Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-07-17

close the lid. But the tray was too
high. She looked puzzled. On the
floor was another tray almost identi-
cal.
The wrong trunk" she smiled 10
herself. lifting the tray out and put
ting the other one In. while she placed
the first tray with the torpedo con-
cealed In the other. unmarked. trunk
where II belonged. Then she closed
the first trunk.
A IN later the expressman en-
tered. with Bertholdi.
You may take that one indicated
Elaine.
Miss Dodge, here's something else
TO 60 in" said Bertholdi In despera-
ton. picking up her dress.
Never mind. Put IL in the other
trunk"
Bertholdi was baffied. but she man
aged TO control herself. She must get
word to Del Mar about that trunk
marked e. Dodge"
Late that afternoon. before a cheap
restaurant. might have been seen old
old friend who had posed as Bailey
and as the Mexican. lie entered the
restaurant and made his way 10 the
FIRST OF a row OF booths on n side.
Hello" he nodded TO a girl in the
booth.
Bertholdi nodded back and he tool
his seat. She had begged an hour
or two OF on some p~retext.
Outside the restaurant. a heavily
bearded man had been standing look
ing intently at nothing In particular
when Bartholdi entered. AS Bailey
came along. he followed and took the
next booth. his hat pulled over his
eyes. In a moment he was listening.
his ear close up TO the partition.
Well. what luck?" asked Bailey.
Did you get a clue?"
Il had the torpedo model In my
hands, she replied excitedly telling
the story. 1t is in a trunk marked
e. Dodge"
All this and mere the bearded
stranger drank In eagerly.
A later Bailey and Bar
tholdi left the booth and went out OF
1Hc AIT IollONtu cautiously ny
the stranger. On the street the two
emissaries OF Del Liar stopped a mo-
ment TO talk.
All right. III telephone him." she
said as they parted Ia opposite diree-
tons.
The stranger took an instant To
make up his mind. then followed the
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until she came to a store with tele-
phone booths. The bearded stranger
followed still. into the next booth. but
did not call a number. lie had his
ear TO the wall.
He could hear her call Del Mar.
and although he could not near Del
Mars she repeated enough
for him to catch the drift. Finally. she
came out. and the stranger. instead
OF following her further. TOOK the 9th
er direction hurriedly.
De- Mar himself received the news
with keen excitement. Quickly he
gave instructions and prepared 10
leave his rooms.
A short time later his car pulled up
before the La Costa and, In a long
buster and cap. Del Mar jumped III
and was of.
Scarcely had his car swung up the
avenue when. from an alleyway down
the street from the hotel, the chug-
chug OF a motorcycles sounded. A
bearded man. his face further hidden
by a pair OF goggles. ran out with his
machine. climbed on and followed.
On cut into the country Del Mars
car sped. At every turn the motorcy-
Gle dropped back a hit. observed the
turn. then crept up and tool II. too.
So they went for some time.
On the level OF the Grand Central
where the trains left for the Connect
cut shore where Elaine's summer home
was located, Bailey was o edging
his way through the late crowd down
the platform. He paused before the
baggage car just as one OF the bag
a z motor trucks rolled up loaded
high with trunks and bags. He stepped
back as the men loaded the baggage
on the car, watching carefully.
AS they tossed on one trunk marked
e. Dodge" he turned with a subtle
look and walked away. Finally he
sQuirmed around TO the other plat
form. No one was looking n he
mounted the rear OF the baggage car
n opened the door. There was the
baggage man sitting by the side door.
his back to Bailey. Bailey closed the
door softly m squeezed behind u pile
or trunks and bags.
Finally Del Mar reached a spot on
the railroad where there were both a
curve and a grade ahead. He stopped
his car and got out.
Down the DAD the bearded and Cog
gled motorcyclist stopped just In time
to avoid observation. To make sure.
he drew a pocket field glass and lev
eled il ahead.
Walt here" ordered Del Mar. IN
call when ! wan you"
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