The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-12-09

house occupied by Charles Won
Kleist, in Brooklyn, was not peremp-
tory, nor yet did 1t SAVIOR of Stealth
ness. During the silence which fol-
lowed, the two men on the doorstep
looked at each other inquiringly
Then
Tap tap-tap, they knocked again.
Slowly, silently, the door swung
open and, from the inner recesses of
pitch-black hall, came voice which
inquired, In cultural German:
who are you, and what do you
want?"
1--WE come from the Wolf" was the
reply. .He said that you would know
what we wanted
i'From the Wolff' echoed the voice
from within. "How do know that
you are not wolves yourselves? How
- d
''Thisll prove who we are" inter-
rupted the man who had previously
spoken, producing card and slipping
it past the stout chain which guarded
the door. "Read and act" he contin-
ueu, SLlli IN GerInHn.
A moment later the chain had been
removed and the two men, their coat
collars turned high, their hats pulled
low, entered the darkened hall. Not
until the old man had refastened the
door and preceded them into a room
where the tightly closed shutters eff
fectually prevented any spying from
the outside, did he again address
them. When he did speak, 1t was
merely to inquire their names.
'Barnitz,' replied one Of the men
the one who had carried on the con-
versation from the outside.
"Barth," said the other.
"Barnitz,s the old man repeated ru-
minatively. THAT is a name of the
| Fatherland, good name. But Barth?
I know 1t not. Is 1t not English7"
American" corrected the first Of
the strangers. SIT would not do to use
too many OF our citizens in this plan.
! It would cause suspicion. We must
use all kinds of people-that's how we
fool these YankeesI Besides, should
| you doubt, there Is the card from the
/ Wolf. That bears both names"
"That Is so," agreed the German,
sand Won Tgel Is not one to take any
chances. He Is too close to Won Papen.
For what were you sent hereT'
"The Wolf wishes to be assured that
everything is going smoothly.
Then, after a moments hesitation,
during which he studied Won Kleist's
face very carefully: "Have you COM
pleted the bombs?"
"a few only. 1t win be simple to
make the others. Come, I will show
you"
Through the winding, labyrinthine
passages of the old house the German
led them, and then out into the back
yard-a tiny plot of ground barely q
few feet square.
"As you viii note," he said, 1--WE can
not be overlooked from any of the sur
rounding houses.
The man called Barth, CHANGING up
saw that the German was right. Onl.
, the bare walls of warehouses frownet
, down upon them. As he looked, how
; ever, he seemed to catch queer glin
|, from one of the nearby roofs--a Gin
as of sunlight refracted from binocu
lar-glass.
After he had removed three tulil
bulbs, planted In straight line, as IL {,
mark certain spot, Won Kleist pro
!, duced a small oblong box, black an,
: ominous.
. '"This," he said, motioning them bac
: into the house, sis the only one hav
: ready for use. The ones shall sho,
you in the cellar-in order that 20
may tell the Wolf just how his plan
are being carried out-are merely tn
cases. But this one Doctor Scheel
: turned over to me as sample. Care
J full Don't drop It'll.
y There were several Of these on til
! Lusitania, and when the news of he
!. destruction first arrived / thought the
t. my handiwork was responsible. B,
the honor was not mine, unfortunatel,
y There are also similar bombs plante
% on the Friedrich Der Crosse, In cas-
these Yankees ever attempt to sell
+ our property. The moment they sta
g her engines, that moment they sta
= the bombs Yes" concluded the o.
q man, "you can tell the Wolf that h
y plans are being well carried out. Ka
II bode, Schmidt, Paradis and Praed
Is are attending to the ones on the shi
y and Scheele and Becker on land"
L "Splendidm exclaimed Barnii
In ''rhe chief will be delighted to he
t this. Why not come with us now al
st tell him about lit"
ne Thinking, of course, that his visit
to referred to Wolf Won Igel, Kleist rea
lily agreed, and 1t was not until the
taxicab stopped III front of police hea
quarters that he sensed anythi
u, wrong. Before he knew 1t he was bel
p, walked into the Office of Inspect
n Thomas ]. Tunney, with gun in |
d ribs.