Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-02-17
CHAPTER u1-(Continued.)

CHAPTER Extraordinarily
What is it that you wish me to
Ido?" asked Jane wonderingly.
You'll have to tell me how to go
All a good detective needs" said
thine a1eea; r's; net as aad, say; th ass
common sense. You must observe
everything closely, be able to put two
and two together and s your COM
mon sense. Do you know the Hoffs
by sight?"
"Only by sight"
They live in the next apartment
on your floor, do they not?"
Yes. Young Mr.. Hon's bedroom
Is the room next to NINE"
Good" cried Mr.. Fleck. "Can you
hear anything from the next apart
ment, any conversational"
mo. only muffled sounds"
THE windows overlook the river
and the transports. do they not?"
!. Yes. the windows Of Mr.. Hon's
bedroom and the room next. Their
apartment is a duplicate Of ours"
Mr.: Fleck sprang up and crossed to
the big safe. Opening an inner draw
er he took out a small metal disk
and handed it to her. Jane looked at
it curiously. 1t bore no wording saw
the Inscription "K-19."
. THAT" said Mr.. Fleck. lis the only
thing I can give you in the way of
credentials. Keep it somewhere safe
Nv concealed about your clothing and
never exhibit it except in case of ex-
peril any police officer will recognize
it at once and will promptly give you
all h assistance possible"
But" protested the girl. II don't
know yet what I am to do"
For the present I am trusting ia
your resourcefulness to make oppor-
tunities to help is. We are watching
the house closely from the outside
Carter will identify you to the other
you to call me up, not from you,
home but from a public phone. Here
is nv number. Say this is Miss
Jones speaking and I will know who
it is. 1 can communicate with you BY
note without arousinE suspicion?"
"Oh. yes, certainly
IF at any time l have to call 20,
on the phone, or if any of the othel
operatives want to communicate will
ing for Miss JONES'"
isn't that exciting-a secret pass
word" cried Jane enthusiastically.
If you a manage 1t Withou
compromising yourself too seriu asly
I wish you would make the young
mans acquaintance
THAT will be simple" said Jane
remembering the admiring way il
which he had raised his cup in her di
rection as she left the hotel.
IF possible find out who thei
visitors are in the apartment ant
keep your eyes opel for any sort o
signalling to the transports. If eve
there is al opportunity to get hold o
notes OF mail delivered to either o
them. don't hesitate to steam it opel
and copy it,"
seems right or fair"
"Of course it's right" cried Mr.
Fleck warmly. Think Of the live
of our soldiers that are at stake. TIL
devilish ingenuity of these Germa,
J spies must be thwarted at all costs
They seem to be able to discove
every detail OF u plans. Only tw
DAYS ago one of our transports wa
thoroughly inspected from stem t
) hundred soldiers were put aboard he
on their way to France. Just by &C
cident. as they were about to sail,
Itime-bomb was discovered in the Goa
bunkers, a bomb that would hav
sent them all to kingdom come"
"How terrible!"
: Somebody aboard is a traitor
Somebody knew when that %inspectio
: was made. Somebody put that bonn
, tn place afterward. That shows 70
the kind of enemies we are fighting.
, Jane shuddered. She was thinkin
OF the sailing of another t%ranspor
the one that had carried her brothe
Ito France
Anything GEMS right after that,
D she said simply. =,
EYES," said Mr.. F1eck. there is or
: ~ one effective way to fight thoe
spying devils. We must stop at moth
: hing. They stop at nothing-not eve
= murder-to gain their ends"
Il know that" said Jane hasdl.
= IT saw something myself you ought
know about"