| Show THIT SECRET oin ur OF airl y IT THE SUBMARINE ay author tholof of e the 7 he end of the trail TO in flanders the ne road to atory w vive U a france etc TI 3 y V id I d from the motion picture apty pty of the S se same e veme by ay ah hf ay y AIM A IM rho menal faloon C company abi I 1 C k A ft rf SYNOPSIS me at nl rv 0 erl 2 on itrel ta 0 dr ph berhe or k on inre the BM hlass aci 1 tt boat a japa h s sa s1 h attl on a or Atto is smoot r bedroom sl am on moldered molO ered la in ft ills ach 11 he boa ill im I m h or s in off BT 1 m bula olg in 1 or bambo nir nii ald acl moton ads pies in search 08 to kaptur more clo ta 16 I 1 lo 10 her all ld ha hope and cleo so S av r ass b 1 8 tend e and M tali it boat to s so 0 a after t for so bad ba d it abt torm as hope p an 0 cl caw ar hibbs they ariles ar iles ee island lead and no d discover z i man an huntis B sus 0 o reach there me mahlan I 1 and ad jet the island hope and cleo I 1 means L t h as toro her to va where do doc a la alaa cal of the blk cl co 1 tb plu arel P and ad taken last to sat cabin in in tha moun 11 ina bile finds there bo bok a let for m which huh toa mearhl a hope hop with hook k to starts arts ve X rescue A too B blat aa he cr s lb chabin in is allt it hahhn him set a up ban and chopi ca c hie a with uh rolde dived in ax he r rea he hes the oth in nd ad IM la greeted by cleo bhe he swears a aind a 3 bin in th they is f tollies tol 0 1 loved loeS by ca alco 01 aget jap who attempt to lo ki kidnap d bep and mort morton see ar dash dalhed 0 to o im orad in an Bro pi plano hanpt and cleo re pulled fr from lt aad by I 1 lla hook and mahlan and sets satsuma arb called batora or the black lack council coca hope be T 10 i iatter dem demanding hla him in marrlee marr les lae A h ho B he campil a evil hr be antl 9 is 11 h awed to comply on by cleo at A t bently 1 he learn to I 1 la a p ot to rope im in he is 1 later ev summoned to 1 washington P fy morton n and olga bre ale loved fa for r a rancher who wan w warna them 1 I 1 the bandit they bontura am to loo far irom from atie ll 11 rol r ranch ol and ar 1 implored captured by t the outlaws Carrl llo afi le morton him I 1 free flom ZT tor res ransom mom 01 one anda on one or of us the cooks a 1 in tl 1 el cabin in hh kill carillo Crus and ad 11 ba but M morton ib takes the book from her and nees hope learing that mat 11 cio s le la the d daughter maid and ad us hear ot f calvin in mont a t fasoly ornery gerald 0 o morion rw s uncle a he finds no oer or in 1 01 l ssi trafla so M or tor to ill lilb oom bus glia confronts inis i nis him a an to au kill him nee ends in be hw death bh at t hl I 1 lianda ild leo la P it from the hotel at nu while ile hope P is way FIFTEENTH installment 1 I aio misa mi burite B sold said cleo ad d 1 ising 1 9 the file driver of the closed tax acab arb which khe bile found standing at the curb in ia front of her hotel 1 Is I this tha the aby c car n r lf aut C until hope beope sent bent for inel me I 1 tes e m replied the man a shot short thickset fellow whose features were effectually concealed oner by the upturns upturned collar fim of his coat 1 a pair of if goggles I 1 and a wr cap which was poll pulled I 1 down do over his him face be on said id I 1 we waa to 0 drive you to the cliff house and lie he it meet you yon there a himmat the moet direct route at to the cliff house leads eeds through rough t h golden gate park I 1 instead astra d of keeping to the main mi thor that ough fare however the driver when well int into the park turned down don one ot of t the be jamma innumerable blim branch arl drives which owing to the greater intervals interval it its lamps jump sea was emna comparatively arivel dark and brought him bis vehicle to so an abrupt halt in the dense shadow of t a an Inan cose live 1 the car or had barely stopped before the door was flung flag fla g PT open a man a sprang inside a revolver was vas pushed into cleos face and a hoarse voice warned her not a sound alsa blis burke if you value your life almost simultaneously the driver threw open the other door and in so an Ins hint the t terrified girl arl we was so ee curay bound board and ad gagged the th man with the file revolver took the seat beside her ber and ad d drew r don the curtains and BO a d silly deftly and ad methodically ad a 1 bed bad the lie conspirators ora ture time their work vork vm v S scarcely real more are time the than it ho has taken take to tell it the car was mom speeding in i n th the e direction whence it came when the car finally stopped the m man an bebide be d h her r threw open the door and it aided by the driver removed the g aae and untied the cords with aich bhe he mrs waa bound but bat the cl gathered he into him had bad been base checked backed alone BO 1 9 that tell bt refused to he ad be limbs suf fiort find to as so it her to the bar capture there 1 m ill a a but by ground s 11 1 faint mft light of a t r h made the be a that they bad 1 stopped t ippe d la in the out but bof a low window win d ow ce b building 1 l alv ot of anum sort art arm evidently ide a end of I 1 long and nd u sed pier dist athe this T hF she tad bad time to 0 aee be a be k g the door do r lie or ore arse tb beeble as light to of I 1 dor air a rv ddll l d file evil colel win ad to of are eb it was 2111 ill who he broke bk t the is silence we have brought you here 1 tu or der to ask it you B some que questions it miss MIS burke bulk a N V hato hat o h hat a t is it that you yen want to ko know she he asked in hr r voice ire trembling I 1 in spite of her cpr effort to control it i I 1 I 1 want to know he said advance ing until his alb face v wag am within it a few inches dehes of her and ad fix fixing her with hla him steela eyes n what hot you hace have done with the book on oa metallurgy gy 1 1 I I I 1 do don t t kno know w what you at mean so she ehe sted stammered les ile sou an do snarled sid mobile to toil knew the book 1 mear mean the on one that doctor handed banded you yen in the restaurant t at t sandborn Sanda Sand boro before the earthquake I 1 oh that kimt book said 10 cleo obvious us boiku 14 ly surprised but t there ft as nothing g IT m it no formula I 1 in mean an no matt matter er about the formula said maldin roughly NN ft here Is the book 1 a I 1 IN ho has it aps ops 1 suppose pa s lieutenant lat hope has haa it she be answered d at least he ha brought it bulk back w with it it him from Sands boroi though I 1 haven t sec sen it store since are you telli telling 9 me the truth h demanded mahlin 8 seizing abling h her cr by the houlder and ad staring at he her BO a bosely 10 sely that hot she quailed ot of cro course I 1 I 1 in telling you yon the tha t truth nth 11 she bhe asserted v with I 1 spirit p 1 I am going to find a out t it f you yen are 0 1 he a anafred red moving toward the door god gad help you if you have hav lied to 73 me boung con woman a if you have you 11 wish that you had never lever been born come along Sm satsuma tsuma he be called to t the he ja japanese p anese 0 e must be get ting tg be back to town when b hope returning to the hotel with ill job johnstone t CO learned fl from the list clerk it that cleo alco he had d left a an hour before so ao frim frantic t le was US t the h y young officer with 10 anxiety and ad g grief r ie f t that b a t for time the lawder feared for his annety bitterly hope ho pa reproached itself but despite his bis grief be neglected nothing which hach might lead to cie cleab rescue he promptly communicated with the police and within an hour a score col of plot plain clothes men were seen scour 11 ing th the city ty were aclo doing everything in our pow er mr me hope the chief of police aa him 1 T I have fifty olon men work ing on the he case ban now low but it lucks looks to me like a cie clean get way away As hope was leaving police bead head tera a patrol wagon backed up to the curb and ad out of it scrambled two po escorting a tell tall aad ad ably d dressed y young oung man so n whose lani we gnats st gl glittered h handcuffs dar As the glare ot of the arc light in fr front of the station flatla struck the prisoners fall face hope stopped dead data 1 la LB amazement CL great rest hrast heavens st 1 be exclaimed claimed it a 9 gerald morton morion fall following ing morton and bf his gas guards do I 1 in to the station hope beckoned to the inspector who n waa as a on d duty BIT what I 1 Is be charged with he asked d indicating meet morroa murder the aap inspector tr answered laconically stabbed a w woman do sou on know who chevas sh she evas was asked hope H a 1 she Is claimed to be a russian count ess was a the SUB her ile name a vs wag ivanoff olga ivanoff Is there so adv objection to ray my he hav ing a word with him asked hope not in the least said the 1 inspect p to tor and mitered a patrol patrolman 1 to ring bring the prisoner into his office hello hell lician lieutenant lt remarked mor to ton nonchalantly so as still till handcuffed he vi a aa led into the room 1 I didat expect to meet you here her looking morton said aid hope looking the other her in ill tha a eye MI miss burke 11 wag 11 ed this testing evening I 1 understand t and from the police that you could not hat her have bee been concerned I 1 in it but do you know who Is I 1 wt wont pro pretend t end t that im I 1 m sorry tor for you morton tw far I 1 im as not at but it if you co can gi gle me a say any information that will ill help roe me find fail her do what I 1 can to help you 1 I do don t t know knew anything bout about it hope said eald morton not net this time I 1 give you my word I 1 don t if I 1 could help you find her I 1 would not tor for your year sake asks mind led he added bitterly b but at for far be hers to shea a might g game a un little ittle girl I 1 in sorry I 1 1 can t help yo you hopa turned away disconsolately b but of the tha other celled called lima back are you still looking leoung tor for the secret ot the submarine he be asked lowering his voice fee so no that the police could old not at hear yes said hope hop listlessly I 1 I 1 a am or was aa until cleo disappeared did III you yen keep hepp that book on metal argy the one that t oiga 0 a nd ad I 1 tried olt o to get away fd from doctor r ae owen I 1 in the restaurant I 1 in yes its it a among my things soul acme where etc morton morion leaned forward until bill his hia lip alpa were close to hope a ear or I 1 turn tor n to p page go alicy one and rood read C mery cry e word lie he whispered it if you find oleo cleo 1 I he continued to la a louder tons tone tell b her er that I 1 told you this thin so BO as to muke make up a as much as I 1 can tor for the way I 1 treated her the secret bedree won t t be of much use to we in n the place 1 im going and ad be laughed b hoarsely sly a aal he be joined the waiting of tic aicer or and es was as leil led back to his bis ceil call that was the last hope saw an wf ot gerald morton mortem three in months nibs a later inter he paid for his crime on oa the gallows fallows at sun san quentin I 1 it was I 1 long after midnight when hope returned to his him hotel lot but not at withstanding the lateness of the hour and his utter weariness been he ransacked wear his him trunks trunk until at he unearthed the work on an metallurgy which tf had given ill him na a memento to of at the dr dra marlc tic e episode p mode in the sand born res to deml drawing do komg his bit chair up to the liht light he opened e ned the wll 11 II worn vor n volume alp a at t page sixty ix t y on one w which h ill cout contained amed he found a portion of the chapter en an fltka Carbo ulfar depot the seventh word on the page was wag hopt hla found examine hah seemed again ha be counted seven and ad was as rewarded with the he om cover e r which apparently failed to make a k asensi sense but the next word in or der was waa of which again raised its hia bp b hopes p and ad 1 in wild coliten amt he completed the hidden sentence which rea read it camine ra F mine coer coe of this ibis book inserting into ng the blade of his hia pocket ire kalte fe into the edge of the lining he ca fully worked it back and forth until it curled back As it did so hope gave a little hills e exclamation of sat for sandwiched between the 1111 lining and ad the cover a itself we was a small all square of tissue paper drawing it out b he read in doctor burs burkes hand writing I 1 the formula ot of my sub marine malm W invention tm will be found in a secret drawer under the glum glass tank of my working model it B hope felt that the mystery now v was as as so good a as solved the ina leer kay wag in his him hands mentally and physically exhausted he threw himself upon the bed and despite the fears and anile ties tic that the t assailed him was waa almost in tautly asleep ip I so y did be sleep indeed that it was nea nearly aly noon when he was mas awakened by someone pounding paulding at t his hia door it proved to be a bellboy with a special delivery let ter if you wish to see aee miss burke alive it ran come came to 1121 PLC panuco tt street t t at nine mm ocola ciok this evening bringing with you the work on metal burgy v which itch formerly belonged to doe doc tor for burke the door will be unlocked enter without ringing ascend three flights abbe of stairs and give four short tape raps on mi the door at the left it you communicate with eith the police or bring anyone tons with you it will result in M miss js burkes death the only way I 1 it t 1 4 7 C 4 0 every bone in his body broken you can sae main her Is to follow these direll dir directions etl to the letter 7 1 ho 1 in smi san francisco has baa a more evil reputation than P fanu co street no 1121 hope found was a narrow four story starY building which aich in days long passed had bad evidently bee been a R residence of considerable pro pre tension but which had bad now fallen into tit a sad ad state lot of I 1 neglect old and disrepair As aa R hope up a ascended the steps there imm caroe fr or in an a areaba 77 across room the street a shrill whistle avica tv ic repeat C ed th the kidnapers were ioa ian the at add and the two whistles were a signal to those them within the house that he we was unaccompanied awl swinging open the door hope f found if himself in uh suh inky blackness that he be land ad to strike a mutch match in order to find the stairway lighting his bla way with matches hope cautiously three flights flight of 0 stairs till and gave four brisk rapa amps on an the d door on ait the left lambently instantly swung g open in the doorway lua his face lighted by the lamp jump that be held bell above his him head v S as mahlan B ha said hope recognizing him bia former antagonist 11 I 1 rather suspect ed it waa you yen I 1 bad to deal with vath wheres where a your jap side partner just behind you replied mablin and hope listening heard on the ate stairs to the footfalls of a person a stealth ity ily ascending A moment lot later late 3 satsu abue chent ma a J joined d them now said mahlan mehl fi n brusquely wh when n satsie a 11 had ad closed afi the door deal ft e v va no an time the to waste want BO a lets get down to beslu business did you bring the book 7 yes replied hope good goad alts let B BOB bee it ft not quite so eo fast roy my friend ri re plied the a ill can you don t get the book until mis burke burka has baa been re leased mi dark will be released Is it an g soon a as am you he haab over aba barik it de tiered mahlan behli OA CA a ay it lionor ra you yoa lovent t buy any sawed a hapa 1 I lateral to keep the hook book until you yon re release leass M alsa so burke I 1 don t have to trust yon and im not going to it if you do din t hand over oter the book III I 1 II 11 take jt ft snarled and raised ill dla hand as though oiling a sign signal H hope 0 pe who he had bad come prepared tor far tv treachery lumry whirled whilla about w ath the luick nesa of thought nor was h 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