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

"No," she insisted. ''he was busy
getting Dean into the car. He was
unconscious. and It. looked as If he
was badly hurt"
=. queer :; 3. y ec mil m,x i.;y queer" muttered
Didn't he ask you who Dean was?"
questioned F1eck.
II explained that he was our chauf-
feur. He may havo known him BY
sight at any rate"
"Go on"
I'VE stopped at the house of the
first doctor we came to and left Dean
there, and then Mr.. Hoff brought me
on home in the car. At the ferry he
put me into a taxi"
What did you talk about on the
trip home 2" ASKED fleck suspiciously.
Didn't he try to pump you?"
I'VE hardly talked at all. He
SEEMED concerned only in getting me
home without its becoming known
that. I.had been in an accident.
rs that all?" asked. h chief. She
could see by his n that he mis-
trusted. her. that he felt that she was
keeping something back.
I'VE hardly exchanged a dozen
Words she insisted.
way.
IT can't understand it at ALL" he
said. "Oldz Otto is a. common enough
type Of German, painstaking. meth
sdical, stupid. stubborn. ready to
fcommit any crime for Prussia. but
the young fellow is of far different
material. He is far more alert and
more dangerousa I cannot understand
his finding you there and not trying
to discover what you were doing"
Il can't understand that either
Jane admitted.
There's nd doubt in my mind" the
chief continued. that Frederic Hoff is
the real conspirator. the head of the
plotters."
!, why do you say that?" asked Jane
quickly. What did you find out
terday?"
She felt certain from the manner in
which he spoke that he must now
have some damning evidence of Fred
eric Hon's guilt. He was not in the
habit of making decisions without
proof.
I'VE found" said Fleck. his keen
eyes fixed on her face as If trying to
read her .innermost thoughts. "a Brit
ish officers uniform hanging in Fred
eric Honrs closet, proof positive that
he is a dangerous spy"
And" said Carter, pointing to the
two clippings lying OF Fleck's desk,
lin the old mans waste-paper basket
we found those"
Jane picked up the clippings and
examined them %curiously.
What are they?" she asked. look
ing from n to the other; "cipher
messages of some. sort?"
1--WE think So" said Carter. I'VE
don't know yet"
1--WE noticed these peculiar ,adver-
tisements often" said Jane. studying
the. clippings, but I never thought Of
connecting them with the Hons. l
WONDER"
F1eck and Carter had their heads
together and were talking in low
tones.
II wonder" said the chief. what
young Hon is up to. He must have
known the girl was there to spy on
him. l can't understand his not quiz
ling her."
He's a cagey bird" Carter replied.
They are both OF them expert at
throwing off shadowers. Both Of
them know, I think. they are being
! watched"
'"oh. listen" interrupted Jane, al:
excitement. Il believe 1 can read this
cipher. The number Of letters in the
word in big type at the beginning Of
the advertisement is the key. See.
k'Ao WIN ASAS 40
has eight letters. Read eyer e.e.,,h
word in this advertisement I've IN
derlined them"
Fleck took the paper quickly trem
her hand and he and Carer bert
eagerly ove it to see i he- theory
was correct.
REMEMBER
Please, that our new. paste, Den
to-, will stop decay OF Your teeth.
Sound teeth are passports to good
health n comfort. No good
business mar can risk i'll heath.
It is closely allied with failure.
The teeth if NOT watched are
quickly gon
USE DENTO
A genuine. safe. pleasing paste
for the teeth, prepared and sold
only by the Auer Dental Com
pany. New York.
stop passports business, closely
watched repeated Fleck aloud.
THAT certainly makes sense and fits
the facts, too. In the last few days
we have drawn the net closely around
a gang Of supposed scandinavians
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