The Washington times., 1918-07-21

have a strong guard OF policemen
about IL. l am not sure, but I think
we have found Dr. VOLTS home and
the laboratory where infantile parSl-
ysis germs have been cultured"
Grant got TO Chatham Square as
fast as an automobile, armed with the
protection against medication given
by the Secret Service, could carry
him.
..Ifwaated you here when the insnr-
ance adjusters made their search
said Dixie. 4 will tell you why
later"
Evidence that the second floor had
been used as a laboratory was quickly
found. Numerous test tubes were dis
covered aud two were found unbroken.
each apparently containing some germ
culture, Grant poeketed these. Then
one of the adjusters uncovered the
charred remains OF q satchel. Grant
examined IL curiousiy One end had
been entirely burned away, but there
stin remained enough to show that II
had been arranged so that cage OF
fine wire netting which was inside,
could be removed. inside the netting
was . nnmber OF suffocated flies. The
method byswhich the plague had been
spread became apparent. but a mo-
ment later a witness to IL appeared,
This chauffeur just called for DR..
Wolf" said a policeman TO Grant.
Says he, has been drying him around
alt summer. and Thought you might
want to speak to him"
The chauffeur was willing to talk.
Grant showed him the satehel.
Il have seen that many times said
the chauffeur in response to Grant $
yafghf nnNrin q
the summer / would drive him aroupd.
and he always carried that. he said
he was investigating the plague. and
had me drive TO the sections OF the
city where. il was not very thick.
Said he wanted to study conditions be-
fore the plague attacked. He would
get out with that satchel and walk
down a street while l waited. Then
he would come back, and l would
bring him home. About two weeks ago
he started drinking. Eight or nine
days ago ] brought him home Iwfully
drunk. and the next day was the first
time ] ever saw him without tn
satcLeI. He seemed to be scared OF
something, and has been drinking him
self paralyzed every night. Always
good pay. though"
".%here is DR.. Wolf now?" demand
ed Grant OF Dixie. signing to the pc
liceman to release the chauffeur.
AT the General Hospital" was the
answer. Taken there, shortly before
the fire, suffering from infanHle
paralysis. will tell you the rest on
our way there
Discovery of the Plot.
Won Lertz is C,sverer than l ever
gave him credit for she said as they
were speeding toward the hospital
He paid many visits to DR.. Wolf last
spring when l was with him. yet
never suspected him One OF the fam
lilies whidA Won Lertz was supporting
lives in the house adjoining the drug
! store. This house has the same en-
trance as did the laboratory used By
| Wolf The name OF the family Al
Schmidt Won Lertz explained to m,
before we made the first visit tina
Mrs. Schmidt did not read or write
| and was very sensitive about II, anC
| that he wrote all her letters for her
| So when we were there l though
| nothing of il when he would be absen
for periods ranging up as long as al
hour in the dining room of the flat"
There was nothing to be suspicion!
about that" broke in Grant
perhaps not" resumed Dixie
rather ehagrined, "but today I re