangerous work."
Wl
UgrtelVvvorded meant
i SS5t K? ar,err weekTof work Baron
JSTverbfcht had learned as much as
IV Bf i-J -". Wards" Hh shipments and
'nat. . iti 1k.ii inn I'liiiriiuuii tavikvi ji
ferAttK Baroness re
. -1S-J . ,Vnlv in any form Then one
(t7r. th tauestry curtains of her
e-telling parlor parted to aflrmi
other than the sanctimonious J. H.
inn. Dollings hart closed up his
. . dirtii V'nr establishment in -
-UiLwhat mlcht have seemed undue
jM ft? ftglroaeauainted with his rea.
imtw feeklng other -PaU
,7v,:icaptin von i-apen nun-. ,.r "-
&li'emplylng with your telegraphed re-
Val Dollings assured me dm"""".
J5iihowed a tendency to be. a little an-
t'Xm rtd over the time lost, "t-anaaa vvns
WJlii L,l". ...! urh in extent
"f" HJI'I "'."" ?-- .' -;J W.r-
at ne coum nnn no one y ;cnu "'
tinow that I have arrived he
.if.. H in.aiotini- nmllA and the
n.theiace of the Baroness faded
Jllttie" "I am ready for anything your
vi-a-.M-.aia vav -itarirtaat '
ft la well.' she answered briefly. "We
fill Jose no more time."
During the week
therlngofconsnlra-
Va. r,rti and tor was completed
Madam 'fttephan by the arrival of
hmmm ..P .(.,., stephan
and Von Lertz In
:TO i
sTCtt ...... -..""n. '.hr.h.V
i HICnmona, upon or-
rarclveri from Von Papen that they
t nana ana reaay xo nsrmi m iii-
.".". . . .-. . I.. I. ...... .
lO III case mey were nerueu in uwmr
ttta Plot for the destruction of Hope-
m m ilrfiaflll climax.
xle Maion, returning to her apart-
r-- ' r ih KtrminUK davi or ac-
-.-? M
"tfiSiiS'TM
-? fWr- T- t. . u.i.
ml .---- . , Richmond by the discovery
i$m note from Von Lertz.
eUWoar MUa Maaon " the note ran In
CVtVtrt' angular hand. "I hope this
trln. The madame and I are
"' iraiMv., ..-v. --:,--
IIU l4 l"HM .." J.
'Mtkern
eirw in :
iHrmw In Richmond, Va., where I would
MjMw to have you join us as aoon as pos-
!.a'u. Y mav ha that vntlr npr wish
yTit Jtelp us. expressed wnen i last saw usually weu.moauiaten voice carried an Ho ,,,,.,,
55von be granted here. acid nuality; an angry sarcasm that , A1 r
7i''d.Vr,Av.iv'VftTnmnf.fl nirU with a ..,. ,...,. !:,- ., ..,.. , nupicious now, as
:')-. 11. 'Tr Von UMi. vou have rlv- ........ . ..... e.n..i tj. ...... V.... !'r. vcl'.: ""b. "e
'''-v. .,. an unexneeted Dleasure." Shi
et.?ni:.
d the far distant agent of ner-
ifcT.saaay with an Irony aitogetner lost.
tfe:lWe ah bounced up with an activity
4pttriilltftMV pjvar&cterlstlc. Mamette. help
'JVJia '" 5'n 1nt on m way t0 nic1'-
frliWli'." , . .
v .lainette anneared ln the doorway, an
i"u)lealon of genuine anxiety on her
WW countenance. 'My land I Miss
5ji frhile! Alnt you ever going to stay
M !?. ,,B.d "f ,.v. . . i.w
-"'l)ixle latlfhed. "No rest for me. with
1P'
'F If119 ",nniin agents running around
..i.H.on ar,M nmnin n..nrt
:fMP inrvann ifiv couiurj, uo uro uuu
Mat my aanelphone ln the bag."
aott.tlieni deamtd. "Vou mean that new
atmryou kin hear through the wall
J-V, -H'Thafa. what I mean, but hardly
-'Wmmh the wall, Mamette, Just through
' nr Or any Illgll-auunuiHK ourince.
ili'o-rtwply R super-developed telephone
our wires inai me cniei lnveniea,
jeeelng that this explanation was
J. n catch this train today
i in monmono tomorrow morning."
SmII j n. . v.. a ....ir..i
KWfwt fti.plan carefully for th destruc
.iv,R',aiPhe Jfuncottnfactory. Their
MJBngM flllU IUIIIIIKD I1B14 .TU1.V.4
--V WlgW.HWnB omq Ui nrvra.y intii Bgii
i!- ! kaU) Ktt Ihev mar. isharti'tArtvorl
T.' Wo rlnaHtv'and close attention to detail
F! .. iw.a wl..llvp Rimiin
mt'vj, haan careful." the Baroness told
0- polling." to gain my Information only
m sruuenes ana uua ironi munuiun
.1m..1..m mhn navt onmjt liirM tn hlva
wVhtfctlr fortune told. The fools do not
i'.ia.Blu ihil thev tell ma mora than I
Vit . il,, avirf nnm hAn ailanactaH that
fra,v in helnr Questioned. I have learn
wit i.n. --. -- -, --- ---r ' -----
i "3 that the plant Is least guarded be-
f Moraine. That will be the best time.
1 1 ' --" ."- .). ..... h...K 1
twaven mianieni uuu & o ciock in me
;VilTii .ir vou to a uotnt near the gun-
fv iinn nlant and leave you there. Then
;XlfwTu proceed at once to Richmond to
v i.wlu..',u. ... -li-.ri.n.. a...
,Jtn
Amtrx.MlSi3P
rfiJfRh a. caution gained by long ex.
Ih .o"1 ?! . ""."..". .V.T ..h
L Zi-aarlence In Plotting mey covered eacn
I. TiSaU and arranged tor any possible and
Sit ' Kfcreseen happening to the r own aat-
i ' JaKfrrT " '
Z -"iirly ' OR morn n. before th. dark-
sfc" .umii and chill of night had lljtrd. they
Bf Slihid Into n automobile and drove to
- a- - a a . t-m Mill i napfa
ffil! Baroneu. and ah drove off
.ugh ItS. black of the nlsht to reporj
to Iirta In Klchmond,
Th.'yard. of the
M
guncotton plant
were surrounded
Attempt te
V-'Saatn lk by an underDruan
-&5TPaMa whlh In the quiet-
X
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Employed by United States Secret
- Handed Makes
Fire to Town at
Von Papen
Novelized by COURTNEY RYLEY COOPER From Facts Furnished
Ry WILLIAM J. FLYNN
ltECKNTLY MF.TIBKD C11IKF OF Till: UNITK1I STATLS BUCKET SEKVICE.
heavy detonating bomb concealed In his
t? i. " ? Progress somewhat perilous,
A.nitSr '""".' ""hed the fence Kud-
denly his coat caught on an entangling
thorn bush. As his next movement loos-
SK"' e bu cracked back with a
mi1?0,' ,Mnap- DIHnC3 stopped,
!. ... -.. ,., .
iiair n challenge rang out In the
niRht
.i .
m..1"9 suara ran toward the sound
Pjw mile chance for ecape. He
had seen the shadowy form of UotilnKa
,-'"''- ''""f ' W. Hwowin -V.':
?"h freedom: bun ihV na.h of 'a rlli?
Aroused bv th hotu th i-nnrrf. min,
gathering at the point of the sudden
a arm Th ernnml un i.n( ...
amincil closely, guards walked 1 .. nml
jortn neating about In the unde. crush.
in n moment the bomb was discovered,
dropned where Dollings had 1p It in
hli flight
When Dixie Mason
arrived In Rich-
inond tho day after
the nttempt on
Hopewell, she went
Dlxlo Mnnnn
Arrive In
Klrhmond
directly to tho hotel
. , . .. . at which Madame
Stephan and on Lertz were registered.
. l y . iiunrai pan. ui ine u.iy ami
nm nnici louiiy was oeserieu. uixie asKon
ninking him understand that she wanted
........ .-. 0nl wirougn me unrKness ana he felt a
llaen U n V ' - l,nml, ,, tt. ",," jy .. . ?' " i" iir Th Uov nllrW.rl In th.
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Hopewell, Va,
a room next to tho one occupied by
Madame Stephan, and that she did not
wish her name to appear on the register.
"It can. be arranged, very easily," ha
assured her.
Dixie wbb gracious In Tier thanks,
"But you had better make a card entry
of mv nnmo n thru in rn. I urn fnrrert
to come In contact with either Von
Lertz or
r niepnan, i can nave an niiui.
"The clerk will tako
smiled the proprietor.
the
blame,"
Very shortly Dixie was Installed In
a room next to Madame Stephan's. A
door connecting the room was locked
and bolted on Madame Stephan's side,
,Dul, lnl! Ia wa ot no concern 10
-... ...... ...wUB,.b w.v ..,.-...-
Phone and examined its delicate
Phone and -examined it
II1CC11H
mechanism : attached the batteries
wnicn Kuve n mo leiepnono riccinoai
connection necessary to the transmls.
sion of sound, and then by means of a
vacuum cup had fastened It to the door,
By this device each sound within the
next room would be Intensified sutfl-
clently for her to hear every word of
any conversation carried on.
She placed the receiver to her ear.
The law murmur of voices which she
had heard a moment before now was
.,. j . .,.. 1 1 ,
iiwRimieu no inui eaci-iunu rocmru nr
' " "-' "" .-iii.ot "
mistakes.
Mnrfama Ktnhnn waa unpnlflnp TTai-
Svrino m iii nucu. . ""'
Lnilnsunii en ti-nvni timi uia inrk T'ltn
pnnon'a favnr through Von Lertz has
.,. mf, with th. urren von asnimt
to. There was a sudden rustle of a
n.....nn,... K.ln .t.nlht.n.,1 aiiI than
the caustic tones of the madame cut the
silence once more. "'Spy Falls in At-
tmn iaini nnrntinn pinni"1 Nhn
TtA "'Believed to Have Been In.ured
liy guard " A very good start,
Baroness, for your operations In Amer-
lea. Three months ln Hopewell and this
i kn .,.,. ,... ....ll.v,.rt t"
'" .. - ,.. w. ........ . .
outndeddeintotthS HUl'lMtrunien't Fat
DWe'sear Instrument at
.. v ... , .
"Perhaps It Is aa much as you have
"one,
"Is It? At least I've covered mv
tracks. The newspapers haven't an-
nounced my failures! And suppose they
iratn jruur l; m jmi (viiuiia-iaiuuB
emporium? What then?"
xou are jumping ; conciuion.
-on tne contrary, i am giving me
And I a few other, who are worklne
in me mieresis oi uermany wouiu uo me
... b.. .v.... ,.,.,,ih ;, k. mn manu
R4llg lllt.ia 111VW nuuu ..Wfc uw .w ...w..
failures In our plans. If you could dls-
pose of a little of this egotism with
wtutii juu o vi- ww. m , wu
un.tt'l Va rt mnra lla Yrilt ffhlnlc h
cause vou are Prussian that all the rest
.f th. wnrM in Irilnta hr&uat vnllr
of the world are Idiots, because your
blood does not flow ln their veins
Her voice 'had risen to an uncautloua
degree, but it waa cut short by the open
ing of a door In the room.
"You've eald enough. &top It at
once 1" It wai Von Lertz'a voice, angry,
but low and self-possessed. "Can you
not understand that this la no place
hnt lniv nnd aelf-nosaeased.
--r :....-;:.; '.V.; ,ii.
for
om1
Madame Stenhan broke ln.
Ineffectively, for Von Lerta brushed
..1.4. 'I... .vnnallllatlnn
"- personalities. If the Baronesa
had failed It la not her fault, nor the
fault of the man she sent to do the
.. ..ir it -k. nun !. , it m iirf nt
ta.r.i.tojtrNowrr
wired him In cod, to, proceed at once
rf-rur vv i- iv., .iT
on instruction no. . i mun bm
you to let the greatnes. of the cause
we represent overshadow any private
feelings that may ariae."
"My dear Von rti--" hut Dixie
had slipped the panelphone from the
door and waa packing It In her traveling
i ninn -vnui- iviiik. ti iiai n in nn i
There's part of the bandage that was
on ..- ur. po.nt.o to a pwe ot
ran In the corner. ' "Now come
through. We haven't any time to waste."
But the maid hook her head In dogged
silence. In an effort to frighten her out
sf it, the captain and urant settled down
, . cross-examination, calling patience
aaaW aBamaa aun a1U U I UWautitaV Waas.-
mAi Mklah hIw Jaf.alaal thai nnrtuiu
aaaataaaaaam aw unn U1U mavaaa saaam.a.aTB 11111 Vltl HVBVk
iK-ma irvwiw tatev ouaaaaiy uranj
W. TJ Z a " - a . ' '-.. j ja' -T a
Capture of Hun
the Instigation of
bap, She had heard enough to realize
that there were other places nt which
her scr Ices were more needed than
here Hopwell was still In danger.
What was this Instruction No. 4
which had been telegraphed the spy. to
proceed on7 She must learn, but the
conviction that only In Honewell could
'..Vu un
conviction that only In Hopewell could
she gain this Information hurried her to
an attempt to reach there as soon ns
possible. The next train for the little
town dirt not leave until late nt night.
The distance was short, so Dixie decided
to make the trip by automobile. With
little trouble she rented one.
Harrison Grant
llarrlaon Grant upon his arrival In
Follows Hopewell had taken
the Trait up the work of
tracing the culprit
who had so nearly
caused the destruction of the plant.
Taking up tho clue from the spot where
knock. Just icn the door and make
a rus for '"
Tho captain turned the handle of the
uoor
lla locnea," ne announced laconi-
ca" , "rani rcacnea oui ana rappea
sharply.
A "moment s silence followed and then
lock
pasty-
ane
hall,
In nnvunv" ilnd thnuffh shn aftpmnrrrl
onmi
to shove the door shut, Grant pushed
her aside and, followed by the captain,
entered the dingy room. The maid
watched them In nngry silence.
"Where's the man that's In this
house?" asked Grant suddenly.
The maid stared stupidly. "Man?
vvnat man:
"ies,
the man who came , hero
I don't know no
viMimtaumviwMifnfxp
before the fire
time a gleam of satisfaction crossed the
face of Minna, the maid.
. a man had run past the shack shout-
ing Sounds of confusion drifted In to
the dingy shack, and then Grant sniffed
the air with i a look ; of alarm and looked
t?t2 l -ill'3. 52nVn ILiS
fleeted there. A glance down the crooked
"" tnwnwaTon fleet Wr,t susnlclon8
-
As soon as the
knock had come on
the door of the for
tune - telling house
house Minna had
done a little guer
Hopewell
In Flames
rilla work and as-
certained that the visitors were none she
mcu iu rr. ntr uoauincw hiowiicn
and stubbornness had given Dollings
ample time to escape through the back
aoor or tne nouse, wnero ne ,naa taKen
refuge the night before, and down littered
alleys, despite the handicap of painful
vvounda. His failure of the night before
had left him with a strong determlna-
tlon to make good nt the Job to which
he had been assumed. In his pocket re-
posed a tiny book of numbered lnstruc-
t'ons. Instruction No. 4 was marked. It
was the one he was to carry out ac-
cording to on Lertz s order:
"nemember that .i north w nd will
blow a fire toward the guncotton plant
antj tnat. Hopewell Is a town of shacks.
If nrrpaitnrv flr,t tl,A Inu-n'"
breeze had been blow-
rth. All things were
night had fallen, and
piles of lumber and
nia in tne snaaows,
From a nearby shack a lighted lamn
shed Its glow through an uncurtained
window. Dollings sneaked close to the
house. The rnnm wna emntv ln n rnr-
ner a long clotbespole rested against
the Bide of the house. He grasped the
unwieldy ntera nnd in n mnmant mnre
had thrust the pole through the window
and knocked the lighted lamp to tho
floor. A light of triumph glinted In his
evil eyes as not daring to wait to see
the result rif h Is handiwork, he hr.hhl.rt
i,....t.,i.. ....... . i u . ....
and l"Klng back saw a blnck cloud of
k billowing out of the window.
In a few momenta the thin walls of the
shack had burst Into bright flame and
the hastily formed bucket brigade of
iinniv.n . iah,ln. in ...i. m i.i,i,
the rapid progresn of the fire. Tho tent
nexi door caught Are, the wind blew the
cinuers ulioui ana mey leu qu oiniT
shacks, the devouring terror spread
rapiaiy to me soumwara rannea oy mo
brisk wind southward to the guncotton
ctor3''
,,Jhe bright glare of the burning town
........... -! ............. -
eler. who stonned now and then to gave
. --.. .. f .... . - ... .T
back at u with a grunt ot satisraction.
Harrlsonarant and the i captain aban-
uu.icu i,ic, ,.w3-c.ii,ii.w.. .
vMitAP tiAH nf hlnlntj ntrht inn flr
that had broken out In Honewell. It
took no trained mind to grasp the peril
tnl nn tralnaH mint, in enfin tha
that threatened the town. All Its little
popu'atton were out and fighting, but
they were powerless. The elements were
fighting against them, and the lack of
proper nre protection.
Minna the maid was handcuffed and
turned over to an officer, while Grant
nurriea away wim me captain, -wnrra
la the powder house?" he shouted at him
captain called back, "The nearest one's
.r..- 1,
aoove me naing cuueuamn, nu ma
,. . ., .. ,.
.' I r, ' ." u .
urani coum . uijm. """', ."
dnnmed. The flames leaned onward ln
iri-.Z1.:
enw mcr lougnt "! JVdVnd
cover thel? savings looters appeared and
v"i'". VL"i. , .. v,o Vh. Van,.,
added their terror -to .that ot the flames
they rushed on to what seemed the
Inevitable doom of the thing that had
given opeweu s me-tne guncotton
plant. factory
W the ractory
...- --
Ortnt's Plan
ta Bare the
Factory
ltonewell m I r h t
rl? aln but If
r 86 again, out
tnoae acorcmna
it6.torsCofdgune
L'piVnTno"':
- . . u. Mu..u u. .. Ui.. mm u.n.
cotton there would be no plant, no Hope.
well, not even a survivor only devasta.
tlon. which would mean succesi to m-
perlal Germany a plot.
uispi. wii wwi vuo iwy
ium with a growing army or men ioi-
mm, Mvte o?m mm a wmk.
mEmjwi&zTmmsTnm
"".!. .srr. rivx. vo-.v..- xs': x a- y". . .:'v$ '...-ve '.'' ?A'h v ' 'rnMrTr iwrrr -"fiTwr n iimbmsmm
It. Appointing several men hastily to
accompany him, he rushed In.
"Get the dynamite and detonators,"
ho ordered.
With quick precision tho men leaped
to oney mm, and then followed mm back
the outskirts and were nearlng the gun-
COtton factorv
rt . . .. . . ... .
Orant stationed his men on this part.
"String those wires here." he shouted,
dashing among them as they struggled
to obey his orders "Hurry ! That's
It, ha called, lending a hand to a man
whoso fingers worked clumsily. "Sow
attach them to the detonators. Work
fast, boys. The fire Is catching up to us!
How's the dynamite?"
Above the roar of the steadily ap
proaching flames tho answer came back:
"All wired up Ready to blcw up as
soon as the plungers lire attached."
"Any caps to them?"
"Fulminate of mercury on evjsry one."
"All right. Uush It. Iet me know the
minute you're ready!"
A moment of waiting followed, then
a man shouted-
"All ready, sir I"
Grant looked back at the swiftly rush
ing flames, then turned to the men
"New, boys, each man to a detonator,"
he shouted. "When I say the word ex
plodo the dynamite!"
There was a rush of dark figures in
the glow of light. An order cut the air
then from the distance came a tre
mendous roar that dwarfed the noibe. of
the night as the outskirts of Hopewell
ro.se Into tho air Great masses of
wreckage fell about the men. Clouds of
smoke and dust blackened the night air
and stifled the onlookers, then the flames
thqwed through once more but this
time they faced a gaping ditch of earth
t.o wide that they could not cr&ss. Tho
guncotton factory was saved! Harrison
Grant turned with a smile to the cap
tain of the guard, while wild cheers
burst from the frantic citizens.
Dixie Mason had made good speed
toward Hopewell for tho greater part cf
the distance. The car had run steadily
until Just as she came In sight of burn
ing Hopewell and realized that Instruc
tion No. 4 had undoubtedly been
carried to a successful conclusion ; her
heart sank at the' sound of a whistling
rush of air from tho rear wheel. She
Hopped the machine and jumped down
to Inspect the hopelessly flattened tire,.
With grim determination she dragged
out heavy tools from beneath tho seat
of the machine and set to work tc re
Pa'r the damage as best she could, her
mind running mechanically to the dis
aster that had befallen Hopewell. So
this was Instruction No. 4 !
At the sound of
crackling In the
bushes Dixie turn
ed apprehensively.
The haggard figure
Dixie raptures
Dolling
of a man which
dragged Itself Into
the road was one to Inspire horror. He
stared wildly for a moment and then
lurched forward toward her. Dixie In
stinctively reached for tho heavy
wrench for protection, but he shook his
head.
"I won't hurt you." he called hoarse
ly. "I'm ln trouble I want you to take
mo to Richmond, little girl
Dixie shook her head. "I'm not going
to Richmond."
"But you can !" his voice rose In the
Intensity of his plea. "A hundred dol
lars If you will get me there. I can't
wait for trains. I'll raise the price. A
hundred and fifty If ou'll get me there."
Dixie leaned over and stared at him
for a moment by the glow of the auto
mobile lights. Surely she had seen this
man before, despite the haggard appear
ance, the toughness, the dirt and grime
and blood-stained bandages. Was this
Dollings, the sanctimonious undertaker
of Exeter? A recognition of him lighted
her eyes for a moment. She cast a glance
back at the smoke clouds darkening the
sky and the glow of flames from Hope
well. Instruction No. 4! This was the
man to whom Von Lertz hart Bent tho
message on Instruction No. 4 !
Dixie turned to the machine.
"I can't hurry and put this tire on
too."
'Then you'll take me to Richmond,"
"If you can help me get this tire on."
"i can t neip mucii, put i can hold tne
tlfe for you."
Dixie nodded. She rolled out the extra
tire and the work progressed. Now and
,h D, ( reached In her pocket and
""' ixi reacneu in iicr iJounet anu
one lean Intent on the work ln hand
would have caught the sound of a
ratcheted ,urfaca blng opened. But
Dolllnga's senses, dulled by pain and
anilety did not notice
. '. Whei nixie
Tne tire was on tne wneei. uixie
rrJ'cd "Uv. ?1 r. rvVmns tn nnid PSu
'." BdndonJte his ilze turning un the
-. ,..,j '.hi T 7nrnln ' inuin nil
'ad,t?X,Su.,.hrd th.riflna-Column of
-zrir. Vn.rvTn t anrt thnuvhr of
;n" rt..t7.tn ni anrrnw nd suffer-
Ing It meant. Then very quietly she
crept wn.- ow.ra uHn ,
i,. ,:.'. .,j. r .. Kh luiuii
He was not noticing ner. nne leaned
.... k. !.. .. ...IftU .l...n ...n
"," V'Y-"',?. "J'" efi'ut his wrists
R.ralRr wlmVsna'but
f-M Vi ataalv trlltfpr nf a rAVnlVAr.
-vvu v
. "Put that tire back on the machine!
ne ordered tersely.
He hesitated. "Go on," she urged.
'and If there Is any doubt In your mind
about this gun holding real bullets I'll
fchovv youtthat It does."
He obeyed her grudgingly and with
rea difficulty. If Dixie felt a tinge of
p.ty shoot through her she had but to
let her thought revert to Hopewell and
instruction No. 4 and Dollinge's part ln
it to stlne 11.
"Now get Into
the driver's seat
Takes Dollings
Baek ta
Hopewell
and take the wheel.
You can drive. I
know It. I've seen
you drive up In
Exeter, you know."
She smiled a little
2.n. .""i'?" "v" il" ?Z'"?
ut the bewildered
glance ne cast on ner tor a moment,
th rMUmed her orders. "Drive to
HopewJn j Ana remember what I said
tnla un...
, A th ,, Hopewe
with Dixie Mason holding the revolver.
cl .. lhroush tho nre-devastated
city they reached the group of cheering
"" lu,t aa the ditch had been blown
, ... v,a ... a-nneottnn nlant
i.. ... i.-.ji. ma -. n -v - Ai
--.v--r .-.------- r"..7T--.r"iV"
aAnTTUnr4 T shrtll"
'S?fchi-Ht1"a,
Above the roar of the men Harrison
rant heard a shrill little vole, that
..a. t.1. I.-..- t...i.i. .. .. ,..,.-
Iliauo iiin nil vacuus iui n iiiaimii.
,.. :ir..i. nm,n u. n,..
.na loot,.- uo Into the a-lad eves of
Dixie Mason. "S what I've brought
you," ahe said, pointing at the cringing
ngura oi tne now completely cowea jjoi
Unas. Ska waa atandlnr on the run.
nlMT aoara or tae aar.. ... a , .'-,. .1
llopevtcll, Va., in flames as result of Iiun
smile at Dixie. Uolltnga drew back with
a snarl of hatred as urant touched him
on the shoulder.
t
"Seems to me you and I hav'c met
before," said tho president of the Crim
inology Club, "but I can't Just place
vou remember?" Dixie laushed
toward him. "It's Dolllncr. our
natured undertaker from Exeter,
ln caskets up there vou know.
boxes they came In held guns
)f cofilns. A very nice min If
P0n?a "tuck to "is trarie, hut ch.ing-
11s )L KUL tllm nivu iruuuiu, xquu uei-
ter search him "
DoI1,nggi helpless, cowed, beaten, was
beyond resistance. Their careful search
revealed that, after all, tne destruction
WAR'S EFFECT ON WOMEN SOME NEW NOVELS
FEMINISM BORN OF
WAR CONDITIONS
What Women Have Done in
the World Crisis and Hoio
They Will Be Affected
Just how fundamental n force feminism
has become through the, impetus of
the war, just how sweeping and how
permanent the Invasion of the world's
work by women, are set forth bo un
mistakably that nil who run may read
In two books, which complement each
other unintentionally but ideally. They
aro Mabel Potter nninrott'a "Vnmm
Wanted," and Mrs. F'rnnelfi McLaren'
Women of the War." Considered by
Itself, the latter volume would be
sharply limited In value because of Its
narrow SCOne nd the nilthnr'a Inanlnr
viewpoint. Her sole purpose has been
to chronicle the wartime activities of a
number "of 1 mrllshwnmen. cnntrmtini-
herself with describing specifically what
each has done to aid her country, but
missing the larger ntpect of the world-
mae social nnd economic convulsion.
This larger vision Illuminates nnd makes
vital flirs. Daggett's frankly feminist
but wholly gracious and engaging vol
ume. Mre. Daggett went tn Eurone In 191S
o prepare a series of mnirazlne nrtlclea
Kvery line of her look reveals the
capable writer, keenly observant.
shrewdly humorous. rtls.irmlncK- human
delightfully sane, nnd possessing the
rare faculty of writing fascinatingly
nbout the most trivial incident, and Im-
uumg It with tho utmost of Interest
and value. Her preliminary account of
her battles royal with the red tnne
which enmeshes, baffles and exasperates
tne enterprising correspondent Is net
only amusing, but shows how completely
me war nas turned topsy-turvy all the
preconceived notions of the men who
mnKe anu dispense government abroad.
She knows how, ln spite of themselves,
they have been compelled to entreat
women to enter fields from which they
were rigidly barred before. She tells of
he sudden personal freedom and, wider
opportunities which th nbsence of men
who are at th front has fairly thrust
upon women of the Continent. She sees
the movement as the manifestation of
cosmic forces, and argues that In every
field woman has come to stay. "Every
time a man drops dead In the trenches"
she says, "a woman 1eps permanently
Into tho niche he used to hold ln In.
dustry. In commerce. In the professions.
In world affairs. It Is the woman
movement for which the ages have
waited In ghastly truth Whoever
else wlnR this war, woman wins."
.Mrs. Daggett provider a wealth of
statistics In her world-wide survey, show-
iiik nr Kiuprnaous Fue or tne work
undertaken by women. She writes of
Its reactions upon social and economic
life. She sets out to prove that the
campaign for wages equal to those of
men wnrkera Is really helpful to the
latter In the end, and .he makes a
plausible case of her argument. She
She tells how the standard of living for
women In ludustry has risen Inevitably
wun tne granting of n regular wage.
And she asserts that some German
women are among the most substantial
gainers by the new conditions. Every
where women have become vastly more
Important, more useful and enjoy greater
freedom. "I think we may write It
down In history that on August 14, 1914,
the door of the Doll's House opened,"
says Mrs. Daggett. "As straight a. ever
she went before to the Utar and. the
cock-stoves and the cradle, she stepped
put now Into the wide, wide world, the
woman behind the man behind the gun,"
WOMEN WANTED, Tlv Mstxl Tetter D.
rett. Illustrated. N- York: aeorce H,
Drtrsn Comes nv II so.
WOMEN Oi TUB WAR. nv Hon. Mrs.
Kranels MeLaren tntro1urtlon hy H. H.
Aaaulth. New York; Oeorao II. Doran
Company 11.2V
A Physician at the Front
The medical man In the army sees
war shorn of whatever glory It may
i"'". uui ne nas an unrivaled op
portunity to study human nature at
close range. That opportunity has been
thoroughly realized by Captain Rohert
J. Manlon. of the Canadian Armv Med
ical Corps He tells of his experience
In "A Surgeon In Arms' and the really
surprising thing about the book Is that
mere is vastly more humor than horror
In It. vastly more of human nature than
meaieai science. For the' author ap-
proacnen his job aa a man first, and
after that as the apostle of science.
That Is why he not only succeeded as
a physician, but managed "to keep his
"nervia" under perfect control In the
most trying circumstances.
The chronicle la much wider ln scope
than the title would Indicate. It presents
a detailed survey of the work of the
medical and ambulance1 men, the hos
pital worker, and stretcher-bearers. But
It also tells of adventure. In ."No Man'.
Land." of the conduct of men under
shell fire and ln hospital, and of the roar
of battle. Its tone Is shrewd, gossipy,
humorous and sympathetic: a war book
that Is Informative and entertaining in
unusual degree.
8URQE0N IN AKMK.
Br, Robert J.
plot
e rrn.,..-ii k. i,.m j Knew mai mo aarger or ui
jiL'T.." r. :r "..I". "X.LC-'iXLVZL'L" trlgues waa a vast, far-reaching, fast uocior Ainerx. win.
wis ah nt ' Xvith an exSamntinV Frowlnf one' en thy rtlJ not know the reached out a hand to vc
aB.BV..aAeJlt'...JVtP-aJl ."S?!"?'?' rmmcnBlty of It. While they exulted over . "Von Papen, you have a
U1M1II IU1IICU UICI tf. wauci LU xyiJLlR ttlH !.. il.l !.. - . Via atalrl
son to read.
"Here, Dixie, this Is your case, and
here's a little lexicon of destruction that
may be helpful to you,"
Dixie took the paper and studied It,
horror whitening her face. On It was
written:
"Blow up plants at
Hopewell,
Wilmington,
Chester,
West Philadelphia,
Acton,
Detroit,
Windsor."
THE MYSTERY OF
A PRETTY GIRL
It Is Elucidated in a Novel of
Many Intensely Dramatic
Moments
Trom many diverse strands Elizabeth
Dejeans has woven the Actional fabric
of "Nobody's Child." The material it
self Is sufficiently familiar, but tho de
sign Is worked out with arresting orlc
Inallty, and It li th triumph of Mrs.
Dejeans'. skill as a novelist that. In
spite of the number of characters ln the
stoiy nnd the variety of Incident, the
true sense of proportion Is never marred,
and Interest Is never seriously diverted
from the fortunes of her extraordinarily
winning heroine.
Ann Pennlman Is a southern girl,
whose rare beftuty and alluring per
sonality attract powerfully all the men
about her. Yet there Is something
mysterious about her, a strange sense
of ominous shadow, which baffles all.
and particularly a man of strong per
sonality who Is brought by circumstance
to the little community. Tho girl Is
the daughter of a poor farmer, yet her
fortunes are oddly linked with those
of the wealthy Westmores, whose es
tate Is nearby. It Is only at the end
that the reader learns who the girl
actually Is, when another girl tn a
dramatic scene explains to the man who
loves "Ann Cthe manner In which the
two families are entangled by a past
episode fraught with many conse
quences. The development of the plot Involves
many Intensely dramatic moments,
many powerfully emotional scenes, and
the atmosphere of suspense which Is
created early Is adroitly maintained un
til the denouement Is reached. The
reader is as deeply absorbed In the
affairs of the many characters as In
the fortunes of real, flesh-and-blood
people. It is refreshing to read a story
so skillfully told.
NOBODY'S CHILD. By Elizabeth Dejeans.
Indianapolis: Dobbs-Merrlll Company.
tl.50.
He Did Not Hate the Germans
There Is. real poetry In the letters
which Captain Ferdinand Belmont wrote
In the trenches to his parents. Three
times, mentioned In French army orders
and recipient of the Croix de Guerre,
the Gallic hero found time between the
explosion of shells and the movements
from front to front to set down the
varied emotions of his unusually sen
sitive soul. These letters, gathered Into
a volume called "A Crusader of France."
make a valuable contribution to war
literature. They are most fascinating,
even when one cannot accept all of Cap
tain Belmont's Ideas.
Two thing, stand out boldly In con
sidering the book ln retrospect. Through
out there Is a complete absence of hate
for the German soldier a. a man. Com
ing from one who had lost two brother.
In the war this Is particularly surpris
ing. In a letter written lx week, be
fore he wa. killed Captain Belmont
give, an unusually acute analysis of the
"boche" make-up. He says, after stat
ing that the Germans fere men, like the
French:
"Not that reverie Is unknown to them,
nor that they are stra,ngera to senti
mentality ;'but that their domain Is that
of Intricate allegories. .They perplex
themselves with Bterlllzlng analyses, ex
haust themselves In endlessly ramified
dissertations. The psychology, so grossly
'objective,' since they glory In It, I.
methodical, without either originality or
color. They are sentimental rather than
sensitive. Intellectual rather than In
telligent" The other Impressive point is In the
keenly sympathetic foreword by Henry
Bordeaux, the noted French novelist. He
says, however, that Captain Belmont
"waa seized with the Idea that humility
wa. the virtu's par excellence." The
thought at the time of reading was that
this wa, then, the worst curse of war,
for the word "humility" was used not
to much In the sense of humbleness a.
of submission . But Captain Belmont, al
though ready for death, never lost hi.
beautiful Individuality,
A CHUSADER OF FRANCE. Letter, of
Captain Ferdinand Peimont (killed ln c.
tlon. 1915). Translated by C. Frederle
Lte. with a foreword by Henry Bordeaux.
Mew York: E. P. Dutton A Co. 11.60.
Kathleen Makes Good
Ltfe I. never so real and never so
earnest a when one 1. a schoolgirl,
and possessed of a serlou. mind. It 1.
excessively real and earnest for the
heroine of Jo.lyn Gray'. tory"of "Kath
leen'a Probation." Kathleen tarnlshe. her
record early In her career at a training
school for.nur.es, and the story tell, of
the exemplary fashion In which .he ef
face, that blot by hone.ty and applica
tion In the three ensuing year.. So ef
fectively doe. .he redeem her fair name
that when .he finally confea.es she I.
forgiven by faculty and fellow gradu
ate, alike, and .tart, happily on her
career of cubstantlal usefulness. The
story 1 a .weeplrg v'n.dicatlon of all
the cardinal virtue., apd girl reader,
will find It entirely wholeeome and In
nocuoua.. ,
KATiltCIf WaUTJPS...' lMlni
Daring Capture Nipped in , Bud
Devilish Schemes to Destroy
Plants" in Different Paris of the
Country; Including Philadelphia
As she looked Into Grant's face, he Into the air thoughtfully, and broke the
smiled down at her. .ashes from his cigar. Then he poke.
"After all, Hopewell has had Its ad- "Make another attempt to blow up
vantages." he said. the Welland Canal, and this time nc
"Kow?" aho questioned ceed." The last' word broke rlnglngly
Grant pointed to Pollings. "It has on the still air of the room as Albert
caused the arrest' of this man. and and Doy-Ed leaned tbward him expect-
will cither cause Imperial Germany to antly.
change all Its plans or give the Secret "And If It does succeed?" I
XmCntanCntnh.8 n?.rR.U.arn,.m52ln.'" JUS Von Papen shrugged his shoulders,
list It mSC JJ?"-..1'-acl--"amfd, ln the "If It does It will stop one of the
list. It may do even more t avenUM of transportation. It will
Dixie looked at him thoughtfully. cause Great Britain to ak America how
"If It could only awaken America to
the danger that Is growing here In her
very heart," he emld earnestly, "then
Indeed the destruction here would not
havc been In vain."
And though Harrison Grant and Dixie
Mason, and all the members of the
great organizations they represented
rmany s in-
trehemes of destruction. Von Papen.
Boy-Ed, nnd Doctor Hclnrlch Albert
were at work on still another greater
one.
In the rooms of the Hohenzollern
Club they sat ln conversation one af
ternoon. "Von Papen, Count von Bernstorft
complains constantly about the regular
shipment of troops and supplies from
Canada," said Albert turning to the
military attache. "What are wo to do
nbout It? He has asked mo several
times for a plan?"
Von Papen blew a line of smoke rings
MAJOR O'REILLY'S
ADVENTURES
He Describes His Experiences
Roving and Fighting Under
Four Flags
There' Is much of Interest In Malor
rdvs;rd c o'rtetllv's account of h'
twenty years of "Itovlng and Fighting
Adventurer Under Four Flags," of the
t'nlted States, Chlnn. Venezuela and
M'rn. At the outbreak of the Spanish
War he enlisted, a Ind of seventeen. In
the regular nrmy and was sent to Cuba
where he was present at the capture
of Santiago. His next service was In
tho Philippines, nnd when ho wns dis
charged, after being decorated for ex
traordinary courage under fire, he went
to Japan where, In Kobe, he started a
school for teaching Hngllsh to the young
men and boys who "had a craving to
loarn tho English language. In order to
win place or promotion." Going to
China ho served In the police force In
Shanghai and In the Imperial Army.
Next we find him In Chicago with
twenty-five cfnts. "Five years before,"
he says, "I had left Chlrago with fifteen
cents In my pocket. Therefore I had
Journeyed round the world and earned
ten cents on the trip." A short time
was spent In Venezuela, where he served
with the Insurgent. In the rebellion
against' the dictator. President Castro.
Then began n servlco of five year. In
Mexico With the In.urrectos in the
Madero rebellion, a part of the tlmtf as
an Associated Press correspondent, the
account of which Is tho most valuable
part of his life history. When ho left
the country seemed to him "no nearer a
peaceful settlement than It had been on
the first day of the rebellion." We get
from his account a clearer idea of con
ditions there and of the various rebel
leaders, all of whom he knew intimately,
than we could get from any other
source, i ThtTe are many personal In
cidents narrated, especially of times
when he was stranded In places far from
home, which give a very unusual char
acter to the book. The twenty photo
graph, add to it. value and Interest.
ItOVINO AND FIOHTINO. Adventures
Under Four Fia.s. Ily Major Edward 8.
O'Reilly. Illustrated with photographs.
New York: The Century Company, t:.
Sermons for Children
Making religious training attractive
for juvenile mind. Is a, laudable enter
prise and one worthy of .vmnathetla as.
slstance. Doctor Osgood, vicar of the
chapel of the Mediator, tn this city, doe.
much to accomplish this in hi. series of
iniormai sermonette. for the youth of
the nation. The arrangement of the
book follows the Church year, with a ser
mon for every Sunday, and several more
for good measure. Simplicity is the key
note of the style In each, and the author
shows that he Is acutely aware of the
value of "object lessons" n vitalizing
fundamental truth, in childish mind.. He
wisely limits each chapter to a few
pages, thus avoiding the possibility of
fatigue, and by Unking a few apt anec
dotes with a homily or two points his
conclusion more emphatically than might
be accomplished in pages of general dis
course.
The book should prove of substantial
value for all who are concerned In the
religious training of children.
CHURCH YEAR SERMONS FOR CIUL-
DREN.
jiy rniiupa a. usgooa. rniia
delphla:
Qeorge. w. Jacobs as Co. I1.SS.
D
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8,,r,'P!- u.H" charmingly boylah letter.
trllVof his service in the Leiten. and
'mT..",t1' r;""r;r- "" mt rrencn JW'
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a military enterprise against Canada
was allowed to be set on foot 'In the
neutral territory of the United States.
And about that time Germany's propa-
gandlsts will start working. Apd If we
"n't stir up a war betweet the United
S'1'" and. Qrfat Britain out of tho
muddle were almost as stupid na these
.miuuu it;
HietiniinK eyen.
n rapen.
master mind,"
Xcxt Saturday's episode rcill tell
ol the second attempt to destrou the
Wetland Canal, the great artery of
the Great Lakes, through which
thousands of Canadian ttoops passed
on their vuay "over there." The at
tempt was fostered and planned
within sound of New York's crashing
"L" trains and dynamite was stolen
Jrom a lighter in New York harbor,
"but the scheme was frustrated by
the Eagle's Eye, the United States
Secret Service,
A "Hyplienate" Transformed
No stigma would attach to the term
"German-American" If all to whom It
Is applied possessed the personal qual
ities of Arthur Stanwood Pier", hero in
'The Son Decides." The story undoubt.
edly mirrors the mental processes of
many naturally honest and well-mean-
ing Americans of German ancestry who "
wavered at first, but who havenow
taken their stand loyally for America,
and the Allies. ' ,
Before America becomes Involved In
the war, Rudolf's father, a German by
birth, but long a citizen of the United
States, defends Germany's Innocence
nnd condones her conduct. He even ex
cuses the Lusltanla sinking on the .core
of military necessity. These familiar
arguments nro threshed out between
the youth and his school fellows.' At
first he Is Inclined to support his father,
and antagonize, and estrange, some of
hi. best friends. But after he becomes
a freshman at Harvard he sees the light,
and when he finally leave, for France
with a lieutenant's commission, he car
rles with him tho good will of hla
father, the unswerving love of. hi.
mother and the affectionate hope of
an admirable girl.
It Is a straightforward. Inspiriting
story, told without any attempt, at liter
ary art. But it serves a useful pur
poso In showing that some German
Americans may be wholly untainted with
"hyphenlsm." and Its "message" Is th.
tlmelleBt possible.
THE SON DECIDES. By Arthur Stanwood
l,t,rI;. Illustrated. Boston: Houghton
lllrtlin Company. I1.8S,
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The Cane Captain. Flotilla Ilomer
. Crosaln. the Channel
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