Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1915-09-24

] "Etorvthinr. cir" returned the two. f
follOpi1e him along The shore
"Nlos thatF' cautioned enc % the .
] men ioukire ahead
They hId hastily. for there VAS .
rlino She had seen TIE three and .
vas about 90 level her glass In their
J direction as thcy hid Finally she
/ turned and discovered the steamer
/ IS She moved toward H. Del Mar and
I the others came out from behind a
I ruck aud stole after her.
Elaine wandered on until she came
I to The dock. No one paid amy attention
( to her. apparently and she made her
b wny along thc dock and even aboard
! me buat Rithous being observed
so sooner had she got on ihe boat.
however. than Del - and his men
/ appeared on the docW~hd also boarded
I She steamer.
The captain was sull explaining 70
4 the men just how the drag hook worked
when Elaine came up quietly on the
deck. She stood spelibuuud az she
I heard him outline tho details OF the
plot Scarcely knowing what she did.
. she cruuched back OF deckhouse and
listened
behind her. Del Mar and his men
came along. carike A glance was
euffciont 10 tell them she had over
/ heard what the captain was saying
"Confound tha, glrl'" ground out
Del Mar "Will she always cross my
pafh' Wen get her this tlmci
he
them snoaking up quietly they made
a sudden rush and seized her As
she struggled and screamed. they
dragged her OF thrusting her into
tho c8ltslns cabin sad locking the
door
Cast on ordered uel Mar
a lcW moments later out in the har-
Dor. Del Mar was busy directing tho
dragging Tor tho Atlantic cable at
spot where It was known TO run They
let the drag hook down over the side
and pulled 90 along slowly on the
bottom
bad decided 90 do some early
morning. fishing tha, day after the
party. and knowing that Elaine and
the others were usually late risors !
said nothing about 30. determined TO
try my lack alone
SO 81 happened that only a Few min.
utCs after Eaino let herself out quiet.
49, ! did tho same. carrying my fish
ing tackle made my way toward
the shore. undecided whether 90 FISH
from dock or boat Finally deter
mined 60 DO some casting from the
shore
had cast once OF twice before
was aware that was not alone in the
immediate noighhorhoud Some dis.
tance away ] saw little steamer at
wharf a couple of men ran alone
the dcck apparently cautionlng the
captain against something
Then ! saw them rum 10 one side
and drag uut girl screaming ana
+ struggling as they hurried her below
i could scarcely believe my eyes II
was Elaine
Only a second looked. They were
certainly too many for me / dropped
/ my roo and line and ran toward the
( dock however A. yaiae down h.
! saw that was tol late The little
steamer had cast on ana was now
some distance from the dock looked
about for a motorboal IN desperation
anything 10 follow them in uut
there was nothlne. absolutely nothing.
not even O. row boat
ran back along the d0ck aa ! had
come and struck one down rho shore
our at the parade grounds at Fort
Dale iu spite OF The early hour thoro
was some activity, FOR tho army is
composed of early riscrs
Lieutenant Woodward and Profess.
scr Arnold LETT the house lu which
me lieutenant was quartered whore
ho had invited Arnold to pend the
nieh' Already an orderly had brought
around two horses They mounted Tor
an early morning Ride through the
country.
on they clattercd. naturally bending
their course toward the shore They
came soon 70 point n the road
where 90 cmorged from the hills and
save them panoramic view OF the
harbor and sound
Wait minute called the pro.
fessor
Woodward refined up and they razcd
on over the ~tcr.
] What's chat an oyster boat7a
asked Woodward. looking In the direc.
tion Arnold indicated
! don't think So SO early" replied
Arnold. pulling out his pocket glass
ana looking carefully.
Through 90 he could see that some.
thirg Ike a hook was being cast over
the steamers side and drawn back
again
+ They're dragging FOR something
ne remarked as they brought up an
object dark and covered with sen.
sfowth, then threw II overheard as
thoush &c was not what they wanted
h} 1eorse-the Atlantic cable lands
here they're going 10 cut H."
s woodward took the glasses himself
ana A'oNea In surprise. That's right
ne cfled, his surprise changed ~ sin-,,