The Washington times., 1918-08-11

shoulders heavily laden with miscel-
laneous supplies were already start
ing for the dock. The submarine had
just finished warping into the dock
and Won Papen had stepped onto Ine
dock when the entire crowd of Ger
mans suddenly turned and looked in
the same direction down the beach.
Grant and Dixie followed their gaze
and in a moment a small motor boat.
fairly throwing spray over its bows
dashed into view and scarcely lessen
ing speed ran onto the beach. The
single occupant jumped out and rush
ed toward Heinric Won Lertz who had
started toward the boat. Dixie and
Grant were surprised when their
glasses showed that the occupant Of
the motor boat was q woman-Bar-
oness Verbecht
, The Baroness talked emphatically
and with many gestures, making a
sweeping movement with her arms
which took in the hills upon which
his party of raiders was secreted.
For a moment Grant was puzzled.
Then he realized that by some mis-
chance the presence OF his party had
been discovered. He did not know
that the Baroness Verbecht had been
on the way to the village to send a
message to Won Bernstorff that the
U-53 had arrived at the base safely
when she had observed the big launch,
had recognized Grant, and had then
sped back to the hut to spread the
alarm.
Heinric yon Lertz dashed back to
the hut as soon as he comprehended
the warning brought by the Baroness,
while she sped to the dock and re-
peated her message to the trio stand
ing on the deck of the submarine.
Their expressions of amazement and
rage could be plainly seen through
the glasses by Dixie and Grant.
Won LertE Destroys Evidence.
"Oh, look over here" said Dixie
suddenly, as she swung her glasses to
focus on the hut
Grant followed her lead and saw
Heinric Won Lertz directing the work
of hastily putting everything which
lay around on the beach into the hut
and at the same time he was laying a
fuse from a keg of powder near the
door to a safe distance.
HE intends to destroy everything"
said Grant, but whether we are late
or not our object of preventing the
been achieved"
A large boat. evidently motor
driven, was running rapidly out into
the ocean. On her decks could be
seen torpedoes, oil barrels, and other
supplies which the submarine needed.
Evidently the spies had made prep
arations to supply the U-boat at sea
in case they were prevented from
furnishing the articles necessary
from the shore. Grant turned for
hasty look at the U-boat. That craft
had backed away from the dock ana
was Just beginning to submerge. De
IavinC no longer Grant gave the sig
nal for his party to close in ana leu
the way, crashing and breaking
through the underbrush "hlch 0o'
cred the hill.
Scarcely had they reached the bot
tom of the hill when there came
terrific explosion. Heinric Won Lertz
bad succeeded in his object of de-
strovinR all traces of Germany
Ir-boat base in America a second
later the spies who had been en-
nIoyed as laborers around the place
came breaking through the woods.
One by one they were tackled and
taken prisoners by the men under
Grant. Dixie Mason, gaining the lead
of the party. by the delay of the men
making the arrests, suddenly came
,non Won Lertz lying prone on his
face in the mluOlt OF Il EAldii fiGdil lhH"
The German spy had not judged his
distance correctly. The force of the
had caught and stunned
him. throwing him unconscious to the
ground.
Dixie shoots Won LertE.
But only for a minute did he lay
supIne. Slowly he raised himself to
,is knees, and then staggered to his
feet TO smile wanly at the sight of |
he girl before him. Then a look Of |
ioubt passed over his face. for Dixie |
Jason had a very resolute manner |
tbout her. More than that, in her /
lightly clenched hand was a small re-
fnlVer.
Hands up, please. Heinie." she said
.uietly.
The big German laughed.
You're footing, Dixie. How did
,ou get here?"
Let's not talk about that" an
Iwered the little SecEet Service oper-