El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-07-14
sis of Preceding Chapters.

Sapt. Alfonso Payton, the sky pirate
kldnaps Helen Grayman. New York's
his airship, the Chameleon. He poses
as commodore Brown.
She thinks her abduction is a prac-
teal joke. Payton takes her TO MS
lodge in a Labrador wilderness Will
liam Grayman, her father. secretly
summons the police.
BY wireless telephone Payton de-
mands $4,000. 900 ransom from Gray
Tribes Hill with the money. Grayman
plans to trap the pirate.
Accordingly Mr.. Grayman. although
greatly surprised that any of his con-
6dential correspondents should sum-
mon him thus, replied in the manner
Indicated:
sHelIo! What do you wantr
ssWiIliam GraymanT' came the re-
Spouse, interrogatively infected,
Yes
"Himself-in person2"
"Yes."
every good. In the air"
This last phrase may also need
word of explanation. 1t is used TO in
dictate that the interlocutor is afoat
and that he either does not know or
does not take the trouble TO designate
his position in the atmosphere by ref
erence TO some known point on the
earth's surface.
''Who is it?'' demanded Mr.. Gray
man.
Captain Alfonso Payton."
'ewho? / don't know such person.
Who are you? 1 can't bother
Il am afraid. Mr.. Grayman." inter
your attention a little too exclusively
to the financial columns Of the news
papers If you don't recognize my name.
Yet / might well figure in them also.
Ny transactions are frequently large
enough. as you are going TO find out
Most people know me as the sky pr
rate"
what nonsense is this?'' exclaimed
Mr. Grayman impatiently. How have
you dared
mo nonsense at all. Mr.. Graymsn."
the voice again interrupted. "and as
for daring. listen. ! took your daugh-
ter Helen from your house last night,
and she. with her maid Susan. are here
on my aero. the Chameleon"
Grayman's heart nearly stopped beat.
ting.
what? What is that?" he exclaimed
81 have your daughter in my Gus
tedy.- the VOICE responded with dis
tinct deliberation. ''She is in no dan
ger OF any kind and will be in none
provided that you accede promptly to
the terms which am going to give
you If you do not you will never see
her again.
There was cold. self confident. con-
vincing tone to the voice that sent a
shiver through the biIlionaire's nerves.
He wiped the cold sweat from bis
brow with one hand. while with the
other he chung TO the receiver and
pressed it 10 his ear The strange voice
went on. for he was incapable for the
moment Of interruption or reply:
sf you meet my demand she will
Oc IcosOAS0 W yOu W1luOut p0Dl1Clly
and without injury. You are the rich
est man in the world. they say. You
best know how you have acquired
your riches. but that is no affair of
mine. l have. however. pressing need
Of a part Of your plumber. Ny terms
are S1O.OOO.0O0r-
What Internal trick are you trying
on meT" exclaimed Mr.. Grayman. los
ing his temper and at the same time
recovering his nerve and the incre-
dulity natural 10 man in such circum-
stances. Who are you anyway? I'll
hear no more of this,
ut must be that some crank has
found out my number" said the bill
lionaire to himself Il must see the
company about this"
He was about 10 drop the receiver
when the voice began again:
IF you want 10 see your daughter