Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-09-05

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dispatched Immediately with hurried in
structions. The soldier saluted and left
almost on a run.
Then Woodward turned and with Arm
old led the men up the shore, still con-
ferring on the best means of attacking
the harbor
On the wharf along the shore Wood
ward. Arnold and the soldiers gathered.
waiting for the telescope. Already Wood
ward had had a fast launch brought up.
ready for use.
When Woodward. Arnold and the at
lacking party had discovered me unoon-
scious In Del Mars study, there had been
no time to wait for me to reagtn full
consciousness. They had placed me on q
couch and run into the secret PASSAGE
way after Elaine.
Now. however, slowly regained my
senses and, looking about. vaguely be-
gan TO realize what had happened.
My first impulse was to search the
study, looking in all the closets and table
drawers. In a corner was large chest
1 opened 1t. Inside were several OF the
queer helmets and suits which had
seen Del Mar use and one OF which he
had placed on Elaine.
For some moments examined them
curiously, wondering what their use could
be. Somehow 1t seemed to me, II Dei
Mar had used them IN the escape, We
should need them in the pursuit
Then my eye fell on the broken panel.
/ entered it and CROPPED cautiously down
the passageway. At the end 1 gazed
about. trying to discover which way they
had all gone
At last. down on the shore, before q
wharf could see Woodward, the strange
old hermit and the rest.
ran toward them, calling.
BY this time the soldier who had been
sent for the submarine telescope arrived
at last, with the telescope in sections
in several long cases.
"Goodl' exclaimed the old hermit, al
most seizing the package which the sol
der handed him.
He unwrapped It and jointed the var
ious sections together. II was, a. I have
said, q submarine telescope. but after
design entirely new, differing from the or
binary submarine telescope. It had an
arm bent at right angles, with prismatic
mirrors so that 1t was not only possible
to see the bottom Of the sea- but by an
adjustment also to see at right angles
or, as II were, around a corner.
It was while he was Joining this con-
trivance together that I came up from
the end OF the secret passage down to the
wharf.
why. here's Jameson" greeted Wood
ward. I'm glad you're so much better"
where's Elaine?' interrupted breath
lesslv.
They began to tell me.
Aren't you going 10 follow?" cried.
Follow? How can We follow?'
Excitedly told Of my discovery OF the
helmets.
"Just the thingl" exclaimed the hermit
''Send some one back to get them"
Woodward quickly detached several SOL
diers to 20 with me and hurried back
to the bungalow, while others carried
the submarine telescope to the boat
It was only q few minutes later that.
in Del Mars own car. drove up to the
wharf again and we unloaded the curious
submarine helmets and suits.
Quickly Woodward posted several Of
his men to act as sentries on the beach.
then with the rest we climbed into the
launch and slipped off down the shore.
The launch which Woodward had COM
Wandered moved along in the general
direction which they had seen Del Mar
and his men take with Elaine. With the
! telescope over the side, we cruised about
, slowly in q circle. Arnold gazing through
the eye piece. ALI Of Us were by this time
in the diving suits which had brought
! from Del Mars. except that We had not
4 x,af fHannad on the haimat9
Suddenly Arnold raised his hand and
signaIled to stop the launch.
''Look9" he cried, indicating the eye
piece of the submarine telescope which
he had let down over the side.
/ Woodward gazed into the eye-piece
: and then did, also. There we could
see the side OF a submerged submarine
/ a short distance away, through the cave
like entrance OF what appeared to be
a gre underwater harbor.
What shall we doG" Queried Wood
ward.
Attack II now before they are pre-
pared" replied the hermit decisiveiy.
put on the helmets"
All Of us expect those who were run
ming the launch buckled on the head
pieces. wrapping our guns in water
proof covers which We had found with
th1 suits.
AS sotn as we had finished. one after
another. we let ourselves over the side
OF the boat and sank to the bottom.
On the bottom we gathered and slowly
in the heavy unaceustoned element and
cumbersome suits, We made our way In
body through the entrance os the
haTbor.
Upward through the archway we went
clingins to rocks. anything. but always
upward
AS We emerged a shot rang out. One
of our men threw up his arms and fell
back into the water.
On we pressed.
/
Elaine sat in a corner of the office
mute, while the man who was guarding
her. heavily armed. paced up and down
SUDDENLY an overwhelming desire came
over her 20 attempt an escape But nc
sooner had she made a motion as though
70 run through the door. than the man
seized her and drove her back TO her
corner.