The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-05-13
THE EAGLES
True Story Imperial German Governments Spies and ln
Flynn Recently Retired Chief of Secret Service Noveize
En;sode No. AVON RINTELEN---TH.

was Sayiue. Il ,rsc"!,ed an order
20 -"
Il know all about it, I'll" watch
rIan answered. TIL" foreman loft in
<irIc;ionS rur me Wore Grating .au'
tnmobi!e amhuIauces for shipment I"
Erance wan 30 show YOU some
lining tha; We found today
tia led tho way into The. SCevedoring
shop. there ~ point 0lir the axle nt
a great chassis and - swear quietly
az he looked a; II.
The Weakened Axle.
German spies done H." he an
nounced. Nobody e!Sd would have
been so dirty ard low. These arc am
balances. y know -ambulanCes for
usa on thr battlefieIdS. And You
know what'd happen Il that ever got
on a shell-torn field
He pointed to the axle Of ihr rar.
There. where the putty had 'hean re-
moved by the wOrknen who had dis
covered II. WAS great. jagged hole
in the steel of the axle. hole burnt
by an acetylene toFch. converting the
axle into weak. shallow shell.
doomed 70 break with the first boiling
strain. Grant frowned rs me- looked
at il.
so that's the game. eh'" no said.
That's why so many ambulanceS
have been breaking down in France!
That's why.
He turned sharply. the Waterman
with him. Far at one side OF the or
posite dock they had seen The shadow
OF q man as 1t skunk along. hiding be-
hind the boxes and bales as h. made
his way from light to darkness. Grant
sped forward. the watchmau beside
him. 4 moment more and the
shadow leaped forth. 10 seek escape
IN the maze Of shipping on the docks,
But impossible Headed of by
closed doors. ha veered. lodged,
swerved in his course and leaped past
the guard Of an interned liner. seek
ing to spring from 1t 10 the next in
his effort 10 escape.
/ An effort thai failed. Blocked
again. h. veered ono" more. crashed
his way through the door Of the ships
wireless room. then wh!rled. chair
lifted high over his Rsad. But the
blow did not descend. The eac'ics Of
the football field had come into play
for Grant-and with 4 quick motion
he had blocked the blow Of the spy.
disarmed him and forced him against
tho wall. Fifteen minutes later. ne
was listening 70 'he confession. forced
in ierkv sentences from the snTs
lips:
"A guy gave ma slnn 10 set fire TO
the docks" he was saying. That ;
all | know, He was some fellow VINO
worked around the waterfront here
I'd gotten lor a MONEY often him and
wanted more. | belonged 10 hIs
magnetic and aXle gang.
His wha:::" Harrison Grant bent
forward.
The Magnetic Gang.
His magnetic gang. We'd steal the
magneros OMEN automobiles shat Was
gon' 10 France. He'd give us nFe
dollars for everE ono ne stole-lnen
ler us have ON ~ sall.
Another little system OF harminG
ambulances. EN-" said Grant slowly
What about the axles":"
We burned EN- with an acetT,ene
rorch--so they'd break down when
they hir the battlefelds-."
SO they'd break down. when they
were filed with wounded! The
words came from Grants lips IN
scathlng Pronunciation. And you
confess to ir-you mongrel. His
hands ,clenched--it was all ne cou'u
do 10 keep them from the, throat OF
the craven being before him. Now
Won tell YOUR story and tell il quick:
Ten minutes later Harrison Grant
turned to the guard Of the informed
ship. meanwhile eyeing he detec'ofs
rho batteries and sending apparatus
NJ rho wireless in the room.
This wireless in working ORDER!
he asked sharply.
Yes" 80.
HARRISON Grant stepped toward II
oricl,l;. \ moment more and he was
se,d;ng forth the code call OF the Crlm
inology Club For the spy. while no'
able 10 tell the names OF the d!reclo
rare az those who engineered the helm
ous business Of disabling amoulanceS'
AZ lnas, had given information that was
moro Than valuable--the fact iha' a
burning party" had been scneduieG
for that highland naming mo 'oca'
ton and the freight yards.
Again and again Harrison Grant
cent out the rall--at last 10 receive
sna oued over the airlanes 10 the city
beyond:
!'Criminology Club:
Meet me- Stevens Point quick.
Come armed.
HARRISON GRANT"
And while Harrison Grant waited,
pixie Mason. her automobile hidden IN
rho shadow OF the old rock cruSheT
r-eut 10 rhe side OF the little shack AZ
crows Crossing. The sound of voices
came from within. low. indistinct.
Again and again Dixie strove 10 near
wha, was being said--but only failure
greeted her. Then -
Through the knothole.
4 pine knot, half Ringing IN Its re,
ceptacle. caught her glance. stealth
lis she wormed it loose, 10 peer within.
Men we're there. men who were pour
ing gasoline into small fuzeed. metal
containers. men who were making
their preparations for hurried flight,
ana receiving orders AS they did so.
Already TWO Of them were at the door
way.
Take the shor' cut 70 The Allied
stockvards," one Of them was saying.
"W.aIl burn The harnE-.vOu look an or