Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-07-04


want down 70 the pApet IN ms hanG:
and his brain ana . we're eeiEed
In the strip of fright. There 49, no
other word to describe his FEELING
written In the code OF the nome nnace,
and the words stared At him PLAINLY
without Pie neeessity. Of study. The
import Of them was the revelation Of
n ofs the most momantons aaeeuons
that had TO do with b secret eesv-
lee work. question the answef 70
which had puzSled the entire depart
ment for weeks. That ansWer ne
nov hold IN his hand. and ne hs,sw
edge Of those outside before it had
done its work through the department
It would result in. dire calamity 20
the III Of Righteousness an the
country. and Incidentally rush the IN
efncient messenger whe allowed IT 70
become known. For the instant Cor
don felt UNEQUAL to the ask before
him. How could he keep these blood
hounds at baylor such they were.
message, bloodhounds who We're get.
ting fll-gotten gains from innocent
and unsuspecttng victims-some of
them little children.
But the old chief had picked his
man we'll. Only for IN instant the
glittering lights darhened before his
eyes. and the cold Precipitation start
ed. Then he rallied his forces and
looked up. The welfare Of a nations
honor was In his hands. n ne would
be true. It was matte OF lie "a
death. 4h0 WAllt6, ga va ifSnF 1ARa nfa
VT life 1t need be.
He sum moned his ready smile.
y shall be glad to serve you II /
can he said. "Of curse I'd like to
9 this, over q Few minutes before
attempting to read It, Codes are DIFF
ferent. % know, from n another,
but there ts = key to then, all II ono
can just hnd 1t out. This locks "a
1t It might be very simple
Ihe speH OF bveathleeaness wa
broken. The guests relaxed and went
on with their dinner.
Gordon, meanwhile. tried ccolly to
Keep up q pretense OF eating. the pa
per held IN one hand while he seemed
to be studying 1t. Once he turned it
e n looked on the back. There
was a large crosamark In red Ink NJ
the upper end. He looked at it Curl
ously and then instinetively at his
rSS~f
That is my own mark" said Mr..
Holman. II put it there to distin-
guish 1t Q other papers He was
smiling politely, but he might as we'll
have said, Il put 1t there to identify
IT IN case OF theft;' for every n at
the table. unless 1t might be his wife.
understood that that was what he
meant. Gordon felt It and was con
scious of the other paper On his vest
nAckot Thu NAV mo ~0ia~ IN Ao
most difhcult.
Among the articles IN the envelope
which the chief had given him before
his departure from Washington were
a pair of shell-rinamed Eyeglasses, a
false mustache, a goatee. and a pair
OF eyebrows. He had laughed at the
suggestion OF high-tragedy contained
lin the disguise, but had brought them
with him fer a possible emergency.
The eyeglasses we're tucked into the
vest-pocket beside the duplicate pa
per. He bethousht himself of them
now. Could he, under cover of TAX
ing them out, manage to exchange the
papers? And if he should, how about
that red-lnk mark across the back?
Would any n notice its absence?
1t was well to exchange the papers as
soon as possible before the writing
had been studied by those at the table,
y HS AHS" ~ lHC OI1GI IiIeySd6Cs
though resembling this n in general
words, differed enough to attract the
attention OF a close observer. Dared
he risk their noticing the absence OF
the red cross on the back?
Slowly. cautiously. under cover Of
the conversation, he managed to get
that duplicate paper out Of his pocket
and under the napkin in his lap. This
he did with n hand, all the time
ostentatiously holding h code mes
sage in the other hand. with its back
to the people at the table. This hand
meanwhile also held his coat lapel
out that he might the more easily
search his vest-pockets for the glass
es. 1t all looked natural. The hos
tess was engaged in a.whispered con-
versation with the maid at the mo
ment. The host and other guests
were finishing the exceedingly deli
clous patties on their plates, and the
precious code message, was safely in
evidence, red cross and all. They saw
no reason to be suspicious about the
strangers hunt for his glasses.
on. here they are!' he said. quite
unconcernedly, and put on the glasseA
to look more closely at the paper.
spreading it smoothly on the table
cloth before him, and wondering how
he should get it into his lap in place
OF the one that now lay quietly under
his napkin.
The host and the guests politely re-
trained from talking to Gordon and
told each other incidents of the day
in low tones that indicated the non
Importance of what they were saying;
while they waited for the real bust
ness Of h hour.
Then the butler removed the plates,
pausing beside Gordon waiting
punctiliously with his silver tray to