The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-09-02

hours they had been questioning him At
first without result. but at last to. sec
tho gradual! breaking down Of his DC
Tense. Den by one he had been forced I"
that he had known the
man they had Swallowed to the station:
Hcinric Won l.oriZ: secondly that nc hau
given this man u ticket Tor announcer Guy
lust In time To allow him IL catch the
fast mail that had stopped there TOT or
Gers, and third that he had received or
dcrs from Hclnrlc Won Lcrl% just before
he had boarded tho train.
What were those orders" harrison
Grant had asked the question my
times. For:y-uine times the station
agent had refused TO answer. Dul nov:
To 20 ahead with The plans that sc
had nude
Plans for what2'
''Wherr?' :.
On lh., Pennsylvania system. Myself
and several others hal figured out !
system whereby VIC could Tap the wires
leading from the diSlalchcrs offices
mix up The orders ana cause "rcrkS All
over INC system. me teniis!iv ,;i IA Is
manly soldiers after the war has been
declared and We wanted II injured as
Lnucn as possible.
TO say nothing of causing the deaths
OF hundreds Of American cltIZclS.-tun
conlbatants.' said Grant angrily. IheI!
me the notes you have taken. DING. .hc
ordered. as nc began 10 call the CriInl-
nuiogy Club ~ NV York. Il must send
the information into the club and sec;
that the other men III tbs conspiracy
are Tut under arrest"
4 hulf hour Vi lclcgTaphing. then
Grant and Dixie turned again To their
prisoner.
What other orders did Won Lerlz give
you before he lett"
None
Are you quit sure?'
absolutely"
Didn't h. even leave an address
where you could reach him.:
oh. ycS-hc did that.
Where"
Un board the informed steamer L,cocn'
fcIs, IN Charleston harb"r.
Grant sent IL quick glance into the
,ycs of Dixie Mason. She returned lhr
gaze. Then the president nt the Grim
lnulogy Club called To S!aSon. his opera
tive. standing just outside the door:
Take this fellow into New York and
put him III :hc Tombs. he ordered. Il
will not return TO thu ciub. Ny address
for the next few days Will be Charles
ton. 5. =.
And 50 ii was thai Dixie Mason and
Harrison Grant rushed 10 Charleston, 1"
learn, II possible, the motive OF 1lc!nrlc
Won LcrtZ, and 10 seek To lOrcStaU lie
impusible. And while they hurried
on
Tho representative OF the secretary
storffs servant. The arch-Spy "t lni-
periA Germany raised his bruws.
SO soon he asked. Albert - no
turned 10 his prIry servant again
watch for the signal. | think the gen
tleman is bringing me my passports.
BernStorff Receives HIS Passports.
And the ambassador was right. FIVE
minutes later as EernStortf Strrtchcd
forth his hand to receive the PASSPORTS
that meant his expulsion from til"
United States. he apparently accid'ntally
dropped handkerchief. And az lhc
white cambricc fluttcrcd to the floor
the servant who had been waiting at
the door. turned and hurried away.
. On the way out, however. he paused.
with displraSurr written i'll every line
OF his wriuklcd face.
ct is absolutely Impossible" Tor the
ambassador to see anyone. nc SAID
somewha: grutfly. to the woman wh%
had halted him; The Is extremely ouS!'.
Tho ambassador will see mt--or /
will know the reason why. camc tn:
cool answer of the woman. Tell piln
that MES Flank is awaiting HIM.
Il cunnut take him the message now.
You mus. wait.
VERY we'll" She walked to couch
in the arte-room. The servant sped on
with TN, news of his mess: Er--thc news
that was to FLASH l" every informed
liner and gathering place of German
spies In America. Diplomatic relations
had been broken! The ambassador had
been handed his passports.
So il was that dots. dots. h"thihs hu'
do,s began to flaSn forth from Ir!FhtN
wirclrsx-aud continue To Hash for eight
long hours. Speedily those dots i"hnd
their way TO concealed wireless rccelf-
ing stations on every informed snip IN
American ports. I" cause rush al a.
slructinn AS mAllctS. Si"hEcS---''F"I
hnubs-wcrr used upon the engines AMI
machinery of the great ships. Mean
while. following the visit Of tho r"rr'-
scntntiyc Of tho secretary If SAT-"
Rrrnstorfr stared at his passports ana
then turned with aSpcrit: toward Ms
privy councillor.
$50 you have caused IT MS last On
-" III. A1hrr, stared. And what
did | have 10 do with it,
'EvcrythinG." h. suarlcd. "Amrrira
would have known nothing ot our plans
who gave them tho lead tn everything.
Tmn lost YOUR portfolio. They found II
there, the M 1crs thrat gave lhr Secret
Service tho main cline 10 all our activi-
lies, II was easy for thorn IN follow the
other pllus and plots after that. and
So WIN should they not ;.ccus" us Of
wrong DOING Oh. Albert. why w"r"
YOU 90 foolish? And why did you allow
that information to h" lost"
and / suppose answered Abort
somewhat caustically YOU hay" never
given any information !
re Certainly not!
BE careful. Count.
If was a wonanS voice. N"n l"rn-
storff whirled as though struck hy n
bullet to look into The smiling face ar
Mrs. Evclyn Blank. TIL" brokers vii"
came forward. ~
assistance" She cooed. Really you ar"
not giving yourself proper credit. :"
frlt irnprllcd TO como forth and say in
your own behalf that und"nht"'ity you
have gwen w nor" Information than
h. ever had"
DR.. Alhcrt smiled with "a" corner "f
his mouth Won B"rnst"rlf gaSp"d.
yes" continued Airs. FLANK. "l>r. AL
bert hal ono misfortune. hu, he never
fell in love with thr wife nf someone
else. That should never II" done. and
above all things YOU should never tell
her state secrets. especially IL they are
secrets which concern the country she
loves. For sho might send IN" iuf"rma-
,ion 10 The Secret Service. | came IN Ia