The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1915-08-24
It hadn't been important"

into action by his daughter, hastily
ran out of the house.
Elaine had been sketching only a
few minutes when we heard shout
behind us. There was Mr.. Brown. hat
less, his hair flying, running toward
US, waving his arms wildly.
Mr.. Kennedy has just called up."
he painted breathlessly, "and asked me
to tell you, Mr.. Jameson, to get Elaine
under cover and keep her there till
he comes"
The nearest shelter could see was
a bridge ever small creek, and l
| made for 1t as rapidly as could.
We were not moment too soon.
There was the aeroplane with two
men In It.
"Hurry-hurry!" WI was urging
Sprague as he saw US moving across
the hillside. Fly lower-so can drop
these arrows better"
On toward US swept the machine,
| as WI urged its driver.
But we had been warned In time.
Make the turn and get away be-
hind those trees" WI shouted angrily
above the deafening noise of the pro-
peiler. Perhaps If they don't see US
they'll come out again"
Gradually the drone of the aero en-
CINE grew more and more indistinct,
and we cautiously came out from our
shelter.
Through the trees WI Fang was
now straining his eyes at the field
| glasses, staring back to see us.
Apparently to him we had gone
back, and Elaine was under the UNI
brella while was speaking to her
and leaving her there, although the
umbrella hid her from him.
Turn back now" cried WI.
In huge. wide circle, like a hawk,
Sprague turned while WI eagerly got
the heavy round package of arrows
ready to release. Meanwhile ! man
aged to get behing a big tree. where
could see, but could not be seen.
Now" ground out WI, releasing
the bunch Of deadly arrows.
Down they came, hurtling from the
sky, piercing the gaudy umbrella in
a dozen places.
| Wu's exclamation of satisfaction at
hitting the mark quickly turned to
rage, as he peered back through his
glasses.
The umbrella was smashed, but I'M
der 1t, transfixed by the arrows, was
a scarecrow which had arranged.
Kennedy and Waters were literally
eating up the miles of good Jersey
roads on their way to US.
As they neared Lakewood, Kennedy
heard. above the noise Of the car,
familiar sound.
STOP" he cried, there's an aero
plane about. Hear it,"
AS this terror in the air made off
from us, Craig caught glimpse of it,
heaving In sight.
FIRE." Craig directed as they ap-
preached close.
The, aero gun barlSed hoarsely.
Again and again it sent out shots.
The devils!" growled Sprague,
looking over nneasily at the gyroscope
stabilizer- They have an aero gun
they've hit us!"
One shot had indeed penetrated the
vacuum case Of the gyroscope and
stopped the little fywheel inside. In
stead of being an aid to safety, now
the stabilizer was a positive menace.
The machine swayed and acted
crafty as Sprague tried to catch 1t.
Suddenly, to the surprise Of Elaine,
Mr.. Brown and myself, who had no
idea Kennedy was so close, we saw
the aeroplane swoop down.
Something wrong with It," cried
excitedly. Gomez"
Perhaps half mile up the creek,
it had fallen with a splash, a tan
gled mass Of wires and scrap. in the
water.
Sprague, enmeshed in the debris,
! did not move. But WI, though ter
ribly shaken. had fallen on him, and
with superhuman enort, he pulled
himself together and managed pain
fully to crawl up the bank into the
hiding rocks and underbrush, before
any Of us arrived in either direction
Here 1t is cried Craig, bursting
through the brush
Dead muttered Waters, examin-
ing Sprague. The others gone."
With flash of unspeakable hate,
WI crawled off farther In the shelter.
Just then / arrived, with Elaine
close beside me.
"Oh, I'm SO glad you're safe!"
gasped Craig.
Elaine looked at Sprague's broken
and bruised body and shuddered.
"Sure-yes," she tried to smile at
Craig. IAN inch is as good as a
mile.'
Yes. but a lot more uncomfort-
able,' he returned, drawing her arm
into his In sight OF US all.
(To BE coNTINUED)
Motion pictures of the Exploits OF
Elaine are shown at the Mount Holly
Theatre every Monday night.