Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-05-03

consulted his watch. Past noon -
Dallas would be at Salzburg by this
time. lie went to the telephone.
Dallas had wired Wolf at Salzburg
to expect him. But there was no
Won KONG registered at the Hotel
Erzherzog when Dallas arrived: his
telegram to Wolf lay unopened in one
of the pigeon holes at the reception
desk
Dallas was halfway through an
early lunch when Wolf came lumber
ing into the dining-room. so. it's
you." Wolf growled dejectedly. well.
you arrive in time to fire me-"
Dallas grinned. "Why?"
Wolf sat down heavily. Because l
forgot the first rule of good general
ship to ensure ones transport"
Where do you spring from?"
"Rodenbach."
Dallas looked up quickly. Isn't
that where Bartels has his villa?"
Wolf nodded. Il stopped off there
last night on my way from Berlin. An
Austrian friend recommended me to a
man called Maier who makes bust
ness of smuggling refugees across the
frontier from Germany. Maier keeps
an inn at Rodenbach. the Goldene
Rose, and gave me bed. He said that.
as far as he knew. the Villa Friedl had
. been shut up for months. but when l
went there. first thing this morning,
there was smoke rising from the
chimney"
Did you see Bartels?"
Sure. posed again as a German
American lawyer and pretended l
wanted to see him about a legacy But
before we got properly talking the
telephone rang. Bartels answered it
and directly he knew who was at the
other end, he bundled me out of the
room. But listened at the door,"
''Grundt, was it?'
1T was someone whom Bartels ad-
dressed as Herr DoktOr' i it was
Yes, Herr Doktor" and No, Herr
Doktorr. and The Herr Doktor can
rely on met - all very servile. l
wasn't sure it was Grundt until l
heard Bartels say, I haven't set eyes
on them since that night in Hamburg,
but I'll endeavor to get in touch with
her at once and give her the Herr
Doktor's orders Immediately after,
Bartels drove off in big gray racing
car, we'll wrapped up as though start
ing on long journey, leaving me
there in the road with no means of
pursuit, znm DonnerWetter!"
''Never mind" said Dallas "At
least you have established two inn
portant points - the one. that Fame
is still alive, the other that Grundt
was speaking the truth when he told
us he didn't know the boys present
whereabouts, and l can tell you where
Bartels is making for. It's Baden
Baden. Ned has traced the woman
there and was due there this morning"
A page appeared. Baden Baden
calling Herr Dallas on the telephone"
Dallas was at the phone a long
time. WELL" he told Wolf on his
return. She's therer'
"And Fane?"
mo trace yet. Ned says, but he
means to investigate place called the
Pension Hasenberg. The woman's at
the Hotel Schlemmer, but Ned hasn't
seen her yet and he doesn't want you
or me butting in until he has scraped
acquaintance with her and discovered
the lay OF the land. Meanwhile, |
tipped him off about Bartels. Which
reminds me, you'd better get back to
Rodenbach, in case Bartels intends to
bring Fame and the girl back with him
to the villa"
"Okay, and you"
Il shall stand by here, waiting for
call either from you or Ned, which
ever materializes first"
Wolf grunted his approval. And
what of Clubfoot? Where has he dis
appeared to-"