Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-07-11

her. Some OF them hit her and she
looked up quickly.
There she could see me being led along
by my captors. She hid In the brush
and watched. During all the operations
OF the descent of the rock stairway and
the resetting OF the alarm she continued
to watch. straining her eyes to see what
they were doing.
As we entered the cave, she stepped
out from her concealment and looked
sharply up at us. as we disappeared.
Then she climbed the patch up the cliff
until she came TO the flight of stone
steps leading downward again.
Already she had seen the man behind
, me doing something with the stone that
formed the top step. She stopped down
and examined the stone. Carefully she
raised II and looked underneath before
stepping on Il. There she could see the
electric connection. She set the stone
aside and looked again down the dan
gerous stairway
II made her shudder. II must get
him." she murmured to herself. Yes.
must Even now Il may be too late"
They had just decided TO make away
with me Immediately and the leader had
turned toward me with the threat still
on his lips. 1t was now or never. Reso-
lutely she took a step forward and into
the cave.
Hands upl'' she demanded firmly.
The thing was 90 unexpected in the
security of their secret hiding place pro-
tected by the rock alarm that before
they knew Il. Elaine had them all lined
up against the wall
Keeping them carefully covered. che
moved over toward me. She picked up
knife that lay near by and started to
cut the ropes which held me.
As she did 90. one OF the men. with an
oath. leaped forward to rush her. But
Elaine was not to be caught eff her
guard. Instantly she fired. The man
staggered back and fell. r.
That cooled the ardor OF the other
three considerably. especially now as /
was free. too. While she held them up
still. with their hands in the air. went
through their pockets. taking out their
weapons. sf Af seas.
Then, still keeping them covered. We
backed out Of the cave. Backward We
made our way up the dangerous flight
OF steps again with guns levelled at the
cave entrance. Elaine going up first
Once a head stuck itself out OF the cave
entrance. fired instantly and II ierked
itself back In again Just in time. That
was the only trouble we had. sppar-
emily.
Cautiously ana slowly we made our
way toward the top Of the cliff.
one look backward from his motorboat
was enough for Del Mar. He must evade
that inauisitivs naturalist. He turned TO
his man.
Get out that apparatus" ne ordered.
The man opened locker andsbrought
out the curious submarine rescue helmet
and suit Del Mar took them up and
began 20 put the suit on. STOPPING down
In the shelter OF the boat 90 that his
actions could not be soen by the natur-
aiist IN the pursuing boat
The naturalist was all this time peer
Ing ahead keeniy az Del Mars boat try
Ing TO make Il out He bent over and
adjusted the engine TO, set up more
speed and the boat shot ahead faster.
BY this time Del Mar had put on the
submarine apparatus. al except the he'll
met, and was crouchinz low IN tho boat.
Hastily he rolled a piece Of canvas into
the semblancs OF a body. put hls coat
and hat on Il and set Il on the seat
which he has occupied before.
just them Del Mars boat ran around
the promontory where WI FANS had
met the submarine that had brought
Del mar into the country ana landed
him 20 strangely
The boat slowed down under shelter
Of the rocks ana Del Asr added pair
Of heavy lead-soied shoes 70 his OUTFIT
| IN order 10 weigh himsea down. Finally
he put on the helmet. let himself over
the eide Of the boat. and disappeared
into the water
Ills aide started the motor and the
boat shot ahead again. with the dummy