The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-29
CAROLYN READS A WIRE
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 CHAPTER x
 THE STORS: Leana S0rmi is angered by the way Bob trusts Carolyn, hates the efficient secre < tary. After a turbulent sessi AE, with Bob, Leana returns Co her own office. An idea begins trL de- velop in her mind.
 IN less than an hour Lear sormi | had crystalized a ratl ,er daring plan. One to change the entire course of her life herea Acer.
 Robert Hale's tacitI reprimand. because she protested against Caro- lyn's intrusion" he' e, had left her furious. Plainly, the A. she must take complete possessir Fl of the X-999 herself. In way. 1t belonged to her pr. Hale could 'Aever have achieved his great disco 0cry without her aid here, at least not for many more months, she hclt.
 And with the substance actually in her Possession, plus her own IeputatioTz as scientist in the SchoenffAd Laboratory with Dr. Hale, Fhe could command atten- ton hA any other scientific center = coolmand the world to bow at her Feet.
 Tefore stupid, childish Robert Ale could even realize what had Happened, Leaaa told herself an- dgrily, she could make herself im- mensely powerful and rich. May be, then, Robert Hale would come crawling to her! If she still wanted him.
 As if to strengthen case which needed strengthening, Leana wrote telegram. She worded 1t with infinite care SO as to indicate tre- inendously important information without actually revealing any, thing for sure. She didn't dare telephone 1t; she called the tele- graph office for a delivery boy. The message was addressed to the general manager of one of the greatest industrial plants in North America, one whom Leana had known personally for several years and who had maintained a more than ordinary interest in her work here with Robert Hale.
 He will jump at the chancel" Leana assured herself, with keen satisfaction.
 DOB HALE readily agreed to D Carolyn's suggestion that the X-99o be shipped west by train, under special guard.
 'The railroad goes right through the village of Blair, which is near est the place." Bob told her this morning. Normally freight train wouldn't stop there, but, of course, it can. That is an exceedingly rug ged country.
 How will we then take the stuff to the cave, Bob?" Carolyn wanted to know.
 Cave? Oh. forgot to tell you There is no cave. Something bet ter. Four miles from Blair, the village is Tonto Mountain, and an abandoned mine. There is @ shaft, like a small tunnell, which slants almost horizontally into the mountain. There's even an old narrow-gauge rail track for ore carts, still in fair shape, and it can haul our leaden containers nearly three-quarters of a mile. Right into the very depths of a rock mountain, Carolynl It's per- fectl''
 She was impressed. T should think so, Bobl"
 ''Tonto Mountain Is half rock, apparently. One side solid granite. so high 1t looks scary, the other side is eroded granite, shale, loose earth, with considerable vegeta- tion. There's even four-room shack near the tunnel entrance where worEmen used to live. have ordered 1t reconditioned. Two guards can live there and keep watch for Us night and day. They ought to be enough.
 We can all pose as mineralo- gists doing field work-it will be a good front for Leana and me, known as chemist and physicist, see? That way we wouldn't at- tract attention from curious neigh bors and such"
 LIE went away then. Th0Te was II work to be done in the secon- diary lab and in the warehouse, she knew.
 A definite sense of excitement had crept into Carolyn's being ever since Bob returned home, partly be- cause she was near him again and had been ordered to go west with him, partly because they were again handling the explosive, power -iaden x-99o, and all faced danger to- gether. She had utmost confidence in him; but still. her heart clung to a vague sense of danger for him. It was a growing apprehension, if not actual fear. To a degree if disk,,ri,aA has