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

or md and the call she was waiting for
| come.
As III. dawn lishtensd the dinEy in
| terror IF tho station it showed Dixie
Mason with troubled tow-led head fallen
sie.pily on one shoulder
The stacratn clicking Of the ;clsgra ph
! .ounder broke into tho quiet Of tbs
! room. Il started Dixie from her sleep.
For n" bcVildrred moment she glanc"d
al the instrument before her and then
on the alert reached for tn: key 10 alI-
swer the call thaI WAS coming through
Cor Exeter.
-. X. Fx." She waited trnsely fnr
| The answer
Suddenly 4 shadow fell across tho
doorway and Dixie started violently.
Here you. Wharrs voa doing at tina;
telegraph Instrument" Tho rough
voi@e of III" station nGcnt sent chill
Of fear through her. You don't know
nntning about them things. Got OUT ~
herr
He pushed her roughly aside and
seated himself AT thc Ia BILE 70 take ihr
message tina, in spite nE nervousness
and sudden f~!gh, seemed 20 burn itself
l.er-@'
Won Papen Orders Invasion Of Canada,
Proceed at once"
+. V. T."
Won rap"n. Dixie ,lutched At the
station agents arm rs he started for
door with tho message.
Don't deliver that" she begged.
"Pl"aS"-Aor', deliver il yet
'Dont deliver q trIceramc' tho agent
slarcd at her umr"nprchcmdingly
- lose M job
But If That telegram meant trouble
If it meant danger for our country
It's u telegram and is got Il. he d.
lIvcrrd" hn answered StuhbnrnlT.
DiHir's hand reached for her Secret
Service Commission. then dropped. She
had seen III" station agent with r"n
I."rtz and n"linGs GA various occasions.
If II" wcr" an accompli"n-- which wns.
worry liksiy---hrr commission would pro-
TT her nothing and pr"lz bly, would work
harm To her cause She turned with an
effort and laughed.
Il was just fooing. she apologizsd.
poor way to tnoi.' srumhl"d tn" sta
tinn agent. and slammed tho door
pixie watched him Snuff" across the
dusty road and intercept van 1...rlz and
Madame Stcphan rs they loft tho hotel.
She saw a hurried conference over the
yellow slip IT pap"r follow. AS she
watched them III" telegraph instrument
heynn To clattsr 0nrc Inur". The sta-
rinn aCrn. waa across the street. This
time she would not ~ thwnrt"d.
% T.. TX. sH" Slgna'l"h rapidly.
and tho answer came through
"Eanlnlrh ENotrr- Ii"la!''I
. Arriving G'in.
,iramt'
PIKE dragged hcr~"!f w"nHl: "ut #
tho "rhc" and ~: d"wn 'or a m"m"n &.
Grant WIS coming At six forty. II was
six ten nov Oh" jumped ~ Ter feet
Thor. wa. no time for unnecessary r"-
toirinG. There was tor much L" b.
done.
TIL" station agent s'uf(I"d in" re
station again and seating himself a. TN"
table began 10 take tn. DrdrrS.,ha u"'e
Gathering in ovrr the wirr. piNI" wait
I'd no longer
TIL" town hoas..d onn garage: Th'
garage owner. iuhusiri"usly c;raninG 4
Ihi~k veneer Of dust from car. Sthr'-
Ell suddenly Al a ESnt touch on hrs
shoulder. Tn" hoyish figure Standing in
III" rio"rwa~ vas 'Ary busin'ss!ike
II want Hv"ry car you have GOT.
Til. garage owner s:Rred. What for
"Therc's src"iRl train coming In A:
six forty with lot Of men and they
will hay" 10 have cars. Dixie slipped
hand into pocket and brought out her
Secret Service Comm ssion.
Here's the reason she said, And
listen TO me-. because van, you To S-i
this straight" For few moments she
rnnrereed with him IN. t-r .2.es.