Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-03-04

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tJ&H0 Strong, q young woman living IN
Window late one night. looking into the
harbor, where several battleships are
anshored' sees q man in evening clothes
time she sees the man in evening clothes
enter the apartnent next door, and on
the following morning papers contain an
account Of the suicide Of a m~anafound
ment. The next day Miss Strong is ac-
costed by q man. who begs her. to 80 to
q certain office down, town, to. see q Mr..
use nasc * e sss shs san 1 BE Of i is = ,
MISS Strong keeps the appointment
With Mr.. F1eck, and learns that the
Xoung ma next door, whose name is
man spy She is asked TODD some secret
work for the government, in keeping
Hon under observation. :
Jane IS given the badge Of K.1s, which
longe to the man reported to have
committed suicide near the apartment
and who in reality was q detective In
the employ of Fleck. Returning from
takes Otto Hoff. uncle Of Fred Hon. and
she follows him to q bookstore. There
she sees him a a slip Of paper from q
book on he shelves, and also sees him
cave one. After he leaves b gets the
slip Of paper, which contains only 9
jumbled mass Of figures.
Jane takes the message to F1eck. who
deciphers it, and finds b II. sives in.
port. f.
Upon her return to the APARTMENT
Jane o%verhears Lieutenant Kramer = n.
TO see young Mr.. Hon. She pretends to
have met him on board a warship, at 8
tea, and invites him and Mr.. Hof ia
lunch in her apartment.
While they are at lunch, Carter, . de.
tective employed by Fleck, calls on tbs
the message. left in tho book BY Hon. il
her agitation she betrays which book /,
IL. and Lieutenant Kramer and young
Hon. who hear the conversation. leave
Immediately. r
As Dean. also in h service Of Fleck
whom she induces her father to engage
rs = chauffeur.
Young Hof sends lane a box. contain.
he had spent a profitable" afternoon al
her home. She takes tea with him, and
makes further engagements. While he
following day, Jane and the chauffeur
expect to plant a photograph in their
The chauffeur succeeded i locating
the photograph, and when Jane goes tc
the roof, to detain the Hot husekeeper
who is hanging washing out, she nnds
her hanging red and white handkerchief
on the line, and ss seeming the xarships in
ments Of the handkerchiefs. and Jane
realizes that she is giving signals.
Through information gained over the
photograph, at which Jane listens almos,
constantly, Fleck has been able to dis.
cover; that the elder Hoff goes to a differ.
ent bookstore each day for a code mes.
sage. Preparations are made to search
the Ho6 apartment while the two are ab,
sent on their regular Wednesday trip.
Jane DISCUSSES herself as 4 boy, and
with Dean starts out to follow the Hohs
They see young Hon on the street in the
uniform Of a British officer. Dean is be.
coming very much Interested in Jane
and James affections seem to be centered
on u Hoff
Jane, who are following i'm . motorcycle
and Dear uspects that they arc headed
for West Point. During their absence
Carter searches. the Hon apartment, and
Discovers The uniform of q British SOL
der. Carter Ill believes that some one
league with the Ho6s. ~ =
The search reveals little. except two
papers from which DENT" tooth paste
advertisements have been cut out. These
reference to the ."wonder-worker." which
the. Hons refer to frequently. A tele.
phone message from Dean says that he
has a broken arm. having been struck by
an automobile upon his return from fol.
lowing the Hons. When no regains his
Jane has disappeared.
When Jane regains consciousness she
hears the elder Hon angrily saying that
he must leave, there is no time to be
lost. He acts accordingly, while the
younger remains ia care for Jane, and
the seriously hurt Dean.
Young Hof lakes Jan home in a ca,
after the accident, and leaving says
when we have won, l shall tell you
h q l love you"