4 THURSDAY, MARCH 7, 18IS VERNONIA EAGLE, VERNONIA, OREGON FOUR COllT IIÍKVIR Copyright by Doubleday , Doras & Ce. '"YouTHust be mistaken,” replied have sixty-four men i.t my own ÏÔ the skipper, “tins here ain’t no Brit handle the small prize crew. isher.” Dinuer time would come. I would The officer was bewildered ami say to the Britisher»: “Gentle suspicious, so ordered the Puss of men, may you dine well." Balmaha to head for Hamburg. “Cookie,” I would cull, "serve FEE TOO SMALL Leaving only u German ensign up the best we’ve got.” aboard, he announced that his suit Ou wuy to my private cap Of merchants, be marine would follow close behind. tain’s their quarters, they would leave course this was only a threat, their coats and weapons In the ves passed the Vernonia city Of for the U-boat soon vanished be tibule, within eight und Just out of November, for fee neath the waves. reach. Now the ensign grew worried. day for those wishing do in ltight in the middle of the Something told him that everything meul, I would signal to my lighting was not right on the Pass of Bal- men hidden on the lower d.-.’k. mulia. Had lie known there were Seizing their ritiea they uuulil Juiu'i Many other of Oregon ped seven Britishers on board, In* would io their appointed places Al un dlers in their city by have been still more worried ! other signal, the crew above deck “ Captain, ” said lie, “I am going would clumlier up lhe Iron masts, the fee for a to stay at your side all day and open small secret doors, reucli down sleep with you ut night. I’ve a hand into the hollow chambers where who taxes, grenade here in my pocket. At night their arms and uniforms were hid aie not when I am going to tlx it so that if imv- den, and a moment later German parasites have only to enter one opens the door of our cabin it Jack-’ars would appear where hum will explode.” hie Norwegian sailors hud been a pay and pick the busiest Naturally Captain Scott lost no time moment before. We would not nt In whispering to his mate: “Kas tempt to recapture our own shin for stand to on the down the hatches and don’t let dressed in civilian togs. are handled by stores, but the ten those Britishers come up. If they Although the lloor of my saloon do, our goose is cooked. Don’t say where tlie prize crew would he din the home merchant anything to them, or there will be ing looked like any other floor, it willingness to trouble. This German smells a was In reality an elevator! All I the will exchange article rat.” had to do was press a secret but So the prize crew in the hold was ton hidden behind tlie barometer not as kept there. Two days later, out in the chart room. Presto! down side the entrance to the harbor at would drop floor, prize crew and It time the city pres Cuxhaven, another party of tier sure such the Chamber Com mans came aboard, so Captain Scott all.Before a man Jack could Junto said to the U-boat ensign: for n weapon they would tlnd them merce or of amend this “You wanted to know what was selves dining on tlie next deck be nance, protection is wrong here? All right, now I’ll low. Willi the difference that they show you.” Then lie opened the now would tie gazing down tlie bar hatches and yelled for the Brit rels of twenty German rifles. ishers to come up. The tall officer the of Of no benefit the city Then I would step forward, throw the Royal navy, one eye blink open my great-coat, and present of these peddlers and should ing and the other beinonocled, put myself as tlie skipper of a wind up first. the buyer, often takes the his “1 head jammer suddenly metamorphosed say, where are we now?” Into tlie commander of an aux these strangers, articles are “You’re in Germany, if you had iliary cruiser. left my flag alone, everything would guaranteed that, but never And now, by Joe, suppose a have been all right. But you are British cruiser seized us and then their that “ We or exchange it, prisoners now.” we seized tlie British prize crew. So you see how the Pass of Bal Then supposing another cruiser if not as ” maha turned out to be unlucky for should pick us up. We nuiglit have is needed, is McMinnville Englishmen and lucky for Germans. to do a bit of fighting, nmylie take That was Just the ship we wanted. to tlie bouts with our prisoners has a week less, which t»y Joe. then sink our own ship. So we willing to pay would give some Our hope was to run tlie block and prepared for this hy placing lionil« ade disguised us a neutral — a thing reasonable income, but the entirely fair according to the laws wliei ■ they could he touched off nt H moment’s notice. We liuil no In of discouraging peddlers from of war. Although on land a sol tuition of letting our raider fall dler must wear service uniform, at into enemy hands. in Vernonia. sea you can tly a neutral flag and I felt that It was so Important to wear ordinary seaman’s clothes. But keep nil of our plans sercet that I you must hoist your true colors be even fooled tlie workmen who were GOVERN TICKET SALES fore going Into action with the altering the ship. Had they known of tickets for events, social, enemy. what we were up to, the rumor We altered that British built might have gotten out. There were should the a special Yankee clipper from stem to stern, spies everywhere. Yon must ad witli concealed places for our guns, mire tlie British. They had a great by the Chamber of Commerce. rifles, grenades, boitibs, and other espionage system, und they paid committee give armament, with special quarters their spies well We Germans were tor prisoners, two ultra modern all as the 500 horse-power motors to fall back stingy. Bah! That was one rea we bungled. on in case of calm or when in a son Salvation or who the So I told everyone. Including the big hurry, a tank holding 480 tons to to a regardless for pur of fuel oil, another tank contain foremen, that the I'uss of Balniaha into an up ing 480 tons of sweet water, and was being transformed pose. be used provisions for a cruise of two years. to-date training ship, to apprentices Often organizations giving In addition to 400 hunks for pros in training mechanics' run motors who Inter on were to pective “guests,” I had special de having members sell luxe quarters made for “visiting” on submarines mid zeppellns. That allhl was to explain om anel the city too not captains and mates. These were spacious cabins to accommodate two two motors. Tlie war laid shown taking that because are or three. We also designed a sep hint German cabin boys were deli ing with such such a that he may have arate «lining saloon for them, with cient In knowledge of nautical rig assortment of books and maga ging. So I also announced that a tor same another an zines in French and English, and a one purpose of tills sailing ship customer his, previously in the gramophone with late English and was to give them 11 chance to learn a litlle about handling sails. As tn records. tickets be French Then, of course, we had to ar the accommodations In tlie hold foi handled one solicit mer range quarters for my crew of light prisoners, mid the bunks for our marines as well as for the reg big crew. 1 explained that these the marked, “Merchant ing ular seamen required on a clipper were to be for apprentices and ticket,” that not for the of this size. Moreover, we had to cabin boys, ! even put up signs do all this so it would not be no- nmrldng off one part of the ship business man buy if he had ticeable “for 150 cabin hoys," another “for to uninvited visitors. no use more number. When the work was done, below 80 apprentices,” and so on. It would have looked suspicious deck, the Pass of Balmaha was an Also by getting the of committee, auxiliary cruiser, armed to the for n naval ofllcer to lie directing the could governed teeth. Above deck she was merely work of tills kind with such Infinite old sailing ship loaded with pains, so at the ship yards I posed would in no way benefits a a poetic as Herr von Eekniann. Inspector of prosaic cargo of lumber. near that by other Timber made the ideal cargo for the naval ministry. purposes, because a ship carry An old retired captain of tlie Often some lady or man beg our ing lumber loads her deck as well Inspection service happened for some charitable purpose, are as her hold. The piles of lumber Ship to be stopping in tlie same hotel. even cover your hatches, so no one His love for Ids old profession not show whether cun go below until you unload. caused him to take a most embar not the to collect for Hence no search crew would be rassing Interest tn ni.v work. One likely to inspect us carefully in day he met a honaflde ship In they present. sea. They would either order us to spector and asked him whether lie Kirkwall, or let us go. knew me. Norway exports lumber and Aus "Von Eckmann? Let’s see, I You more tralia imports It. So we decided to know everybody in the service. ing than by standing in the pose ns a Norwegian clipper bound There Is no V oii Eckmann on the Melbourne. Having served on roster." store complaining how business is. for various Norwegian ships, I spoke •"Then," blurted out the old cap Norse, and I knew I would have tain, “lie must be a spy. I always no difficulty finding men for my Although active Vernonia for crew who could sprak it also. But said he had a typically English I’ll watch him.” of it first I had secret doors and hatches face. Through mistake, two letters cut In the floor of the closets in the the rate this year officers’ cabins, and another under came fur me without tlie usual address. Both of them gave more will in the stove in the galley. From keel cover my full name and rank. I argued to top deck we converted this with the head waiter, trying to get American three-master Into a mas him to give me tlie tetters for de tery ship of trick panels and trick livery to "my friend, Count Luck doors. ner.” The old captain happened to Of course. If an enemy patrol be snooping near by, although I didn't know It. By now. anything vessel picked us up, a special prize crew of half a dozen men would I did was suspicious. He already be put aboard us to make sure we had me hung and quartered as his headed for the ii hl p< rl. I ivhi I i ! country’s nri-h enemv special interest to the should the peddlers ordinance by council in 1925, calling a of $5 a to business this city to peddle or sell their wares. cities discourage fiom doing business making $50 or more week or less. Merchants pay occupation rents and labor getting a square deal, these who pay a small fee, the city on a day, corner their unload public, articles which local lack guarantee which gives, by his reputation, and his do further bus iness with buyer, and the if represented. is that council without the of organizations, as of a group merchants ordi so that proper given tile home dealer. does derive from visits protection also be given to who times word of that the sold to do this and ending talk , ’ll make it good, represented. What a stiff fee, like of $50 for or if the traveling store was the town would probably solve problem doing bus iness Sale receive appointed This to solicitations, Army lic contribute all approval of benefit or committee should also their approval from organizations, such others wish to ask pub fund, what times, benefit, and their tickets, solicit the mer chants otheis living in hard, into consideration they trad and merchant purchased ticket this event from of day. The sale of to merchants should by person assigned to only chants, and tickets could be so it would be necessary to more than one ticket, occasion to than that approval this organization be by a date which conflict with any other given period organizations. enters Vernonia, ging funds and even requested to credentials or they have authority funds the purpose which can catch you can and construction appears from that still 1929. customers with advertis out front of about rotten “What did that fellow want?" ne inquired of the head waiter. “He asked me to give him the letters for Lieutenant Commander Count von Luckner." “Ha!" 1 suspected nothing. That eve ning I took the train for Bremen A detective entered m.v compart ment and demanded ni.v papers. I gave them to him. “Count von l.uckner." lie ex claimed, astonished mid emhar rassed, “I must have made a mis take. I am looking for a spy from Geestemunde." I grew worried. Could It be that enemy secret agents «'ere watching the work on m.v auxiliary cruiser! “Where was the spy reported?” “He Ilves at Beermann’s hotel.' That was my hotel. The spy was watching me. I told him that I would take upon myself the re sponslhility of saying that there were the most urgent reasons win this spy must be caught, and tlui: lie must wire Ids principals that the utmost vigilance must lie used. “We already have tlie railroad covered at both ends. But we will increase our precautions.” he re plied. “The spy will surely ho CUI.gilt." In Bremen at llillinnn't hotel 1 was again stopped by a detective who demanded my paiiers. Again my papers confounded and hewll dered him. ‘"lhe description of tlie spy tits you exactly," he said. * Once more I urged tiiat Hie head quarters of the secret police be commanded to catch the secret agent at any cost. At the Trocndero, I sat with 11 bottle of wine in front of me. A provost officer with two men In uniform came up to me. "Come with us. You are under anest.” I flew into a rage nt these repetl lions of stupidity, us I thought them to be. “I am u naval officer.” “You are a spy. Come with us!” Tlie usual spy mania spread throughout tlie restaurant. Blows were threatened, chairs were bran dished, and there were shouts ol “Kill the spy, kill him!” on nil sides. If tlie officers hadn’t fought the crowd off, I would liuve been badly beaten. At headquarters 1 was shown a description and even a picture of myself. So there nas no doubt but what I was their man. "Under what name does tills spy travel?" I denianded. "Under tlie name of Marine in spector von Eckinann.” “Why, I am lie.” “But you Just said you were Count von Luckner.” I was compelled, with great in junction* of secrecy, to lake them into my contldenee, and had them telephone the admiralty for con Urination. Tlie prying old captain at Geeste- inunde soon took Idmseli’ to oilier parts—by request! As I explained, my plan was to slip through the British blockade ns a neutral and if possible dis guised as some other ship that actually existed. There happened to lie a Norwegian vessel that was almost a dead ringer Tor the Pass of Balniuha. She was scheduled to sail front Copenhagen. I decided thut we would take her uanie, and sail the du.v before abe sailed, so that if the British caught ua and wirelessed to Copenhagen to cou Arm our story Uicy would receive word that such a craft hud left port at the time we claimed. This ship was an med the Muleta. For some time she had been dlscharg Ing gralu from the Argeutlne. From (leumark she was to proceed to Christiania and there pick up a cargo. Why not a cur go of lumber for Melbourne? 1 went to Copeuhagen, donned old clothes, and got a Job as a dock walloper ou the pier where the real Muleta was moored. That enabled me to study her. There was one thing tiiat promised to be difllcult to counterfeit. That was the log book. This precious volume cou tained the life history of the Male ta, when she left tile Argentine, what klud of curgo she carried, wliat course she steered, the wind, the weather, observations of sun and stars, etc., etc. That log book must be in the captain’s cabin and T must have It. But a watchman was stationed aft, so how could it lie done? I discovered tiiat the captain and both mates were still In Norway witli their families. So It would be some days before tlie loss ot tlie book would be noticed—if I got it. So one night, In the uniform of a customs inspector, 1 stole uboard tlie Muleta. The watchman, as usual, was sitting near the cap tain's cabin. The ship was moored to the pier with ropes fore and uft. Stealthily 1 tiptoed to tlie bow and ent tlie ropes, not quite through blit almost. A stiff wind was blowing Tlie ropes cracked and broke. The ship swung around. Tlie watch man ran forward shouting, and at tlie same moment I run aft. Fum bling around tlie captain's cabin I at first failed to locate the log Finally, 1 discovered It under tlie skipper's mattress. Shoving It be neath my belt, I slipped out. On board now, and also on the pier, half a dozen men were shout Ing and throwing ropes to haul her back so she wouldn’t side-swipe a near-by ship. 1 Joined III the shout ing. pretended to help them for a minute, then clambered on to tlie dock and hurried off In tlie dark. \Ve now put on tlie final touches that were to turn tlie Pass of Bal maha Into tlie Maleta. We painted her the same color us tlie Muleta. arranged tier deck the Same, and decorated lhe cabins with tlie same ornaments. In my captain's eubln. I hung pictures of the king and queen of Norway and also of their Jovial relative, King Edward VII of Englund. Tlie barometer, tlier niometer. and chronometer, and all the other Instruments were of Nor weginn make. I tiad a Norwegian library and a Norwegian phono graph und records. 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