Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-08-14

eT-MarcluS del Mar--1nto America
How | managed to pass the tim
during the first few days after tn
strange disappearance of Kennedy
don't know. 1t was all like drear
the apartment empty, the laborator
empty, my own work on the Sta
uninteresting, Elaine brokenheartet
life itself burden.
Hoping against hope, the next da,
I decided to drop around at the Dodg
house. AS | entered the library I'm
announced saw that Elaine, with
faith for which | envied her, was sit
ting at table, her back toward the
door. She was gazing sadly at a pho
tograph Though | could not see it
| needed not to be told whose 1t was
She did not hear me come in, so en-
crossed was she In her thoughts. MOI
did she notice me at first as | stood
Just behind her. Finally | put my
hand on her shoulder as If ! had been
an elder brother.
She looked up into my face. "Have
you heard from him YETI" she asked
anxiously.
| could only shake my head sadly.
She sighed. Involuntarily she rose
and together we moved toward the
garden, the last place we had seen him
about the house.
We had been pacing up and down
the garden, talking earnestly, only a
short time when man made his way
in from the Fifth avenue gate.
rs this Miss Dodge?" he asked.
Neither Elaine nor l knew him at
the time, though think she thought
he might be the bearer of some mes
sage from Craig. AS a matter of fact,
he was the emissary to whom the ste
nographer had thrown the torpedo
model from the Navy building In
Washington.
His visit was only a part of a deep
laid scheme. Only few minutes be-
fore three crooks-among them our
visitor-had stopped just below the
house on side street. To him the
others had given final instructions and
note, and he had gone on, leaving
the two standing there.
i have note for you," he said,
bowling and handing an envelope to
Elaine, which she tore open and read.
Washington, D. c.
Miss Elaine DODGE,
Fifth avenue, New York.
My Dear Miss Dodge:-The bearer,
Mr.. Bailey of the Secret Service,
would like to question you regarding
the disappearance of Mr.. Kennedy and
the model of his torpedo.
Morgan Bertrand,
United States Secret Service.
Even as we were talking, the other
two crooks had already moved up and
had made their way around back of
the stone wall that cut off the Dodge
garden back of the house. There they
stood, whispering eagerly and gaz-
ng furtively over the wall as their
man talked to Elaine.
After moment | stepped aside,
While Elaine read the note, and as he
sked her few questions | could not
Ielp feeling that the affair had a very
uspicious look. The more | thought
Il 1t, the less / liked it. Finally |
ould stand 1t no longer.
l beg your pardon" l excused my
elf to the alleged Mr.. Bailey, but
nay speak to Miss Dodge alone Just
minute?"
He bowed, rather ungracefully
bought, and Elaine followed me aside
lille | told her my fears.
Il don't like the looks of 1t my.
elf" she agreed. Eyes, I'll be very
areful what / say"
While we were talking | could see
Ut of the corner of my eye that the
GLOW was looking at us askance and i
owning. But if / had had an X.ray
ye might have seen his two COM
anions on the other side of the wall,
eer1ng over as they had done before
nd showing every evidence of annoy 0
ace at my interference.
The man resumed his questioning of
aine regarding the torpedo, and she
piled guardedly, as, In fact, she could y
It do otherwise. Il
Suddenly we heard shouts on the =.
her side of the wall, as though some -
e were attacking someone else. :,
There seemed to be several of them, ~
a man quickly flung himself over :,
@ wall and ran to us. ~
They're after u.s." he shouted to :"
iley. =.
Instantly our visitor drew a gun and :.
lowed the newcomer as he ran to -. -.
out OF the garden in the opposite
ection a.,
lust then tall, well-dressed, strik. -
man came over the wall, accom- =,
MED by another dressed as a police
N, and rushed toward U.S. a,
va
The car bearing the mysterious
anger, Del Mar, kept on until It .,
Iched New York, then made its way -,
ough the city until 1t came to the -,
tel La Coste.
Del Mar jumped out of the car, his ~,
clothes covered completely by the m,