Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1915-07-09

"so~.' Ground oct Nv, Relessi
managed 70 sneak bach of tho shades
~ The ears
nrtEecu tao % the cars sst de
tectife ~ tho secret service a=-ss
AuG nauuK his .ob rae Cbluamal
had passed tho fret Ins ~ defence
lie noN managed 10 sneak 30 behind
the src0ud &c., raised a Chiuone c.ul
aud brought q down on the head %
fho unsuapectins detective. kl1ckInr
him out
The sentry paced by 90 the other
side u the train Quickly. after be
had pafaed. tho Chlnamau Weut
through the detectives pockets with
tuhlly he f-ard a bugch ~ kcfa Soc
detached ono from the ring. aiill keep
inE Ga the fhad0N aa the sonty paced
w and doan. looked Ffealthuy abest
until ho sae chance then unlocked
The door 90 the car and entered. clea
iaE it safely
A fow minutes later laden with a.
much " tho tfldito aa ho could we'll
carry ana q bundle - be8Fy zero AZ
rows he stole away as silently a. De
had come.
II vas eoll after midnight whom
keupedy and eeFo preparing 10
leave tho laboratory vas just about
u switch on the lights when Kennedy
raised hia hand 10 stop ore
Tho faraway look on his face soli
me that DO had heard a peculiar noiao.
lie looked qaickly Of ihe ceiling.
Listen. waiterr be continued
GA There Was upino above va
ga tho root. appafeaty as though
snmsane had ella ~
Craig switched oVt fhe iehl hInaelf
aad sent guickly over Go ihe table
phefo b. had lt0 tho poracope
Carefully putting % together again. ha
tpioDi over 90 fhu window rut the
periacopo out ana slowly raised it o.
tho roof
We gatod through ho yop.cce A
LARGE white circle hE4 been painted Qa
our roof
What does Ii mran . Queucd
keuucdy vas iu brown study
suddenly no clnppo1 hia bands
think ! have co. he eaclNmcl
Walter. take this pgpeuuno Co up
ana scrub the circle Gus lfyou need
more. set it onll umoyo every
trace ~ ,he circle
q While vas scrubb.ng away for
dear lfu az the fresh paint uu our
roof Kennedy secured largo can az
white paint and nrlah and stealth
ily made HE way % tho rear OF the
old warehouse scfoss the street
Kennedy found shed from which
Il was eaay to So, a. ,hc roof Thcro
be SGT to work toe. immediately paint
lng large circle ou the Warehouse
exactly Ike that un ogr own reoi
which Was eFAaing
We went home. aad ] az least
thought little more. about tho matter
Quite early tho next morning hov
ever. We got around 10 thc Laboratory
again 20 prepare Tor she visit Of
Lieutenant Waters in RESPONSE 81
Ksnnedls cordial iasitauon Co VII
ness ,hc c4peF.ments wAh tFcdito
our speaking tube sounded hnaly
and ! apswerca H h sas Eialne
Auat Josephine And Lieutenant Wa
tors, who had an arrived al the same
time.
"Most peculiar thins Kennedy re
marked tho hsuteaaRt after the greet
inea wCre over "We had a rohbory
81 the fort last uight-or rather. nol
exactly Al the fort. Cor that would 3,
Impossible. bat from a irrighs car ia
the yards"
"What did they getf" Rsked Craig
"Some tFodite enough 90 blow up !
house. aud some 81 thoso aCroplaus
ArroNs"
~iim," considered Kennedy. gasinF
fundamentally a. the eeiHng aaa think
ina doubtless u the white circle thai
had bgsn on the roof
~ilsten'" cautioncd Craig
Outside No could hear a busr, Al
though a gigantic cicada we're prcdict
+, ing warm weather Il was pcculiai
sound. sad kpnnedy seened 10 recoT
niHe q Instantly he spraag 10 10,
: window and strained bis eyes pp a.
the sky.