Omaha daily bee., 1915-07-25
A Little Hunting Party
CHAPTER vi.

bel Mar made his way cautiously along
the bank OF little river at the mouth Of
which he left the boat. after escaping
from the little steamer.
Quite evidently no was worried by the
failure to cut tho great Atlantic cable.
ana no was eager 20 zee whsther any
leak had occurred In tho organization
which, as secret foreign agcnt no had
40 carefully built up in America.
40 he sitIrted the shore Of the river, he
came 70 a falls. Here ne moved even
more cautiously than before. lookins
about 70 make certain that no one had
followed him.
Il was a beautiful sheet OF water thas
tunbied with a roar over the ledge OF
rock, then raced away swiftly 10 tho sea
IN a cloud OF spray.
Assured that he was alone, he APP
preached a crevioe IN the rocks, near the
falls With another hRsty look about, he
reached In and pulled a lover.
Instantly a most marvellous change
took place. incredible beyond belief. The
volume OF water that came over the
fails actually and rapidly decreased untfi
Il almost stopped. dripping slowly In a
thin veil There was the entrance OF a
cave-iiterally hidden behind the falls.
Del Mar walked IN. Inside was the
entrance 20 another inner cave. higher
up In the sheer stone of the wall that the
waters had eroded From the floor 10
this entrance led a ladder. Del Mar
climbed Il. then stopped Just inside tho
entrance 70 the inner cave. For a mo-
ment ne paused. Then he pressed an
other lever. Almost Immediately the thin
trickle OF water grew until at last tho
roaring falls completely covered the cave
entrance II was n clever concealment,
contrived by damming tho river above
and Arranging a new outlet controlled
hy flood gates
There Del Mar stood. In the inner cave.
A man sat at a table a curious gear
fastened over his head and covering his
ears. Before him was huge apparatus
from which fiared a big bluish-green
spray. swapping and cracking above tho
thunder o. the waters. From the appara-
tus ran wires apparently up through ca
bies that penetrated the rocky roof of
the cavern and the river above.
Il Yves Del Mars secret wireless sta
ton close 90 the hidden submarine har-
hor which had been established beneath
the innocent rocks OF tho promonotory
up the coast Far overhead. on the cliff
over the falls. were the Entehnae Of the
wireiess.
How is n worlCingf'' asked Del Mar
Pretty we'll" answered the man.
IN intsrfesenoeq'' queried Del Mar
adjusting tire apparatus.
The man shook his head in the ne
gative.
I'VE must get a quenched spark an.
paratus." went On Del Mar. pleased that
nothing WAS wrong here. This rotary
gap affair is out OF date BY the way,
want you 20 be ready 20 send a mes-
sage. 20 be relAyed across 10 our people
I've sot TO consult the board below IN
the harbor first however III send Z
messenger 20 you"
Very we'll ar" returned the man
salutirg ~ Del ar went out
OFT az Port Dale, Lieutenant Wood
ward was stiil entertaining hi nev
friend. Prof. Arnold. and 40 intro.ii.ce,
him 10 Colonel swirl. the commandin.
officer At the fort
They were discussing the rtranre event
81 the early morning, when an oracrl,
entered. nnlutsd Colonel Swirl ana handle,
him q telegram. The colonel tore Il ,pel
end read II. his face growing grave
Then he banded II q Woodward. VIII
! rad;
WASHINGTON. d. c.--Radlo rtatlol
using illegal wave length In yo0r vicln
ny Investigate and report brandon
RadIo Bureau"
Prof Arnold shook his heal slowly. a
~ handed The telegram back. There