Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-31

that the other men in this conspiracy
are put under arrest"
A half hour of telegraphing. then
Grant and Dixie turned again to their
"what other orders aid Won Lertz give
yom before he left?"
None"
Arc you quite sure?"
"Didn': he cven leave an address
where you could reach him"
oh. yesa-he did that
"On board the informed steamer Lie
benefits. in Charleston harbor."
Grant sent a quick glance into, the
eyes Of Dixie Mason She returned the
gaze. Then the president of the Grim
inology Club called to Sisson. his oper-
alive. standing just outside the door.
Take this fellow. into New York and
put him in the Tombs," he ordered. IT
will not return to the club. My address
for the next few days will be Charles
ton. s. C"
And so it was that Dixie Mason and
Harrison Grant rushed to Charleston, to
learn. II possible. the motive Of Heinric
Won Lertz. and to seek TO forestall the inn
possible. And while they hurried OH
The representative of the Secretary
Of State is waiting, sir" said Bernstorfs
servant. The arch-spy of Imperial Ger
many raised his eyebrows.
so SOON" he asked. "Albert-he
turned to his privy counselor-"please
be sure to remain. And you" he ad-
dressed the servant again-"watch for
the signal ] think the gentleman Is
bringing me my passports"
And the ambassador was right. Five
minutes later. as Bernstorf stretched
forth his hand to receive the passports
that meant his ex-
pulsion from the
United States. he
nr.nstorn nee,'es apparently acct
HIS passports dentally dropped a
handkerchief And
as the white cam
brio futtered to the floor. the servant.
who had been waiting at the door.
turned and hurried away.
On the way out, however. he paused.
Will displeasure written in every line
OF his wrinkied face.
1T is absolutely impossible for The
amba ssador to see any one" he said
gruffiy to the woman who had halted
him. II Is extremely busy"
The ambassador will see me-or I
will know the reason why" came the
cool answer of the woman. Tel him
that Mrs. Blank is awaiting him"
Il cannot take him the message now
You must wait ~
Very we'll" She walked 10 a couch
in the ante-room. The servant sped on
with the news of his message-the news
that was to flash to every informed liner
and gathering place of German spies in
America. Diplomatic relations had been
broken Inc ambassador mad been
handed his passports.
So II was that dots. dots. nothing hut
dots. began to fash forth from a priv
ate wircless-and continued to flash for
eight long hours. Speedily those dots
found their way 10 concealed wireless
receiving stations OF. every informed ship
in American DOL Is. to cause a rush of
destruction as mallets. sledges-even
bombs-were used upon the engines and
machinery of the great ships. Mean
while following tic visit of the repre-
sentative Of the Seci etary of State. Bern
storfY stared at hts passports, and then
turned with aspei .ty towar his privy
counselor.
80. you have caused it at last, eh?"
he asked.
~" Doctor Albert stared. And
wha did / have to do with it?"
Everything :" he snarled. America
would have known nothing of our plans
If it mad not been for you II was you
who gave them the lead to everything.
You lost-your portfolio. They found in
there the papers that gave the Secret
Service the main clue to all u activi-
ties. 1t was easy for them to follow the
other plans and plots after that. And
so. why should they not accuse us of
w~rongdoing? oh. Albert, why were you
so foolish? why did you allow that in
formation to be lost?"