Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-03-27

you want; you want to go in yonder
and use the telegraph. What the
DEVIL he burst out, "do all you bour-
geois want with that telegraph in
there?"
HAS anybody else asked to use it?"
| inquired, disturbed.
Anybody else?" he mimicked
We'll, think so; there's somebody
in there nowhere, give your hundred
francs or l tell you nothing, you un-
.derstand!"
Who is in that hut?"
"a lady-she comes often-she
gives ten francs each time. Zut!-
what is ten francs when gentleman
gives hundredi She pays me for my
complaisance-bon. Place aux danes!
You pay me better-bon! I'm yours,
gentlemen. War is war, but money
pulls the trigger!"
'fWait here" l said, disgusted, and
walked toward the stone station.
The side door was partly open; l
stepped in noiseless1y and found my
self In small, dusky closet, parti-
mediately the rapid clicking of the
Morse instrument came to my ears,
and mechanically read the message
by the sound as it ratified on under the
| fingers of an expert:
Must have already found out that
| the signals were not authorized by the
government. Before the Fer-de-Lance
returns to her station the German
cruiser ought to intercept her off
Groix. Did you arrange for this?"
There was moments silence. then
back came rafting the reply in the
Morse code, but in German:
Eyes, all is arranged. The Augusta
| took a French merchant vessel off
Pont Aven yesterday. The Augusta
ought to pass Groix this evening. You
are to burn three white lights from
Point Paradise If a landing-party is
needed. 1t rests with you entirely"
Another silence, then the operator
in the next room began:
"The insurgents here, under an indi-
| vidual in our pay, one John Buckhurst.
are preparing to wreck the train at
| the Lammerin trestle.
"If the Augusta can reach Point
Paradise tonight, landing-party could
easily scatter these insurgents, seize
the treasures, and re-embark in safety.
There is, you declare. nothing to
| fear from Lorient; the only thing,
then, to be dreaded is the appearance
of the Fer-de-Lance off Groix. She is
not now in sight; / will notify you if
she appears If she does not come
will burn three white lights in triangle
ON Paradise headland. This is all. Be
careful Good-by." x
! 'Good-by," clicked the instrument in
the next room. There was a rustic OF
| skirts, tap of small shoes on the
| stone floor. leaned forward and
looked through the little partition win
dow; Sylvia Elven stood by the table,
quietly drawing on her gloves. Her
face was flushed and thoughtful.
When she had gone, closing the out
er door behind her, l sprang to the
key, switched on, and at venture sci
the switch on the arsenal line, got q
quick reply, and succeeded in alarm
ing them sufficiently, think, for in q
few moments I was telegraphing di
rectly to the governor of Lorient, anG
the wires grew hot with an inter
change OF observations, which resulted
in my running to the locker, tumbling
out all the signal bunting, cones, and
balls, sorting five flags, two red cones
and ball, and fastening out to the
isemaphore.
had set the signal for the Fer-de
Lance to land in force and wipe Buck
hurst and his grotesque crew from the
face Of the earth.
ROLAND" ] said, here is another
hundred francs. Watch that halyart
and guard it. Tonight you will string
seven Of those little lamps on this
other halyard, light them, hoist them
and then go up that tower and ngh
the three red lamps on the left Tha
lady will never come here again,
think. II she does, she must not toucl
those halyards. Do you hear? If sh,
offers you money, remember I vii
double it. But, ROLAND, if you lie tt
| me will have you killed as the Bre
tons kill pigs; you understand hov
that is done?"
Walking fast over the springy heath
told Speed briefly what l had done
that the treasure-train would not nov
leave Lorient, that as soon as the Fe1
defiance came in sight of the sema
phore Buckhurst's game must come t
an end.
Far ahead of us we saw the flute
| of light dress on the moor, Sylvi;
Elven was going home.
"A spy!" muttered Speed.
II think" said !, "that she had bel
ter leave Paradise at once. Norma
knows her record. Buckhurst woul,
betray her in moment if he though
it might save his own skin. She ough
to leave before the Fer-de-Lance sight
. the semaphore and reads the signal t
land in force"
Then you'll have to tell her." b
, said gloomily.
, 81 suppose So" l replied, not at al
| pleased.
| When we entered the court, Jacque
line, her big, furry cat in her arms
came to the door and greeted Spec
with:
'You have been away a very Ion
t time. and the thorus are all out Of m