The Monticellonian., 1915-10-28

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 As the rest ran toward us there was nothing for us to do but to aban- don the car ourselves and run for it. We left the road and struck into the trackless woods, followed closely now by two of the men who had outdis- tanced the rest. Through the woods we fled, taking advantage of such shell ter as we could find
 Look here's a cave" cried Elaine, as we plunged exhausted and about ready to drop, down into ravine.
 We hurried in and the bushes swung over the cave entrance. Inside we stopped short and gazed about It was dark and gloomy. We looked 1 back. There was no hope there. l They had been overriding us. On down through passage we went. The two men who were pursuing us 1 plunged down the ravine also. As ill., luck would have it, they saw the cave entrance and dashed in, then halted. | Crouching in the shadow we could see their figures silhouetted in the dim light of the entrance of the cavern. One stopped at the entrance while the other advanced. He was big fellow and powerfully built, and the other fellow was equally burly I made up my mind to fight to the last, though I knew it was hopeless. It was dark I could not even see the man advancing now
 Quickly Elaine reached into her pocket and drew out something.
 Here, Walter, take this" she cried
 I seized the object. It was the searehlight gun.
 Hastily I aimed it. the spot of light glowing brightly. Indeed, I doubt whether I could have shot accurately otherwise. As the man approached cautiously down the passageway the bright disk of light danced about un til finally it fell full on his breast fired. The man fell forward in- stantly.
 Again I fired. this time at the man in the cave entrance. He jumped back, dropping his gun, which exploded harmlessly. His hand was wounded. Quickly he drew back and disappeared among the trees.
 We waited in tense silence, and then cautiously looked out of the mouth of the came No one seemed to be about
 "Come-let's make dash for it, urged Elaine.
 We ran out and hurried down the rayine, apparently not followed.
 Back among the trees, however. the man had picked up rifle which he had hidden. While lie was binding up his hand with handkerchief, he saw us Painfully he tried to aim his gun. But it was too heavy for his weak ened agm and the pain was too great. He had to lower it. With a muttered impreeation, he followed us at dis tance.
 Evidently, to us, we had eluded the pursuers, for no one seemed now to be following, at least as far as we could determine. We kept on, how ever, until we came to the waters edge There, down the bay, we could see Professor Arnold's yacht.
 Let us see Professor Arnold, any how said Elaine, leading the way along the short.
 Ne came at last, without being mo- tested. to a little dock A sailor was standing beside it and moored to it was a swift motor boat. Out at anchor was the yacht.
 You are Professor Arnold's man?" asked Elaine.
 "Yes'm," he replied, remembering her.
 "Is the professor out on his boat?" we asked.
 He nodded Did you want to see him?"
 Very much," answered Elaine.
 I'll take you out" he offered.
 We jumped into the motor boat he started the engine and we planed out over the water.
 Though we did not see him, the aan whom I had wounded was still watch ing us from the shore, noting every move. He had followed us at a dis tance across the woods and fields and down along the shore to the dock, had seen us talking to Arnolds man, and get into the boat.
 From the shore he continued to watch us skim across the bay and pull up alongside the yacht. As we climbed the ladder he hurried back the way he had come.
 Elaine and I climbed aboard the yacht where we could see the pro- lessor sitting in a wicker deck chair
 Why. how do you do?" he well comed us. adjusting his glasses so his eyes seemed, if anything, more opaque than before.
 cold not help thinking that, al though he was glad to see us, there was a certain air of restraint about him.
 Quickly Elaine related the story of finding the bomb in the rocks and the peculiar events and our escape which followed. Once at the mention of the searchlight gun. Professor Arnold raised his hands and cCughed back Of it. l felt sure that 1t was to hide an involuntary expression of satisfaction and that 1t must be he who had sent the gun to Elaine.
 He was listening attentively to her, while I stood by the rail, now and then looking out over the water. Far away I noted something moving over the surface, like rod. followed by a thin wake of foam.
 Look" exclaimed What's that?"
 Elaine turned to me, as Arnold seized his glasses.
 "Why, it seems to be moving di-