The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1915-09-23

cluckcd To his horses.
We waved TO the old fellow. As nc
started TO drive away. he reached
down into the basket and drew out
some yellow harvest apples. one at
a time he tossed them to US as he lum.
bered on.
Truly rural" remarked n Voice be.
hind US.
1t was Del Mar. all logged UP and
carrying IA magazine in his hand.
We chatted n moment. then Elaine
started to go into the house with Aunt
Josephine. With Del Mar | followed.
AS she went Elaine took n bite OF
the apple. To her surprise it separated
neatly into two hollow halves. She
looked inside. There was a note.
Carefully she unfolded Il and read
Like the others, II was not written but
printed in pencil:
Be careful 10 unFaek all your trunks
yourself. Destroy this note. A Friend.
What did these mysterious warnings
mean. she asked herself in amazcmcnt.
Somehow so far they had worked out
all right. She tore up the note and
threw the pieces away.
Elaine went into the house and we
followed. Del Mar. however, dropped
Just n bit behind and. as he came to
the place where Elaine had thrown the
pieces OF paper. dropped his magazine.
He stopped TO pick it up and gathered
the pieces, then rejcined us.
Il hope you'll excuse me" said
Elaine brightly. We've just arrived
and | haven't "A thing u%npacked."
Del Mar bowed and Elaine left US.
Aunt Josephine followed shortly. Del
Mar and ! sat down at n table. As he
talked he placed The magazine IN his
lap beneath the table on his knees. |
could not see, but he was In reality
secretly putting together the torn note
which the farmer had thrown to
Elaine.
Finally he managed 10 fiji all the
pieces. A glance down was enough.
But his face betrayed nothing. san
under the table, he swept the pieces
into his pocket anu rose.
IN drop in when YOU are more set.
tied he excused himself. strc!ling
leisurely cut again.
Up In the bedroom Elaine's maid.
Marie. had been unpackiug.
Well. what do you know about
that she exclaimed as Jennings and
Patrick came dragging in the banged.
up trunk.
Very queer" remarked Jennings.
detailing the little he had seen. while
Patrick left.
The entrance Of Elaine put ar end
to the interesting gossip and Marie
started 10 open the trunk.
NO, Marie" said Elaine. IN un.
pack them myself. You a put the
things away later. You and Jennings
may GO"
Quickly she took the things out OF
the battered trunk. Then she started
on the other trunk, which was like IL
hut not marked. She threw out a
couple OF garments, then paused, star.
tied.
There was the lost torpedo-where
Bertholdi had stuck 1t in her haste!
Elaine picked II up and locked at IL In
wonder, as II recalled all those last
days before Kennedy was lost.
Finally she decided 10 lock Il up
In the bureau drawer and tell me. Not
only did she lock the drawer. but, as
she left her room. she took the key OF
the door from the lock inside and
locked It outside.
Del Mar did not go far from the
house, however. lie scarcely reached
the edge Of the grounds where he was
sure he was not observed when he
placed his fingers 70 his lips and wills.
tied. An instant later " OF his men
appeared from behind a hedge.
You must get into her room." he
ordered. THAT torpedo Is in her lug.
gage somewhere, after all"
In the rear OF the house the two
emissaries OF Del Mar stole out OF the
shelter OF some bushes and stood for
q moment looking. Elaine's windows
were high above them. too high to
reach.
Wei have to use the Dutch house.
mans methods" decided one.
Together they went around the
house toward the laundry. II was
only a few minutes later that they re.
turned. No n was about. Quickly
one OF them took on his coat. Around
his waist he had wound a coil OF rope.
Deity he began to climb a tree whose
upper branches fell owe the roof. Cat
like he managed 10 reach the roof.
He made his way along the ridge pole
to a chimney which was directly back
OF and In line with Elaine's windows.
Then he uncoiled the rope and
made n end fast TO the chin
ney. Letting the other end fall free
down the roof. he carefully lowered
himself over the edge. Thus II was
not dificult to get into Elaine's room
by stepping on the window sill and
going through the open window.
The man began q rapid search OF
thA room. turning uD and paving ev.