The Monticellonian., 1915-10-07

Al Noo otiAA 6dHAhSt iAiPhsiShtAy | now, through the glass. He could see | the foredeck of the ship where Del | Mar, muffied up, and his men had sue ceeded in dragging the cable to the proper position on the deck. They laid it down and Del Mar wa5 directing the preparations for cutting it. Arnold lowered his glass and looked about helplessly.
 Just then Lieutenant Woodward dashed up with the officer and com pany and the field gun. They wheeled 1t about and began pointing it and finding the range. Would they never get it? Arnold was almost beside himself One of Del Mars men seized an ax and was about to deliver the fatal blow. He swung it and for a moment held 1t poised over his head.
 Suddenly a low, deep rumble of a reverberation echoed and re-eehoed from the hills over the water The field gun had believed defiance. A solid shot crashed through the cabin, smashing the door Astounded, the men jumped back. As they did so, in their fear. the cable, released, slipped back over the rail in a great splash of safety into the water and sank
 The first shot had dismantled the doorway of the cabin Elaine crouched fearfully in the furthest corner. not knowing what to expect next. Sudden ly another shot tore through just be- side the door smashing the woodwork terrifeally. She shrank back further, in fright.
 Anything was better than this hid den terror Nerved up, she ran through the broken door. Arnold was gazing through his glass | at the effect of the shots. He could now see Del Mar and the others leap side the steamer which they had been using to help them in dragging for the cable.
 Just then he saw Elaine run scream ing out from the cabin and leap over board
 "Stop!" shouted Arnold in fever of excitement, lowering the glass. There's girl-by jove-its Miss Dodgei"
 "Impossible!" exclaimed Woodward. T tell you it is" reiterated Arnold, thrusting the glass into the lieuten- ants hand
 The motorboat had started when Del Mar saw Elaine in the water. Look he growled. pointing. there's the Dodge girl"
 Elaine was swimming frsntically away from the boat. Get her." he or dered, shielding his face so that she could not see it.
 They turned the boat and headed | toward her. She struck out harder than ever for the shore. On came the motorboat.
 Arnold and Woodward looked at each other in despair. What could they do?
 Somehow, by a sort of instinct, l suppose, l made my way as quickly as I could along the shore toward Fort Dale. thinking perhaps of Lieutenant | Woodward
 As came upon the part of the grounds of the fort that sloped down to the beach saw group of young officers standing about peculiar af- fair on the shore in the shallow water half bird, half boat.
 As I came closer. I recognized it as a Thomas hydroaeroplane.
 It suggested an idea and I hurried. shouting.
 One of the men seated in it was evi- dently explaining it's working to the others.
 Wait" he said, as he saw ma run ming down the shore, waving and | shouting at them Let's see what this fellow wants"
 It was, as I soon learned. the fa- nous Captain Burnside of the United States aerial corps. Breathless. l told him what l had seen and that we were all friends of Woodward's s.
 Burnside thought moment and quickly made up his mind.
 e-quick-jump up here with me-" he called. Then to the other men. "I1l be back soon. Wait here. Let her go!"
 had jumped up and they spun the propeller The hydroaeroplane feath- cred along the water, throwing a cloud of white spray, then slowly rose in the air.
 As we rose we could see over the curve in the shore.
 Look" 1 exclaimed. straining my eyes. She's overheard. There's a motorboat after her Faster-oyer that way,"
 Yes, yes" shouted Burnside above the roar of the engine which almost made conversation impossible.
 He shifted the planes bit and crowded on more speed.
 The men in the boat saw us. One figure, tall, muffied, had familiar look. but could not place it and in the ex. citement of the chase had no chance 10 try. But I could see that he saw us and was angry Apparently the man gave orders to turn. for the boat swung around just as we swooped down and ran along the water.
 Elaine was exhausted. Would we be in time?
 We planed along the water. while the motorboat sped of with it's baffled passengers. Finally we stopped in a cloud of spray
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