Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-10-09
THIRTY-FoURTH EPISODE
THE HARBoR DEFENSE PLANS.

Alone In the doorway before his
rude shack on the shore Of the prom.
ontory sat an old fisherman, gazing
out fixedly at the harbor as though
deeply concerned over the weather,
which, as usual, was unreasonable.
Suddenly he started and would have
disappeared into his hut but for the
fact that, although he could not him.
self be seen, he had already seen the
intruder.
1t was a trooper from Fort Dale. He
galloped up and, as though obeying to
the letter his instructions, handed an
envelope to the fisherman. Then, with.
out a word, he galloped away again.
The fisherman opened 1t quickly. In;
side was a photograph and a note. He
read:
FORT DALE.
Professor Arnold:
J. Smith, clerk In the war depart.
ment, has disappeared. We are not
sure, but fear that he has a copy Of
the new Sandy Hook defense plans. II
Is believed he Is headed your way. He
walks with a slight limp. Look out
for him.
LIEUTENANT WOODWARD.
For a long time the fisherman ap
peared to study the face on the photo.
graph until he had 1t indelibly implant.
ed In his memory
Finally he turned and entered his
hut. Hastily he took off his stained
REFER. From a wooden chest he drew
another outfit Of clothes. The trans.
formation was complete. When he is.
sued forth from his hut again, 1t was
no longer the aged disciple Of Izaak
Walton. He was now a trim chauf.
feur, bearded and goggled.
In the library of his bungalow, Del
Mar was pacing up and down, now and
then scowling to himself, as though
there flashed over his mind stray recol.
lections Of how some of his most cher.
ished plans were miscarrying.
Still, on the whole, he had nothing
to complain Of. For, a moment later
the valet entered with a telegram for
which he had evidently been waiting.
Del Mar seized 1t eagerly and tore
open the yellow envelope. On the
blank was printed in the usual way
the following noncommittal message:
Washington, D. c., August IL, 1915.
Mr.. Del Mar:
What you request 10 coming. An.
swer to sign Of the ring. SMITH.
Good" muttered Del Mar as he fin.
lshed reading. Strange, what a little
gold will do-when you know how to
of It."
He smiled c~ynically to himself at the
s
At the little railroad station they
we're quite proud of the fact that at
east two of the four hacks had been
'eplaced already by taxicabs.
1t was, then, with some surprise and
g little open jealousy that they
a new taxicab drive UP and take
is stand by the platform.
If the chauffeur, transformed from
he lonely fisherman, had expected a
cordial reception, he might better have
'tayed before his hut, for the glances
he other drivers gave him were as E,
lack and lowering as the clouds he
lad been looking at.
The new chauffeur got off his seat. &,
instead OF trying to brazen 1t out, he =.
over to the others who were
landing in a group waiting fol. the APP !,
reaching train whose whistle had al ,
eady sounded. !.
'Tm not going to locate here per. :
.lanently," he said, pulling out a roll 4
| bills as he spoke. Leave any fare
claim to me-" he added, passing q
Iii of a good denomination to each OF =
10 four jehus.
-H .sse s~sss-LeaaA II