The Detroit times., 1915-11-25
SYNOPSIS

/ WAS lklnEtuut come 10 StAhbiAs NhNAN
| the widow OF Capt. Hardin u iiNlns
| With her son Neal and Annette lIlhs-
/ ton. and plot TO steal the papers lett
| 10 Annette oy her father. Neal tries
| for admission TO the naval academy
/ but through the treachery or joey
| Welcher IS defeated by Joey ana dis
graced Neal enlists IN the navy
| luez sets a trap for Joey ana lhe con
| splrdtors get him IN their power, lie
aSrCes 10 steal the papers Tor them
/ but accidentally sets nre 20 the mar
ain home and the brute-man rescues
Annette with the papers from the
| flames. Annette discovers ;hat heat
~ piied 20 the map reveals the loca-
| ton OF the lost island subsequently
Ia a struggle Tor II possession me ne
map is torn iu three parts. herman
deX Annette and Neal each securing
| portion. Annette sails on the Corona
DO In search OF lrer father, The crew;
by Hernandez, mutiny. and are over
come BY q boarding party from L. y
destroyer Jackson. led by Neal
In Martinique Annette and Neal
are captured and taken 20 smls-
gleys cave to be blown up TN
dynamite. but are rescued by
sponge diver. Lee FORCES identi lca-
t.on papers for herself as Anr 'tte
In an insurrection Neal an Annette
are again captured.
over al La Plaza--La Plaza by
the Sea-Hernandez sought the
shore and found what be wanted--it
was fishing boat with 8 kicker in
1.-THE only motorboat in the place.
IL was we'll manned. with crew
OF SIX or the most disreputabie
! looking characters that ever drew
the breath OF life. Hernandez
talked to them-with money
NO lights he cautioned, and
/ 'mufe that kicker. And be quick
about II now"
Ponto kicked the Brute into the
boat and leaped in himself
Hernandez followed. Ready he
commanded. and as little sound as
| possible
1T is all right, senor," said the
man at the tiller; we are about all
hours OF the night No one thinks
OF us, one way or the other" He
pointed out to sea. You perceive.
he said. there are other fisher
| boats"
Good" said Hernandez, the moro
| The merrier"
Without lights they kicked to
within almost hailing distance Of
the Albany Then Hernandez
showed a light. II was Immediately
answered from the deck 1T is
good" he said. we understand each
other"
lnez hastened from the deck and
| entered her cabin.
Her cabin was Annette's as we'll
Her plans we'll laid-and she had
felt they were the only plans to
MAKE. she retired for the night
but not to sleep.
At 3 o'clock she rose. and uu-
twisted the bundle that Joe had
filched for her. She sighed with
satisfaction as she shook 1t out OF
it's folds II vas a uniform-one Of
Meals. She donned il swiftly-hur
riedly-silently There was no
light in the cabin. save the moon,
sitting In through port holes. An
nette's face was bathed in light.
Bur Annette was fast asleep
She was totally oblivious 10 the
presence Of the prowling figure IN
male uniform who stole near and
ever nearer-who now groped about
her neck.
Suddenly. with one quick and final
tug Inez Wrenched at the chamois
! bag
=. Annette woke with a scream upon
I her lips. But the hand OF Tnez was
/ quicker than Annette's voice. lnezs
hand closed over Annette-her knee
Y'cPasned TdDSth71ei' i6feaSy '''s.f $
The wildcat in. Annette rose, She
was fine fighter She squirmed
with one twist out OF the grasp of
/ this unseen foe. and grappled with
/ her assailant Inez vas no match
/ for her. and soon found It out.
Annette dragged her 10 the ray OF
I moonlight and looked at her
She grasped and dropped her
| hold.
"You--Irene Courtier," she cried
But lrene-Ines Castro II you
please-was no longer there. In
that instant-and that was the in
slant for the last few seconds She
had waited form that instant she
had 1eaped TO her feet and made
her getaway
She was fortunate-,but more than
that. she was clever. And circum-
stances favored her. Annette was
too amazed astonisheI TO cry out.
She still knelt 3peechless. staring
al the moonlit space whore the face
OF Inez had appeared but a moment
before Inez herself made no sound.
So there had been no alarm.
And Inez knew the Albany
every part OF that huge battleship
she had studied with the care of an
engineer. She knew just what 10
do and where 10 go. and now TO
elude pursuit She rushed TO one
spot whore safety lay. reached the
rail. leaped over II, ard with the
agility OF a professional diver struck
the water with scarcely a splash
Now. said Hernandez 10 his
( helmsman. like mad for that spot
OF white"
Inez. fresh and supple notwith.
standing her struggle-in fact the
struggle had nerved her up swan
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