The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-06-17

sent me from Berlin drawn to the scale
, of German guns Of nearly the same cali
bre. I forced the necessary signatures
and acknowledgements IT was very
simple. II is impossible that they sus-
pect anything wrong. So now. he con-
cludeed. those shells will be rushed To
the French front at the earliest possible
dates. They will be boarded for the
| hiG French drive. So learned in con-
ference The French drive will turn
into a German drive. TIL" French will
try 10 use the shells. They will not
III. They will have 10 fall back. Our
men will rush forward. In the hasty
! retreat the French will be compelled Ia
leave the ammunition behind. The rest
will be simple. Imperial Germany will
bring I'D her guns to find ammunition OF
all calibrcs waiting for them. Ammu-
milton made in America. paid by france.
shipped in spite of British interference
| and embargoes--for Germany
| Slakberg regarded his audience, COM
placently pleased at the evidences OF
| pleasure they displaced.
During his recital Won Papcn had
reached for check book. And nov
with it's hastily linked signature scarcely
dry he handed check 10 Siakherg.
| III Nthrll Va WI e>N''>'
he smiled.
! Tho conference, supremacy satisfac-
tory 10 those who had shared its secrets.
ended. II had double sequel how
ever.
| Dixie Mason Gets Reports from
Won LertI.
Won Lertz, Gormany's unofficial man
Of all work. was still captive TO the
charms Of Dixie Mason and still ignor-
ant that she was Of the secret service
land assigned To the work oil gaining AL
| information possible by means OF hcr
| feminine wilcs Won l-ertZ. with CHAR
acrcristic egntism. failed 10 realize thal
he was but tool in her hands Inc
afternoon following the conference III
Won Papen'S Office. he called upon heF'
! Dixie wnsomcly made nm "e'colhc
| Mame;1c, with white teeth SHINING ou'
! of the dusky blackness Of her race re-
! ljeved him OF his overcoat. Ana IN MS
| Joy at being in Miss Maso'S presence
! o1cc more. Won Lertz carclcssly neg
| ,cc,cd TO remove from his overcoat
nockct A report he had brought for DR.
! Albert. Over his shoulder Dixie nodded
ueaningsly TO Mamcttc. the faithful
The negro maid. coached by Dixie mao
become almost indispensable in tho car
ryine out Of Dixies schemes To success
| ful climaxes. Won Lertz's coat. taken
"a rerullv into an alcovc off the nall
was hung up carctully-aftcr Mamctte
, had removed the reports from the
norkct And the report was carefully
renlaced in the pocket after Mamettr
| in painful scrawls had copied It's mes
! sage.
As soon as the door had closed be-
hind Won Lertz. Dixie hurrlcdiy scanned
the copy which Mamette proudly
handed her.
It's notation read:
Report for DR.. Albert.
"Everything is working 70 our salts
! faction at the A. T. X. munitions fac
tory. j. y :,
"Oh, Mamcttc." Dixie called after
studying the report for a moment or
TWO Got me out some clothes I" wear.
I'm going to The \. r. K. munitI"n fac
tory to look for employment. Hurry,
German efficiency had trippod itself
! aEain. 1t had not been enough for hr.
/ Heinrich Albert 10 receive in person IN"
report of J. s. Siakbcrg in tn" offices
VI Cartain Won Papcn. 1t had not been
! enough that months hrfor" he had lost
a portfolio containing hundreds OF JUST
such papers As thlS--a portfolio which
had allowed tho secret service to block
! the schemes of imperial Germany IN n
! dozen different directions throughout
/ rho I-nil.d States To the spies Of I'M
! p,rial Germany IN" Americans wsrn
only ''I,hntic iankr"s.' n"; capable nf
/ understanding or faIh"minG tho ma
| chIn4tionS OF Germany. and 50 the re-
! ports continued |" tao in writing with
! the result that now Dixie Mason was
! pruflting by on" and was preparing Ia
! start FOR the \. r. L. munitions works
! in search of employmsnt---and incl.
,icntaIly all tho information she could
, possibly pick up.
Tho calm OF the recon; months had
not deceived the secret service. To them