The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-08-27
TWENTY-SEvENTH EPISODE
THE DESTROYED TORPEDO.

THE DESTROYED TORPEDO.
Del Mar had evidently. by this time
come to the conclusion that Elaine
was the storm center Of the peculiar
train of events that followed the dis
appearance of Kennedy and his wire
less torpedo.
At any rate, as soon as he learned
that Elaine was going to her country
home for the summer, he took bun
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
dCwn to his new desk. He opened a
drawer and took out a long, hollcw
cylinder, closed at each end by air
tisht 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."
lie 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
ore Of the men who had played po-
licemen once for him stepped out and
saluted
Here's a message to sehd below"
said Del Mar briefly
The man bowed and went back
through the panel, closing it
Del Mar cleaned up his desk and
then went out to loJk his new GUAR
ters over, to see whether everything
had been prepared according to his in
structions.
From the concealed entrance tc a
cave on hillside, Del Mars man wh3
had gone through the panel in the
bungalow appeared a few minutes
later and hurried down to the shore.
1t was a rocky coast with stretches Ct
cliffs and now and then a ravine and
bit of sandy beach. Gingerly he
climbed down the rocks to the water.
He took from his pocket the metal
tube which Del Mar had given him
and to the hook on one end attached a
weight of lead A moment he 10. ked
about cautiously. Then he threw the
tube into the water and it sank quick
ly He did not wait, but hurried back
into the cave entrance.
Elaine, Aunt Josephine and l mo-
tored down to Dodge Hall from the
city. Elaines country house was On
fine estate near the Long Island Sound
and after the long run we were glad
to pull up before the big house and
get out of the car. AS we approached
the door happened to look down the
reed
We'll, that's the country, all right,
exclaimed, pointing down the read.
Look"
LAUNDERING along was a huge, heaVy
hayrack on top of which perched a
farmer chewing a straw. Following
along after him was a dog of pecu-
liar shepherd breed which ! did not
recognize. Atop of the hay the ole
fellow had piled a trunk and basket
TO cur surprise the hayrack
stopped before the house. Miss
Dodge?" drawled the farmer nasally
why, what do you suppose he can
want?" asked Elaine moving out 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 81 found it down by the rail
read track"
1t was tho trunk marked e Dodge
which had been thrown off the train,
taken by Del Mar and rifed by the
motorcy'Iist.
How do you suppose it ever got |
here?" cried Elaine in wonder
"Must have fallen off the train"
suggested. "You might have collected
the insurance under this new baggage
lawl"