The Washington times., 1918-06-02

seeking to find the causes OF things
More Secret Service men running
about, and with their keen percep-
tion. certain to find these things we
wished concealed! Whose mistake Is
this?" DR.. Albert glared at Won Rint-
len, annoyance fast growing into
anger as the danger of the situation
took hold OF him.
NO ones mistake. The agents were
told TO put the bombs aboard sugar
ships to deFtroy as many sugar car
goes as possible. They obeyed orders.
The Cragside sailed three days ago
when the other ships left port Some
thing went wrong. she returned for
repairs, and is now in port as I have
just told you. And the bomb in her
hold is due to explode today"
Albert stared at Won RinteIen
hercely. The thoughts which strug-
gled for words but were suppressed
showed in his face at the nipping in
the bud OF this weIl-planned plot He
took refuge in a hard-fought silence.
for Franz Won Rintelen, special ennis
sary and arch-plotter. owed no recog-
milton to Dr. Heinrich Albert Won
Rintelen had come to America with
a fund Of fifty millions OF dollars at
his disposal and was accountable to
only one for the success or failures
which followed the use of the money
for death and destruction and that
man was-the Kaiser
Sorry" he said. Mistakes will oc-
cur. you know. Till we meet again" 3"
he bowed jauntily and in a moment
the pancled doors closed behind him
and the great iron barred doors Of
his exit TO Fifth avenue.
-he past twelve hours had been
filled with puzzled anxiety for Dixie
Mason. Since the moment she had
read the scribbIed page from the
notebook OF Heinric Won Lertz in the
dI CssinG room OF the Ten-Mile House.
her efforts had been spent on solving
rhe mystery OF its meaning. for all il
sad. though Dixie was not at all
r:is'ed by its briefncss into confus-
ing brcvity with innocence. was this:
Report for Won LertE.
Fire bombs manufactured. ....... 400
Fire bombs delivered 10 agents
for coming use..........-.... 20
balance ................. S2S
That was all Where the bombs
had been placed. when they would ex-
plode, where IL was intended others
should be placed could not be told.
Dixie in the quiet Of her room
chided herself for not being able to
make more OF this report
No use" she unused There's only
one thing for me to do with this. and
that is to send il to Harrison Grant
ss
from. He can start an investiEa tion. ,
II reached him a half hour later by
messenger, at his office.
II was Jimmy McAdams. shocked
haired. and dreamy eyed. who ambled in
and presented him with the message,
and while he waited to see whether
Grant wished TO send on answer. Jimmy
made himself comfortable in the deBths
Of a leather chair with the nickel novel
which, never left him. Grant frowned
over the brief report which had been the
cause OF Dixie Mason's dilemma.
Look here, Jimmy" Grant had
risen and crossed over to the boy.
why don't you stop reading these
nickel thrillers and pU' some OF that
excess energy into the Boy Scouts?"
well. Mr.. Grant. that amt a bad
idea. They been tryin' to. get me TO
join But l want to be a detective"
Just how close he was 10 becoming
a detective Jimmy did not know. 4
few moments later he left the club
and betook himself 10 the "Is" station
for the train that would take him
back to his office.
Jimmy was followed into the car BY
= welI-dressed, dark man, OF some
what foreign appearance. who carried
brown portfolio. There was moth
ing about him 10 arouse interest. but
because he vas the only other person
in the car Jimmy stared at him with
bored curiosity. which would have
been disconcerting had the object Of
Il not been in a somewhat drowsy
state. Jimmy watched his head nod.
fall forward on his chest and jerked
back. only to allow IL to go through
the same performance again. Il was
very Interesting to Jimmy. and he was
somewhat sorry when the man jump
ed. to his feet in confusion Rs The
guard called q station and hurried out
10 the platform. As the train started