The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-02-11

Wen have the biggest party
we've ever mad, tonight.
J-540 knew he meant they were
, going to try to blow up the dyna-
mite StOrehOuSe.
He must get in touch with the
major general at once. The major
general nad been notified by mail
mat an agent was at Fort Sill in
VeStigating, and specially selected
officers and men awaited J-540S
call. But would he be able to teIe-
phone the major general?
AT the stroke OF midnight, j.
$40 entered an old barn near the
edge OF the reservation, in COM
pany with GaSway, Conklin, and
carey.
Carey" the Corporal said, cts
you jon to make The ROUNDS Tor
the tire signals and telephone
boxes and put them out OF COM
mission.
we don't want to be called out
before the fire gets under way,
especially tonight. We've got a
IoJ OF gasoline, thanks TO our new
pal.
You, Tom, 60 see Bob Hyatt,
he's the Sentry nearest the ware
house. Last Tune ne was on auty
lie Ilred three SnOtS, as he was sup
posed TO, but one Damn near ait
lie. Tell MIN to keep out or
the way tonight.
Ill take care of the main job
myself"
one of the others objected.
How do we know we won't get
blown up, too?"
Il got that all figured out. You
and AL start a tne on the other
size OF the reservation, ands Joe
Will start one in LaWtOn. Well
be answering those alarms when
the dig gun goes OFF,
THAT sober, sane human be-
n ings could plot, out of pure
miScneviOuSneSS, to blow up
government arsenal J-54O would
not have believed. But Gasway
summed it all up wien he said,
boy, 1 sure get a thrill out of
riding those fire engines!"
1t was nearly 4 o'clock in the
morning, just before dawn, when
all Of COnklin's and GasWay'S
arrangements were complete. All
their watches had been compared,
and at 4 o'clock exactly three fires
were to be ignited.
Then you can get under cover
and watch the fireworks" Conk-
lin said with a hearty laugh.
Well put this dump on The map,
or blow it Off"
J-540 had managed to stay with
Corporal GaSway, claiming the
r4gnC to help touch off the big
SJorehouse. But, unknown to Gas
way, he had used the telephone
for a few minutes.
At exactly 4 o'clock Conklin set
fire to a dwelling at the side of
the reservation away from the ex-
ploSiveS stOrehouse. He spoke to
the sentry, who grinned and
turned his back.
AS the flames whirred along a
trail of gasoline, something unex-
pected happened. Forty soldiers
surrounded Conklin and another
fireman, disarmed the sentry. and
eXtinguished the fire before it had
done any damage.
simultaneously, in Lawton. Ca
rey's group and two others were
captured in Ike manner at the
instant the gnited fires. No
alarm wa tuned in, for none
was necessary.
And Corporal Gasway and Spe-
cial Agent J-54O went about their
task of blowing up Fort Sill.
JUST what occurred still is not
- entirely clear, for J-54O's report
simply says, lease completed as
orected." But around Fl. Sill
they tell it like this:
The wind was blowing fitfully
and Corporal Gasway was wor-
ried. Bidding J-54O wait for him
beside an empty shack few yards
from the storehouse, he went to
the edge of clearing and dug
up large package.
This is a little trick saved
up, ne leered. It's real dyna-