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

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! ;,crivc" said the commander. the seiz-
urc nf the C-53 for a violation oil 'tl'ei
netionaI law IN taking on supplies from
a neutral nation. We have so lnuc" '''.'e
! that W., can go slowly i'll IocaA''s 'I''
/: launch. Then We can send ono o. VIC
lenders close III TO her TO "atcn lof
| the appearance Of the SUB. "he" TIC
! frs, object reaches the deck or inc SUP
from III. launch the tender can siehai
IFS whcr" we are lying hack. Our
finishes can lm turned right on the l"o
Of ih,,n and then If the U-hoal ihaN'9
any effort /" dive We can hl"" her gu.
OF ,!.r water before Sh" gets Atal ts"'
The launch can !'c looked AFTER 49,,
Th,, rnrurs,nrss II the commander
auncaIcd 10 Grant. The president OF
tic r'rimInuuEy Club had been won ~
the side Of caution hy the miScaFT!as" ot
tho original plans. and had been III nv.
of capturing the launch as soon us ~
was sighted. The practical llllPoSslpl'-
ity nf The launch being aoie I" esShpG
AFTER the destroyer SISht"d IL, cauS"o
INN Ia consent 10 tn" c0mmaudtr l'!iil
rho run Ia ia" vicinity OF the lisht-
house WAS mad. at reckless speed con.
sidering the ta"t that the snip Shr'iIn
NO lights nj any kind. SUDDENLY the
engines we're shut off.
our destination" announcHd inc
commander. Now 10 get tue Two 'c'-
dcrs off To scout frr the launch.
Grants Plans Again Foned Through
Accident.
Tho Two small power boats whlch
served tn" destroyer as lenders were
swung rom lh" daviis int" the water.
nan
fled engines they slipped Siicht y
away from, the ship 20 circl" nc llHht-
house until the launch WAS discover
An ANXIOUS half hour cnsued ana thcn
there WIS u soft bump on the SIDE Oh
IN. destroyer announcing the return ol
one ul the tenders.
rcnnrr.L the, petty officer who had been
I'm chursc NO lights showing. but Il
Ragged up Srar"hiIi:ht. shaded Oh the
sides has been placed on In" DECK. !laSh-
ing ont tu sra simultaneously WIN the
hug light. SIR. 1t miEnt T." n'.S'nHi ~,
for a reflection except from Directly IN
front"
"Whrro is David%on"' asked the COM
, nantlrr, referring To I'll" petty oll''r
III chnrI" of the other tender.
standing off mar III" launch to Eulde
you III il you wanted 10 "a tI"S'T, ST.
The petty officer was dismissed WIN
orders 10 keep his tender oversize. oh
nearly Quarter speed the destroyer crrpt
around the light and then guided ny
occasional guarded flashes from A'Sina'l
pocket lamp from DavidSnus tender:
crcpt to Il hnrIh wiihin IVA Lthd@li
feet Of the launch: Instructions were
sent 10 Daris,n in regard 10 the signals
&. be employed when the Lob appeared
and then began Il period of waiting.
t;rLn;. Dixie md the commander were
CruuChInE III the hu" or the destroyer
a. Il. M 4 ~ IN
concealed the launrh from them wnen
suddenly they wcr" all three blinded by
tn glare. 81 Il powerful liHhl. clumsy
sailor on board tin iHun"lI had trlppcd
over tho feed wiz" at the lmPToFiseo
sra rchIIght and had iurn"d the reflector
just far enough t" thrown the destroyer
INTO trnlI relief THO light remained but
second and then WAS eAtinsulshcd and
shouts came ACROSS tEc water from the
launch. shouts which were unlnle!llEiple
hut cvldrntiy commands
They are taking IL their boats" said
the commander, but Grant had rushed
off tie had drvincd the intent Of those
on ,hr launch and had jumped over the
railing 1T thu destroyer into the tender
which WIS tied alongside and was speed
inS across The wllcrs toward III" Itunch.
Before n" reached ii. however. bright
Elar" showed exposing mat on the
; deck throwing Il pi""r or oiled waste
INTO the hold THEN thu glare OF the
ScarrhlightS from the destroyer caught
him and hr dn:r overheard.
; Grant Sprang from III" tender and
crasprd The railing OF the launch. He
. drew himself az On deck ana then run
ming swiftly Looked INTO the hold. ono
I glance was enough tn show him that
there was M hap" nj cutting out the
! lire and thus preserving the ryidrnC!
against the captain and the crew
; Then realizing his danger because IF the
, nature OF the cargo HI ran 10 the RAJ.
ing and dove int" the ocean. Although
; II powerful swimmer II" had got but ii
, lew yards from thu launch when there
! Was terrible explosion. The launch
ceased L" rXiSt. \ scattered wr"ckaEt
: Of %plinlrr'rI boards IIGatInE on the sur
; face Was all that remained
; Grant was picked cut Of the water by
. one &c The tenders Of tn, destroyer
Aside from Il frW cuts on his face: :Lnd
hands where pieces at the wrcCkngn had
| fallen On him he was unhurl. But tht
! crew of the launch had not been :" for
I tinatc. \ heavy pt",'" "f machinery
blown from their ship had struck III,
: boat in which they. had attempted
! escape and only three survivors were
found. two or them badly injured.
; Captain Rose Realizes The Game Is
Up And Sails For Europe.
; From "A distance of NOR" than mliC
I three Interested Figures had watchel m
Occurrences. They wrr" Rose. H"y-kd
! and laprn on board thr l. -a3. Tho sub
marin" had just lochlrd the flash al
! the launch, and waS bearing down up
on il with only tn" pcri$''"pc shadow
! ing. when the accident occurred which
exposed tho presence nf the destroyer.
"llintn"l," was tn" single exclamation
! Of Rose as he $li;nallrd for thu engine:
; TO he reversed. Then the thrc" grouped
| themselves about tn" ground glass 81
! the pcriScopc and watched The SU"c"ci'
| ing events As the explosion occurred
! which cndri their last hop, or obtain
ing supplies for Ihr boat on The Amrri'
can shore, they turned silently away.
| "Grntlemrn. with your permission.
| said Rose. Il will order the course laid
/ for X,hruEgr. Already our supplies arc
short for III" voyage.
Then hy all means lay straight
course for the british blockade may
hold us up" answered 30! I'D. and then
smiling rarrlrssly 1T won l'aprn who
| had slumprd di$Eruntl"d into a chair
Really. captain. | am afraid that on'
! If these days "" will have To adm; that
thc=c damned yankees nrr not 50 idI"tic
after all
| ''Thcy will need all their ClcvrrneSS tr
! explain the situation which is now h'''
| ing created for them. answers the for
! mcr military attachn suurly.
| Yes. ] fancy that it will be rather
| hard to make Great Britain understand
| how q" force could he armed. and train
| cd in the United States for an internal
! outbreak against the Empire without
| the government being aware OF 1t.