Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, July 18, 1915, Page 20

< S B AR TR 4 < WRITTEN BY ARTHUR B. REEVE The Well.-Known Novelist and the Creator of the ““Craig Kennedy” Stories Oramatized Into a Photo-Play by Chas. W. Goddard, Author of ‘‘The Perils of Pauline,’ Roman Miss Pear]l White .............. Elaine Dodge Mr. Lionel Barrymore ........ Marcius Del Mar ““The Exploits of Elaine.’ THE OMAHA SUNDAY B Woodward stood outside, \ though he did not know quite what it was all about. While he was standing there Prof. Arnold came up. Bhe jumped out dressed herself out of the house quietly. He had not | to the shore she went, walking along the st bed hurriedly and Armed with a spy glass, Elaine let Directly exactly made a hit with the | beach, Suddenly she paused. Theie were guests, At least, he seemed three men. Before she could lovel her to make little effort to do #o | glass at them, however, they disappeared He and Woodward 'fli‘d; awhy, talking earnestly, In the tent Aunt Jossphme | handed Flaine tht plece of pa- | per she had picked up. | Everything you read here today|afterncon, Del Mar and his men were | “What does it mean? asked Flaine, you ean see in the fascinating Pathe | Motion Pictures at the Motion Pic- | ture Theaters this week. Next Sun- | landing points day another chapter of “The Ex- ploits of Elaine” and new Pathe ‘reels. Copyright, 1915, by the Btar Company il ‘Forelgn Rights Reserved Synopsis of Previous Chapters After the finding of Wu Fang’s body und Kennedy's disappearance, a sub- marine anpears the following morning on the bay. A man plunges overbonrd it and swims ashore of Marcius Del Mar into America. His mission is to obtain information of Kennedy and recover, if posstble, the lost | torpedo. At the Dodge home he soon wins the confidence of Elaine. Later she is warned by a little old man to be oare- ful of Del Mar. Thig warning came just in time to prevent Del Mar from carrying out his pl Later Flalne 'Pv.n A masquerade ball. | De) Mar attends. Neither Ro nat domine girl can locate the torpedo, ray friar warns Elaine and Jameson of Pei"Mar's purpose, and his plans are up- se Later the girl enters the Dodke home as a_maid: i the Dodge cointry home. Del Mar's men fail to taining the torpedo. Claine hides the torpedo, which later is stylen by Dol Mar's men, who in escaping meet the old | man of mystery. A desperate battle follows, In which the old man destroys the torpedo. Enraged, Del Mar plans to blow a bride over which Elaine and Jameson are crosing. The plan falls. Next duy Flaine and Jameson are motor- ing when Jameson loses his hat in the bay. As Wiaine reaches in the water for it a smal tube bobs up which contains a note. Klaine decides to send it to tho secret service at Washington. Jameson in taking the letter to the town is cap- tured by Del Mar's men. Blaine later Aisoavers Jameson's revolver laying in the road. Jt furnishes a clue by which Elaine is able to save Jameson. Cutting the Cable CHAPTER V. “You remember Lioutenant Woodward, the inventor df trodite?”’ 1 asked Elaine one day after I had been out for a ride through the country. “Very well, indeed,” she nodded with & look of wistfulness us the mention of his name recalled Kennedy. “Why?' “He's stationed at Fort Daye, not very _far from here, at the entrance: of the sound,” I answered. “Then let's haVe him over at my gar- den party jtonight,”” sho exclaimed, sit- ting down and wriling: “Dear Lieutenant: “I have just learned that you are sta- tioned at Fort Dale and would like to have you meet some of my friends at a little garden party I am holding to- nhg:; Sincerely, ELAINE DODGE.” T it was that a few hours after- ward, in the officers’ quarters st the fort, an orderly entered with the mail and handed a letter to Lieutenant Wood- ward. He opened it and read the invi- tation with pleasure. He had scarcely finished reading and was hastening to write & reply when the orderely entered again and saluted. “A Prof. Arnold to see you, leutem- " he announced. ..".Phl. Arnold?’ repeated Woodward. *1 don’t know any Prof. Arnold. Well, w him in, anyway." ‘1.\‘0 orderly ushered in a well dressed man with & dark, heavy beard and largo Woodward eyed him and a bit suspiclously, as the stranger seated himself and made a few The moment the orderly left the room, however, the professor lowered his voice to a whisper.: Woodward listened amazement, looked at him more closely, then laughed and shook hands cordially. The professor leaned over agaln. What ever it was that he sald, it made a great) impression on the leutenant. “You know this follow Del Mar?" Prof. Arzold nnu:;‘ % G " replied Woodward. .::.‘L he's hanging around Miss Dodge the time,” went on Arnold. “There's Bomething queer about his pressnce here at this time.” ““I've an invitation to & garden party &t her house gonight,” remarked Wood- ked ard. “Accept,"” A 161l her you are bringing & friend.” Woodward resumed writing/and when be had finished handed the note to the stranger, who read: “Desr Miss Dodge: ! “7 zuall be charmed to be with you | tonight and with your permission will bring my friend. Prof. Arnold. “Tryly yours, “EDWARD WOODWARD," " modded the prof . handing delivered &t Dodge Hall to Dodge herself as soon St | went on | when the cutting ean be done best.” rom | the village. It is the entrance | gyeamar. | melected the captain, his | A nds the torpedo, places it | in & trunk. which with othera Is sent to | In a held-up | t the trunk con- | “Dear Mr. Del Mar: We shall be ploased to see you at a little garden party we are holding tonight. Sincerely, book to Anclent Anna. urged the professor, “and | seated about a comfortable table. “I've traced ovt the course and the | of the great Atlantic cable,” he suid. ““We must eut it.” Del Mar turned to ona of the men “Take thess plans to the eaptain of the steamer and tell him to get ready,’” he “Find out and send me word The man saluted and went out. Leaving the submarine harbor in the ustal manner, he made his way to a dock around the promontory and near Tied to It was a small tramp The man walked down the dock { and climbed ahoard the boat. There sev- | eral rough looking saliors were lolling and standing about. The emissary A more than ordi- narily tough looking Individual. | “Mr. Del Mar sends you the loeation of | the Atlantic cable and the place where he thinks it best to plek it up and out it,” he sald. The captain nodded, “I understand,” he replied. “T'll send him word later | when it can be done hest.” | A few minutes after dispatching his | massenger, el Mar Mt the submarine harbor himself and enfered his bunga- low by way of the secret entrance. Th'rn‘ he went lLinmediately to his desk and picked up the nall that had accumulated in Ms absence. One letter he read: “ELAINE DODGE." As he finished reading, he pushed the Jotter carelessly aside as though he had no time for snch frivolity. Then an idea seemed to occur to him. He plcked it up again and read it over. “I'Il go,” he aald to himself, simply. . That night Dodge hall was T*blaze of lights and life, overflowing to the wide veranda and the garden. Guests In evening olothes .were arriving from all parts of the summer colony &nd were being received by Hlaine. Already aome of them were dancing on the verands. Among the late arvivals were Wood- ward and his friend, Prof. Arnold. “I'm s0 glad to know that you are sta- tioned at Fort Dale, reeted Elaine. “T hope it will be for all summer." “I ean't say how long it will be, but 1 shall make every effort to make it all summer,” he replied gallantly, “Let me present my friend, Prof. Armold.” The professor bowed low and unprofes- sorially over Eiaine's hand and & mo- ment later followed Woodward out into the next room as the other guests a rived to bo greeted by Miaine. For a moment, however, she looked after him curiously. Once she started to follow as thought to speak to him. Just then, however, Del Mar entered. “Good evening," he Interrupted suavely. He stood for & moment with Elaine and talked. | studied One doorway in the house was draped and o tent had been ereocted in tho room. Over the door was a sign which read: | window appeared a face. ““The past and the future are an open There Aunt In a most effective Josephine h.la “lmh disguise as a une teller. Aunt Josephine had always had & amateur dramatios and now she gratified her desire to the utmoet. Prob- ably none of the guests knew that An- clent Anna was in reality Blaine's guar- dlan. Biaine, belng otherwise occupled, 1 had selected one of the prottiest of the girls and we were strolling through the house, secking a quiet spot for & chat. “Why don't you have your fortuns told by Ancient Anna? Isughed my com- punion as we upproached the tent. “Do you tell a good fortune reason- ably?" 1 joked, entering. : “Only the true fortunes, young man,' returned Anclent Anna severely, start- ing in to read my palni. “You are very jauch in love,” she went om, “but the ludy s not in this tent.” Very much eml hand away. “iow shocking'' moocked my compan~ fon, making believe to be very much an- noyed. “I don't think I'll have my for- tune told,” she decided as we left the room. We sauntered slong to the verands, where another friend clalmed my com- panion for & dance which she had prom- tsed. As 1 stiolled on alone, Del Mar and Elaing were already finihing & dance, He left her a moment later and 1 hurried over, glad of the opportunity to w00 her at last. Del Mar made his way: alone among the guests and passed Aune Josephine disguised as the old hag seated before 1 I pulled my poasible.” | through with & tray of ices. As he the few moments about the | pled it and looked st It Mea 18 17" I asked, smiling at her |in .mu"‘ufl ward came in and stopped before the you play the [tent. Aunt Josephine motioned to Elaine her tent. Just then a walter ocame passed, Del Mar stopped him, reached out and took an ice. Under the ice, a3 he had known, was & note. He took the note surreptitiously, turned and presented the ice to Anclent Anna with a bow, “Thank you, kind sir,” she courtsled, taking it Del Mar stepped aside and glanced at the little siiy of paper. Then he orum- There was “What's that?™ asked Aunt Josephine, surprise. Just then Elaine and Licutenant Wood- | | studying the curious drawing in surprise. tonfnnlefl‘ “I'm sure I Aunt Josaphine, don't know,” “Nor 1.” Meanwhile ILieuten- ." ant Woodward and his friend had moved to a corner of the veranda and stood looking intently into the moonlight. There was Del Mar deep in conversation with a man who had slipped out, at a quiet signal, from his hiding place in the shrubbery, ‘“That feliow Is up to something, mark my words,” muttered Arnold under his breath. They continued watching Del Mar, but so far, at least, he did mothing that would have furnished them any evidence of Anything. 8o the party went on most merrily until, long after the guests had left, Elaine sat In her dressing gown up in her room, about to retire. Her mald had left her and she picked up the slip of paper from hor dremser, looking at it thoughtfully, “What can a crude drawing of a sunrise on the sea mean?’ she asked herself. For a long time she the paper, thinking it over. At last an idea came to her. I'll bet T have It she exclaimed to her- self. the water at sun- rise." She took pretty little alarm clock from the table, set it, and placed it near her bed. " e Returning from the party to his library, Del Mar entered. Except for the moon~ light streaming in through the windows the room was dark. He turned on t lights and crossed to the panel In the wall. As he touchcd a button the panel opened. Del Mar switched off the lights and went through the panel, closing it. Outside, at the other end of the pas- sage way, was one of his men, walting in the shadows as Del Mar came up. For a moment they talked. “I'll be the! t sunrise,” agreed Del Mar, as the man left and he re-entered the secret passage. While he was conferring, at the library It was Prof. Arnold’s. ' Cautiously ie opened the win- dow and listened. Then he entered. First he went over to the door and set a chair under the knob. Next he drow an electrio pooket bull's-eye and curious desire to play the old hag In | flashed it about the room. He glanced | about and finally went over to Del Mar' desk, where he examined a batch of lot- ters. his back to the secret panel. Arnold " was running repidly through the papers on the desk, as he flashed his electrio bull's-eye on them, when the panel In the wall opened slowly and Del Mar stopped futo the room nolselessly. To his surprise he saw a round spot of light from an eleotric searchlight fo- cussed on his desk. Something was there. He drew a gun. Arnold started suddenly. He heard the cocking of a revolver. But he did not look around. stant, quicker than lightning then pulled out & spool of black thread with one hand, while with the other he switched off the light, and dived down on his stomach on the floor In the shadow. The room was so dark now that’ii"Wak imyossible to see Arnold. Del Mar gnzed intently, BSuddenly Arnold’'s elec- tric toroh glowed forth in a spot across thqun Mar biased at it fu overy chamber of his revolver, l.m:m:'tm-d on the lghts, No one was in the room., But the door was open. el Mar gazed about, vexed, then ran to the open door. For a second or two he peered out tn rage, finally turning back into the empty foom. On the mantieplece lay the torch up by Amold, Connection had been {made as he was leaving the room by | pulling the thread which he had fastened to the ring. Del Mar followed the thread way. down the innocent toroh on the his papers all disturbed. escape. HWe paused in the mooalight and listened. No one was pursuing He drew out two or thres of the letters whigh be had taken from Del Mar's desk, and hastily ran through them. “Not a thing in them,” he exclatmed. to come In and Elaine followed. Lieu- £ you reqlly want me,” con- | tenant Woodward started after her. smiling indul- | “No, no, young man.” laughed Anclent |started up and rubbed her eyes at the |away I saw a lttle Anna, shaking her forefinger at him, “I'sudenness of the awakening, then quickly | A couple of men ran It's the pretty young reached out and stopped the ™ 5o that | parently cautioning the captain against oIt would not disturb others tu the house. | something. don’t want you. lady 1 want' slanm olock awakened Klaine He merely thought an in- | “Who's that?' demanded Del Mar, “Confound ft! T should have fired at sight { as it led sround the room ‘o the door|ing At the flist break of dawn e little | aware that 1 “That's strange,” she said to herself, looking through the glass. ““There's a steamer at the dock that seems to be gotting ready for something. I wonder what it can be dolng so early.” Bhe moved ;along in the direction of the dock. At the dock the disreputable steamer to which Del Mar had dispatohed certainly my dock, however. saw that 1 steamer had cast off and was now some distance from the dock. for a motorboat in desperation—anything | to follow them in. ce’Tlaine READ IT HERE NOW-THEN SEE IT ALL IN MoVING PICTURES. Then [ saw them run to one side =nd drag out a girl, screaming and struggling as scarcely belleve my eyes they hurried her below. I could It was Elame! a-second I-looked. They were too many for me. I dragped and line and ran toward the As T came down it, I was too late. The little Only rod I looked about But there was noth- ing, absolutely nothing, boat. I ran back along the dock as I had klsutenant Weedward at once recoanized the Professon his emissary was still tied, the sallors now working under the gruff orders of the rough capram. About the capstan were wound the turns of a long wire rope at the end of which was a three- | pronged drag hook. “You see,” the captain was explaining, “we'll lower this hook and drag it along the bottom. When it catches anything we'll just pull it up. I have the location | of the cable. It ought to be easy to Already, on the shore, at an old de- serted shack of a fisherman, two of De! | Mar's men had been waiting since be- fore sun-up, having come in a dirty, | dingy fishing smack anchored off shore. ! “Is everything ready?" asked Del Mar, coming up. | “Bverything, sir,” retumed the two, fol- | lowing him along the shore. “Who's that?' cautioned one of the men, looking ahead. They hid hastily, for there was Blaine. She had seen the three and was about to | level her glass in their direction as they | hid Finally she turned and discovered | the steamer. As she moved toward fit, | Del Mar and the others came out from | behind a rock and stole after her. Elaine wandered on until she came to the dock. No one pald any attention to | apparently, and sho made lher way | along the dock and even aboard the boat | ‘without belng observed, No mooner had she got on the boat, however, than Del Mar and his men ap- | peared on the Aock and also boarded the | steamer. The captain was still explaining to'the men just how the drag-hook ~worked when Klalne came up quietly on the deck. She stood apell-bound as she heard him outline the details of the plot. Scarcely knowing what she did, she crouched back of & deckhouse and | Ustened. Behind her, Del Mar and his men came | along, cat-like. A glance was sufficlent to tell themi that she hal overheard what the captain was saying. “Confound that girl!" ground out Del | Mar. “Will she always cross my path? We'll get her this time!" ‘The men scattered as he directed them. Sneaking. up quietly, they made a sud- den rush and seized her. As she strug- gled and screamed, they dragged her off, thrusting her into the captain’s cabin and locking the door. “Cast off!" ordered Del Mar. A few moments later, out in the har- bor, Del Mar was ousy directing the of the intruder. It was one In which the | (T868Ing for the Atlantic cable at a connection 18 made by A ring falling on|*P0t Where it was known to run. They & plece of metal. The ring had been loft | 16t the drag hook down over the eide and pulled It slong slowly on the bot- tom, 230 9 I had decided to 10 sume early morn- fishing the day after the party, and knowing that Elaine and the others “Curse him!" swore Dei Mar, smashing | were usually late risers, I sald nothing in | about it, ‘determined to try my fury, a3 he rushed to the desk and saw |alone. luck S0 it happeped that only & few min- Outside, Arnold had made good his|utes after Elaine let herself out quietly, I 4 the same, ocarrying my fishing She | mediate nelghborhood. Some = distance steamer at & whast. ' along the deck, ap- | come and struck out down the shore. oot Out at the parade grounds at Fort Dale, in spite of the early hour, there was some actlvity, for the army Is com- posed of early risers, Lieutenant Woodward and Prof. Arn- old left the house in which the lleuten- ant was quartered, where he had invited Amold to spend the night. orderly had brought around two horses. | They mounted for an early morning ride through .he country. Off they clattered, naturally bending their course toward the shore. They came moon to a point in the road where it emerged from the hills and gave them | & panoramic view of the harbor and sound, “Wait a minute,” called the professor. ‘Woodward reined up and they gazed off over the water. “What's that—an oyster boat? asked Woodward, looking in the direction Ar- noid Indicated. “1 don’t think so, so early,” replied Arnold, pulling out his pocket glasses and looking carefully, Through it he could see that something like & hook was being cast over the steamer’'s side and drawn back again. “They're dragging for something,’ he remarked as they brought up an object, dark and covered with seagrowth, then { threw it overboard as though it was not what they wanted. “By George—the At- lantic cable lands here-they're going to wut it." Woodward took the glasses himself and looked in surprise. ‘“That's right,” he cried, his surprise changed to alarm In| not even a row | Already an | A Detective Novel and a Motion Picture Drama Presented by This Newspaper in Collaboration With the Famous Pathe Players. an instant and watch tort.” He swung his horse about and gallopad oft, leaving Arnold sitting in the saddle gazing at the strange boat through his glass, By the time Woodward reached the parade ground again a fleld gun and its company were at drill. He dashed furi- ously across the fleld Woodward blurted out what just seen. “‘We must stop cost,” he added, breathlessly. I must get back to the he had it—at any The officer turned to the company. Al | .0 moment later the order to follow Wood- ward rang out, the hroses were whueled about and off the party galloped. On they went, along the road which Wood- ward and Arnold had already tiaversed Arnold was still gasing, im)>atiently now, through the glass. He could see the foredeck of the ship where Del Mar, muffled up, and his men had succeaded in dragging the cable to the proper po- sition on the deck. They lald it down and Del Mar was directing the prepara- tions for cutting it. Arnold lowered his glass and looked about helplessly Just then Lieutenant Woodwar-d dashed up with the officer and company and the tield gun. They wheeled it about and began pointing it and finding the range. Would they never get it? Arnold was almost beside himself. One of Lel Mar's men seized an axe and was about to deliver the fatal blow. He wwung it and for a moment held it polssd over his head. Suddenly a low, deep rumhle of a re- verberation echoed and re-eshoed from the hills over the water. The fleld gun had bellowed deflance. A solid shot crashed through the cabin, smashing tho glass. Astounded, the men jumped back. As they 1id mo, In thelr fear, the cable, released, slipped tack over the rall In a great splash of safety into the water and sank. ““The deuce take you—you fools,” swore Del Mar, springing forward in rage, and looking furiously toward the shore. Two of the men had been hit by splin- ters. It was impossible to drag again. | terror. | broken door. { [at the effect of the shots. “Here, take the glass again| Barides, again the gun crew loaded and | fired. The first shot had dlsmantled the door- way of the cabin. FElaine crouched fear- fully in the farthest corner, not knowing what to expect next. Suddenly another shot tore through just beside the door, smashing the woodwork terrifically. She | shrank back farther, in fright. Anything was better than this hidden Nerved up, she ran through the Arnold was gazing through his glass He could now see Del Mar and the others leaping into a swift little motorboat alongside the steamer, which they had been using to help them in dragging for the cable. Just then he saw Elaine run, scream- ing out from the cabin and leap over- board. “Stop!” shouted Arnold in a fever of | excitement, lowering the glase. “There's |a girl-by jove—it's Miss Dodge!" exclaimed Woodward. reiterated Arnold, “Impossible!" “I tell you it 1s" | thrusting the glass into the lleutenant's hand The motorboat had started when Del Mar saw Elaine in the water. ‘Look,” he growled, pointing, “there’s the Dodge girl.” Elaine was swimming frantically away from the boat. “Get her,” he ordered, shielding his face so that she could not see it. They turned the boat and headed to-, ward her. She struck out harder than ever for the shore. On came the motor- boat. Arnold and Woodward looked at each other in despair. What could they do? TG Bomehow, by a sort of instinot, I sup- pose, I made my way as quickly as I could along the shore toward Fort Dale, thinking perhaps of. Lieutenant Wood-| ward, As I came upon the part of the grounds of the fort that sloped down to the beach, 1 saw a group of young officers standing | about a pecullar affalr on the shore in| the shallow water—half bird, half boat.| As I came closer I recognized it ad a Thomas hydroaeroplane. It suggested an idea and I hurried, shouting. One of the men, seated in it, was evi- dently explaining its working to the others. “Wait,” he said, as he saw me running down the shore waving and shouting a$| them. “Let's ses what this fellow wants.” It was. as I soon learned, the famous| Ceptain Burnside of the United States| aerial corps. Breathless, I told him what| I bad seen and that we were all fri of Woodward's. | Burnside thought & moment, and| quickly made up his mind. i “Come—quick—jump up here with me™ he called. Then to the other mem, “I'li| be back soon. Wait here. Let her gol* I had jumped up and they spun the| propeller. The hydroaeroplane feathered along the water, throwing a cloud of| white spray, then slowly rose in the ain As we rose we could see over the curve' in the shore. “Look!” I exclaimed, straining my eyes. “She's overboard. There’s a motors boat after her. Faster—over that way!™ “Yes, yes," shouted Burnside above the roar of the engine, which almost made conversation impossible. He shifted the planes a bit and crowded| on more speed. ‘The men in the boat saw us. One figure, tall, muffied, had a famiiar look, but I could not place it and in the ex+ citement of the chase had no chance to try. But I could see that he saw us and| was angry. Apparently the man gave( orders to turn, for the boat swung around just as we swooped down and| ran along the water. | Blaine was exhausted. Would we ba| in time? ' We planed along the water, while the| motorboat sped off with its baffied pas- sengers. Finally we stopped, in a aloud of spray. Together, Burnside and I reached down| and caught Elaine, not a moment too soon. sl “Oh—Walter,” she murmured, “you were just in time.” “I wish I could have been soomeny™ ¥/ apologized. | “They—they didn't cut the cable—did they?” she asked. (To Be Continued) EpisodeNo. 5 Episode No. 4 2410 Lake St, Eptsode No. 3. Episcde No. 3. Besse Theatre SOUTH OMAHA Romance of Elsine With Lionel Barrymore | Episode No. 4 FAVORITE Theatre 17th and Vinton St. July 20 Episade No. 3 DIAMOND THEATRE LOTHROP Theatre 8212 N. 24th Street ROMANCE of ELAINE With LIONEL BARRYMORE GRAND Theatre 16th and Binney July 21 July S0, July 8. Romance of Elaine with Lione! 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