Evening star., 1923-01-24

liant leadership developed on some.
, person who was dominated only by
desire for financial gain or politicad
fpower. The little we know OF Sea-
| falcon seems to warrant tho belfef
that he is no zealot, but an .extraor-
dinarily clever daredevil who 10 I'M
ibued with the spirit OF great ad-'
fventure-an adventure which yields
! to him wealth. power and a notoriety
(which for some years TO come may
f'iass as fame"
/ But how. in heavens name. did he
ever get such a following-not only
| in our own country, hut in the great
nations of Europe?" Storrow asked:
| The explanation is simple" Renni-
1 son replied. THE brotherhood Is a
| distinctly unmysterious product of
| try Of several hundred thousand men
| and women, naturally idealistic.
] whose old ideals we're shaken out or
them by the great conflict. They are
world began--the unsatisfed. the
I failures. the dreamers-the waste
1 products of civilization. Centuries or
! civilization have failed to eliminate
from this type the ever-present ten
/ depcy to revert to savagery. The
beating OF a tom-tom, stirs within
| them an impulse to go head-hunting.
| The weird rites Of an imaginative
charlatan will attract thousands of
them to a nonsensical and dehasins
cencies Of civilized life. Nature. not
man. has divided society into various
classes. But in every class are men
and women who, yielding to primal
instincts. become ecstatie when they
! hear the beating of the TOM tom that
| stirred their ancestors centuries ago.
/ And in these days. when humanity
still is trembling from the shock of
the great world war. the beaters OF
the tom-toms-Soap-bo box orators and
4 @ @ n ~ n q
while the sun is shining. An orgy of
crininally absurd lawmadng in our
| Congress and state legislatures has
put so many thou shalt nots' on our
citizens, having some distinct griev-
/ ance. has become resentful and intol-
Grant Of legal restrictions that seem
J inconsistent with the spirit of true
predatory aliens, focking annually to
our shores. have had citizenship
f. granted to them before they were
ripe for 1t and now virtually doni--
nate the government OF our cities. All
| conditions have been favorable for a
| formidable attack on our govern
/ mental fabric. and SO we have the
brothe erhood-and Seafalcon."
| II the movement were net 50 man.
| ifestly alien In Its nature, one might
! be Inclined to view II as revolution
ary." Storrow n,uttered
| Cali IL what YOU villa revolu
tion or an alien invasion--the menace
to our Institutions is more serious
than any we ever had to face before"
Renntson went on. The French revo-
| luton cleared the way for a conqueror
OF France-Napoieon. without drop OF
French blood in his veins. II was
Napoleon who coined the phrase I'M
asina ,S;. ,I s,on rules les the World It is to
ing 30 successfully as he beats his
tom tom"
why compare such a man with
Napoleon?" Storrow protested. Ma
roleon was dominated by imperial
ambition. This man, as you have
said. must be regarded as a modern
buccanesr. Whenever his submarines
halt a ship. II and its passengers are
searched before destruction is ef-
fected. Money and jewelry, food and.
oil are all the marauders take from
each doomed vessel. and the ships OF
all, nations are subjected TO attack.
Do you share the belief that Sea-
| falcon is an American"
1T is known that his accent is
rather more American than English"
Rennison answered shortly.
"But how did he get possession OF
such fleet of submarinesf Storrow
| asked.
1--WE DO not know that he has more
! than three or four said Rennison.
| "It is probable that these formerly
! belonged to the German navy and
| were secreted on one or more unfre-.
quented coasts at the close OF the
war. In the brotherhood ranks there
doubtless are scores Of men who
have had service as submarine sail
ors or mechanics These probably
have effected their complete repair
and are engaged in their operation"
But where are their bases?'
"There are numerous islands, used
by the freebooters in the old days and
we'll out OF the track of vessels now.
that would serve the purpose. Some
Of these are in the tropics. others are
washed by arctic waters
DO you think the situation on land,
so far as the activities OF the broth
erhood are concerned, will ever be-
come as serious as it lis now on the
sea-"
the United States IL flied with the
spies Of Seafalcon. All classes Of So
ciety are 80 affected that 1t has be-
come difficult to distinguish between
"But even though London 10 ~ dis
turbed as Washington and New York
over the thing, I can't quite make
out Rem, why our government is
sending you there" Storrov grumbIsd.
What would I: a military attache'
,, have to do with the situationT". Rem
nison asked. The Army isn't in it
What is the use of trying TO de-
eeive me, REM" Storrow demanded,
irritably Surely. by this time you
lit was the War Department refused
| ing the war"
Scarcely were the words spoken
| when the idler flushed violently. In
stinct told him he had said too much,
and he glanced anxiously at his COM
1 panion. He saw that over tho we'll
4 nodded dark-compiexioned face on
the other side Of the table there. had
come a change. There had been
features now were inscrptabie. The
! gray eyes that, were regardfnr him
were no longer distinguished BY the
penetrating quality Of their gaze-a
gaze that now was suggestive Of
| dreaminese.
| What was the reason. storrow"
Rennison asked quietly.
"A good one. Rem" the -idier re-
piled dsaantly after 2 brief period Of
( cause the department knew that il
you went into the trenches It would
not find in the United States Army a
man who was capable OF taking your
place outside OF them"
to the chief OF stai1." Rsnnison an.
swered coldiy. my successor has
/ been found And has been appointed"
! The ONCE, 50 far as you were con-
OF military attache in London will
be-" Storrow retorted your real
office is one you will carry with YOU
wherever you may 60, Rem Young
- you are ana humble as your mill
| tary rank may be. you are the super
gence-the peer Of every rovernment
investigator In the United states II
you are being sent to London, il is
because some trail has been found