The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1915-10-07

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following him along the shore.
Who's that ,tutiuned u Of the
men, looking ahead.
They hid hastily. for there was
Elaine. She had seen the three and
was about to level her glass In their
direction as they hid. Finally she
turned aud discovered the steamer.
As she moved toward 1t, Del Mar and
the others came out from behind II
rock aud stole after her.
Elaine wandered on until she came
TO the dock. No one paid any attention
TO her, apparently, and she made her
way along the dock and even aboard
the boat without being observed.
No soonc had she got ON the boat,
however, than Del Mar and his men
appeared on the dock and also boarded
the steamer.
Tho captain was still explaining to
the men just how the dra hook worked
when Elaine came up quietly on the
deck. She stood spollbound as she
heard him outline the details Of the
plo:. Scarcely knowing what she did,
she c~rouchcd back Of a %dockhousa and
listened.
Behind her, Del Mar and his men
came along, catlikc. a glance a
sufficient TO tell them she had over.
heard what the captain was saying.
"Confound that girl" ground out
Del Mar. "Will che always cross my
path? Wen get her this time"
Tho men scattered as he directed
them. Sncaklng 10 quietly. they made
n sudden rush and seized her. IS
she struggled and screamed, they
dragged her or. thrustiug her into
the captains cabin and locking the
door.
Cast on" ordered Del Mar.
\ few moments later. out In the har.
Dor, Del Mar was busy directing the
dragging for the Atlantic cable ut q
spot where 1t was known 10 run. They
let the drag hook down over the side
and pulled It along slowly on tie
bottom.
| had decided q d. some early
l'aFA t.ftN l|natAlIh NAANl va. hIl'l IIt
party, and knowing that Elaine and
tho others wOrr usually late riscrs. |
said nothing about IL, determined to
try my luck alone.
SO II happened that only a l.w min.
Utes after Elaine lot herself cut quiet.
~. | did the same, carrying my fish
ing tackle. | made my way toward
the shore. undecided whether 10 fish
from a deck or boat. Finally | deter.
mined 10 do some casting from the
shore.
| had cast once or twice before |
was aware that / was not alone In the
immediate noighborhoUd. Some dis.
tance away | saw Il little steamer at
a wharf. 4 couple of men ran aloug
the deck, apparently c%autioning the
captain against something.
Then | saw them run to ono side
and drag out Il girl, screaming and
struggling as they hurried her below.
| could scarcely believe my eyes. Il
was Elaine.
Only IA second | looked. They were
certainly OF many for me-. / dropped
my rod and line and ran toward the
dock. however. As came down q.
| saw that ! was too late. The little
steamer had cast OF and WAS now
some distance from the dock. | looked
about for n motorboat In desperation
to follow them in. But
there vas nothing, absolutely nothing,
not even a row boat.
| ran back along the dock as | had
come and struck out down the shore.
Out az the parade grounds ~ Fort
Dale, H. spite OF the early hour, there
was some activity, iu. the army g.
composed OF early %rlscr7.
Lieutenant Woodward and profcs.
sor Arnold left the house In which
the %licutcnant was quartrr,d. whore
he had invited Arnold to spend the
ni"ht, Already an orderly had bruueht ,
" horses. They mounted Tor
an early morning ride through the
country.
or they clatjcrcd, naturally bending
their course toward the shore. The.
'''' tf'Nt W. q b'iA' 90 wv l..NA .
where IL emerged from the hills and
gave them Il panoramic view OF the
harbor and sound
walt u minute" called tie pro
fessor.
Woodward rcinCd up aud thcy pal,d
off over the water.
What's that oyster Loale"
nskcd Woodward, looking in the d,rcc-
ton Arnold indicated.
Il don't think sos so early" replied
Arnold. pulling out his pocket glass
and looking carefully.
Through II he could SEQ that some.
thing like n hook was being cast over
the steamers side and drawn back
again.
They're dragging for something"
he remarked as they brought up an
object, dark and covered with sea.
growth, then threw II overheard as
though IL WAS not what they wanted.
by George-the Atlantic cable lands
here-thcy're going to cut IT,"
Woodward took no pIassoa hImsaIf