The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1915-09-30

name bv the sentry who entered with
the submarine suit while Del Mar 20,
himself together after his remarkable
trip.
The men at the council table rosa
and saluted as Del Mar himself on.
tered. lie returned the salute ana
quietly made his way TO the head az
the table where he took a seat, natu.
rally.
This Is the area In which We must
work first Of ALL" he began. drawing
toward him n book and opening n.
And We must strike quickly. for IL
they need the advice In this book. IL
may be too late for us to take advan.
tagc NJ their foolish unpreparedness.'
Il was a book entitled "Defenseless
America" written by a great Ameri.
can inventor. Hudson Maxim.
Del Mar turned the pages until he
came to and pointed out a map. The
others gather about him, leaning for.
ward eagerly az he talked to them.
There. on the map, with a radius OF
/ fOtnN Vlt Hhnhltu anu oNNNhAt miitN.
was drawn q big segment OF a circle,
! with Peekskill, New York. marking the
center.
THAT IL tho heart OF America" said
Del Mar. earnestly. 1T embraces New
York. Boston, Philadelphia. But that
ia not the point. Here are the great
| majority of the gun and armor fac
tories. the powder and cartridge works,
together with the principal coal fields
of Pennsylvania
He brought his fist down decisive
" on the table. III we hold this sec
ton" he declared. I'VE practically hold
America"
Eagerly the other emissaries lis
tened as Del Mar laid before them the
detailed facts which he was collecting,
the greater mission than the mere cap
ture Of Kennedy's wireless torpedo
which had brought him into the coun.
try. Detail after detail OF their plans
they discussed "a they worked out
the gigantic scheme.
Il was q war council OF a secret
advance guard OF the enemies OF
America!
Meanwhile. Del Mars man In his
boat. cutting Il wide circle and avoid.
ing the Dodge boat carrying the natur-
alist. made his way scross the barber
until he came TO the shore.
There he landed and proceeded up
| Nha hRanh ~ tho foot ~ q rnnEv $ltY
where he turned and followed a trail
up Il TO the top. 1t was the same path
already travelled by my captors with
me and later followed by Elaine.
AS he came stealthily out from un.
der cover. Del Mars man gazed down
saw. Slowly he pulled q gun from his
pocket. watching down the steps with
tense interest There he could see
Elaine and myself YEARLY climbing to-
ward the top. our backs toward him.
as We covered the men in the cav
So surprised was he at what he saw
that he forgot that his boat below had
been followed by the mysterious nat
u~ralist. who. the moment Del Mars
man had landed. put on the last burst
Of speed and al the Dodge boat close
10 the spot where the aide had left
Del Mars.
A glance into the boat suficed 10
tell the naturalist that the figure in Il
was only a dummy. He did not pause.
but followed the trail up the hill until
he VAS close after the emissary ahead.
going more slowly.
Only a few feet further along the
cl!N. the naturalist paused, too, keeping
wei. under cover. for the man was
now Just ahead Of him. He looked
ixedly at him and saw him gaze down
the cliS. Then he saw him slowly
draw a gun.
Who could be below QuicklyI'th the
naturalists mind seemed 10 work, He
crouched down. as (, ready 10 spring.
The emissary slowly raised his re.
vclver and took careful aim at the
backs % Elaine and myself. as We
came up the steps.
But before he could pull the trigger.
thu naturalist. more like one OF the
"HH- e"AAAAAN "AANu nc EAAaAEu hutl
Ike a human being. sprang from his
concealment in the bushes and
bounced on the man from behind. SELF
ing him firmly.
Over and over they rolled. strug-
cling almost 70 the brink Of the preci-
pice.
Elaine and ! had got almost to the
top Of the alght OF steps. when sud
denIy We heard a shout above US and
sounds OF a terrific struggle. We
turned and saw two men.
Nearer and nearer the edge Of the
c!'r they rolled. We crouched closer
70 the rocky wall, gazing up at the
death grapple OF the two. Who they
Tere Ne tid not know but that one
Vas azh'lrs FOR and the other against
- a. could readily see.
The more vicious OF the two seemed
10 b. forcing the naturalist slowly
oack. when. with a superhuman EFFORT.
he naturalist braced himself HIS foot