Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-09-13
"Admiral Pachmann'" h

the SHdGe before tHc
Yes; it is [; but don't shout it
SO loudly, Fritz. Let US sit down.
| saw you at dinner tonight--yes,
/, too, am of the second class!-
and | trembled lest you might rec
ognize me and short my name" out
in just tina. fashion. SO, as soon
as | could, | hastened up to warn
you. [ am travelling incognito
upon official business, and in pub
lie you are not to know me-
81 understand, Herr Admiral
said Fritz. Il shall be most care.
full"
cit is most Important" Pach-
mann warned him; "and [ shall
trust you not to forget. How do
you like your work here?"
Very well, sir. | find it very
interesting
81 shall have you back in the
service, nevertheless, one Of these
days. Pachman said. perhaps
sooner than you think" he added.
II am always ready, sir said
Fritz.
Pachmann drew out a cigar and
lighted it.
$50 ahead with your work. he
said. "Therc is no music to me SO
pleasant as the swapping of the
spark"
Fritz laughed.
81 know that, sir" he said. 81
have an extra receiver, if you cara
to put it on"
Eyes, give it to me-" said the
admiral; and in a moment it, too,
was connected with the detector.
Fritz replaced his own, started
his converter and snapped out in
to the air the signal which told the
waiting world that the operator of
the Ottilie was ready to receive
anything it might have to COM
municate. Almost at once South
ampton answered, and there was
a little preliminary tuning, till tho
signals came clear and strong.
Then Fritz drew a pad toward him
picked up a freshly sharpcned pen
Gil, and told Southampton to go
ahead.
"Sn three fr DKA," began
Southampton. Cline $50 G."
Which meant that Southamp-
ton had for the Prinzsessin Ottilie
three messages and that the time
was $50 o'clock Greenwich.
Fritz glanced at the clock above
his desk.
Cline OK. GA" he signalled,
the "GA" being radio for Go
ahead
"MsG one" went on South
ampton. Eight W Gary. DKA.
Directors have command of stu
alton. Morrissy.
"MSG two. Nine w Gardenshire,
KDA. Missed boat will follow by
Carmania. Hickle.
"MSG three. Eleven w Hodges,
DKA. Coffee will go 13 Thursday
shall | sell. Perkins,"
Fritz had taken it all down with
religious care. At the last word
he snapped open his key.
COX. Thanks en-" he licked
off, the "GN" being, of course,
goodnight"
He waited a moment, but there
were no other calls for the Ottilie,
and he took off his receiver. Pach-
mann followed suit.
"That was a great pleasure"
said the latter. ssThe signals are
very clear tonight"
eff you could come in later on,
sir" Fritz suggested, "you coulG
hear the news service from Pold-
hu. There is a station for you'll"
cat what hour does the service
start?" asked Pachman.
"Poldhu always calls at IL 80,
sir, and starts the news service as
soon as the commercial business is
out of the way"
II shall try to be here" said
Pachmann. "This long, distance
service is a great delight to me,
especially when it works so clearly
as it does tonight. You will not
forget about my incognito?"
II shall not forget, SIR" Fritz
assured him, and with a short nod,
Pachmann left the house. Fritz sat
down again to copy out his mes
sages and to send three or four
which the captains steward at
that moment brought in. That
done, he thrust his head out for a
breath of air, noticed with a grin
the couples who had already dis
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