Show The S Secret c t o of the e Submarine 1 i 1 By By Alexander E. E Powell owe I he r Fn in Flanders Author U h of The Tho En End of the tJ e Trail i Fighting The R Roa t Glory Viva Vive ive la France Franc Etc a 1 THIRD INSTALMENT SYNOPSIS SYNOPSIS Jarvis Hope Is lie detailed tailed b by 11 the United States Slates naval hoard board to Investigate and report his findings on the invention invention invention tion of or Dr Ir Ralph Burke which serves to 1 bring the tho submarine to a state of ot per per- The lieutenant lieu arrives in Valdavia Valdavia Valdavia Val- Val davia and Js is welcomed by the inventor and his daughter Cleo On the trial trip of the inventors inventor's boat a Japanese helper Is surprised In the act of ot examining examining examining exam exam- ining the mechanism of the ventilating device Hope reports favorably on the new device but there are others others inter interested inter inter- ested in it An attempt to burglarize Dr Burkos Burko's laboratory falls taUs falls but but later Cleo finds him murdered in his bedroom e oom I I May lay I use your telephone Mr Smith 1 she asked the drugg druggist s I I. I must get word instantly Y to San Fra Fran Fran- cisco Certainly Miss B Burke rk Was the answer an an- Theres tile Phone over in the corner Ask the operator to give you 1 long distance Sextus s following Cleo into the tha store selected a a cigar cigar- lighted it it and leaning leanIng leaning lean- lean Ing negligently against the counter had no difficulty in overhearing the ensuing ensuing ensuing ing conversation or rather Cleos Cleo's end endot of ot itI it I r wish to speak to Mr l Dawson of the Dawson auction room in San Francisco she said and please hurry central For ten minutes she waited nervously nervous nervous- ly clasping and unclasping her hands Then hen the telephone bell tinkled shrilly Hello she slie called Is this Mr 11 Da Dawson This is Miss Burke Burla of of Valdavia speaking You remember that last week I sent you my fathers father's I library to be sold Yes the library of Dr Ralph Burke the inventor The books mustn't be sold It Itis is I very very important What You have just sold them But the twelve big volumes with the leather bindings They have been sold too Can you get them back again I will pay you ou anything If you can recover them Its It's too toolate toolate toolate late Do you know who bought them They went to different parties parties' I But you have a list of the purchasers Thank God for that Ill I'll start for San Francisco at once once once-on on the first train As Cleo very discouraged hung up the receiver Sextus quietly left the store The moment he lie was out of sight however he broke into a run Ten minutes lates he lie was knocking at the thedoor thedoor door o of Olga a Ivanoff's Ivanoff s room Briefly he ho told her his story I We Ve mustn't lose a moment he con con- I That BurI BurKe e girl and her friends wont wont won't let any arty grass grove u. u their feet in getting to San Pral Fran I I Our only chance o of getting the Sf Is to reach Dawsons Dawson's place I them an and l obtain possession e of list 1 Youre quite right Sextus Sextus' Olga who was already pinning o 0 ori hat We Ve must get there before t do When does doe the next train lea Theres Theresa Theres a train in thirty minu ho replied but they they'll be on it it ft 11 q would get there as soon a c a.-c ts s we we But But there's theres there's a ferry leaving in fiver utes If we can catch It we W will wilt to San Francisco before the tram trait If Olga and Sextus standing on u upper per deck of the tho ferry boat j boat chanced to glance attention might have been attracts a cloud of yellow dust moving ray raj alon along the tho highway which links l' l I Continued on page e 6 G. c SECRET OF SUBMARINE Continued from page 4 davia with San Francisco The dust dus cIo cloud d was caused by a recklessly driven motorcycle which was careering along at sixty miles mUes an hour Bent over the handle liars Hars like a rider in a race was wa the Japanese Satsuma I So incoherent was ras Hook Hoole Barnacle from loss of breath and excitement that tha even ehn alter after he found Hope it was some som moments before he could deliver Cleos Cleo's message No 10 sooner how however ver did th the naval officer grasp its import than with the seaman panting at his heels he dashed downstairs to where th the light car which he had hired during his his stay In Valdavia was standing They overtook Cleo just as she wa was was entering the gate We Ve mustn't waste a minute In getting get get- ting tirig on the track of those books said sale Hope after he be had listened to her story and had examined the letter Theresa Theres There a train leaving for San Francisco a at Jump Into my car and well we'll just jus about make malte it I am going with you of course But Bilt I cant can't go as I am am exclaimed Cleo looking Booking down at the gingham dress dress' which she had been wearing while house cleaning It will only take me a minute to dress though I Ill I'll I I hurry Ten minutes elapsed however before she rejoined Hope and Hook who were waiting Impatiently but tout the lovely face fac ace under under the the black veil was so pathetically childish that neither of them had th the the heart t to scold her Hope Hop orlly odly remarked remarked remarked re re- re- re marked as he IW started the car Im L afraid d we cant can't make malee It Cleo HI hIi His feats were 5 well grounded for as the they whirled up tip to the station the Sa San Francisco train was pulling ou out gathering headway every second Hope Hop uttered an ejaculation of ot anno annoyance ance Hook franker In his emotions emotions- ripped I out outa a a hearty f oath o th Cleo was very and penitent Its all my fault she said Im s so sorry but sorry but I just couldn't go with yo you ou ouo to o San Francisco looking lIk like a alright fright could I Jarvis via You need never never worry ab about ut your you looks Cleo he lie he answer answered d. d You ar are are lw ySl no matter what yo you 7 r I wear And there is another train at Oh Jarvis suddenly exclaimed Cleo a few minutes later I I II almost forgot to tell you I caught a glimpse of or someone we know on that train Who was it inquired Hope Gerald Morton l was the answer I saw him swing aboard the last car just as the train was pulling out Yes said Hope carelessly Morton Morton Mor ton has been running up to San Francisco Francisco Francisco Fran Fran- cisco quite frequently of or late I wonder Cleo observed thoughtfully thoughtfully thought thought- fully if his going to San Francisco on that train could have any connection with the secret of the submarine He must have decided very suddenly When I saw him half an hour ago he said nothing about going to the tho city today You saw Morton this afternoon 1 Hope asked sharply v Yes I almost ran Into nto him when I Iwas Iwas Iwas was on my way to the drug store to t telephone But you didn't tell him about find find- l letter did you 7 anxiously sly in inquired inquired in- in Hope in I I Im I'm Im I'm afraid I did admitted clio Cleo I was so excited you see that I told him about the letter and the books without thinking It didn't do any harm did it Jarvis I hope not was the answer but I dont don't know Several things that have come to my attention lately have made me a little suspicious of or Mister Gerald Morton Hes He's a young man that will bear watching I 1 dont don't like the looks of It it Cleo he burst out at last It is curious to say the least that as soon as Morton learns from you that the formula is hidden in the books he should take the first train for the city My ily suspicions may be quite unfounded of course but there is too much at stake to take any chances We mustn't wait for the next train train train-it it may be too late We must go up to town in my car ar It isn't a very big one but if you will trust yourself to my driving Ill I'll get set you you- there as soon or nearly as soon as the train Kin I go with you Z broke in Hook Yes said Hope you had haa better come along I dont don't think there Is much chance of our having any trouble trouble trouble trou trou- ble with Morton even If It he ho is after the books but you tire are so fat Hook that If It you sit in the you will make the car ride easier Within ten minutes after atter the boat carrying Olga and Sextus docked atthe at atthe atthe the Ferry building a taxicab dropped them at the Dawson auction rooms Mr Ir Dawson the head of the firm firma a dignified man man well past the half cen tury-mark tury was at his desk In an office in the rear of ot the salesroom I r am am a friend of or Miss Cleo Burke explained Olga You will remember that ah telephoned e h ned you ou this thia th afternoon I regarding certain books belonging to tc her fathers library which I understand was sold only this morning These I books were put into the sale by mistake mistake mis mis- take and she is extremely anxious to tc regain possession of them As Miss I Burke was prevented at the last moment mo mo- ment from coming to to- San today she asked me to obtain from froiT L Lyou you the names and addresses of th the I purchasers I am very glad to be of service to tc Miss Burke said the auctioneer evidently evi evi- evidently dently impressed by Olga's distinction 1 of manner This throwing open a t ponderous loose-leaf loose ledger which In lay upon his desk contains the names and addresses of or all with will whom we have had dealings am antI and nere here running his finger down the page are the names of those who bought the books which you are seek seek- ing You will notice that the twelve books comprising lot 32 were sold sole I separately so BO Im I'm afraid that It will wil willi require considerable time and trouble I for tor you to run down all of ot them I II I see that the leaves of ot this ledger are detachable remarked Olga As we are aro greatly pressed for time I wonder wonder won won- der if you could not let me take the page which has the names we wish I will have them copied and return the page to you in the morning I am very sorry madam said Mr l Dawson r respectfully but the city ordinances require us to keep a list of those to whom we have made sales al always always always al- al ways in our possession The police pOllee are re very strict about this as it often assists as assists assists as- as them In tracing articles that have havo been stolen Not that we are accustomed accustomed tomed to deal with thieves he added smiling If you will wait walt but five minutes madam my secretary will wll copy the names for tor you Vi Within thin a quarter of an hour after Ogla and Sextus left lert the auction rooms room with the list in their possession a sec see ond taxicab drew up before Dawsons Dawson's door Gerald Morton entered I am a friend of Miss Cleo Burke he explained to the auctioneer As sh she has been detained in Valdavia she asked me if I would drop In here am and get the names of the people who bought some books booles about which sh she telephoned you But some other friends of or Miss Mis Burkes Burke's have Just been here after th the same list said Dawson They left lef with It not fifteen minutes ago Other friends of Miss Burke ex exclaimed exclaimed ox- ox claimed Morton plainly startled Who Wh were they What were their names It never occurred to me to ask the their names said Dawson There were two of them a slender foreign looking man and a a. tall dark handsom handsomely lY dressed woman I imagine that sh shwas she was a f foreigner too To be continued tomorrow |