Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-08-24

plates, concealed as you have Geo. .''Tse
was instructed in detail wbat 49,. he
to do. There has been a hilton vas
where, at least a change in tbo yNie'
of the people at this end of tho p Ia
of Gundorf and |, 5 associate Tbo+ pe'
or they viii be looking out for IN,
ruVian, howeve-, is SO certain -,
shall install myself in the house ~ Nh
we found the native. You MAJ, IRE
me out, and will tell you how" 'p
Marvel proceeded to do so. For -
gifts in succession l carried f,'.
supplies to my patient and invi,oiS1
friend, and messages from him
to Lott. The third night. as aN
preached the house by the rear oer
Always did | noticed strange thing
and halted, looking up sharply
A man was leaping the space h.
tween the two houses. | knew tbo.
he saw me and was startled for
watched him peer down at me- oo,,,.
only construe that this person was on
tering the vacant house surrenti.
tiously by the roof and scuttle ronta
At just that moment a clear sound Dro
ceeded from the house l was about n
enter-the sharp, quick jangle of
telephone bell.
The man aloft must have bean on,
picious of my appearance. Pertains
he caught the sound of footsteps II
the house. those of it's solitary occn,
pant. At any rate, l heard sbarn
snap, severed wire whipped dous
between the houses, nearly striking
my face, and the man leaped back oyar
the space and disappeared.
Perhaps two full minutes passed
away, and 1 was about to enter tba
house, when the rear door few omen
and Marvel was upon me.
mo delay" he spoke quickly. and
seized the food valise carried and
flung it on the step. Then he start.
ed on run, reached the next street
and hailed a taxicab, and gave tia
quick words:
Central telephone Office"
WHAT" l Intercepted simply.
"a crash of thunder"
l did not understand, but l hoped TO-
soon. He left me, his first point Of
destination reached. 1 watched him
rush into the telephone bvilding, then
out of it, with the sharp mandate:
Signal service bureau" to the chauf
feur-"Bad system in there" TO my,
self.
You are ready for a fifty mile run,
double fares?" he inquired of the
chauffeur as he came out from tle
weather brueau.
I'm ready" was the willing re-
spouse.
My wait at the vacant house" said
Marvel, as he fed down =. country
road, was rewarded by a telephone
call. I was at the receiver promptly.
Is that you Franklin was challenged,
and then-It's King-and I knew
was talking with Gundorf. There was
an interruption, and the current
went"
Yes, the wires on the roof were
cut" began.
mo, a crash Of thunder at the far
end of the line"
1 pointed to the blue sky, with all
the stars a-sparkle. Marvel laughed
There was no trace at the eX.
change of the CALL" he explained.
Suburban, that was all At the wealth
er bureau a passing storm cloud re-
ported at one station only-at Bloy
ton. We are going there"
We reached Blsxton in an hour and
a half, Marvel located the telephone
exchange. He came out bright and
brisk
Message sent from the Office here
direct by one Colonel Worthington,'
he said to me. after giving a direction
to the chauffeur. Newcomer. Blind
Passing cloud, clap of thunder-only
one-struck the wires My man"
| was standing just behind Marvel
when he entered the library Of Sc
cluded house at the edge of the town.
A bewhiskered man with big, obscur'
ing goggles, was seated in an arm
chair. Marvel approached him. look
| ed keenly at him, reached over and
removed false ear This was the
identifying trademark of king Gun
dorf, half an ear bitten off by SWIM
dler confrere in the years past.
1 know not in detail how the case
was adjusted, but Gundorf gave up
nearly all of the 100000. think the
bargain was that he should leave the
country. At all events, the Guardian
Trust & Savings did not go out Of
business, and is still within the clear
ing house.
A week later, while In the Office OF
the United Bankers Protective as
ISOLATION, Marvel led me with a LOOK
to his desk. He opened drawer ana
took out the photograph of a lovely
woman. Her name, "Orthello, was
written on the card. He next unToiieu
the plans of a wonderful mansion
With a pencil he drew line through
it's first story.
Then 1 knew that his eZertions IN