The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-09-14

thick. with a narrow neck and with
pins which appeared II be plungeI
pins trudin" all iaout. The purpose
of these so obviously was to detonate
a contained explosive that Jim looked
quickly at his brother-in-law before
touching any of the plungers.
push it In" Bob said. The thing
isn't loaded
What should it be loaded WITH"
''Picric acid or any good high explo-
sive; not a particularly large charge
is required. 1t seems TO be an incen
diary bomb. with only a small cham
Der Of explosive in the center surround
ed by chamber for the burning fluid
OF course, if required it might all be
filed with high explosive
Where did you get it?'
''It was sent to me from Chicago this
afternoon
What for?"
GAS sample"
"Of what?'
Wendell pulled mis- chair a little near
er and leaned toward his brother-in
law. 'Of the sort of weapons-or.
rather, as one of the sort of weapons
which are being distributed to the Sc
cret agents of the prince regent
throughout the middle vest
THE secret agents?''
Eyes. it was made under your nose
at the Ashby brass works.
"Give 1t to me or hide it now,
please!' Bob ordered sharply as some
one came toward the screen door.
Jim looked about Its only Nellie >
Bob seized the brass bomb and drop
ped 1t into the shoe box and laid on the
cover. He was standing, and Jim
arose also as his sister came out upon
the porch. She was graceful, slightly
built girl of twenty-four, with dark,
lustrous hair and delicate brows, with
quiet, beautiful eyes. deep blue in color.
and with sensitive lips and good, round
ed little chin. Her lips were quivering
now, and her cheeks were flushed She
was SO agitated herself that she did
not notice the attitude of dissension be
tween her brother and her husband,
and Jim spoke to her in quick sym
pathy.
Hello, Helen. what's happenedp
Nothing, thanks. Jim"
"You don't want to tell me?''
TITS only fathers been talking to me
again.
"Oh!" Her brother understood He
looked from Nellie to her husband
picked up his golf bag and went into
the house.
Wendell showed the shoe box with his
foot so that chair hid it, then he
kissed his wife's lips. Neighbors had
said when she was little girl that
there was something appealingly i'm
Observation-Disclosures, some called it
about Helen Ashby. She was consider
ed to have proved to be impractical >
when, at twenty-five and against the
violent opposition of her father. she
had married Bob Wendell, who then
was only an ensign in the navy with
pay less than $500 a year. He was
Junior lieutenant now, with 5000 an
nually, but Nellie's family had just
learned that third person was to ar
rive to share that slender pay. This
had caused more personal criticism of
Wendell's circumstances during the
present visit In Elgin and made it more
difficult than ever for Nellie as well as
for Bob.
whats he been saying now, dearie?'
ooh, he's going to tell you'll" Helen's
glance caught the headline Of the pa
whit InF hot ,c
the news tonight?'
"Well, the prince regent is withdraw
ing cruisers from the Caribbean
"And pledging recognition Of the
Monroe doctrine"
mot yet"
"But you're not telling me all that's
happened or all you've found out since
I've seen you. Isn't that sog'
He could not deny it. He glanced
down once, doubtfully, toward the
chair which was hiding the shoe box;
then, changing his mind, drew a tele-
gram from his pocket.
Eyes, got this, Nellie" he admitted
From the Department."
"Yes"
one ScADcu H. Uoe, AoioinS IL, cno
could not open 1t. at says there is
going to be WARP
mo, no, Nellie. Just warning me to
be ready to report If recalled"
eff recalled 2"
Eyes; read it. I'm simply to stay
near the telegraph wire and not to let
any one know I've been warned; no
ones to suppose we're expecting trou-
bIe."
''Then it hasn't come"
'Not-no."
mot yet! you were going to say, Bob.