Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-07-24
Jennings" called Elaine.

ing 10 pay the farmer.
mo, no. miss" he demurred as he
clucked TO his horses.
We waved TO the old fellow. As no
started to drive away he reached
down into the basket and drew out
some yellow harvest apples. One at
q time he tossed them to US as he lum-
bered OF.
Truly rural" remarked q voice be
hind US.
1t was Del Mar. all logged up and
carrying a magazine in his hand.
We chatted a moment, then Elaine
started TO go into the house with Aunt
Josephine. With Del liar | followed.
AS she went Elaine took a bite Of
the apple. To her surprise II separated
neatly into two hollow halves. She
looked inside. There was a note.
Carefully she unfolded 1t and read.
Like the others. il was not written but
printed in pencil:
Be careful to unpack all your trunks
yourself. Destroy this note. A Friend.
What did these mysterious warnings
u a. u dShto Hti SCI IL diudltiiitHhs
Somehow SO far they had worked out
all right. She tore up the note and
threw the pieces away.
Elaine = into the house and we
followed. Del Mar. however. dropped
just a bit behind and. as he came TO
the place where Elaine had thrown the
pieces OF paper. dropped his magazine.
He nsDAnal - w..Ix - 49, n.l ..al~.Al
the pieces, then rejoined us.
Il hope you'll excuse me-" said
Elaine brightly. We've just arrived
and | haven't a thing unpacked."
Del Ma bowed and Elaine left us.
Aunt Josephine followed shortly. Del
Mar and ] sat down at a table. AS he
talked he placed the magazine in his
lap beneath the table. on his knees. |
could not see. but he was. in reality
secretly putting together the torn note
which the farmer had thrown to
Elaine.
Finally he managed to fit all the
pieces A glance down was enough.
But his face betrayed nothing. Still
under the table. he swept the pieces
into his pocket and rose.
III drop Ia when you are more set
tied" he excused himself. %stroiling
leisurely cut again.
Up In the bedroom Elaine's maid.
Marie, had been unpackiag.
We'll, what do you know about
that" she exclaimed as Jennings aud
Patrick came dragging In the banged
up trunk.
Very queer" remarked Jennings.
detailing the little he had seen. while
Patrick left.
The entrance Of Elaine put an end
10 the interesting gossip and Marie
started 10 open the trunk.
NO. Marie" said Elaine. I'll UNI
pack them myself. You can put the
things away later. You and jennings
may go"
Quickly she took the things out OF
the BATTERED trunk. Then she started
on the other trunk. which was like II
but net marked. She threw cut a
couple OF garments. then paused. star
tied.
There was the lost torpeio-where
Bertholdi had stuck IL in her haste,
Elaine picked il up and looked at il In
wonder. as it recalled all those last
days before Kennedy was lost.
Finally she decided to lock II up
In the bureau drawer and tell me. Not
only did she lCck the drawer. but. as
she left her room. she took the key Of
the door from the lock inside and
locked it outside.
Del Mar did not 60 far from the
house. however. lie scarcely reached
the edge Of the grounds where he was
sure he was not observed when he
placed his fingers e his lips and whis-
tied. An instant later two II his men
appeared from behind a hedge.
'Ycu must get into her ROOM" he
ordered. THAT torpedo Is In her lug
gage somewhere. after all"
IL the real of the house the two
emissaries II Del Mar stole out II the
shelter Of some bushes and sto-d fer
a moment looking. Elaine's windows
were high above them. tCo high TO
reach.
Well have TO use the Dutch h,use-
mars methods" decided one.
Together they ven around the
house toward the laundry. 1t was
only a few minutes later that they re-
turned. No one was about. Quickly
one IF them took on his coat. Around
his waist he had wound a coil of rope
Deity he began 10 climb a tree whose
upper branches fell ever the roof. Cat
like he managed to reach the roof.
He made his way along the ridge pole
to q chimney which vas directly back
OF and in line with Elaine's windows.
Then he uncoiled the rope and
made che end fast to the Chin
ney. Letting the other end fall free
down the roof. he carefully lowered
himself over the edge. Thus II was
not difficult to get into Elaine's room
b. stepping On the window sill and
going through tbs open window.
The man began a rapid search OF
tho room turning nm and M uin1 ~.