Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1915-04-07


How long may Z counterfeiter b
sent up z" =. 4 Il
anywhere from ten to twenty
years" ..s NJ
That will serve. Ny boy, this time
we'll 60 and take Mr.. Black Hun.
dred right in his cubby hole. u
You know where 1t is r.
Every nook and corner Of 1t. Now
you 60 at once to the chief Of the loca!
branch Of the secret service and put
the matter to him. frankly. l, Flor
ence. Susan, and the rest Of us must
be arrested. The wretches must be.
lieve that the house Is empty. They'll
rove about fruitlessly and will return
to their den to report the success O!
the coup. All the while you ant
some detectives will be in hiding up
stairs, dictagraph and all that. When
the time comes you will follow. Thit
will not reach the heads, perhaps. bui
1t will demoralize the organization il
such way as to make it helpless fol
several months to come. There Is (,
tunnel from the stables to this house.
What, a tunnel?'
Yes. Mr.. Hargreave had it buili
several years ago. dent know wha!
his idea was; possibly he anticipated
an event like this. You and your mel
will find entrance by this method
1t can be done without exciting tn,
suspicious of the watchers"
Looks as If my yarn wasn't goinl
to be delayed so long after all. Jones
you ought to have been in the secre'
service yourself admiringly.
Jones smiled and shrugged. II an
perfectly satisfied with my lot-o,
would be if the Black Hundred coult
be wiped out of existence
''1'll see the secret service people a
once. stand in we'll with them ALL"
And good luck to you Well neet
good luck"
Norton was welcomed cordially BY
the chief The secret service mer
trusted him and told him lots of tales
that never saw light on the printed
page. The reporter went directly te
the point of his story, without elabora
ton, and the chief smiled and handed
him the original letter.
Morton, I've been after this game
of counterfeiters for months and they
are clever beyond words. I've never
been able to get anywhere near thei1
presses. And for a moment I thought
this note was from squealer. I've
dozen men securing the country.
They find the bogus notes, but never
the men who pass them. You see.
it's new stun. know what all the
old timers are at; but none Of them
has had hand in this issue. Some
foreigners, take it, under the leader.
ship Of man I'd very much like to
know Now, what's your scheme1''
Jim outlined It briedr.
1T all depends" said the chief,
upon the fact that they will be i'm.
patient. II they have the ability to
wait, we lose But we can afford to-
risk the chance. The man who wrote
this letter is not q counterfeiter. He's
an old yeggman. We haven't heard
anything OF him lately. We tried to
corner him on q post Office job, but
he slipped BY He may be stool.
Anyhow, Ill draw him in somehow"
"There'll be 4ome excitement"
We're used to that; you too. All
we've got to do is to locate this man
Beggs. There are signs of spite in this
letter. Very well played, If you want
my opinion What's this Black Hun
dred?"
I'm not at liberty to tell just yet.
It's a strange game; half. political.
half blackmail It's a pretty strong
organization. But If they're back Of
this counterfeiting, there's a fine
chance of landing them ALL
Here the chiefs assistant came in.
Got Beggs on the wire. Says he'll
conduct you to the home II you'll