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TTTE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: JULY ltf, 1915.
A Detective Novel and a
Motion Picture Drama
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Presented by This Newspaper in Collaboration With
the Famous Pathe Players.
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Featuring
Miss Pearl White Elaine Dodgo
Mr. Lionel Barrymore Marcius Del Mar
WRITTEN BY ARTHUR B. REEVE
The Weil-Known Novelist and the
Creator of the "Craig Kennedy" Stories
Dramatized Into a Photo-Play by Chas. W. Goddard,
Author of "The Perils of Pauline," "The Exploits of Elaine.'
Everything, yon read here today
you can oe la Ihe fascinating Path.
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ture Theaters thi wk. Net fun
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nlolU of Klalne'' and new rathe
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Copyright. 1515, by the Btar Company.
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Synopsis of Previous Chapters
Aftrr ths finding of Wu Fsng'e body
and Kennedy' disappearance, a sub
marine aifars tho following morning: on
1he hay A man plunge nverrxmrd from
it and ewlma ashore. It Is the entranco
of Mrrln lel Mr Into Ameilea.
Kin mission la to obtain information of
Kennedy and recover. If possible, the lout
torpedo. At the lodie home ho oon
wine the confidence of Klalne. Later she
I warned hr a litile old man to bo care
ful of Del Mar. This warning cam Just
In time to prevent lel Mar from carrying
out hla plan.
Later Flalne gives a masquerade ball.
T Mar attends. Neither ha not hla
domino girl can locale the torpodo, A
fray friar warne Klalne and Jameson of
el Mar a purpoae, and hi plana are up
set. tetter the artrt enter the Pod home
a maid: finds the torpedo, place It
In a runk. whn-h with other la ent to
the Dndve rolrtrv home. In a hold-up
le Mar's nvn fall to g"t the trunk con
taining the torpedo. Klnlne hldea thn
torpedo. wNrh ltrr la t lrn hy !l
Mar's men. vhn In ewnpInK met the nil
nun of nivstrrv. A drain-rate battle
follow, In which the old man destroys
the torpedo. Enraged. 1I Mar plana
to blow a bridre over whlrh Elaine, and
Jameson are croslng The plan faila.
Kent day Flalne and Jameson are motor
In when Jameson loses his hat In the
hay. A CTslne reachea In the wator for
It a amal tuba bob. up which contain
note. Klalne dcloi to send It to tho
secret eervlc. at Washington. Jameson
In taking the letter to the town ta cap
tured by Iel Mar'a men. Klalne later
discovers Jumeson's revolver laying In
the road. It furnishes a clue by which
Elaine Is able to aave Jameson.
Cutting the Cable
CHAFTEll V.
"You remember Lieutenant Woodward,
the Inventor of trodlla?'' I aaked Elaine
one day after I had been out for a rid
through lh country.
"Very well. Indeed," ahe nodded with
a look of wlatfulnea the mention of
hi name recalled Kennedy. "Whyr
;! "He stationed at Fort Day, not very
vfar from here, at the entrance of the
j I sound." I anewered.
1 1 "Then let's have him over at my gar-
' den party (tonight," aha egclalmed. elt-
tine down and writing:
1 "Dear lieutenant!
j "I have Just learned that you ara sta
i tinned at Fort Dale and would lika to
1 ! have you meet om of my friend at
t a little garden party I am holding to-
nhlht. Sincerely. KWINB DODOB."
' Thua It wu that a few hour after-
' i ward. In the officer' quarters at th
fort, an orderly entered with th mall
i j and handed a letter to Lieutenant Wood-
ward. He opened It and read th Invl
i j tatlon with pleasure. He had scarcely
! finished reading and nil hastening to
? j writ a reply when the orderely entered
i, again and saluted.
' "A Prof. Arnold to se you. lleutea-
i' ant," he announced.
"Frof. Arnold?" repeated Woodward,
"I don't know any Prof. Arnold. Wall,
how him In. anyway."
I I Th orderly ushered In a well dressed
i man with a dark, heavy beard and larg
horn spectacle. Woodward eyd him
j cautiously and a bit suspiciously, as th
( stranger seated himself and mails a few
I ! remarks.
j The moment tn orderly left the room,
however, th professor lowrd hl voice
' to a whisper.- Woodward listened In
I j abatement, looked at him more closely.
i ! then laughed and shook hand coidlally.
S i The professor leaned oer again. What-
1 ! aver It was that he said. It made a great
! i Inipiesslon on the lieutenant.
j i "Vou know this foilow Del MarT" asked
? ' Prof. Arnold finally.
! 1 "No." replied Woodward.
"Well, he' hanging around Mis Dodge
i !1 tl e lime," went on Arnold. "There's
something queer about his preaeuc her
j : at this time."
S "I've an lnvltat'on to a garden party
' at her house onlght," remarked Woodward.
' 1 "Accept." urised the proieseor,
tell hr you ar bringing a friend."
Woodward resumed writing 'and when
t.e had finished handed th not to th
atranger, who read:
"Pea.- MIm Dodge:
' "l stall b charmed to b with you
i tonight and with your permission wUl
'' bring niv friend. Prof. Arnold.
. ' I "Trwly your.
' ) "EDWARD WOODWAltD."
: ' "Good." nodded th professor, handing
i j the note back.
j vVoodward ummoned an orderly. "Pe
; ' ; that thU U delivered fct Dodge Hall t
W lxdg herself oon as possible,
lie directed, as the orderly took the nut
a ill saluted.
15 sine. Aunt Josephine and I wer In
the garden when Lieutenant Woodward'
oid, riy rod up and delivered th Utter.
Flalne opened t and read. "That- all
rii,it." she thsnked th orderly. "Oh,
Ubltrr. he's tonUng to th garden party,
snd Is going to bring a frtond cf his, a
i'ref. Arnold."
W chAtted a few moment about th
party.
"Ob," exclaimed Elaine suddenly, T
have an Idea."
"What Is ltr I asked, amtling at her
enthusiasm.
"We II have a fortune teller,' she cried.
"Aunt Josephine, you shall play th
par..-'
All rlht If you r!ly want m," con
sented Aunt Joeeiphln. erolllng InduU
-!.tly as w urged her.
I'omij In iU submarine harbor that
afternoon, Pol Mar and hi men were
seated about a comfortable table.
"I've traced out the cours and the
landing points of the arrest Atlantic
ral'le." he sxid. "We must cut It."
Pel Mar turned to one of the men.
"Tak these plan to. the captain of the
steamer and tell him to get ready,"" he
went on. "Find out and send me word
when the cutting can be done best."
The mar. aoluted and went out.
Leaving the submarine harbor In thi
usual manner, ha made Ms way to a
dock around th promontory and near
the vlllaao. Tied to It wa a small tramp
steamer. The man walked down the dock
and climbed aboard th boat. There sev
eral rough looking sailor were lolling
and standing about. The emissary
retorted the cwptaln, a more than ordi
narily tough looking Individual.
"Mr. Pel Afar send yon th location of
th Atlartlc cable and the place where
he think It best to pick It up and cut It,"
he said.
Th cnptaln nodded. "I understand,"
he replied. "I'll send him word later
when It can be done beat."
A few minute after dispatching his
messenger. Pel Mar Iwft the submarine
harbor himself and entered his bunga
low by wny of the secret entrance. There
he went Immediately to his desk and
picked up the n.all that ha1 accumulated
In hi absence. One letter he read:
"Dear M.r. Del Mar: We shall be
pleased to see y-u at a little garden
party we ar holding tonight Sincerely,
"ELAINE DODO E."
As h finished reading, he pushed th
tetter carelessly aside as thcuph ha had
po time for uch frivolity. Then an Idea
seemed to occur to him. He picked It
up acaln and read It over.
"I ll go," he aald to himself, simply.
ess '
That night PndRe hall was r"olaie of
lights and life, overflowing to the wide
veranda and th garden. Quests In
evening clothe .were arriving from all
part of the aummer colony "and were
being received by Elaine. Already om
of them wera dancing on th veranda.
Among th late arrivals were Wood
ward and hi friend, Prof. Arnold.
"I'm so glad to know that you are sta
tioned at Fort Dale." greeted Elaine. "X
hope it will be for all ummer."
"I can't ay how long It will b. but
I shall make every effort to make It all
summer," h replied gallantly. "Let m
present my friend, Prof. Arnold."
Th professor bowed low and unprofes
orlally over Elaine's hand and a mo
ment later followed Woodward out Into
the neat room th other gueata ar
rived to be greeted by Elaine. For a
moment, however, ah looked after him
curiously. One h started to follow a
thought to speak to him. Just then,
however, Del Mar entered.
"Oood vntng." he Interrupted uavly.
II stood for a moment with Elaln and
talked.
On doorway In th hous was draped
and a tent had been rotd In tho room.
Over th door was a sign whloU read:
Th pat and th futur ara an opn
book to Ancient Anna." Thr Aunt
Joaephln held forth In a moat atfocUv
dlsguls a a fortun teller.
Aunt JoMPhln had always had a
curious dcslra to play th old hag la
amateur dramatloa and now sh had
gratified hr datr to th utmost. Prob
ably non of th guest knew that An
cient Aniia was In reality Faelne's guar
dian. KleJne, being otherwise occupied, I had
selected on of th prettlet tt th girl
and we wera strolling through th hous.
seeking a qulvt spot tor a chat
"Why don't you hav your fort'.ina told
by Ancient AnnaT" laughed my com
panion as we approaohed the tent
"Do you tell a good fortun reason
ably T" I Joked, entering.
"Only th tru fortunes, young man,"
returned Ancient Anna vrly, start
ing In to read uoy valni. "You ar very
much In love." ! nt on, "but th
lady la not In thU tent"
Very much embarrassed, I pulld my
hand away.
"ilow shocking'" mookad my compan
ion, making bllv to b vary much an-
no.ved. "I don't think I II hav my ror
tune told." sh decided as wa left th
Wa sauntered along to th veranda,
where another friend claimed my com-
psnlon lor a aalio wuoa a u pruuir
ised. A I strolled on alone, -tl Mar
and Kltui wer already finishing a
dance. He left her a moment later and
I hurried over, glad of tho oppoitunlty to
see her at !8t.
Pel Mar intule his way- alone among
the guest and passed Aun Josephine
dthSuiaeU as the old tia.( seated before
her tent. Just then a waller cam
through with
tray of Ices. A ha
pawd, IhI Mar stopped him, reached
out and took aa lea.
I'ndrr the Ice, as ha had known, waa
a note. He txk tha note surreptitiously.
turned and presented tha lea to Ancient
Anna with a bow.
"Thank you, kind sir." sh courtaled,
taking it
Iel Mar stemd aside and glanced at
the little slip of paper. Then h crum
pled it and looked at lu There waa
nothing on th paper but a crude draw
ing of a sunrta on th ooeen.
"What that aaked Aunt Josephine,
la surpriM.
Just than Elaln and Lieutenant Wood
ward can i In and stowed before th
tent. Aunt Josephine motioned to Elaln
to coin in and Elaine followed. Lieu
tenant Woodward started after hr.
"No, no, young man." laughed Ancient
Anna, shaking her foref user at him," "I
don't want you. It' th pretty young
lady I wank' ,
Read
Woodward stood outsida,
though ha did not know quit
what It was all about While
he was standing there Prof.
Arnold came up. He had not
exactly made a hit with th
guest. At least, he sweraed
to malt little effort to do ao
IT and Woodward walked
a w)y, talking arnaatly.
In the tent Aunt Joawphtna
handed Elaln tht pleo of pa
per ah had picked up.
"What doe It mean?" aaked Elaine,
studying the curloua drawing In surprise.
"I'm ure I don't know," confessed
Aunt Josephine.
"Nor I."
Meanwhile Lieuten
ant Woodward and
his friend had moved
to a corner of the
veranda snd stood
looking Intently Into
the moonlight There '
was Pel Mar deep In
conversation with a
man who had slipped
out, at a quiet signal,
from his hiding place
In the shrubbery.
"That fellow Is up
to something, mark
my words," muttered
Arnold under h I s
breath.
They continued
watching Del Mar,
but so far, at least,
he did nothing that
would haw furnished
them any evidence cf
anything.
Bo the party went
on most merrily until,
long after the guests
had left, Elaln sat
In her dressing gown
up in her room, about
to retire.
Her maid had left
her and ah picked up
th slip of paper from
her dresser, looking
at It thoughtfully.
"What ran a crude
drawing of a sunrise
on the sea mean?"
she asked herself.
For a long time h
studied th paper,
thinking it over. At
last an Idea cam toN
her.
"I ll bet I hav It,"
she exclaimed to her
self. "Something la
going to happen on'
th water at sun
rise," She took a pretty llttl alarm clock
from th table, set it, and placed It near
her bad.
e e e s
Returning from th party to his library,
Del Mar entsred. Except for tha moon-
Itght streaming In through th windows
th room was dark. Ha turned on th
light and crossed to the panel In tha
wall. A he touotocd a button tha panel
opened. Del Mar switched off th lights
and went through th panel, closing it
Outside, at th other end of th pas-
av way, wa on of his men, waiting
In th shadow as Del Mar cam up.
For a moment they talked. "I'll b
thcr, at auorlse," agreed Del Mar, as
the man left and he r-entered th secret
passage.
While he wa conferring, at th library
window appeared a faoa. It was Prof.
Arnold's. ' Cautiously he opened th win
dow and listened. Then he entered.
First he went over to th door and
aet a chair under the knob. Next he
drew an electrio pocket bull'a-ey and
flashed It about th room. Ha glanced
about and finally went over to Del Mar's
doik, w bar he examined a bat oh of lot
ti. his back to th secret panel.
Arnold wa running rapidly through
th papers on th desk, as he flashed his
lectrto bull'a-ey on them, whan th
Panel In th wall opened slowly snd Del
aiar stepped Into the room noiselessly.
To his surprise h saw a round spot of
light from an electric searchlight fo-
cused on his desk. 8omethln was
there. He drew a gun.
Arnold started suddenly. He heard th
cooSIng of a revolver. But he did not
look around. It merely thought an in
stant, quicker than lightning then pulled
out a spool ot black thread with on
hand, wlill with th other h swttohel
off tha light, and dived down on his
stomach on th floor In th shadow.
"Whos thatr demanded Del Mar.
Vonfouml Itt I should hav fired at
sight"
Th room was so dsrk now thatirwIS
inuossIM to sea Arnold. Del Mar
gased Intently. Suddenly Arnold's elec-
I trtc orch glowed forth In a spot across
ie Mar Uaaed at It firms-
chamber cf hi ravolvar, then switched
on th lights.
iso on waa tn tha room. . But the door
wa open, prl Mar gased sbout, vexed,
men ran to the open door.
For a second or two hs peered out In
rage, finally turning back Into the empty
room. On the mantleplece lay tha torch
of th Intruder. It waa one In which th
connection I mad by a ring falling on
a piece of metal. Th ring had been left
up by Arnold. Connection had een
made a he wa leaving the room by
polling the thread which he had fastened
to the ring Pel Mar followed th thread
a It led around tha room o the door
way.
Cura hlml" swore Pel Mar, smashing
down th Innocent tooh on th floor In
fury, h rushed to th deek and saw
hi paper nil disturbed.
Outalde, Arnold had made good his
acp. H paused In tha moonlight and
listened. No one waa pursuing; H
drew out two or three of the letter
Which he tad taWn from Pel afar desk,
and hastily rn through them,
"Not a thing In them," he exclaimed.
At the flist break of dawn H.e little
! alarm
clock awakened E'alne. She
! started uj and rubbed her eve at the
'suder.nes of th awakening, then quickly
trached o,t and slopped the rl that
.It would not owturb other iu lb bouse.1
r
f
it Here W-Tiiin See IT All in
Sh Jumped out of bed hurriedly and
dressed.
Armed with a spy glass, Elaine let
herself out of the house quietly. Dlrectlv
to th shore she went, walking along the
oaaon. nuddenly ane paused. Theie were
three men. Before She coiJd level her
glass at them, however, they disappeared.
That' stranre," eh said to herself,
looking through the glass. "There's a
steamer at the dock that seems to be
getting ready for something. I wonder
what It can be doing so early."
Bh moved along in the direction of
th dock. At the dock the disreputable
teamer to whloh Del Mar had dispatohed
hi emissary waa stUl tied, tha sailors
now working under th gruff orders
of th rough captain. About tha capstan
war wound th turn of a long wire
ropa at th end of which waa a three
pronged drag hook.
"You aee," tha captain was explaining,
"we'll lower tht hook and drag It along
th bottom. Whan It catches anything
we'll just pull It up. I hav th location
of tha cable. It ought to ba easy to
grappl."
Already, on tha ahore. at an old de
serted shack of a fisherman, two of Del
Mar's men had been watting since be
fore sun-up, having coma In a dirty,
dingy fishing .m.ck anchored off shore.
la avarythlng ready?" aaked Del Mar,
eomlng up.
"Everything, sir," returned th two, fol
lowing him along th shore.
"Who' that"' cautioned one of the
men, looking ahead.
They hid hastily, for ther was Blaine,
Che had seen the three and was about to
level her glass In their direction a they
hid. Finally sh turned and discovered
th steamer. As she moved toward It
Del Mar and th others cam out from
bahlnd a rock and stole after her. v
Elaln wandered on until aha cam to
th dock. No on paid any attention to
her, apparently, and sho mad her way
long th dock and even aboard the boat
without being observed.
No sooner had she got on the boat
however, than Del Mar and his men ap
peared on the dock ind also boarded the
steamer.
Tha captain was still explaining to tha
men Just how th drag-hook - worked
when Elaine came up quietly cn th
deck, tah stood spell-bound as h heard
htm outline the details of tha ' plot
Scarcely knowing what she did, sh
crouched back of a deckhouse and
listened.
Behind her. Del Mar and hi men came
along, cat-like, A glance wa sufficient
to tall them that sh hal overheard
what th captain wa saying.
"Confound that girl!" ground out Dei
Mar. "Will ah alwaya cross my pathT
Wa ll gel her thi time I"
Th men scattered as he directed them.
Sneaking, up quietly, they mad a sud
den rusk and seised her. As shs strug
gled and cramed, they dragged her eft,
thrusting her Into th captain' cabin
and locking th door,
Cast off!" ordered Del Mar.
A few moment later, cut In the har
bor, Del Mar was ousy directing the
dragging for th Atlantlo cable at a
pot where It waa known to run. They
let the drag hook down over the aide
and pulled It along slowly on tha bot
tom, e e
I had decided to do sum early morn
ing fishing the day after tha party,
and knowing that Elaine and th other
were usually lata risers, I said nothing
about it ' determined to try my luck
alone. '
So it happened that only a few min
ute after Elaine let herself out. quietly,
I did th earn, carrying my fishing
tackle. I mad my way toward tha
hor, undecided whether to fish from a
dock or boat Finally I determined to do
soma casting from the shore.
1 had oast one or twice be or I waa
aware that I waa not alone tn th Im
mediate neighborhood. Soma . dutanca
away I saw a little steamer at a wharf. I
A coupls of men ran along tha deck, ap- '
parent! cautioning th captain against
something.
Then I saw them run to one eld r.nd
drag out a girl, ac reaming and struggling
they hurried her below. I could
scarcely believe my ey'ea. It was Elaine!
Only a-second I - looked. They wer
certainly too many for me. I drooped
my rod and line and ran toward he
dock, however. A I cam down it, I
saw that 1 wa too. lata. Th little
teamer had cast off and was now some
distance from the dock. I looked about
for a motorboat In desperation anything
to follow them In. But there waa noth
ing, absolutely nothing, not even a row
boat
I ran back along tha dock as I had
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Uautansnt Wdwrl at, ano roonnlxd tha Professor,
com and struck out down th her,
e e e
Out at th parade grounds at Fort
Dal, In spit cf the early hour, ther
was some activity, for th army Is com
posed of early riser.
Lieutenant Woodward and Prof. Arn
old left tha bouse In which tha lieuten
ant was quartered, where he had Invited
Arnold to spend tha night Already an
orderly had brought around two horse.
They mounted for an early morning ride
through -he country.
Off they clattered, naturally bending
their course toward the shore. - They
came soon to a point In the road where
u tmtTKt4 from th hill, and ga. them
a panoramlo view of th harbor and
sound,
"Wait a mlnut," called th professor.
Woodward reined op and they gaxed
off over th water.
"What that-en oyster boair" asked
Woodward, looking In th direction Ar
nold Indicated.
"I don't think ao, o early," replied
Arnold, pulling out hi pocket glasses
and looking carefully.
Through It he could see that something
like a hook was being cast over the
steamer's side and drawn back again.
"They're dragging for aomethlng,' h
remarked aa they brought up an object,
dark and covered with a ea growth, then
threw It overboard as though it waa not
what they wanted. "By George the At
lantlo cable landa here -they're going to
.cut it"
Woodward took th glasses himself and
looked In surprise. "That's right" hs
cried, his surprise changed to alarm In
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"Here, take the glass again
I must get baok to the
fort."
He swung his horse about and galloped
off, leaving Arnold sitting In the saddle
gazing at the strange boat through his
glas.
By the time Woodward reached the
parade ground again a field gun and Its
company were at drill. He dashed furi
ously across the field.
Woodward blurted out what he had
Just seen. "We must stop It -at any
coat," he added, breathlessly.
The officer turned to the company. A
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moment later the order to follow Wood
ward rang out the h roses wer wheeled
about and off th party galloped. On
they went, along the road which Wood
ward and Arnold had already traversed.
Arnold was still gaslng. Impatiently
now, through th glass. Hs could see
the fore deck of the ship where Del Mar,
muffled up, and his men had succeeded
In dragging th cable to th proper po
sition on th deck. They laid it down
and Del Mar wa directing the prepara
tions for cutting It. Arnold lowered his
glass and looked about helplessly
Just then Lieutenant WoodwirJ dashed
up with the officer and company and tha
field gun. They wheeled It about and
began pointing It and finding th range.
Would they never get ttf Arnold wa
almost beside himself. On of Del Mar's
men seised an axe and waa about ta
deliver th fatal blow. He ewung It
and for a moment held it poUtd over
hla head.
Suddenly a low, deep rumhle of a re
verberation eohoed and re-eohoed from
the hill over the water. .Th field gun
had bellowed defiance.
A solid shot crashed through th cabin,
mashing the glass. Astounded, the men
jumped back. As they did so, in their
fear, th cable, released, slipped tack
over the rail In a great splash of safety
into tha water and sank.
"Tha deuce take you you fools," swor
Del Mar, springing forward In rage, and
looking furiously toward the shore.
Two of the men had been hit by spltn-
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Benides, again the gun craw loaded and
fired.
The flrat shot had dismantled th door
way of the cabin. Elaine crouched fear
fully In the farthest corner, not knowing
what to expect next. Suddenly another
ahot tore through Just beside the door,
smashing the woodwork terrifically. Bha
shrank back farther. In fright
Anything was better than this hidden,
terror. Nerved ip, she ran through tha
broken door.
Arnold was gazing through hla glass
t the effect of the shots. He could now i
see Del Mar and the others leaping Into,
a swift little motorboat alongside tha'
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 glass. "There's1
a girl by Jove It s Miss Dodge!"
"Impossible!" exclaimed Woodward.
"I tell you It Is," reiterated Arnold,
thrusting the glass Into the lieutenant's !
hand '
The motorboat had started when Del
Mar saw Elaine In the water. "Look."
he growled, pointing, "there's th Dodga!
girl."
Elaln was swimming frantically away
from the boat "Get her," he ordered,!
shielding his face so that sh could not
see It '
They turned the boat and headed to-(
ward her. She struck out harder than
ver for the shore. On came the motor-;
boat.
Arnold and Woodward looked at each '
other In despair. What could they dot
e
Somehow, by a sort of Instinct, I sup-.
pose, i made my way as quicmy as 1 1
could along the shore toward Fort Dale,
thinking perhaps ofN Lieutenant Wood-I
ward.
As I came upon tha part of the grounds
of the fort that sloped down to tha beach.
I saw a group of young offloer standing
about a peculiar affair on tha shore tn
the shallow water half bird, half boat
As I came closer I recognised it as)
Thomas hydroaeroplane.
It suggested an Idea and I hurried, i
shouting. i
One of the men, seated In It was evl-'
dently explaining Us working to the1
others.
"Walt" he said, as hs saw me running
down the shore waving and shouting at
them. "Let's see what this fellow wants."
It was. as I soon learned, tha famous
Captain Burnsld of th United States
aerial corps. Breathless, I told him what
I had seen and that wa war all frtendsv
of Woodward's.
Burnsld thought a moment and
quickly mad up bis mind.
"Come quick Jump up her with me,1
ha called. Then to the other mam, "I'll
be back soon. Walt here. Let bar gol
I had Jumped up and they spun th
propeller. Tha hydroaeroplane feathered;
along the water, throwing a cloud ot
white spray, then slowly ross In th mir
As we rose we could se over th eurva!
In th shore.
"Look!" I xcl aimed, straining myj
eye. "She's overboard. There's a motor!
boat after her. Faster over that wmyl
"Yes. yes," shouted Burnslda above tha,
roar of th engine, which almost mader
conversation Impossible.
He shifted the planes a bit and crowded'
on mor speed.
Th men In th boat saw us. On
figure, tall, muffled, had a familiar look,
but I could not place It and tn tha ex
citement of the chase had no chanoe to
try. But I could see that ha saw ua and
was angry. Apparently tha man gava
order to turn, for th boat swung
around Just as w swooped dawn and,
ran along the water.
Elaine was exhausted. Would wa ba
In timet
W planed along th water, wTaa th
motorboat sped off with Its baffled pa-
sengers. Finally we stopped, tn a aloud
of spray.
Together, Burnsld and I reached dowrt
and caught Elaine, not a moment too
soon. . I
"Oh Walter," sh murmured, "fr,
were Just In tlm." j
"I wish I could hav been sooner,' t
apologised. I
"They-they didn't out th cakda 614,
theyr ah aaked.
(To Ba Continued '
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uAGxlD Theatre
16th and Dinnoy
Episodo No. 4 July 22
Ronunss of Ebina with Lionel Barrymcre
em Theatre
So. 13th St.
Today July 18
Pieholas Theatre
Council Bluffs, la.
SEW EXPLOITS OK ELAINE"
Episode No. 22 July 20
&l(h and r ort Mis.
EXPLOITS OP ELAINE
16. July 28.
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