The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-08-19

have told Harrison Grant Of III" mes
sage which was in,rusted To you by the
gentleman who just left your room.
Mrs. Blank had suddenly changed he'
expression and tone. The imperial Ger
man spy gasped.
'.Three arc no messages. she oegar
haltinGly.
No? And I suppose no combination
Of acids 10 make writing lnViSihlc'
| II refuse 10 he questioned.
You are making things very hard
for yourself. baroness" said Mrs. HlanE
syeetly and while she was speaking
she had placed both her hands IN inc
shoulders Of The woman spy. she
| pulled them bark suddenly. There was
n ripping and tearing Of cloth. Most
Of tho upper part of tbs blouse worn
| by the baroness vas in tho hands 81
| Mrs. Blank, and tho muscular shoulders
! Of the German woman were harro. y
! scream from the lips nf Baroness YER
hrecht Scratching tearing. raging. she
leaprd n, Mrs. Blank. Int before Sho
! could reach her. Sh" fund her Wrists
! caught in the firm grasp Of Harrison
! Grant
| where is the acid" asked Mrs.
Blank.
| In my size pocket
The bottle came forth. 4 swcctIsh,
sticky odor permcar ted the room as Mrs.
Blank opened tho hottie and saturated
| a handkerchief with the liquid. Then.
ms Grant held the struggling form OF
the woman spy. Mrs. Blank carefully
pat,ed the smooth muscles OF Baroness
Verbrcchts shoulders with the hand
kcrchief. For a moment nothing ~
peared. Then dimly. tho letters OF
written words began 10 show nn the
skin. They became clearer ny Mrs.
Blank continued the applications If the
acid and finally they stood forth hr..-
l!antly. rcyealing tho desperate orders
issued by DR.. Albert and Won BERN
storff when they learned that tho wlre-
less could he Of no further use To them:
Communications via Sayrillc have
been stopped. start mutiny At once.
N"lay dangerous. \"
Harrison Grant smiled.
Il might as we'll tell you" ne said.
Your little trip would have hcen III
vain. The mutinccrs have already been
arrested. -
\ vii" Toutoni oath hrnk" from tho
lips OF The supposedly refined woman.
She snarlcd at Grant and tri"d To bite
his hand. Grant laughed quietly.
81 the serpent can bite alsn. fh"n
changing his tone: Baroness N"rbccht.
vour little game IL over. Ynu mr." under
arrest II you care 10 30 nul"tl. ] will
drivn vou to the Tombs II not can
summon m ordinary patrol wagon and
have you taken there. ! would prefer
the former way. hut IL is for you to
choose"
There was a moment Of silence. Tho
features Of r;ernany's chief Of women
spies worked cony1ilsivey. Then tho
tears came and Harrison Grant released
his grip on her wrists.
NY work is over" said Baroness Nnr-
becht slowly. II will not resist YOU
As tho Changing steel Sat"s OF tho
Tombe closed behind Harrison Grant,
after hr had loft Baroness N"rhccht in
charge 81 The matron inside. ne suddenly
though, Of Ratu Chihra. AS much for
the sake Of the refreshing mir AS any
Thing else f'hr drove 10 tho boarding
house which Il" had learned housed the
voting Hindu student.
"lIr isn't In" said tho landlady in
response. tn Grants request 20 sec Fhih-
ra. land am a little worried about him.
He is frequently out late hut this after
noon when he went To his classes he told |
he that hr would he hack at'six o'clock /!
because he was expecting an important
letter The letter has como and he Isn't !
here
Grant showed his badge. and accom- |
panied BY the landlsdy went to :he room |
oc1Ip pied by C:hibra. The landlady Easpcd !
when she saw the interior. Twas topsy |
turvev AS If every rncentacln in il had |
been carefully ransacked. Th. letter J