The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-08-12

BcrnStorfr and inform him OF the dis
aSter after She had told Roy-Ed vnr
Tapen and Rose "f changed plans, f"l
getting supplies to the submarine. She
had been crafty in her escape. In
stead of making for East MachlaS
where she would surely have been held
she continued on down tn. coast then
went inland by means nj 4 hired auto
mobile. She stopped at town larE'
enough 50 that Il long distance call from
New York would excite no comment,
She new whore Ia lind Won BcrnAtorff
at this hour and called the private tclc-
phone number of the instrument which
had hrru installed in the apartment
Of the three p"rsonss. aside from Mrs
Flank and The Ambassador. who knew
that number. The other Nv" were Won
I-crtz and Or. Heinrich Albert. the pay
master OF the katker'S spy army in
America
It 1.. vas Won Won I RGrnstSsff himself who
"Himnlel" he exclaimed. surprised:
'Tlaruncss Nrrhccht Where are you: ="
Ike listened intently for short time,
then he turned to Mrs. FLANK. who had
followed him 10 the telephone.
You will excuse me tor moment =
he asked. "HuSincSs matters which arc
not refined enough for your ears. my
dear.
MRS Blank Gets Won BernstorfTs
Message,
Mrs. Blank left the r0Oln taking pains
to clos, the door after her with an audi
BILE noise but she kept her finger on the
catch 20 That II OPENED again nhls"irSSly
rs soon rs Won BcrnSt"rtf had turned
hack TO the telephone. She had small
tool and a strnuEra piers pad and pen
Gil handy for JUS; such an cn"7S"n"y.
Won BernSturft spoke III his mother
tongue, but German was nearly ~ welt
known IL Mrs. Blank ~ English. Herr
is the ambassadors end 81 IN" CONVEX
sation aS ii WAS preserved i'll II ncs&aS@
Mrs. Blank sent Harrison Grant.
yes. yes. speak slowly your ruice -
very InCiStInct. .-:-Ynu SAY thu has" has
hcrn di.-covrrcd--Nonl .rrtz and every
ono else arrested Not Won Parcn and
BOY I'D "----Th"y left on the l:-boa'.
Dixie Masun leading Yes
Yes but We will still sucCe"d"--A
launch ~ Safc"----Ycs. | understand
now y launch got safely away with
supplies and Will mot tn" T. J3 at Bcr-
VIII li.hih house at whrn"----i"S. Twelve
O'Clock understand. MidniEht----YcS.
! viii see Albert about battling Won lcrtz.
Goodbye
Won Bcrnstorff hung up the telephone
receiver and then h.sItatcd Il few Sec
! ouds rs IL thinking OF something. Mrs.
Blank employed the respite Ia secret
the note h"ok md max" her way /" a
couch. She had just reached the couch
| when Ambassador Won Bcrnstorff's
! knock sounded on tho door.
! Como III. she called Stimulating sleep
mess. then as the German snapped on
/ III" lights.
Il must have fallen into 4 doEa How
! long were YOU"
Just Il few minutes. my dear" he re-
srondcd. "But that short lime has spoil
cd my evening for M. ! must leave
Immediately to attend /" matters which
! cannot TalI.
-Dh. am so sorry" answered Mrs.
| Blank acting the hyporritc tn Keep HIM
| from s;uSprCtInr the citation >h" lelt HINT
! she would hc free t" find way tO rom
municatc with Harrison Grant. "Hut
| will get along. y little later | think
will take II short walk In the park. Just
| for q breath VI fresh air and then so
| IL bed early"
There WAS method in this remark
! Mrs. blank knew she was constantly
! watched by the employees OF tn" apart
! ulcnL who were i'll Won BcrnSinTff& pay.
! and she did not want Ia hc followed
when she went on her walk. She wait
| I'd hreathlcsSiy t. SCI if Ih'' :tmhn Ssi,d,'
| would approve. for Sh" knew il he did
hr would mention thr proposed walk 10
| her guards ann she would bu free OF
them Will" she was cut.
Yes. think that II good Idea" he
! siuuatrly. Sh" had /" hold herself in
ch",k t" keep from drawing away from
! ham. IIut she WAS stool tree of ms pres
| encc for Won BcrmS'JrfI hurried out to
| find DR.. Albert to arrange haIl for Won
! l.crtz. nu matter what the cost. for thai
! YOUNG man held too in.tny secrets TO b,
| neglected by imperial 'icrIiany.
Mrs. blank hurried through the trans.
crlnng 81 lh" Shurihand notes OF lht
! telephone conversation Hh" had takcr
down. and then dnunEng Il lii;ht SiiE
sweater coat she left tn" apartment
| without even Il hat. for lhr park WAS
; just across The street AMI she did moi
! want L. arouse any suspicious AS to hel
destination. She walked slowly To tn,
corner and then rruSSrd the street to-
| ward the park. Thru she paused IN
shadow To assure herself that sh" wa.
MOI followed. hailInG Il passing EtNnat
and directed tn" drI""r TO takc her a. tn,
trimInul"EH club.
SIN knew that Grant was not there
but $h" ais" knew .hn II waS very sol
dom that his whereabouts WAS III
known t" the telegraph or wireless up
orator Their" IN cas-" anything turned vi
which he should know Immediately
She relied upon this fact and WAS M
disappointed. The d""ritlau ut the rl4l
luuk the m"SSaS" without comment ant
then returned IN f"w minutes.
MIR. Grant will have your message ii
less than an hour he said.
;rS Blank thanked him and the,
hurried back L. III" taxicab which Sh
had ordered To- wait. She HliEht.d an
dismissed II two blocks from her apart
mrnt and walked the remainder uf th
diStanrc. rc-rntcrinE the building les
than half an hour after she had quitl"
1t. After shr had spoken I" tn" hal
maid for 4 mnIn"nt. she took tho clera
Tor Ia her apartment. her ahhnrrcncc n
the life she WAS living leSscncd littl
by tho realization that sh" was adm
her country against its most dangcrou
secret enemies.
Grant Receives Mrs. Blanks Message.
The message WAS rclayed from T.as
MachiaS by wireless To Grant on boar
The destroyer. Following the captur
Of the German spies who bad been d
the l'-hrat base hr decided /" await III
arrival If the destroyer which was du
nj dusk rather than risk the danger o
night ovcr-takiDg his force and prison
, crs on the long journey back to Eas
MachiaS The destroyer nosed In to
word the inlet, under the expert guild
ance Of the pilot Dixie had procured. o