The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1916-01-11

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BILE selectmen Of the town, you are
authorized to arrest people. and all
that?"
part of my prerogatives. should
say. yes!" returned Wilson magnilo-
Quentiy.
Very well; act slow. but sure, on q
hint am going to give you"
Whats the hint?" questioned Viii
son.
Professor Dixon is q spy!"
'Nonsense!"
"You wont say 30 when explain
further. / wondered why he went to
board with old Mrs. Roderick, for it's
q ramshackly old place over the shop
her dead husband used to run. I've
found out. He went there to get the
secret use of the shop. He works far
into the night with tools and metal.
and the like. He gets letters from
foreign parts. See here"
Mrs. Moore exhibited three envel-
opes. They were addressed to the
young professor. One bore o Berlin
postmark, q second that Of an Aus
TRAN city. q third was from Amster-
dam.
How I got them after Dixon had
thrown them carelessly aside, never
mind" proceeded Mrs. Moore. There
they are. II he isn't in reasonable
correspondence with foreign powers,
and maybe manufacturing explosives
to blow up the state capitol or the
White House, or what not, then
don't know much!"
"You do-a good DEAL" commented
Wilson eagerly. Lucy, you've done
me big service! Give me those en-
velopes. think you've hit it right.
Dixon is one of those international
spies. I'll get on his trail. Oh, II /
can only land him and have the field
clear to court Edna again."
mo rash moves now warned his
sister.
''I'll be sure Of my ground before
make definite move" pledged VIII
SON.
From that hour he became sleuth.
He told nobody Of his suspicious and
plans. He simply kept an eye on his
hated rival. Night times he prowled
around the old shop, but it was well
boarded up and barricaded. One
night, however, he managed to locate
a convenient crack in the outside
sheathing of the structure.
(. There he patiently installed himself
( He had fair view of the young pro
lessor. The latter worked at forge
mixed some liquid substances in re
tort Finally he went to q work
hench and took up q brown glass
globe about the size of pound sweet
apple.
Into this he poured the contents Of
Q retort. He sealed up its end and
placed the globe carefully In basket
containing about dozen others.
Bombs, sure as you liveP gasped
Wilson. and his big frame shook with
fear and excitement and his eyes Cog
gled He went home full Of his mar
velous discovery. What q sensation
It would make when the dread intelli-
gence was made publicl
What should he do? Wilson tossed
restlessly In his bed all night long,
trying to decide on action. Should he
telegraph the authorities at Washing
ton? No, secret service men would
be sent and he would be robbed Of the
glory Of the capture Of real war spy
red-handed.
With the morning came clear coun-
sci. Wilson decided to make the
sheriff his ally. But that official was
out of town and would not return un-
til evening. All day Wilson hung
around, restless and excited. His
overstrained nerves found relief only
when he had captured the sheriff
when he arrived on the train. and TAX
ing him aside. he revealed his great
discovery.
That functionary was quite as
stirred up as himself. Together they
proceeded in the direction of the
workshop. There was light within
and Dixon was discernible at work
bench.
Make a rush with me and burst IN
the doorl" whispered the sheriff.
Just as they were getting ready for
their heroic onslaught, however, q
boy came running down the street.
"FireI Fire!" he yelled Justify.