Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-02-24

for the next afternoon he entered the
Strong apartment carrying a suitcase
in which was concealed his apparatus
and the necessary wire.
Hurry" cried Jane, who was wait
ing for him. 1.-THE Hofrs' maid has
just one up on the roof"
I'VE can safely give her at least a
few minutes" said Dean setting to
work to make a hole through the
wall into the apartment adjoining.
Just as ne had finished making it and
had pushed one end of the wire
through. the telephone bell rang, and
Jane in dismay sprang to answer it.
Disguise your voice." warned
Dean III 1t is a caller say there is
no. one. home" a.s,.e
eft was Lieutenant Kramer call
ing said Jane as she returned.
Did he recognize your voice ?"
II don't think So"
What did he say?"
"He said to tell Miss Strong that he
had called"
"Then he didn't suspect you"
Isn't there danger, though, that
he may come up to the Hoff apart
ment?"
Dean sprang to the window and
looked out at the street below.
mo. there he goes up the street.
He evidently did not try to see if the
Hoffs were at home. That's funny"
why funny?".
ut mean of course that he. too,
knows about those Wednesday trips
the Hons make"
Cautiously he opened the door into
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lence he moved to the Hoff door and
inserted his new-made key. 1t work.
ed perfectly.
Now" he whispered to Jane. "to
the roof-quick. I must not be
taken by surprise. Give me at least
ten minutes more-ffteen if. you
can"
Quickly he passed inside, closing
the door behind him all but a barely
noticeable crack, as Jane rang for the
elevator and babe the operator take
her to the roof. AS she emerged
there and stood waiting for the eleva-
tor to descend again.. an ornamental
lattice screened her from the rest OF
the roof. Cautiously and curiously
she peered between the Stats, trying
to see what the Hof servant was do,
ing at the moment. She decided that
she would not reveal her presence
until the woman made ready to go
downstairs.
AS from behind her screen she
scanned h roof h espied old Lena
over on the side next the river bend
ing over a half-filled basket Of
basket some of the freshly dried
laundry from the lines extending all
over the roof AS Jane watched her
the old woman Strengthened herself
up and cast a cautious glance about.
Apparently satisfied that she was
alone she : whipped out something
from a pocket in her apron and turn
ed in the direction Of the river.
jan gasped in amazement. a thrill
Of excitement sweeping over her at
this new discovery. 1t was. plain that
the old servant was studying the
transports in the river below through
a pair OF powerful field glasses. Curl
ously Jane observed her, wondering
what she was trying to ascertain,
wondering if through the glasses she
was able to identify the battleships
move was still more puzzling. Hasti-
ly dropping her glasses into the
basket she began to hang again on
the line some Of the clothes. They
were handkerchief. Jane. noted in
terestedly, one large red one. and the
rest white, some large, some small, a
whole long row of nothing but hand
kerchiefs.
All at once it came to Jane what 1t
must NEAR The arrangement of the
Eandkerchiefs mdst be some sort Of a
code. She studied the way they were
placed. committing the order TO
memory. "Red-two large-one
snall-one large-one small" OF
course 1t was a code, a signal to some
one aboard one Of tibet ships.
The line of handkerchief complet-
ed old Lena Gnce ore too ~ e
glasses sfTat i,t around a
ifcrr RI sc :rare
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