Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-03-11

Our people picked him pfta Scan
dinavtan boat and locked him up.
They took his papers and turned
them over to me. Clever, wasn't it,"
And o took his name and his
papers and came here in his place?
Oh. that was Z. brave, brave thing to
Il wouldn't say that" said Seymour
modestly. ~ fancy I look a bit Like
the. chap. and I speak the language
perfectly"
But It was such a terrible risk to
take" cried Jane with a shudder.
Suppose. they'd found you out?"
NO danger Of that laughed Fred
eric. "Old Otto eve had seen the
chap who was coming. His real nep-
kew, Frederic Hoff. whose American
birth certificate was used, died years
ago. Besides I had the German Of
hcer's papers and knew just what his
instructions were. The worst OF it
night on toastins the Kaiser. and
up in his dirty schemes. I had to 20
through with the former once in a
while. but on the latter. 1-how do
you Americans say it-tust stalled
along. My orders were to land him
only on the big thtns-his wonder
workers."
But how ala you explain to- him
that British Uniform"
NOV that was really an idea. The
old fellow was getting a bit cross and
suspicious with me because he
thought I wasn't doing enough while
they were getting his wonder-work-
ers' ready. At one time he was so
~distrustful Of me that he had me
followed"
"oh. yes, I know" said Jane quick.
~. With q thrill she remembered the
scene she had witnessed from her
window the night K-19. her ~predeces-
sor on Chief Fleck's staff. had been
murdered. In her relief at dtscov-
erins that Frederic was no German
spy. she had forgotten that for weeks
and weeks she had all but believed
him guilty Of murder. Now, some.
thing told her. surely and confident
~. that he could explain it all.
II saw o from my window one
night before I met you" she went on.
"A man was following III, and you
chased him around the corner"
Z remember that" he said: the
Ipoor chap was found dead the next
morning. Old Otto killed him, The
man had been following me, and
had 1mAEinsd that he was one Of old
Otto's spies and knocked him down,
I couldn't ind anything on him to ia
dioat4 who he was. 80 just As he VA
beginning to revive ! left him and
came on home. It seems old Otto
had been watching him trail me. He
followed along aud shot the man. He
Eleefully told me about it the rext
day, the hound. I ought to have
given him over o the police, but thai
would have upset our plans"
Il eee," said Jane: what abouf
inF with old Mr.. Ho1?"
That's the funny part Of 1t. Hers
in this country you've rot 10 many
kinds Of secret aRents they're Always
ttrampling. on each others' toes
There's your treasury axents, and
your Department Of Justice AGENTS
and your army intelligence men and
your naval intelligence men nine dff.
ferent sets OF investigators you've got
counting the volunteers. 80 some one
told me-. and each lot trying to make
q record fer itself and not taking Tho
others tnt6 its confidence. Rsthe,
stupid ] can It."
Il should % So" agreed Jane.
There was I watching old Hon 70,
Jour government, and Kramer watch.
ling me for you navy and FlecA
w.atching both Of us. II was asfunny
Ij6rnble."
nut about that uniform" Jan.
Whsn the old man GOT to r.<rn,
me a1bft. feft ! must do somefhina
to co1y3nee him Twas al .sight. {