Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1911-11-10

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CHAPTER XII.
rr*HISq gHE Pirate DOWN.
= p fSr GLAIMAN'S mad at.
g.sE tempt az escape. unfortunate
sss: ;locch It turned out. was
prob hlv. after all. The means
# Aar salvation. II had the effect Of
Keeping Payton at his lodge. But for
tAe necessity which be felt OF watch
~ aer personally we might Lot have
"ucceeded in getting the two commu-
nic0tions from the same point. and
That ;ne very point that we wished 20
BIT upon.
PAXTON never spoke 20 Miss Gray
man again while she remained Mt the
lodge Perhaps re was ashamed 10
face 1er. he well might have been.
Perhaps he had some other reason
FIT. at any rate. from that moment
size .az Kept & close prisoner. and all
rhof l'oy.on said 10 Mt. Graynan
rlDlt fer continued cheerfulness and
about ttclr trout fishing was 6 base
falsehood. invented to Prey upon the
billionaire's mind.
And now to the story Of our search
and the startling events that came
out Of II.
After leaving the little town I or
dered full speed ahead. and we trailed
away n long lie in this orcer-the
Eagle. the Skylark, the Osprey. the
Crow and the Bobolink. 1t was q
beautiful squadron. can tell you. and
how proud felt to be in command Of
1t! We were nearly a mile high. and
in a short time we passed over Lake
Ontario, where sunlit and wind wrin-
kIed surface looked like frosted sil-
yer from that height Away to the
west we saw Toronto.
Afterward We passed Ottawa, but l
kept a good of1ng. not caring to run
the risk of being seen BY spies. After
that we soon had beneath Us great
forests, scattered clearings and ranges
of hills. ! dropped down near the
earth now, the danger Of detection be-
ing less.
lit Is fortunate" said to Mr.. Gray
man and Secretary Gruntham, who
most of the time stood beside me on
the deck. that Payton did not select
q hiding place somewhere In the west
ern part OF the Dominion. for then the
fines to New York and Buffalo might
have nearly conceded, and It would
have been very difficult to calculate
their point Of intersection"
you'd have managed 1t, my boy"
said Mr.. Grantham, putting his hand
with a kindly pat on my shoulder.
"Y0u have too much at stake to lose
this game. But I'm glad It proved
easy for you."
Mr.. Grayman meanwhile had fallen
into meditative mood He was think
ing about his daughter and her peril
The poor girir' we heard him mutt
ter. THE poor girl! Heaven protect
herr
"See here, Grayman," said tho sec.
Rotary. 'this won't do. Don't 60 to
worrying now when the thing IL al.
most ended The time for worry u
gone. We've got the rascal located
We're going to drop upon him without
the slightest warning. and we've got
the force needed to overcome him.
Your daughters danger Is past. and In
side Of ten hours at the most she WIN
be In your arms"
Mr.. Grayman tried to smile ana to
look cheerful. but his heart was heavy.
I'VE must begin to work out the d.
tails Of our plan," said the secretary.
turning to me. do you think that you
could ind him at night1 II possible.
It might be best to drop upon him In
the darkness. We might catch him
asleep II we knew the exact spot. Sup
pose you SO over your calculations and
see how near you can determine the
exact number Of miles that We musi
still run Then We can regulate oul
speed accordingly"
I. did a. Mr.. Grantham requested,
and. after consulting the excellent
:, charts that ~ carried ! announced
that from 0ttSwa to t6s apparent in.
tersection Of the lines the distance wal
very clcse' to sos mtjes.. We had pass.
ed Ottawa an hour before. going At Z
clip Of 40 miles, Mr.. Geantham tool
out his watch.
: '.rhres O'Clock" be said. The dayl
are long ana longer the further W q
NORTH There = IN all night twjllght
In central Labrador. but II We arrive
at 10 O'Clock It will probably be dark
enough for our purpose I don't b.
ieve bis lights will be out earlier than
',hai." - :. ~ =.
That means a iritie less than ffty-
nike miles an hour remarked.
c..-4es; that. then. should be our
-.s'ne.sd.'' :
IMMEDIATELY signaleL the aeros
;. e.. .s.,,i TO reduce their speed to accord
ssf,h ours and ordered my engineer to
-.s' f-Asfty nine miles, Then We en-
r Tay cabin to complete our plan
81 operations and to pass away the
a:.il..f. which seemed very long viewed
il prospect
mud already ordered Ethan Haight
<, Il bis bow gun III shape for quick
<, for in an emergency ! counted
snoFe ON him than on the other gun
3ner Resides. H. had no thought Of
ssowing my heels. The small arms
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