The Washington times., 1918-04-28

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The other is held in reserve in case
the attempt tonight fails. 1t is a
trife more daring and, l might say,
bit more spectacular. Even his
imperial highness, the Emperor,
would delight in seeing it! But, of
course, We are holding that for the
coup d'etat, as it were, in case the
plan tonight fails"
1t was as they discussed the de-
tails of their plot for the night that
Harrison Grant hurried from his of
flee in the Criminology Club in an
swer to a call from an operative.
They want you in the photograph
room"
Ten minutes later the investiga-
tor of crime leaped from a taxi
around the corner from the Hohen-
zollern Club and made his way to
the room adjacent to the German
meeting place. Stewart and Cava-
naugh were awaiting him anxiously.
Something doing" said Stewart,
as he raised his eyes to his chief.
1--WE been catching stuff for the last
half hour"
What about ?"
"The Ansonia Hotel"
"The Ansonia ?" Grant came for
ward quickly.
Eyes. Anything special going on
there tonight?"
"a good DEAL" was the quick an
swer of Harrison Grant. "The off
GERS of the navy ale going to have
their review ball there. Why"
Because" and the operative lean
ed closer to the photograph, "the
indications are that the Germans in
tend to blow it up and our navy Off
GERS along with it.
impossible" Harrison Grants
face went white. Impossible! Why,
all the navigating officers of the
eeet are to be there tdnight-the
whole brains of the Great Atlantic
squadron! 1t would cripple our
whole Eastern system of defense :"
Then you d
To Bomh the better get word
NJ to them not to at
HOteL tendw came the
cold answer of
Stewart because the plans are
made to bomb that hotel tonight %
Harrison Grants brow wrinkled.
He looked hurriedly at his watch.
I'VE can't get word to them now.
Most of them are away from their
ships at entertainments, leaving the
ships with only skeleton crews. Be-
sides, we can't empty that whole
hotel and just let it lie there, a tar
get for some German bomb! No,
there must be some other way
but Stewart, are you certain about
all this?"
Here are my notes" came the
answer o. the operative. "Von
LerE came into the club about a
half hour ago. Some old German
who seemed to have some decency in
his heart, was reading the Abend-
post and repeating an editorial in
It which said that the sinking of
the Lusitania might cause war with
Germany. He appeared to be wor-
rIed about it and that such a thing
would mean the death of all of
Germany's ambitions. Won Lertz
listened TO him for a while and then
began to sneer at him. He said that
after tonight it would be impossible
for the United States to declare
war on anyone. Then -" Stew
art referred to his shorthand notes,
'he used this sentence.
There's the Ansonia, tonight.
you know. And there's Kroner,
who's finishing his masterpiece in
the way of a bomb. And when
Kroner makes a bomb it generally
destroys what it's intended for.
After he pays his little visit to the
Ansonia tonight, there1l be no dan
ger Of America fighting anyone. "
And there wouldn't, echoed Har-
rison Grant, mot with navy officers
dead and no one to handle the navi-
cation of her battleships."
He turned to the telephone. A
short conversation and he was fac
ing Stewart and Cavanaugh again.
Every member
FIyUD Sends of the Criminol-
FInr Non ogy Club will at
Lnt! -aen- tend the Naval
Ball tonight as
guests" he ordered. Chief FLYNN
is sending fifty men there. The
police department will cooperate
with a special guard. They'll watch
the outside. 1t will be our duty to
guard the interior. Come-we'U
pick up the rest of the members Of
the club"
And as the three men hurried
away, a queer appearing, raw-boned
scientist hurried about a small
workroom in a faraWay mart of New