The Ely miner., 1915-10-15
TWENTY-SEVENTH EPISODE
THE DESTROYED TORPEDO.

Del Mar had evidently, by this time,
come to the conclusion that Elaine
was the storm center of the peculiar
train of events that followed the dis
appearance of Kennedy and his wire
less torpedo.
At any rate, as soon as he learned
that Elaine was going to her country
home for the summer, he took bum
galow some distance from Dodge Hall.
There, on the day that Elaine de-
cided to motor in from the city, Del
Mar arrived with his valet.
Evidently he lost no time in getting
to work on his own affairs, whatever
they might be Inside his study,
which was the largest room in the
house, a combination Of both library
and laboratory, he gave an order or
two 70 his valet, then Immediately sat
down to his new desk. He opened a
drawer and took out long, hollow
cylinder, closed at each end by air.
tight caps, on one of which was a
hook
Quickly he wrote note and read it
over: Install submarine bell in place
OF these clumsy tubes. Asn having
h2rbCr and bridges mined as per in
structions from government. d."
He unscrewed the cap at one end Of
the tube, inserted the note and closed
1t. Then he pushed a button on his
desk a panel in the wall opened and
&c uyto hoI Mo
liceman once for him stepped out and
saluted.
Here's a message to send below"
said Del Mar briefly.
The man bowed AID went back
through the panel, closing it.
Del Mar cleaned up his desk and
then went out to look his new quar-
ters over, to see whether everything
had been prepared according to his in
structions.
From the concealed entrance to a
cave on hillside, Del Mars man who
had gone through the panel in the
bungalow appeared few minutes
later and hurried down to the shore
1t was a rocky coast with stretches of
cliffs and now and then ravine and a
bit of sandy beach. Gingerly he
climbed down the rocks to the water.
He took from his pocket the metal
tube which Del Mar had given him
and to the hook on one end attached a
weight of lead. A moment he looked
about cautiously. Then he threw the
tube into the water and it sank quick
ly. He did not wait, but hurried back
into the cave entrance.
Elaine, Aunt Josephine and l mo-
tored down to Dodge Hall from the
city. Elaines country house was on a
ard after the long run we were glad
to pull up before the big house and
get out of the car. AS we approached
the door / happened to look down the
road
well, that's the country, all right"
/ exclaimed, pointing down the road
Look"
laundering along was huge, heavy
hayrack on top of which perched a
farmer chewing a straw. Following
along after him was a dog of a pecu-
liar shepherd breed which l did not
recognize. Atop of the hay the old
fellow had piled trunk and basket
To our surprise the hayrack
stopped before the house. Miss
Dodge?" drawled the farmer nasally.
why, what do you suppose he can
want?" asked Elaine moving out to-
ward the wagon while we followed.
Eyes"
Here's a trunk, Miss Dodge, with
your name on It," he went on dragging
it down 81 found it down by the rail-
road track"
1t was the trunk marked "E. Dodge"
which had been thrown off the train,
taken by Del Mar and rifled by the
motorcyclist.
How do you suppose it ever got
here?" cried Elaine in wonder.
Must have fallen off the train," /
suggested. "You might have collected
the insurance under this new baggage
law!"