The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-07-01
THE EAGLES EYE,
William
EPISODE NO. 11---The Burning of Hopewell, Virginia

\ heavy dc;"uatIr.; huimh r"mr"HIrd IN
his Goat mad" progress ~'"n' w'Gi; i'"riH
"uS. II" had tlm"S: reached TN fence
suddenly his coat caught "iI an 'niAnE-
ing thorn hush. As his u,NI m'N'mt"nl
ln">"n"d il the bush cracked hack with
Il distant snap: lroll:nSs stopped.
"glal,:" n challenge ranG. cat IN the
night,
III" cuar.I ran toward IN" sound.
There WIS little chaur" for escape lie
had Sr"n thu >ha,lnwy form -! l'"liinsS
sinking through the undcrgr"wth Doll
luGS ,.lamh"r'h t. his i""t IN Il d"Sp"f-
at, dash fer freedom hu; Ia" flash al
y rifle srai through tn, darkness and
hc felt i sharp pain in his i"r. crash
ing about. stumbling. tripping. fighting
his way. he limi"d uu. rilnt-lnE I" IN"
bomb M his coat.
Tho riiln Siui;" again and this tin''.
noliiugS dropped III" bomb with an "hih
rs .hc bullet pI%&"d through his wrist.
\ littlr closer and il would hnNr OK
plndcd the bomb and hc would hav"
given NJ his life. pnllincS dad not
want IL die yet lie dropped I'll" bomb.
d"dgiur aud lcaping. pain lighting at
his throat in an "n'i"av"r IL make Nun
Shrirk h. plunged int" the darkness ~
III" nigh, and escaped.
Aroused by Tn" shots III" guards "cTr
gathered 1T the point If the sudden
alarm. Tho ground was being rNamiu-
cd closely. guards walked back and forth
beating about In tn" underhrush. IN
moment the bomb was discovered. drop
ned where pullings hal left it in his
flight.
Tho discovery nf III" blood spattcr"d
bomb and tho attempt upon the factory
was reported ut once. \ m"sSag" went
"a Washington. From Washington
In"sSa." went To Harrison Grant al IN"
c'riminnloCy club. And Harrison Grant
having received he m"S>ag" lost II"
time in getting 10 Hop" we'll. The So
or Service needed him there.
Dixie Mason Arrives In Richmond
Whc,l Dixie Mason arrived in Rich
, rrnd The day after the attempt on
unp"wcll. Sh" went directly /" III" h"t"i
nj which MADAME Stephan and Won.
l.cr;X wrr, reg stored. II was fil' h"t-
! test part "C the day and III" hotel lob
, hv was deserted. nixi" asked t"r the
proprietor Showing him nor secret
service Commission she took int" her
rurfidrnc. - he extent "f making nm
understand that Sh" wanted room
| ucxi ,u tn ON. occupied Ivy Madain-
! S,cphan. and that she did not wish her
name to appear on ihc register.
1T can h" arranged. Yer? easily. he
, assured her.
"Dixi. was gracious IN her thanks
! "l;ut you had better make 4 card entry
I If nay nam" 81 that in ems" am forced
! t. come in cnntart with either r"n l.rrtz
! or Stephan. ! can hav" an ilihl.
! The. clerk will take tn" blame" smiled
! III" proprietor.
! Very shortly nixin was Installed in
! room next {" Madam" St"rhan'S. y
! door connecting IN" rnmS WAS locked
: and hnltrd--on Madame. trpian's side
: hut this fac; WAS Of no concern I" I'M
; IT,, she had brought out IN" Fhn"i-
! rhnnr and examined IT'S d"licAt" mech
! anlSm; attached III" batteries which CAV"
! II III" phone electrical connection nee
rSearv 70 tho transmission "s sound,
and thon hy means 81 n vacuum cup
! had Fastened Il 20 tho door. Fr this d.
vic, each sound within thr next room
! would be- intensified sufficiently for her
! go hear every work OF any conversation
| carried on.
She rlacrrl the rcrnivrr ~ nor oar. TIL"
/ low ,uurruur nr voices which ell" Ind
t heard 4 moment hcr"r" HOW w;LS ma cni-
/ fed 50 that each sound reached her with
| :; clarity allowing no Chanc" tor ms
! takes.
MADAME Stephan was speaking. Her
usually we'll moduiat"d voice earned an
acid quality. m angry sarcasm that con
| vcycd II deep displ"as,Ir".
''Ynur little plan IF taking my iiac"
: scrms t. have faIlctl liar"n"SS. Your
! rnd.avcr 20 worm your way INTO Won
! raprn's favor throuG Won lrrtz has not
| mot with the success YOU nSpircd -.
| There was q sudden ruStl" "f n"wS-
! par-r being straiEh'cr"d out. then IN"
caustic tones Of the Madam" cut IN"
! silence once moro. Spy fh'IS III NJ
tnnlpt Against ';unCntt"n lian'. Sh'
r..:.,I. "R"li"vcd I" HAY" Econ injured
hy Guard" \ very good start Baroness
for YOUR operations in America Thr""
months in IInpow"l ana this Is what
Won have. Accomplishment
Tho decp tones of III" Far"n"Ss r"--
sounded into the littl" instrument ~
| n!xir's "ar.
perhaps It Is rs much as YOU have
done"
rs Il? AZ lca=t I have covered my
tracks Tho newspapers haven't an
nounced my failures. AMI snrI-'s" they
track your spy "a your f"r'un" telling
rIn1orI"um. What th"n'"
"Ynu arc jumping ut conclusions.
ION thr contrary. 7 am giving III"
rolicc and III" secret s"rvi"" "f this
country tho credit fhr having i'it!'
s1nS. And If f"W others VIII" ar"
working In the INTERESTS u' Germany
would do N" same thing thor" would
nor l"> So many failures in our plans. II
ION could dispose Of liItl" Of this ego
y, ism with which ynu all ar" Tv""hur'i"n-
I'd Won would lie "f NOR" use. YOU think
because you ar" 1'rusSian thl; all th'
rest OF tho world ar" idiots. l"Cau -
your blood docs II" flow in ih"!r 20 nS
Her votcH had risen I" m nncant'"ns
degree. but it was rut short ny III" "l" IL
ing of door In tn" room.
"Yc1l'vn said enough. stop q at cn"",
II was Won Irrizs voice. angry fui 10"
and self possessed. can you mot un.
irrS.and thu: this is II" plpo" for
.Tut-" Madame Stephan hr"k" in. in
..rcctfvrIv. for van l.rriz brushed aside
her cxrostulations.
81. personalities n Tho Faron"ss had
r,ilnd i, Is not her fault. nor III" fault
nc .hr man che sent - 40 thr work II
ITO plan failed - failed. anI tnat's al
,l.rn 10 "a t. Now. ! hav" wired I'm
in code 70 prrr"sd at one" on Instruct i"t
Number Four must ASK N"u tn lot tn
greatness Of tho caus' ~" represent "E"'
shadow any rrival" feelings that ma;
arse"
NV dear Won I.nr:zr hat Divi'
had slipped 'ho Tan"lrhnn" from th'
door and was rark!nr il in l"r traN''l'nL
bag. Shr had heard enough !" r"niIz'
that thor" were other rla""e =, wh'"l
bcr services wcrn NOR" n"",!"G 'har h"r"
Irornwoll was stI1l In danger. What VA,
| thie instruction number r"ur which h1'
been tclcGra rh"fl tho SPY I" rrn"""'! "r,