Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-03-14

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sea. $50 much for your accusations,
he continued. but now that have
done with you. will pay my respects
and leave YOU"
We'll. murderer. what are you go
Ing to do with me?" I asked. Filing
me overheard to join the captain?"
Stapfhaus unused, while waited.
did not dare to hope; thought that II
was merely ruse whereby he might
enkindIe my hopes again. only ia
crush them.
Adams" he said at last, when !
was sent to prison In Berlin for for.
gerry you were one of the witnesses
against me. had forged a check Of
yours to the amount of thousand
marks. You had the power Of adding
another count to my Indictment.
When you were called upon to testify
you refused. pleading your diplomatic
privilege. Why did you do SO? Be-
cause you pitied me?"
because would not trouble to 20
to court" responded.
Stapfhaus jumped forward impul-
sively.
That's well said." he cried. III you
had pitied me should have flung you
Into the ocean. But now--well, why
should l? You are a prisoner of war,
and. so long as / remain In Germany,
my governmentswill never deliver me
up to pay the penalty for this tech
nical piracy. So you shall be left to
the arbitration Of fate. Get up!"
! rose unsteadily. with aching head.
/ could draw my breath only with
the greatest difficulty; there was a
bruise on my side the size OF plate
the result Of spent fragment of
shell. as I discovered afterward. II
had exploded, knocked over the deck
house. and killed the sailor Petersen.
before knocking me over.
tie him to the WHEEL" Stapfhaus
commanded. and was speedily dashed
up. Then, bidding me a mock fare.
well. he was gone to his own vessel.
Their sails were unfurled and they
began to draw away from us, but not
more than a hundred feet Straining
my eyes through the murk and gloom
OF the gathering night, perceived
that we were still linked by a cable.
and that the Lena was towing me. for
some reason Of her own, toward an
unknown destination.
Night fell; nothing was any longer
visible. ! did not even know that the
Lena was within sight. except that the
steady soughing of the waves against
the vessel ON which stood told mo
that was still being towed along. |
The night wore on; was shivering IN
the cold. II was growing rougher. too.
and flying spray drenched me. Pain
rom my wound and weakness at |
ength produced semi-comatose con.
iitiou. from which I was awakened
suddenly to find that the Yankee Girl |
vas no longer being towed through
he waters. but drifted helplessly at
he mercy OF the waves. The Lena had
rome.
Suddenly a long beam OF light fell
lpon the waters on the port side.
played there. and disappeared across
he surface of the ocean. Now. fol-
owing 1t to its source, perceived a
Jingle eye OF light at great distance:
nd behind 1t another; then another.
instantly l knew the solution OF this
MYSTERY. 1t was the Russian SQUAD
on, feeling its way cautiously to
yard the coast Of England.
Then from the depths beneath me I
card cry.
ship ahoy!" It came.
And suddenly rocket few into the
", not 30 yards away, and descend
d IN a shower Of sparks.
1t was rocket fred by the fishing
eet. In warning OF danger. or to keep
be vessels together. Undoubtedly the
.ena had Ntowed me into the middle
I the fishing squadron and left me
here. with no lights showing, to their
imminent danger. Il
Suddenly the finger OF light from
ne Russian vessel pointed full AT me.
lumining every, inch of the ship. In
saw the little fishing boats tossing
Ike cockleshells. here and there, ON
very side Of me-. And suddenly I
card roar as Of an express train
the afr above. My ears had been
'hooled to that cry the previous aft.
noon. But whereas the Lena's were
" shells, these were from the heavy
ms OF battleships.
1t was the Russians. Smelling the
shing feet
l pass over the scene that followed
the dark, save where those fiery
igers picked them up, the fishermen
ere helpless. Again ana again the
ant shells hurtled through the air.
unging all round me, bringing death ,,
i'd destruction in their wake. Cries
ia curses came to me as the fisher.
en- frantically endeavored, to escape
ON the destruction, only to be
acked down. expected my own de.
ruction imminently.
I saw a figure scramble
er the sides of the Yankee Girl. He Il
ghQd tnunrIs | m