Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-07-24

feared would happen mas happened.
Doubtless the foreign agents have the
deadly weapon now. However. Ill moi
quit. Perhaps we may run them down
yet"
| RE treasured US and We thanked
hin as We said good-by. Outside.
Elaine and l got into the car again
and a moment later spun of. making
a little detour first through the u
try before hitting the shore road back
again to Dodge Hill.
On the rocky shore CT the promon-
tory several men were engaged in
sinking a peculiar heavy disk which
they submerged about ten or twelve
feet. IL seemed TO be held by a cable.
and to IL wires were attached. appar-
emily 50 that when a key was pressed
a circuit Was closed.
II was an 'oscillator." a new system
for the employment OF sound for sub
marine signaling. using water instead
OF air as a medium to transmit sound
waves. 1t was composed OF a ring
magnet. a copper tubs lying In an
air gap In a magnetic field and . sta
tionary central armature. The tube
was attached TO q steel diaphragm.
Really il was a submarine bell which
could be used for telegraphing or tel
ephoning both Ways through water.
The men finished executing the d.
rections OF Del Mar and left. carefully
concealing the land connections and
key Of the bell. while We were still at
Del Mars.
We had no sooner left. however.
than one OF the men who had been en-
gagged In installing the submarine bell
entered the library.
"Well?" demanded Del Mar.
THE bell is installed. SIR he said.
1t will be working soon"
Good" nodded Del Mar.
He went 10 a drawer and from Il
took q peculiar-looking helmet to
which was attached a sort OF harness
fitting over the shoulders and carry.
ing a tank of oxygen. The headpiece
was a most weird continuance. with
what looked like a huge glass eye In
front. II vas in reality a submarine
life-saving apparatus.
Del Mar put 1t on all except the
helmet. which he carried with him,
and then. with his assistant. went out
through the panel In the wall. Through
the underground passage the two
CROPPED their way. lighted by an cleo
tric torch. until at last they came 10
the artvan.a hfllan a, ,ha nnl~
brush. near the shore.
Del Mar went over to the concealed
station from which the submarine bell
was sounded and pressed the key as a
signal. Then lie adjusted the subma-
rine helmet to his head and deliber-
ately waded out into the water. far
Their and farther. up to his head, then
deeper still.
AS he disappeared into the water.
his emissary turned and went back
toward the shore road.
The ride around through the coun-
try and back 10 the shore road from
Del Mars al pleasant. In fact. II
was always pleasant TO be with
Elaine, especially in a car.
We were spinning along at a fast
clip when we came TO "a rocky part OF
the coast. AS We made a turn a sharp
breeze took eff my hat and whirled il
far on the read and among the rocks
OF the shore. Elaine shut down the
engine. with a laugh at me. and We
left the car by the road while We
climbed down the rocks after the hat.
IL had been carried into the water.
close to shore and. still laughing. We
clambered over the rocks. Elaine IN
sisted on getting IL herself and in fact
did get ii. She was just about 10
hand IL 10 me, when something boSbed
up In the water Just in front OF Us.
She reached fer 1t and fished II out.
II was a cylinder with airtight APPS
on both ends. In n Of which was a
hook.
What do you suppose 1t isl" she
asked. looking IL over as We made cur
way up the rocks again to the car.
Where did 1t come from?"
We did not see a man standing by
our car, but he saw US. IL was Del
Mars man who had paused On his way
10 watch us. AS We approached ne
hid On the other side or the read.
BY this time we had reached the car
and opened the cylinder. Inside was
a note which read:
Chief arrived safely. Keep watch"
What does * mean?" repeated
Elaine. mystifed.
Neither OF US could guess and |
doubt whether we would have under
stood any better, II We had seen a
sinister face peering at US from be
hind a rock near by. although doubt
less the man knew what was in the
tube and what II meant.
We climbed into the car and start
ed again. AS w disappeared the man
came from behind the rocks n ran
quickly up 10 the top Of the hill.
There. from the bushes. he pulled out
a peculiar instrument composed OF a
strange series OF lenses and mirrors
set up on a tripod.
Eagerly he placed the tripod. ad-