The evening world. Newspaper, March 6, 1915, Page 11

The E-v es A Romance of War end Wireless L- By EDWIN BALMER a 2 (Oeprright, 1960,’ by Birvet & saith.) Sernorne of PRECEDING coartens, Trvema. crutaing 1 oe sigh due weat other. Have you by ae CHAPTER X. Wontlnised:) .. From the Reef. IE Mongolian’s spark roared out: “Storm centre southwest us, lightning by west, We tye +) “cli @ee break south by west. Are ~ateering southwest by west to find , How long can you last™ ‘Maybe half hour.” .. We cannot make better than twelve knots,” the Mongolian’s epark « BRawered, .mercileesly, at the cap-* | »fala’s nod. “Cannot reach you within \ @wo°hours, even steering direct for “yOu. Have you lifeboats? Where was JMat Hghtaing?” Fos “Two! East by north.” _ “Guide us by wireless long as can, then take to boats. Take rockets on ‘deats.” “@"LAfebor "4 left yacht ten minutes ago -durf 5 break in’ communication. earties fourteen persons. I— tarted with rockets, but are ing them already. ny “Firet boat must have used all.” Harling took up the reading again. “Becond almost, They now eeem yn- @erstand from direction my search- light you coming from northeast. ecelr liphie seem moving toward you. re rockets gone, Dut they have Depend only upon fan- are you?" the Mongolian de- oe changed her course iF ips! w many crew etayed 1) one . All needed for dynamos. AIuYe oil foel: 4 0 room well pro- ‘ected. He can keep current for wire- ‘ rane searchlight long as we hold all.” . ate are you? Keep. signaling yance ferns.” tering our resistance, prove dis- from you and tnpes ap- .proach. Keep signaling. Who ere «Jour “Irvessa; owner, George Duran’ ‘ekipper, Adria: Harling read mo- usly, ag the tapper spelled. with “From Manila to ts \ nS an, Sunt, bey } faye a ‘Yeckoning since réef bow on. fe- ment the wind fel the southwest gathering ws in a moment!” ‘The told well way had no time now for per- Ee ene hall not Bees te, chee cron, Tet over Thea te ih due cust you is vived tapping bad come to an drdq lull which, oem asta His recognition flashed ” ‘Bimply, convincingly, over the sea. “gommera!” teneely, for bi oiher was acknowl- call pis forgotten 4: aie eas sie cae Oe née, , Three lanterna, . ats: alight h, one, lan- ot “be Crew wae divi"— mildst of the word the record fend the tape of the automatic jf uorolled blank, That was all. .. "Cr-ashi" The Mongolian's i ‘as Harling struck the ki Asti Irveesa? Bommers! Bom- ters! Sommers! Irvessa!" “Boo selection your searchlight, T think, on clouds due northeast,” re: ® faterea fom he ‘tape. “Both bo Hvedout ‘that blow. See lights Methdue -east. Htesr sodih-sout! septhem. Do not.expect my ‘or further direction... Must rH ben very bi; ‘You could feet, 5 ; He strained forward ~ stopped the roar behind him to am- | wer the call from the bridge. ) acy hot attempt”—— came in oa pe. “We we your light!” Harli spark roared back. “We have can- non for shot line id we “Are breaking not terrupted. Havii: ment to take it, not try reach us at all!” The rang like a command. “Boats have twenty-eigh' here are two, See you plainly now, but have just lost due cast, Bteer eout eouth, Have i tave sighted one boati* “How many Ianterns?” “Three.” first, Have you Should be mile-halt “Good! - That ted other? “Make out fourteen in boats, rargnty wel he 1 Have you sighted other? Do you make out women?” ‘Will have them in instant.” ‘he wo! ? Answer, Mongolian! Do, you, gut Women? Answer! Do you make women in boat sighted? bas J you sighted other?’ oan fe are taking them on. All are “Were women in that boat? Have sighted other?” ‘One. woman boing taken on first, She is.eafe. Have not yet: sighted other hoat.” “Then she—other woman is in other boat. Do not give it up, Use search- light! They may have lost lantern!” “Have in off maid, Durant, Pinckney, twelve crew. All eafe.” aot ise Durant?” 0." re you sighted other boat?” re looking for it.” ‘What?” asked the tapper shortly, after an instant. “Your light is out! Show a light!” “I put it out,” the resonator replied coolly, “I told you useless come here. Do ve up that boat! You cannot e ‘ thing here. Search for that a vr fad ee the park roared again. changed to appeal in. “Remember man with Fyou! low show your light!"’ “He stayed with me to help save the others!” the tapper answered defiant- ly. “Could not see him clearly; Not seen him since; but in last ru: for boats he stayed below to keep dy- pamos. I answor for him, too. Will not show light till ee boat. Do you sce it?” But ahead and under the bridge was @ commotion. Almost under its bow, the Mongolian had stumbled upon the second boat, with lanterns and oars gone, but still upright, and with its clinging tq its seats, ~The ship swung around, and as the ‘were flung down a hun. dred pulled the survivors to the deck. Then the resonators sprang to life you found them? atonpeds F , ‘© found them.” "Was she"-— ihe je ‘with you!” Hari: raced madly with the storm. “All rest saved. She fs one stayed with you Harlin, penpes from, his key and stared al ‘hite and clear, even lightning, | the bright rehlight. blazed out. cried Harling, and Pinckney, half ‘Hay Wo second You ck. —— he was stammering. © “The sailors knocked us down in the “he managed ag World nee nn ape tSIe v ‘Daily M ‘ “| Ought to Get More Than He Service agent. He had to answer his questions dasedly, as evasively as he could. He had to show ns of pers, designs and drawings, on mand. Would Pinckney never come? it he came, Mi At jars! hed Mr. Durant himself would scarcely come to the works that morning. But hi Pinokney, surely, must appreciate hts~ sition. He had, for he was awalt- ing Marsh there. “Oh, Mr, Pinckney!” The little man rushed upon the manager in his cee f, “You must hav a a terrible time on the sea, xclaimed, as he took the other's hand, “But I wan't tell you how giad I am you te Pinckney now “Yes, yes, Marsh, hecked him i: “You've “E couldn't find her in irs Manel ba’ efceeen is and merely oerage' ‘i and before it rose eked from the bow; ft trom the moving things flung themselves mn the Fope-rmarhed path of the shot, and, dinding themselves to- gether, Hong into the sea. ‘With the wasb of the waves slack- ening the line as it was pated, the burden came alongside; and for an instant, as they touched the liner’s side, the sea was merciful. Numbed and senseless and badly Drujsad but still breathing, the sca gave them up. “She will live now!" The doctor put out fie hand to restrain the stru: of the one whom the captain had bealde the girl. "Oh, Frances, you will live!” Pinck- had come up and bent over the But Dick, bruised and battered, and pushed the other away. He it the girl and held her to Dimeelf. Her eyes as they opened by those who bent about her— oven her father, after the first wiance told ber that he was safe, and ‘she held herself closer to Dick. She rhleed her face, and, before them all his lips to hers. ! Frances!” he cried joy- ly. 13h, thank God! You came eafe, too—to clear Ma he gad Dick, Dick e hot shri ney girl. sl —for m CHAPTER XI. ‘The Clearing of the Clouds. “ TIN W. MARSH, the Durant Works, Durant, Pa.” ‘Two selegrams thus br * Gressed were panded the little chief designer on the morn- ing after the Mongolian reached port. Extend every courtesy to Will- fam Bradley of the Becret Service, who is now: in Durant. This ts your warrant for furnishing him with every facility to discover any facts which can assist him fix cause And résponsibility for disas- ter to Sommers’s gun, pending my arrival Wednesday. GEORGE DURANT. Marsh dropped thd message fearful- ey. ly, took up the second and tore it open: * Oppdose in every possible way Sgaulry by Laced y Ca ay foe el pear to gomply wi rs Derants. Inst: Sous. but . Struct Bradley as far a» practic- ¥ oti 2 arrive. roy re lareh grasped the first again; and yireea Trembling. With weak n- pra pe $ 3 telegram into ipe ‘waste 03 “Yea, sir!" Marsh admitted. “You've heard, of course, how the Sommers % gun exploded in the test and killed wi three men and hurt four others! Oh, I tell you I could scarcely al hour before it; and since then—I know what I've done, or how I've got along! I—we both deserve prison for it!" he blurted boldly, in bis agitation. “Hush, Marsh!" Pinckney eyed the ttle man severely, “Don't even think that to yourself. How could we tell that at this special teat thi would stay outside their shelters and get killed? It wasn’t our fault at all. 52, sons blame yourself for that, “I know, air,” the little man agreed Soucy, ‘that perhaps we couldn't now they were going to be careless with that particular hw But still we both knew, sir, that they often are Careless at tests.” 2 at do you mean, Marah?” Pinckney demanded, struck by some- thing in the other's tone. “I mi , that just tl y_be- fore the test I wrote to the man in charge, warnii to be careful with the Somm But--it hap- y way!" that?” Pinckney grabbed Mareb. "Ob, I didn't sign it, sir, or word ft in any way to let any one suspect any one knew there was any- thing wrong with the gun,” whined the little man under the strong grasp. “You ought to be glad you didn’t Bre them anything to go for us w him gun. ym, sir? and the Secret Service, of course, They've been altogether too busy. This Bradley had a ry waiting for Mr, Durant at San = cisco, That's why Mr. Durant wired x cae did. You got my wire, too, rying to pein you, Pinckney burst out bitterly upon the little man, “what I've got myself into. And I suppose you see it to wet us out dow?” has that fellow been About ten days before , I think.” eosmed ore frightened, rather than . “But I kept him from find- ing out much. Ho'd been talking O'Leary and some of & mon, but be "Of course! Well, pay had to-let him in, what?’ ‘Not think, Mr, Pinck- ney.” . The little man was to convince himself. , transferred him as you trying “IL kept him off spretty well. “He oited Sor the Rheinstrum cor- jon't hy Mr. Durant, Frances and Dick were waiting in the big morning room, brightly and cheerfully lighted by the 9 o'clock suns! which came in through the half-opened curtains. t Bradley, the Secret Service man, was standing before this little group, and ad ently been adressing them warnestly before the two entered. As he saw the little designer, he modded to him kindly. Frances aad Dick both greeted him, and thanke him for his stumbling congratulations upon their res Mr, Durant crossed over, to shak little man’s band and put him at ease. “You must not think, Marsh,” he eaid kindly, “that elther Mr, Bradie; or Lieut. Sommers or myself believes that you have been to blame for the disaster with the gun. Mr. Bradiey has just been explaining to us ¢ bable connection of this with mat- ters of even graver importance than the gun disaster, It is to help him in clearing up these points that he Marsh,” . been telling Mr. Bradley many years we have known you; ireh is all right, Mr. Durant— Frances,” Pinckney cut in, almost “He bas merely been a good culated to help him much, But he ie quite prepared to answer whatever vou may ask, air!” He faced the Se- cret Service man. “So, if you are ready to"—— “Please, father — Bradley,’ Frances interrupted. “Just a moment before you begin. I should like to § ney be- gan to object. But the girl had arisen and, with a glance at Dick, walked to the end of the room. Dick jot her and they atood in a recess a’ from the others. ‘ “Mr. Bradley leaves for Washi ton immediately after this?” Frances auxea him at once. “Yes.” “And you go with him?” “Hig instructions are to bring me with him. The formal inquiry beging at Washington to-morrow.” ‘Not only about your gun, but for the other charges too?" om “After that they will send you back to the San Juan?” “T'm afraid, aw they may not consider that an adequate sentence,” “Please don't laugh at me!” plead- facts. ed Frances, “Seriously, please, don't you think Mr, Bradley can clear you as he hopes?” “From what he has told uso far, I don't see how. Do you?" “I knew you felt so. And eo I want- that, however it comes atever the court at Wash- ion mays, it cannot make the test, difference with—with me!" ‘Miss Durant!" een thing elae to matter? I mi you to know, before you go into thia inquiry, that, however it comew out, there is too much between us for—for that to make any difference.” “But—Frances, don't you undei stand! It may mean disgrace, 4 iH iahonor!”* why I wanted to say to you again that it cannot make any difference to me!” “But it must!” protested Dick, “If Lam cleared, it is another thing. Bat if Lam not, promise me you will for- get_me!” “You know that I never can—wha ever Ho, I ask you now ome back here—whatever happens.” “No, cannot, Besides, they may ‘leon me!" come to you!’* agaz ine, Satu a ¥ Does; I've trembling. “And even if you could, I could not let you: But come!” He turned from her, as the only way of ending it. “They are waiting for us. And, ides, we can have this out get nothing to clear me now, never can!" of things then,” be replied. Durant and Mr. Pinckney were both atill here, I was merely presen “Exactly, So, “Why—yes, sir,” replied Marsh re- luctantly, “It was Smith, I think.’ “Whom you sent for specially that afternoon, “Why did you put bim in charge of that 5 ont ie ‘Mr, Pinckney was there.” Marsh wap appealing openiy for aid, “Yos, | was there, Mr. Bradley,” Etherington put in quickly, “Smith @ drunk, but he really was thought the best man in spite of his condition, however, and gave him something to steady him. I told Lieut. Sommers that at the time.” “I am not queecening you, Mr, Fike answered Hradle; ety am it ne; od “Twi ay eg aS Ad 1U see, Now, anewer ‘ine, 14 you s¢e the attacks whi: U have just recounted?’ “Yen, sir.” r. soy: was Smith discharged for “Why—yes, _ str,” vented Mareh, @lancing quickly at Pinckney, “At “Quite eo, But wasn't he Btred im “Here, sir? No.” “T aaw to it personally, B Ay Piscxney put in again, “that ith should prevented ever. tal af, empl: tal rent.” east Ne oot erent, Mr. Fines. 1" Bradley caught him up at once, sien about your works at Mead- je Meadville?" “Yos—where ‘Smigh is employed in your works at present. You dis- charged him. ostentatiously yourestf, Mr. Pinckney; but, Marsh, you em- ployed him agat At did: net know what it was, and rday.. } jeand dollars & @nd glanced over his no res Penne impotently at Marsh, who could only look down at the floor. Mr. Durant remained tively silent. But Frances, with bri eyes, stole her hand over to touc! “Die! onfidently. Bi ley began again, “if that gun went into the finishing fur- nace at egg ada when should it have come out?” ““at half-past ten, as it did,” Marah replied confidently to this, “as Lieu- tenant Sommers himself knows. Mr. Durant saw It himself at half-past three. “Th it was properly in @even fia Pinckney voluntesred. egal ne,” Inekney volunt Speltoved that, even under the most ideal conditions maintained through- Fo) Sommers’s gun would stand any it “But if the beat were not maintained in that furnace, Bradley continued, not heeding the interruption, “it would surely weaken and ruin the gun, would it not?” “Why—of course, sir. showed in the records I yy to give Lieut. Sommers, and which he ap- Ra ir, 1 was sure the tempera- res were properly kept.” jen you did not suspect, did you, that the heat was reduced during the three hours Smith kept O'Leary and all the rest of the regular furnace ong out of the furnace room?” if course not!” “Or that anything else was done to ruin the gun?" “Why—of course not, sir!” “Then why did you write to warn the men making the teat and stay within their s! the Bomme: “Why—lI didn’ 1 “Yes, you did, Marsh! You didn't and you tried to disguise band. But you wrote it, You to be sure ters when ited ought it was lost, because it was. Rot mentioned in the newspapers, But we found it on the body of one of the gunners.’ “Then it did get to them in time!” Durst from the nervous little man poatrananiy. “And wtih they were * “Yee, Marsh; for the man who got not take time to 9) it, You should not have denied it; for it was de- eldedly fm your favor, not against you, Now, tell ue what made you write it.” “I have and we all, knew that the principl of the gun was unsound. Bervous about it That Pinckney tried to save thin, ro “Th why didn’t you warn them Mr. Pigckney; and why did larsh write anonymously, try to dis- ise his hand, and, just now, deny nor Pickney ha® any reply to make to this, Mr. Dur. ant was observing them both ouri ously. Fra fingers caught Dick’ only about the harge, remember, ipered back. you ever invent said Bradley eudd He consi: ‘What! Then you are not thé real inventor of the Rheinstrum gun, n—not noes,” “Did a gun, Marah r® nly. Mara?” ten days I bad to wait I could investigate facts inside the of- fice, I found out a few thi outalde. 5 merely wanted to now “Why—of course not, str.” “Don't you know Rheinatrum pretty " ora No, air!" taken ie 3d 1915— TE LAST VOPR By RANDALL “PH it HT, i His & sage aye Mr, Durant.” ante wine hae see to do what roy: rsh—you tell him!” Pinckney and Bradley spoke almost » “Why—nothing at all, sir!” the little Sei," man answered. , “What, Marsh—nothing ? ' Pinckney persisted, as triumphantly, ing at all to you Pinckney con’ trum gu Wi o keow Ly calibre inch?” “One thousand!” cried Marsh, ‘ing. ‘i ¢ fool enough to believe thatttexclambed Pinekney, almost BG Rs ih what you are this?” he asked ' ’ to whet beth youwand your ter twice owe your Hives, and @aved Mr. ckn was not reaponal the fatal disaster to hie, pursuing this search, only, but hoping to a connected Hl i pill: filial g E s ‘3 designs of his gun joa! You did not Know Secret Service man “That the plans of offered for sale He ‘ i roperly t> Siarsh, th But, as 1 gel “Tl third charge with will postpone for the in considering the othe: I noted @ con them—if Lieutenant gullty man, For the ir stances which I ha before you; first, i ie aft il iH E BE something was third, the really cent ee is es w the moat rn ever’ paid, no one about bd ever seen, known, or im." “What do these facts’ in | eed Mr. Bradley?’ urant, d Ss 288sr royalts just told you that Marsh, fn T hi not said Marsh, Mr, Dur- nt. For, though I rat I thought Marsh might be that interested person, I do not think so now, there wai connection between, the spoiling of this gun and the attempt ton! to eet ite det ene serced, My believe a 10 Bom mere gun here in these works, be cause he knew it was a good gun and would drive out the Rheinstrum, fusigns of th rior gun to th lesigns oO je superior Germans and the Japanese, And I do not believe that Marah!" “Who, theny-whe?". demanded Mr. Durant excitedly. am getting to that now, sir,” the anna abo and i Secret, vice man replied owety: te _ piss holding the eyes of the ethers " nated him a9 he slowly drew and & oak bee admit that at some of Just’ said that I Believed tn, = and the reat! person is ing to her aad Cd Ne anda ‘omer as iw) all PAR SD Mi RAT ace 8 Gi v #2 ? si : juts if Hy a i } i : ates fi 3 2 Z gf it Hf LE if é i ii ih f i i it for some to an American. rice of the gold to would in arma;" e natives ai te ‘was leaving the i e and roeent? at as ant xyanews ALR gee those cl ‘alone, and why Wouldn't signal the Juan was what you nad aincseniens night we took Fe off trom who tried to sell the and you e u were in " ut, before them all, eyes to his and. came closef, Mi him. Sage “Oh, Dick!" she orled, ; and you