The evening world., 1915-02-25

Ass.tar ~ q. a. -
sending half dossn men besk 10 ths
house 10 sweep 10 -eu1, teittns them
Others took the boat bSch 70 the
schooner 20 bring ashore the bsddjne,
folding cots. camp chairs and lug
gaeo.
The cove was some twsnty-slght
feet wide and curved inward peshaps
half . hundred yards. the rock walls
rising thirty feet ON two ssidoo' ana
from the land shelving down at On
angle Of sixty degrees TO the shore,
along which ran . bricked path
0anked BY occasional cypfess trseA
There was 9 strip OF black, heaeh A.
here another cyprsss grew. The beech
ran almost abruptly Into deep water.
consequently the schooner was Az
chored only half score yasde from
tho beach, where she lay . patch Of
yellow on the dark waters. ,t'
Scaling the schooner's side again,
Lonyuehaye assigned to me the tAsh OF
helping Pembroke Jones with his
wireless outht: and FrochwAies and
another man. koonts by nams., vsrs
delegated the task of getting ashore
the lengthy mast which w.S ne
prime factor. and which had oesn
iAshsd along the bulwarks OF the
schooner, stretching from her bow
spirit far over the extromity OF her
stern. With this rolling loose, II was
| heavsd overheard by the crew: and
| Frochwhige and kUonts went over
board and hoatsd u assore. The boat
having now returned from Shore We
loaded Into her the wireless impie.
mentia. Jones checking the articles on
his list - each excelsior packed DOE
| ~ Nhnmt UAn I0W0f00. u
"Chest OF cells. wireless battery.
Toner, Norse.key switch. Wire cola
I0asoline engine. Dynamo No. l.
Dynamo switch. Sparkling outflt. Ton
Rsllons Of gasoline. Dynamo No. 4
Five gallons Of gasoline"-
Two trips were necessary to get tht
articles ashore; aud then they must,
porforcs, b. carried to the cliR height
the pole planted and secured, 'apd The
wires properly placed. II was nlEht'e
Job, Including the running OF the
the house where Jones had decidod %
have his batteries placed: And abous
dawn hs told me to report to,Longue.
haye that he was ready to receive
ala not nnd L.onsushays In the
house. although I did dnd tho ma
iority OF our .cutthrpat crew sleepin9
in their blAnketsN before the huge
fire that had been nndaeasin the NV
ing hall. And NJ started out OF the
house I saw Longuehaye Approacn.
ing With the women. for whom the
rooms were now habitable. l shrank
back into . shadoNy.. cgrner: ,Ano
thoy entsred-the lady The dnenpa
and the black. all shivsring from
4 thslrs long. crampsd stay on 7 tns
: ~ ou VIII ana your bass Aiitksts!
think" aaAd LOnguehaye.,. ,"An1
Q we've put up the beds. suppose yos
have your own bedding " thAt bIe
II canvas pack. There. p 2 room tos
- YOU and Sonora sanchcs; and AN
:, 2 ''aSI Mim aS ANT T no Topsy. ssr.s srovisl
a tho black Him am sailsa Net
y fonguehaye gave them s'twtstst
y smile; and ut the foot OF the Stair
!. took my isdys hand and raised u q
. Don't you feel llk. sAs, ,hssalss Of !
= : drama nowf" he said' wish f,of: ga
J, Whom they had gone hs 1ssreiles
a about the living room looking d2w!
% at the slseping faces OF his hnohs
sneer on his face a. he picke1f bin ~
over them To an old settle bx the hrn
: And then L.epped over 70 him an(
i told him that Jones was ready 70 Sont
d any messages he might like, ~
u smiled approval OF this and followct
I. where Jones sat on campntool. Ntt>
i Chitty. the electrician. hovcrtp4 nea,
= and giving careful inspection to th'
% coils oe wire that ian out OF the aee1(
s window 70 the wireless spirc,, Chittl
! had been the genius Of the ihstalia'
. ton, for Jones knew very little abcu
% the relative 3uxtaposition OF <he ,ep'
J. paratus.
il II was q complicated = .ranGemsnt
Il this wireless outfit, with its ccile ant
= keys. wires. switches, toners and dyl
o namos, but ~ Jones Sat before tn
Z. stand. rudelt improvised by putnl
Il two chests upon one another. b,
n looked ..1al to the emergency o
l. handling H.. and Chittys trained me
!, ohanical eye viewed the srrangemen
. . "Ali fixed, are your said Tongue
a haye. well. try getting some nearb!
station or some pasaing vessel Just 4
see whether everythinVs 0. X"
!. mot necessary" replied Jones s''tii
> In tho stiffness that followed VI
10 strained our ears. catching . fain
~ tapping.
" The VesonQtoro W0rktngs anyhow,
~ said Jones. and pointed; That's tn
- resonator and that's the recepto
70 its in--and--oh. we'll. what's the use
~ 1t takes too long to explain. Som
q ono In certainly trying to get U.S."
"a Jones clamped the receivers owe
, his ears and sat listening intently.
ic They're asking who. We ara
m Longuehsye." he said. after u pause
10 "What shall ! tell 'em?"
n yacht Scylla. Philadelphia TO Pair
ts Beach," replied Longuehaye. giibl,
or ASK 'em who they are"
re Jones put his finger hard down O
rs the key. and for the moment
thought the OUTFIT had exploded. .
al startling was the kissing. Followe
of a blue spark, then quiet. except "a
re- tho rattle OF Jones's signalling. II
es was stIll smiling with the Joy Of
,d child in q new toy when what
RS called the resonator began to n
= again. e'"'
70 Yacht Charon. We're crossing tn
At Styx. But I'm glad we kept ava
he from either Scyila or Charybdis."
M. Il s'y." murmured Chitty. when thl
,y transcription was given aloud. "ls this
n u bloomin' code?"
Mt "No." replied Jones. Its sopio idl