Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-09-25

ward. Arnold and the soldiers gath
cred. waiting for the telescope. AL
ready Woodward had had a fast launch
brought up. ready for use.
When Woodward, Arnold and the at
lacking party had discovered me un-
conscious in Del Mars study. there
had been no time to wait for me To re-
gain full consciousness.
Now. however. | slowly regained my
senses and, looking about. vaguely be
gan to realize what had happened.
My first impulse Was to search the
study. looking is-all the closets and
table drawers. In a corner was a large
chest. | opened IL. Inside were sew
eral of the queer helmets and suits
which | had seen Del Mar use and
n OF which he had placed on Elaine.
For some moments | examined them
c%uriously. wondering what their use
could be.
Then ms eye fell on the broken
panel. ] entered il and CROPPED eau
tiously down the passaEeway. At the
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which way they had all gone.
Al last. down on the shore. before
a wharf | could see Woodward. the
strange old hermit. and the rest.
ran toward them. calling
Fly this time the soldier who had
been sent for the submarine tele-
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scope in sections in several long cases.
Coed" exclaimed the old hermit. al
most sei7ine the package which the
soldier handed him.
He unWrapped IL and Joined the va
rious sections together. II was. as |
have said. q submarine telescope. but
after a design entirely new. differing
from the ordinary submarine tele-
scope. IL had an arm bent at right
angles. with prismatic mirrors so
that it was not only possible to see
the bottom OF the sea. bat by an adj
justment also 70 sec at right angles,
or. as it were. around a corner.
II was while he was joining this con
trivance together that ! came Up from
the end of the secret passage down 10
the wharf.
Why. here's Jameson" greeted
Woodward. I'm glad you're so much
better"
Where's Elaine?" | interrupted
breathlessly.
They began to tell me.
Aren't YOU going to follow?" |
cried.
Follow? How can We follow"
Excitedly | told Of my discovery Of
the helmets.
Just the thing" exclaimed the her
nit. Send someone back to get
them"
II was only a few minutes later
that, in Del Mars own car, ! drove up
TO the wharf again and we unloaded
the curious submarine helmets and
suits.
Quickly Woodward posted several
OF his men to act as sentries on the
beach. then with the rest we climbed
into the launch and slipped of down
the shore.
The launch which Woodward had
Communicated moving along in the
general direction which they had seen
Del Mar and his men take with Elaine.
With the telescope over the side. we
cruised about slowly in a circle, Ar
mold gazing through the eve piece.
All of US were by this time in the
diving suits which | had brought from
Del Mars. except that VS. had not
yet strapped on the helmets.
Suddenly Arnold raised his hand
and signaled 70 stop the launch.
Look" he cried. indicating the eye
piece Of the submarine telescope
which he had let down over the side
Woodward CARED into the eye-piece
and then | did. also. There We could
see the side Of a submerged subma-
rine a short distance away. through
the c.,velike entrance Of what ap
peared 10 be a great underwater har-
Dor.
What shah ve do queried Wood
ward.
Attack il now before they are pre-
pared" replied the hermit decisively.
Put on the helmets
As soon as We had finished. one
after another ve le- ourselves over the
side or the boat and sank 10 the bot
tom.
On the bottom We gathered and
slowly. in the heavy unaccustomed ele-
ment and cumbersome suits. we made
our way in a body through the en-
trance q the barber.
Upward through the archway We
went. clinging d rocks. anything, but
always upward.
As We emerged a shot rang out. One
OF our men threw up his arms and
fell back into the water.
On We pressed.
Elaine sat in a corner OF the Office.
mute. while the man who was guard
ing her. heavily armed. paced up and
down.
Suddenly an overwhelming desire
came over her TO attempt an escape.
But no sooner had she made a motion
as though 10 run through the door.