Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-08-15
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Del Mar. little nit behind his man
where she could not recognize him.
urged the man on. following carefully.
on fled Elaine, her heart beating fast.
Suddenly she stopped, and almost cried
out In vexatlon. a stream blocked her
retreat-a stream swift and deep.
She looked back. terrified. Her pur-
suers were coming ahead fast now In her
direction. Wildly she gazcd around.
There was a canoe on the bank. In an
instant she jumped In, united IL and
seized the paddle
OFF she went. striking for the opposite
shore. But the current was racing
lNiftly and she was already tired and
exhausted She could scarcely make any
Roadway at all in the fierce eddies. But
at least, she thought hurriedly, she was
getting further and further away from
them down stream.
Up above, Del Mar and his man came
10 the edge of tho water There they
stood for moment looking down.
There she Is, pointed the man.
Del Mar raised his revolver and fired.
Suddenly a bullet struck Elaine's pad
die and broke IT, Clutching the useless
splintered shaft. she was now at the
mercy Of the current, swept along like
piece OF driftwoou.
She looked about franticaily. What
was that roaring noiBoT
IL was the waterfalls ahead
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In the meantime Del Mars other two
men had entered the house and had run
upstairs, knowing we'll his wrath IL any
thing had happened. AS they did 30 the
naturalist poked his head cautiously out
OF the kitchen. where he had been hiding.
and saw them. Then he Followed noise
lessly. his revolver ready.
Hoadlong they ran into the room where
they had left Elaine. She was gonel
Before they could turn the naturalist
! locked the door, turned and took the
steps down. two at time.
Then he ran out OF the front door and
into the woods at an angle TO the direc-
/ ton taken by Elaine. turning and going
down hill, where rapid. swollen stream
curved about through q gorge. As he
reached the stream he heard a shot
above and a scream
lie looked up. There was Elaine. swept
down toward him. Below he knew the
stream tumbled over a tall cataract into
the gorge below. -f
what could he dot
A sudden cracking OF the twigs caused
him to turn and catch sight Of me. Just
coming up.
For, as best I could on horseback. I
had followed Elaine's car until at last I
saw that II had been abandoned.
Thoroughly alarmed. / rode on. past a
deserted house. until suddenly heard a
shot and a scream. II seemed TO come
from below me. and / Ieaped off my
horse. making for II as fast as I could.
racing toward a stream whose roar,
could hear.
There on the bank came upon queer
old oodger. looking about wildly. Was he,
the automobile theft ran forward,
ready TO seize him. But as ! did so
he whirled about. and with a strength
remarkable In one go old. seized my
wrist before 1 could get his.
"Lookr' he cried simply. pointing up
the stream.
l did A girl In a canoe was coming
down toward the falls, screaming. her
paddle broken and useless. It was Elaine
Comet he painted eagerly 70 me. II
can save her. You must do Just a. l
say"
He pointed an overhanging rock near
by ana We ran to It.
BY this time Elaine was almost upon
US, each second getting nearer the veri-
table maelstrom above the falls.
From the rock overhung also a tree at
the very edge OF the water.
There was nothing to do but obey him.
Above. though we did not see them. Del
Mar and his man were gloating over the
result of their work. But they were
g1oating too soon. We came to the rock
and the tree.
Here" cried the new-found friend.
I'm get hold OF the tree and then hold
YOU"
Instantly he threw himself on his
stomach. hooking his leg about the tree
trunk. crawled out over the ledge OF
slippery rock to the very edge and looked
over. IL was the only chance.
The old naturalist seized my legs in