Project Gutenberg 2011-11-25 Public domain in the USA. 407 Taft, William Nelson 21000959 On Secret Service Detective-Mystery Stories Based on Real Cases Solved by Government Agents A flash in the night -- The mint mystery -- The Ypiranga case -- The clue on shelf 45 -- Phyllis Dodge, smuggler extraordinary -- A matter of record -- The secret still -- The taxicab tangle -- A match for the government -- The girl at the switchboard -- "Lost: $100,000!" -- "The double code" -- The trail of the white mice -- Wah Lee and the flower of heaven -- The man with three wives -- After seven years -- The poison-pen puzzle -- Thirty thousand yards of silk -- The clue in the classified column -- In the shadow of the capitol -- A million-dollar quarter -- "The looting of the C.T.C." -- The case of Mrs. Armitage -- Five inches of death. Produced by David Edwards, JoAnn Greenwood, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "On Secret Service" by William Nelson Taft is a collection of detective mystery stories inspired by real cases solved by government agents, written in the early 20th century. The stories vividly portray the intriguing and often dangerous world of secret investigations, showcasing the actions of protagonists like the Secret Service operative Jimmy Callahan, who explores numerous escapades involving national security threats, criminal conspiracies, and clever schemes. Through a blend of suspense, action, and detailed storytelling, the collection delves into the intricacies of early 20th-century American crime and law enforcement. The opening of the work introduces us to a lively scene at the Willard Hotel lobby in Washington, D.C., where two friends, Bill Quinn and the narrator, observe a diverse crowd of political figures and society. Quinn’s intrigue with a certain man, Jimmy Callahan, leads him to recount a thrilling case set during World War I concerning a plot involving German U-boats and the transport ship "America". Callahan’s determined investigation reveals a communication scheme that threatens American troop movements, culminating in a race against time to warn of an imminent attack. This anecdote sets the tone for the type of suspenseful yet grounded tales that follow, emphasizing not only the characters' bravery and wit but also the stakes of their work in protecting the nation. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://book.klll.cc/files/38131/38131-h/images/onsecretservice-cover.jpg Reading ease score: 68.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Detective and mystery stories, American Short stories, American Secret service -- United States -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Crime/Mystery Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Short Stories Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: American Literature 660578 2025-06-15T13:15:07.850820 text/html 669803 2021-01-08T07:42:53 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 331721 2021-01-08T07:42:53 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 348443 2025-06-15T13:15:16.659779 application/epub+zip 355611 2025-06-15T13:15:09.179828 application/epub+zip 325337 2025-06-15T13:15:08.473875 application/epub+zip 540075 2025-06-15T13:15:22.645762 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 488393 2025-06-15T13:15:15.908798 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 470761 2022-09-17T12:04:27.227165 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 614328 2025-06-15T13:15:06.382874 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 614191 2021-01-08T07:42:53 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 232150 2021-01-08T07:42:53 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 614182 2021-01-08T07:42:53 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 232093 2021-01-08T07:42:53 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21759 2025-06-15T13:15:22.825743 application/rdf+xml 22218 2025-06-15T13:15:08.593850 image/jpeg 4063 2025-06-15T13:15:08.533824 image/jpeg 331895 2025-06-15T13:15:07.914882 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog