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

news reacneu washington at ABOUT 10
O'Clock which made the president call q
cabinet meeting at once"
The car rushed to the Union station,
where a long line of lighted coaches
stood on an eastbound track with a
sign at the end. Especial For Washing
ton and Newport News Two young
men about Bob's age were there. They
were officers, also recalled. They hail.
ed Bob quietly. He shook hands with
them and introduced them to Jim.
why the trainY' Wendell inquired
Were taking some of the sailors
from the Lakes training station east
with u.s."
The sound of marching men brought
them all about, gazing back toward the
station. and a column of ~bluejackets
descended the stairs from the street
and streamed out to the cars. They
were just active, 1.-THE. strong young
men. Jim saw-they were little older
than boys most of them But as these
boys marched by In order together,
with easy, swinging step, heads up
and hands at their sides, Jim warmed
with his blood beating through him.
They were wanted at Washington or
at the seacoast! At this NJ OF the
country's danger the nation had called
upon them for protection, and at the
call they were responding, each boy
disciplined and ready, each trained to
do what his country now called him
to do.
Jim turned at a touch on his shout
der. Bob drew him aside and intro
duced-as "Mr. Sibert Of the secret
service'-a stocky, quiet, direct eyed
man of about forty.
"Mr. Wendell has told me what you
have done tonight and has given NE
the evidence which you obtained,"
Sibert said. eff you are questioned
or connected In any way with Ingoufs
death l will know it and will advise
or assist you"
Sibert moved off. The forward
coaches were filed with bluejackets.
The officers who had accompanied
them came back and shook hands
with Wendell. The train conductor
addressed the officer In command,
"You are ready, sir?"
"ATl ready"
Bob extended his hand to Jim. "It
was a mighty good thing, as It turned
out, that you insisted on running the
ear In. Sibert is much pleased with
what we gave him. Ea thinks 1t wa
Just what he needed"
Jim flushed. Sibert had spoken tc
him as n who might require aid, not
as one able to give aid to those work.
ing for the nation In this emergency.
Bob was giving him cred3t for having
done something which he had not
been expected to do. 1--WE told Nell
lie that I believe it's best If she stays
In Elgin for awhile anyway" Bob
went on. ~ know l don't have to ask
you to look out for her for me. Good
by, Jim"
"Goodby," Jim replied, but held to
Bob's hand. "Im going back to Elgin,
but I'm not going to stay there"
You mean
The train was about to start, and
oAh SQOhC qulShiy, was LlidL Bun wv
used on the road yours or the govern
ment's2"
"A1ine," said Bob, surprised
"Then give it to me! Never mind
why 1 want 1t. Give it to me-"
He seized it and the cartridges as
Bob pulled them from his pocket.
Wendell leaped for the platform Of
the train and caught It The train
moved from the station, the baggage
porters and sw1tchmen and the station
attendants all standing and staring as
the crowded cars left the sheds. Then
a porter took the placard from the
iron stand which had been at the e
Of the train, Special to Washington
and Newport News"
How many more signs must be
printed to stand at the rear of trains
and guide marching men before the
war, which was begun that night,
would be won?
Jim jumped into his car ard turned
it toward the business center of the
city. The address upon the letterhead
which Bob had found on Ingouf's body
vas that of a vel. known business
block; the Office was 312; that meant
1t was on the third floor. 1t was the
name and address which, Bob said,
were valuable. So Sibert probably had
started for that office to seize its con-
tents.
Here and there all night restaurants
were open; other lighted windows pro
claimed hotels or newspaper offices, but
the rest of the business district was
black, except for the street lamps, and
particularly black was the great build
ing Notwithstanding to the evidence
of Ingouf's body-housed the head
quarters of the regents spies. A little
beyond this building, however, a mo-
torcar-a private touring machine, not