The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-07-12

! merely from good breeding or from an 4
already perfect understanding or the I
case ] no longer asked myself.
When we went on deck. after break 4
{ fast the coast OF Eueatau was IN PLAN I
sight, and Tor six hours we raced south /
ward along it. with Straining eyes and 7
nerves on edge Except Tor some Of 4
those during the months while / was I
awaiting trial. these six hours were the
. longest / have ever spent in my life Z
E Not even the sight of the ruins Of 4
great prehistoric temple supposed 10 De 7
dedicated TO the worship of the sun, 4
I could divert me for long, although they /
stood in plain sight on jUtting point OF .
At last the end came At half past
I two man came running along the
/ You're wanted at the wireless. sir"
8 he cried. Something happening sir
1 with the bishop and Curly at my
! heels. I raced forward TO the little op-
/ Grating room Within the operator sat
I at his table with the receiver strapped
I 10 his head. steadily writing down the
/ words that came through the skies
! Without stopping, he pushed forward a
/ cable form. on Il I read.
/ Help. Help Help, For heaven
/ sake. help
a blank lire on the paper showed
/ where the operator had sent his answer.
Then came other messages from the
I unseen vessel
This is the Crossfack. Who are you2
''Eterything is wrong. We have been
stopped by q pirate
"A torpedo boat showing no flag fred
across our bows Masked men Wig
waEged we must give up two Of our pas
Z sengers We refused and boat fred
Z shell through us. Killed nobody, but
showed what 10 expect Fifteen min
ures allowed 10 obey Whfre are you2
"A Young lady. Miss BaDWn- and her
brother
% ri T In
Ten them help Is coming" directed
''TeH them not 10 give ND Miss Brown
urder any circumstance
The bishop laid his trembling hand 'n
Ten them be ADDED. that II the"
give her 10 they doom her TO death or
lifelong imprisonment
9 ia n F.oY.er.t the answer came
What C-n Ue do we are helpless.
Can count forty men on torpedo boat
Fifteen minutes nearly Up
Ask the1l where they are / cT1eo-
Close 10 IICatau coast came me
answer latitude Il degrees j. minutes
Point Jean is about I'VE miles norTh Of
/ TEL them sye are FIVE miles north o
Point Jean and ten miles from lIlei''-
! VIII reach them IN half an hour
I without a word. the operator ptsled
) over TO me two more MESSAGES
. .Ti1e is no. Torpedo boat has her
guns trained on US
D ---aor rrom enemy killed one man and
wounded another. Pirate signals DE wa.
p .-e. r.r-.-Fa next time We must sur
render inc -IrI. she herself insists On
RI. Pirate promises not 60 harm fer OF
/ .--eIl them 90 deIav.'- ordered. Tel
III ID we are coming fast
-rnere foIioVei "a minute OF I've on
aeoHizc,i '=tSEt'.,5 . en-. me- "a arzin
. .-sTfS- Frerru ami brother are lh ri
---.'e h...r A Russian uOCleTIau- count
TrEwauof[. has zone with lHe'-l- -" 'e--9
3 i-.-TaiI -fen the baron IS an enemy. ar
"ar~0wulica Of the pirate, j cried SOP
5 '-. sr-sf- ana again the operator called
Tho great spark gu-Eercd and rlIliols4 o.
. F.-rr no -1uud came back from me VOC
{ ..They don't answer, he SAD - as
+ turned and found Captain AlaF''n d.
E NY .,,sl'gtaIr.-. ordered. call your men
% quarters. Wen stop thal pirate ~
l-T5i-a v-lfare the news spread among
- f7.s crew and with q cheer they 5pLt-'
Flo men -.-- : lc-redo into the tube
I Re- ready. but don IRE Ilit oIGeI Gu
o = ,ffra-faF There's a young lacy ~
board that ship Sho must HoI
J. Po=-+ Jean was very near now Q nc
4 -a.f-E DO. The ocean for miles 49, = =
f- Main 7-ievv Probably the trosSJ<t :
d --5 D.. ,-7=fhre brt the whereabouts OF
H. -.f-arr could only be guessed u So.
@ had been running toward Us 80 -
J. no
s. fra the distance. almost peiv" -S
nr~ Z0U- .s.- -.-,s--+ 60
N<sa~rr and nearer looUed lne POM 49, -
me Srrufov-er raced toward II NJ 81
ffa-o~f f- rose the black shape or -
49, f--- the chart showed de-I "dls
ra-v-ea- 10 and the land, ana mo 80
r Channel Captain Martin Shaped MS
2 ,-ezre~ and nearer we rushed Iiis
I r.r~5rs-a sTforad SUDDENLY paSt. TIE EleN
= ,-fEaref out. and yen went aP llO-
ID a., 1.r--ac7-e~ as the long craE s-l.-.le r, n
= torpedo boat came Sl-oo --L-e
/ 49, waves directly toward us
= II was too late 10 check our SLeel' 20.
, ra-a to risk trying 10 pass but on
- -r7re remained. aDE both captains on,
p IN ar once. SImuIta 1eousiy they sWoni
= g-C-rF 10 the east, travelling on con
y ---5-- curves. and stood away not
h tseg~e-s throw apart
80 I'm the after deck Of the pirate, piaiIii1
= --=sfr.re stood Marian LaJour and ne
~ r.-o+-e~ Near them were baron nor
Il e-17rr and Count TTumanoh- As lookel
Marian stretched her arms toward mt
r. across the water
"a prank Fra nk-'' she called saw
~ me- save me-
Ir The CONFIRMATION Of This story WI
ID. Be Found In Tomorrow
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