The evening world., 1916-09-15
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three coats OF Q peculiar texture
which he took from a wardrobe. "A
huge arrangement which looked X
q reflector. a little thing that looked
merely like the mouthpiece OF a tele-
phone transmittsr. q large, heavy
package which might have been any
thing from q field gun to a battering-
ram.
IL was twilight when we arrived at
the nearest railroad station to the
little cottage In the valley after an
other run up In h country with tho
car. O'Connor, who had come up by
train to meet us according to the ar
rangement with Craig. was already
waiting, and with him was one Of
the most trustworthy and experienced
OF the department chauffsurs. Craig
looked about at the few loungers curl
ously, but there did not seem to be
any of them who took any suspicious
interest In new arrivals. We four
managed to pile into a a built oniy
for two. and Craig started on.
A few minutes later we arrived at
the top OF the hill from which we had
already viewed the mysterious house
earlier In the day. II was now quite
dark. We had met no n since turn
ing into the c~rossroad, n could hear
uO SOuIlu tNGtHl Nh' u
Of the night insects.
We halted. and Craig turned out all
the lights on the car. He was r.sking
nothing that might lead to discovery
yet. with the engine mufflcd down
we coasted slowly down the other
side OF the hill into the valley. There
was no moon yet. n W. had only
the light OF the stars to guide US.
Wei stop here announced Craig
when we had reached IA point on the
road a few hundred yards from the
house.
lie ran the car carefully off the
road and into a little clearing In "A
clump OF dark trees. We got out and
pushed stealthily forward through
the underbrush to the edge OF the
woods, There, on the slope. Just "A
little way below US, stood the house
Of mystery.
Kennedy and O'Connor were busily
comforting in an undertone, as
helped them bring the packages one
after another from the car to the
edge of the woods. Craig had slipped
the little telephone m~outhpiece into
his pocket and was carrying the huge
reflector carefully. so that II might
not be Injured in the darkness. ! had
the heavy coats of a peculiar texture
over my arm. while O'Connor and his
man struggled along over the un-
certain pathway. carrying between
them the heavy, Ions. cylindrical
package, which must have weighe,
some sixty pounds or so.
Kennedy had selected as the site Of
our operations a corner of tho grow,
whero a very large tree raised itsel'
as a landmark, silhouetted In blacl
against a dark sky. We depositet
the stun as he directed.
Now, JIM" ordered O'Connor
walking back to the car with hi
man, Il want you to take the cni
and go back on the road until yol
reach the top OF the hill"
] could not hear the rest OF TIT
order, but II seemed that he was I,
meet some one who had preceded VI
on foot from the railway station.
Craig IN the meantime had set 4
work putting into position the hug,
reflector, At first I thought II nigh
be Soma method Of throwing a power
} ful light on the house, but on close
examination | saw that II could no
be a light. The reflector seemed q
have been constructed 80 that In tn
focus was a peculiar coil Of some
thing. and to the ends OF this col
) Craig attached two wires which h,
fastened to an instrument. cylindrt