Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-10
1hOugh the German PlOtters Succeeded in Eluding
Capture They We're Forced to Destroy the Work
They Had Painstakingly Done and to Give Up
y Their Plans to Haze American Headquarters
NovGuB by Rhom
Furnished
WILLIAM FLYNN
ReuntR Retired Chief dhe eUntu
Novelized by COURTNEY RYLEY COOPER from
WILLIAM J. FLYNN
Recently Retired Chief of the United States Secret Service

which the base vas located. Grant be-
lteved that there was enough water in
the inlet between the island. and the
mainland to float the destroyer. He felt
that this would be the best place of con-
ccalmcnt for 1t until the time came for
the dash on the submarine. lnstruc-
tons were wirelessed to the destroyer to
make in for shore until hailed by pilot
to take it into the inlet
Dixie went to secure the services OF
pilot competent for the task whilC
Grant organized his forces for the raid
on land. a boat of
SOM description
Planning the Raid would be necessary
On the t-53 to transport the
party to the island
and Grant planned
for an early start
and the transfer Of all his forces to the
island early in the afternoon then a
scattering to cover ali sides of the base
except that en- the ocean and gradually
c.ose in, so that the blow when struck
would be sudden and efficient. Sending
Cavanaugh and Stewart. who We're
among the members of the Criminology
Club he had brought with him, to find a
launch of sufficient size to carry the
party, he devoted himself to instructing
the men who had never worked with
him before as to the signals which would
be used for any emergencies that might
arise
successful quest for a pilot for the de-
stroyer Grant had his party we'll in
struCted and the start was made on
reaching the inlet Stewart and Cava-
naugh were already waiting with a
forty-foot launch. The party quickly
embarked and was nearly to the bank
of the island when small motorboat
turned into the inlet from the ocean. At
the sight of the big launch the occupant
hurriedly shut off the engine and turned
in sharp circle. pausing for a moment
TO observe Grants party more closely.
Then the engine started again. and the
little boat disappeared in the direction
from which 1t had come.
Grant, unconscious that the landing
had been observed. scattered his men
according to the original plan and then
at a given signal they began to eau
tiouSly mount the hills which surrounded
the island on the land side. Grant. with
Dixie by his side. was the first to reach
the crest and as they peered down upon
the submarine base they were as
toniShed.
The C-53 was less than a hundred
feet off shore: gradually Warping into a
newly built dock especially constructed
for submarine needs. Two figures stood
Oh the deck and through glasses Dixie
readily recognized them as Boy-Ed and
Captain Rose. A figure was waiting on
the dock. He was Franz Won Papen.
equally well known to the president of
the Criminology club and to the little
ot"rs' service operative.
Both swept their glasses down the
beach from the dock to where a small
hut had been erected. There was a
scene of Ceaseless activity. The man
directing the work, they identified as
Heinrich Won Lertz. Workmen under his
instructions were loading a carrier with