The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-06-01


self but could do nothing but follow
the nimble footed messenger.
Fifteen minutes later Jimmy dashed
past Pat Hennessy at the door of the
Criminology club and threw himself
painting and wild-eyed at Harrison
Grant.
Mr. Grant," he gasped. 'Heres
a whole valise full of German spies
i mean papers"
And then he turned with look
of despair as the cumberson form
of his pursuer darkened the door. At
the sight of Jimmy the ample-pro-
portioned guardian Of the law stepped
forward to lay a heavy hand upon
him, but Harrison Grant stopped linn
quietly.
Just minute, here, Tom. The
boys all right. I'll look after him.
think he's got something here we
really want. In any event I'll take
care Of the bag, whatever it Island
if the boy is wrong I'll see that it
gets back to its owner"
The policeman pondered obviously.
WELL" he said finally, 81 seen the
kid running with this brown thing
and a man chasing him, and natur-
ally thought something was wrong
But I'll leave him with you if you
say so, Mr.. Grant.
Grant nodded and he left the room.
Jimmy buzzed at. Grant excitedly,
like an irritating mosquito.
open 1t up-please, Mr. Grant. It's
full Of German papers. A, guy left
1t on the II train and picked it up"
Harrison Grant, with thoughts Of
Jimmy and the Adventures of Old
King Brady, looked down at the
youngster and laughed.
Jimmy, it's a good thing know
you're a good boy or-''he had opened
the portfolio now and was drawing
out its contents. He stopped with q
quick exclamation as his eyes rested
on letter.
THE spy correspondence of DR..
Heinrich Albert"
AS Harrison Grant was hastily run
ming through. the contents of the
brown portfolio with which Jimmy
had so unceremoniously presented
him, the guests lounging about the
parlors Of the Ritz Carlton were
somewhat startled at the sudden en-
trance Of a tall dark man. Caution
almost forgotten in the need for in
slant conference with his fellow plot
tiers, Albert had hailed the first taxi
driver in sight and ordered him to
drive to the hotel at which Won Bern
storff, the ambassador, was stopping,
as quickly as possible. Paying the
driver as they arrived he had rushed
into the lobby. had himself announced
and impatiently fumed while the ele-
vator with a slow elegance, unappre-
ciated by the doctor, carried him to
the floor of BernstorfFs suite. A mo-
ment later he was somewhat inco-
herently porting his recital Of events
into the interested ears Of Bernstorff,
Won Ri1telen, Won Papen and Boy-Ed.
81 fell asleep. I've been doing much
night work" this in somewhat
apologize tone which won no sym
pathy from his hearers" and awoke
only when they called my station. l
hurried out, forgetting my portfolio.
How I did it don't know. 1t never
leaves my side. That 1 should have
forgotten it now" Albert threw
himself into a chair and ran his fin
gers through his hair excitedly. "The
boy waved at me from the window
of the train" he went on. II i'm
mediately telephoned to the next sta
ton to have him stopped and the bag
taken away from him. But they say
when he got there he slid past the
guard, ran down the steps, tripped up
newsdealer, got away from a po-
Iiceman and then ran with it." Jimmy
would have been surprised to know