Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-24
NoveIized by COURTNEY RYLEY COOPER from
FACTS
Furnished by

ct Service
which have analyzed show a large
percentage Of phosphorus oxide, while
the other samples are free from 1t.
Phosphorus oxide is formed by the burn
inE of phosphorus
Which makes It very clear as 10
how the fires started" commented Dixie.
at may to YOU" interiected tho
farmer. but I can't see what started
the phosphorus burning even If some
was placed in the field"
Phosphorus HAS q peculiar property
explained Grant When It is in
certain degree OF solution it untes read
lily with the oxygen in the air. which
Is merely another way of saying that
it burns, The burning of the wheat
fields is an example Of the methods of
the l. W. w, prompted by Imperial
Germanys desire to keep supplies of
food from reaching the Allies. These
bogus biologists had small bags filled
w,Sh dry phosphorus. To accomplish
their design it was merely necessary to
give the bag a good soaking with water
and throw It into field. Several hours
afterward when the sun had dried the
where it unites with the air 1t would
burst into flame and ignite the wheat -
ts a convincing demonstration TO the
farmer Grant procured a small piec" Of
phosphorus and showed him how II would
start burning by merely dropping II into
water.
You soc. Il floats when placed on
water" said Grant. as the farmer
watched the little blue fanIe with chang
thoroughly saturated. while the top part
is dry Between there is section which
is at the proper percentage of solution,
and hence the burning
Let me assure YOU" sa id the farmer
finally with a set iaw. that the wheat
lands are going to he mighty IN
healthy place from now on for l. w.
w.'s, German spies or any one else car
rying little sacks of anything
II can give you the assurance said
Grant that from now on it will be
very risky thing for person TO try 70
purchase phosphorus anywhere in the
country unless he can prove legitimate
use for it
Dixie and Grant started back for New
York that night, for every moment wRlcn
they could spare was devoted 70 Won
Bernstorff. Doctor Albert and Henric
Won Lertz in an effort to gain me , en.,
Germany was supplying the ]. W. W
with the funds by which the ag!tatHts
were spreading havoc throughout the
country But they were destined NOT 10
reach there. at least not until seyera
weeks later \ telegra m forwarded from
tho Criminology Club was handed 70
Grant on the train whiic II was 9pe''
ing through Ohio.
will you sec me at your earliest cen
venieuce""
That was the wording Of the. message
and the fact thai
II was signed BY
Cr.r. R.r.,ve. Mrs Blank. the
v....s. from Mrs. wife Of an unscru-
RianL pulous broker. who
had virtually sold
her to Won Bern
pirL, ha mi "
receive which would be profitable on
, tho stock market in case Germany $
plots were successful. caused Grant &c
alight at the next station ana can her
on the long telephone.
/ Won Rernstorff was here came the
, voice of Mrs Blank over The wire, rag
, ing about the part | took in the arrest
Of Baroness Verbecht. He tried to hno
i ice and offered me any amount OF money
: 10 assure my allegiance TO MIN ana ger
: many. In making the offer he drew MS !,
wallet from his pocket and banged !,
/ right and left. He gathered ihem uE
hastily, but ] saw one, a telegram IRON
, Won Lertz at Old Forge, pennsylvania
1t read simply, Progress favorable.
? odd Forge is a place where they had
an exciting time with the l. w; W sev'
eral weeks ago" commented Grant
after he had hung up the receiver, &c
a Dixie, who had gotten off the train witr
, emergency that might arise. Ate
I, threatening the Mayor of the town. the
= homes OF several miners were dyna
! mited because they refused TO loin m
State Constabulary interfered, and slnc'
!; then everything has been quiet
= = But the !. W. W headquarters haa
' never been abandoned there sal, sal
!, Dixie and with Heinric Won Iert
u there think it will be well II we sto
!, over
y They arrived in Old Forge as auickl,
i as a train could carry theln' Grant II
Il the guise of professional astato
y with the name of Giuseppe Fantona
and Dixie as miniature edition o
q Gurey Flynn. In Old Forge they foun
i that the usual form OF I. w. W. organi
II zation had been maintained headquar :
e ters fer the men members and head
n quarters for woman's auxiliary tn
duty of the members Of which was I
a spread propaganda 70 the wives moth
~ Grant was welcomed at the mems head
le quarters, which he found were in charg
Of Frank Little. later lynched at BUTT
"a Mont, for his activities STANLEY Den
d briki secretary of the ]. W w; Josep
II Graber, an unnaluralized German, an
l. Angelo Faggi, a fugitive from Italia
of and French justice, then and now hic
he ing from an American warrant Dix
s. Mason excited no suspicion when sf
N registered at the headquarters OF II
IT auxiliary.
ID A few days later came the first new
lie of trouble. Dixie Mason hurrying fro
r; the women's auxiliary, sped forward
catch Harrison Grant Just as he W.
s. leaving the headquarters of the l. w. v
rs There's some trouble going on
ne the mines" she announced We've ju
gotten orders to hurry there and eau
a., a demonstration"
IN Grant nodded
iii Il lust got the same sort Of a ii
ts I think it's blind. heard 'orde
x given 20 the man Just ahead to repo
er hack as soon as the Constabulary vi
es fully engaged there. Come on, we mu
4. shadow him"
IN They started forward. 4 nome
lie later, from the direction of the mine
st came great sound Of crashing timber
NJ of screams and the rising swirl
he coal dust. Men and women appeare
ID. running forward from every directio
r. The clattering of hoofs and the consta
he ulary Numbered past. Grant leaped
MS the center of the street
n Some one has released the brak
-, from dump train" ne Announced.
crashed back into the shaft OF the mil
80. Miners have been injured. The tro
~ ~ hes on. Keep that man in front
" view-don't lose him."
-. They hurried on, still watching [
,rs form of the hurrying spy before the
aid They saw him rush to a corner wht
ND he might watch the mine dump, tn
Ter stand there, his eyes rowing in eve
ed. direction. A fight had started at I
ob- dump between legitimate laborers a