The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-12-16

20 Poldhu, arriving there half an
hour after midnight.
Tho wireless station was brilliantly
lit. The great generators were 80
ing, ready for the commencement
Of the nights heavy trafnc. for real
work commences there at one o'clock
In the morning. because. as all wire
less men know, daylight interferes
with the strength OF wireless signals,
so most OF tho cross-Atlantic traffic
and 10 distant ships Is carried on
from that remote corner Of England
between nightfall and dawn.
Falconer. after a chat with IIamIl-
ton, went back to the hotel. where
he slept till six, and then. after an
early breakfast. drove by car back
TO the Red Lion at Truro. For three
days he remained there, eagerly
watching the arrival Of every train,
but he saw nothing Of the men who
had so cleverly evlded his watch
tulness. 1t now became quite evt-
dent that Truro was not the real
destination of Martin and his COM
panions.
On the fourth day, however. at
shutdown. as he was passing out Of
the smoking-room OF tho old-fash-
ioned hotel through the lounge Into
the busy street, II being market day,
he CHANGED to glance 10 the left at
the crowd Of farmers standing at
tho public bar, when suddenly he
caught sight Of n man whom he In
stantly recognized Us having been
one OF Martins companions at the
Cafe Royal. In broken English the
man was inquiring OF the bar1naid
the way to Tresoney. and she was
telling him that It was about six
miles out on the Plymouth road, and
hat he could get n taxi at the gar
age opposite the hotel.
Falconer held his breath, and
paused.
1t IA evident that the stranger
had only just arrived In Truro. Ira
goEey-the young man recollected
tho name. Ten minutes later he
learned that the place was q small
village on the main road 10 Ply
mouth. between Truro and st
A~ustsll. So lie allowed the foreigner
to go. and waited In impatience III
night fell. when he hired q car, and
with a little flash-lamp in his pocket
drove to the outskirts OF the remote
village. There he ordered the taxi.
driver to walt for an hour. and Their
went on 10 seek what information
he could.
Halfway along the village street
where lights showed in tho windows
OF most OF the cottages, he came &c
4 small inn, which he entered and
ordered some cold beef and a bottle
OF beer. Landlords OF inns arc pro-
verbally talkative TO their good
customers, and from the burly Corn.
iHl host Godfrey, as he ate his meal
vas not long In as%certaining that q
strange foreign gentleman. whose
description Tailed exactly with Mar.
tin. had taken a large house at the
farther end Of tho town" lie was
a stranger who had come over tc
England for his health, and he had
rented the place furnished from ole
Miss Trcthowsn. who had gone Il
live in London for six months.
The foreign gentleman had only
arrived three days before, and as
far IA the landlord knew had not
yet engaged any servants. except a
deaf old m named Grey. who
had acted as Miss Trethowcr's care
takcr. Nobody in the village had
ever seer the foreign gentleman be-
fore. He had arrived with q ON
panion. a tall. th!n-faced young man,
and they had but little luggage ex-
cept two large wooden boxes.
Having asccrtained these facts.
Godfrey finished his meal and
walked along the high road until he
came TO a large. o~ld-fashioned house.
standing back in the darkness from
tho road. along which ran many
telegraph wires. y carriage-drire
led up to the place. which seemed
very lonely and neglected.
In a window OF the first floor there
showed light. Godfrey. treading soft
~, entered the gate and silently
crossed the rough grass towards tho
house. Scarcely had he reached the
short flight Of steps before the front
door. being very cautious because q
house dog might BE- about. when he
heard a familiar click Clickety-click
then noise Of a Morse "sounder."
,,.,, a-.t. tI.n . un,InI hn
had beard IN hampstead. Why?
Had they. he wondered, been testing
some Instruments EMBELLISHMENTS
bought Of the dealer in Chalk Farm
Road?
In tie darkness lio strained hip
ears. What he read by those dots
md dasrns amazed him. lie stood
agi,ast for q few moments.
Then. having listened int"uly TO
make quite certain that his G!srov-
cry WAS An absolute fact. he stole
quietly ava. and walking back
through the village re-entered the
taxi and drove back We to l'Oldhu.
His suspicious had been confirmed!
Though Il was very ln:e when he
arrived be found Hamilton In his
pretty bungalow. md told him "
his strange discovery.
You'll take every preCaution In
secret. won't yuu? urged FIlroner.
Nobody mus: know Z! this"
Trust me-" replied the engineer
~in-chargc. at once eager aud ready.
We've only to wait and be very
wutchful. There's SOME clever game
afoot, without Il doubt FalcOner
said, and presently he went along
the path to the hotel. and TO hsd.
while lInniilton. even at that late
hour. crossed the transmission o
for - final look ro2nd before rctir-
inc.
Next day Godfrey. who confldcd
hia suspicious to Sylvia. became very
nc,ivr Several hours h. sDent in