Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-09-05
when SEE 1T ALL in F1OVVNG PICTURES.

dip down as soon as all the shipplns
and the sand bars were cleared.
l strained my eyea through the glasses.
reporting feverishly 10 Burnside what
saw. so that he could steer his course.
There 1t Is" l urged. Keep on--just
to the left"
II see It," returned Burnside a moment
later. catching with hls naked eye the
thin limo OF foam on the water left by
the pefiscope. Would you mind getting
that torpedo ready9' he continued. "rI
tell you Just whet 20 do. They'll try to
duck as soon as they see us, but Il won't
be any use. They can't get totally sub
merged fast enough"
Following Bunside's directions l ad-
justed the firing apparatus OF the ter
pedo.
Let Il Eor' shouted Burnside.
did %. as he volplaned down almost
TO tho water. Tho torpedo fell, sank,
hobbed up. then ran along just under
tho surface. Already ! was somewhat
familiar with tho wireless device that
controlled II, 20 that while Burnside
stsadicd the aircraft could direct It. AZ
he coached me.
The submarine saw II coming now. But
II was too late IL could not turn. 81 could
not submerge In time.
A terrific explosion followed az the tor
pedo camo in contact with the boat.
throwing a column OF water high In the
air. A yawninR hole was blown IN the
very side OF the submarine One could
see the water rush In
inside. Del Mar and his men we're now
panic-stricken. Some of them desperately
tried TO plug the hole. But Il was hope
less. Others fell. fainting. from the pois-
onous gases that were developed.
OF them ell. Del Mars was the only
cool head.
He realised that all was over. There
was nothing left TO DO but what other
submarine heroes had done In better
causeR He seized piece Of paper and
hastily wrote;
Tell my emperor failed only because
Craig Kennedy was against me
DEL MAR"
Ho had barely limo to place the mes
sage in metal float nearby. Down
the submarine. now full OF water. sank.
With his last strength he flung the
message clear OF the wreckage as II set
tied on the mud ON tho bottom Of the bay.
Burnside and could but stare in grim
satisfaction at the end of the enemy OF
ourselves and our country.
Up the hillside plodded Prof. Arnold,
still In his wild disguise as the hermit
Now and then he turned and cast an
anxious glance out over the bay at the
fast disappearing perisoope OF the sub
marine.
Once he paused. That was when he saw
the hydro -aeroplane with Burnside and
myself carrying the wireless torpedo.
Again he paused as he plodded up. this
time with a gasp OF extreme satisfaction.
He had seen the water spout and heard
the explosion that marked the debacle
OF Del Mar.
The torpedo had worked. The most
dangerous foreign agent OF the coalition
of Americas enemies was dead and his
secrets had gone with him to the bottom
OF the sea- Perhaps no one would ever
know what the nation had been spared.
He did not pause long, now. More
! eagerly he plodded up the hill. until he
came to the hut.
He pushed open the door. There lay
Elaine. still bound. Quickly he cut the
cords and tore the gag from her mouth
As he did 80 his own beard fell off
He was no longer the hermit. Nor was
he what myself had thought him, Ar
mold.
"Craigl" cried Elaine in eager surprise
Kennedy said not word as he grasped
her two hands.
And you were always around us. pro
tecting Walter and mo-" she half laughed.
half cried Historically. II knew It'll
knew 81"
Kennedy said nothing His heart was
too happy
Yes" he said simply, as he gazed
deeply into her great eyes. my work on
the case Is done"
CTIIE ENID