The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1915-10-14

was standing before the headquarters
with several officers.
"A message from Lieutenant Wood
ward and Professor Arnold he an
nounced, approaching the command
ing officer and handing him the note.
Colonel Swift tore II open and a
Have located radio aerial Ia the
woods along shore. Please send squad
OF men with bearer. ARNOLD.
"You Just left Them" queried the
colonel.
yes. sir" replied the sailor. We
came ashore In his boat. ] don't know
exactly where they went, but know
the direction. and we can catch up
with them easily II we hurry, SIR
The colonel handed the note quick
~ to n cavalry officer beside him who
read Il, saluted at the orders that FOL
lowed, turned and strobe on, hastily
stuGing the paper In his belt, as the
sailor went
Meanwhile, Del Mars valet was
leaving the bungalow and walking
down the road on an errand for his
master. Up the road he heard the
clatter of hoofs. lie stepped back on
the road and from his covert he could
see q squad OF cavalry headed by the
captain and n sailor chnter past.
The captain turned IN the saddle
to speak TO the sailor, who rode like
a horse marine. AMI as he did 30, the
turning OF his body lCosened a paper
which he had stuffed quickly into his
belt. II fell to the ground. In their
hurry the troop, close behind. rode
over II. But IL did not escape the
quick eye OF Del Mars valet.
They had scarcely disappeared
around a bend in the road when he
stepped but and pounced on the pa
pear, reading II eagerly. Every line
OF his face showed fear as he turned
and ran back TO the bungalow.
See what I found" he cried breath.
lessly bursting in on Del Mar who IA
seated at his desk, having returned
from the harbor.
Del Mar read II with a scowl OF fury.
Then he seized his hat and a short
hunters AK and disappeared through
the panel into the s"ubterranean pas.
sage which took him by the shortest
cut through the very hill TO the shore.
Slowly Arnold and Woodward made
their way along the shore, carefully
searching for the spot where they had
seen the house with the aerial. At
last they came 10 a place where they
could see the deserted house far up on
the side Of q ravine above the river
and a waterfall. They divcd into the
thick underbrush for cover and went
up the bill.
Some distance off from the house
they parted the bushes and Sa2ed off
across an open space at the ram
slackle building. IS they looked they
could see "A man hurry across from
the opposite direction and into the
house.
As I live. ! think that's Del Mar"
muttered Arnold.
Woodward nodded, doubtfully.
though.
In the house Del Mar hurried TO a
wall whore he found and pressed n
concealed spring. A small cabinet In
the plaster opened and he took out q
little telephone which he rang and
through which he spoke hastily. "Pull
In the wires" he shouted. We're dis.
covered, | think"
Down In the wireless station In the
cave the operator at his instrument
heard the signal of the telephone and
quickly answered IL. "All right. sir"
he returned with a look Of RreaI ex.
element and anxiety. cut the wires
and I'll pull them in"
Putting back the telephone, Del Mar
ran to the window and looked out be.
tween the broken Stats OF the closed
blinds. "CCnfound them" he nut.
tered angrily.
He could see Arnold and Woodward
cautiously approaching. A moment
later he stepped back and pulled a
SILK mask over his upper face, leaving
only his eyes visible. Then he seized
his hunters ak and dashed up the
stairs. Through tho scuttle OF the roof
he came, making his way over to the
chimney TO which the wireless anten.
nae were fastened.
Hastily he cut tho wires which ran
through the roof from the aerial. As
he did 80 he saw them disappear
through the roof. Below, In the rave,
down In the ravine back OF the falls
the operator was hastily hauling in the
wire Del Mar had cut.
Viciously next, Del Mar fell upon
the wooden aerial itself, choppIng Il
right and left with powerful blows. He
broke II of and threw 1t over the roof
Del Mar made his way back quick,y
over the roof, back through the scut,le
and down the stairs again. Should
he go out? lie looked out OF the win.
dow. Then he went to the door. An
instant he paused thinking and listen.
Ing, his ak raised. ready for a blow.
Arnold and Woodward, by this time
had reached the door, which swung
open on its rusty hinges. Woodward