The Elbert County tribune., 1915-09-10

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with several officers.
"A message from Lieutenant Wood
ward and Professor Arnold he an
| nounced, approaching the command
ing officer and handing him the note.
Colonel Swift tore it open and read:
Have located radio aerial in the
woods along shore. Please send squad
of men with bearer. ARNOLD"
You just left them?' queried the
| colonel.
Yes, SIR" replied the sailor. I'VE
came ashore in his boat. / don't know
| exactly where they went, but | know
the direction, and We can catch up
with them easily II we hurry. sir
The colonel handed the note quick
ly to a cavalry officer beside him who
read it. saluted at the orders that fol-
| lowed, turned and strobe OF, hastily
stuffing the paper in his belt. as the
| sailor went
Meanwhile, Del Mars valet was
leaving the bungalow and walking
down the road on an errand for his
master. Up the road he heard the
clatter of hoofs. He stepped back off
the road and from his covert he could
see squad OF cavalry headed by the
captain and a sailor canter past.
The captain turned In the saddle
to speak to the sailor, who rode like
a horse marine, and as he did so. the
turning of his body loosened a paper
which he had stuffed quickly into his
belt. 1t fell to the ground. In their
hurry the troop, close behind, rode
over it. But 1t did not escape the
quick eye of Del Mars valet
They had scarcely disappeared
around bend in the road when he
stepped out and pounced on the pa
pear, reading 1t eagerly. Every line
of his face showed fear as he turned
and ran back to the bungalow.
"See what found" he cried breath
lessly bursting in on Del Mar who was
seated at his desk, having returned
from the harbor.
Del Mar read 1t with n scowl of fury
Then he seized his hat ana short
hunters ak and disappeared through
sage which took MIN by the shortest
cut through the very hill to the shore
Slowly Arnold and Woodward made
their way along the shore, carefully
searching for the spot where they had
seen the house with the aerial. Al
last they came to place where they
could see the deserted house far up on
the side of ravine above the river
ty,t. he
thick underbrush for cover and went
up the hill.
Some distance off from the house
they parted the bushes and gazed of
across an open space at the ram
shackle building. AS they looked they
could see man hurry across from
the opposite direction and into tbs
house.
AS live. think that's Del Mar,
muttered Arnold.
Woodward nodded. doubtfully
though.
In the house Del Mar hurried to {
wall where he found and pressed {
concealed spring. A small cabinet il
the plaster opened and he took out {
little telephone which he rang ant
through which he spoke hastily. "Pul
in the wires he shouted. We're dis
covered, think"
Down in the wireless station in tn,
cave the operator at his instrumen
heard the signal of the telephone an,
quickly answered it. "All right, sir.
he returned with a look of great eS
citement and anxiety. Cut the wire
and I'll pull them in"
Putting back the telephone, Del Ma
ran to the window and looked out be
tween the broken Stats of the close
blinds. "Confound them!" he mut
tered angrily.
He could see Arnold and Woodwar
cautiously approaching. A momen
: later he stepped back and pulled
silk mask over his upper face, leavin
; only his eyes visible Then he seize
MS hunters ak and dashed up tn
stairs. Through the scuttle of the roc
. he came. making his way over to tn
. chimney to which the wireless anteI
nae were fastened.
Hastily he cut the wires which ra
. through the roof from the aerial. A
, he did so he saw them disappea
through the roof. Below. in the cav,
:, down in the ravine back OF the falli
the operator was hastily hauling in tn
wire Del Mar had cut
= Viciously next. Del Mar fell upo
: the wooden aerial itself. chopping
right and left with powerful blows. II
i. broke 1t off and threw 1t over the roo
mol Mar fuada hie way hapk nutckl
, over the roof. back through the scuttl
!. and down the stairs again. Shout
he go out? He looked out of the wiz
dow. Then he went to the door. A
: instant he paused thinking and lister