Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-07-18

Besides, again the gun crew loaded and
fired.
The first shot had dismantled the door
way Of the cabin. Elaine crouched fear
fully in the farthest corner not knowing
what to expect next. Suddenly another
shot tore through just beside the door.
smashing the woodwork terTifically. She
shrank back farther. in fright.
Anything was better than this hidden
terror. Nerved up, she ran through the
broken door.
Arnold was gazing through his glass
at the effect Of the shots. He could now
see Del Mar and the others lesping into
swift little motorboat alongside the
steamer which they had been using to
help them in dragging for the cable.
Just then he saw Elaine run. scream
ing out from the cabin and leap over
board.
Stop" shouted Arnold in a fever OF
excitement, lowering the glass. There's
a girl-by jove-it's Miss Dodgev'
'Impossiblel" exclaimed Woodward.
Il tell you It Is" reiterated Arnold.
thrusting the glass into the lieutenants
hand
The motorboat had started when Del
Mar saw Elaine in the water. Look"
he growled. pointing, there's the Dodgs !
girl"
Elaine was swimming frantically away /
from the boat Get her." he ordered, !
shielding his face so that she could not
see It.
They turned the boat and headed to-
ward her. She struck out harder than
ever for the shore. On came the motor
boat.
Arnold and Woodward looked at each
other in despair. What could they doT
Somehow by a sort Of instinct, I sup
pose / made my way as quickly as Il
could along the shore toward Fort Dale.
thinking perhaps Of Lieutenant Wood |
ward.
As came upon the part Of the grounds /
Of the fort that sloped down TO the beach, /
I saw group Of young officers standing !
about peculiar affair on the shore In
the shallow water-half bird, half boat !
As I came closer I recognized It as
Thomas hydroaeroplane.
1t suggested an idea and I hurried,
shouting.
One OF the men, seated in IT, was evi-.
IDENTIFY explaining its working to the
others.
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down the shore waving and shouting al
them. Lets see what this fellow wants"
1t was. as I soon learned. the famous
Captain Burnside of the United States
aerial corps Breathiess, I told him what
I had seen and that we were all friends
OF woodward's.
! Burnside thought q moment. and
quickly made up his mind.
"Come-quick-jump up here with me. .
he called. Then to the other msn. "Tul
be back soon. Wait here. Let her soIS
had Jumped up and they spun the
propeller. The hydroaeroplane featheredI
along the water, throwing a cloud OF
white spray, then slowly rose in the air
As we rose we could see over the curve
in the shore.
''Lookr" exclaimed, strainins my
eyes She's overheard TherS's motor
boat after her. Faster-over that wayl"l
yes, yes," shouted Burnside above tbs
| roar of the engine, which almost made
conversation impossible.
He shifted the planes q bit and crowded.
on more speed.
The men in the boat saw Us. One
figure, tall. muffled, had a familiar LOOK,
but 1 could not place It and In the exA
element of the chase had no chance to-
try. But could see that he saw us and
was angry, Apparently the man gave
orders to turn. for the boat swung
around just as we swooped down and
ran along the water.
Elaine was exhausted. Would We bel
In timer
We planned along the water, while the
motorboat sped off with it's baffled pas-I
sengers. Finally we stopped. in q cloud
! OF spray
j Together, Burnside and reached down.
and caught Elaine. not a moment too
soon.
''Oh-Walter," she murmured. you
were just in time"
IT wish I could have been soonsrI" a
j apologiEed
"They-they didn't cut tho cahas-did
they7" she asked
Ito Be ContfnuedO