The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-13

upturned bed against the other. Tney
we're fairly safe. Besides that, just
once, Inez had found a chance to wave
to Hernandez, and Hernandez had
kept the insurrectos from firing on
that corner of the house. 1nez crept
downstairs-looked about her-saw
Annette and the planter in close con-
yersation-then crept back again
She plucked Joey Welcher by the
sleeve. Joe" she whispered, go
down-pass through the corridor by
the kitchen-open the rear door"
mot on your life," said Joe. DO
you think want to die?"
you'll die if you don't" she said.
Come, follow mel"
Once below, Inez cooked her revol-
yer. DO as say" she commanded.
Joe obeyed. With terror IN his eyes
he tore and wrenched at the fastenings
of the rearmost passageway Finally
he stepped back. She's unlocked,
he exclaimed. Inez, unafraid, stepped
forward, opened wide the door and
| beckoned. It was a signal. Herman
| dez saw it and bounded forward.
"Follow me, insurrectos,' he COM
manded.
A hundred men obeyed. With
shout they dashed into the huge living
room on the ground floor-with an
other shout they fired a volley into
the backs of the defenders. The
planter, drawing bead on an insur-
recto without, was seized suddenly
from behind, gagged and bound. A
strong pair of arms seized Annette
and lifted her from the floor and bore
her, screaming, from the room.
Three minutes later she was thrown
into a far room in a secluded corner OF
the house. Into the same room were
thrown Inez and Mrs. Hardin and Joe
Welcher.
With sudden wrench Annette tore
loose a board that barricaded the win
! dow. Then her eyes frightened
Look" she cried The marines
: they come. Neal. Neal!'
r Her shout was not heard. of course
Q but it was accompanied with the wav'
of a white handkerchief. Neal. at tn
/ head of the squad, saw it-and tn
squad pressed forward at doubl
g speed.
|, Below, among the insurrectos, Al
l. nette could hear the panic.
"The Americanos-the Americana
n flee"
J. Neal reached the house-saw WI
y waved the kerchief. With a sudde
bound he leaped upon an arbor, scran
le bled and crawled somehow-with som
ID naval trick--up the face of the hous
Id rammed in the barricade and leape
II into the room.
annette" he cried.
OF But at that instant the door OF Il
s. room was burst open and Hernande
no with Ponto and the Brute and dos
We insurrectos, darted in.
take everybody here-includil
es him." commanded Hernandez. ia
* them-you know where. But rene
We berthe women are mine, not your'
Neal fought like tiger. but withc
en- success In five minutes or less I
te captives, Neal and Annette Include
ne were led through dark passagewa
to some underground corridor. Tn
ne were driven on and on---they knew
us where.
ere An hour later the squad Of maril
me reported to their officer.
Eve can't find a woman ON
mt. place, except the blacks" they said
ea. "Are we all here?" queried the
st Ger. anxious for his men. Just {
the rc,l and see
"All here" returned marine, ~
not no, not all here There's one miss
an Gunner Hardin. sir"
OIL The officer nodded. We'll find G
hs' ner Hardin If it takes leg" he 81
set (TO BE CoNTINUED0
and
cen
18th He was a Canadian ana ne wcr
out corporal's stripes. There he sat 81
his ly in a sheltered part or his trench
ell that little corner of Belgium
played poker with a Quartet OF
han comrades Luck was against him.
He had lost about everything he had
lose. when at the very height OF
ex- game-just after the dealer had q
his best and worst--a shell CT
was through the roof OF the shel
to passed between the Canadian Il
ded. lean legs luckily without hit
how him). and buried itself harmlessl!
the soft earth. The others OF
'lew party leaped up in not inexcus
I'm haste and fed from the place, but
icks Canadian did not move.
With The disturbance brought the
pany commander On the run.
ded, Whats up" says he.
on well, sir" says the Canac
that there shell drops in on us
the when it don't explode al once j.
III It is pretty safe net to go off at
nj So just set where | am. The Gu
luck of it is that I've been pii
away here all mornin' DRAWN re
cards and losin my shirt, and
lust as | holds the fret four of
that's gladdcned my two oycs
WIN Hector was a pup and Kings at
her' sir-at that identical rioTnaE,
luhl- comes this II IN Gnr'n;n alp
lout, the other fellows bsats i. -
sues York Evening Post.
the --..--- .
Peculiarly Of Husbands.
salu' Whoever said all mer rlay no
Out alike but all husband are, knew a
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