Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1919-02-19


and his cohorts favored as meeting
places. Trailing him to his possible
den of refuge, 1 was completely baf-
fed. Brosul made turns and windings
and false leads that threw me COM
pletely off the trail; but the fourth
night l landed him. and the next af-
ternoon prepared to find cut why he
had chosen top room in an old, half
occupied factory building as his place
of shelter.
I had managed to find hiding place
under dark stairway covert and
planted myself there. AT one end of
a side corridor was sink. Brosul
came out to get some water in tin
pail. As he was out of view for the
space of half minute / glided to the
half-open door of his room. The one
/ entered was where he ate and silent.
Beyond 1t, guarded by heavy steel
door. just now ajar, was a small den
OF place, with no ventilation except
a small IL by II window from which
the sash was missing. There was some
soft coal, Ratchet and some kindlipg-
wood in corner.
The room partook of the construc-
ton of vault, in q measure. / be-
heved that upon his person or secreted
In his den this man had documents,
plans. some evidence that would in
criminate him and his fellow plotters,
and be of value and assistance to the
I Hnh
tain that screened a cot where Brosul
evidently slept. From there / watched
him.
Brosul did some puzzling and inter-
esting things. He picked from table
a tiny bow made of thin whalebone and
strung with n strand of fine wire.
saw him put himself In range of the
little window. He lifted out its sash
About fifteen feet across a narrow
court was a high warehouse. One of
the windows on the top floor was open
for ventilation. Beyond 1t some bales
showed. Abruptly the truth flashed
upon my mind. The building opposite,
l recalled distinctly, was storage
house for government hospital sup
plies.
Brosul fitted a headless piece of
metal to the bow. He aimed it across
the court. 1t went through the open
sash. 1t was only test. He picked
up another arrow. This one had a
great mass of black sulphur attached
to the head. / saw the scheme in
no ri
the bales, would ignite, and millions
of dollars worth of government stores
would be destroyed.
Drop II ~ | ordered, but the arrow
had left the bow. However, my inter-
ference had disturbed the delivery.
The inflammable arrowhead struck the
window sill, spluttered and fell to the
court below. There was struggle.
1t was well that Brosul was smaller
than /. He made desperate resist
ance, dlscerned that | would finally
overpower him in the melee, kicked
shut the iron door, seized the key,
threw 1t out through the window, and.
us / bound him hand and foot, viewed
me savagely, but with q sort of spe-
cious triumph.
/ saw then l would find 1t absolutely
impossible to get out of that room I'M
aided. for the iron door was set solid
and he counted on my being unable to
escape until some of his expected con-
freres arrived. That might be at any
moment. In going about the room /
discovered a written sheet holding four
addresses. They were the warehouse
next door and three plants making mu-
nitions. These were evidently doomed
structures. l saw the Importance of
getting this information and my man
to headquarters speedily.
Finally an idea of calling aid struck
me. Just outside the little window
was a giant electric feed cable.
reached out with the keen-edged hatch
ct and gave 1t mighty cut. 1t sput-
tered, shocked me but half parted.
Within fifteen minutes, as I calculat-
ed a repair crew located the break.
One of them was suspended from the
roof.
"Can the police. Reach this room
at once" l ordered.
'sDid you cut that cabieT demanded
the repairer.
ayes"
"Pretty risky business, fooling with
the public service" he growled.
.Worse for you, II you don't act as
i tell You for the government service"
In an hour my prisoner was at head
quarters. He never spoke or WINGED
until confronted by Durkea.
'"Well, Brosul, shall we try some OF
the old hypnotic stuffF' queried Dur
kea.