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

iiftu enter ca u-ep INTO the gloom. abrupt
y changed o II course He knew well
that we were now invisible to our pur-
suers- but 10 prevent the bare Dossihili-
" that they might be able to follow us
II we maintained a straight course
through the air he doubled like a hunt
ed fox
we watched for the effect upon the
other aeroplane- The change Of our per
SpectlFe revealed the fact that they
were continuing straight on as before
They hati not seen US, then. and even
IT. as must surely be the case. they
anticipated such q r1se as Tnora had
practiced, how could they battle him
and md our track again? At last the
spreading darkness swallowed from
sight the arch Of illuminated sky be
hind, and zhen We were alone IN the
Elooml
Understand me. this was not the deep
night Of the other side Of the planet 1t
was more truly what I have already
called il, twilight dark twilight, and
as our eyes became accustomed 10 IL We
could see q little.
we had dropped down within a few
hundred yards Of the ground. which
had now '}eCOme a level eXpanse, and
soon we began 10 notice that 4 was
covered with small bodies OF water, in
tersperSeC. with masses Of trees and
bushes Z was, IN short, a gigantic
dismal swamp or everglade-
I shuddered as the evident design OF
InETd burst upon my consciousness. He
meant either 10 throw Us into the
-uorass on to leave Is to stare in tIre
midst Of these fenS. II s real design, rs
YOU VIII see in a me ment, was even
more diabolfcal
The aeropIane gradually approached
the ground. just swimming the tops Of
strange trees. the most horrible Vege-
table forms that 1 haze ever seen At
length We settled down upon a com
psratively dry space. perhaps quar-
ter Of an acre in cent, and there,
without warning. we we've seized and
pushed OF the aerOI5iaues which en-
20 Z. b. =
Ingra's staring fare appeared for a
moment. and even IN tne gloom we
could see the 5eFlllsh gee that over
spread 10. If our arms had not been
bound this triumph would have been
ended then and there I saw Edmund
srraining Desperately at his bonds %
reach his pistol But IN ten seconds the
aeroDlane had risen beyond pistol shot
Quick sid Edmund. Hold your
hand here
I turned n hack 70 him and stretch
GO out my fingers, not knowing Yet
Take a match frole. his box which
have twisted out OF my side pocket
he said, and while hold the box
scratch IL, and, for Ees-ven's sake, hold
the flames quick gliust the bonds
around my wrists
I managed 10 get hold .. the match,
and. finding with nay 1Egv-s the box
match D -1lse. Edmund, with the skin
Of a prel--ldl El-ator. got another match
out OF the box and pushed Il into my
fingers It failed again
Its got 10 be douel' Edmund cried
Here. Jack you try
Again he succeeded in extracting a
match. and Jack backed up IN my
place Whether his hands happened 70
De less tightly bound or whether he
had more sEill and nerve. on the sec
ond attempt he succeeded
Don't Use it, cried Edmund as thu
light fas' L. Burn The cord
Jack tr..j The smell OF burning flesh
arose. bur Edmund never winched- In
a few seconds the match went out.
"Anorher" said Edmund. and the
same operation was repeated & dozen
separate attempts OF this kind had been
made. when with q violent effort I'd
murd snapped the charred cord and was
free Ills hands and wrists were Sc
verely burned, but, paying no attention
20 them, In q minute he had Us all cut
loose
II was a mercy that they had not
noticed the fame from the acceptance
for If they had undoubtedly they would
have returned and made an end Of US
before we could have released our
hands Vow, gripping our pistols, We
felt less anxiety
We cor1}5 no longer see the aeroplane.
which has been swallowed up IN the
darkness, bat suddenly a lOud splash in
the water close by Startled us. mo-
meut later this was followed by a sec
oud and a third splash. We had dimly
caught sight OF some long. slender OBJ
jecJ. apparently falling from the sky
Instantly Eduuuc, whose eyes were
marvelousIy quick, sang OUT
Its the rifiesl'
THE rifes2'
YES. Tngra had them. and he has
thrown them overheard md AZ the
words Edmund dashed into the shallow
water where the splashing had &C
CURED II a minute he returned with
one of orr cruising rifles in his hand-
Hunt for the Gtherst' he exclaimed
and we ran with him into the water.
and actually found the other two stick
ing In the mud. for the water was not
more than a foot deep.
Heaven be praised!' said Edmund
This IS a piece Of luck
Il should say So. said Jack, oryly,
ats positively humorous
IN Heavens name exclaimed,
why did he throw them overheard
Not for US, surely
''Of course not" said Edmund It's
plain enough He had taken them. but
couldn't md out how to use them He
did not want 10 carry this evidence OF his
guilt back with him and 50 II occurred
TO him 70 get iii OF them along with
US 40 doubt when he cast them out
the aerOp}aue was some distance away
and high up He never dreame< that
they would Ia1 within our reach
But YOU observe the heavy wind that
is blowing overhead The weapons are