The Detroit times., 1915-12-01

slNUEsIS
on the day OF tne eruption OF Az
lelee Capt John Hardin or the ~
lliuEtou from an open boot. hut ~
forced O. leave behind her taihoi anu
mis- companions lllngt Is assaultra
BY henauucE and lontG in a VAIN AZ
tempt % get papers which UNISON
has matBEcd 10 scno board the rim
cess Wiz his dAus hters, laprIS P'oN
lns his tltlt 10 and tclliu6 the more
GbCutS Of the lost Island 81 emma pal.
lingtOns injury causes HE NINA 10
become a blank Thirteen years elapse
Hernandez now noplutn slliukkltI'
with ronto. ines. female Sccom-
pitcu ARD tho Mindless brute that once
was Hing ton. come 10 SEAPORT " mere
the widow OF Capt Hardin Is lLNii.a
with her son Neal and Annette llhs
ton. and plot 20 steal the papers 'eU
O. Annette by her father. Neal tries
for admission 20 the naval academy,
but through the treachcry OF joey
W elcher - defeated 10y joey ana dls-
graCed Neal enlistS IN the navy
Iuez sets A trap for Joey and the con-
splrators get him an their p0w@-. tie
agrCes 10 steal tho papers Tor Nncn'
but accidentally sets are 90 the haT-
diu home and the brute man res' ues
Annette with the papers from inc
flames. Annette discovers that neat
as piled 10 the map reveals the lota-
ton Of the lost island. suose2 ueiIs.s ~
In struggle fox IL possession ne
map is torn In three parts, Herman
dsz' Annette and Neal each securing a
portion Annette sails on the corona
do iu search OF her father. The crew,
craEed by cocaine sinusgled ABOARD
by Hernandez muuny, ana are over
come by a boarding party rom L. .
destroyer jackson. led By Neal
In Martinique Annette and Neal
are captured and taken 10 snug
Slers c0Ne 10 % cfowu uV TIN
dynamite, but are rescued D.!
sponge diTer Leg tprSes identi lea
80. A. a. =
In an insurrec. ION Neal an Annette
axe asaln captured.
Annette started for tho mission.
Half way there two hgures darted
out from behind a hillock. aud one
og them seized her bride and
brought her steed 20 a standstill
1error-stricken, Annette saw that
the two were Ponto aud the Brute
two OF the band OF desperadoes
whom she feared.
Drag her of her morse" com
manded Pouto OF the Brute The
Brute obeyed Ponto gave ;he
horse, a cut. with The whip and the
horse ambled OF toward town
Curse the luck. said Ponto
that's the thing | oUshtn't 10 have
done Now they'll ind the horse
and they'll follow her Well, they
won't have TO follow very far
they'll find ner, but they won't ind
rs
AZ his command the Brute car.
ried Annette across the desert. to-
tally obllvious 10 her struggles and
outcries Pouto led the way. stop
ping from time 10 time 10 make
pleasant remarks TO Annette
. .'You We're bound for the mission.
sen6riio." De exclaimed. wei and
good, but there Shall DE a slight do.
lay fine is Of no consequence
BY this time they had reached
The small damp, dark oasis with its
shading palms and IS little pool OF
water Ponto led the way into the
very depths Of this inviting green
shelter. Then be struck The Brute
on tho shoulder
"Now set her down he com
handed
The Brute 0beyed. Annette
gasped with surprise. She WIS NOT
honnd-she was free, unlrgmu ned.
only. across from her Was the
crafty Ponto watching Der every
movement With his eyes.
"What are you going 10 do 0lth
mc?' quaricd Annette
Nothing. senor.ta returned
Ponto. bowling low
Annette. NARY. fearful looked h"
hind her a. though Asha expected IN