Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1915-09-02

y They Answer a a-c hurriea q =,
him
just kos a htiloSrarh 4. 80.
-'The Faodrs rirl must have 80. =
one % The messages thar eans
below she's coming over ~. y,
nov ir car We've got q, bo~
the bridge as she crosses Nv
The men Negs hufrgirz nos 80.
the triege which they had mizss Z.
moment vas Co be lost. TO- 49,.
they cCaia see us coraas ovs, !.
crest % The hill
ln fev seconds they reas4,,a 4.
hidden piuneer fras sar ullsS q,
been arranged 20 explode TIE go
under The bridge There iAsy e,oo.s !.
In the brush ready 20 press he 49,
et the moment our car tlaehes q
panking
one o. the men cregt on, ~.
nearer the road They're conins-s
pc called back. dropping down as,s
Get ready
nei Mars emissaries had no, !, q
oned however. that anyone elas - -
p about % vhom the huuogrssh ~,
en ogeu hQck N
hut farther up the hll hssETl
among tAe tgVas. tha sd fsr1sss w
Els eos Ecf4 sitting quietly NJ. NJ
uau WAS sweeping TIE sound as,h Y,
slasses. as 10 he expected % see ss,s.
;h.19 any memeut.
70 bis surprise. however. hs AKA.
a aasa ~ the hc'iograpd rom N.
laud Quickly be turned and sot,.x
down the signals A. be did a. y
seemed sreatly excited. Tor The rsz
sage read
Dodge girl has messase from n.
Tow. Coming 10 ear Blow arst briars
she crosses
Quickly he turned his qlasses dos,
the road. There BE could see our a,
approaching lie pat Up BIS glasse,
and hurried down the Bin toward Ina
bridge Then be broke into a un
the dog scouting ahead
We were going along the road ulcs-
~. now, coasting down the hin Az
use approached the bridge Elalps
slowed up 6 BIT 10 cross. for the piank.
lng was loose
jest then the farmer who had besa
running down tho hin saw Us.
Stcp'' he shouted.
nut we did not hear. ne ran sf,sr
u.s. but the chase was hopeless. lie
stepped Ia despair.
Win a gesture OF vexatiou he took
"a -tsp or Two mechanically on the
read
Elaine and we're coming fast 10
t1e bridge now.
Ia their hiding place Del Mars men
Vere Watching breathlessiy. The Lad.
or was just about 90 press the pluursr
when all Of a sudden a branch 10 tho
taicket beside him cracked There
50 ga tha farmer and his dog.
iafiartly tae farmer Eeprtd te iaks
in ile situation With a cry he ihfs~
himself az the man who had the
plunger Another man leaped at tho
farmer Tho dog settled him Tho
others piled IN. and terrific struggle
followed. II was all 80 rapid that. 10
all seconds seemed like hours
We we're just starting 10 cross the
bridge.
One OF the men broke away and
crawlcd toward tae pIunecr box.
Our car was uuw Ia the middle OF
iha bridge
over and over rolled the men. tina
dog doing his heat 90 help his master
The man Who he'd broken away
reached t7e ga the p.aaggr
With a sh.gt be pus he'd Il down.
Our car had just cleared tho bridge
when We We're startled by a terrific
rear bea.af as Il was as though
ih-usand tires had blown out Al once
Eiain" ,ast ~ he engine auiomatical-
IN sGd ac saa back
The oh.'s hudee he'd been blown
up a scr -i before We had been
In the m.3lle oi ii.
As the oxpllsloa came. the men who
had been struggling in the thieket-
paused. startled aud stared out. At
that instant the old farmer saw his
chance. Il Wss an over and no holted.
calling the COS
Along The road 20 the bridge he
ran. suo co the ~ N after him.
Come back ss3wled the leader.
Lei him go. DO you want us all TO
get capghte"
As the farmer ran up TO tho bridge
be saw Il In ruins. But dewn the
road BIO could see Elaine and myself.
sitting IN the car, staring back AZ the
peru which We had 50 narrowly es'
capped. Ills face lighted up in a.
great Joy as few moments before il
had shown despair.
What can that have beeng" asked
Elaine, starting to get out OF the car
What caused it,"
don't know" returned. tAklnE
her arm trmly. hut enough has hap
pcned today. II was Intended for US
~ed better hasten. Someone mlghl
take a shot AZ us. Come. We have the
car We can set out before anyons
aees anything more. Let's % Il
Things are Euins "a about us OF which
70 AuoW nothing. The safest thins
Is 10 g way.
ElAiise lcoked at the bridge In ruins
and shuddered. It vas the closest w