The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-06-24

Of Wall stree: wher" Won raprn's ottic'
was l"rated.
sh~ found Madame stephan. Germ
any's creates; woman SPY. there. aut
captain Eoy-Ed. tho Naval at:achr
And when Won Ler,z had Told II ~.
great EXPLOIT. had gone over all tn" IT."
-aiis as she had told him the night ue
81 fore. Dixie had 70 t"ll +, all over aga II
for them herself. while they laughaC
and congratulated h*r IN her bravery
and her devotion TO the interests Of The
Sor-rnlnen. they represented.
"Tcu are wonderful. my dear. Mad
ame Stephan assured her when Dixie
prot .sted that II was but a little thing
she had done. we can ind many things
that your srca. ability can help us K
do. Dixia artlessly and very truth
fully avowed she hoped they would give
her the opportunity. When. shortly
! Ro:-Ed and Madame stephan departed
Dixie strolled % the window whlo vor
Papen and Won Lertz ccny"rsed in Low
tones, at the table. Since entering the
room she had he-n conscious of the oprr
desk near the window. Uttered with
papers. Now as she stood at the viii
! dow cstensihly FOR the purpose Of Eaz,
| tHk pN CT 'hS Ao'I
she glanced at a letter, evidently tossed
aside hastily.
Your Excellency." the letter ran IN
German. DIR Alber. and myself today
! took up your suggestion Of an invasion
| Of Canada with Count Won Bernstorff
While be believes that the enterprise
would be an exceedingly dangerous one
and and that We should use every pre-
| caution 10 prevent the Secret Service
from charging uS with any part in ~
| should Il fail. there is reason 10 belle" q
that such an enterprise would meet with
a Srea, measure OF success
! I reported 10 him that our plan In.
cluded the raIdtng Of all important
point Of Canada possessing military
/ stores. such a. Windsor. Nor treal
Winnipeg Regina Port Hope and other
cen;erS the Decentralization of which
| would mean great delay in the sending
overseas OF large expeditIonary forces
on the part OF Great Britain.
! b. asked what had been done and
told him that arms already had been
! stored IN six sections. assembling III
| Silver Creek. Mici.. ther" :" seize the
! Wsilnnd Canal. Wind Mill Point. Mich.
Wilson ~. adjacent u Port Hope. Can
| Vatertown. near Kingston. Can. D"
troit. near Windsor. Can. Cornwall. y.
! y. from which easy possession can III
mads OF Ottawa Can, and at Exeter.
Il, is at Exeter. as I explained 10 r.
that everything must be done now. IN
| a<mrch as arms and ressrvists are
! available for all the other stations.
] However. as you.:oid me to explain.
showed r. that all efforts must now ~
! c.nterrd on Exeter. and that Won Leriz
| and Madame Stephan should leave ~
| once to represent us in the final work
which will Immediately prccede in the
| Invasion.
i In. this connection. might suggest
! TO you that this be done 1T once. as more
| than 0.0n0 reserrists throughout the
! United States will shortly lre"eiv" thor
! nrds-e To mor" toward the border in as
| inconSpiruous a manner IA possible. and
| that everything should BE- awaiting them
| VIXEN they arrive. Otherwise. "" fail.
pr Albert and myself will attend 10
! the shipment Of arms by the usual
/ method.
Efficiency aSain---effcicncy in III"
shape Of another written report from,
ono office To another. in the stold. plod-
ding desire o? Imperial Germany to SEQ
| that every step IF its mnrdcrous pro-
gress was arranged for and made clean
! 10 those in whose hands the trend OF
events lay.
! This time It had made clear ono OF
FITS plots 70 Dixie Mason OF the Secret
! Snrvice:
| Across the top OF the letter in Won
| Papcn's scra wiling hand. had been writ
ton:
! Won I.ertz and Stephan lh:2o. \. Y. G.
| ~. y. c." New York Central. Of
course. and they were leaving ar 1890.
/ Dixia glanced at her watch. II was a
} quarter after .. She had wondered at
| tho extreme carliness ~ Won LertZs
/ visit. Now she knew. He must catch
| that train. There were things she
must do. too. Suddenly she caught at
| the window frame and gave a little
| moan.
Dixie Mason's Huse.
Won I%rtz looked up in time to see
! hnr slide Imply 10 the floor in a faint.
| He rushed TO her and picking UP her
J unconscious form laid her on the long
| leather lounge tina. stood at one side
OF tho room.
! Cali IT taxi and send her home" rnn
| Papcn ordered sharply. as Won Lertz
! rubbed his lifelsss wrists.
No. I'll take her home. Sh. will he
! all right IN moment. Poor little girl.
/ Sh" had a hard day Of il yesterday
| "Eut the time" Won Papnn looked At
his watch You have lnas than an hour
and you mus, 60, that 100 train. and
! :herc are matters TO h. gone over before
! you leave.
! III b. back all right Don, worry"
! Won I.~rtZs efforts To bring Dixie back
20 consciousness were meeting with
| success With bcwiIderinG eyes she sat
| lip and looked around her. th"n smiling
weakly she staggered 20 her feet.
| oh. I'm sorry. Sh" apoloSizrd sortly.
| Il don: know what madd me- d" such
salty thing. [ must hav" bern tired ont
/ from everything did yesterday. Can
you take me- sornr9
| Won l.er:z smiled down uro1 her TO
! assuringlr as hr held her coat for her.
/ Dix,o hade Won Papen goodbye. very
| Swer,lr and Eracioualy. That Won Pa
+; mems farewell was somewhat short and
! 2 h-.lr impatient WAS due 20 tho fear
; lurking IN his mind :ha' Won l"rta
would no, make that logo train. Rut
| d.fying all laws d"fIahl~ and conform
t!ne as little rs possible To tn" in"Nor-
=! a hl. ones Won 1@nrtz drove Dixie uptown
and tcft her IN her apartment short
! time later.
} And don, ~orrr about m"~-plea<r.-
: Dixie begged giving her hand in good
thyc. "hecaus~ I'll b. all right. IT dom
+ I'll take little trip. down south may
=; he. for week or two"
II may he out Of town myself for a
! abiIc 80 IL I don't call -
! \..y.yt understand" Dive assured him