 America's number one adventurer K7 form United States secret agent who operated in 22 countries on land on sea and in the air Brings you a story of today Here is K7 Recently a great European nation ordered several million dollars worth of bombing planes to strengthen its air defenses The planes were constructed tested and then shipped in the holes of two great passenger liners However foreign agents working against the nation which ordered the bombers heard of the shipment Hardly had the first of the two great liners reached its home port when fire broke out in its hole Such is the background of the story which John Holbrook introduces now. Thank you K7 The spies who operated during the world war sought information The spies and secret agents of today are expected to do more than that They're often under direct orders to carry on undeclared war by burning bombing wrecking and even murdering Our story opens as two such ruthless foreign agents talk in low tones in the deserted lounge of a great continental hotel Do you have your bombs ready? It is nearly six o'clock the ship will dock within an hour. The bombs are ready Colvik We will pick them up on our way to the pier. Good. You are sure we will not be stopped going aboard. I have prepared for that my friend These passes they will allow us a poor decreed friends once on the ship. We will conceal ourselves in an empty state room Crew is always anxious to get ashore. We will have no trouble day men working in the whole will stay aboard Yes, but they will not see us It will not be necessary for us to go into the hole where the planes are We will set the fire bombs forward through midships to in the stern The fire would get underway so fast the entire ship would be destroyed before anything can be done It would be easy my friend If laid our plans very very well, what about the second liner? It will talk while the first one burns. We will strike so quickly the police will never suspect The entire shipment of bombing planes and both ships will lie on the bottom of the harbor before this time tomorrow Now come it is time to start Colovic with the matter look in that chair behind us There's a woman there. I Saw her head as I stood up Yes, you're right. She must have heard us if she did We are fortunate my friend. She sleeps. Yes It is most fortunate for her. You are sure. Yes God The girl in the chair was Patricia Norwood special agency's assistant and she was not asleep However Pat wasn't sure the two plotters had left She forced herself to keep her eyes closed while she counted slowly to 200 then she sprang to the telephone Hello, give me sweet 301 hurry. Oh He isn't in Are you sure? No, no message. I'll leave a note for him. Thank you Got to find V those men are on their way to the ship now boy boy bring me some paper. Yes, ma'am You will find some of this desk. Oh, thank you Wait, wait a rather message This note is very important see that it's given to the man in sweet 301 Just as soon as he returns to the hotel. Yes, ma'am. They This is for you. Thank you. I will see that the gentleman that receives the message tell him It's necessary for him to come at once Arrived at the waterfront a few minutes later She found the great liner already docked and the passengers coming ashore She took up her position near the gang plank and scanned the faces of those who passed her while she waited for Z As it grew darker great lights were turned off an hour passed then Z arrived I came as soon as I got your message Pat. Are you sure this is the ship positive Z I sat behind them in the lounge this ship carries bombing planes They're going to destroy it by placing six bombs aboard. Have you seen the captain? No, no I waited for you. I knew they couldn't do anything while there was so much activity Well, then come on pattern for having a minute to lose. This is exactly the kind of activity a spy would take advantage of Everyone even the crew is interested in getting ashore for the evening and they could move around the ship without being questioned Let's do it. Yes, this is the captain aboard. He's just going to show it to make it important to see Did you hear that there's a man working in the hold? Those are bomb. You're right Pat. You're right. Go ashore and wait for me I've got to find whoever's in charge and get the planes out of the hold before the fire reaches They wait the second ship is coming in. We've got to protect it It also has planes aboard. No, wait for me. We'll go to the other ship later Appeared below decks and with the crew worked desperately to remove the cargo particularly the bombing planes from the blazing ship In the meantime the second great liner docked at a nearby pier Pat knew that it too was in danger When after an hour Z failed to meet her she hurried to the second ship alone See Andre you can see the flames. It would go to the bottom. The smoke is drifting this way. There was no danger to us We were a man here. Where is the captain quickly? Where is your captain? He has gone below ma'am said he went through the companion way behind you on a moment ago. Thank you He must have gone this way As Pat made her way down the companion way two dark figures followed her girl. She's out of sight. Yes I have seen her before Colby. You were too far behind her to tell You placed the bombs in the stern. Yes. Good Yes a service closet. We're about midships Put two in here Be fast set the mechanism Already close the door Good Now we would go forward When we have placed the last two bombs our work is finished. I'm follow me The two spies made their way forward and placed their last two bombs Then they retraced their steps as they started for the deck Colvig saw Pat approaching her work is finished. Hope We will leave the country tonight. They will never know What the matter someone is coming quick see if the doors unlocked Yes step inside quickly close the door They recognized her it was the girl we saw at the hotel. She followed us Do you think she heard I don't know keep quiet I don't think she saw us come in here. Have you come ready if she comes The handle is turning I'll take care of her Step in Madsen put your gun on the table You're a smart girl to do as I tell you Otherwise, I would have killed you. What are you two doing on this ship? That madden cell is none of your business the cover gun hotline you maim cell Close the door behind you very well It's locked and there's the key out the poor old big She locked the door and threw the key into the water. You fooled you. Not you've done I've locked all three others in here and we'll stay here until somebody finds it You've trapped us this ship will blow up within five minutes. We'll talk too much But we've got to get out We'll die. How many bombs have you placed on the ship? You may find out later maim cell stand aside. I'm going to shoot the lock off the door Try it again Perhaps it won't work those doors are heavy shoot again. We've got to get out Try it now It won't open Wait, I'll use our gun The door is still it won't work. It's got to You've trapped us maim cell we will die together The bombs are already set six of them they will explode in five minutes. I don't want to die Perhaps you won't who's there? How are you in there Zee listen to me? There are six bombs on this ship We're trapped in here the lock is probably jammed. They tried to shoot it off get the bombs first We'll stay here. Where are they placed tell him colby you'd better if you want to live you win maim cell To earn the c-deck service closet in the stern there's go on to her in state room 317 ford C-deck and to our midships in the linen closet go get them Zee there are six members of the crew with me They'll get them now. I'm coming in stand aside. We're going to crash the door One great liner was completely destroyed But the second was saved the arsonist andre colvig and his assistant were convicted as spies And since the laws of the country in which they were convicted are strict They were tried secretly and faced the firing squad Such is often the fate of those who work against peace Listen for my next story. This is k7 speaking