The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1915-07-15
TWENTY-SEVENTH EPISODE
THE DESTROYED TORPEDO.

come to the conclusion that Elaine
was the storm center Of the peculiar
train of events that followed the dis
less torpedo.
At any rate, as soon as he learned
that Elaine was going to her country
home for the summer, he took a Eun-
galow some distance from Dodge Hall.
There, on the day that Elaine de-
cided to motor in from the city, Del
Mar arrived with his valet.
Evidently he lost no time in getting
to work on his own affairs, whatever
they might be- Inside his study,
which was the largest room in the
house, a combination Of both library
and laboratory, he gave an order or
two to his valet, then Immediately sat
down to his new desk. He opened a
drawer and took out a long, hollow
cylinder, closed at each end by air
tight caps, on one of which was a
hook.
Quickly he wrote a note and read it
over: Install submarine bell in place
Of these clumsy tubes. Am having
harbor and bridges mined as per in
structions from government. d.
He unscrewed the cap at one end Of
the tube, inserted the note and closed
it. Then he pushed a button On his
desk. A panel in the wall opened ana
one of the men who had played po-
Hceman once for kim stepped cut and
saluted.
Here's a message to send below,'
said Del Mar briefly.
The man bowed and went back
through the panel, closing it.
Del Mar cleaned up his desk ard
then went out to LEX his new GUAR
tiers over, to see whether everything
had been prepared according t. lis in
structions.
From the concealed entrance to a
cave on hillside Del Mars man who
had gone through the panel in the
bungalow appeared a few minutes
later and hurried down to the shore.
1t was rocky coast with stretches Of
cliffs and new and then a ravine ans a
bit of sandy beach. Gingerly he
climbed down the rocks t. the water
He took from his pocket the metal
and to the hook on che end attached a
weight Of lead. A moment he leaked
about cautiously. Then he threw the
tube into the water and it sank quick
ly. He did net wait, but hurried back
into the cave entrance
4
Elaine, Aunt Josephine and 1 mo-
tored down to Dodge Hall from the
city. Elaine's country house was en- a
fine estate near the Long Island Sound
and after the long run we were glad
to pull up before the Zig house and
get out of the car. AS we approached
the door l happened to look down the
road.
"Well, that's the country, all right
l exclaimed, pointing down the road.
Look"
LAUNDERING along was huge, heavy
hayrack on top of which perched a
farmer chewing a straw. Following
along after him was a dog Of a pecu-
liar shepherd breed which 1 did net
recognize. Atop Of the hay the CID
fellow had piled trunk and a basket
To our surprise the hayrack
Dodge?" drawled the farmer nasally.
why, what do you suppose he can
want?" asked Elaine moving cut to-
ward the wagon while we followed.
"Yes'
Here's a trunk, Miss Dodge, with
your name ON it, he went on dragging
it down. 'I found it down by the rail-
road track"
1t was the trunk marked "E. Dodge
which had been thrown Off the train,
taken by Del Mar and rifed by the
motorcyclist.
How do you suppose it ever got
here?" cried Elaine in wonder.
Must have fallen off the train l
suggested. 'You might have collected
the insurance under this new baggage
law!