The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-02-05

We passed on the regular road and
get a repair man
But that is miles away" said
Grace in dismay
"Oh, no. not more than three miles.
/ fear you must remain here
oh what is that"
Gerald had come up to the side Of
the machine With a violent start
Grace reached out and chung to his
arm, trembling all over.
Boom-crash,
He, too, was suddenly startled.
Somewhat beyond them was another
elevation, like to the one in the
shadow of which the automobile was
anchored in the sand. Now speedy
conception of their situation came to
the mind of Gerald as he recognized
what really was. He stepped quick
ly to the edge of the elevation that
screened them from the bay. He
gave a quick gasp.
A mile out in the bay two battle
ships were ranged. The dunes" were
Target points, and as Gerald glanced
over the one that shielded them ne
observed a round. white-painted wood
en- target at its apex.
Just then a second shot plowed up
the sand into a great cascade not
twenty feet from them. The next
might strike the target base beside
/ them
Quick" he said rushing back to
/ the machine and almost tearing from
Grace the white, flowing veil she
wore
Grace, thrilled, petrified, saw him
run back, describe wild leap, and he
landed on staggering balance on the
top of a hummock, steadying himself
across its uneven surface by climbing
to the edge of the great target.
Out from his hand waved the long
white veil Could they see him?
Would they see him? His heart quiv-
cred as a puff of smoke from one or
the distant vessels was followed by a
bounding blotch, boring space, and
shot landed so feet short of the hum
mock.
A second puff of smoke-but still
Gerald stood at his post of peril, wav-
ing the filmy signal. and then-the
crisis, the climax!
Gerald was conscious of a terrific
shock. That last shot, better aimed
than it's predecessor. had neared the
target it had not struck it, or ne
would have been killed. 1t landed
against the base of the hummock and
sent it splitting apart, and, dizzied
stunned, Gerald found himself sinking
through space.
1t might have been a minute, i
might have been an hour when Ger
aid aroused to sensibility, he knew
not which at the moment. He had en-
dured a great shock, but was not 9th
erwise injured. He was lying annie
the partial ruins of the hummock, hi
head in Grace's lap She was wiring
ing her hands distractedly and tn
tears were raining down on his face.
''He is deadu' she walled. And TO
nv sake And ! thought he had n,
courage, Oh. my dear! my dear.
and she leaned over and kissed nj
cheek in a transport of mingled low
and despair.
What glorious medicine!" Geral
could not help but cry out ecstatically
thrilling under the magic of love
marvellous restorative.
He sat up and extended his arm
towards her, the words Of hope an
happiness upon his lips, but there wa
an interruption. A small boat ha
/ been sent ashore from the battleshi
j to investigate the veil signal and po
sible damage done
1 "Oh, that dreadful moment" shu'
/ dered Grace, as, two hours later. tn
j machine repaired, they started OF
their way.
I "Oh, happy day." cried the deligh
ed lover 81 bless the hour ths
brought us into deadly peril
fCooxriob+ 1914 nv w q, Chapman.)