Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-09-29

It brought back from his boyhood men,
cries the turmoil and panic at the
start Of the Spanish war when the
Spanish feet was supposed to be sail.
ing to lombard the American coast
and citizens clamored in terror for
American battleships to guard them
md when the Oregon was rounding
the Horn to REINFORCE the Atlantic
fleet. whats happened"
That's all they say" Nellie replied
to Jim, but her eyes never left Bob.
Hes to report Immediately. Do you
want me to follow you to Virginia.
Bob, or wait here till you can wire me
what's likely to be your home stationg p
That's best, / think, Nellie"
"For me to wait here awhileY'
yes; I'll leave money for you now"
He stopped, half dressed, and wrote
a check at the desk There, that will
owe expenses till next pay day. I'll
notify the department to send you the
next checks direct I won't need any
extra money on active service, OF
course"
"I1l keep my address at the depart.
ment," Nellie agreed steadily. She
wiped her eyes with the corner of the
sheet while he was not looking. He
was talking, she knew, about the pen
sion to be paid her If anything hap
pened. If anything happened!
His arms We're about her, and he
was holding her again. He had bum
died her up and was hugging her to
him.
Nellie! My little Nellie!" That was
all he could say, her name over and
over again, "Nelliet"
She could only cling to him as he
held her, and now he was putting her
down. When he was ready to get
into the machine he looked up at her,
mute, and mute she remained as she
watched him wave to her from his seat
beside Jim. Then the turn in the
road took him out of sight.
The roadster, driven over deserted
highways, rushed swiftly toward Chi
cago. 1t was midnight, and with the
full moon still bright overhead Jim had
no difficulty in driving. The speedom-
eter strip, under the little light OF his
dashboard, registered over forty miles
an hour. 1t was slow compared to
the pace which he had driven In pur-
suit of Ingouf, but there was no need
was driving. But his impulse was to
drive faster and faster. A strange
seizure. impelling him to risk himself,
possessed him.
"You didn't say anything to your IA
Their about Ingouf, did your Wendell
asked.
mo; I thought I'd better leave that
till 1 got back"
And I Sidn't say anything to Mel
lie. As l think it over, I'm glad we're
going to Chicago anyway. Sibert ought
to see for himself, instead Of just be
told, exactly what we have" Wendell
felt in a pocket to be certain he had
the paper he had taken from Ingouf
How do you suppose the attack on
us Is coming?' Jim asked. do you
suppose the Monroe doctrine will be
the excuse?"
eff the prince took that method of
bringing on wal he'd simply put a
powerful feet in the Caribbean and
order ours out, as we've ordered
theirs"
$50 we'd either have to go or fight"
in either case they'd have the Carib-
bean. They'd then land troops, take
ove the countries they wanted and
we'd have to formally and
forever the Monroe doctrine and-well,
eat the words of any other of our pet
policies which happened to offend the
regent"
"Or fight"
Exactly; and the activities Of their
secret agents here must mean that the
prince is paying US the compliment of
believing that, rather than stand for
all that, we will fight. So he's coming
straight for u.s."
To the right, a few miles off, a great
red glare of burning buildings lit the
sky.
"Enloe's work, do you supposed" Jim
appealed.
Outside a big factory a newsboy
was calling an extra and selling pa
pers as fast as he could run from group
to group.
President calls cabinet!' the shout
came to jim big extry! PRESIDENT
calls secretary of navy and secretary
of war to White House at midnight!
Washington fears war! Army and
navy officers called!"
Jim swerved his car to the curb as
he entered Chicago and, Jumping out,
seized a paper and turned back toward
the car. Men, gazing at their papers,
as he was, Numbered before him and
blocked his way. He looked into the
eyes Of men, staring, excited, surpr1s-
ed. They were reading the same head
lines, printed In the same words as
those he was reading, but as they