Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1922-01-12
True
Detective Stories
THE BOMB PLOT


! The knocking at the door of the
house occupied by Charles Won
ssssdst, In Brooklyn, was not peremp
cory, nor yet did it SAVIOR of STEALTH
ssss. During the silence which fol
hswsd, the two men on the doorstep
o"ked at each other inquiringly.
Then-
1ap-tap-tap, they knocked again.
Slowly, silently, the door swung
spsn and, from tho inner recesses of a
rfsch-black hall, came voice which
inquired, In cultural German:
WHO are you, and what do you
waAtr
we come from the Wolf" was the
Ssply. HE said that you would know
what we wanted"
'Trem the Wolff. echoed the voice
ZEN within. "How do / know that
ven srs not wolves yourselves? How
--b
"This'll prove who we are" inter
Eupfed the man who had previously
spoken, producing a card and slipping
past the stout chain which guarded
1ss door. "Read and act" he contfn-
ed, still In German.
A moment later the chain had been
Esznoved and the two men, their coat
esfsars turned high, their hats pulled
hv, entered the darkened hall. Not
sn4n the old man had refastened the
sser and preceded them into a room
where the, tightly closed shutters eff
4sctually prevented any spying from
ne 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-
vsssation from the outside.
"Harth," said the other.
@Barnitz," the old man repeated ru-
pnAnativeiy. "That is a name Of the
Eathasfand, a good name. But Barthf
Rknsw II not. Is 1t not English2"
american" corrected the first of
- strangers. "It would not do to use
- many OF our citizens in this plan.
= weuh cause suspicion. We must
ne Ill kinds of people-that's how we
1ed these Yankees Besides, should
I'm doubt there is the card from the
Wth That bears both names"
'That Is so,' agreed tho German,
'aAd vOn Igel is not one to take any
&spcss. He Is too close to Won Papen.
~ what were you sent hereY'
'.rks Wolf wishes to be assured that
everything Is going smoothly.
Asn, after a moments hesitation,
0nsfAg which he studied Won Kleist's
- Sery carefully: "Have you COM
R4d the bombsf"
~ Few only. 1t will be simple TO
nal4 the others. Come, / will show
-
MIough the winding, labyrinthine
nr6sSges Of the old house the German
u them. and then out into thesback
Irs0--a tiny plot of ground barely a
~ teet square.
sts you win note" he said, 1--WE can
nntks overlooked from any of the sur
erdtns houses.
- man called Barth, glancing up,
- that the German was right. Only
- bare walls Of warehouses frowned
6bwn upon them. AS he looked, how
sgsA he seemed to catch queer CLINT
1psm enc of the nearby roofs-a CLINT
. n sunlight refracted from binocu-
krgiass.
Aftsr he had removed three tulip
bS1ts, planted In straight line, as If to
nark O certain spot, Won Klelst pro-
alped small oblong box, black and
smineus.
This" he said, motioning them back
in6e the house, ''ls the only one / have
leady for use The ones | shall show
yeu In the celar-in order that you
nay tell the Wolf just how his plans
aps being carried out-are merely the
eases. But this one Doctor Scheele
turned over to me as a sample. Care
Nj Don't drop it
There were several Of these on the
n1s1tania, and when the news Of her
6ogtsuction first arrived thought that
~ handiwork was responsible. But
- honor was not mine, unfortunately.
hGs are also similar bombs planted
. tAs Friedrich Der Crosse In case
tnes Yankees ever attempt to seize
- property. The moment they start
Engines, that moment they start
- benbs! Yes" concluded the old
- "you can tell the Wolf that his
- IRE being we'll carried out Kar-
Schmidt, paradis and Praedei
CesnAing to the ones on the ship,
= scheele and Becker on land"
Splendid exclaimed Barnitz.
- chief will be delighted to hear
- why not come with us now and
% him about itr'
Tinking. OF course, that his visitor
pO1wsed 10 Wolf Won Igel, Kleist read
d. agreed, and 1t was not until their
axicab stopped In front of police head
eparters that he sensed anything
vrcng. Before he knew IL he was being
walked into the office of Inspector
Rhomas ]. Tunney, with gun In his
Fibs.
aChief," cried Barnitz, that card
t.urnad the trick You'll have TO get q