Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-03

to her husband to receive attentions
from Count Won Bernstorff the imperial
German ambassador, who was infatuated
& with her. for the purpose of getting any
adVance tips upon crimes against Amer
ica contemplated by the Huns wh ch
might be of use In the manipulation Of
me stock market. Mrs. Blank had r
motive far higher than the s0rdid idea
Of making money by entering into the
haison. She had arranged To transmit
Z any knowledge she might gain Of Ger
man activities to Grant for the use of
the United States Government in com
batting the secret foes,
4 In keeping with the plan of communi-
cation which they had devised Grant
was waiting outside the Ritz-Carlton
Hotel. after being advised that Won
his frequent visits TO New York, watch
ing certain window Of the amha ssa-
doris suite intently. The signal which he
expected came shortly. TIE curtain of
the top of the window, and then lowered
again to it's original position. covering
half the window. \ few seconds and
then the shade on a window across the
street was put through the same opera
tion. Back of IL Grant could distin-
guish the form of Mrs. Blank.
-Str The president OF the Crimiuology club
smiled to himself amusedlv. This sys-
tenn of signaling had been devised by
Won Bernstorff as a means of learning
before sallying forth to meet the lady
& who had attracted him He did not, of
course, know that Blank was encourag-
ing, In fact insisting. upon his wife en-
tering into the ENHANCEMENT. and dur
ing his previous adventures had learned
that ar American husband was usually a
man 20 be fearedS So Grants amuse-
Z ynent increased when he saw the German
ambassador leave the side door of the
hotel and stink across the street 10 enter
the seIyants' door of the building in
which Mrs. Blank was housed,
AS tie leader of all the Hun spies and
plpfters in America disappeared into the
doorway, Grant transferred his atten-
tion 10 the window of Mrs. Blanks room
Night was falling and already the lower
streets were dusky. The shade. which
t: had lately been used TO signal Won Bern
etorn that Blank was absent, was low
cred. and from within a light flashed
on A curious person looking at the win
Z dow would have thought that the hanger
< bad feen careless in adjusting the shade
for there was a narrow strip Of light
Showing at the top, between the roller
4 and the window frame. To Grant the
4 appeerance of that little strip of light
meant that the method he had devised
Z for communication from Mrs. Blank
) had not been discovered,
II had been installed hut a few days
& Dfeyious at a time when Mrs Blank had
s HE assurance that her husband would
= be absent for some time. Small push
tuttons had been inserted under the arm
9 81 every chair in the room, under each
table and In places where they could
: Be reached conveniently on every article
= of furniture. Wires had been laid from
each under the rugs and the flooring
I. (hcu inside the window sash TO the tor
& 81 The window. where they all terminated
Z In a small electrical device which bobbed
IN aid down when any of the puttons
( Ncre pushed The Morse code used In
fe,eeraphing could be adapted to the
6obbinK OF the device. and no matter
.-.f - 4. .AA ha In, a
4 Mrs Blank would have a button near
Nv which she could Use whenever she
4 4 anything 10 communicate to Grant.
IN syenipG Was the hrst opportunity
- had baep to test the efficacy Of
8 61c1& fer Il WAS the first visit
6r6 Ind made to New York
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