Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1915-07-31

into the boat. Then he turned on
his heel and walked rapidly bark %
the deserted house There be climbed
into the automobile with the two
toughs and ~ we're rapidly driven
away b. the s1fhiesa rneehanioian.
Tho yawi tossed ~ and dosn on
che rOuFh sNeils that came In from
The ocean, a. tho powerful arms II
The sailors pulled hor out through this
hiarkncza 10 tbs schooner.
There Elaine was Iiiied over the rail
and f0rfed soroas the deck down into
the murray iiiEmelling hold 8, made
no difference a. CreROr whether be
carried cargo OF contraband or
white slave. In his grIG voice b. bel
lowed 0rders foF getting under way
while the Cfdusman haif led, hall
pushed Elaine into cramped room
amidshlpa
he nef down Tho suitcase and. viti
q grant aud q sc0wi left. locking tbs
door and shutting along the passage
way 10 a steep iiight Of steps 10 the
deck
Elaine paced 40 and down her mar
ROW prison distracted
Suddenly Hhn paused moment ne
her eye fell on tho suitcase. Ther'
naahod through her mind tho mcssag,
/ had given her from Kennedy
She seized the auitcHse and tore q
open with nefVUus fingers
"Oh. uill u Vork --Wiii Il work 30 ahe
breathed IN prayer "a herself az she
iined out tenderly the little wireless
telephone
She opened u. pulled up tho little
aeflnla and preaHed tho lever
'Holl0 hello Craig heh0i"
Il wna her last chance Would II
work.
ny mis- flme We had como On the
revenue cutter to tho ODD dock shat
waa kunan as tile Van bort isfty
ha VIZ swung around % H. With Ken.
nedy nnd lrninard ieapcd out We
Ratnd about hunting for signa Of tho
opIum HmugRlera All was az SIN
a0 FuFe. except FOR the ominoua lap.
PINK of tht waves
happened 90 look down at tho
ground Thoro "a iho ilsht OF tho ban.
tern Z aas ono at those sqnerotocd
footprints which ve had come 20
kuow 90 wol tho print OF a Chinese
shoe
fhe footprints bed up from the dock
20 an old. deserted. diiapidafed house
We paused a moment before lt just
then "a door opened and ChiDaman
appeared
with a cry ho daried back hui Ve
we're al him There were othvrs ia
side. too. but they Noro easily over.
powered
proddlng tho rotlcent Cglestiala we
retraced our steps Go TIDE ietty Brain
nrf a men earning me opium. A. ths
dock wo loaded our prinnuera and tho
coutfnband ON the cutter
II was plain that although 80 bad
captured tho dope. tho ship which had
brought q had escaped and. worst 81
nli. wa had again slipped through our
fingers
umnnrd give tho order and We
Ion the wharf 40 wo stood raflng
from the captured opium 60 tho prison
ora. irainard WAS yleiblY olatcd
shake. ho said lacouicnlly 90 CRAIG
Whether 1t was that he WIS dts
appointed az tho failure 90 lnud W.
or whether he had a promonltion that
an Was not we'll. somehow Kennedy
ala not share tho ciRticn lie extend
ga hls hand mechanically.
Just then a butA. aa H boil had
"A IL .H.HH
ed that exclaimed although the nogt
nlnuto ] realized that 10 was from the
wireless telephone Craig bad asked me
10 bring from the laboratory
Kennedy acitcd the box opened @
hastily aud clappod tho little receiver
20 his ear
"hclio-- heilo-yes this b Craig
Whore are you--what"
or course We could hear only one
side az the conversation. but from the
look ~ intense horror that passed
over Kennedya face knew that some
thing terrible mus, have happened &c
Elaine
iht at Craigs sest words / myself
gaspod
~ you can get liEht ne almost
shouted. "thrust IL out ~ me porthoiy
to guide ua nut wen nud you any
way. Keep M your nerve
We crowded about him
llrainari pair az glasses
quick be cried. dashing 20 the bow
Of the eatter. "and tull speed down
the bay
nficfy ne he swept the horizon
ahead he repeated the tale OF Elaiues
kidnapping
We strained our eyes
That's nrainArd more specdi"
cried Craig al last.
Far on almost out ON the ocean, We
could see a tiny twinkle ~ light slow.
~ waving back and forth
IN her prison Elaine had talked 10
Crais. afraid 90 raise her voice toe
high
AZ she. heard kennedy's instrsc
tinns. she replaced The receiver and
rose qsrkiy 10 her feet from beside
She sultca4s She luokcd about There
Was a dingy oh hmm suspended from
= beam Of the deck above
She aeiScd Il ana ran % the port
hole. hack aud forth she waved Il a.