The Washington times., 1911-12-06
CHAPTER Xxx.
Tale the Tapped Wire Told.

rfT ELLol They're at 1t again.
| - The speaker was Spar
i hawk, who, two weeks after
| the events described in the
last chapter found himself on the east
ern slope Of the Andes It was night,
and q drizzling rain was falling. but for
LIVER, minutes he had been standing
rude hut that had been constructed
only few days before by Tamagal
Inside the hut lighted lantern was
small. rudely constructed table. on this
| table was telegraph instrument, and
10 Vail y came two wires, one from each
seated a pale-faced man, whose bushy
blond hair was well mixed with gray,
though he did not appear to be more
than thirty-two or thirty-hve years Of
| 1t had been the clicking Of the sounder
| mat had attracted Sparhawk's atten.
ton, and had caused him to enter the
b bst the n, man an At the table had pencil
writing pad in front Of him. But
though he was listening with that ex-
preston of stolidity which characterixes
Sss: va. not Wiling 'asz are A: e ,s .asls
the clicking ceased
What IL It, Hollis r sparhawk asked
,. "A call for Brabanti." the operator
Pass It on" said sparhawk.
aoihs began to operate . key at his
light; At length he stopped and waited.
w ahe last ;,,,aI two weeks had been crowded
hawks plan Of campaign was concern
to find Of Barbara or Bob Mccain.
u the dsy that xsn Ha liam h sa 1ss
Largram outside Moreno gparhawk was
IN Photographic communication with
handiey at vaio; Handley reported that
jected to molestation.
He also said that he had had several
interviews with two of the members Of
me board OF construction. and, finding
them disposed to be friendly, he was
sudden departure Of the governor with
Sparhawk on the Gerfalcon appeared to
have excited little comment, for he had
frequently made such sudden trips TO
Moreno.
Hemingway. reported that bis move
ments with the heliograph did not ap-
pear to have excited the curiosity of the
Coshan spies.
Sparhawk had informed Handley Of
his experiences In Moreno and Of the
DISAPPEARANCE Of Barbara and Bob"
and Instructed him to learn whether or
falcon. Handley reported that he had
the vessel watched for two days and
two nights, but was unable to find any
trace OF either the young woman or
Three days after receiving his first
message from Handley Sparhawk had
succeeded In esta blishing communication
with Varley at San Felicidad. Marley.
United states minister in San Feiicidad
the plight In which the Americans were
placed, but 1t had been decided that no
diplomatic action should be taken at
once. -
In the meantime sparhawk, at Mo-
reno. had entered upon his duties as
ttvii engineer With degre Of energy
who now saw him almost daily. Not
once IN Brabanti's presence, however,
did Sparhawk speak OF the mysterious
disapearance OF Barbara and Bob"
From Valo. Handley reported that Don
Antonio was becoming more and more
affable to himself and Heredia, proba-
ply as result OF the reports made him
by Bra6 anti over the secret wire, But.
completely engrossed by his work. he
was perfecting an organization in Mo-
reno that would have driven Don An
tonic to the. employment Of drastic
what was happening.
Hallam's warning to Colonel Langram
had not been without effect, Langram.
l MeRas and their men were having con-
from Don Antonio, whose exhausted
treasury was now yawning for the
funds that Quexores was to bring from
Gandalap. the Coshan chief. was begin:
ming to press his demands for the pay
ment OF his people who were employed
on the line.
gram. McRae and their men would
have found tardy payment sufficient
cause for the cooling Of their enthusi- |