The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-06-22
German ReSerUisS Organized in U1pjted
f.. States for Raid on Canada, Says Flynn
By william EIynn, FORMER ohief ~ s. seeret Service.

to her desk and scrawIed a Iettei
which two hours later was delivered
to Harrison Grant at the CrimtnoIcgI
club by special delivery. 1t added
another jot to the mystification which
had been lending zest to his life the
last few days. The letter read:
Have notified the chief of Ger.
man concentration camps along the
border preparatory to invasion OIL
Canada. Hold yourself in readiness
for q big raid on German headQuar-
ters at Exeter. viii keep you in
formed upder name Of Randolph
Bruce.
Operative 824.'
Grant turned to his card index OF
Secret Service operatives and hur-
riedly SKINNED through the file.
Operative S24," he slipped out the
card and stared at it in irritation
The card bore no name, no address
no photograph. no thumbprints, No
ldentIflcation, simply the legend:
Operative 324-Name and identtfi-
cation withheld for good Of service
Grant frowned, and then philoso-
phically slipped the card back into
its place and stepped toward the
pushbutton to summon his opera
tives.
In a moment Stewart, Cavanaugh
and Sisson joined him.
Boys, there is a chance of heavy
work for the CriminoIogy club very
soon. We will have to summon ev-
cry member possible who can leave
his other duties. They must eat
here, sleep here, wait here, until GER
tain word comes to US" Grant
glanced down at the message which
he still held. Stewart
Yes, sir"
VIII you see what ARRANGEMENTS
can be made for a special train to
take hundred men to Exeter, Yer
mont, if necessary? Keep it quiet, of
course. Sisson!" Grant looked at the
two other men, And you, Cavanaugh,
round up other members. And if any
kilograms come to the club signed
Randolph Bruce, find me at once"
After Grant had issued his orders
the Criminology Club became the
scene Of action at it's members gath
cred, eager for the service thew held
themselves in readiness at all times
to tender.
The Arrival at Exeter.
Hours after Grant had received
the message from. Operative 324, a
train which had left New York at
promptly 1920 that morning, thun-
dered into the station at Exeter. A
dirty faced boy in rough clothes
jumped from the steps of the day
coach and stood at a respectful dis
lance watching those more fortunate
ones being assisted with servile OBJ
seriousness from the parlor car
When Hetnric Won Lertz aIighted
followed closely by Madame Stephan
an expression of relief fitted across
the face of the boy. He watched them
curlously as a tall, cadaverous in
dlV1dual stepped up to greet them.
Across the dusty road from the sta
ton an undertaking shop held sway
That its proprietor was J. B. Doll
ings was signified by the ornate gold
lettering across the window, ard that
the cadaVerous individual who greeted
Won Lertz and Madame Stephan was
none other than J. B. DolIings, was
a conclusion not hard to arrive at as
the boy watched him conduct his
visitors across the road and into the
shop. From his vantage point on the
platform the boy awaited develop
ments. In a short While Won Ilartg
and Madame Stephan and their tai
host emerged from the shop and en-
tered the car that stood at the curb
The boy watched the car whtrI away
amid clouds of midsummer dust down
the long road that scanned to lead
out Of the city to the mountains that
lowered in the distance.
The dirty faced boy slipped down