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Newspaper Page TextSERIAL STORY CARIBBEAN CRISIS BY EATON K.'GOLDTHWAITE NKA SKRVICl. INO. TUB ENEMY STRIKES CHAPTER XV fAIiCOTT tecepted the print and u ht canned it hU bewilder ment grew. The print wss a copy of a creased and rather smudgy original. It was tha head-and-(houldera likeness of a man in uniform, a Uhlan officer of the first World War. His head vraa closely shaved or bald. Under a bulging forehead his eyes held the fixed, glassy stare of unques tioned authority. His chin was short and square, his lips thin and cruel. He dldnt look like S truth era; he didn't look like any body Talcott could remember ever having seen. That's a photograph of Baron Gerhardt von Stampf," the slow, musical voice said. "A brilliant and unscrupulous . agent He speaks five languages as fluently and effortlessly as if each was his mother tongue. He was operating In Brazil until the recent shakeup there. We have reason to believe that he may be in the Islands." "It certainly isnt Strainers," Talcott said. j "I dont like to think what a Nazi agent could do If firmly established nearby. Well check on him thoroughly. And now," the cloudiness left his gray eyes 'as he turned to MacBoweU, "you claim to be employed by the Standard Detective Agency, that your name Is Patrick MacDowell and you are a resident of New York. You have your license?" MacDowell was taken complete ly aback. He didn't recall having made any claims to this discon certing individual; dldnt remem ber that he had even opened his mouth. He fumbled through pock ets and produced a card with photo attached, a motor vehicle permit and a few letters. "These look all right I want to know where you met Halsey and Struthers and what evidence you had as to their authenticity." This man! How the devil did be know about Halsey when his name hadn't been mentioned? "Why, I met Halsey In Struthers' office. It was Struthers called the boss and asked for me. I worked with him before." "Struthers was known to you?" , "Absolutely." ! "And Halsey?" V "Halsey took me to Federal (Chemical's offices. Right straight to to th' president's private secre- ttary." : "And fee secretary Instructed (you to arrest Talcott if the audi tor requested it?" "Tfaaf th idea." "You didn't talk to anyone else fat Federal Chemical?" "No." JHE man at the desk frowned. x a ice. i. nounea ine tympany 'he waa leaving; your can came from the auditor, not the com pany. A man whom you had just met in the auditor's office took iyou to the secretary. Have vou any evidence that Halsey is aetual- Oy an employe of Federal Chemi- K17" ' MacDowell gasped. "Huh? What more would you expect? He took me right in!" "Anybody can go right in If they've got clearance," the gray eyed man smiled faintly. He turned to Talcott "Did you know Halsey before?" "Only through letters." "Which could have been sent without the knowledge of the President This may be a con spiracy to defraud the Company, or " He paused, searched through bis drawer again, found a blue tsheet He said, "You operate a distillation plant for the produc tion of nitric acid. How much 'oil does it consume?" ' "About a barrel a day." ' "How much stock do you or dinarily carry?" "Two months' supply." ' "Any idea why Struthers would order five hundred barrels to be shipped immediately?" Talcott lifted his eyebrows. "Five hundred barrels! Not unless he was afraid priorities would shut off his supply." The man at the desk shut hlm elf behind his eyes. One, two, three minutes passed In which his iflngers drummed restlessly. Then, ighing, he said, "We'll watch it And I suggest that you watch yourself. There can be only two possible answers to the auditor's conduct I'm rather hoping, for the sake of all of us, that he's try ing to take the Company for a ride. Good luck, Bill." . , . . i TIOWD that guy know about me?" MacDowell demanded when they again faced Emancipa tion Park. "What did he ask all them questions for? How"d he know about Halsey? Nobody said ., nothing to him about Halsey, not unless you got to him while I was sleep. And who is he anyway?" Talcott grinned. "I'm beginning to understand why Struthers picked you for this Job." "Huh? - And what's how much oil you use got to do with all this, I'd llko ta know!" "If I knew all the answers I wouldn't be going back with you." MacDowell lapsed to muttering. It sure was mysterious. Walk up an alley and climb a flight of stairs and there, in a little room 600 miles from home, was a guy who knew all about you. Who knew nil about Halsey before his name waa even mentioned. A guy who 'asked dumb questions about how many barrels of oil it took to run is stilt A guy who talked about 'international intrigue; as if any body would want to get control of 'a stinking, desolate hunk of rock like Abas Island. Suddenly a look of positive brilliance burst from MacDoweU'a face. "Hey! That guyl" he gasped. "That guy is a" But Talcott was yards away, (Striding toward the waterfront. Briskly heading for a crowd gathered on the quay, a group of natives and tourists and shop keepers and sailors. The crowd was growing in volume. People were running to it across the small Park; running men brushed past MacDowell. Down there a woman screamed; the crowd bulged and parted mo mentarily and MacDowell saw a uniformed officer pushing them back from the launch that be longed to Federal Chemical Com pany's Plant Number Six. An other uniformed officer was in the launch, bending down. Well, may be the cops could tell him some thing. Maybe they could tell him about the guy in the room that knew so much. He had to run to keep up to Talcott When they reached the crowd he saw that the people in it were scared. They were staring at the launch and the bent-down officer, jostling each other in their effort to see. Beneath its tan, Talcott's face was white as milk. "What's wrong here?" he demanded so sharply that the officer looked up. "This your boat?" the officer demanded. "I'm In charge of It" "Then you're the one we want Walter, take the gentleman over to the Fort" The officer stood up, and Mac Dowell, crowding close, taw Scbastien. Stretched out In the bottom, he was, his bandaged arm covering his faco. Beneath the blade of his left shoulder was a glistening dark stain from which a knife-handle protruded. (To Do Continued) OVER SPECIFICATIONS SAN FRANCISCO, (P) The stork came not once but three times to a house on 21st avenue, so the landlord raised the rent from $41 to $47.50 a month. 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