The Dermott news., 1915-09-23
TWENTY-FIFTH EPISODE
THE LOST TORPEDO.

From the rocks of promontory that
jutted out not far from the wharf
where WI Fang's body was found and
Kennedy had disappeared, opened up
a beautiful panorama OF a bay on one
side and the sound on the other.
1t was a deserted bit of coast. But
anyone vilo had been standing near
the promontory the next day might
have seen thin line as IL the wa
ter. sparkling In the sunlight, had
been cut with huge knife. Gradual
~ a thin steel rod seemed to rise from
the water itself. still moving ahead,
though slowly now as II pushed its
way above the surface. After it came
round cylinder OF steel studded with
bolts. II was the hatch OF a subma-
rine. and the rod was the periscope.
AS tho submarine lay there at rest.
the waves almost breaking over 1t.
the hatch slowly opened and hand
appeared cropping for n hold Then
appeared face with n tangle Of curly
black hair and keen, forceful eyes.
After II the body OF a man rose out OF
the hatch, tall. slender. striking per
son. He reached down into the hold
of the boat and drew forth life pre-
server
All right" he called down in an
accent slightly foreign. as he huckled
on the belt Il shall communicate with
YOU rs soon as have something to
report"
Then he deliberately plunged over.
board and struck out for the shore.
Hand over hand he ehurned his way
through tho water toward the beach
until AZ last his feet touched bottom,
and he waded out. shaking The water
from himself like huge animal.
The coming OF the stranger had not
been entirely unheralded Along the
shore road by which Kennedy and |
had followed the crooks who We
thought had the torpedo, on that last
chase. was waiting now powerful
Limousine with its motor purring. y
chauffeur was sitting at the wheel anu
inside at the door. sat a man peerlng
out along the road to the beach. sud
denly the mar In the machine signaled
TO the driver.
He comes," he cried eagerly. Drive
down the road closer. and meet him
As the swimmer strobe shivering up
the roadway the car approached him.
The assistant swung open the door
and ran forward with a thick, warm
coat and hat.
Neither the master nor the servant
spoke as they met, but the man
wrapped the coat about him. hurried
into the car. the driver turned and
quickly they sped toward the city.
Secretly though the entrance Of the
stranger had been planned. however,
II was not unobseryed.
Along the beach on bowlder. gaz,
ing thoughtfully out TO sea and smok-
ing an old brier pipe. sat bent fish
erman clad in an oilskin hat and
heavy. ungainly boots, About his neck
was a long WOODEN muller which con-
cealed the lower part of his face quito
as effeetually as his seraggly, grizZled
whiskers.
Suddenly he seemed TO discover
something that interested him. slowly
rose. then turned and almost ran up
the shore Quickly he dropped beh'hd
a large rock and waited, peeriLg I.
As the limousine bearing the
stranger, on whom the fisherman had
kept his eyes riveted. turn I'd and
drove away. the old salt rose rom be-
hind his rock. gaZed after tie car rs
II 10 Ak every line OF II ir his mem
DRY. and then he, too. quickly disap'
peared up the read.
The strangers car hal scarcely dis
appeared when the tls herman turned
from the shore road ilto clump OF
stunted trees and ma lie his way to a
hut Not far away STOOD u small. I'M
pretentious closed car. also with
driver.
Il shall be reaGy in a minute, the
fisherman nodded, almost running into
the hut, as the driver moved his car
UP closer to tie door
The larger motor had disappeared
far down the bend OF the road when
the fisherman reapseared. In an al
most incredible time he had changed
his oilskips and mufiier for a dark coat
and silk hat He was no longer
fisherman, but rather fussy looking
old gentleman, bewhiskered STILL with
eyes looking out keenly from pair
of gold-rimmed glasses.
'Fcilow that carat any cost" ne
ordered simply as he let himself into