The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1915-07-15
Jennings" called Elaine.

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ing tc pay the farmer.
mo, no, miss" he demurred as he
clucked to his horses.
We waved to the old fellow. AS he
started to drive away, he reached
d own into the basket and drew out
some yellow harvest apples. Che al
a time he tossed them to us as he lum
bered eff.
Truly rural" remarked a voice be-
hind us.
1t was Del Mar, all logged up and
carrying a magazine in his hand.
We chatted moment, then Elaine
started to 60 into the house with Aunt
Josephine. With Del Mar l followed.
AS she went Elaine took a bite of
the apple. To her surprise it separated
neatly into two hollow halves. She
looked inside. There was a note.
Carefully she unfolded it and read.
Like the others, it was not written but
printed in pencil:
Be careful to unpack all your trunks
yourself. Destroy this nete. Friend.
What did these mysterious warnings
mean, she asked herself in amazement.
Somehow SO far they had worked out
all right. She tore up the note al /
threw the pieces away.
Elaine went into the house and we
fo1lowed. Del Mar, however, dropped
just a Tit behind ard, as he came to
the place where Elaine ha I thrown the
pieces # paper, dropped his magazine.
He stopped to pick it up and gathered
the pieces, then REFINED us.
Il hope you'll excuse me- said
Elaine brightly. We've just arrived
and haven't thing unpacked."
Del Mar bowed and Elaine left US,
Aunt Josephine followed shortly. Del
Mar and l sat down at table. AS he
talked he placed tn 1nagazire il his
lap beneath the ta5le, ca his knees.
could not see, but he was in reality
secretly putting together the t2rn Tote
which the farl1er lad thrown to
Elaine.
Finally he managed to fit all the
pieces. A glance down was enough.
But his face betrayed nothing. Still
under the table, lie swept tie pieces
into his pocket and rose.
''Ill drop in when y9u are more set
tied" he excused himself, str3llir g
leisurely cut again.
Up in the bedroom Elaiae's mai1,
Marie, had been unpacklg.
''Well, what do yCu kn0w aNout
that?' she exclaimed as JENNINGS aLd
Patrick came dragging i'll the banged
up trunk.
VERY queer" remarked Jennings,
detailing the little lie had seen, while
Patrick left.
The entrance of Elaine put an er3
to the interesting gossip and Marie
started t. open the trunk.
INC, Marie" said Elaine I'll IN
pack them myself. Ycu> can put the
things away later. You an1 Jennings
may g."
Quickly she took the things cut CT
the. Catered trunk. Then she started
cl the other trunk, which was like it
but net marked. She threw cut a
couple Of garments, then paused, star
tied.
There was the lost ter edo-where
Berthcldi had stuck it il her haste!
Elaine picked it UP and licked at it il
wonder, as it recalled all th-se last
days before Kennedy was lest.
Finally she decided t. 11ck it up
in the bureau drawer ana tell me. Mt
only did she lick the drawer, but, as
she left her roam, she task the key IF
the door frcn the lock inside ana
locked it outside.
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Del Mar did MT go far from the
house, however. He scarcely reached
the edge Of the grounds where he was
sure he was not observed when he
placed his fingers to his lips ard whis-
tied. An instant later two cf his men
appeared from behind hedge.
"You must get into her room," he
ordered. THAT torpedo is in her lug
gage somewhere, after ALL
In the rear CT the house the tive
eElissaries Ct Del Mar stale cut CT the
shelter Ct scme bushes and stood for
a moment Licking. Elaine's windows
were high aDove them, too high to
reach.
We'll have to use the Dutch house
mans methods" decided enc.
Together they went around the
house toward the laundry. 1t was
cIly few minutes later that they re-
turned. Nc enc was about. Quickly
one CT them took eff his coat. Around
his waist he had w-urd a cell Of r1re.
Deity he began to climb tree whose
upper branches fell ever the rc>f. Cat
like he managed to reach the reef.
He made his way al,ng the ridge pole
to a chimney which was directly back
Of and in line with Elaice's wind ws.
Then he uncoiled the rope and
made enc end fast to the chin
ney. Letting the other end fall free
down the roof, he carefully lowered
himself ever the edge. Thus it was
not difficult to get int, Elaine's room