Thomaston High School - Sea Breeze Yearbook (Thomaston, ME)

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T H E S E A B R E E Z E Mexico and one off the coast of Florida. It had gone on long enough and Blake was determined to stop it before the agents made another broadcast. First he sent LeClaire down to the :.' NCafe Norgen dressed as a French sailor and went himself dressed as a Norwegian sailor. They entered the restaurant separately about 10:50 P.M, r LeClaire spotted Miss Boch and began to flirt with her. Blake went up to the bar and ordered a drink. There was a long mir- ror on the wall behind the bar and through this he could see LeClaire and Anna Boch sitting at a nearby table. He could see that Bob was doing a pretty good job and Anna Boch didn't seem a bit worried. In fact she was laughing and carrying on a long conversation. This must be her urealn job, he thought as he finished his drink. There was a group of sailors and a few civilians standing by the juke box in the corner and there seemed to be an argu- ment going on. Blake casually walked over and joined them. He found they were talking about ships, equipment, and cargoes. Just the things they shouldn't talk about. The argument endedf and a man with a slight accent suggested they all have a drink on him. They all thought it a good idea and crowded around the bar. Blake kept his eye on the man buying the drinks and after a few minutes noticed him leave the group and head for a side door. - Perhaps it was instinct that told Blake this man was one of the nhigher upsn. He carefully followed him outside and saw him enter the same building into which the strange man and drunk en sailor had disappeared earlier in the evening. Trent's car was still parked on the opposite side so he must still be in there, mused Ham, looking up and down the de- serted street. Then he noticed a figure crawling out of a low- er window in the building which seemed to be headquarters for nthe gangn. He recognized Trent and whistled. That brought his man on the run, nwhat did you find out?n he asked. Well, we've stumbled on the agents all right. I get into that bulld- ing and scouted around until I found the room they took the ' sailor in and then concealed myself in an adjoining room where I could hear everything they said. There were two men, both agents I guess, who upumped the sailor. Then just before I left another man joined them. I almost ran into him and get hidden just in time. I heard them talking and they decided to knock the sailor out cold and leave him on the sidewalk down near the nCafeu. Then one of them, the leader I should say, said they'd better pick up Anna and get down to the waterfront. I lammed out then and I was just going after you. I thought you would be at the nCafeU. HI was but I followed the leader out, saw him go into that building and was waiting here for you. Ge in the nCafen and get LeClaire and tell him to hurry. We're going to follow those guyS.n nBe right with you, boss,n said Trent and dashed eff. He soon roappeared with LeClaire and they waited in Ham's car for the agents to appear. ll

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T H E S B A B R E E Z E Although posters were displayed which warned the men not to talk about maritime news, after a few drinks some of them be- came quite talkative. At that moment, Ham's eyes fell on a young sailor, obviously very drunk, who was being helped out the door by a civilian and the bartender. What should he do? Should he follow them or telephone one of his men to come. He chose the latter, get up and walked to the door casually to see whore they were going. The two men stood on the sidewalk evidently arguing about where they should take him. Finally he saw an exchange of bills and the civilian walked off down the street supporting the sailor. Pausing only long enough to see which building they entered, he went back in the cafe and telephoned one of his men to come and meet him. Then he re- turned to await his dinner and Anna Bocha His meal arrived and with it Miss Boch. nWon't you sit down, please,n Ham said, UI would like to talk with you.n NI have but a few minutes,u she answered. Her eyes roved anxious- ly around the room and she sat on the edge of her chair. uWhat do you do after your work hours?n Blake asked. nvbat right have you to question me?n she retorted and the color drained from her face. nEvery right in the wor1d,u he answered. UOur country is at war and the way you spend your leisure time is very questionable. You are an alien, are you not?n 'Yes,u u she replied. uHow long have you lived in this eountry?u Since the spring of l959.n Have you always lived here in Norfolk?n NNo ---- I mean yes, yes, I have,u she said hurriedly. Ulf you'll excuse me new I must get back to my work. She quickly left the table, spoke to the bartender, and then disappeared. She'll bear further watching, Ham thought, and where in blazes was that man of his! He should have gone himself instead of waiting for the waitress. He finished his dinner and was I paying his bill when he saw Trent, the man he was waiting for, at the entrance of the cafe. He had just come in and was look- ing for him. New maybe we'll get something done, he thought as he joined him and they left together. Once outside they entered Blake's car and he told his man what he had found out about Miss Boch and also about the epi- .sode of the drunken sailor. He pointed out the doorway into which the man and young sailor had disappeared and said, nYou have your car here and I want you to stay and keep your eye on that building. If possible get inside and see what's going on. I'm going back to the office and send Bob LeClaire, dressed as a French sailor, down here and am coming myself as a Norwegian sailor. Follow him if they take him out, it's important remem- ber. I think we've struck somothing.n UO.K., boss.n said Trent and get out of the car. UGood Luck,n replied Blake and then sped off down the street. Back at headquarters he immediately set to work. The af- fair must come to a head seen and he knew it and was preparing for it. Elroe more tankers had been sunk, two in the Gulf of 10

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T H E S E A B R E E Z E Ten minutes later a car drove up in front of the nCafe N orgen and Anna Boch came out and get in the car. Ham fel- lowed as closely as he could without arousing suspicion and five minutes later stopped. UWe better walk new because they'll notice our motor right eff as soon as they stop and we don't know when that will be.U They started to walk and turning the corner saw the car stop at the door of a fish market. Three men and the woman emerged from the car and walked past several buildings and then entered a deserted warehouse All this was observed by Blake and his men who were standingnbehind a pile of lumber. With caution they followed them inside the building and then stopped. It was large, dark, for a few boxes and crates as far as they could a flashlight but didn't dare to use it. It was door of the and empty except see. Trent had all very quiet but they hadn't been there but a few minutes when they could hear a faint tapping noise. It was a radio transmitter all right. Q Uwell, we've found them at last,U Blake said triumphantly. It's tee dark to look around much and they probably have some warning device to warn them when somebody is around. secret exit. We'll just have to wait until they come Also a out and then nab them. There are four of them to our three and the best place to get them is right outside as they come out. O.K,, men. As soon as that noise stops we'll all ge out and take what cover we can.u Five minutes later the transmitter stopped and the Axis agents came out, in pairs. This made it easier and the capture was made with very little trouble. Blake sent a radio message from his car to headquarters and until the patrol wagon arrived about fifteen minutes later, they kept the gang lined their guns trained on them. The next day the captured agents were questioned enough evidence brought in from the warehouse to hang To Hamilton Blake it was the end of one job and the b of another. To the rest of us, however, it meant the a gang which had caused many American ships and lives lest, J THE RACE 4 up with and th0mo ginning end of to be C. '46 uThat's all there is for you to do, yeu've get to practice every day all of your spare time,n said Joe to his smaller friend, Jerry O'Connor. nOoh, why did I ever get into all th1s?n groaned 12 Jerry.