The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1915-10-28

harbor. The rest--go on-report to
me there"
As the rest ran toward US there
was nothing for us ~ do but to aban.
don the car ourselves and run for II.
We left the road and struck into the
trackless woods, followed closely now
by two OF tho men who had outdis.
tanoed the rest. Through tho woods
we fed, taking advantage OF such shel.
ter as we could fnd
Look, hcro's cave" cried Elaine.
as we plunged exhausted and about
ready to drop. down into a ravine.
We hurried In and tho bushes
swung over the cave entrance. Inside
we stopped short ans gazcd about. II
was dark and gloomy We looked
back There was no hope there
They had been overtaking us. On
down through passage we went.
The two men who we're pursuing us
plunged down the ravine also. As Ill
luck would have II. they saw the cave
entrance and dashed In. then halted
| CrouchIng In the shadow we could see
their figures silhouettcd in the dirI
/ light of the entrance OF the cavern.
One stopped at tho entrance while
! the other advanced. He was n big
fellow and powerfully built and the
/ other fellow was equally burly. |
made up my mind TO fight TO the last,
/ though knew It was hopeless. IL vas
| dark. could not even see the man
advancing now.
Quickly Elaine reached into her
pocket and drew out something.
Here. Walter take this" she cried.
seized the object. II was the
scarchiRht gun.
Hastily aimed II. the spot OF light
glowing brightly. Indeed, | doubt
| whether could have shot accurately
/ otherwise. As the man approached
| cautiously down tho passageway the
| bright disk ~ light danced about un.
! I'll finally II foil full on his breast
fired Tho man fell forward in
/ stantly.
Again ! fred, this time at the man
! in the cave entrance. He Jumped back,
dropping his gun, which exploded
harmlcssly. His haud was wounded.
| Quickly he drew back and disappeared
among tho trees
We waited I'm tense silence, and then
cautiously looked out OF the mouth OF
'h" came. No one seemed to be
, about
"Comc-lct's make n dash for it."
urged Elaine.
We ran out and hurried down tho
rayiuc, apparently not followed.
Back among the trees, however, the
man had picked up rifle which ho
had hidden. While he was binding up
his hand with handkerchief, he saw
us. Painfully he tried TO aim his gun.
Nut q was too heavy for his weak.
Ouod arm ana ,hc pain was too great.
No had 20 lower H.. with a muttcrod
Imrrucuti0u, he followed us at a dis.
tancc
EyidOntlv, 20 us we had oludrl tho
/ pursucrs for mo- ono seemed row 80
ho following, az least ga far ms Vs.
could determine. We kept on, how.
cyr", until wo cam. 10 the waters
edge There down tho bay. we could
see Professor AuolI.a yacht.
Lit us So" Professor Arnold. any.
how said Elaine, leading the way
along the short
+ We came at last. without being mo.
Tested. TO a ltt'o docE. a sailor was
standing beside II and mourrl ~ II
was swift motor boat. out at anchor
. was the yacht.
You are Professor Aruold's man"
/ asked Elaine.
"Ycs'm," ho replied, remembering
her
Is the professor out on his boat"
We asked.
/ lie nodded, Did you want to see
him."
Very much" answered Elaine.
III take you out" he offered.
| We jumped into tho motor boat
! h" started the engine and we plancd
out over tho water
Though we dd not see him. tho man
whom had wounded was s,ll watch.
ing us from the shore, noting every
move. lie had followed va at a dis.
| tahcn across tho woods and fields and
down along the shore - tho dock. had
seen US talking TO Arnolda man. and
! Gct into the boat.
From the shore hc continued 10
watch us skim across tho bay ana pull
up ALONGSIDE the yacht. "A we climbed
/ the ladder, he hurried back tho way
he had come.
Elaine and I climbod aboard tho
yacht whore we could SEQ the pro.
tos7or sitting in Il wicker deck chair
why, how DO you doo' he wei.
coined us, adjusting his glasses so his
eyes seemed, II anything, more
Opaque than before.
cold not help thinking that. nj.
though he was glad 10 see MS, tborc
was a certain air OF restraint about
him.
Quickly Elaine related tho story OF
hnding tho bomb In tho rocks and the
peculiar events and our escape which
followed, Once, at tho mention Of the
searchlight gun, Professor Arnold
raised his hands and coughed back OF
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