The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1921-07-01

was still in government employ, al
though unassigned, and felt this dis
covery to be a direct call upon my
service. While my FIRST inclination
should naturally have been to turn the
whole matter over to the proper bu-
reau for investigation, two facts led
me in another direction was sufii-
GENTLY young to seek adventure. and
l desired to verify my suspicious be-
fore creating any false alarm.
AS / rested there, sleepless, staring
up at the black ceiling. the words OF
the strange fragment Of letter re-
NAMED wildly before me. Little by
little | dug at the truth, coming finally
to this conclusion: los" was, no
doubt, the recognized number of some
agent who had been dispatched to
America on a special errand to the
conspirators In this country He had
sailed Saturday, month ago, or more,
and must have long since arrived at
some port, bringing with him instruc-
lions not to be intrusted to the mail,
and sufficient money, in form of letter
Of credit, with which to finance what
ever nefarIous scheme of revolution
might be contemplated. This money
WAS to be paid out to the authorized
party through q man named Krantz.
Who was Krantz7 There was a we'll
known banking firm, Kulb, Krantz &
Co., in Wall Street, and 1t was quite
probable these might prove the ones
involved, although to my knowledge
they had no outward 1unta connec-
tons of this nature. Scans" was evil
IDENTIFY street, although could recall
none bearing so peculiar appellation.
while the password was in itself proof
almost positive as to the South or Cen
trail American sympathies of the con-
spirators.
These facts were fairly clear as ]
thus weaved them together, but they
were rendered more damning by the
other name mentioned Waldron. Ii
this was Ivan waidron, had good rea-
son to know the fellow, and to con-
meet his activities with any scheme
destined to embarrass the government.
He was a professional agitator of the
most pronounced type, socialist radi-
cal, who in the past had openly advo-
Gated opposition to all law and order.
Moreover, the fellow had large and
desperate following, to whom he was
high-priest. He was reported to be a
Russian by birth, but spoke English
without an accent, and / felt no doubt
but what a sufficient amount of money
would engage his interest in any des-
perate cause. The desire to "get him"
added zest to my interest IN the affair.
If he was actually at the head of these
fellows these plotters against the neu-
trality Of the United States, the catch
would be worth while.
AS soon as possible next morning 1
sought out Burke, the manager Of the
hotel, with whom had speaking ac-
quaintance, and, without cOnfiding the
extent Of my discovery, questioned him
relative to the mysterious box, and the
guests who left it behind. Two men,
he said, both well dressed, but with
nothing particularly to distinguish
them, had registered together late in
the afternoon of Friday, September q.
and on request had been assigned to
one room with twin beds and a bath.
The larger man, who had inscribed him
self as "P. S. Horner, Detroit" alone
had a bag; his companion, known to
the hotel as "Gustaye Alva, Toledo.
Ohio" being without baggage. The
bill was paid the next morning by
Horner, and the two departed together.
II was an hour later when the cham
bermaid on that floor reported dnding
the box In the room vacated. After
holding it for a day or two in expec-
tation that It might be called for, no
such Inquiries being made, the hotel
endeavored to trace the men, but to
no avail. The fellows had either false
ly registered, or were entirely unknown
where they claimed residence. The
hrst was the most probable condition.
After thirty days, and having exhaust
ed all reasonable efforts to find the
rightful owner, the hotel felt legally
justified in selling the trinket. That
was all Burke knew OF the matter, and
his interest In 1t was. not keen.
/ am inclined to think now that /
went at the problem without much
system, and that any success achieved
was through pure accident. During
the forenoon I dropped in upon Glenn
ent Breckenridge, cashier Of the Do
ver's National bank. We had been
classmates at college, and 1 generally
called on him when In the city. This
time I led the conversation to Kulb
Krantz & Co., on the pretense that /
had received mall from them relative
to some recommended investment.