Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-06-15

Synopsis.
Lieutenant Jarvis Hope is detailed by the
United states naval board to Investigate and
report his findings on the invention of DR.
Ralph Burke, which serves to bring the
submarine 10 a state of perfection. The leu
tenant arrives In Valdavia and Is welcomed
by the inventor and his daughter, Cleo, On
the trial trip Of the inventors boat, q jap
anese helper IL surprised In the act of ex-
amining the mechanism of the ventilating
device. Hope reports favorably on the new
device. but there are others Interested in It,
An attempt to burglarize DR.. Burke's labora-
In his bedroom. Cleo sells her fathers H.
brary to get money; later she finds q note
from which she learns that they contain
the secret formula, With Hope she races to
the auctioneer's store only to find 1t In
flames.
Continued From Yesterday
ITS the Burke girl, with her naval
officer and that one-armed sailor
They certainly didn't waste much
time in getting here. They mustn't
know that were here. Tell your be-
whiskered friend to tell them that Mr..
Stephanski is away and won't be back
until 10 o'clock. That will give US
time to decide what to do"
The old Russian went to the door
as Mr.. Stephansk at home" Hope
demanded.
"Nein, he iss away" was the curt
answer. HE will at 10 o'clock re-
turn" and the door was abruptly
shut.
There's nothing lert to do but to
return to the city and have dinner"
said Hope as he rejoined his COM
panions. I'VE will come out here
again at 10 o'clock and see Stephan
ski Now that we know that there
are others after the books we mustn't
take the chance of waiting until to-
morrow"
Hope and Cleo dined deux at the
St. Francis, while Hook, promising
to return before 10 o'clock, betook
himself to a waterfront resort much
patronized by seamen, among whom
he knew that he would find some
friends.
II hate to leave you alone, Cleo"
said Hope, as they were finishing their
coffee, but ] must run out to the
Preside on some official business. |
won't be away much more than an
hour, though, and III surely be back
in time to start for Stephanskis by
TO-"
For Cleo, whose entire girlhood
had been passed with her father in
the little Valdavia cottage, it was no
hardship to be left for an hour or so
in the hotel. The hustle and excite
ment of the great lobby proved so
entertaining, indeed, that it was with
astonishmcnt that, happening to
glance at the great clock above the
stairs, she saw that its hands pointed
to 1920, And neither Hope nor Hook
had returned. What could have de-
layed theml What should she do?
Stephanski was to return at 10
o'clock. And already it was twenty
minutes after. II she waited much
longer he might go away again. Her
chance to examine the book might
vanish forever. Perhaps Morton. or
Satsuma. or the tall, dark woman
whom Dawson had described, were
already at Stephanski's. There was
too much at stake. She dared wait
no longer. If Hope and Hook didn't
care enough about her to return when
they promised she could get along
without them. She would keep the
appointment herself,
when Lieutenant Hope and Mr..
Barnacle return, will you be sure and
tell them that ] could not wait for
them and have gone to Edgemere
road and that they are to follow me-"