The Young Wireless Operator—With the U. S. Secret Service Winning his way in the Secret Service

The coastwise steamer _Lycoming_ was being warped into her berth along the Hudson River in New York City. A fussy, little tug was pushing against the _Lycoming’s_ bow, while oth...

Willie was fairly paralyzed with astonishment. For a moment he stood staring dumbly at the card in his hand. Then he comprehended the situation. The man who had given him the ca...

So elated was Willie at the prospect of taking a further part in the wool smuggling case that he forgot his tattered appearance until he reached the _Lycoming’s_ pier and attemp...

Except for the watchman, not a soul was astir about the _Lycoming_ when Willie awoke the next morning. Eagerly he rose and dressed. Even with a multitude of interesting things a...

“How did you do it?” demanded Willie, the minute Sheridan stepped from the door of the Old Slip police-station, whither he had taken Larsen and where Willie had followed him. “I...

Long before eight o’clock, Willie Brown, no longer arrayed in overalls but dressed in his best, was at the place of rendezvous, at Bowling Green. Sheridan was not yet there. Wil...

Without further incident, the two made their way to Headquarters. Sheridan reported to his chief the discovery of the wool together with the arrest of the wool smuggler. He also...

Willie was determined that that light should not fail. He meant to keep it burning brightly. He determined never to forget that the point was not where he started in the race, b...

Willie’s troubles began the next morning. Long before the appointed hour, he was on hand at the Custom-house. But he found he was alone. The elevator man was there and a few per...

For a moment Willie was almost stunned. He stood as motionless as a statue. His Chief was studying his face with searching gaze. Willie endured the examination without flinching...

But though Willie made no headway in his investigation, he was making splendid progress with his other work. He was on his mettle now. He had but one thought, night and day. Tha...

At once Willie was afire with the idea. Here was his chance. If his suspicions were correct, there must be a great deal of stuff for sale in these little shops that had been bro...

It was only by a lively sprint that Willie got back to his office within the time limit set by Mr. King. In fact, it was two minutes past one before Willie was really in his own...

“On the contrary, we have a whole lot on him. At first brother Sora was as ignorant as a bronze statue. Couldn’t speak English, you know. But I soon got him to talking. Then he...

For a moment Willie was fairly speechless with astonishment. It was too good to be true. The thing he had been unable to accomplish through many hours of patient effort, had bee...

Relieved of the last shadow of suspicion, and with the confidence of his superior made plainer every day, Willie applied himself with increased energy to his tasks. Again it was...

Hardly had the great ship Majestic dropped anchor at Quarantine before a customs boat drew up alongside of her. A ladder was lowered, and up the ladder scrambled the boarding pa...

“He’s clever all right,” said the Special Agent. “We had almost come to the conclusion that he couldn’t be carrying the gems himself, but must be employing a carrier whom we wou...

Already dusk was at hand. Though it was about the hour for the sun to set, no sign of that glowing orb was visible in the sky. Dark clouds obscured the heavens. Columns of smoke...

Taken completely by surprise, the rum runners dared offer no resistance. They were marched off to jail and their smuggled whiskey carted away and put under lock and key. Alarmed...