The Ely miner., 1915-11-05
a seconds hesitation he dived through

forward, avoiding Woodward and the
chair. It was spectacular, but it
worked. He turned, and with Wood
ward, who had picked himself up in
spite of his barked shins, they ran
back through the door by which they
had entered.
Recovering himself Del Mar dashed
for the woods just as Arnold and
Woodward ran around the side of the
house, still blazing away after him,
as they followed. rapidly gaining.
Elaine changed her clothes quickly.
Meanwhile she had ordered horses for
both of us, and groom brought them
around from the stables. 1t took me
only short time to jump into some
dry things and waited impatiently.
She was ready very soon, however,
and we mounted and cantered of,
again in the direction Of the shore
where she had seen the remarkable
waterfall, of which she had told me.
We. had not gone far when he heard
sounds, as If an army were bearing
down on us. What's that?" / asked.
Elaine turned and looked. 1t was
squad Of cavalry.
why, it's Lieutenant Woodwardss
friend, Captain Price," she exclaimed,
waving to the captain at the head of
the squad.
A moment later Captain Price pulled
up and bowed. Quickly we told him
of what Elaine had just discovered.
That's strange" he said. "This
man" indicating the sailor, "has just
told me rhat Lieutenant Woodward
and Professor Arnold are investigat-
ing wireless outfit over near there.
Perhaps there's some connection"
May we join you?" she asked.
"By all MEANS" he returned. "I
was about to suggest it myself"
We fell in behind with the rest and
were off again.
Under the direction of the sailor
we came at last to the ravine where
we looked about searchingly for some
trace of Arnold and Woodward.
Whats that noise?" exclaimed one
or the caValrymen.
We could hear shots, above us.
"They may need u.s." cried Elaine,
| impatiently
1t was impossible to ride up the
sheer heights above.
"Dismount," ordered Captain Price.
His men jumped down and we fol-
lowed him. Elaine struggled up now,
helped by me, now helping me.
| Farther down the hill from the de-
serted house which we could see
above us at the top was an under
ground passage which had been built
| to divert part of the water above the
| falls for power. Through it the water
surged and over this boiling stream
ran a boardwalk, the length Of the
tunnel
Into this tunnel wo could see that
a masked man had mafe his way. AS
he did so, he turned for just a. mo-
ment and fired volley of shots.
| Elaine screamed There were Ar
mold and Woodward, his targets, com
ing on boldly, as yet unhit. They
rushed in after him, in spite of his
running fire, returning his shots and
darting toward the tunnel entrance
through which he still blazed back al
them.
From our end of the ravine, we
could see precisely what was going on
"Come-the other end of the tunnel,
shouted Price, who had evidently beer
over the ground and knew it.
We made our way quickly to it and
it seemed as if we had our man
trapped, like rat in hole.
In the tunnel the man was firing
back at his pursuers as he ran along
the boardwalk for our end. He looked
up just in time as he approached US
He dropped down and let himself
without even a splash. into the water
Arnold and Woodward took steI
into the darkness, scarcely knowing
what to expect their eyes bit better
accustomed to the dusk. But If they
had been there an hour, in all prob
ability they could not have seen what
was at their very feet.
Del Mar had sunk and was swim
ming under water in the swiftsblacl
current sweeping under theI. *
they entered, he passed out, Asfvel
up to desperation.
Down the stream, just before It tool
it's final plunge to the power wheel
Del Mar managed by superhunsar
effort to reach out and craps wooden
support of the flooring again and pull
himself out Of the stream. Smiling
grimly to himself, he hurried up the
bank.
Someone's coming" whispered
Price. Get ready
We leveled our guns. I was abou
to fire.
Look out! Don't shoot" warned
voice sharply. It was Elaine. Hel
keen eyes and quick perception had
recognized Arnold, leading Woodward
We lowered our guns.
did you see a man, masked, come
out here?" cried Woodward.
"No-he must have gone your way
we called.
"No, he couldn't"
Arnold was eagerly questioning the
captain as Elaine and l approached
Dropped into the water-risked al
most certain DEATH" he muttered, hall
turning and seeing us.
81 want to congratulate you on
your nerve for going in there" began
Elaine, advancing toward the profes
sor.
Apparently he neither heard nor saw
us, for he turned as soon as he had
finished with Price and went into the