The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-11-12

H was only q rev minutes Def0FN
Woodward was convinced Of the iden.
tity OF the tramp with his friend, Pro-
lessor Arnold. At the head of a squad
of cavalry, Woodward and the tramp
dashed off.
Already on the qui vive, Elaine
heard the sound of hoofbeats long
before the rest of us crowded around
her. For the moment we all stood
ready to repel an attack from any
quarter.
BUTT was not meant for us. It was
Woodward at the head of score or SO
Of cavalrymen. With him rode a
tramp on horse which was strangely
familiar to me.
"Oh!" cried Elaine, there's the man
who saved mel"
AS they passed. the tramp paused
moment and looked at us sharply. AL.
though he carefully avoided Elaine's
eyes, I fancied that only when he saw
that she was safe was he satisfied to
gallop off and rejoin the cavalry.
Around the old hotel, in every direc-
for the tramp and Elaine, while in the
hotel another search was in progress.
"Have you discovered anything?"
asked Del Mar, entering.
"No, SIR" they retorted.
"Confound it," swore Del Mar, 60
| ing upstairs again.
| Here were also men searching.
Find anything?" he asked briefly.
''No luck" returned one.
Del Mar went on up to the top floor
and out through the open scuttle to
the roof. That's how he got away, all
right" he muttered to himself, then
looking up he exclaimed under his
breath, as his eye caught something
far off, "The deuce-what's that?"
Leaning down to the scuttle, he
called, "Jenkins-my field glasses
quick!"
One of his men handed them to him
and he adjusted them, gazing off in
tently. There he could see what
looked like squad of cavalry gallop-
ing along, headed by an officer and a
rough-looking individual.
"Come-we must get ready for an
attack"
In the laboratory-dining room his
men, recalled, hastily took his orders.
Each OF them seized one of the huge
black rubber, newly completed gas
bombs and ran out, making for grove
near by.
Quickly as Del Mar had, acted, it
was not done SO fast but that the
troop of cavalry, as they pulled up on
the top of hill and followed the di-
recting finger of the tramp, could see
men running to the cover of the grove.
Forward" shouted Woodward.
AS If all were one machine, the men
and horses shot ahead, until they came
to the grove about the old hotel. There
they dismounted and spread out in
semicircular order, advancing on the
grove AS they did so, shots rang out
from behind the trees. Del Mars men.
from the shelter, were firing at them.
But it seemed hopeless for the fugi-
tives.
Ready" ordered Del Mar, as the
cavalrymen advanced, relentless.
Each of his men picked up one of
the big black gas bombs and held it
high up over his head.
"Come ont" urged Woodward.
His men broke into a charge on the
grove.
Throw them." ordered Del Mar.
AS far as he could hurl it, each OF
the men sent one Of the black globes
hurting through the air. They fell
almost simultaneously, a long line or
them, each breaking into a thousand
bits Instantly Dense greenish-yellow
fumes seemed to pour forth, envelop-
ing everything. The wind which Del
Mar had carefully noted when he chose
the position in the grove, was blowing
from his men toward the only position
from which an attack could be made
successfully.
Against Woodward's men as they
charged it seemed as il tremendous,
sIow-moving wall of vapor were adj
vancing from the trees. 1t was only a
moment before it completely wrapped
them in it's sitting, choking, suffocat-
ing embrace. Some fell, overcome.
Others tried to run, clutching fran
tically at their threats and rubbing
their eyes.
"Get back-quick-til it rolls over"
choked Woodward.
Those who were able to do so picked
up their stupefied comrades and re-
treated, as best they could, stumbling
blindly bac1 from the fearful death
cloud Of chlorine.
Meantime, under cover Of this weird
defense, Del Mar and his men, their
own faces covered and unacceptable
in their breathing masks and goggles,
dashed to one side with a shout anu
disappeared, walking and running be-
ntcd and even through the safety or
their impregnable gas barrier.
More slowly we Of the hunt had fol'
lowed Woodward's cavalry until, some
distance off, we stood, witnessing and
wondering at the attack. To our ut