The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-05-11

uallY. MS sailors are apt 70 do; regarded
the lady as 4 good sport" and mUvrd
his traps" into the city OF the West
There on the second night. an extra
ordinary thing happened to him He had
;:onc 10 bed early. but was awakened
about o'clock by the loud conversation
of Germans in the next room. Appnr-
entity L very lively quarrel was in pro-
grcSS THO sailor. unfortunately, did
not understand the "accurSed tongue,
but rs nc lay and listened he suddenly
heard an English letter being read
aloud. This was perhaps not remarka-
bic. FIR these might have been German
bus:i"$s mon discussing their affairs
al m English house; but jus, ns h.
ha,; ""ir,.. :" rhat conclusion he heard tho
magic - Queen Marie" and at
that IL. w. "u, nf he'd like a shot.
A Nest Of Spies
Why Wy" ,h"s" men discussing a
famous British warship' He listened
eagerly. heard Tho names Of WcGvl and
Karl Graves. and then a further babblc
Of German Of which he could make moth
.nc Suddenly the impudcncc OF which
tho party had been guilty seemed to oc-
cur "a on" Of its members. Somebody
cried "S-Sh.' and there was q dead
sicuC" in the room. Shortly afterwards
the sailor heard footsteps in tho CORR
dor and then the sound Of q w0maH's
voice The party hal broken UP finally.
Thor" was nothing more To DO learned.
This WAS n strange thing. and. It ma
turally SIT cur XUuu;: SAILOR specializing
r.. could not make bead nor tail nr II.
When hc awake il the morning his first
act WIS To try and find cut who his
neiGhbnrs were. hut an inquiry Of the
clerk merely c!ict'd tn" fact that m
English lady was tho tcnant of the room
in question. He was much astoniShed
n, this. and went o.! 10 ask If there wer.
any Germans in TN" hotel The answer
Was that thcr" wcr" none AZ that pur-
ticular time.
Much mystiAed the sailor went on his
way. Rut hc had by ITO means done
with his adventure a tew nights att
onward he WAS going 10 his bedroom.
when. ir tho corridor Of tho ,irSt floor
u man tapped him on tho shoulder and
asked him II h. were Forty three. II
was :. *trLrg" question. and might have
hc"u tak'n fer rho Quip OF a fellow who
had diI"H hn'h wisely and well. Luckily.
the yo;;f!- s.;!iur did not take it for thai.
II" remembered in 4 flash the myS;rsi-
Gus voices. tn" German tongue. the ;ali
OF n" Queen Mary. And IA instantly he
answered. "Thlt's all right"
Immediately upon this tho man led
him into 4 sitting room near At hard
ard shut tho door behind them Th"rr.
w"r' four 'n"n. all Germans. seated
rnuud Il table upon which were cham
pagnc hook and whisky bottles. The
mcn wrr" smoking and upon IN" table
were maps ~ Scotland drawn upon
large shoots OF thick paper. Their well
come To the young stranger was cordial
10 4 degree. They pressed cigars and
wine upon him. gave him a seat nf honor
and then began Ia question him.
Have you got S13~' they asked him.
He said. Not yet" though h" had not
tn. slightest idea whit Sl3 might he.
As matter Of fact. it was thr German
cod" number for ships or tho Queen
Mary class. This IN" boy did not know.
and hc was no, surprised that, his an
swnr disappointed the Germans.
when did you leave Cromartyr" they
went On to ask.
Smelling n rat, hr said that he had
left three days before.
"Thnn." rcjoincd his interrogation.
your fishing trip was successful"
Tho Escape.
Thy MI laughed At this, bnt the
sailor did not know what to- say Il
was sv:d"n; 10 him that hn must lac dis
covered presently. md the risks ~ dis
covcry might he unpleasant. Here Il"
was alone. amid Il gang Of obvious Ger
man spies. ana they had mistaken him
for unnihcr. II" was a, his wits end
VIVA: to do, when n" door suddenly
opened. and rho man who addressed him
in n" corridor burst in and hrsan's