Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-08-07

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 II 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. We
came ashore in his boat. ! don't know
exactly where they went. but know
the direction, and We can eaten up
with them easily IL we hurry. sir.
The colonel handed the note quick
ly to a cavalry officer beside him who
read Il. saluted at the orders that fol
lowed. turned and strobe on. hastily
s%tufing 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 o he heard the
clatter OF hoofs. He stepped back on
the road and from his covert he could
see a 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. he
turning OF his body loosened a paper
which he had stuffed quickly into his
belt. IL fell to the ground. In their
hurry the troop. close behind. rode
over IL. But IT did not escape the
quick eye OF Del Mars valet.
They had scarcely disappeared
around q bend in the road when he
stepped out and pounced on the pa
pear. reading IL eagerly. Every line
OF his face showed fear as be turned
and ran back 10 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 a scowl or fury.
Then he seized his hat and a short
hunters ak and disappeared through
the panel into the s~ubterranean pas
sage which took him 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 wnh the aerial. AT
last they came TO a place where they
could see the deserted house far up on
the side OF a rayine above the river
and a waterfall. They dived into the
thick underbrush for cover and went
up the hill.
Some distance of 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 a man hurry across from
the opposite direction and into the
house.
AS | live, | think that's Del Mar"
muttered Arnold.
Woodward nodded. doubtfully.
though.
In the house Del Mar hurried TO a
wall where he found and pressed a
concealed spring. A small cabinet In
the plaster opened and he took out a
little telephone which he al and
through which he spoke hastily. Pull
in the wires" he shouted. We're dis
covered. ] think"
Down In the wireless station in the
cave the operator at his instrument
heard the signal OF the telephone and
quickly answered il. "All right. sir"
he returned with a look Of great ex1
element and anxiety. Cut the wires
and I'll pull them in"
Putting back the telephone. Del Mar
ran TO the window and looked out be-
tween the broken Stats OF the closed
blinds. "Confound them," he NUT
tered angrily.
He could see Arnold and Woodward
cautiously approaching. A moment
later he stepped back and pulled 4
silk mask over his upper face. leaving
only his eyes visible. Then he seized
his hunters az and dashed up the
stairs. Through the scuttle Of the roof
he came. making his way over TO the
chimney to which the wireless anten-
a were fastened.
Hastily he cut the wires which ran
through the roof from the aerial. AS
he did SO he saw them disappear
through the roof. Below. In the cave,
down In the ravine back OF the falls.
the operator was hastily hauling in the
wire Del Mar had cut
Viciously next. Del Mar fell upon
the wooden aerial itself. ~chopping Il
right and left with powerful blows. lie
broke II OF and threw II over the roof
Del Mar made his way back quickly
over the roof. back through the scuttle
and down the stairs again. Should
he go out? lie looked out OF the win
dow. Then he went to the door. An
instant he paused thinking and listen
ing. bis ak raised. ready for a blow.
Arnold and Woodward. by this time.
had reached the door. which swung
open on its rusty hinges. Woodward
was about TO go in when he felt a
hand on his arm.
Wait" cautioned Arnold. He DOL