The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-08-05

train was gaining every minute.
Secret Service. Bill" yelled Dlxie's
driver to Il man inside the car.
The lame Of Americas most cele-
hrated Investigating bureau again
brought action. piMe's appraised hands
were grasprd by II pair Of hrawny ones
and the little Secret Service operative
was lifted upward and into the car.
She turned TO wave apprcciatn 10 her
late driver just in time To see Ia n make
wild jump. as the truck. reaching n"
end of the platform. carerned off the
end. plunged wildly and then WAS
smashed 10 bits under the wheels Of
the train.
Tho driver rolled OVER and over AS hr
struck the platform and finally came 1"
q halt huddlcd up in the middle Of the
rnad-hcd Of IN adjoining track. Dixie
watched anxiuusly from out the door or
the baggage car. She sighed with re-
to his feet. draw himself erect and then
wave Ia her that he was unhurt.
wild flutter IF her handkerchief car
ried back 10 him her expression Of
thankfulneSS and gratitude.
Then she turned tn III" affair at hand.
She decided 10 wait in the bagHag" car
until The conductor had completed his
trip through the train in order TO learn
the car which held Boy-Ed 81 that she
could avoid him. When the conductor
Boy-Ed had taken which mad" her glad
she had remained in the baEEag" car.
Il know the fellow YOU mean said
the knight of the punch. ''h,. just vent
through the whole train with me. Said
he had learned that the friend h. was
going visit in Kansas city had started
east I'M thought he might be on hoard.
Guess it must have h""n YOU ne WAS
looking for"
He then questioned Dixie as 10 how
she got on hoard.
Well. we'll" h" commented ~ the
'rnnclusinn "f tn" recital. - Cn"ss r"n
IRre pretty safe in resting f"r n whilr.
The German paid his way clear through
10 Chicago III cash.
4 few minutes later Ilixic was com
Portable in a drawing room section
which thu conductor had procured for
her. She rested. too. for the conductor
had promised In notify her II Rry-Ed
left the train at any Of the stops he
for" Chicago was reached
II WAS in this manner that DIXIE
started on nearly three weeks Of close
trailing OF the former naval aitachr.
Boy-t;d stayed In Chicago for three.
days apparently just killing time FOR he
went only TO places of amusement and
met no one. From Chicago h" went to
Cleveland there tu idle away more days.
then To Pittsburgh. Scranton and final
ly Baltimore. each journey taking him
closer Ia The Atlantic sea- board. In
first message Of any kind h" had re-
ceived since Dixie had been watching
him. II seemed To contain news he had
been waiting for rs he went directly Ia
his room. checked out, md made II ira in
for Newport. Dixie had no time In get
a copy OF the telegram for she was IN
the same train which carried the spy.
In Newport tn" Former naval hita"hr
walked from the train 1" II small gro
Gerry store located near tn" du"ks. n"
11aI tn In Ia a.
and within n short time after his mr.
rival. Dixie saw him rcanTthr in front
of The store Wearing uverallS aud Il blu"
shirt. garh similar 1" that worn ny
all tho SturckC"p"rS in thu section.
Surmisins that this meant Il pro-
long.d stay. DIAIr >urrrrr"d IN renting
Il furnished ro"m in IL h"us" directly
across the street from ihr grocer! Sl"r'.
where she had ample opportunity tor
watching Boy-Ed To prepare for amy
powered touring ear aha NV" rhnufi""rS
from the ScCrr! ScrVIC" and housed
them in Il ramsliacklr barn IN thr rear
Of her lodgings.
Dixie Makes an Important Discovery.
Then through tn. window IF her room
she began studying tn" huilu.ng OPP
puSitc 1t WAS II wnml"n franz" sirllr-
lure with signs of HE" and neglect On
every part of ii except Tho roof. This
had evidently been newly Timed over
studied it 'rurinuSly t" lcnrn why :"
much attention had been given IN"
roof when tho remainder "r tn" struc-
lurr WAS permitted I" detrrI"rht". I"
roof was flat and III" TN. nti"r being
laid had been rnatrd with Il dun black
pnint. Then she noticed that down IN"
entire crutcr the tin plates had been
laid in alignment rather thnn In tn"
rriSS-croS$ manner which is tho APP
proved manner IF artisans To l"Ss"n the
J, .,f a S,.4T he
carefully. und then. aS If she had mad"
nm interesting discovery, she cS-
claimrd:
Well. it may he turned I" our adfan-
tag" also
She hurried to the impruviscd EaraEr
in tho rear and gave nnn nf The rhaUl-
fcurs some hurried instructions. -"
then returned IT. tn" street and aIr"r
looking VI and down. walked rapidly
,n = IitIIn store which made - speciality
nf uhjrrts attrartiv" I" children. Tli":"
she selected nm ordinary TN r"n-Sh""trf.
II lung hollow tube or TN. WIN ms
p.irrhHsr over she went Ia u drug SInrH
across the street anu h"uE'l Il '"E -.
rrlatine capsules. selecting II size whlrh
slipp"d easily through tn" pea shooter
She also bought quantity of Ph"S-
phurus and returned I" her r""m.,
There She hastily mixed IN" nh"s-
rhuruS with water. making u ihIn!
Paste. th"n taking one 81 IN" capsules
she rlrd it and after rcclnsing 1T. Sh"
fitted it into the pea shooter. IhrouEh
her open window Sl, pointed the pea
shooter at the roof rpp"sli" and then
with n quick blow through h"r lips
sent the capsule speeding on its way.
She watched carefully To SEE wher" II
struck and gave little cry Of gratI"-
cation when she saw il resting on IN"
aligned tin near the back end Of IN"
roof. She prepared several other cap
sulcS and shot them onto tho TIN roof
uf the grocery store and was sui ell
gagged in tn" task when her TWO chau1-
fcurs entered carrying heavy trunk
II have an idea that tho center "i
that roof has been arranged s" mat 1t
can hn raised upright TO support wire
lcss nrirls" she explained Ia tho mon
WIN had gazcd wond"ringly at tho spec
taclr It Young woman using pen
shooter with that paint it would I've
invisible nfter dark when 1t was raised
Tho wu,cr mixed with This phosphorus
viii ,lisSnlv" III" E"latine caps. iHar-
,nr xrniches If phosphorus wherever
they strik" which will he luminous
enough. 10 let mo know when II raised
10 r'r"ivn n message. If my idea Is cor
rect"