The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-04-27

&kF%GAAM AAa&a Even Ills AMANEEAMa
Highnesz. the emperor, would delight
in Besing II! But Of course, we are
holding that for the coup de etat. az
Il were in case the plan tonight
fails
II was as they discussed the de-
tails Of their plot for the night that
Harrison Grant hurried from his Of
fee IN the Criminology club IN an
sWer % q call from an operative.
They want you In the dictOgTaph
ROOM"
Ten minutes later, the investigator
OF crime feaped from a taxi around
the corner from the Hohenzollern
club and made his way to the room
adjacent 10 the German meeting
place. Stewart and CavanauEh were
awaiting hin. anxiOusly.
'SomethinE doing" said Stewart
as he raised hts eyes TO his chief.
I've been catching stuff for the
last half hour"
What aboutT''
The Ansonia hotel"
The Ans0nia?7- Grant came for
ward quickly.
Yes Anything special going on
there tonight"
"A good deal" was the quick an
Bwer Of Harrison Grant The officers
Of the navy are going 70 have their
review ball there Why
-BecanSe." and the operative lean
ed closer TO the dictograph. "ths in
dications are that the Germans in
tend % blow IL up-and our navy Of
fcsrB along with e"
'ImpossibIe!" Harrison Grants
face went white. impossible! Why,
~ - hm
feet are 70 be there tDnight-the
whole brains OF the Great Atlantic
squadron Il would cripple our
whole eastern system Of defense!"
To Bonab Tire Hotel.
Then you'd better get word 70
them not to attendl'' came the cold
answer O. Stewart, because the
plans are maEe-to bomb that hotel
tonight"
Harrison Grants brow wrinlzled-
He looked hurTtedIy at his watch.
We can't get word TO them now.
Most OF them are away from their
ships ~ enteFtainments-leav
the ships with only skeleton crews.
Besides. We can't empty that whole
hotel and just let IL lie there, a
target for some German bomb No,
Stewart. are you certain about all
thisy"
Here are my votes" came the
answer @ the operative Won Lsertz
came into the club about . haIf hour
ago. Some old German who seemed
10 have Eorls dsCencT in his heart,
vas reading The AbendpoEt and re-
peatlnR an editorial In Il which said
that the sinking Of the LaEitania
might cause war with Germany. He
appeared TO Be worried about IL and
that such q thing would mean the
death q all Of Germany's ambitions
WOn LsrEz listened TO him for a
While and then began % sheer At him
He said hat after tonight Il would
b impossible for the United States
90 declare wa- On anyone Then"
Stewart referred 20 his Shorthand
he used snEs sentence:
There's me AnEonla- tonight. you
know. And there's Kroner. who's
finishing his ulzsteTpisce IN the way
- a bomb. And when Kroner makes
a bomb e generally destroys what
It's intended for After he pays his
ltttls visit 20 EhB Ansgnta tonight
thsrsm be no danger Of America
q ghttnE anyone"
And there wouldn't echoed Har-
rzEon Grant. not with navy officers
dad and no one 20 handle the
nzwigzEEou @ her hattieshfpE"
He TUNED 60 the telephone. A
HhOrt conversation and he was fac
t1E Stewart CaTauauEh again.
Flynn Sends Fifty Men.
-Ergrr member Of TIE CrfmInolozv
Cub VII ATTEND the naval ball to-
night As guests" he ordered Chief i
Flynn g. sending 50 men there. The
pcllss Department VII Cooperate /
With q special guard They'll watch 4
1Es outside. IL VIII be or duty TO Il
Elzrd fhs interior Cume-weu pick Il
ND ths rssz Of fhs members o. the
el1b.
And a. fas three men hurried away.
queer Appearing. rzw-bOnsd
sezeuIlE1 hurried about q small work
rDCm tn q faraWaT part q New York.
Before him vas q heavy thing Of steel
and springs and cloErWork and Il
-rlnitrats C tclzCl. the most horrible
aTE1DEtw@ known AEmwEE lovingly he II
anEsrsd 81 Then he turned 70 his
ASSISTANT
See thaz frs tined for lz-0s.- he
-r6erEd That Is the tine agreed
1pun- Al the German CONTINGENT
Val % a. En@ ball tonight 20 divert
-1Epac4uI- When things are moving
heir baEE. IRE VIII slip In and plant
ne bUuh under the main stairway
: hat Vii EtFe Il more breadth for
destruction when Gha explosion
s0DeE But Dc sure and he
EaEgsd q bCuV GnEer-sthz4 81 fE set
Or uu< carrier than 1870. Our peo-
sls mugt have tine 70 leave the ban Il
lI1 . vel away before the EEpID-
don e0EeH#
Deaf wcTTr~ Answered the a.
zEtzsnt quietly I've set bombs be-
ara
But When TIE naval ban started Il
hat night. - had more than a hum
.rBd guests Who had been furnished
lEEgts e. Ehs laEE moment. More
Ran thzE every person CT Eermanf
-ppszra11s tu TIRE great bal room
EEB within ire vision q TIE Ezglgsi