Show r The Secret of the Submarine By y E. E Alexander Powell Author of The Tho End of the tho Trail Fighting in Flanders The Road to lo Glory Vivo Vive la France Etc J 1 SYNOPSIS Jarvis Hope is detailed by the United S States Sites tes naval navil board to investigate and report f findings on th the invention to of Burke Dr Dr Ralph Burke which serves to bring the submarine to a state of per per- On the trial trip of the In Inventors Inventor's in- in Inventors Inventor's boat a Japanese helper is surprised in the act of examining the mechanism Hope r reports favorably on the new device but there are others interested interested In Interested in- in in it to burglarize Burkes Burke's laboratory falls fall Inter later his daughter Cleo finds him murdered in His ids bedroom Cleo sells her fathers father's s books she finds a note Tom which she learns they contain secret formula Olga Ivanoff and Gerald Morton spies in search of formula attempt to capture Cleo when she comes for books to Ste n t the anarchist II Hope ruses rushes to her aid Morton fu shoots but bullet hits a bomb in cellar which ex- ex ex ex- Hope and Cleo escape and at attend attend attend at- at tend ball b at Mrs bits Delmars Delmar's whose nephew has two missing books bools Mah- Mah and the Jap turn out the Island light After a violent storm Hope and Cleo Ceo arrive on strange island and discover discover dis dis- cover man they hunt is there here They es escape escape es- es escape cape from Hope but return and dynamite dynamite dynamite dyna dyna- mite the shack Hope and Cleo manage manage manage man man- age to reach where Dr Owen has one of the tle books He lie arranges arranges arranges ar ar- ar- ar ranges to meet Hope at the hotel hotl with book Morton poses as Hope and but for an earthquake kE would have po possessed the volume Cleo is captured by Morton Morton Morton Mor Mor- ton and taken to cabin in the moun moun- She finds find'S there book for which they search Fortunately she gets Jets note to Hope who with Hook starts to rescue As he crosses chasm in swinging swing swing- swinging ing basket Mahlin l steals up and chops at cable with an ax Hook appears In time to save Hope He reaches theother theother the theother other side and is greeted by Cleo I she swears wearS her love to him They are aro followed by Mahlin and Jap who attempt attempt attempt at at- tempt to kidnap Cleo She swings herself over th the canyon Olga and Morton are dashed to earth In an aeroplane Hope and Cleo are pulled from by Hook and a grape vine ine Mahlin and Satsuma are called before the Black Dlack Council On the track of another book bool they find the owner has lost it Hope receives a a. letter de demanding de- de demanding manding his marriage to a girl who claims he compromised her He Is forced to comply by Cleo Accidentally he lie learnt learns it is a plot to rope him in He is later summoned to Washington Were goin to stop here until mornin morn- morn In ln he said approaching his two captives cap cap- tives Heres a couple of ot blankets for you If It you dont don't try to get away y you wont won't be hurt but if you make a break God help you Do you think there is any chance of ot our being rescued whispered Olga Olg a I Ito to Morton as sh she tried to drape he her r aching body In the blanket They must have started searching e for us when we didn't show up at th the e ranch for supper he answered gloomily gloomily gloom gloom- ily but they wont won't have any means of f knowing which way be have gone Y Yes s. s they will she whispered I r thought of that and when we returned up the can canyon on I dr dropped my handkerchief hand hand- handkerchief kerchief on the ground without the bandits noticing Good work commended Morton When supper time at the ranch came and went without the return of ot Olga and Morton their host became worried worried wor wor- ried and when darkness fell and there were were still no signs of ot them his worry changed to downright alarm He was In fact tact on the point of ordering out outa a ase se arching party when his fears were confirmed b by a cowboy who pulled his reeking pony to its haunches before be before before be- be fore the door The feller and the girl that's been I here here here- he began breathlessly I Yes yes interrupted Ellsworth What about them Carillos got em Are you sure the ranch owner de de- de Hell of course Im I'm sure the cowboy cowboy cow cow- boy snorted I see it happen Which way did they go demanded demander Ellsworth buckling on a cartridge belt and revolver Up the Costilla canyon the cowboy I answered Its Carrillos Carrillo's gang ri right ht enough said Ellsworth and it'll take some I hard riding if we are going to catchup catchup catch catchup up with them Half an hour later Ellsworth followed followed fol fol- I lowed by bv a score of ot cowboys armed to the teeth was clattering up the valley vaHey toward the mouth of the Costilla can can- yon At the head of the canyon however however how how- I ever the pursuers were compelled to pause pause for from this point two trails led into the and in the darkness i it was Impossible to tell which of ot them the bandits and their captives had I taken As they were discussing the question one on of ot the cowboys spied something white lying on the ground It was a womans woman's handkerchief Were on the right trail boys cried Ellsworth r The first faint light of dawn was gilding the peaks of the Sierras when Olga and Morton were roughly awakened awakened awakened awak awak- ened by their captors and ordered to mount As the little cavalcade slowly made its way up the trail which had now become extremely steep a rifle shot rang out amid the trees below A second shot followed and then an an- an- an other Five minutes later one of ot the bandits who had be been n acting as a rear-guard rear came hurrying up Around his head was twisted a handkerchief on on which was a splotch of crimson The punchers he Ire gasped ri right ht behind us us twenty twenty of em The leaders of the band ripped out I a torrent of ot oaths Jose he called to one of ot his men men a half breed of ot peculiarly evil appearance you and Manuel Manel go ahead with the prisoners If Ii they try to escape or make any trouble shoot em The rest of us will hold back the punchers until youve you've got a good start In obedience to his orders Olga and Morton with their two guards pushed on up P the Le hill while the bandits took shelter behind rocks gooks and trees to check the advance of the men of ot the tho E. Bar-E. Just as the prisoners and their guards reached the overhanging crags which marked the entrance to the pass pass' passa a a. splutter of rifle fire tire suddenly broke broko i out below them The cowboys and the thO bandits were in action Morton Alorton instinctively in in- in checked his horse to listen hut but the outlaw named Jose tapped his rifle with so significant a gesture that the Easterner moved forward without a word of protest c cLeaving v I Leaving the pass their trail now led across across the roughest country that Morton Morton Mor Mor- ton had ever seen Jose turned his horse from the trail and pushing his way through a screen of underbrush entered a narrow cleft in what appeared ap ap- appeared neared from a little distance to be bea a solid wall of ot rock to emerge a moment moment moment mo mo- ment later in a veritable secret valley vaHey From the top of one of the cliffs cliffs a mountain stream tumbled in a series of cascades and waterfalls to the valley valley valley val val- ley floor across which it wound and amI twisted to disappear upon the other side Beside the stream some tents were pitched and beyond them was an open fireplace over which a man was cooking Instead of dismounting dismounting dismounting dis dis- mounting at the tents their guards conducted Olga and Morton straight across the little valley vaHey toward the cliff on the opposite side As they approached Morton l noticed cut in the face of ot the cliff a sq square are aperture which resembled the entrance to a small smail tunnel or to the gallery of ofa a mine He guessed and rightly that it was the entrance to one of those natural natural natural nat nat- ural caverns with which the Sierras i abound and which the bandit leader had utilized as a habitation Jose exchanged exchanged exchanged ex ex- I changed a few words in Spanish with witha a fellow bandit evidently a sentry who was lounging at the entrance and 1 evidently receiving an answer in the affirmative flung himself from his I horse and strode with jan jangling ling spurs into the cavern Olga and Morton l dejectedly de- de de I de-I sitting their horses could hear I Ia a murmur of voices within but the words were indistinguishable Presently Presently Presently Pres Pres- Jose reappeared accompanied by bya a man who the captives instantly divined was the outlaw chief chiet him him- self They were in the presence of ot the man whose name was a synonym for courage coolness cunning and cruelty from one end ena of California to the other He lIt swept off his hat at sight of Olga Welcome to my home dear lady he cried and you too sir he added turning to Morton It is not often I that I have the honor of entertaining I such distinguished visitors I fear that I your journey has been a somewhat trying one If you will have the kindness kindness kindness kind kind- I ness to dismount I shall be delighted to place such few comforts as I possess at your disposal With your kind permission permission per per- I mission madame and he bowed to Olga with the utmost gallantry I will show you to your our room while you sir turning to Morton will find the necessities necessities of the toilet In the tent yonder Assisting Olga from her horse he ushered her through the cavern entrance en entrance en- en trance into a huge chamber some forty feet square which by the lavish use of skins and Indian blankets had been beene made e not only livable but even home home- like I trust that you will honor my modest modest modest mod mod- est quarters by using them as your own said the bandit I regret that I have no maid to assist you but this has been heretofore a bachelor es es- es I and my men are ar are however however however how how- ever a at t your disposal you have only to command us After you have re refreshed refreshed re- re yourself I trust that you will give me your company at lunch Now Carrillo said Morton bluntly when they had finished their meal which was served in the open how much is it going to cost me to get my freedom i The discussion of these sordid details de details de- de tails is most distasteful to me Mr Morton said the outlaw deprecatingly but if you insist why why shall shall we say ten thousand dollars Nonsense replied recited Morton torton I r haven't that much in cash But you can get it Mr Morton Morton- you can get it it said Carrillo or your your friends can pet get it for you Suppose I refuse to submit to your extortion Then said th the bandit and Morton shrank from the cruelty which suddenly suddenly sud sud- denly leaped into his eyes I should be regretfully compelled to deprive you of ot your ears You You you would cut off my ears screamed Morton his face blanching Only with the greatest regret I assure as assure assure as- as sure you said the outlaw suavely I think I can raise the money said the latter hoarsely his face the color of ashes I will give you an order on my bankers in San Francisco Francsco I shall be delighted to take tape your cheque Mr Morton lorton responded Carrillo Carrillo Carrillo Car Car- rillo courteously and I trust that you will remain here as my guest until it is cashed And what Is to be the amount of my ransom asked Olga Continued tomorrow To be continued tomorrow |