The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-08-06
CHAPTER XIII-lContinuedl

I SAID nothing 20 Jack and Henry
who had not seen the object but
! could not withdraw my eyes from
II. although 7 covered and con
cca1ed my glances. and tried 10 seem
occupied IN looking another way
Finally Ingra apparently made up bis
mind, and of We went again But by
this time the speclS had enlarged 20 a
distinct black dot in the sky Mani
testify it was overtaking us, and in q
little while 1t had become so plain that
the others caught sight OF It
{ Jngra showed both surprise and anger
1T the sight. His action was prompt.
He issued orders which in half a min
IKE sent us spinning al incredible speed.
At the same time he dropped lower. IN
order that the aeTOplaue might be lost
against the background OF the noun
tains-
But that black dot followed, and ]
thanked heaven as saw that it did not
grow smaller. It even seemed TO en-
large
Presently Edmund, who had now be
gun 20 watch IL with his pocket binOcu-
I lar. handed the glass 10 me. saying
simply
I loked, and then handed the glass to
I Jack and Henry. that they might share
the pleasure which that sight gave y &
could make ont clearly the outlines 81
al aerOplane- We believed that We rec
CSniZed II as the one IN which Ala had
brought Us 10 the mines
How It's CrlVing-screWs did spin.
Heaven grant that no accident should
befau the machinery It was a chance
for life and love on one side and for
revenge on the other. and the speed
vas pushed up to the utmost limit
Suddenly a shocking thought crossed
my mind ] tried 20 Danish Il, for
feared that Ingra might read Il and
act upon it Suppose that he should
Eurl Us overheard
II was within his power 10 do So II
would nave been a quick and simple
idea apparently did not occur 10 him
/ I could only ascrIbe TO a protecting
hand that guarded Us even In this ex-
on we rushed through the hum
ming air, and stiu we did not drOu
the pursuer- Minute by minute the
chasing aeropIane became more dis
riGct against the bright background Of
the -reaL cloud dome Suddenly Ed
mUnd touched me and caIIed my at
tcutiou 20 something ahead
There he said there's their hope
and our despair
I looked ano saw that in front of Us
the sky was dark Great clouds were
rolling up, high above the mountains
and the latter were Swallowed by them
/ We seemed 70 be apProaching re-
should be lost TO sight
1T IS the edge OF the temperate
zone" said Edmund Between thai
zone and the central circle OF eternal
Uuciouded sunshine lies a region Of
coutending air currents. rains. and
storms. not unlike that which We
! crossed this side Of the Crystal noun
tains. Having entered il. we shall be
as II behind curtain, and they can
" orE their viii with u.s.
Was Il the knowledge Of this fact
that had restrained Iugra from throw
ing Us overboard2 was he meditat-
ing for US a more dreadful fate2
Il was, indeed. a land Of shadows that
we now entered Ahead. we were paSs-
fnZ the crest % the mountain range
which was nowhere Of any great height
and even IN the gloom we could per
ceive that ahead OF Us the Inclination
Of the ground vas downward.
7 glanced eagerly backward 70 see Il
Alas aerOplane was yet IN pursuit Yes
there f. was q distinct dot on the brieh;
dome behind, the upper part OF which
was now beginning to be obscured from
our view by the roof Of inky clouds that
SDread darkness round US We could see
them very plainly. but could they see
tS2
1 tried 70 hope that they could. but
I reason taught me that Il must be i'm
possible. sun. they were evidently
holding on their course, and there was
/ a CLEAN Of hope in that.