Omaha daily bee., 1915-05-09

field glasses in turn.
Where has he been today?" querled
wu.
AT the fort on Staten Island with the
white girl and man, Lieutenant Wa
ters They are coming TO .he workshop
across the street tomorrow 90 see some
western magic with thing named
trodite that explodes
AZ the word "expIodes," WI glanced
quickly at sprague.
"I have a plan" he remarked srhtly.
gathering them all about him and as
signing separate parts to each as he out
lined It
That night at the fort all was quiet.
In the railroad yards nearby stood a
freight train on a siding where 1t had
been drilled late, loaded with fresh
consignment OF the new explosive, tro-
dito. from the mills.
A sentry was pacing up and down the
cinders beside the train when a very
Pretty girl made her way along the
tracks.
"can you tell me the way to the troll
ley ?" she asked.
IL was a perfectly simple question But
there was no mistaking the look she
gave him. II was Fllrty FIorrie. She
did not want the trolley. she wanted to
fiirt. and she used her eyes effectively.
Two blocks to the left. madam" the
sentry returned, setting his face sternly,
for he had sweetheart quite the equal
OF Flirty.
Are you a mani" Flirty taunted,
piuued at her failure
lie hesitated, not knowing just what
to do. then taking discretion to be the
better part OF valor, shouldered his mus
ket and resumed his measured tread
back and forth. while Flirty with q
grimace at him disappeared toward the
trolley
But while FIirty had engaged his at
tention, Sing Lee had come out OF a
hiding place near the yards and man
aged 10 sneak back OF the shadow Of the
cars.
Between two OF the cars sat a detect
i've OF the secret service, smoking and
hating his job. Phe Chinaman had
passed the first line of defense. He now
managed to sneak up behind the second.
He raised Chinese club and brought 1,
down on the head OF the unsuspectins
detective. knocking him out.
The sentry paced by on the other side
OF the train. Quickly. after he passed,
the cninamna went through the detec-
bunch OF keys. lie detached one from
the ring and, still keeping in the shadow
as the sentry, paced up and down. looked
nk "a haV
then unlocked the door of the car, and
entered. closing II safely.
| A few minutes later. laden with as
much OF the trodite as he could well
carry and bundle Of heavy aero arrows,
he stole away as silently as he had
come
Il was we'll after midnight when Ken
nedy and I were preparing 10 leave the
laboratory. was just about to switch
OFF the lights when Kennedy raised his
hand TO stop me.
The faraway look on his face told ms
that he had heard a peculiar noise He
looked quickly at the ceiling.
Listen. Walter" he cautioned
| ] did. There was noise above us or
tho roof, apparently as though some one
had slid Off.
Craig switched out the light himself
and went quickly over TO the table wher,
he had left the periscope. Carefully put,
ting il together again. he tiptoed over e
the window. put the perlscope out ant
slowly raised Il to the roof.
We gazed through the eye-piece.
large white circle had been painted oI
our roof.
What docs II mean?" l auered.
Kennedy was In a brown study. Sud
denly he clapped his hands.
/ II think have IT," he exclaimed
Walter. take this turpentine Go VI
ID scrub the circle out II you neet
re. get il. Only. remove every trac
the circle"
took the turpentine and a stiff brus
hat was lying on table and went I
work
While was scrubbing away for dea
life at the fresh paint on our roof. Ker
nedy secured large can of white pain
and brush and stealthily made his wa
to the rear OF the old warehouse aeros
the street.
II was two stories high. and the lo
In which we had seen the CLINT of IN
sun on the glasses were ON level wit
the laboratory A moments reconnoitei
Ing was all that was necessary. Kei
nedy found a shed from which Il wa
. easy to get to the roof. There he set
work. too. immediately. painting a lars
circle on the warehouse exactly like tht
on our own roof which I was erasing.
We went home and I. at least though
little more about the matter
Quite early the next morning, howeve
We got around 20 the laboratory agah
20 prepare for the visit OF Lieutenal
. Waters in response 10 kennedy's cordi,
! invitation to witness the experiment
with trodite
Our speaking tube sounded finally. al
l answered It. II was Elaine. Aunt Jos
phine and Lieutenant Waters. who hs
N all arrived at the same time.
vi Most peculiar thing. Kennedy" r
e marked the lieutenant, after the gree
= ings were over I'VE bad a robbery
the fort last night-or rather, not exact
4 a. the fort. for that would be impossib
a but from a freight car IN the yards. y
q What did they getg'' asked Craig.
! Some trodite-enough 10 blow up
o house and some OF those AerOplane .
rows
Him." considered Kennedy, saxinG
o voluntarily at the ceiling. and tAnkil
a doubtless Of the white circle that N
? been on the roof. n think / shan IA
Il