hat builds its life on lies
builds its house on sand. Soon the rains will descend and the floods
come, the winds will blow, and the house will fall, and great will be
the fall of it.

The German is like a thirsty man who tries to quench his thirst by
drinking scalding water. He is like a hungry man who tries to satisfy
his appetite by eating red-hot coals.

3. The Malignity of the German Spies

Disturbed by many events in their city, the Secret Service men guard
very carefully the speakers for the Liberty Loan, the Red Cross or the
Y. M. C. A. hut work. Fearing lest some German agent might injure the
good name of their town, the Secret Service men of a certain community
recently told the following incident, merely as a warning to all public
speakers who might, by their words, arouse the enmity of half-balanced
German fanatics. Because it was intended to put us all upon our guard,
and because no interest could possibly be injured, but many persons be
benefited, the incident is here set forth in detail. The speaker was a
young lawyer, of position, influence and fine education, who was serving
his country during the period of the war.

"One morning I received my assignment through a sealed envelope.
Experience told me that I was to take up the work of some other Secret
Service man and complete the task. Of course, one Secret Service man
does not know who else is in the service. Since the war began we go by
numbers, rather than by our names. When I opened my envelope I found
these directions: 'Go to No. ---- ----. Wait until there is no customer
in the tobacco store. Then put down on the counter two ten-cent pieces,
and say to the woman, "I want that package of green leaf tobacco." When
you have left the store, open the package, and you will find full
directions therein.' I followed the instructions strictly, and out on
the street I opened the package, and found a large key and a small one,
with these words written: 'Go to No. so-and-so (mentioning a third-class
little apartment house in one of the worst districts in the city). The
large key will open room No. 14. The small key will open a little
writing table in the room. In the drawer of that table you will find
full directions.'

"I soon found the apartment house, climbed to the second floor, found my
large key turning in the lock, and the small key opened the drawer in
the desk. In that drawer I found these words: 'The man we want is in the
adjoining room. He wi