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

ahead.
Such was the entrance OF the strang.
er-Marcius Del Mar-into America.
How | managed 20 pass the time
during the first few days after the
strange disappearance OF Kennedy |
don't know. II was all like a dream
the apartment empty, the laboratory
empty, my " work on the star
uninteresting. Elaine brokenhearted,
life itself n burden.
Hoping against hope. the next dag
decided to drop around at the Dodge
house. As | entered the library un.
announced I saw that Elaine. with n
faith for which ! envied her, was sit.
ting ut n table, her back toward the
door. She was gazing sadly at IA pho.
tograph. Though | could not see Il.
| needed not to be told whose 1t was.
She did not hear me come ia. so en-.
crossed was she in her thoughts. Nor
did she notice me at first as ! stood
Just behind her. Finally | put my
hand on her shoulder as II l had been
an elder brother.
She looked up into my face. "Have
you heard from him YETI" she asked
~anxiously.
| could only shake my head sadly.
She sighed. ~Involuntarily she rose
and together we moved toward the
garden, the last place We had seen him
about the house.
We had been pacing up and down
the garden. talking earnestly, only n
short time when a man made his way
In from the Fifth avenue gate.
rs this Miss Dodge?" he asked.
Neither Elaine aor | knew him at
the time, though ] think she thought
he might be the bearer OF some mes.
sage from Craig. AS n matter OF fact,
he was the emissary to whom the ste.
n%ographer had thrown the torpedo
model from the Navy building In
Washington.
His visit was only n part OF n deep.
laid scheme. Only n few minutes be.
fore three crooks-among them our
visitor-had stopped just below the
house On n side street. To him the
others had given final instructions and
n note, and he had gone on. leaving
the two s lnding there.
Il have a note for you" he said,
bowling and handing an envelope TO
Elaine. which she tore open and read
Washington, D. c.
Miss Elaine Dodge,
Fifth avenue, New York.
Ny Dear Miss Dodse:-The bearer.
Mr.. Bailey Of the Secret Service,
would like to question you regarding
the disappearance OF Mr.. Kennedy and
the model OF his torpedo.
Morgan Bertrand,
United States Secret Service.
Even as We were talking. the other
two crooks had already moved up and
had made their way around back OF
the stone wall that cut OFF the Dodge
garden back OF the house. There they
stood, whispering eagerly and gaz.
ing iurtively over the wall as their
man talked to Elaine.
After Il moment ! stepped aside,
while Elaine read the note, and ms he
asked her a few questions | could not
help feeling that the affair had a very
suspicious look, The more | thought
OF 1t, the less ! liked IL. Finally |
could stand II no longer.
Il beg your pardCa." | excused my.
self 10 the alleged Mr.. Bailey, but
may ! speak 10 Miss Dodge alone Just
a minute?"
He bowed, rather %ungracefully I
thought, and Elaine followed me aside
while ! told her my fears.
Il don't like the looks OF II nv.
self" she agreed. Yes, III be very
careful what ! say"
While we were talking | could see
out Of the corner OF my eye that the
fellow was looking at us askance and
frowning. But II ! had had an X.ray
eye ! might have seen his two com.
panions on the other side OF the wall,
peering over az they had done before
and showing every evidence OF annoy.
ance at my interference.
The man resumed his questioning OF
Elaine regarding the torpedo, and she
replied guardedly. as. In fact, she could
not do otherwise.
Suddenly we heard shouts on the
other side OF the wall, az though some.
n were attacking someone else.
There seemed to be several OF them,
for a man quickly flung himself over
the wall and ran TO US.
They're after U.S." he shouted to
Bailey.
Instantly our visitor drew a gun and
followed the newcomer as he ran TO
get out OF the gprden In the opposite
direction.
Just then n tall, well.dressed, strik.
Ing man came over the wall, accom-.
panied by another dressed as a police.
man, and rushed toward us.
The a bearing the mysterious
stranger, Del Mar, kept on until II
reached New York. then made it's way
through the city until It came to the
Hotel La Coste.
Del Mar jumped out OF the car. his
wet clothes covered completely by the