The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-05-27
THE EAGLES EYE
by William


I, II"w long they waited they could not
! tell. Time dragged and the waters h"-
: gan to ris" again while the splaShlnE
f; about of Floating boxes. drifting among
lht. debris drowned out the outside
| noises. Grant. reaching UP with inc
| halchoOk to begin his signalling once
innorc was startled to see tiny spot
nf red glowing above his head in the
! darkness. \ moment more and TIC spot
! changed To white and he lurchcd side
! ways as Il Missing sound Of molten
| steel sunE past his ear and dropped In
! to the water with a burs, Of steam
! \ grr"nish flame showed through the
b, steel the flame OF an acctyicnc torch,
: lighting the water floating hold like n
! CLINT Of summer lightning. And as they
. watched it. the hole grew and grew.
At last n mass Of steel dropped into the
water and through the widened hole,
G-aut caught II glimpse If the stars
! twinkliug in tho sky. y shadow fell
across the opening and they heard IL
voice believing to them above the sound
: OF the water.
Who's thcrc?"
Harrison Grant Cavanaugh. Stew
J ard. SiSSion!" -Four masculine voices
shouted the necessary information.
! oh. all right. gentlemen! Hold tight
until the edges have cooled. Just min
ute now"
; Five minutes later the four members
/ Of the Criminongy Club. bruised and
| battered. wet and ragged. sto"S upright
| on the hull Of the capsizcd vessel. UNI
der the bright stars, with the cool
, breath of the river blowing into then
/ grateful nostrils. Tho lights from the
docks glintcd on the buttons and stars
ill., Il, of
! ers. Grant leaned forward and prcrcd
! into the face of ono Of the patrolmen.
Quizzing the Prisoner.
! "Lcary. So you're the one who does
| the Desperate Desmond act and rescues
! gentlemen in diStreSS?
! YES. MIR. Grant. And do you feel like
answering any Qucstions":'
IF they are necessary.
| They're necessary all right. II you'll
lust como over hero on the dock. please.
: Muldnnn's got n prisoner Saw linn run
I ming away from the dock here and trip
! ped him up. Hell confess. all right
! Grant followed the patrolman int" IN"
. warehouse. Muldonn clutch"d rrinG-
; ing form That's 10 one know. MIL
i doom. He is probably c"nt"d'ratc
! "Hc said he did 1t all. Mr.. Grant.
: "a favoritc take with these German
spies. Nullppil iltIt S'u. Nv S''t~'P
. I'd the SPY suddenly. Il want yor to
tell the truth and tell il quick where's
: tn" foreman of this dock"'
The spy swallowed with evident ell
, fort and then gaSncd out:
: Gone to a labor meeting"
J '.fIe gave you orders to cut those haw-
| sers didn't he?"
! The spy's eyes wavcrcd and then, held
la. Z. r,Dt's rlance came back.
: Yes"
! "Why?'
. Tho spy shrugged his shoulders. He
: had orders to sink the ship"
From whom"
, IT don't know He wanted them TO
think the lonGshorcmen did it,"
And bring about n strike? Very sim
Mo Now we'll 20 over TO the labor
! meeting and you can tell the people you
, sec there this same little story.
| The spy with sudden jerk tried to
! free himself. but Muldoon's burly fist
clcnchcd on his shoulder.
! IN the Strike Meeting.
! The loncstoremen's ntctinG had reach
: cd its climax. and now quiet had ta'lch'
Human nature cannot keep itself Mt
! high mitch OF excitement indefinitely
{ Tho reaction had come. Silence rcign"d
MS Grant and his companions. and the
two policemen. leading tho ashy-fac"d
prisoner. entered the hall The voice OF
tho clerk was raised rs they took places
. q rainSt the back wall Of tho room.
, And now that the speeches have been
! finished. il is moved and seconded that
) a vote shall hc taken TO determine
! whether general strike he called ny
rho 'linEshorcmen against the shlpown-
| ers OF -- ~
4. A shout from Grant brushed the dron-
! ing voidc Of the clerk aside.
! Stop" NO vote must be taken until
: this man tolls his story"
| AS though stirred by a giant hand. the
{ assemblage rcCoil"d Men rose from
! their seats to see The person whose tenn
! Gritty thus INTERRUPTED tho vote NJ their
! union Down the aisl" tho German dock
! foreman. whose righteousness Of a short
! timo before had helped to keep the eve
ming in an u7roar. passed hand over
: his face and slid into his scat again.
! With dragging feet tho spy was rough
| " showed down the aisle by the two no.
! licemcn. followed by Grant. They climb
cd 10 the platform and faced the listen
| ing mass OF men.
For a moment Grant looked down on
! then, in silence. Then he spoke.
You men are laboring under dclu>
sion. I am hero to prove 1t to you, and
this-gentleman." he ironically waved n
hand toward the spy will help me-. He
; turned TO the spy. Where is the man
who gave you orders to turn the boat
overo Remember. know who he is.
want you to tell them"
The Spy .Squeals.
The prisoner glanced over the audi
ence fearfully. He lifted limp hand
and pointed.
| There"
| Halfway down the hall the huge form
| of the dock foreman rose and started
! with a rush toward the door. But his
| path was blocked. Hands shot out to
seize his and pinion them. struggling
! to his sides. Fighting and cursing they
, carried him to the platform ana laced
| him toward the spy.
Ten minutes OF excited talking fol-
. lowed hot with denialS and accusations
banded between the foreman and the
! spy. Suddenly the dock foreman turned
| TO his audience.
| Hes right: told him to cut the
hawscrs to sink the vessel
| Tho president Of the longshnrcmen's
Union broke into the silence that fol-
| lowed the confession.
"Phonc the ShipownerS at once he
! called to his secretary.
The dock foreman was talking again.
ut was the intention to fastrn the
! blame for the depreciation OH nh" long
shoremcn. We knew If that ship was
turned over nothing could stop II strike.
And VIC want a strike
! who hired you?" Grant cut in
| chs rrlv