El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-07-12

ant in their greetings. 1 do not care to
meet them again"
"And you shall not" replied Payton.
1--WE have dropped down below the re-
gien of the clouds and are now entirely
outside their fairy realm. They will
trouble US no more with their atten-
tions. You may be interested to learn
that we are nearing our destination
''Oh," said Miss Grayman. instantly
rising. full of vivacity. then our
friends are close at handr'
81 hope So" said Payton, ''but we
may have got the start of them. We
shall know in a short time
Payton had a wireless telephone ap-
paratus on the Chameleon. and he now
retired to his cabin and sent out call.
to which after a brief interval he had
a response. He then held a long con-
versation with some distant interloc-
utor.
When the conversation was finished
Payton hung up his receiver and leaned
back in his chair with a laugh. But 1t
was a very different laugh from that
with which he was accustomed to put
bis guests into good hunor and make
them feel that he was the most agree
able Of companions. 1t was q laugh
that would have sent a chill to Miss
Grayman's heart, so cold, so cruel, so
expressive was it of satisfied cunning
and anticipated triumph.
It was a couple Of hours before Pay
ton knocked at the door Of the little
cabin and called Miss Grayman out to
witness the arrival Of the aero at its
destination She was little surprised
to find how rapidly they had descended
from their aerial fight They were
now within a hundred feet or so of the
ground, and as she glanced around she
could see nothing but trees on all sides
tall, wild looking trees whose aspect
proclaimed that they at least belonged
to q real wilderness.
'I begin to doubt" said Miss Gray
man, addressing Susan, for Payton had
Immediately withdrawn to superintend
the landing, whether we are, after all,
In the Catskills. l don't believe that
the Catskill woods are so large
But there was a town, you know"
said Susan.
"Ah, yes, but we may have come
hundreds of miles since we saw that.
1 can't understand why my friends
should have put the rendezvous at
such a distance, but I suppose they
had some good reason. Anyhow, we
shall soon see them now, and all will
be explained. Just think of it! They
must have come by aero also. Isn't it
romantic?"
While they were talking the Chame-
leon quietly descended until her aero
plane almost swept the top branches
of the tall pines and hemlocks. Her
movements were directed by sharp.
short orders from Payton. Suddenly
she sank through an opening in the
treetopS and entered a forest glade.
and, with the branches sweeping over
head, she moved very cautiously, like
a ship in a tortuous channel. Then a
partial clearing appeared directly
ahead, and a CLEAN Of water came to
their eyes. This soon resolved itself
into a small lake, embosomed in the
forest. with a large building on its
shore.
stop herr commanded Payton.
A shiver ran through the aero. she
settled gracefully for a few seconds
and came to rest just in front of the
building. Immediately two men in
woodsmen or hunters dress ran to
meet her, and in the door of the build
ing appeared a stout. rudy faced wo-
man wearing a huge white cap and
smiling a welcome
I'VE have arrived safely, Miss Gray
man." said Payton. approaching, hat
in hand Permit me to assist you
down"
She took his offered hand and de-