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Show THE SPANISH FORK PRESS, SPANISH FORK, UTAH d two ygart ago ao head of America League. ARNOLD. . As tbe message was ticked off, Arnold attached his receiving telaphotograph Instrument to another wire. ' It was a matter scarcely of seconds before a message was flashed back to Arnold from Washington: Martin escaped from Fort Leavenworth six months ago.v Thought to bo In Europe. Photograph follows. EDWARDS. "Very well," nodded Arnold with satisfaction. "I think 1 know what is going on here now. Let us watt for the photograph." He went over to the new selenium telaphotograph and began adjusting It. Far away, In Washington, In a room In the war department where Arnold had already Installed hls system for the secret government service, a clerk was also working over tha sending part of the apparatus. No sooner had the clerk finished hls preparations and placed a photograph In the transmitter than the buzzing of the receiver which Arnold had Installed announced to him 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 operatora crowded about Arnold, watching breathlessly, "By Jove, it works!" cried one, no longer skeptical. Slowly a print was being evolved before their eyes as If by a spirit hand. At last the transmission of the photograph was completed and the machine came to rest. Arnold almost tore the print from tha receiver and held It up to examine It. A smile of Intense satisfaction crossed his face. morning," greeted Del Mar pleasaptly. "1 see that you got my note,' and I'm glad you were- so prompt Wont you be Beated?" t T've something at last to report to you about Kennedy," he said a moment later, clearing hla throat. The Romance of Elaine SEQUELTO THE EXPLOITS OF ELAINE A Detective Novel By ARTHUR B. REEVE Th Novelist end and a Motion Pic the Creator of the Craig ture Drama Kennedy" Stories Wall-Know- n Presented In Collaboration Witlj the Pathe Players and the Eclectic Film Co. CotrrirU. 1914. ar the ut Compear All Forrijo Sitka Rocrvet SYNOPSI8. i ' The morning after the nndimr of Wu body and Kennedys disappear FangsMarcus Pel Mar, foreign agent, Ince awlms ashore from a submarine In the la to recover the lost mission bay His of torpedo. He wine the confidence Elaine. She la warned by a little old who Pel of Mar, man to be careful gets the torpedo, only to have it destroyed by Jameson is captured the little old man. men. Elaine rescues him. by Pel MarsWoodward and his friend, Lieutenant Professor Arnold, attend a party given where at the Podge home, a clue.unknowingly, In her atPel Mar gives Elaine tempt to prevent his cutting the Atlantic made a is prisoner. Jameson, cable she saves her from in a disdrowning. Ptsgulsed as a man shewirePel Mars of entrance covers the less cave. She is saved by Jameson. Arnold and Woodward destroy the wireless station, but Pel Mar escapes. In a deserted hotel In the woods Elaine discovers Pel Mars men at work, is captured, but escapes. When the hotel Is attacked the men retreat to the woods, where they explode gas bombs, defeating Lieutenant Woodward and his attacking para new searchlight gun ty. Elaine receives friend. Elaine discov-er- e from an unknown hidden bomb by one of Pel Mara a men. They take it to Profeaaor Arnolds are attacked by Pel Mar yacht They and hit men. The searchlight gun saves Elaine and Jameson who reach the yacht safely. Pel Mar appears with a submarine and destroys the yacht with a torpedo. Professor Arnold and his party scape. Lured by a woman posing as a modiste Elaine Is again captured by Pel Mar and rescued by an old naturalist and Jameson aa she Is about to drift over a waterfall in a boat. Profesor Arnold. In a desperate attempt to prevent Pel Mar from stealing the harbor defense plans, makes Elaine the unconscious Instrument to save them. hydro-aeroplan- e, THIRTY-FIFT- H In Del Mar EPISODE Cottage. It was early the following morning that, very excited, Elaine and I showed Aunt Josephine the photograph which we had snapped and developed f by using Kennedy's trick method. "But who Is It?" asked Aunt Josephine examining the print carefully and seeing nothing but a face masked and with a pair of hands before It, a seal ring on the little finger of one hand. "Oh, I forgot that you hadn't seen the ring before," explained Elaine. "Why, we knew him at once. In spite of everything, by that seal ring Mr. ' Del Marl" "Mr. Del Marl" repeated Aunt Josephine, looking from one to the other of us, Incredulously. "I saw the ring at bla bungalow and on his own finger," reiterated Elaine positively. "But what are yon going to do now?" asked Aunt Josephine. "Have him arrested, of course," Elaine replied. Still talking over the strange experience of the night before, we went out on tbe veranda. "Well, of all the nerve!" exclaimed Elaine, catching sight of a man com lng up the gravel walk. "If that Isn't Henry, Mr. Del Mars valet!" The valet advanced as though nothing had happened and Indeed I suppose that as far as he knew nothing had happened or was known to us. He bowed and banded Elaine a note which she tore open quickly and read. "Would you go?" ahe asked, handing the note to me. It read; 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 his waylto the road. There seemed to be no one who looked 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 hare 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 stranger emerged again from behind the tree. It was the mysterious Professor Arnold who many times had shown a peculiar Interest in the welfare of Elaine and myself. he had Evidently recognized Del Mars 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 waiting crowd was Increased by one Smith had come In and stranger. taken hls place unostentatiously among them. But if he thought he was to be lost in the little crowd, he was much mistaken. Arnold had followed, but not so quickly that he had not had time to pick up the two policemen that the town boasted, both of whom were down at the Btatlon st the time. There he 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 Btatlon and disappeared up the street Just then the trail! pulled into the station and the passengers crowded forward to mount the steps. Smith was just about to push his way on with them, when the officers elbowed through the crowd. "You're wanted," hissed one of them, seizing hls shoulder. But Smith, In spite of hls deformity, was not one to submit to arrest without a struggle. He fought them off and broke away, running toward tbe baggage room. As he rushed In, they followed. One of them was gaining on him and took a flying foitball tackle. Tbe other almost fell over the twisted mass of arms and legs. The struggle now was short and sharp and ended in the Aunt Josephine turned from us as Elalue and I rode off oa our horses from Dodge hall, cqnslderahly 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 faithful Jennings, hurrying out, It was only a few minutes later that the car pulled around before the door. Aunt Josephine bustled out end entered. "Fort Dale," she directed the driver, greatly agitated. "Ask for Lieutenant Woodward, Out at Fort Dale, Woodward was much astonished when an orderly announced that Aunt Josephine was waiting in her car to see him on very urgent business. He ordered that she be admitted at once. "I hope theres nothing wrong?" he inquired anxiously, as be noted the excitement and the worried look on her face. "I Im afraid there may be, she replied, sitting down and explaining what Elaine and I had done. The lieutenant listened grvely. ahe concluded, "And, "they wouldn't' listen to me, lieutenant Cant 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 "At last!" he muttered. some of the men from the post. If There was a photograph of the man get Into any scrape, I'll rescue who had been identified with the arch they them", conspirator of two years before, MarAlmost before she could thank him, tin. Only, now he had changed hla Woodward had hurried from hls office, name and appeared In a new role. followed by her. On the parade It waa Marcus Del Mar! grounds were some men. Quickly he Issued hls orders and a number of Already, in the library of the bunga- them sprang up as he detailed them low, Del Mar had summoned one of off for duty. It was only a moment offl-cer- In hls rooms cluttered with ' at the St. Germain, test tubes and other - W floor. The man had thrown an electric switch, which had 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 electric current! At the same Instant, also, Del Mar with an oath leaped forward and A mold 1" Gasped Lieutenant Woodseized Elaine by the arms. I struggled ward. with the doorknob but I could no more let go than I could move my feet off hls orders as they passed them around that mat. It was torture. the line. "Arnold, lead the way!" called Del Mar to the "Henry! Together the soldier and tbe strange valet figure rushed to tbe front door of the "Yes, sir." bungalow. All waa still Inside. Heavy "Open the cabinet Give me the as It was, they broke It down and ' helmets and the suits." burst In. The valet did so, bringing out a "Walter, there's Walter!" cried number of queer-lookinheadpieces Woodward as he saw me lying on the with a single weird eye of glass In tbe floor of the atudy when they ran In. Hurried Through the Panel. front as well aa rubber suits of an They hurried to me and, aa quickly outlandish design. While he was do- ae they could, started to bring me before they returned, armed. An ining so, Del Mar stuffed a handkerround. stant later three large touring cart chief Into Elaine's mouth to keep her "Where's Elaine?" asked tha strange from the fort swept up before the ofquiet of the hermit. figure fice of Woodward. Into them the By this time Del Mar, as well as the Weakly, I was able only to point to armed men piled. man from behind the curtains and the the panel. But It was enough. The Hurry to the Del Mar bungalow," valet, were provided with suite, and soldiers understood. They dashed for ordered the lieutenant. Jumping up one at a time holding Elaine, the othfor a button or an opening. It. looking with the driver of tbe first car. "We ers put them on. Finding neither, they started to bang must aee that nothing happens to Miss Del Mar moved toward Elaine hold on It and batter It In with the butte Dodge and, Mr. Jameson. lng an extra helmet He strapped it of their guns. They shot away In a cloud of dust on her, then started to force her It was only seconds before It was followed hard by the other two cars, Into a suit to kindling. There wae the splintered over breakneck a speed dashing at I struggled still, but In vain, to free passage. Instantly Woodward, the the good roads. myBClf from the doorknob and mat It hermit, and the rest plunged Into It near In the narrow, wooded roadway was more than I could stand, and I utterly regardless of danger. - On Del Mar's, Woodward baited hls Fhr sank down, half conscious. tha tunnel they went until at through and out and the soldiers all Jumped I revived only long enough to see last came, unmolested, to the they gathered about him as hastily he Is- that Del Mar had forced one of the end. There they paused to look hls directions. sued suits on Elaine finally. Then be about. "Surround the house first," he or- pressed a button bidden on the aide of The hermit pointed to the ground. dered. "Then arrest anyone who goes hls desk and a secret panel In the wall there were footprints, leading Clearly In or out" opened. Ticking up Elaine, he and the to the shore. They followed them on cirn wide others hurried through Into what down to the beach. They scattered, forming cle. As soon as word was passed looked like a dark passage and the "Look!" pointed the hermit that the circle was completed, they panel closed. Off In the water they could now see advanced cautiously at n signal from They were gone. I put forth all my the most curious of eights. Four Woodward, taking advantage of ev remaining strength In one last desholmeted creatures were strangely ery concealment perate struggle. Somehow, I managed wading out each like a huge octopus-head- , to kirk the wire mat from under my without tentacles. Around In the kitchen back of Del feet, breaking the contact Only a few seconds before Del Mar I staggered toward the panel, but and hie Mar's, Henry, the valet, had retired 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 had dashed for the look out of the window. Outside, the Iron ring, as Woodward shore of the promontory. "What's that? he 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 bad 11a stepped bark and peered caument Suddenly, two of them who een aomcone also emerge from the tiously through the window again. had been watching the grounds at- tunnel. There he could eee n soldier, moving tentively signaled to each other that "Come we must get down there stealthily behind a bush. they saw something. quickly," he shouted, hurriedly issuFrom tha shrubbery emerged a moat ing orders, as all three, carrying He drew back further and thought n curious and uncouth figure, all In rags, Elaine, waded out Into the water. minute. He must not alarm us. At sight of the strange figure, the Then he wrote n few words on n with long, unkempt hair and beard, piece of paper and tore It so that he allow complexion, and carrying a eoldlere raised their gune and a voK could hold It In hie palm. Next he long staff. It might have been a ley of shot rang out hurried from the kitchen and entered tramp or a hermit perhaps, who wee "Stop!" shouted the hermit bis hair , the study. making hls way toward the house. streaming wildly aa ha ran before the The two eoldlere stole up noiseless- gune and threw up as many Del Mar had scarcely begun to outha line to u a long and circumstantial ly, close to him. Almost before be could grasp with hls outstretched Into what he was knew It tbe hermit felt himself arms. "Do you want to kill her?" "Horr repeated Woodward. pleased to hint had been the death of seised from behind by four powerful All stood there, wonderlngly, gating Kennedy, when we were Interrupted arms. Escape was Impossible. "Let me go, be pleaded. "Cant you at the queer creatures. again by the entrance of hls valet What did It mesa?" "Excuse me, sir," apologised Henry, see I'm harming no one?" But the captors were obdurate. Slowly, they disappeared literally ae Del Mar frowned, than noted that "Tell It to the lieutenant," they re- under the water. something was wrong. man They were gone with Etalnet said he the word, joined, grimly forcing him to go before As tho valet arms. "Our (TO DO CONTINUED.) op Dol bit them to to bind by twisting aged surreptitiously g Picking Op Elaine, They paraphernalia which Indicated hls scientific tendencies. Professor Arnold hls trusted men and was talking to entered and threw off hls hat lighting him, when Henry, the valet s cigarette and waiting impatiently. after hla trip to see ua. He had not as long to wait as he "They're coming as soon as they had expected. A knock sounded at the can, he reported. Dear Miss Dodge door and he opened It There was Del Mar smiled a cynical smile. If you end Mr. Jameson will cell Smith handcuffed and forced in by "Good!" he exclaimed triumphantly, on me today, I will have something tbe two policemen. about at the electrical f Interest to tell you concerning my "Good work, commended Arnold, at then, looking fixtures, added to tbe man. "Let us ease the In cf the once setting to work to search the see where to Investigations install the thing." ef Craig Kennedy. prisoner who fumed but could not reHe walked over to the door and put Sincerely, sist hls hand on the knob, then pointed M. DEL MAR. "What have we here?" drawled Ar- back at tha fixtures. nold In mock courtesy and surprise as "Tee," I asserted, "I would go." Thats the Idea, he cried. "You "Tell Mr. Del Mar we shall see him he found and drew forth from Smiths can run the line from the brackets to ae soon as possible," nodded Elaine to pocket si bundle of papers, which ha this doorknob and the mat llow'a the valet, who bowed and left quickly. hastily ran through. that? Aunt Josephine ahook her beat! Ah!" be muttered, coming to Del "Very clever," flattered the man, aagely in protest But Elaine waved Mar's note, which he opened and read. putting on a heavy pair of rubber all her protestations aside and ran "What'a this? A. A. L., N. Y. Close- gloves. Into the house to get ready for tbe ly watched. Must net soon or all will Takfng a pair of pllera and other be discovered. M. Now, what'e all tools from a closet In the library, he visit Half an hour later two saddle horses that?" began removing the electrical fixture were brought around to tbe front of Arnold pondered the text deeply, from the wall. As Del Mar directed, Dodge Hall and Elaine and I sallied "You may take him away, now, he the man ran a wire from the fixture forth. concluded, glancing up from the note along tha molding and down the aide to the officer. "Thank you." of a door, where he made a connecDel Mar, still continuing his nefariAll right air." they return i. prod tion. ous work of mining American harbors ding Smith along out In the meantime, Del Mar brought and bridges, had arrived at a scheme Still studying tha note, Arnold aat out a wire mat and lald'lt In front of as toon as he returned from the at down at tha desk. Thoughtfully ha the door where anyone who entered tempt to get back from us the Sandy picked up pencil. Under the letters or left would be euro to step on it Hook plana Smith, who had stolen A. A. L. he slowly wrote The various connections made, tbe the plans from the war department League" and under tha initial M man placed a switch In the concealwas still at the bungalow. tha name, "Martin." ment of a heavily curtained window Early In the morning Del Mar had "Now Is the time. If ever, to 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 war departThus it waa that Elaine and I came "Here, Henry," be directed his vatot ment In Washington and carry around at last to Del Mar'e bungalow, 1 must "lake this to Miss Dodge." with me, ha aaid to himself, rising admit, with some misgiving. As the valet went out he wrote an and going to a closet Preparations for our reception had other note. "Read that" be said, band took out a large Instrument com- Just been completed and Del Mar waa lng It over to Smith. "It's a mes- posed of Innumerable colls and a queer Issuing hla Anal Instruction! to hie sage I went you to tske to the head battery of selenium cells. It waa tha man, when the valet, Henry, ran In quarters right awsy." receiver of tha new Instrument by hastily. It wss worded cryptically; which a photograph could be sent over "Theyre here, ilr, now," he anA. A. U a telegraph wire. nounced excitedly. . a N.Y. "All right Im ready," nodded Del Downstairs, In tha telegraph room Ctossly watched. Must act soon or of the hotel, Arnold secured tha serv- Mar, turning to hla man again and InM. II will bo discovered. ices of one of tha operatora. dicating place back of tha folds of "I wish you'd aend this message the heavy curtains by the wlndow Smith retd tho note, nodded, and So started right away to Washington," ha said, "You get back there by that ewltch. but It Into his pocket to tbs door. banding In a blank b bad already Dont move don't even breathe. Now, Henry, let them in." "No, no," shouted Del Mar, calling written. Tha clerk checked It overt As bla valet withdrew, Del Mar fctm back. "This thing means that War 8. U. gated about hie library to make euro Foull have to bo careful in your get Department, that everything was all right Just Washington, D. C. way. You'd better go out through me Wire Immadlataty photograph then the valet reappeared and nth toy secret passage," he added, point tog to tbs panel la tbs library wall I and personal history of Martin arreeV red na In. "Anti-America- . Mar the paper which he had written, ders were to seize anyone entering or now folded up into a very small space. leaving." I had turned rom Del Mar when the - Protests were In vain. The hermit valet entered, apparently to apeak to was forced to go before Lieutenant Elaine, but in reality to throw them Woodward who was just In the rear off their guard. directing the advance. , demanded Woodward, Under that cover I waa able to "Well, watch the precious pair from the tail "whats your business? of my eye. I saw Del Mar nod to the For an InBtant the hermit stood valet as though he understood that mute. What should he do? He has some warning was about to be con- reason to know .that tne situation veyed. Although nothing was said, must be urgent. Del Mar waa Indicating by dumb show Slowly he raised hls beard so that orders of some kind. Woodward could eee not only that It "I hope you'll pardon me, MIbs was false but what hls features looked Dodge, Del Mar deprecated, as .the like. valet retreated toward the door to the "Arnold! gasped Woodward, starkitchen and pantry. "But, you aee, 1 tled. What brings you here? Elaine have to be housekeeper here, too, it and Jameson are in the house. We seems. have it surrounded. Half an hour before, In the St. GerActually, though he was talking to us, it was In a way that enabled him, main, Arnold had no sooner received by palming something In hls hand, 1 the telaphotograph than he hurried up to hls room. From a closet he had fancied, to look at it hard for produced another of his numerous disbeen to must have It read, I managed by a quick shift at last to guises and quickly put It on. With catch Just a fleeting glimpse that it scant white locks falling over hls was a piece of paper be held in hls Bhoufders and long scraggly heard he had made himself Into a veritable hand. What was It, I asked myself, that he wild man. Then he had put on the made hls should be so secret about it? Clearly, finishing touches and had Del Mars. toward way I reasoned, it muBt be something that A look of intense anxiety now was of interest to Elaine and myself. If I must act ever, I concluded, now flashed over Arnold's face as he heard Woodwards words. was the time to do so. But," he cried, "there is an underout snatched I reached and Suddenly passage from tho house to ground I the note from hls hand. But before shore." the could read It Del Mar had sprung to "The deuce!" muttered Woodward, hls feet more alarmed now than ever. "Come, At the same Instant a man leapod men to the house," he shouted out out from behind the curtains. But I waa on my guard. Already 1 had drawn my revolver and had them all covered before they could make another move. "Back Into that corner by the window all of you, I ordered, thinking thus to get them together, more easily covered. Then, handing the note, with my other hand, to Elufue, I said to her, See what It says quick." Eagerly she took It and read aloud, ' , House surrounded by soldiers!" . .. "Woodward," I- cried. 11 i Still keeping them covered, I smiled one and to took step quietly myself i after another slowly to tbe door. Elaine followed. I reached the door and I remember that I bad to step on a metal mat to do so. I put my hand behind me and grasped the knob about to open the door. As 1 did so,' the man who had Jumped from behind tbe curtain sud denly threw down hls upraised hands. Before I could fire, Instantaneously In fact I felt a thrill as though a million 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 the slipping the bracelets over the wrists of Smith. While the passengers and bystanders crowded about to watch the excitement, they led him off quickly. "Good n - Jle - - - paeudo-lnvesttgatlo- n |