The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-02-28

possessed a new sense of Importance,
Interest, PITY knew not which-as
! was handed an envelope containing
detailed instructions.
You must know that the iuncture
had arrived in the affairs of the gov
eminent when excise, smuggling, coun-
terfeiting ever were relegated to the
rear for the time being. Treason
seemed to snap in the air at every
turn; the public never knew of the
tons of seditious literature suppressed
and destroyed, of the marked men
warned to get out, who got out, of the
hidden ornaments and explosives
traced down, and of what secret work
was really doing to undermine the
home integrity of the loyal ones.
l had joined the secret service be
cause abruptly the whim. prejudice or
peryersitv of Arson McLeigh had
thrown mo squarely upon my own re-
sources. Briefly. l had fallen in love
with Edna Warren, "only a stenogra-
pher." Uncle Arson referred TO the
fact just once. Drop the girl, or me-"
Il shall marry Miss Warren some
day" I told him firmly. As firmly he
ordered me never 70 darken his door
way again.
l fancy Uncle Arson did not miss
me- much. The great foundry plant he
owned had been turned to an immense
profit in making munitions, and he
WAS a hide-bound noney-grahber. It
was new business TO ne, and at the
start the pay was that Of a novice.
As. however. I was graduated into
more important work than running
down mail complaints, l became inter
D~ted in my task. For over month
had been attending secret meetings
Of certain clubs where ii was suspect
cl the sympathies Of the crowd were
with enemies TO the country.
Two shops had mysteriously gone up
IN flames, some harges blown up and
lhrec large steel plants. There seemed
to be some system to these doin-s Of
The yanGals II was decided that some
twenty different 'groups" in as many
,.,,.,,,.oa , ~ a,' ",', a,n,,t
Group 81. Their leader was q man
named Brosul. He had been an OK
0crt blast furnace worker and was not
citizen, and for over a year had
spent most Of his time in saloons fire.
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