The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-08-12

Harrison Grant sat in the office SCI
ASIDE for his private use as preSloeth "a
the Crimlnology Club. Before MIN on
larxo table wore laid out maps ana
measuring instruments and he was Jus
" engaged in making a rough orhe u
section Of the Maine coast He nao re
gun the task OF locating the oase es|s
Ished by German spies IN America 1oi-
Iowrnr a wireless report sent from the
destroyer " hich had picked Dixie Mason
from the water after her escape from
The Ij-53- II had been a long and pains
~aSing TASK and now that Il was hesI's
finished M glanced at the CLOCK i"F
the hour set by Dixie Mason TOT nre ar
rival at the club was drawing near. TIC
drev the las: line on the chart hi hsd
nrenared and laid down his pen ~hcn
the door opened and Duke entered
You se., It is not rs simple "a TASK
as X would appear. said Grant rrtSrr'nN
to the nnding Of the location OF tae -
boat base. after greetings had oect eN-
CHANGED Longitude 90. latitude ~ Is IN
the Atlantic ocean. several mics "ii
shore IN 4 llr,sc, line from FAST Aach'a"
tha notnt ,rsutioned by your destroyer
commander TIE point m=n;l"neo oE
Boy-Ed IS evidently Il place from ~h'ch
base can be observed by the submarine
and no, tn. real location ut the base AZ
the statement made BY Boy-Ed mieA1
lead one TO suppose.
Then 1. looks like a boat trip to e9-iA
and u wal, tomorrow Night for signals
70 be- flashed" remarked DIM.
II think | have u better plan than
that said Grant The boat trip suS-
rested itself to III. ilrSc bu; there IL ~"
much against rs success. IN no '!'s1
Mace a craft such tIS Ne would require.
in the vicinity Ut The observation point
probably wuuid keep tn: C-'@ from 2p
bearing at all. In tho second place We
, nigh, not bo able " distinguish the
siSnal even II we saw il ard our venture
would come ~ nauSht.
Then what do you propose TO 40.
asked Dixie.
..1-ocale the base from tho land SIDE
nv an extended search. MAS the ans wsr
OF the president OF the Criuun"loSS
Club. "Boy-Ei mentioned night as inc
rims. when supplies would be- received
Tha, means that lights must be used as
a signal 1t IS merely natnernatlcal
probletn TO determine the boundaries OF
m. section OF the coast on which lights
could De observed wrtn any degree o'
, accuracy from = low lying craft At ION
Situde So. latitude -. l har: already
solved tnat problem and here is Inc
Chart I have prepared
Dixie examined tn. chart carefully. II
vas rough drawing Of nearly thirty
miles OF the Maine coast Dixie notice
that they had bcea carefully divided
into zones.
We better lose no time 10 starting.
shs commented. That IS Il pretty bs
Job you have mapped out for the sh":'
time In which We have u work after We
arrive there.
Il have made arrangements for that.
returned Grant. L WAS fortunate II
apdinS that there wcrs nearly 1"rtS
operatives nt the secret service IN fore'
Wand. Boston und other points near eaS'
Machtas and shortly after / received
YOUR message had them mobilizec
there. All Of them ought TO oc theF'
by now awaiting orders. That Is th'
reason for dividing It into zones. AS
signing Two men u each zone VII
give each buc about mile and ha41
to cover Ey tn. tame We reach Las
asachlas the base probably VIII D.
definitely located
Dixie said nothing more but accom-
panied Grant to the telegraph roo'F
. Of the club whllo he nlcd messages G
instructions 10 the force awaiting
East Machtas.
We still have an hour and u half t'
wal, before We can catch f. fast train.
said Grant when IN" ,.!ub Operator hat
started sending IN" messages. WIS
do you say u n lt;tlc late supper o
.omo carly breakfast. which ever YOU
prefer to call <"
:, Whom the ,:ls;y food. prepared ny IN
$elub chef. had been nearly consumed
Dixie mentioned matter which In
tercs.ed her greatly.
How Is ;he friendship between Vol
Rernstorrr and Mrs. Blank progress
ing" she asked
1T has taken = turn AM sorry I
see" returned Grant. After the 10
had put into Newport Won Harnstorf
,ct slip a tip that Il intended to rn4
shipping. There was nothing l c"ul
do about II since they would opera
outside the three-,n:le limit. but Blan
got hold IT il and played Iaritrn
q. stocks short and cleaned up nearly slno
oo0 HIS sloatins>Sopcr this winuin
made Won Bernstorfr appear even los
repulsiys 70 Mrs Blank than did ne
own husband and she has moved I'M
an apartment furnished and paid IL
BY tho imperial German Ambassador.
How did Blank tako that:
He IS nearly crrzy. Ho loved MT!
Blank as much as i Is possible. Tor
man Of his caliors 70 love any wo1ni.
and he Is insancly Jealous"
, Dtxte and Grant Start for the Subcna
Hne Baxe.,
They engaged IN other small talk ur
IN the starter tur th> club ann"'iu"c
that the automobile TO TAX. them ~ In
train vas waiting. Several hours late
they allghted at l!ttle way station
Maine. where another machine, tett
Eraphed for by Grant. awaited to TAI
them to the little fishing village OF t-sE
,MachiAS-
AS Grant expected. the location
the submarine base had been diScovere
According to the report made by w
OF the searchers. It lay on a little islam
a-Sbout six miles south of the village.
--she Is pretty snugly hidden. too
commented ono of the dscoverer
There are hills all around It, shelte