The Washington times., 1919-02-26

ward the bridge over the Potomac
The brickyard at Occoquan at o
said Knowles. No one said anoth+r
word as the car rolled over the Vir
ginia roads.
1t was one Of those nights when the
fog hangs like a gray blanket over
the Virginia shore, lifted only here
and there by a vagrant wind from the
river. Mile after mile the .thud %
their car seemed the only sound
They were almost upon the work.
house lights of Occoquan before
Knowles realized how far they hal
come. Ten minutes to g." Kelly sail.
They skirted the workhouse, taking
the turn toward the brickyards. A
little way from the higher chimney
on the bank of Occoquan creek they
left the car. Keep her waiting -
Major Pullman ordered. Then stealth
fly, like Indians slipping in to a sleep
ing village, they crept down to the
shore.
Down on the bank the water Tapped
against the shore. The four men,
crouched low against the ground near
the path that wu Tsang must take II
he beached the submarine near
enough to let him climb the steep,
winding road leading to the work
house dormitories, held rigid silence.
It seemed to Knowles that he must
have been there an hour, but when he
looked at his radium-faced watch he
saw that it was exactly as q gurgle
sounded in the water offshore and
something came TO the surface. By
its sound rather than its shape
Knowles knew It for the submarine
OF which Mrs. Thayer had told him.
There came to him suddenly the
thought that he had failed to tell the
officers OF the car which was to wait
for WI on the Richmond road II es-
cape to the submarine were cut OF
from him after he had rescued the
Chinese whom he believed held the
key to the chart. II was too late now
he realized as he saw a man spring
from the top OF the strange boat ana
start up the bank. Before he knew i5
could happen there was a rush at
either side OF him. Pullman and
Grant and Kelly jumped forward,
about 20 pounce upon the Chinaman.
Knowles reached for his revolver, an
ticipating trouble.
None came.
As IL the earth had swallowed him.
Wu Tsang disappeared. One moment
be had been there, creeping up the
bank OF the creek. The next he was
gone, utterly. completely vanished.
The four men tried 10 stare at each
other through the darkness. with one
impulse they flashed their search
lights. No figure fell within the
radiance. Wu was gone.
Only the beached submarine on the
bank proved to them that he had ever
come.
Major Pullman was the FIRST to re-
cover from his surprise. Sound the
alarm" he ordered. Inspector Grant
and Kelly rushed up the bank past
the chimney OF the brick yard. In
moment the upper bank was bright
with moving lights. Anyhow, WI
won't get what he came for" Kelly
condoled as Knowles passed him.
To Knowles, however, the knowI-
edge that WI had escaped was worm
wood, however satisfied the officers
might be at having prevented a JAIN
delivery. He had counted on the
elimination from the con-
test. Now he realized that ne had
TO keep on hghting him as we'll as
Snyder and Fuller. The thought that
Wu was at large down in the VIr-
yInia woods while Madeline and Her.
ierson and possibly KimBan were onI
heir way 10 Pohick Church spurFed
him 70 quicker thinking. He must
ye: TO Pohick as fast as motor could
AXE him!
He had no time TO explain to the
major OF his need. "Glve me this
ar" he yelled to the police chAuf-