Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1922-04-22
True
Detective Stories
THE BOMB PLOT

Copyright by The Wheeler Syndicate. Inc
TAP-Tap-Tap
The knocking at the door Of the
house occupied by Charles Won
kleist. In Brooklyn. was not peremp.
tory. nor yet did It SAVIOR of STEALTH
ness. During the silence which fol-
lowed. the two men on the doorstep
looked at each other inquIrlngly.
| 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?"
I'VE come from the Wolf" was the
reply. HE said that you would know
what we wanted"
From the WolfT' echoed the voice
from within. How do | know that
you are not wolves yourselves? How
-"
"Thisll prove who we are" inter
rupted the man who had previously
spoken. producing q card and slipping
II past the stout chain which guarded
the door. Read and net" he contin-
ued. still In German
A moment later the chain had been
removed and the two men. their cont
collars turned high. their hats pulled
low. entered the darkened hall Not
until the old man had refastened the
door and preceded them into room
/ where the tightly closed shutters ef-
fectually prevented any spying from
the outside. did he again address
them. When he did speak. It was
merely 10 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-
minatively. THAT Is name of the
Fatherland. ii good name But Barth?
, | know ii not. Is II not English"
american" corrected the first Of
/ the strangers. 1T would not do to use
too many Of our citizens in this plan.
II would cause suspicion We must
use all kinds of people-that's how we
fool these Yankees. Besides should
you doubt, there is the card from the
4 Wolf That bears both names"
"That is So agreed the German.
'and Won lgel 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
face very carefully: Have you com.
pleted the bomhs:"
"a few only. II 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
few feet square
AS YOU will note" he said. 1--WE can
not be overlooked from any Of the sur.
rounding houses.
The man called Barth. glancing up.
the bare walls of warehouses frowned
down upon them. As he looked. how
ever. he seemed 10 catch a queer CLINT
from one of the nearby roofs-a CLINT
ms of sunlight refrncted from bnocu-
larglaSS.
After he had removed three tulip
bulbs. planted In straight line. as II to
duced small oblonc box. black and
ominous
This" he said motioning them back
into the house lis the only one have
ready for use. The ones | 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
cases. But this one Doctor Scheele
turned over To me as a sample. Care
/ full Don't drop IT,
There were several Of these on the
/ Lusitania, and when the news OF her
/ destruction first arrived thought that
my handlwork was responsible. But
the honor was not mine. unfortunately
/ There are also similar bombs planted
Z on tne fTleurlcn der HrosSe, IN case
these Yankees ever attempt 10 seize
our property The moment they start
/ her engines. that moment they start
the bombs. Yes" concluded the old
man. you can tell the Wolf that his
plans are being we'll carried out Kar-
bode Schmidt. Paradis and Praedel
are attending 10 the ones on the, ship
and Scheele and Becker on land"
splendid exclaimed Barnitz.
1.-THE chief will be delighted 10 hear
this. Why not come with US now and
tell him about itT'
Thinking, of course. that his visitor
referred to Wolf Won Igel, Kleist read
lily agreed and Il was not until their
taxicab stopped in front of police head
quarters that he sensed anything
wrong Before he knew II he was being
walked into the Office of Inspector
Thomas J. Tunney. with gun In his
ribs.
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