The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-06-15
The KaiserS Death Messenger; Robert Fay;
A110tIer German PJ0tiu america is Exposed

with the material for this wonderful
bomb of his" ...
Friday found Fay again in enthu-
stastic conference with the captain.
Fay Rents Weehawken Garage.
Il have rented a garage on Main
street in Weehawken which will
use for an experimental station" he
reported. ITO throw off suspicion
rented it, saying was going to
conduct an automobile repair bust
ness. / have an old motor car there
which I have taken apart to carry
out the illusion, but meanwhile am
working on my mine. Have you
been able to learn where I can pro-
cure some T. N. TT"
81 have worked through several
people and have at last arranged for
an amount Of this material large
| enough to enable you to do some
practical work, to be delivered to
you as soon as l received your 'ad-
dress. will see now that the ship
ment is made in a day or So" Won
Papep scrubbed the address Of the
garage in Weehawken on a memoir
andum and Fay departed, pleased at
the result of his visit.
A lull had fallen on the affairs of
bers, always on the alert to stamp
out the first fires of intrigue before
they spread destroying flames over
the peace Of the country, the lull
brought no illusions. They recog-
nized 1t simply as the lull before an
! other storm.
It was the day of Bay's second
visit to Won Papen's office. Pat Hen
messy, door man at the Criminoiogy
club had just announced a visitor
and shown him into Harrison Grants
office.
Grant surveyed his visitor quizzic-
ally.
my name is wettig, G. L. wettig.
am a dealer in explosives" he an
nounced simply.
Grant nodded and motioned him to
a chair.
81 have something which think
will be OF interest to you. have
been asked to procure for certain
parties a quantity of T. N. T. You
are Of course acquainted with the
nature Of this explosive and the use
1t is commonly put tor"
A CLEAN Of interest shone in
Grantss eyes. ''Trinitrate of ToluoI-
Yes"
The Plans Leak Out.
Wettig wasted no time in words.
He told his story briefly.
Il have. in fact, been approached
by several people recently all Of
whom seemed particularly interested
in obtaining some Of it. I thought
1t best to go ahead with the deal
in an effort to gain all the informa-
ton possible concerning the persons
who wanted it. Now, however,
something has happened which
brings me to the need OF advice. To-
day was told to deliver the T. N. T.
as soon as I could get it to a garage
in Weehawken. Shortly after l was
told that the purchaser had changed
his address and would have to wait
q day or so until he could furnish
a new one. I'm afraid he has slipped
through my hands"
He surveyed Grant somewhat anx-
iously but appeared reasEured by
Grants decision. mo, / think he is
probably playing safe. You will un-
doubtedly hear from him in a day
or SO. Let me know when you do"
Wettig picked UP his hat. Wen
let it stand that way then. AS soon
as hear anything will communi-
cate with you" a
A week sped by without further
information regarding the personal
Of those who wished the T. N. r.
Harrison Grant had put the week
to good use. A casual acquaintance
formed in the past with Madame Au-
gusta Stephan, chief of Germany's
cultivated with care and subtle in
tent on his part, Madame Stephan,
somewhat blindly, renewed the ac-
quaintanceship with the feeling that
1t was a heaven sent opportunity
which would enable her to gain in
formation for the interests she
served
At her invitation Grant was spend
ing a most enjoyable evening in her
apartment. Madame Stephan was
clever. Too clever, he unused as she
left the room with a promise to re-
turn with "one of those American
cocktails" which she protested to be
an adept at mixing. His glance
strayed to a little writing desk near
the couch upon which he lounged. He
could hear the clink Of glass in the
little kitchenette. With a quick move
he slipped the desk top down and
noiselessly ran over a pile Of letters
glasses on a. tray grew louder. Ma
dame Stephan was returning. He
thrust the top letter into his pocket
and closed the desk.
A Beautiful Spy Fails.
Madame Stephan's beautiful face
clouded with disappointment as Har-
rison Grant, bewailing the necessity
that forced him to leave the pleas
ure of her company so early, shortly
after made his adieus. The disap-
pointment turned to plain anger as
the door closed behind him and she
realized that her efforts to gain his
confidence had not met with sue
cess.
Grants evening had proved more
profitable. The letter he had pur-
Joined from Madame Augustus writ
ing desk he read later with obvious