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CHAPTER w
What Happened on Sunday


IT HAT evening, when we had the house
l. to ourselves. joined Tiel in the par
lor, and we had long talk on naval
matters, British and German. He knew
less of British naval affairs than I did,
but quite enough about German to make
him a keen listener and very sugges
tive talker. In fact, / found him excel
lent company. / even suspected him at
last of being man Of good birth and
quite fitting company for a German off,
Ger. But of course he may have acquired
his air of breeding from mixing with men
like myself. AS for his name. that. of
course, gave no guide, for scarcely sup
posed that he had been Tiel throughout
his adventurous career. I threw out one
or two "feelers" on the subject, but no
oyster could be more secretive than Ado]ph
Tel when he chose
That night heard the wind wandering
noisily round the old house. and I wax
ened in the morning to find the rain beat
ing on the window. Tiel came in rather
late with my breakfast, and / said to him
at once:
II have just remembered that this is
Sunday. l wish I could come and hear
your sermon, Tiel.'
II wish you could, too," said he. "It
will be memorable event in the parish"
But are you actually going to do it,"
'"How can | avoid it?'
You are so ingenious l should have
thought you would have hit upon a plan. "
He looked at me in his curious way.
Why should I have tried to get out
of it,"
! shrugged my shoulders.
Personally, shouldn't feel anxious ~tc
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tray. He had sent the servant over to
the farm for milk, he explained, and
while ate he sat down beside my bed.
"Can you talk business now" l asked.
"This afternoon" said he.
| made a grimace.
81 naturally don't want to waste my
time,' l observed.
"You WON'T" he assured me.
"But why this afternoon rather than
this morning? You can send the servant
out for message whenever you choose"
IL hope to have a pleasant little sur
prise for you in the afternoon
| was aware of the fondness of these
secret service agents for bit Of mystery,
and l knew | had to humor him. But
really it seems childish kind of vanity.
"There is one thing you can do for me"
II said. "1f I am to kick up my heels in
this room all day-and probably for sew
eral days. must have a pen and ink
and some foolscap."
After his fashion, he asked no ques-
tons, but merely nodded, and presently
brought them.
The truth was l had conceived the idea
of writing some account of my advent
ure, and, in fact, l am writing these
lines now in that very bedroom l have
described. l am telling a story Of which
don't know the last chapter myself. A
curious position for an author If l am
caught-well, it will make no difference
/ have given nothing away that won't in
evitably be discovered if l am arrested.
And, meim Gott, what relief it has been
should have died of boredom otherwise.
If only my window looked out to sea
But unluckily / am at the back of the
house, and look, as it we're, sidewse,
onto a slopng hillside of green farms
below and brown heather at the top. By
right out | suppose | should catch a
glimpse of the sea, but then my neighbors
would catch a glimpse of me. | cxpostu-
lated with Tiel as soon as I realized how
the room faced, but he points out that the
servant may go into any room in the
front part of the house, whereas this part
is supposed to be closed. / can see that
uo is IlSHl, UuC IL is IeVeTLneloSS very
tantalizing.
On that Saturday afternoon Tiel came
back to my room some hours later, and
under his quiet manner / could see that
he bore tidings of Importance. No one
could come quicker to the point when he
chose, and this time he came to it at once
"You remember the affair of the
Haileybury?" he demanded.
"The British cruiser which was mined
early in the war;"
He nodded.
"Perfectly," l said
"You never at any time came across
her captain? His name was Ashington y
"No," l said, 81 have met very few Brit.
ish officers"
~ don't know whether you heard that
she was supposed to be two miles out of
her proper course, contrary to orders
did you?"
"Was she?"
Washington says mo-. But he was court
martialled, and now he's in command of q
small boat-the Yellowhammer. Before
the loss of his ship he was considered one
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tain Ashington has an idea and it is for
Lieutenant Won Belize to approve of it or
not know enough myself about naval
affairs to see that there are great posi-
bilities in the suggestion, but l don't
know enough to advise on it."
What is the suggestion" asked in a
very dry and non-committal voice.
Captain Ashington, noticed, cleared
his throat before he began.
"The fleet is going out one evening next
week" he said Probably on Thursday"
Glow do you know" l demanded.
He looked confdentially at Tiel.
"Mr Tiel knows the source of my in
formation" he said.
81 should like to know it, too,' said l.
81 can vouch for Captain Ashington's
information" said Tiel briefly.
There is something extraordinarily de-
cisive and satisfying about Tiel when he
speaks like that. l knew it must be all
right. Still, felt it my duty to make
sure.
"Have you any objections to telling
me?" l asked.
Tiel stepped to my side and whispered:
II told you about his brother"
/ understood, and did not press my
question. Whether to respect the man
for this remnant of delicacy, or to de-
spise him for not being more thorough,
honest BLACKBOARD, l was not quite sure.
"Well,' | said, Suppose we know when
they are going out, they will take the
usual precautions, presumed"
Ashington leaned forward confidentially
over the table.
he said in low voice.
l pricked up my ears, but all I said
was:
"Why is that?"
"On account Of the currents. The old
passage hasn't been quite satisfactory.
They are going to experiment with new
passage"
This certainly sounded all right. for I
knew how diabolical the tideways can be
round these islands.
"Do you know the new course at all
accurately" l inquired.
Captain Ashington smiled for the first
time, and somehow or other the sight of
smile on his face gave me strongly
increased distaste for the man.
81 know it exactly" he said
He took out of his pocket folded chart
and laid it on the table. The three of us
bent over it, and at a glance l could see
that this was business indeed. All the
alterations in the mine fields were shown
and the course precisely laid down.
"Well," said Tiel, 81 think this suggests
something, Belize"
By this time l was inwardly burning
with excitement.
II hope to have the pleasure of being
present just about that spot" I said,
pointing to the chart.
Cor there" suggested Ashington.
Either would do very nicely, so far as
l can judge" said Tiel. "How many sub
marines can you concentrate and how
long will it take you to concentrate them?''
[ considered the question.
81 am afraid there is no use in concen-
trating more than two or three in such
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narrow waters said. "Squadronal
handling of submarines, Of course, is inn
possible except on the surface. And we
clearly can't keep on the surface"
Captain Ashington looked at me in
way did not at all like.
1--WE run a few risks in the British
navy" he said. "Blast it, you'll have a
sitting target I'd crowdsin every blank
submarine the water would float if were
running this stunt"
"You don't happen to be running it,"
said coldly.
Tiel. touched me lightly on the shoulder
and gave me swift smile, pleasant but
admonitory.
"The happy mean seems to be sug-
gested," he said soothingly. "There's a
great deal to be said for both points of
view. On the one hand, you risk subma-
ripes; on the other hand, you make the
battle fleet run risks. One has simply to
balance those. What about half dozen
submarines?"
shook my head.
"Too many" l said. Besides, we
couldn't concentrate them in the time
"How many could you?"
-Four" l said. eff can get back to
my boat on Monday, we'll have them there
on Thursday"
Tiel produced bottle of whiskey and
| sinh OVID
cussing details for some time longer. It
was finally handed over to me, and Cap
tain Ashington rose to go.
"By the way" I said, "there is one very
important preliminary to be arranged.
How am to get back to my boat?"
"That will be all right" said Tiel con-
fidently. II have just heard from Cap
tain Ashington that they have arrested
the wrong man on suspicion of being the
gentleman who toured the country yester-
day. The only thing is that they can't
find his cycle. Now I think if we could
arrange to have your motorcycle quietly
left near his house and discovered by the
authorities, they are not likely to watch
the roads any longer"
"Ill fix that up" said Captain ASKING
ton promptly.
"How will you manage it," I asked.
Trust him." said Tiel
"But then how shall l get back?"
II shall drive you over" smiled Tel.
"There will probably be a dying woman
who desires the consultations of religion in
that neighborhood on Monday night
smiled too, but merely at the cunning
of the man, not at the thought of parting
with my motorcycle. However, saw
perfectly we'll that it would be folly to
ride it over, and if left it behind at the
manse-well, l was scarcely likely to call
for it again.
"Now, Belize" said Tiel, 1--WE had bet
ter get you safely back to your turret
chamber. You have been away quite as
long as is safe''
/ bowed to Captain Ashington-I could
not bring myself to touch his hand-and
we left his great, gross figure slipping
whiskey and soda
"What do you think of him." asked
Tel
HE seems extremely competent" I an
swered candidly. "But what an unspeak-
able scoundrel!'
eve mustn't quarrel with our instru-
ments," said he philosophically "He is
doing Germany good turn. Surely that
is enough"
II should like to think that Germany
did not need to stoop to use such char
acters."
eyes," he agreed, though in a colorless
voice, lone would, indeed, like to think so. y
| could see that Adolph Tiel had not
many scruples left after his cosmopolitan
experiences.
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PART iii
CHAPTER II
(Continued)

you don't mean the great
+ Schumann?"
81 mean a certain gentle
man engaged in the same
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CHARTER lll
The Plan

.--EPT Ike q log, and only awakened
when Tiel came into. my room next
rning. bringing my breakfast on a |
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1t was our business to send out an army
tit to make the world safe for democ-
racy. The men of the allies have had
to face all the hell that the devilish
ingenuity of man could thrust against
them, and the utmost that we can do
is not too much to see that the end
shall come strong and clean and glori-
Gus because of the men we have sent
into the war
Mr.. Clapp told of the courage that
the men i'll the lines derive from the
shrieking of the shells from the big
guns behind them as they pass over
head, and declared that we should be
batteries behind the lines, sending the
shells over, letting the men know by
the thunder of those batteries that
there is great backing behind them.
The audience manifested its apprecia-
ton and approval of the speaker 5
words by hearty applause, and Mr.
Austin took minute or two to further
explain the plans for the dive not
After waiting few minutes for a
report from the train which was ex-
pected to bring the Governor, Mr.. Aus
TIN received the message and impaired
1t to the audience. Then stanza of
America was sung and the audience
dispersed
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and labor questions pending before the
government railroad administration in
Guiding the railway brotherhoods' de.
mands.
AT the same time the director qener-
al put into effect a new system Of gov
eminent railroad administration BY ii
viding the country into three operation
sections, east, south and west. and
placed railroad executive at the head
OF each as his representative.
The wage commission consists of Seq
rotary Lane, Interstate Commerce Com
missioner G. G. McChord. Judge ]. Uar-
~ CovingtOn, chief justice of the Dis
trlct of Columbia supreme court, and
william X. Wilcox, who last night an
nounced his resignation as chairman
of the Republican national committee.
IL was planned originally to pass on
the four brotherhoods wage demands
but so many other labor questions have
been submitted TO the director general
since then that he determined TO refer
them all to the board. 1t will hear all
labor complaints or petitions, make
careful Investigations and recommend
a course Of action to Mr.. McAdoo.
The commission s inquiry will deal
with general conditions affecting rail
way employees, regardless of whether
any specific request or complaint has
been made to the director general or to
railroad arrangements before the gov
eminent assumed control.
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Mrs. Katharine O 'Connor Weeks. So
prano, at this point rendered effective
~ the appealing patriotic song, Keep
one Home Fires Burning, Chairman
Austin stating that he felt safe to have
1t sung IN spite of the fact that one
OF the fuel commissioners was on the
stage. She was given hearty encore
and responded by singing the chorus.
Mr.. Mulllgan reached the hall shortly
before this, and after the solo he was
introduced as one of the national di
rectors of the Knights of Columbus.
lie also Is Connecticut state chairman
Tor the war work fund. Mr.. Mulliean
Is g young man of pleasing personality
and possesses oratorical ability in no
small degree. He was listened to with
great interest.
This war, he declared, is one in which
American people are defending the
democratic principles of government
under which we live and have pros
pered for over 40 years. We know
no divine rights of kings. The peo-
pie are the sovereign source of all now
er. The reasons which made the ma
tions Of Europe engage in the conflict
and the reasons which prompted indi-
vldual nations TO enter the world war
may be left for history to decide. hut
we know now that America entered tba
war for no selfish greed, but TO unboI6
the principles of righteousness and ms.
tice. iu'
We are not engaged in this STRUGGLE
from eholce. We put up with the in
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The world is upside down." began
Mr.. Taylor, land we are asking a
million young chaps to set it right
again. Then he said that this war
was not a onesided proposition and
that the message of the Young men
to the folks at home was that if they
were to be kept fit and efficient thew
must have the proper moral and finan-
cial support We say that thew must
go to the limit of sacrifice for us. There
IS infinite obligation to them on our
part. The question is, Shall we insure
the investment we have already made
by adding a little to it2
The boys can visualize US living com
fortably III our homes. 1t is for us TO
visualize them in the trenches and
thereby be brought into action. They
need something that will bring variety
and amusement to them to keep them
from breaking under the strain.
America has the ambition to have the
eleanest and fittest army the world has
ever seen. Are we willing to pay the
price to protect them from the
temptations that surround the camps2
The United states government appeals
to the Knights of Columbus, the Y. NJ.
I. y. and the Hebrew association to
help accomplish just that thing.
Man S leisure time is his danger
time, asserted Mr.. Taylor, and it is at
that time that he must have musical
instruments, baseball equipment and
other paraphernalia to provide variety
and good fellowship and offset monot-
ony, loneliness and temptation. 1t is a
problem to keep young men interested
III times of peace and a far greater
problem i'll times of war.
II You have a dollar that You can
give for such service would you not
empty your purse gladly to see that
such service is given? We can insure
the efficiency of the men at the front
by this simple service
Mr.. Taylor s remarks were greeted
by prolonged applause at the close, and
ne was frequently applauded during
his address.
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PERSONAL.

Mrs. Alice Squires was visitor in
Bellows Falls over Sunday night.
Miss Mildred Porter, employed in the
Holsteln-Friesian Register company s
Office, is i'll.
Miss Mavrette Smith of Saxtons Ri
yer is guest of Mrs. Mary J. Draper
of Linden street.
Charles Benlis, who had been i'll.
threatened with pneumonia, is out to-
day for the first time.
Mrs. Mary e. Rawson is seriously i'll
IN the home of Peter Hopkins on West
erh avenue, where she makes her home.
MI and Mrs. James Lillis of Spring
held, Mass, are visiting in town with
ms mother, Mrs. Mary Lillis of Pine
street.
MISS Jennie Wilder of the Holstein-
rieslan association office, has gone TO
her home in Dummerston to spend the
week end
oscar Anderson, who had been en-
ptoyed several months in Putney. went
today to Worcester, where he will work
In a machine shop.
=. Is. Crowell was taken Yesterday to
the Brattleboro Memorial hosnital
where he underwent an operation for
appendicitis today.
Leland Carleton of Sprin gfeld. Mass
formerly Of Brattleboro, was in town
yesterday on business, returning to
Springfield last night.
A. G. Rate of Brattleboro. stationed
at Camp Devens, Aver, Mass. has re.
Gently been promoted from second lieu
tenant to first lieutenant.
Mr. and Mrs. George Cron and
daughter, Miss Christina Cron. will
spend the weekend in Putney with Mr..
ana Mrs Vernon Williams.
Floyd Mann, who is employed in an
ammunition factory in Worcester, is
visiting his mother on Pine street for
soverai days, the factory being closed
for five days.
II. ). Eldridge, manager. II. C. Shaw.
wire chlef, and Miss Mabel Snow, chief
operator, at the telephone exchange
nave been IN Rutland this week to at
t9hd conference of managers, wire
chlefs and chief operators.
James G. Adams, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
James NJ. Adams, on Dec. - was com
!, nlissioned first lieutenant, Reserve Mill
tary Aviation, United States army. in
E rance: Recently he was licensed as a
nrst-class pilot in the aviation corps.
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K OF G. MEETING.
Continued from Page IL

curtain went up and the band began
rendering Star Spangled Banner the
audience rose to its feet. At that mo-
ment huge American flag was let
down at the rear of the stage, whic h
nfed the audience to loud applause.
pom the stage were a good number
OF representative business and profess
sional men.
Mr.. Austin presided i'll very able
manner. He announced that the Gov
efnor was on his way, and after announe
ing some of the aims of the coming
drlVe introduced Secretary Taylor, who
ne sad was christened James p, but
mad been re-christened Greater Yer
mont Taylor. He referred to Mr.. Tav
ior 5 efficient and energetic endeavors
III behalf of the state of Vermont
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X. OF c. CAMPAIGN
OPENS TOMORROW
Reports from Headquarters Indicate
Bright Prospects for Reaching
the Goal Set.

| BURLINGTON, Jan. 19.-Au over
Vermont, in hamlet, village and CITY.
the Knights of Columbus war camp
fund campaign to raise $4,000 for the
moral and spiritual good of the soldiers
III the army environments at home and
near the fighting lines in France will
begin tomorrow
Reports received at headquarters in
tins city give information of a most
gratifying condition in all localities of
the state and the prospects are bright
Tor the reaching of the goal set in this
campaign.
The order issued by Fuel Administers
tor Garfield to close the theatres and
halls will affect the X. of c. campaign
only on Monday, Jan. 81, and on Mon
day, Jan. 2S. and only then SO far as
holding public meetings is concerned.
Everything aa scheduled with the ey
ception Of the two Mondays in the 10
days campaign will be carried out as
tanned and personal solicitation Of
funds will take place on every dav of
the campaign.
At many organization meetings held
throughout the state the past two
weeks substantial subscriptions have
been pledged, and there is every reason
to believe that the campaign will start
with rush and continue through 10
the closing minutes of the movement.
state Chairman Wright S slogan is
sued to the district managers is cit
- not now matter of $4,000 but
how much more ~ ---.- .... .. g....
Rutland, Burlington, Windsor and
waterbury are to hold public meetings
tomorrow, at which prominent speakers
Will be present. The Burlington meet
ing promises to be one Of the most
conspicuous events of the kind since
the country declared war. Governor
Horace F. Graham, Secretary of State
Fleetwood, Hon. George III. Boivin
member Of the Canadian parliament
from Cranky, and Capt. Frank 2. STREET
ton of the Second Cavalry, Fort Ethan
Allen, will be the speakers. Col. Ar
thur Ihayer, commanding officer at
Fort Ethan Allen, his staff and Mayor
>. Holmes Jackson are to be guests az
the local knights at this Sunday meet
ing. "
Every contributor to the X. of G..
war camp fund should take reccip+
from the solicitor and should be given
"a h. Of G. button. BY wearing the
button the contributor gives outward
evidence that he has given and will not
he approached again by another solici.
tor. 1t will also be advisable to hold
the receipt as further proof of having
contributed.
That the X. of c. is doing q noble
work at the recreation centers alrpod,.
established at the army environments is
evidenced almost daily in the letters
Vermont soldiers have written home II
seems that they cannot speak too high
~ Of what is being done for them at
the Is. of c. building. One soldier boy
from Burlington, located ut Camp
James r. Johnston, Jacksonville. Fla,
says that If IT were not for the recrea-
tlon centers there would be little or
no home atmosphere for the life OF the
soldier, but that there We're not enough
OF them to properly care for all the
soldiers.
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Radical Changes Planned
in the Governments War
Making Machinery
THREE CIVILIANS
PROPOSED FOR BOARD
Committee Reports Against Including
the War and Navy Secretaries in
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS of the Ad-
ministration Is Sought.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19.-Radical
changes in the government 5 war-mak-
ing machinery are proposed in bills to
establish war council of three mem
bers, all powerful under the President,
and TO create a director of war NUM-
tlons, approved yesterday by the SEN
ate military committee. The bill for
director of munitions was placed be-
Tore the senate yesterday and that for
the war council will be introduced by
Chairman Chamberlain Monday when
the senate recOnvenes.
Approval of the administration is
beng sought for both measures, which
nave virtually the unanimous support
OF the committee. So far there has
been no animation of what NAV be the
attitude of President Wilson Propos
ais to have the secretaries of war and
navy as ex-officio members of the war
council were rejected by the commit
tee before the measure was put III final
form
AS ordered reported the bill proposes
that the three members of the war
49, " tlpfoIHtsu ny tHe 1IeS-
ldent, with confirmation bv the senate.
and be directly under the President and
above the cabinet in authority. with
power to supervise, control and direct
all departments, bureaus and agencies
OF the government in the prosecution
OF the war It is proposed that the
council members shall have no other
duties than to form and execute, with
the President s approval and co-opera-
ton, broad war policies and decide pri-
critics and disputes between the differ
ent departments and bureaus.
The director of munitions. also a
presidential appointee and confirmed
by the senate, would have authority
to control production, distribution and
transportation of war supplies under
the policies of the President and the
war council. This bill is an amended
substitute for that originally drawn bv
Senator Chamberlain of Oregon for a
department Of munitions with cabinet
member at its head.