The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-24
4 Blonde
For Bait
BY ROB EDEN

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her head. he finally gave up.
Like looking for a needle in a
haystack unless we have some
landmark to give US clue, hs
said. and turned back homewsrd.
After late luncheon. Barringer
loaded her into his car and headed
for downtown Los Angeles.
Got another idea" he said.
Wen look over some pictures in
the Intelligence Bureau and see II
we can get a line on this CATH
ness. If he's ever been mixed up
in ANYTHING like this before. we
should have picture Of him. Cop
les are in the files of every large
bureau in the country. so you see
not very much really gets past the
boys down there
Difference
Ellen was impressed with the
Difference Major Barringer conn
manded from Duncan Filestcne,
chief of the bureau. He turned over
a private room to them. and had an
assistant bring in the complete
files for their inspection.
You can lay them out on this
long table" he suggested. Easier
to spot faces and keep track of the
stuff that way. Anything else l :
com do for ,,Ott cir >"
Barringer answered there was
not. and Filestone left them to
themselves.
These are all arranged by
years" Barringer observed. taking
up the first package. Wen start
with the most recent ones. and
work back
Side by side, they sat at the
table, sorting over the photo
graphs and arranging them in or
der on the table.
A slight gasp escaped Ellen as
she saw a familiar face.
why that's Rick" she eX-
claimed, taking up small picture.
Not Guilty
I'm responsible for that" Bar.
ringer admitted. AS soon as a
man or woman is suspected, we get
a photograph. copies are made for
every bureau, and distributed, to-
gether with a confidential report
about them"
Suppose you later rediscover A
person is not guilty-that he hasn't
been engaged in spying. Do you
take his picture out of the files -
NO. unless he finds out about
it and insists. 1t takes an order
from the head of the bureau in
Washington to remove any record
or picture once it gets into the
files" =
Ellen Involuntary shuddered.
TT would be a terrible thing, IL
a person were innocent. to have
something like this held against
him forever
Barringer shrugged his Shout
ders.
IT'S too bad. but that's the way
it is. We don't make many mis-
takes. though. You'll find very
few pictures of innocent people
in this bunch
Another Picture
A short time later. he flipped
another picture over to her.
Karl Vorhis." she said. May
7 read about him." The major
nodded.
Vorhis, according TO the record,
was born in New Jersey. in 1892
He was known to have served in
the World war on the western
front, but with what troops there
was no record.
Ellen read that he was suspected
of espionage during the last year
Of the war, but nothing had been
proved
There was reference to his hav-
/ ing lived in Rome, in Vienna,
Paris. Madrid. Berlin, Brussels,
Moscow. Toxic. Washington and
his latest address was Santa
Monica, California. He was listed
as an expert photographer,
horseman of unusual ability, an
aviator.
There was notation that he
was thought to have served with
Franco in Spain as flyer. but
there was no definite proof Nearly =
everything about him YVES rather
vague, she decided
Hundreds more pictures passed
through their hands.
Now we're back 10 the World
war PERIOD Barringer remarked.
untving a new bundle.
They were near the bottom Of
the pile when Ellen reached out
and picked up faded picture.
Carefully she studied it. one fea-.
ture at a time while Barringer
looked over her shoulder
While he has changed consid-
ershly," she said. finally. speaking
very slowly. 7 would be willing to
bet that this is a picture OF Henry
Caithness as ne looked more than
twenty years ago.
The deep-set eyes. the high
cheek bones. the shape OF the chin
and the brows. the ears. I'd swear
that this is your man." =
Turns Picture
Barringer turned the picture
over and read the name and no.
tation on the back
Zachary Frsyne A m lean.
Convicted Of espionage. Sentenced
to life Imprisonment At Brest
France. Died Nov. % 1919"
Why. this man is dead he.
exclaimed.