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

deadly weapon now. However. III not
quit Perhaps we may run them down
yet"
Ho treasured us and We thanked
him as wo said good.by. outside,
Elaine and I got into the car again
and q moment later spun of, making
a little detour first through tho coun.
try before hitting tho shore road back
again to Dodge Hill.
On the rocky shore OF the promon.
tory several men were engaged In
sinking n peculiar heavy disk which
they submerged about ten or twelve
feet. II seemed TO be held by a cable,
and to II wires were attached, appar.
emily 80 that when n 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
raves II was composed OF n ring
magnet, a copper tubo lying In an
air gap In n magnetic field and a sta.
NaNHN N'hhia hilitNhl's h' Ahbt
was attached to n steel diaphragm.
Really II was a submarine bell which
could be used for telegraphing or tel.
e%phoning both ways through water.
The men finished executing the di.
rections OF De- Mar and left. carefully
~conceallng tho 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 beef on.
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 TO n drawer and from Il
took n peculiar looking helmet TO
which was attached n sort OF harness
fitting over the shoulders and carry.
ing II tank Of oxygen. The h]oadpiecc
was n most weird contriyauce, with
what looked like a huge glass eye in
front. 1t was in reality "a submarine
~litc.saying apparatus.
Del Mar put II 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
gropcd their way, lighted by an cleo.
trio torch, until at last they came TO
the entrance hidden in the under.
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 he adjusted the sutma.
I,ne 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 tho coun.
try and back 10 the shore road from
Del Mars was pleasant In fact, II
was always pleasant to be with
Elaine, especially IN Il car.
We were spinning along at a fast
cup when we came 10 IA rocky part OF
the coast. As W made a turn "A sharp
breeze tcCk on my hat and whirled il
far OF the road 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 tho water.
close TO shore and, still laughing. We
clambered ever the rocks. Elaine IN.
sisted on getting IL herself and in fact
did get II. She was Just about TO
hand 1t TO ne when something bobbed
up IN the water just in front Of US.
She reached for 1t and fished il out.
II was a cylinder with air.tight cans
on both ends, in one OF which vas a
hook.
what do you suppose Il is?" she
asked, looking II over as We made cur
way up the rocks again TO the car.
Where did II come from"
We did not see a man standing by
our car. but he saw us. II was Del
Mars man who had paused on his way
10 watch US. As We approached he
hid on the other side OF the road.
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 II mean" repeated
Elaine. mystihed.
Neither OF us could guess and
doubt whether we would have under.
stood any better, II We had seen n
sinister face peering at us from he
hind a rock near by, although doubt.
less the man knew what was in the
tube and what It meant.
We climbed into the car and start.
ed again. As we disappeared the man
came from behind the rocks and ran
quickly up TO the top OF the hin
There, from the bushes, he pulled ou,
a peculiar instrument composed OF a
strange series OF lenses and mlrrors
set up on a tripod.
Eagerly no placed the tripod. ad.
Justing the lenses and mirrors ia tho