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Show B , FjP vW H eecive Novel and a 1 Motion Picture Drama l Featunng Miss Pearl White .. Elaine Dodge Mr Lionel Barrymore Marcius Del Mar WRITTEN BY ARTHUR B REEVE v The Well Known Novelist and the Creator of the "Craig Kennedy Stories DjanBtoed Into a Photo-Play by Chas. W. Goddard S Author of "The Pedis of Pauline The Exploits of Elaine i 1 jrti HIS Br Tl Star Co. All Forelm 5Y"0PS1S .., Sadlnc ,' boiT and 4 UP a BubmarlBe ap ' a. fol et-laar '' be kae """.iirw ivntorf Iron. II ! lm-lito lm-lito " entrance of Marclaa lel I "SliJw1"' obtain Information ot J. ,kt pods katue ko noon wins the iij st Klnlne. Later ska Is wnrned ThS, sld to " cnrefnl ot Del Mar it waratsr eaaie J" In time to present fa ft cart-yln out kli plana i,!it Elaine Irtrea maaonerado ball 111 ... .mala- Veltker ko aor kle deiatBO sir! literate t torpedo. A array friar nam KitU Ja--on ( OtT Mar's pnrpoae ljuj alsst sre npset li tk rlrl eaters tke Dodce kome aa a ,Jy ii tke torpedo, plaeea If la a trunk. TUvftkotlera U Best to Ik Douce coaatry ET 1. a ksld op 11 Mar a men fall to ETtae traak caatalalac tke torpedo, Uaioe Ea tli torpedo, wklcb latefc la stolen by ETsars aaes. vrke la escnplns; meat Ike old aatfaTiterr A desperate battle folio to, Erttek tke el J man destroya tke torpedo. Del War plaaa to klorr n brldtr mwalek Elalaa aad Jameson are rrosslnar Fa alia t-.Ua. sst day tlalne and J ante-obiis ante-obiis asterlBi: -nken tlameaon loaes k.la kat a 1k bar Elalae reaekea In tke water at tt a mall take koba np irklck eoalalaa MR. Elalae derides to aead It to tke torrt Serrlee at VtaaklBrtoa Jameson In atiir tke letter to tke totem Is enprqred by Drisars aaea. Elalae later discovers Jaaae-eat Jaaae-eat reverter larlasr In tke rond It Unlaael a else hj wklcn Elaine la able to lit Janesoau CHAPTER V YOU remember Lieutenant Woodward tie inTentor ot trodlte-f I asked Eilaa one daj after I nad been out f I r'de Uircusli the conntrj Tai veil tnaeed." she nodded with a tea of Tlstfulness ts the mention of his tat recsDed Kennedy "WhyT , "He i sUUoned at Fort Dale not rery far ta lere, at tie entrance of the sound I ESTirel. Hen let's hare Mm orer at my garden jKtj twilflt," the exclaimed sitting down cdtTiUiis leu Lieutenant 1 Lire just learned that you are stationed k fort Dale and would like to hare you net tome of icy friends at a little garden ttrtj I am hollies to-night "Sincerely "ELALNE DODGE " It was that a few. hours afterward I lie officers quarters at the Fort, an firlr entered with the mall and handed i letter to Lieutenant Woodward He ?ael it and read the tnTitation with rJsan m nad scarcely finished reading d m hastening to write a reply when ti orderly entered again and saluted i Profesor Arnold to see you, Lieuten ct," he announced. TrefMtor Arnoldf repeated Woodward 1 tot know any Professor Arnold TV ell, L5 11m In anyway " Tie orderly ushered In a well dressed -a mta a dark, heary beard and large W spectacles Woodward eyed him wttauly ani a tit suspiciously as the-cuser the-cuser seated himself and made a few re- 114 He moment the orderly left the room Jcterer the professor lowered his voice to whisper Woodward listened In amaze-Jot, amaze-Jot, looked at him more closely then 4Md and 6hook hands cordially Profeisor leahed over again. What "fit aa that he said, it made a great tm Wfiott on the lieutenant ion know this fellow Del Mart" asked Wessor Arnold finally .Jo" replied Woodward s hanging around Miss Dodge ", toe," went on Arnold. "There s wnt unset about his presence here at hi tna, JTe an toTitatlon to a garden party 8t "floras to-night" remarked Woodward Accept," urged the profesor and tell her ire bringing a friend " ooaard resumed writing and when he "milled handed the note to the stranger to read V Miss Dodge J aU le charmed to be with you to 2 Ma with your permission wlU bring J Wend, Professor Arnold "Truly yours "EDWARD WOODWARD nodded the professor handing the Duft?wf1 "-nmoned an orderly See JJ U" Is delivered at Dodge Hall to Miss wS Kn as 80011 as Possible he dl alJtel" th orderI-' took 1119 note and f1 Annt Josephine and I were in the W. -;Bn Lient Woodward s orderly aiiLWd deered the letter 'ne opened it and read That, all Qer l thailkel the orderly Oh ttJi. .ies C0lnIng to the garden party Arnold'0 6rtn a UieUi 01 hIs a Pr batted a few moments about the HncIaImea Elalne suddenly 1 have ujjjjt Is U?" I asked smiling at her en ttt a -ortune teller she cried All rltt. 8 5rou sl-a11 Dla-' tn Part tested An . 14 ru really want me con "w--redher8ephlna smlUns Dau'een-1-' we ubniinne harbor that after about thl . ini nls men were seated Tt it Coilter!nce table J ont tn coufe the land 01 th 81,(41 Atlantic cable he e mast cut it Del Mar turned to one of the men Take these- plans to the captain of the steamer tlttt .hIm t0 5" read' went on lnd out and .end me word when the cut t ng can be done best The man saluted and went out Leaving the submarine harbor in the usual manner he made his way to a dock around ths promontory and near the, vii 5e T1,d t0 u M " small tramp steamer The man walked down the dock and climbed aboard the boat There several rough looking sailors were lolling and standing about The emissary selected the capt In a more than ordinarily tough look ing individual. .x Mr., D'i Mar Benas 'tu thB location of the Atlantic cable and the place where he th i ks It best to pick it up and cut it he said The captain nodded "I understand he teplted. I U send him word later when It tan be done best A. few minutes after dispatching his mes senger Del Mar left the submarine harbor himself and entered his bungalow by way of the secret entrance. There he went immed lately to his desk and picked up the mall that had accumulated in his absence One letter he read Dear Mr Del Mar We shall be pleased to see you at a little garden party we are holding; tonight Sincerely Elaine Dodge As he finished reading he pushed the letter carelessly aside as though he had no time for such frivolity Then an idea seemed to occur to him He picked it up again and read it over 1 11 go," he said to himself simply a a That night Dodge Hall was a blaze of lights and life, overflowing to the wide veranda and the garden Guests in evening eve-ning clothes were arriving from all parts of the summer colony and were being re-reived re-reived bv Elaine Already some of them uere dancing on the veranda. Among the late arrivals were Woodward and his friend Professor Arnold. Id so glad to know that you are sta tioned at Fort Dale greeted Elaine I hope It will be for all summer " I can t say how long It will be but I shall make every effort to make it all summer he replied gallantly Let me present my friend Professor Arnold The professor bowed low and unprofes sort ally over Elaine s hand and a moment later followed Woodward out Into the next room as me oiuer guests axrivtm lo ue greeted by Elaine. For a moment however she looked after him curiously Once she started to follow as though to speak to him Just then however Del Mar entered Good evening," he Interrupted suavely He stood for a moment with Elaine and talked One doorway In the house was draped and a tent had been erected In the room Over the door was a sign which read The past and the future are an open book to Ancient Anna There Aunt Josephine held forth in a most effective disguise as a fortune teller Aunt Josephine had always had a curious desire to play the old hag In amateur dramatics and now she had gratified her desire to the utmost Probably none of the guests knew that Ancient Anna was In reality Elaine s guardian. Elaine being otherwise occupied I had selected one of the prettiest of the girls and we were strolling through the house seek lng a quiet spot for a chat" "Why dont you have your fortune told by Ancient Anna? laughed my companion as we approached the tent Do you tell a good fortune reasonably?" I Joked entering Only the true fortunes young man returned Ancient Anna severely starting In to read my palm. Tou are very much In love she went on "but the lady is not In this tent Very much embarrassed I pulled my hand away llow shocking mocked my companion making believe to be very much annoyed I don t think 1 11 have my fortune told she decided as we left the room We sauntered along to the veranda where another friend claimed my companion for a dance which she had promised As I strolled on alone Del Mar and Elaine were already finishing a dance He left her a moment later and I hurried over glad of the opportunity to see her at last Del Mar made his way alone among the guests and passed Aunt Josephine disguised aa the old hag seated before her tent Just then a waiter came through with a tray of ices As he passed Del Mar stopped him reached out and took an ice Under the ice as he had known was a note He took the note surreptitiously turned and presented the ice to Ancient Anna with a bow Thank you kind sir she sourtsled tak Del' Mar stepped aside and glanced at the little slip of paper Then he crumpled it up and threw it aside walking away No sooner had he gone than Aunt Joseph ine reached out And picked up the paper She straightened it and looked at it There was nothing on the paper but a crude draw lng of a sunrise on the ocean What s that? asked Aunt Josephine in surprise , Just then riaine and Lieutenant Wood ward came In and stopped before the tent Aunt Tosephlne motioned to Elaine to come Ii and Elaine followed Lieutenant Wood ward started after her to it Mi ilW-Tst oi See IT All in Movihg Pectwres. No no young man laughed Ancient Anna shaking ber forefinger at him I dont want you Its the pretty young lady I want Woodward stood outside though he did not know quite what It was all about While ho aa standing there Trofessor Arnold came up He had not exactly made a hit with the g estB t least be seemed to make little effort to do so He and Wood ward walked away talking earnestly In the tont Aunt Josopl lne handed Elaine the piece of p per she had pioked i p Whut does It n oan? asked Elaine Btudy Ing the curious drawing in surprise I'm sure I don t know confessed Aunt Josephine Nor I Meanwhile Lieutenant Woodward nnd bis friend had moed to a corner of the veianda and stood looking intcnttv into tl e n oou Del Mar blazed at It firing every chamber of his revolver then switched on the lights No one was In the room Dut the door was open Del Mar gazed about vexed then ran to the open door For a second or two he peered out In rage Anally tuining back into the empty room On the mantle-piece lay tl e torch of the Intruder It was ono In which the connection connec-tion Is made by a ring falling on a piece of metal The ring had been left up by Arnold Connection had been made as he was leaving the room by pulling the thread which be had fastened to the ring Del Mar followed the tl read as It led around the room to the doorway C irse him swore Del Mar smashing down the innocent torch on the floor In fury as he rushed to the desk and saw his pnpors all disturbed Outside Arnold had made good his es Confound that girl! ground out Del Mar Will she always cross my path? Well get her this time The men scattered as be directed them Sneaking up quiety they made a sudden rush and seized her As she struggled and screamed tbey dragged her off thrusting her into the captain s cabin and locking the door Cast off ordered Del Mar A few moments later out In the harbor Del Mar was busy directing the dragging for the Atlantic Cable at a spot where it was known to run They let the drag hook down over tl e side and pulled it along slowly on the bottom s I had decided to do some early morning fishing the day after the party and knowing that Llalne and the others were usually V Lieutenant Woodward at once recognized the Professor light There was Del Mar deep in conversa tion with a man who had slipped out at a quiet signal from his hiding place in the Shrubbery That fellow Is up to something mark my words muttered Arnold under his breath They continued watching Del Mar but so far at least he did nothing that would have furnished them any evidence of anything So the party went on most merrily until long after the guests had left Elaine sat in 1 er dressing gown up in her room about to retire Her maid bad left her and she picked up the slip of paper from her dresser looking at it thoughtfully What can a crude drawing of a sunrise on the sea mean? she asked herself For a long time she studied the paper thinking it over At last an idea came to her 1 11 bet I have It she exclaimed to her self Something is going to happen on the water at sunrise She took a pretty little alarm clock from the table set it and placed it near her bed Returning from the party to his library Del Mar entered Except for the moonlight streaming in through the windows the room was dark He turned on the lights and crossed to the panel in the wall As he touched a button the panel opened. Del Mar switched off the lights and went through the panel closing it Outside at the other end of the passage way was one of his men waiting In the shadows as Del Mar came up For a mo ment they talked 1 11 be there at sunriBe agreed Del Mar as the man left and he reentered re-entered tho secret passage While he was conferring at the library window appeared a face It was Piofessor Arnold s Cautiously he opened the window and listened Then he entered F rst he went over to tl e door and pet a chair under the knob Next he drew an electric pockbt bull s eye and flashed tt about tho room He glanced about and finally went over to Del Mars desk where he ex amined a batch of letters his back to the secret panel Arnold was running rapidly through the papers on tl e desk as he flashed his elec trie bullseje on them when the panel In the wall opened slowly and Del Mar stepped into the room noiselessly To his surprise he saw a round spot of light from an elec trie flashlight foe ssed on his deBk Some one was there He drew a gun Arnold started suddenly He heard the cocking of a revolver But he did not look around He merely thought an Instant quicker than lightning then pulled out a spool of black thread with one hand while with the other he switched off the light and dived down on his stomach on the floor in the shadow Whos that' demanded Del Mar Con found it I should have flred at sight The room was so dark now that it was impossible to see Arnold Del Mar gazed intently Suddenly Arnold s electric torch glowed forth In a spot across the room cape He paused In the moonlight and Ustened No one was pursuing He drew out two or three of the letters which he had taken from Del Mar s desk, and hastily ran through them ot a thing In them he exclaimed. At the first break of dawn the little alarm clock awakened Elaine She started up and rubbed her eyes at the suddenness ot the awakening then quickly reached out and stopped the bell so that it would not disturb others in the house She Jumped out of bed hurriedly and dressed Armed with a spy glass Elaine let her self out of the house quietly Directly to the shore she &ent walking along the beach Suddenly she pause'd There were three men Before she could level her glass at them however they disappeared That s strange she said to herself lodk lng through the glass There s a steamer at the dock that seems to be getting ready for something I wonder what it can be doing so early She moved along in the direction ot the dock At the dock the dlsrep Me steamer to which Del Mar had dispatched his emls sary was still tied the sailors now working under the gruff orders of the rough captain About a capstan were wound the turns of a long wire rope at the end of which was a three pronged drag hook You see the captain was explaining we 11 lower this hook and dree it along the bottom When atches anything we 11 Just pull it up I have the location of he r-alile It ought to be easy to grapple Already on the shore at an old deserted ehack of a fisher two of Del Mar s men had been waiting s nee before sun up hav ing come in a dirty dingy fishing smack anchored offshore Is everything ready? asked Del Mar coming up Everything sir ret rned the two fol lowing him along the shn-s Whos that? cautioned one of the men looking ahead They hid hastily for there Was Elaine She had seen the three and was about to level her glass in their direction as they hid Finally she turned and discovered the steamer As she moved toward It Del Mar and the others came out from behind a rock and stole after her Elaine wandered on until she came to the dock No one paid any attention to her apparently and she made her way along the dock and even aboard the boat without being observed No sooner had she got on the boat how eer than Del Mar and his men appeared on the dock and also boarded the steamer The captain was still explaining to the men Just how the drag hook worked wh n Elaine came up quietly on the deck She stood spellbound as Bhe heard him outline the details of the plot Scarcely knov ing what she did she crouched back of a deck 1 ouse and listened Behind her Del Mar and his men came along cat like A glance was sufficient to tell them that she had overheard what the captain was saying late risers I said nothing about It determ ined to try my luck alone So it happened that only a few minutes after Elaine let herself out quietly 1 did the same carrying my fishing tackle I made my way toward the shore undecided whether to fish from a dock or boat Fin ally I determined to do some casting from the shore 1 had cast once or twice before I was aware that I was not alone in the immedl ate neighborhood Some distance away I saw a little steamer at a wharf A couple of men ran along the deck apparently cau tlonlng the captain against something Then I saw them run to one side and drag out a girl screaming and struggling as they hurried her below I could scarcely believe my eyes It was Elaine Only a second I looked They were cer tainly too many for me I dropped my rod and Hdb and ran toward the dock however As I came down it I saw that I was too late The little steamer had cast off and was now some distance from the dock I looked about for a motorboat in desperation anything to follow them in But there was nothing absolutely nothing not even a row boat I ran back along the dock as I had come and struck out down the shore o Out at the parade grounds at Fort Dale in spite of the early hour there was some activity for the army is composd of early risers Lieutenant Woodward and Professor Am old left the house in which the Lieutenant was quartered whe e he had invited Arnold to spend the night Already an orderly had brought around two horses They mounted for an early morning ride through the country Off they clattered naturally bend ng their course toward the shore They came soon to a point in the road where it emerged from the hills and gave them a panoramic view of the harbor and sound Wait a minute called the professor Woodward reined up and they gazed off over the water What a that an oyster boat? asked Woodward looking in the -direction Arnold indicated I dont think so so early replied Am old pulling out his pocket glasses and look ing carefully Through it he could Bee that something like a hook was be ng cast over the steamer s side and drawn back again They re dragg ng for something he remarked re-marked as they brought up an ODject dark and covered with scagr0wth then threw It overboard as though it was not what the' wanted Sy Georg -the Adanlic cable lands j ere -tiny e so ng to cut it Woodward toot he g asses himself and looked in surprise Thats right he cried his s irprise changed to alarm in an instant Here take the glass asain and wa cb I must get back to the Fort He sw ng his horse abo t and galloped off leaving Arnold sitting in the saddle gazing at the strange boat through his glass. By the time Woodward reached the parade ground again a field gun and its company were at drill He dashed furiously across the field Woodward blurfed out what he had Just seen "We must stop it at any cost h added breathlessly Tho officer turned to the company A moment mo-ment later the order to follow Woodward rang out the horses were wheeled about and off the party galloped On they went along the road which Woodward and Arnold had already traversed Arnold waB still gazing impatiently now, through the glass He could see the fore-deck fore-deck of the ship where Del Mar muffled up, and his men had succeeded In dragging the cable to the proper position on the deck, Tbey laid it down and Del Mar was directing direct-ing the preparations for cutting It Arnold lowered his glass and looked about heln- lessly i Ju3t then Lieutenant Woodward dashed up with the officer and company and th field gun They wheeled It about and began point ng it and finding the range Would they never get It' Arnold was almost beside himself tine bf Del Mar s men seized an axe and was about to deliver the fatal blow He swung it and for a moment held it poised over his bead Suddenly a low deep rumble of a reverberation reverb-eration echoed and re echoed from the hills o.er the water The field gun had bellowed defiance A solid shot crashed through the cabin, smashing the door Astounded the men Jumped back As they did so In their fear the cable released slipped back over the rail in a great splash of safety into the water and sank The deuce take you you fools BWoro Del Mar springing forward In rage and looking furiously toward the shore Two of the men had been hit by splintra It was impossible to drag again Besides, again the gun crew loaded and flred The first shot had dismantled the doorway of the cabin Elaine crouched fearfully la the furthest comer not knowing what to expect next Suddenly another shot tor through Just beside the door smashing the Woodwork terrifically She shrank back; further In fright Anything wag better than this hidden terror Nerved up she ran through the broken door Arnold was gazing through his glass at the effect of the shots He could now see Del Mar and the others leaping Into a swift little motorboat alongside the steamer which they had been using to help them In dragging drag-ging for the cable Just then he saw Elaine run screaming, out from the cabin and leap overboard Stop shouted Arnold in a fever of ex citement lowering the glass "There s girl by jove Its Miss Dodge Impossible exclaimed Woodward I tell you It is" reiteirated Arnold, thrusting the glass Into the Lieutenants hand The motorboat had Btarted when Del Mar saw Elaine in the water Look be growiea pointing meres ine uoage gin Elaine was swimming frantically away from the boat Get her he ordered, shielding his face so that she could not see it They turned the boat and headed toward her She struck out harder than ever for the shore On came the motorboat Arnold and Woodward looked at eack other in despair What could they do? as Somehow by a sort of Instinct I suppose, I made my way as quickly as I could along the shore toward Fort Dale thinking perhaps per-haps of Lieutenant Woodward As I came upon the part of the grounds ot the fort that sloped down to the beach, I saw a group of young officers standing about a peculiar affair on the shore in th shallow water half bird hilf boat As I came closer I recognized It as a Thomas hydroaeroplane It suggested an Idea and I hurried shoulv ing One of the men seated in it was evidently explaining Its working to the others Wait he said as he saw me running down the shore waving and shouting at them Lets see what this fellow wants.' It was as I soon learned the famous Captain Burnslde of the United States Aerial Corps Breathless I told him what I had seen and that we were all friends oi Woodward s Burnslde thought a moment and quickly made up his mind Come quick Jump up here with me" he called Then to the other men "1 11 b back soon Walt here Let her go I had Jumped up and they spun the propeller pro-peller The hydroaeroplane feathered along the water throwing a cloud of white spray, then slowly rose in the air As we rose we could see over the curve lta the shore Look I exclaimed straining my eyes. Shes overboard Theies a motorboat after her Faster over that way! Yes yes shouted Burnslde above ths roar of the eng ne which almost made con versatlon impossible He shifted the planes a bit and crowded, on more speed The men in the boat saw us One figure tall, muffled had a familiar look but 1 could not place it and in the excitement of the chase had no chance to try But I could see that he saw us and was angry Ap parently the man gave orde s to turn fol the boat swung around just as we Bwooped down and ran along the water Flaine was exhausted Would we be li time? We planed along the water while the mo torboat sped off with its baffled passengers Finally we stopped ,in a cloud of sprav Together Burnslde and I reached down and causjht Fla ne not a mon ent too soon Oh 'Walter she murmured ou were Jist in time I wish I could nave been sooner I apologized Thev thev dldn t cut the cable did they? she asked (To be continued) J |