1 - , rPilllPlff ' $S r4?.J? ABKWw , fir ' .-, v. 5tfa-' , -''& e . rf 'i.' J3KTC 'Sm i' . r!'"' 'jT. . tP- '. l '' " .' -""WaMW vv Tr- -ViC W'- 'is- ,,. "W7 Vj. !"' EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, SATURDAY, JULY 6, 1918 ;j 7fM-r-,'vv'; .$' AGLE'S EYE" BALKS PLOT OF VON HERNSTORFF TOOLS Bi? . ' TO STOP AID TO ALLIES BY BLOWING UP WELLAND CANAL B&ssir. 'VC, rirA: of Brave Girl Leads to Arrest of Dynamiters by iSecrei Service Men Just in Time to Prevent Dis- .ii-. z?,,- ir,M ejj. rr c.wV -a, J7Vro mwutiivi , jljul iTJLvn xiiyiivi up, IU &UIL HIV JLVH0 Ml Government, Are Permitted to Escape SK'i . fcfcta)' .' fei Novcllrcil bv COURTNEY RYLEY COOPER Krom Facts Furnished By WILLIAM J. FLYNN bkcf.nti.y ki:tihi:i cur.ii ok tii i; imtkii status skcrkt skrvici: Erie, and DalhGiislc. less than twcn- lv-seven miles distant, on the shore o( '.'('Lake Huron, Is a straight, narrow stretch i'?fc!l water wnicn occupies a piace in me i ut twinning ot the world war t-econd only to i.thafof. the English Channel. This water- ?"iway I the greatest part or me expiana M tlon1 ot Canada'9 ability to keep the jfj? stream and volume of troops and sup "7 piles pouring steadily across the ocean M to England and France. By means of It ,Vthe troops of the provinces bordering on K& the-Great Lakes, as well as the supplies B-tttiv Of .those of the United States which are sV 4Vi . .....(1,1. t. U . Intndrl .!" tnMt'H Va n H ftiguben carried rapidly and cheaply to the niioceamrtoi .Montreal wunuui uwnu II .Mnf thecarrying capacity of the railroads '?, Canal, constructed and maintained by 7 Canada, to overcome me oosirucuun:. u .. i".,(ivfitirkri hatu-ppn t.akps Huron and ffc 'Erie afforded by the rapids and the fa lLl "mniii f.Ua nr Xlneam lliver. KS" ' Som the early days ot the ar. from 3U Ihe lime when Its Importance to the nm .WE .blllnaOcn of Canada- resources became W Doarent. the Welland Canal as an ob- ?' Jectlve of an underhanded attacK was oSi nVntiv In thp minds of the arm of st rued Into a dlrert order to attack the the Kaiser In their haste to turn and Welland Canal So It was that ut the naze ut the little object at which KoenlK second time when the Welland Canal was pointing, a little Instrument fastened was dlscused it ai Von Hernstorff who to the blank wall which had been covered first meiitlom d It. hut In Von I'apen he b the picture, which thoy all knew had found a ready listener and one eager for made audible to any one listening at tly) the permission which was Riven. other end of wires any conversation "It Is with reluctance that I give you which had been held In the room. permission to proceed," said Von Hern- KoenlK was the first to recover from storff '.Success will mean uKt eat set- thp ,iunifoundment which the discovery hack to the Allies-. occ.lSonei pcsplte the clumslness.be but I fear the con- ha(1 8now but a few minutes before, he sequences. Supplies sprung up the ladder with aslllty and (le the Order are necessary to bu.sllv traced the course of the wire. to Proceed K n tr 1 a n d u n d which had been concealed to cunningly France, but with behind the molding by operatives of the all the nMilluhle scent service Then he quickly descend- supplies uhlch America could send to eil and. cinvlng th l.jrlder with him. ran mem, iiernmny woum sun oe me ic- to tne aajnining wau or me room, wnere trr It In tliH niaii-poner of America we must fear " "Hah' the American t In soldier'" sneered the military attache. "Hut ou met not fear that the explosion will ever 'he traced to yr.u Neither Uoy-lSd nor myself will take an acthe part. The necessary i)nainite Is already In our posfossiiin. Tiustworthy men who have nevtr been active in the Interest of Uer- hls keen eyes had shown him the wires ran Into the plnster. Am In he mounted the ladder and ripped angrily at the wire pulling plaster away recklessly, finally tearing a hole large enough to expose the wires running upward by means of a water pipe "The plumbers, when they were here for the leak In th.it wall, must hae been Secret Sen Ice." Jerked out Von Hapen betwen savage fervid oaths as ii i Uncle Sam Was Watching Arch ' Conspirators and Aimed to Give TKem' Rope Enough to Hang Themselves Which They Did message had not been understood and no watch had been placed on the alley. Hut no. A' figure suddenly launched Itself from the kitchen loading 'platform on to the tunning board of the car: A second appeared from came struggle occurred In the tonneau. The struggle wur short-lived, however. A revolver shot, the flash of which showed It to be In the air, and Jacobson was a prisoner. 'Look, look ! Tsn t that Harrison witnesses. He is willing to drive us clear to Xew York." Intent only upon getting away from the Secret Service, Von I.ertz forgot for the time being that Count von Bern- Btorff. Doctor Albert with Cintnln vnn the garbage cans ami t-apen nnu captain Hoy-Kd were await riot Fulled the glint of a revol- Ing word from him that tho canal, had Through ver could be seen In been dynamited successfully. More than Dixie's Work ' his hand as he valuted an hour had elapsed since the arrest of i to the acant seat by .lacobson before Von I,ertz remembered,, th driver. The car this matter, and he ordered all speed to to a sudden halt and n terrific me nearest leiegrapn aiauon. inere It iwiit (in,, puiur nine lu iiruic inn men" sage, and It was nearly midnight before It was delivered at the Imperial German embassy In Washington. The quartet of the Kaiser's arch con spirators had been waiting Imnatlontlv. fJrant?" gasped Von I.eitz. clutching All of Von Bernstorff'B fears in regard Dixie's arm as another figure appeared in tne alley running toward tne car. "Any one hurt here. 7" It was a call from the running figure, which made his Identification as tho president of the Criminology Club a cer tainty. Von Lertz. who had been cursing fer vidly as he gazed Into the alleyway, sud denly, nffrlghtedly became aware of his own precarious position. "rttllb 1UA mllel (rut to the plot had been aroused when the time passed and no message was re ceived. When tho telegram did arrive he was at his private telephone answer ing a call which had been received a few minutes before. "Why, It's from Ithaca," exclaimed Von Papen. who had torn open the yellow envelope. "Sly God, It says 'failed.' What can It mean?" "It means this, gentlemen." came the we must get out of here." he cold voice of Von Bernstorff from the iv'ples ahd plotters maintained in Amer 4,iv lea by tho Imperial German Govern & ,ment. Its locks, constructed to raise $ many will place It and explode It And Von l'apcn. scarcely waiting for the explanation "f how tho dictograph the final words of warning from Von had been Installed came to him. Hernstorff. hurried i.u to catch the train -Quirk. Cpstalrs. and If vou find any -tY intent. us iocks. L-uiiauuticu t ...... 1Ui .,.- i.J(i. im.h- nc .-uuBi(l ., om, Ht iri0 oiner piiu kui mm nerore ue iTjJ1 thft largest of lake vessels to the 32.-foot Koenip. chief of deleotlvcs of thp Ham- j1Us H ohanre to utter 11 word of what he -3 4 .t.Vl tn ViA lavolQ nt the two lakes, hurtr-Ameilcan Steamsliin Line, the man u., uun niht " nwtAri nnit tlum i 'offered a tempting mark for a charge of who had procured the exiloslennd the jc'(i tMe wnv to the stairs leading to the V dynamite. The destruction of one of the men for flif Welland plot. After listen- upiu.r noon, a drawn automatic revolver ment that permission had been Brjnted r U.v the attack on the canal. Koenlg 0)k,(1 rom (jf n unMant0,i ioft n brolc ln building adlolnlng the Hohenzollern "It Is good I can no longer keep Club The door of the room ivw locked, the dynamite In my offices. It must but gale way easily to the burly shnul- be taken some place else tonight. The dels of Koenlg Matches quickly showed boxes have been objects of suspicion conditions which caused a general sigh since the night mv men sti.Ie them fmin of relief Three chaim in the room, the ihe barge In the rher and 1 dare not table, the flmr a -id every niece of furnl- lcuve them there longer." ture was covered with undisturbed dust "There Is no reason why we lunimt thick enough to be the accumulation of take It to the Ilohenzollern Club,' an- weeks pwered Von Papen. "Four men cm ";(, one ,as been In here In months." lasily carry it In suitcases, and from .-ild Bov-Fd running hl hand o'er he yi-ur office I will summon Bo -Bd and table nrid holding It up besmirched. Helnnrh von Iertz." "Mere are newspapers five minths No untoward Incident Interfered with orj nnounced Von l.crtz, picking ' up the transfer of the dynamite. After It SPVeral from a rorner and shaking the had been locked in the club safe the ,iusl from them that he might read the four men sat ln the favorite corner of ,i.n lines The evidence that the r plotting or .n'.ioii in i lie Welland Canal which German agents at.ciupied to wlow up uttered hoarsely and led the wav through doorway, "that at the present moment a the door to the corridor. There was no demand Is being made upon Imperial one but r bellbov tn be seen, bearing a Germany for your recall from the United frSr ' V jriiii!.v-Y ------- --"-I -".I .nrlr gates would crippiu me i-m;." " -:" ft' useless for months, thus Impeding irreatly' the extension of the help which Canada was giving Great Britain. The placing of a charge of explosive In one of the gates would be u matter ol but little rlBkTas It could be easily done from toe American side, where the Canadian iruards respecters of the rights of neu--tral nations, could not interrupt the con spirators. were erlous 0i,jectunH i carrying out a plot to destroy the canal ki.h rwmirreil to jonanu von i-iii- Von IlernstortT TJrirt Caution von storff, the shrewd and cautious am bassador of the Im perial German Gov ernment at Wash ington, ana director of the Kaiser's sps I'M '. army in America. When captain r ran. $$: 'von Papen first mentioned a scheme for fV'iuIng dynamite on one of the locks of :.n y.. S.ii (-mint vnn Hernstorff voiced for the round of pleasure he had plan ned. Arriving in Buffalo, the party was driven to the Algonquin lintel As they pnused at the desk for Von l.ertz to ieglter, a bollbov burled up tn Dixie. "Vou dropped th's, Mls." he as serted. "Oh. 1 thank vou." responded Dixie, accepting a dainty lace handkerchief she had never seen before, when she caught a significant gleam In Ihe young man's eves. Th bellboy turned away quickly to accept, nonchalantly, n tip which on l.ertz has extended. Without attracting the attention of the rest of her party. Dixie found an opportunity to stretch the handkerchief out. On the small p cce of linen In the center ai written In pencil- "Bearer of this will be constantly in tntich with me. and will keep careful watch for any messages from you. "A trip to the Welland Canal is really nice In an auto " It won the voice of on l.ertz wmen plly "I will commend Vethccht and Strphan In my report." Dixie Jinson smiled quietly nne iihu tlnued to enlarge upon the efficacy of the piccautions which hail been taken, ana how Impossible It was for the secret tray with a pitcher of water. Had Von States. I have Just received mrorma-I-ertz been less occupied he might have tlon that Jacobson was arrested as he recognized him as the snme one who had was leaving the hotel, that Koenlg s been to tho room a short t me before, omer men were arresieu i m u ' I'lAiu iUHBUII ginned quu'll.v nne ii-in .,.. ....rw.,.". . ..-.. ., ; - ,. ., "ecu m I-"" ivuiii it nuui i nine ueiun. "- ........... .-- --- - -"-,,' t. seen the method In which Secret Service service to have learned anything of the nna had he stopped a little he would the act of placing the dynamite. Jt operators acquired "business lags" She had watched operatives recklessly order ing drinks of every descrlpt on and dow n Ing them in gulps, knowing that harm less substitutes had been servid by an other operative at the bar. "Vou will have to excuse me." said Von l.ertz as they entered the hotel. "I have to supervise arrangements. I will meet you In Verbccht's room at 8 o'clock." Dixie kept him well In sight as he turned away, and as a result was able to send Harrison Grant the Information that Von Uertz and three of Koenlg's men had spent the afternoon attaching detonators to sticks of dynamite by means of the operative In the guise nf a bellboy. When she went to the loom of Bareness Vcrbecht at the appointed hour y'.ie found .Madam Stephan and the Baroness altendy there. Von l.eitz entered a few moments later "Vou two here?" he demanded nn- fe kl. Ahlanllnng anil t.lld llOWn the COU- 'i-tMa ,mn whiph bo wou.d consent to uch a Plot ln these words. WW', You have Impetuously losieree, a Mlmenace to which our country m-Bht be elled upon tc,fcf, captain, it ; the SJ-poBtmiity oinne iinieu o11"".;""7'! tt. ,.- ,. eh. Mn nf the Alles. Til .. I IW -m. .v". -" -- ---- .---., , 'S .destruction ol the canai,tmgiu wcnuau Ho serious complletitlons between the m '.United States and theDomlnlpp. of Can t3& ada In which! the national honor of ui Slftt- -v--i . lkt K Krmir-ht tntn- ClUeStion. . aW.ll,C,B Illl.l,b V -WD.. .---,. -, ... . n .v. hl 'Xet such a question be raisid and the per-ai German war uiiice. - 'entry ot tne upitea aim biiy ........ w "-- :';. '., ". .7.7 i many In the- war. would oe ineviiuuie. raiira, imimurouj. i k mc vriamaeo within its own Dora?rs mc Plans ' .... IS TTntteiY StateB'.-wlli assimilate, but a ."These men nave selected tnree points III nif v,iiiii iiii.i miuuiu ur iruv-iicu, continued Koenl. unabashed. "Men. ,25, the military and naval aides listening to n report of the plan for dynamiting one of the locks of the canal from Koenlg. "Two of the men made a minute ex amination of the locks six years ago." Koenlg suid "The examination was made with the full consent of the Cana dian Government at the time." and Koe nlg smirked over the thought, "the Hamburg-American Line contemplated the establishment of a line of lake boats to be.operated In connection witn the trans atlantic I'ne. 1 had the honor of for warding the rtpr.rt which contained", niuch valuable Information, to the Im- Viiii I'apen tilve vlnat Instrur- tlnns to -Damagt t h. TTnt..l 'if threatened stain on the nanonal honor ,.,-i imrvuu i.j ... "".?,.':; t,;; '-, r".'.-r". . '',,:.' ;.""..:" .... -V 1 .lean t0.3-piicn Ol'iury wmujL nutinub v.-,, t.jtyi"ii in iiiiuuiiiiH u. iiiiiiiiLi-. ,ii- ,ii 3"e v.-wlthstand. L ready in Buffalo awaiting instructions. PSS'lff "The dlscoi-ery of the perpetrators It is necessary only for some one author Mt! Sunder? such conditions would be a fqre- lzed to go to them and give the orders fateTva-tjnrconclusion. With you or any one m biii. mej wi m uu. Bmmvt the others.you have-mentioned active "In case any of them are captured? KsSi'Mfn the Dlot.'Tinr.tralI wmlfd lead'cUAtftyisa-'-ked Iloy-Ud frJft- to this JCmbaasy and the resuirwsufoia T-hey wl'l keep their moutlis shut I Tf be the making of the one roe impend fa,j Von I'apen "Kach o uejnianyi cannot cuihiuci .tu ifuw. .-. America. Coma- to me .when you have explosives acquired through sources vl 'i '-which cannot be traced, and when you 2',ihave men wno have never been asso- L4 - ciaieu who those who are connected I lJ?.r.iini imperial uermiiny iiimi, .ui'iureii hU "only, will you receive the required pcr- Sl-.inlsslon.t'o proceed," Ji&i That was earlyin the fall' nf 1911. T'Captaln:-vori .pajiea JA& hot Inform his it chlef that h;altadyliad"roen at Mag v jra Falls, prepared 'With exploslvw and indirections, awaiting ,thevwurd from him aS . to eo on their message, of destruction. E J' I WH tpi , i,w v" lw. ."..- - I ' A ,-without the falwst .suspjeion that the ' tw;--scheme' would-be refused the sanction of I lithe Ambassador InstfadThe had ex l ffiWpected congratUlatlot.a for having con :'f?!WSaselved.'auch a mighty bow as the flrct 4' Wvfiaet' of the secret warfare which had. ' iS?Deen decreed .for .America by the KaK I' i?ffier"s command. So-tho plan was aban- .SVdoned,-but Captain von I'apen kept It In fc-nwi'mlnd as being,' a achemo which would fi f3some day be avaHauIe for hls Peculiar Vliita. . Vi''hat time liad now arrived. Caustic ?acommeTii.s reBivxuing me xaiture oi me BiSKftlser's forces in America to loosen ex JKlnorts to the Allies had become freauent fftv In communications received from the SJ Berlin offices. Particular references had '.been made to tne large amount of sup- splles which were being shipped from Canada, references so particular, in vfact. that they might have been con- fie is working for an exemption from military service, for they are all reservists No punish ment which can be Inflicted will make them forget the punishment which Ger many will mete out to all her slacker ..qns when the war is over" "To success, for his Majesty." said Von l.ertz, arising to his feet and reach ing for one of the four seldels of beer which a waiter had placed on the table, while Von Papen had been talking He turned to face th large oil painting of the Kaiser whlcn hung but a .few feet from where he ..tood. while Von Papen and Boy-IOd rose to their feet. Koenlg, slower and clumsier, stumbled as he attempted to rise, staggered a few feel, ijnd then, regaining his equilibrium, smashed heavily into ihe frame of the portrait, knocking the picture askew A ladder was quickly brought which Von I.er.z mounted, attempting to straighten the portrait. "His clumsiness has loosened one of the vnres." he announced, then to Von Papen and Boy-Kd. "Franz, Karl, catch hold ; we will take it 4 down and have It Ill-emery fixed in n minute." nf the Struggling under Dletiiernpli the weight of the heavy frame, they heard the choked ex clamation from Koenlg In his native tongue: "Donnerwetter eines dictograph'" Tho trio all but dropped the picture of K3KO3Ha0Wt'ffi5OftS 7ftW.W!HmW.Me :w??ttraf KrMafl:.3S ZKfr'sS!. Mlfc stxPi&m iytsS-K? ' ' " -' '- -'-" t -'5 ' mm ag? - ftp. . . iBK'fii'!!',!'tii? " ilB Mttytt& - -4J (. xr.".'- A? .' liM1 'rjX MJT.ljf L.J - J i r,rimMmJE.. . .... rftsssasfcw KJ h 'AA the evening could not hive been over heard by the use of the dictograph was vo conclusive that they stayed in the musty smelling loom but a few tec onds and then re turned to the more comfortabl" quar ters of the clubroom they had left so hurrlediy. With the portra't of the Kaitier once more restored to its ac custom' d plie... Von Fallen delivered the final Instructions. "Boy-Fd, you will accompany me to Washington so that wo can be with Count von E'irnstorft as surety to him that we are tak ng no active pait. Koenlg, you stick closely to your ac customed business. Von l.ertz, you w II go to Buffalo and assume charge For the sake of precautions take Baroness Verbecht, Madam Stephan and M'ss Mason with you. I have suggected M ss Mason because of the lmpr salon she has made upon that lnckv whelp Har rison Grant, president of the Crimi nology Club, if lie should happen tn ap pear anywhere on the scene, a thing which Is not unlikely, due to h'n In fernal luck In being wherever he can harm us most. Miss Mason must do anything to keep him away from the canal the night of the day after to morrow. The Baroness and Madam can care for any other men who are too In trusive. Ten o'clock of th" s-ennd nigh' frnm tonight Is the hour nf the destruc tion of the canal. We will be awaiting word of your success at the Imperial German Fmbassy In ashlugton. Good night" Koenlg and Von l.ertz accepted their dismissal and left the club together, but parted at the door, Koeiflg to go on the Sixth avenue elevated station for a train to take him to less refined but more familiar resorts In lower Man hattan, and Vnn l.ertz to hurry to the telephone booth-r In the Hotel Plaza. From a telephone there he pleaded In vain w'th Dixie Mason for permle.lon to see her but a few minutes at orce He finally accepted her dictum that luncheon the following day would be the earliest possible moment nt which she could meet him. He could not know that his voice had betrayed the fact to her that another Imperial German plot was pending and that she wanted her meeting with the spy to be In some public place where it wouid be possible to get word to the Secret Service at once of any Information she might ac quire. So It was i.ot by accident that Harri son Grant, president of the Criminology Club, was seated In an automobile Just outside an entrance to one of Broad , , .. way's biggest ho- IIHIe Mnmin Meets tels when Dixie IlitrrUmi (irunt Mason emergeiliiia. following day. ,, Ju.. the passerhy'AAi would have seemed a chance meeting, extremely pleasurable to both. "When did you take the dictograph out of the Ilohenzollern Club?" she asked us he leaned out of the car to grnsp lur hand. "Last night." was his answer. "Last night? Why, Helnrlch just as sured me that he knew for a fact that a dictograph that was discovered had not been used In montlps." "The impression we want him and the other worthies to get," responded Grant, and then to appease her curios ity, "since the day we installed It I knew that It might be discovered at any time and prepared for It. It might have nullified a great deal of informa tion If they susected any one knew of conversations held in the club. I wab listening last night when Koenlg fell against the picture and exposed the re ceiver. Newspapers, six months old, were In the corners of the room prepared for this emergency, and we carefully scat tered bags of dust which we had there over everything. We were descending the fire-escape when they broke into the loom." "Then you have all ihe information 1 have gathered from Von I-ertz," said Dixie, well concealing the disappoint ment he felt. "Vou know that another attempt is to be made to dynamite the Welland Canal, and there Is nothing I can da to helji." "We still need plenty of help, just of the peculiar kind you can give us," said broke In upon the pleasant musings grlly of the female spies, "Intl left which the message hail aroused. the two Secret Service men to their "If that In Intended for an invitation, own devices." there is nothing I would like better," "Not exactly," drawled Madam Stepli- responded Dixie qukkl. "Will the an. "We left them, yes, but only af- Baroness and Madam accompany us?" ter they had been tucked In bed In a present plot. As he was talking a knock came on the door and a netinoy, tne same one who had taken Dixie's piece of string from the floor ot the corridor, put his head in: "Did you ring, sir?" he asked. "No, sir? 1 am sorry." The door was closed but a message had been delivered. To Dixie Mason the appearance of the bellboy at the door meant that her bit of string hud reached Giant and had been understood. On the stilng she had tied knots spaced to the dots and dashes of the Morse code speling out the following message: "Lock fourteen. Ten o'clock. Watch alley " "in a moment Jacobson will he start ing." said Von l.ertz, moving toward the window. Dixie accepted his unspoken Invitation and moved to his side at the window and gazed down Into the rapidly darkening alley. A moment after she had taken her position a figure emerged on to the fire escape, and It did not take the whis pered words of the spy standing next tn her to Identify It ns Jacobson. The. dynamiter gathered up two large pack ages which were already on the pint form outside his window and then made It's way gingerly to the ground by way of the frail steel stairway. An auto inobllo crept up- to lilm out of the shad ows of the building. Jacobson got In. The car began to move forward out of the alleyway, and Dixie Maon became filled with a fearful dread. Suppose her have seen that the tray concealed from means that the secret &erv ice ran i iii. ii view n wiekeii uiitnmati,. revolver, whieti Information of the p ot, that you nave t ...l,..lli..1 ..l.nlivht rirntl)Trl ' was clutched tight y' n the right hand ut.p"' m ' ,.,j ?. i.?... iVA, ,," imr. of the hotel tervant The bellboy gazed "They couldnt have known, lnt er- blankly past the German spies dlFectly Posed -on PP"- "J j''9. "9. "n,re 0t at Dixie Mason, who was In the rear. th?J0rn.ai'i,Ui A 'slight shake cf her head caused the They d Id kno .aid the lmPlal permit free passage for the pary Von l.ertz led the women out nf the fi-rence has been called at tne aiaie Department. That can mean but one thing thatayour part and that ot uoy- hotel by devious routes which finally j.;(i H known. It is certain tha,t your emerged Into the open through a side recalls as attaches of the embassy will door onto a darkened street. , mnde. You had been warned. There "Hemaln here," he whispered, "while s nothing I can do. Oh, how coUld jou I get a car." iiavo made such blunders?" The three women stood In the shadow Von I'apen did not nnswer for a mo- nf the building. Madam Stephan and ment. Nor Boy-Ed. Nor Albert. Then Baroness Verbecht whispering together Von Papen, with a growl, turned to his In frightened voices. Dixie Mason was superior. startled a trifle by a subdued (voice "We did the best we could. That Is from the shadows directly In .back of all any one can do. And we have not her failed yet. We may be recalled, but "Operative 5'.'3. Miss Mason," raid the when we go, 1 promise you that we wMl vc.ice. "Shall I arrest the party?" leave a reign of terror behind such as "No," unswered Dixie Mason without no country has ever experienced." turning her head, "Von l.ertz Is of more value to us nt large as a means of keeping tabs on tile Imperial German spies'." So it was that Von l.ertz was not molested when he returned with a high powered touring car driven by a competent-looking chauffeur. "1 told him, Mls Mason and I were eloping," he whispered, "and that you two were friends of hers going along as -Vcj Saturday the jtorv will bb told of the legacy of hatr. xchich Von I'apen and Boy-Ed left behind them when recalled to Germany. The Fran: Bopp conspiracy, by which U was hoped to bum and destroy u lrrat part of the factories a)id Indus' tries of the United States, will be revealed. Paul Koenig, chief tlctctlivc of the Hamburg-American Line "They must remain here, for their drunken stupor Both of them arc so work may begin anytime," returned the dead to the world they would not awak- npy and then escorted D'xie to a little en if they were sleeping on the lop of me gates to lock fourteen tonignt, liood. good, once more in good liu- roadster which he had procured. There was but little conversation on the drive out. At the canal Von l.ertz drove to three of the locks and care fully surveyed -the mor. "I'.vervthlnc lias cone splendidly I watched while Arth and Gerson left . the hotel through .Miiia-Tittiiit:'t!iTitttiiiriiitiTiii rTkatTiii"iviirtiiiiiM"iai::-t4irtiiii:fitirif vtiif iiiiiviii "tnm"Bitnflii iiTiMiiti:i;T-!iFli;rtiiTrr!iiicrtiiitiTtrif n ittti itititiiTMiv i!f 4tn vtutuf iiim iiitfii tti Hiriiit,i:,''imi:ii:!ii:ii,rnM':i''!,tiiliiiiV',ii'tii,'tiiiiniii"hiii:iiilllii!iiini''ni!',itiii'i!i'ir4'ii,ii t:. 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Also an ilea as to when the attempt Is to be made " "Then I have some information for you," smiled Dixie, "Helnrlch has just Invited me to go to Buffalo with Bar oness1 Verbecht, Madam Stephan and ten there were theBe words "Will send message by boy tonight. Watch hotel alley." As the machine disappeared In the dis tance the motorcycle policeman raised his goggles and laughed. It was Harri son Grant. But Helnrlch Von l.ertz did not know. Defying the rules of the road, he was W!x" .M, ."2! a'. !! towVrr tV'tot'-r-htaod -s...v., .l . .... ' r,t. . a . J& p w; i : ' ufcUiwMMw: rf&.u vr5B j W tli,;Awi-k;.MWJ,1.ihirh Vpn Papen tneered at in taca.-' AMuaijt' Mrv tuardint caaitLt - iv :' iip$.-imirtff' ry Madam are to entice any curious men away from their duties, and I am to see that you discover nothing In case your luck should guide you to the spot " 'With such an Inducement nothing can prevent me from reaching Buffalo to morrow," said Grant "By-by, then, until we meet there," answered Dixie, and she turntd to re enter the hotel, A few momen'a later she had rejoln-d Helnrlch von Lertz In the dining room, and wak assuring him that the massage which he had suggested had all but curb vanistied ner headache, l-.rgeriy ne ex tended an Invitation to a matinee, din ner, and then an auto ride to the rail road station In Jersey for the. train to Buffalo, and was boyishly pleased when she acctpt'ed, Excusing himself, he. tele- humor of a few minutes before dissi pated by the dispute with Grant. Sud denly the speed of the car slackened by.t a few doors from the hotel. "Do you know those two men?" de manded Vop I-ertz, Dixie Mason turned In the direction he pointed. Baroness Verbecht and Madam, Stephan were aiding -Cava-naugh and Stewart, of the Secret Scr vice, both of them apparently Intoxi cated, Into a taxicab standing at the aiewan noiiceu vou l-enz point the front entrance with bell boys car- i lying their suit i cases loaded with i dynamite. To j guard against any j suspicion they ordered a car for tho f la'lroad station. There another is ! awaiting them and they will make the canal In good time. Jacobson Is still ere. He will tnke out tne htuff whlcT Is illey He will go down the fire escape just In time to reach the canal at 10 o'clock. The dy namite will have been placed a;id the wires run. A few seconds later a muf fled report and England will receive but little aid from Canada for many months to come. Is It not well planned?" Ha paused for a moment to hear the words of praise ftom the three women, then continued. "Come. Vou can see from here. Jacobson's things are already on the flro escape." Baroness Verbecht and Madam Ste phan crowded close to the window at which Von Lertz was standing, but Dixie Mason remained seated In her chair nervously knotting a bit of string she had found some place. Von Lertz quickly missed her and turned to look at her. "Why you poor child," he said, com ing to her, "you appear all unstrung. There is not a thing to worry about." "I know there Isn't," responded Dlxlo with a twisted smile, "but It Is almost unbelievable to me that at last we have done something without Harrison Grant knowing of It. I feel apprehensive for some reason. Are you sure there Is no one in the hallway?" "Why this Is most unlike you, Miss Mason," responded Von Lertz. "But come see for yourself and relieve your worry." He threw the door open and gave Dixie's arm a little reassuring squeeze and she gazed up and down the long empty corridors. "I believe I am making myself nervous with this old string," site said ruefully catting it from her onto the floor. "At least you know there Is no one spying," said the German as he turned back Into the room, .His voice would have lost the con. fldence It expressed as lie continued to pour assuring words Into her ears. If he could have known of a happening in the corridor, Dixie Send-, Scarcely had he Mcnnace to (irmit drawn the door shut, when the door of the room across the corridor opened and a bellboy, who a moment before' had been crouching In- 1i1h with his eve at the kevtinl. retprtjd Dixie, emerged. Htooplng quickly to pick ua surrounding- land. Von l.ertz unit As the Inspection Dixie Vilt progressed hi splr- Canal ito rose rapidly. "Good, good." he , , J , .. chuckled, half to Dixie and half to himself. "Kocn'g cer tainly knew what he was doing In se lecting the men for ths job." On the return trip he chatted pnviv hart tn fl, hnt.l l,..i u' ' " .,rv. i too Wg for sut c.aBeB A c.. the V.r win Ho J-n ,,'" S '" "r TT.1 awaiting hint In the Despite this, just as they entered the boundaries of Buffalo, a heavily goggled motorcycle pollciman blocked the road. "Ten miles an hour's the limit on this road," he announced gruffly, and Von Lertz brought the car to a surprised stop. ' "Ten miles an hour?" demanded the angered spy. "Why, there Isn't a car built that can stand that sort of a snail's dace." "Ten miles an hour." reiterated the officer, and Dixie recognized a ring on the finger of the hand extended towaid Von Lertz. Quickly her hand dropped over the side of the car and for a mo ment her finger was busy writing in the dust which had collected there, while the now thoroughly Incensed German vol leyed a heated tirade at the policeman, who contented himself with repetitions of "ten miles an hour's the limit." The attitude of the officer suddenly changed as Dixie's hand was withdrawn into tne car and lay idle in her lap, The Letter Berlin Wanted lug at them, and waved a maudl n sa lute as he ordered the chauffeur to drive to a roadhouse on tha outskirts of Buffalo In a thick loud voice. "Do I know them?' "Do VOU know Harrison Qrant?" tha atrlntr which Dixie had thrown awnu Through the half -opened door of an Italian hotel she saw the man she had watched for weeks place the document in his bag. Berlin wanted that letter. Operations along the Piave would be helpless without it. As the officer turned away for a moment . . . "Women Spies in Italy" in the Magazine Section of Tomorrow's PUBLIC PLEDGER bares the plots by which the Wilhelmstrasse attempted to gain advance information of the Allies' plans. The long and careful prepara tion the months of patient waiting and the final results of the Teuton efforts are disclosed for the first time in this article based upon evi dence secured by the Secret Service. Seven Pages of Other Features SUNDAY, JULY 7 m " h Von Psnen tncered at in PnoJ?5P "9U! oraertp Baroness, v.r- "Yes. the dag.'t muttargd Ton, li-ts. he sped noiselessly dovn the corridor to ". u .' " ; , , ' ' b(taJ Maiw ia'to-'fn'li!m ."TJwae ars'Wstwo tj-m.men." " " the elevators.' . " v -.r i u t sj $i 'V M .J .ji -IB I 3, 1 nt. r ESf 7S' m - ?. IA t-i ec m f bl t'l srx .r .. M '. -, ... . . 1 .wU' 1 ,-? ' ISJ ,ij .. .T- y M' W-iA" mmjM Ai'"fr fof 'A' vr!',"i. ' ;"'' 15 -"Si WW'.1
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