Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-05-29

returned the lieutenant. hurrying OUT
followed ~nervously BY Kennedy.
Standing by the fort entrance Vas
m automobile In which Waters had
mounted an a~eroplane gun for scout
ing about the country after aero spies
He leaped into the car u Craig rot
lowed.
Take the Tottenville Ferry. We're
going 10 Lakewood cried Kennedy.
And lei her OUT" ,
whose placid life WAS not accustomed
TO the high pressure under which We
had been living. repeated the message
To Mary.
I'm not quite sure what he 10 talk
Ing about" he said d~oubtfully. still
looking at the telephone and rubbing
his head. Where do you think Elaine
and MIR. Jameson are"
Il don't know. but they started that
way pointed Out Mary ~anxiously.
Father. We must find them. Mr.. Ken
pedy would never have telephoned "
II hadn't been important"
Wellington Brown. nj last spurred
into action by his daughter. hastily.
ran out % the house.
Elaine had been sketching only .
few minutes when We heard q shout
behind as. There Was Mr.. Brown. hat
less. his hair flying. running toward
US. waving his arms wildly.
MIR. Kennedy has just called up"
he painted breathlessly. and asked me
To tell you. MIR. Jameson. TO get Elaine
under cover and keep her there I'LL
he comes.
The nearest shelter | could see WAS
a bridge over y small creek. and ]
made for II as rapidly al ] could.
We were not y m too SOON
There was the ~seroplsns with tive
men In II.
"Hurry-hurry." WI was urging
Sprague as he saw us moving across
the hillside Fly lo~er-so ! can drop
these arrows better.
On coward Us swept the machine.
~ WI urged It's driver.
But We had beer warned In time.
'ent Nh1 - 1h1 ENt 49, 49,
hind those trees" WI shouted angriIy
above the deafening noise OF he pro
peller. Perhaps II they don't see W
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.
ThRAnah Nh2 sEAAA W.. Eona q
10Y straining his eyes AZ the nsld
glasses. staring back TO see Us.
Apparently to him we had gone
back. and Elaine was under the uml
brella, while ! was speaking 10 her
and leaving her there. although the
umbrella hid her from him.
Turn back now" cried WI
In q huge. wide circle. like q m VIZ.
Sprague turned while WI eagerly Eot
the heavy round package OF arrowe
ready TO release. Meanwhile ! man
aged TO get behing a big tree. where
I 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
. 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 un-
der II. transnxed by the arrows. va
= scarecrow which | had arranged.
\
Kennedy and Waters we're literally
eating up the miles OF good Jersey
roads OF their way 10 US.
A. they neared Lakewood. Kennedy
heard. above he noise OF he csr
= familiar sound.
stop. he cried. there's an aero
plane about. Hear IT,"
As this terror In the air made %
from Us. Craig caught a glimpse OF IL,
heaving In sight
Fire" Craig directed as they ap-
preached close.
The aero gun barked hoarssly.
Again and again Il sent out shots.
The devils" growled Sprsgus.
AoohtnS UfNt thtaoht ~ hhS kytOo<oRO
stabilizer. They have an aero gun
they've hit US"
One shot had indeed penetrated the
vacuum case OF the gy~roscope and
stopped the little fiywheel inside. In
stead OF being an aid TO safety, now
the stabili1er was a positive menacs.
The machine swayed and acted
orally as Sprague tried TO catch II.
Suddenly. to the surprise OF Elaine.
Mr.. Brown "a myself. who had no
idea Kennedy was 80 close. We ssw
the a~eroplane swoop down
Something wrong with IT," cried
excitedly. Come"
Perhaps half . mile up the creek,
II had fallen with . splash. . tan
gled mass Of wires and scrap. In the
water.
Sprsgue. enmeshed In the debris,
did not move. But WI. though ter
ribly shaken. had fallen on him. and
with "a superhuman euort. he pulled
himself together and managed pain
fully to crawl up the bank into the
hiding vacks and undarhrush h.f~r~