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Show JUAB COUNTY TIMES. NEPHI. UTAH ed two years age aa head of ARNOLD. League. . As the message was ticked off, Arnold attached his receiving telaphoto-grapInstrument to another wire. It was a matter scarcely of second a before a message was flashed back to Arnold from Washington: Martin escaped from Fort Leavenworth alx montha age. ThoUght to be In Europe. Photograph follows. Anti-Ameri- The Romance of Elaine h SEQUEL TO THE EXPLOITS OF ELAINE A Detective Novel and a Motion Pic- -. , By ARTHUR B. REEVE n Novelist and Tha the Creator of the "Craig Wall-Know- ture Drama EDWARDS. Kennedy" Stories "Very well," nodded Arnold with satisfaction. "I think I know what la going on here now. Let us wait for the photograph." He went over to the new selenium telaphotograph and began adjusting it. Far away, ia Washington. In a room In the war department where Arnold had already installed hla system for the eecret government service, a clerk was also working ever the sending pari or. ins apparatus. No sooner had the clerk finished bis preparations and placed a photograph In the transmitter than the bussing of the receiver which Arnold had Installed announced to blm that the marvelous transmission of a picture over a wire, one of the very newest triumphs of science, was in progress. In the little telegraph office of the St. Germain, the clerks and operators crowded about Arnold, watching breathlessly. "By Jove, It works!" cried one, no longer skeptical. Slowly a print was being evolved before their eyes aa It by a spirit hand. At last the transmission of the photograph waa completed and the machine came to rest. Arnold almost tore the print from the receiver and held It up to examine It. A smile of Intense satisfaction crossed his face. "At last!" be muttered. There was a photograph of the man who bad been identified with the of two years before, Martin. Only, now he had changed bis name and appeared In a new role. It was Marcus Del Mar! Pretested ia Collaboration With the Fathe Players and the Eclectic Film Co. Caerrilkt. 1914. kr Ik tar Cwno All Tmif tkka aarrrae. 8YN0P8I8. I Tha nomine after the flndinr of Wu dlaappear-ancand Kennedy Pel Mar, foreign agent, awlmi aahore from a aubmarliie In the the loat bay. Ha mlaalon la to recover He wins the confidence of torpedo. Klatne. She la warned by a little old nun to be careful of Del Mar, who seta to have It deatroyed by tha torpedo,old only man. Jameson la captured the littleMar'a men. Del ttlalne reacuea him. by Lieutenant Woodward and hla friend, Professor Arnold, attend a party given the Dodge home, where unknowingly, at Del Mar gives Elaine a clue. In her attempt to prevent hla cutting the Atlantic cable she la made a prisoner. Jamraon, aavea her from tn a Dlagulaed aa a man aha drowning. the entrance of Del Mar'a wire-lea- a cave. She la aaved by Jameson. Arnold and Woodward destroy the wireless Mar eacapea. In a destation, but Del serted hotel in the woods Elaine discovers Del Mar's men at work. Is captured, but eacapea. When tha hotel la attacked the men retreat to the woode, where explode gas bombs, defeating Lieuthey tenant Woodward and his attacking parguna ty. Elaine receives a new searchlight from an unknown friend. Elaine dlacov-erMar'a a bomb hidden by one of DelArnold a men. They take It to Professor Mar are attacked by I1 aavea yacht.hla They men. Tha searchlight gun and and Jameson who reach theaubmayacht with a safely.and Iel Mar appeara the yacht with a torrliie dealroya Arnold and hla party pedo, t'rofeaaor Lured by a woman poalng as a escape. modiste Elaine Is again captured by lel Mar and rescued Isby an old naturalist and about to drift over a Jameson aa she waterfall In a boat. Profesor Arnold. In a desperate attempt to prevent Del Mar from eieallna the harbor defense Diana. makes Elaine the unconscious Instrument to sava them. body Ftnf'tMarcua e, hydro-aeroplan- e, dla-cov- THIRTY-FIFT- ' H EPISODE In Del Mar'a Cottage. It was early tha following morning very excited, Elaine and I Aunt Josephine the photo graph which we had snapped and do veloped by using Kennedy's trick method. "But who Is It?" asked Aunt Jo sephine examining the print carefully and aeelng nothing but a face masked and with a pair of hands before it, seal ring on the little finger of one tbat, showed hand. "Oh, I forgot that you hadn't seen the ring before," explained. Elaine. "Why, we knew blm at once, tn spite of everything, by that seal ring Mr. Del Mar!" "Mr. Del Mar!" repeated Aunt Josephine, looking from one to the olh- ' er of us, incredulously. "I saw the ring at bis bungalow and on bis own finger," reiterated Elaine He pressed the button on the desk and Smith left through the hidden passage. Down It be groped, and at the other end emerged. Seeing no one around, he made hla way to the road. There seemed to be no one who loeked at all suspicious on the road, either, and Smith congratulated himself on his easy escape. On a bridge over a creek, however, as Smith approached, was one Inoffensive looking person who might have been a minister or a professor. Suddenly he saw something approaching. Instantly he dodged to the farther end of the bridge and took refuge behind a tree. Smith walked on over the bridge, oblivious to the fact that he was watched. No sooner had he disappeared than the Inquisitive Btrangor emerged again from behind the tree. It was the mysterious Professor Arnold who many times bad shown a peculiar Interest In (he welfare of Elaine and myself. Evidently be had recognized Del Mar's messenger, for after watching him a moment he turned and followed. At the railroad station, Just before the train for New York pulled In, the v;aitlng crowd waa Increased by one stranger. Smith had come In and taken bis place unostentatiously among them. But If he thought he was to be lost In the little crowd, be was much mistaken. Arnold had followed, but not so quickly that he had not had time Already, In the library of the bungato pick up the two policemen that the town boasted, both of whom were low, Del Mar had summoned one of down at the station at the time. , ; jn ' awte "There be Is," Indicated Arnold, "the ; fellow with the slight limp. Bring him to my room in the St. Germain hotel." "All right, sir," replied the officers, edging their way to the platform as Arnold retreated back of the station and disappeared up the street. Just then the train pulled Into the station and the passengers crowded F, r- - J.V. a 'i forward to mount the steps. Smith was just about to push his way on with tbem. when the officers elbowed through the crowd. "You're wanted," hissed one of them, seizing bis shoulder. But Smith, In spite of his deformity, was not one to submit to arrest without a struggle. He fought them- off and broke away, running toward the baggage room. As he rushed In, they fpllowed. One of them was gaining on blm and took a flying fotball tackle. The other almost fell over the twisted mass of arms snd legs. The struggle now was short snd sharp and ended In the officers slipping the bracelets over the wrists of Smith. While the passengers and bystanders crowded shout to watch the excitement, they led blm oft quickly. ' ix ;j I It pet-swa- y. e e e e e e e Aunt Josephine turned from us as Elaine and 1 rode off on our horses from Dodge ball, considerably worried. Then an idea seemed to occur to her and she walked determinedly into the house. "Jennings," she called to the butler, "have the limousine brought around from the garage Immediately." "Yes, ma'am," acquiesced the faith-fu- l Jennings, hurrying out. It was only a few minutes later that the car pulled around before the door. Aunt Josephine bustled out and en tered. "Fort Dale," ahe directed the driver, greatly agitated. "Ask for Lieutenant Mar the paper which he had written, now folded up into a very small space. 1 had turned from Del Mar wheu the valet entered, apparently to speak to Elaine, but In reality to throw them off their guard. Under that cover I was able to watch the precious pair from the tail of my eye. I saw Del Mar nod to the valet as though he understood that some warning was about to be conveyed. Although nothing was said, Del Mar was Indicating by dumb show orders of some kind. "I hope you'll pardon me, Miss Dodge," Del Mar deprecated, as the valet retreated toward the door to the kitchen and pantry. "But, you see, I have to be housekeeper kere, too, It seems." Actually, though he was talking to us. It waa In a way that enabled blm, by palming something In his hand, 1 fancied, to look at It It must have been hard to read, for I managed by a quick shift at last to catch just a fleeting glimpse that It was a piece of paper be held In his band. What was It, I asked myself, that he should be so secret about it? Clearly, I reasoned, it must be something that was of Interest to Elaine and myself. If I must act over, I concluded, now was the time to do so. Suddenly I reached out and Bn atoned the note from hia band. But before I could read It Del Mar had sprung to his feet. At the same Instant a man leaped out from behind the curtains. But I was on my guard. Already I bad drawn my revolver and had tbem all covered before they could make another move. "Back Into that corner by the windowall of you." I ordered, thinking thus to get them together, more easily covered. Then, handing the note, with my other hand, to Eluf.ie, I said to her. "See what It says quick." Eagerly she took it and read aloud, "House surrounded by soldiers!" "Woodward," I cried. Still keeping them covered, I smiled quietly to myself and took one step after another slowly ,to the door. Woodward." Out at Fort Dale, Woodward waa much astonished when an orderly announced that Aunt Josephine waa waiting In her ear to see blm on very urgent business. He ordered that she be admitted at once. "I hope there'e nothing wrong?" he Inquired anxiously, as he noted the excitement and the worried look on her face. "I I'm afraid there may be." she replied, sitting down and explaining what Elaine and I had done. The lieutenant listened gravely. she "And," concluded, "they wouldn't listen to me, lieutenant. Can't you follow them and keep them out of trouble?" Woodward, who had been listening to her attentively. Jumped up as she concluded. "Yes," he cried, sympathetically. "I can. I ll go myself with some of the men from the post. If they get Into any scrape, I'll rescue them." Almost before she could thank him. Woodward had hurried from his office, followed by her. On the parade grounds were some men. Quickly he Issued bis orders and a number of them sprang up as be detailed them off for duty. It was only a moment Elaine followed. I reached the door and I remember that I had to step on a metal mat to do bo. I put my hand behind me and grasped the knob about to open the door. As I did so, the man who had . ryr Jumped from behind the curtain sud'f'.-"'- denly threw down his upraised handa. Before I could fire, instantaneously in ! .x itafc. .' 'a. . fact, I felt a thrill as though a mil1 f A' lion needles had been thrust Into all parts of my body at once paralyzing every muscle and nerve. The gun fell from my nerveless band, clattering to ders were to seize anyoae entering or leaving." Protests were In vain. The hermit was forced to go before Lieutenant ' Woodward who was Just la the rear X directing the advanee. Woodward. demanded "Well," "what's your businessr For an instant the hermit stooal mute. What should he o? He haa reason to know that the situation must be urgent. Slowly he raised his beard so that Woodward could see not only that It was false but what his features looked like. "Arnold gasped Woodward, star- - , tied. "What brings you here? Elaine and JameBon are In the house. We have tt surrounded." Half an hour before, In the St. Germain, Arnold had no sooner received the telaphotograph than he hurried up to his room. From a closet he had produced another of his numerous disguises and quickly put It on. With scant white locks falling over his shoulders and long scraggly hesrd he had made himself lnt a veritable wild man. .Then he 4 put on the finishing toucheaand had made his way toward Del M5rtY j A look of Intense Pm-o- w flashed over Arnold's face as be hean Woodward's words. "But," he cried, "there Is an underground passage from the house to the shore." "The deuce!" muttered Woodward, more alarmed now than ever. "Come, men to the house," he shouted out , f mi?.' S? - - -- Xwi I pa . - the floor. The man had thrown an electric switch, which bad completed a circuit from the metal mat to the door knob through my body and then to the light and power current of high power. There I was. held a prisoner, by the - poaltlrely. "Bat what are you going to do now?" asked Aunt Josephine. "Have him arrested, of course, Elaine replied. Still talking orer the strange expe rience of the night before, we went out on the veranda. "Well, of all the nerve!" exclaimed Elaine, catching sight of a man coming tip the gravel walk. "If that isn't Henry, Mr. Del Mar's valet!" The ralet advanced as though nothing bad happened and Indeed I supIn bis rooms st the St, Germain, pose that aa far as be knew nothing cluttered with test tubes and other us. or to was known lie bad happened Picking Up Elaine, They bowed and banded Elaine a note paraphernalia which Indicated his Which she tore open quickly and read. scientific tendencies. Professor Arnold his trusted men and was talking to "Would you go?" she asked, handing entered and threw off bis hat, lighting him, when Henry, the valet, a cigarette1 and wafting Impatiently. the note to me. He bad not as long to wait as be after bis trip to see us. It read: "They're coming as soon as they had expected. A knock Bounded at the he reported. Dear Miss Dodge door and be opened lt There was can." Del Mar smiled a cynical smite. If you and Mr. Jameson will call Smith handcuffed and forced In by "Good!" be exclaimed n me teday, I will have something the two triumphantly, policemen. abot-.- t at the electrical of Interest to tell you concerning my "Good work," commended Arnold, at then, looking Investigations In the case of the dis- once Betting to work to search the fixtures, added to the man. "Let us see where to Install the thing." appearance of Craig Kennedy. prisoner who fumed but could not reHe walked over to the door and put Sincerely, sist, his band on the knob, then pointed M. DEL MAR. "What have we bereT" drawled Arnold tn mock courtesy and surprise as back at the fixtures. "Tea." I asserted, "I would go." "That's the Idea, be cried. "You "Tell Mr. Del Mar we shall see blm be found and drew forth from Smith's as soon aa possible," nodded Elaine to pocket a bundle of papers, which be can run the line from the brackets to tbls doorknob snd the mat. How's the ralet, who bowed and left quickly. hastily ran through. bead ber shook Aunt Josephine "Ah!" be muttered, coming to Del thatr "Very clever," flattered the man, saiely In protest. Hut Elaine waved Mar's note, which he opened and read putting on a heavy pair of rubber all ber protestations aside and ran "What's this? A. A. L, N. Y. Close-l- y Into the bouse to get ready for the watched. Muat act eoon or all will gloves. Taking a pair of pliers snd other Visit. be discovered. M. Hot. what a alt tools from a closet In the library, he Half an hour later two saddle horses thatr were brought around to the front of removing the electrical fixture Arnold pondered the text deeply. began from the wait As Del Mar Dodge 1U1I and Elaine and I sallied "Yon may take blm away, now," be the man ran s wire from thedirected, fixture forth. concluded, glancing up from the note along the molding and down the side to the officers. "Thank yon." of a where he made a connecDel Mar, stilt continuing his nefari"All right, sir," tby return i. prod tion. door, ous work of mining American harbors ding Smith along out. In the Del Mar brought and bridges, had arrived at a scheme Still the note, Arnold aat out a wiremeantime. mat and laid It In front of as soon ss be returned from the at- down atstudying the desk. Thoughtfully be the door whre anyone who entered tempt to get bark from us the Bandy picked up a pencil. Under the letters or would be sure to step on It lft Hook plans. Smith, who had stolen A. A. L. he wrote "Ant Amer The various connections made, the the plans from the war department, ican League"slowly and under the Initial M man placed a Switch In the concealwas still st the bungalow. "Martin." the name, ment of a heavily rtirialned window Early in the morning Del Mar bad "Now Is the time. If ever. Id use that and replaced everything aa he found seated himself at bis desk and wrote new telaphotograph Instrument which it. a letter. I have Installed for the wsr Thus It was that Elaine and I came "Here, Henry ," he directed his valet, ment In Washington and carry depart around at last to I Mar's bungalow, f must "take this to Miss Dodge." with me," be said to himself, rising admit, with some misgivings. Aa the valet went out. he wrote an- and going to a closet. Preparations for our reception bad other note. "Reed that." be said, handHe took out a large Instrument com Jost ren completed and 11 Mar was ing It over to Smith. "It's a mes- posed of Innumerable coils and a queer Issuing his final Instructions to his sage 1 want yon to take to the battery of selenium cells. It was the man. when the valet. Henry, ran In right away." of the new Instrument by hastily. receiver was worded It cryptically: which a photograph could be sent over "They're here, sir, now," he A. A. U a telegraph wire. excitedly. N. V. Downstairs, In the telegrsph room "All Im nodded Del Cleeely watched. Must act seen er of the hotel, Arnold eeenred the serv XI sr. right, to hisready," man again and Inturning II will be diseeveretf. M. one ices of of the operators. dicating a place back of the folds of "I wish you'd snd this mesas re the heevy curtains by the window. Smith read the note, nodded, and pot It Into bis pocket, as be started right away to Washington." he said, "Toe get bach there by that switch. to the door. handing in a blank he had already Don't move don't even breathe. Now, "No, no," shouted Del Mar. calling written. Henry, let them In." The clerk checked It over: elm back. "This thing means that As his valet withdrew, Del Mar U. . War Department, fon 11 bsve to be careful In your gased snout his library to make sure You'd better go out h rough Washington, D. C. that everything waa all rlghL Just Wire me Immediately photograph taea the valet reappeared and ssb say seeret passage," he edded, point-to- g to the panel la the library wall. snd persenal histerjr ef Martin arrest ered us la. bead-quarte- "Good morning," greeted Del Mar "I see that you got my pleasantly. note, and I'm glad you were so prompt. Won't you be Boated?" "I've something at last to report to you about Kennedy," he said a moment later, clearing his throat. p mm- - electric current! At the same Instant, also, Del Mar with an oath leaped forward and seized Elaine by the arms. struggled "Arnoldl" Gasped Lieutenant Woodward. with the doorknob but I could no more let go than I could move my feet off his orders as they passed them around that mat. It was torture. the line. "Arnold, lead the way!" "Henry!" called Del Mar to the Together the soldier and the strange valet, figure rushed to the front door of the "Yes. sir." bungalow. All ai still Inside. Heavy "Open the cabinet. Give me the as It was, ke It down and they helmets and the suits." ""-burst In. The valet did so, bringing out a "Waller, there's Wa?!TF-ewc- f number of headpieces W oodward ss he saw me lying on with a single weird eye of glass In the floor of the study when they ran In front, as well as rubber suits of sn to me and, as hurried They outlandish design. While he was do- ss started to brlty could, they ing so, Del Mar stuffed a handker- around. ) chief Into Elaine's mouth to keep her "Where's Elainer aaked tb, quiet. figure of the hermit. By this time Del Mar, as well as thd Weakly, I was able oni man from behind the curtains and the the paneL But It .was 1 -- 5.S Hurried Through the Panel. J j; a tb"" queer-lookin- g qi'' before they returned, armed. An Instant later three large touring cars from the fort swept up before the of fice of Woodward. Into them the armed men piled. "Hurry to the Del Mar bungalow," valet, were provided with suits, and soldiers understood. Th'Sv ordered the lieutenant. Jumping up one with the driver of the first car. "We era at a time holding Elaine, the oth It. looking for a button or put them on. must see that nothing happens to Miss Finding neither, they started tu bJig Del Mar moved toward Elaine hold on It snd batter It In with the butts Dodge and Mr. Jameson." an extra helmet. He strapped It of their guns. They shot away In a cloud of dust, Ing on ber. then started te force her followed hard by the other two cars. Into It was only seconds before it waa a suit dashing at a breakneck speed over I struggled still, but in vain, to free splintered to kindling. There was the the good roads. Instantly Woodward, the from the doorknob and mat. It passage. In the narrow, wooded roadway near myself was more than I could stand, and I hermit, and the rest plunged Into It Del Mar's, Woodward halted his car sank down, half utterly regardless of danger. On conscious. and the soldiers all Jumped out and I revived only long enough to see through the tunnel they went until at gathered about him as hastily he Is- that Del Mar had forced one of the last they cam", unmolested, to the sued his directions. suits on Elaine finally. Then he end. There they paused io look ; ,14. "Surround the house AraL" he .or- pressed a button hidden on the side of about ; The hermit pointed to the ground."' dered. "Then arrest anyone who goes bis desk and a secret panel In the wall In or ouL" opened. Picking up Elaine, he and the Clearly there were footprlMs, leading They scattered, forming a wide cir- others hurried through Into what to the shore. Tbey follow ! them on down to the beach. cle. As soon as word was passed looked like a dark passage and the "Look!" pointed the hermlL that the circle was completed, they panel closed. Off In the water they could now see advanced cautiously at a algnal from They were gone. I put forth all my the most Four curious of sight. Woodward, taking advantage of ev- remaining In one deslast strength were helmeted strangely crturee ery concealment. I perate struggle. Somehow. managed wading out, each like a tinge octopus-beato kick the wire mat from under my without tentacles In Around the kitchen back of Del feet, breaking the contact. Only a few seconds before Del Mar I staggered toward the panel, but Mar's, Hehry, the Valet, had retired and hla companions, carrying Elaine, to Visit one of the maids. He was fell to the floor, unconscious. had emerged from the secret entrance about to leave when he happened to of the tunnel and hs look out of the window. Outside, the Iron ring, as Woodward shore of the prnroootory.djhediftli "What's thatr be muttered to him- had planned it, of soldiers were lookStopping only an Instant to considself. ing about alert for any noise or move- er what was to be done, Del Mar had He stepped heck and peered cau- ment. Suddenly, two of them who seen someone also emerge from the tiously through the window again. had been watching the grounds at tunnel. Ther he eouid k a soldier, moving tentively signaled to each other that "Come we must get down thc.e stealthily behind a bush. they saw something. he shouted, hurriedly Issuquickly." He drew back further and thought a From the shrubbery emerged a most ing orders, as all three, carrying minute. He must not alarm us. curious and uncouth figure, all In rags. waded out Into the water. Then be wrote a few words on a with long, unkempt hair and beard. Elaine, At sight of the strange figures, the piece of paper and tore It so that he sallow complexion, and carrying s soldiers raised their guns and a volcould hold It in his palm. Next he long staff. It might have been a ley of shot rang out hurried from the kitchen snd entered tramp or a hermit, perhaps, who waa "8top!" shouted the hermit, his hair the study. making his wsy toward the house. as he ran before the streaming Del Mar had scarcely begun to outThe two soldiers stole up noiseless guns and wildly threw up as many as he line to us s long and circumstantial ly, clone to him. Almost before he could grssp with his outstretched paendo investigation Into what he was knew It, the hermit felt himself arms. "Do yon want to kill herr to hint had been the death of seized from behind by four powerful pleased ""err repeated Woodward. Kennedy, when we were Interrupted arms. Escape was impossible. All stood there, wnnderlngly, fezlrjr "Let me go," be pleaded. "Can't you at the again by the entrance of his valet. creatures. qiier "Fxcuse toe, sir," spolnglzed Henry, see I'm harming no one?" What did It wean i ss Ivl Mar frowned, then noted that But tha captors were obdsrate. Slowly, they disappeared-'- t0 wss wrong. "Tell It to the lieutenant," they re- under the water. something As the valet said the words, he man- joined, grimly forcing him to go before They were gone with Elalef J aged surreptitiously to baud to Del tbesa by twisting his arms. "Our or (TO BS CONTINUED.' f ! r " --a-' "' iv. |