Omaha daily bee., 1916-06-02

at his weapon, but his move was
instantly anticipated and thwarted by
the other Ii was no uneven struggle,
for the Japanese made up for his lack
OF stature in agility and knowledge Of
wrestling They lunged against a
table burdeued with Burke's expert
mental apparatus and over it went
with a crash OF shattered glass. They
swayed against bookcase and that
went over, too. Still clasped in their
wild embrace, they reeled through
the doorway into the sitting room.
Satsuma was endeavoring to gain the
window through which he had en-
tered. All at once a shrek ran
through the darkened house. Help
Helpl Helpl Police Policep
Cleo. awakened by the uproar stood
at the head of the stairs, a lamp IN
her hand, screaming frantically for
assistance. At the same moment Sat-
suma, putting into practice a Japan
ese wrestling trick, grasped one OF
his opponents wrists with both hands
and brought il downward with a ter
rifle force, dislocating the shoulder.
With a groan of pain the other re-
Taxed his grasp, and as ne did so
the Japanese leaped through the. open
window Ensued a sudden silence
Ii was broken by Cleo.
Daddy she called in terrified ac-
cents. Daddy, what has happenede
Daddy, why don't you answerl Dad
DIV. dearest, are you theref' A faint
groan from Burke, who was begin
ming 10 recover consciousness. was
her only answer. Summoning all her
courage, Cleo, the lamp held high
above her head, fearfully descended.
AS. ouaking with terror, she reached
the door of the sitting room. fig
ure. crouching In fhe shadows,
erawled painfully but silently through
the window by which Satsuma had
made his escape and disappeared In
the outer darkness. Passing into tho
! laboratory, Cleo stumbled over tho
outstretehed form Of her father, who
was slowly recovering from the blow
dealt him by Satsuma Though hc
, quickly fegaincd his faculties under
| Gieo's tender care the old inventor
was badly shaken. Assisting him to
his bed she hathed and bound his
throbbing head, and elinging to his
hand. sat beside him until morning.
Dating from the night Of the at
! tack Burke became aeutely nervous,
but. despite CIeo's pleadings and the
advice OF Hope he steadfastly refused
to have anyone sleep In the house or
10 take additional precautions :.
ut is not me that they are after,
he argued What they want IL the
secret OF the submarine. But they
can ransack the house from garrett to
cellar and they will never find II.
Yet, Notwithstanding his assumed
indifference to danger, morbidness
seized upon him. He insisted that
he was being spied upon. Twice he
excitedly summoned Cleo to the lab
oratnry. insisting that he had seen
a face peering at him through the
window. but when she arrived the
face-if face there was--had disap.
neared. Morton. who had left Valda'
via and was staying in San Francisco
again came to see him, but Burke
remained deaf 10 the younger man.
opportunities TO sell him an option Or
the invention.
"Tell your uncle" said Burke, dur
ing the interview, that II | sold thu
secret to any Individual It would b.
TO him. But | have promised i 4
the government, I cannot go back q
my word"
''But we will give You far more 70
II than you can hope 70 get out Q
the government" argued Morton,
you don't seem to understand
said Burke, impatiently, 1T isn't tn
hope Of the profit that actuates me
: Its patriotism
/ Even then Morton would not &C
! cept defeat. but continued to pay FIRE
! quent calls at the home of the in
ventor.
ITO be continued tomorrow.)