The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-10-09

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siaelsd xi7il II "a - "a stfIlle BlIt
s3ii II, The next time he HaE Susan
ne vas e0iiiE Is 4alte her in lis arms
and kiss her. II n1iE ht be . neE Rell-s
sattOn 20 kise Susan, aIyEeys 81 pE.En
end ofsh Corey n4q
heen her direction They had put
Reference 81 motor bOa ~ the Nopts
an hour behint
Florence never opened 1ier lips. she
stared ahead proudly. She would show
these sc0undTels that she was her
fathers daughter: They piled nerI
WITH questions but she preterded not
TO hear.
sWel. pretty bird. we'll make You
speak when the time comes. We've.
got you this trip where we want yoE.
There won't be any jumping over board
this session, believe me. We've vast
ed enough time. We've Got You and
we're gong TO keep YOU.
eLet her be-. said Vrppn morDsely.
wen put all the ques tions ne wish
when Wesre It our dastinatior: And
he nodded significantly toward thel
ships RIDING at anchor.
Florence 1elt her heart sink in spite
OF her abundant courage. Were they
going to take her to sea again. She
had Acquired q horror to the SCI. So
big. So terrible, so strong. she had
had an experience with its Aullsn pom
er. They had gone shout four miles
down when she looked back lonsin9lys
toward shore. Something white SEEM
ad to he spinning over the water
Tar Behind At 1irgt she could not dis
Germ what Il was. AZ she watched IT
It grew and grew It dnally emsrged
from the illusion of gigantic bird
into the actually OF an exerYday ny;
|sdroplane. Her heart gave 2 great,
hound This flying machine was com
dng directly toward the launch; II did
not deYiate hairs breadth from the
line. Eortunateiy the men were Look
ing toward 9 huge freighter 3 quarter;
Eof mile farther on, and from their
talk it was evident that the frsghter
was to be her prison-bound Tor
where? Nearer and nearer came the
hydroplane. Was 1t for her?
It was impossible for the men not
to take notice Of the barking OF the
engines at last.
THE things heading for us!s
Vroon stared under his palm III
was not credible that pursuit had
taken place 80 quickly. To test yon-
der man-bird he abruptly changed the
course Of the launch The hydro
plane yeered It's course to suit,
Florence heard her name called
family. One OF the men drew his re-
yolver, but vroon knocked It out OF
his hand.
..There's the police boat, you stooI!n
She flung herself into the water
without the slightest hesitation.
All this came about something after
this fashion When Norton arrived at
the foot of Corey street boatman IN
formed him that q young woman OF mis-
description had gotten into fast
motor boat and had gone down the
river.
..Was there any struggle ~
...Struggle? None that could see.
She didn't make no fuss about going:
.sFIaEe you a launch sn
Eyes: but the other boat has half
an hours start, and I'd never catch
her In q thousand years. But there's
a, hydropiane little above here. You I
might interest the feller that runs IT.
"Thanks!"
But the aviator would not listen
ga life may hang In the balance,
to pommel the stubborn man.
.sWhat proof have of that?"
Norton showed his card and badge.
20. i sect" jeered the aviator
little newspaper stunt in which am
to be the goat / can't be done, Mr..
Norton; it cane be done.
ga hundred dollars"
..Not for five hundred, and the
aviator caIlously turned away toward
been converaing prior to sNortons ap-
proach. The two walked q dozen yards
away.
Norton had not served twelve years
as a metropolitan newspaper man tor
nothing. He approached the mechanics
who were puttering about the ma
How about twenty apiecesr he be-
For what?" the men asssd.
For. sending that paddle around
Get up into that seat, but don't
touch any of.those levers, one otthem
warned. Twenty is twenty, Jack,
and the boss is sorehead today any
how. Give her q shove for the tun OF
it."
It was dumfounded aviator who
saw his hydroplane skim the water
and q moment later sail slnlp Tue alT.
These swift moving days reporter
of the first caliber Is supposed 10 be
able to run railroad engines, sub
narines. flying machines, conduct a
war; able to shoot, walk, nun. swim.
;fight, think. 70 without food like
python. and live without water like
4 camel. Norton had flown many
times during the last four years At
the moment he called out to Florence
to Jump he dropped to the water with
all the skill of an old timer and took
her aboard. And he could not use 2
line az this exploit.lfor his paparf
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