The Monticellonian., 1915-07-29

 He leaped into the car and Craig fol- lowed
 Take the Tottenville Ferry. We're going to Lakewood cried Kennedy. And let her out!"
 
 Down at Lakewood, MT. Brown, 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 is talk ing about" he said doubtfully still looking at the telephone and rubbing his head. Where do you think Elaine and MT. Jameson are?'
 T don't know, but they started that way" pointed out Mary anxiously. Father we must find them. MT. Ken nedy would never have telephoned if it hadn't been important.
 Wellington Brown, at last spurred into action by his daughter, hastily ran out of the house.
 Elaine had been sketching only few minutes when We heard shout behind us. There was Mir Brown, hat less, his hair flying, running toward us, waving his arms wildly.
 MT. Kennedy has just called up, he panted breathlessly, and asked me to tell you, MT Jameson, to get Elaine under cover and keep her there till he comes.'
 The nearest shelter I could see was bridge over a small creek, and 1 made for 1t as rapidly as I could
 We were not a moment too soon There was the aeroplane with two men in 1t.
 "Hurry-hurry, Wu was urging Sprague as he saw us moving across the hillside. Fly lower-so l can drop these arrows better"
 On toward us swept the machine, as Wu urged its driver.
 But We had been warned in time
 Make the turn and get away be- hind those trees, Wu shouted angrily above the deafening noise of the pro- peller. Perhaps if they don't see us they'll come out again"
 Gradually the drone of the aero en- zine grew more and more indistinct, and we cautiously came out from our shelter
 Through the trees Wu Fang was glasses, staring back to see us.
 Apparently to him We had gone back. and Elaine was under the um- brella, while l was speaking to her and leaving her there, although the umbrella hid her from him.
 Turn back now cried Wu.
 In huge, wide circle, like a hawk, Sprague turned while Wu eagerly got the heavy round package of arrows ready to release. Meanwhile l man. aged to get behing a big tree, where l could see, but could not be seen.
 Nov" ground out Wu, 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 it, transfixed by the arrows, was a scarecrow which l 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 a glimpse of it, heaying in sight.
 Fire" Craig directed as they ap- preached close.
 The aero gun parked hoarsely. Again and again 1t sent out shots.
 The devils." growled Sprague, looking over uneasily at the gyroscope stabilizer. They have an aero gun they've hit us"
 One shot had indeed penetrated the vacuum case Of the gyroseope and stopped the little flywheel inside. h. stead of being an aid to safety, now the stabilizer was positive menace. The machine swayed and acted crazily as Sprague tried to catch 1t. Suddenly. to the surprise of Elaine, Mir. Brown and myself, who had no idea Kennedy was so close. We saw the aeroplane swoop down.
 Something wrong with it." I cried excitedly. "Come!"
 Perhaps half mile up the creek, 1t had fallen with splash, tan gled mass of wires and scrap, in the water.
 Sprague, enmeshed in the debris, did not move, But Wu, though ter ribly shaken, had fallen on him. and with a 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 it is.' cried Craig, bursting through the brush.
 Dead, muttered Waters, examin- ing Sprague. The others gone"
 With flash of unspeakable hate, Wu crawled off farther in the shelter Just then l 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. An inch is as good as