Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1922-09-13
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Detective Stories
THE BOMB PLOT

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Copyright BY The Wheeler Syndicate. Inc.
TAP-Tap-Tapl :.<.-% "
J. The knocking at the door of the
house occupied by Charles Won
hleist, In Brooklyn, was not peremp-
tory, nor yet did it SAVIOR Of stealthi-
ness. During the silence which fol- +
lowed, the two men on the doorstep
looked at each other inQuiringly,
Then
Iap-tap-tap, they knocked again.
Slowly, silently, the door swung
open and, from the inner recesses Of q
pttch-black hail.. came voice which:
inquired, in cultural German: 2 I
Who are you, and what do you
want?" >. !f*sfz 81 u ". Y
I'VE come from the Wolf" was the
reply. He said that YOU would=Know
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'From the Wolf7' echoed the, voice
from within. s"How dol know that
you are not wolves yourselves? How
"This'll prove who we are" inter-
rupted the man who had previously
spoken, producing a. card and slipping
1t past the stout chain which guarded
the door. "Read and act" he contin-
ued, still in German. :
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 ef-
1ectually prevented any spying from
the outside, did he again address
them. When he did speak, it 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.' the old man repeated ru-
mlnatively. "That Is name of the
Fatherland, good name But :Barth?
: l know 1t not. Is it not English?"
"American," corrected the first Of
: the strangers. 1T would not do to use
too many of our citizens in this plan.
1t would cause suspicion. We must
use all kinds Of people-that's how we
l fool these Yankees! Besides, should
you doubt, there Is the card from the
| Wolf. That bears both names.'
THAT is So" agreed the German,
t "and Won 1gel is not one to take any
chances. He is too close to Won Papen,
= For what were you sent here?"
THE Wolf wishes to be assured that
everything is going smoothly.
< Then, after moments hesitation,
during which he studied Won Kleist's
n race very carefully: "Have you CON-
pleted the bombs?'
r "A few only. It will be simple to
make the others. Come, 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 a
> few feet square:
"As you will note," he said tive can
not be overlooked from any If the sur
rounding houses.
The man called Barth, glancing up,
II saw that the German was right Only
the bare walls Of warehouses frowned
II down upon them. AS he looked how
ever, he seemed to catch a queer CLINT
l. from one Of the nearby roofs-a CLINT
e. as of sunlight refracted from binocu-
L. lar-glass.
S After he had removed three tulip
bulbs. planted in straight line, as if to
d mark a certain spot, Won Kleist pro-
h duced small oblong box, black and
ominous.
l. This he said, motioning them back
Into the house, lis the only one have
e. ready for use. The ones l shall show
" you in the cellar-in order that you
" may tell the Wolf just how his plans
are being carried out-are merely the
RI cases. But this one Doctor Scheele
- turned over to me as sample. Care
full! Don't drop 1t!
4 There were several Of these on the
-. Lusitania, and when the news of hel
" destruction first arrived I thought thai
~. ~ my handiwork was responsible. Bu
IL the honor was not mine, unfortunately
- There are also similar BOMBS planted
ON the Friedrich Der Crosse, in case
these Yankees ever attempt to- SEIZE
y our property. The moment they star
her engines, that moment they star
II the bombs! Yes" concluded the ole
y man, "you can tell the Wolf that his
IL plans are being we'll carried out. Kar
bode, Schmidt, Paradis aLl Praede
D. are attending to the ones o., the ship
y and Scheele and Becker on land"
1t "Splendid" exclaimed Barnitz
''The chief will be delighted to heal
Is this. Why not come with us now ant
n tell him about it?'
Thinking, Of course, that his visito,
t. referred to Wolf Won Igel, Kleist read
n lily agreed, and it was not until thei1
o taxicab stopped in front of police head
n quarters that he sensed anythins
wrong. Before he knew it he was bein@
y walked into the Office Of: inspector
Thomas j. Tunney, with a gun in his
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