The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-06-13

Father, We must find them. Mr.keu-
nedy would never have telephoned L
It hadn't been important
Wellington Brown. at last spprred
into action by his daughter. hastily
ran out of the house
Elaine had been eketching only
few minutes when we heard shout
behind as. There was Mr- Brown hat
less, his hair Tying. runntng toward
US. waving bis arms wildly.
mr.. Kennedy has just called UP,
he painted breath1essly. and asked me
to tell you, Nj. jameson, to get ElaiEe
under cover and keep her there TIN
he comes"
The nearest shelter I could see was
bridge over small creek and
made for It as rapidly as could
We were not moment too soon-
There was the ae-op1ane with Two
men In It
Sprague as he saw us moving across
the hillside. Fly lower-so can drop
these arrows better.
On toward us swept the machine,
as WI urged its driver
But We had been warned In time
Make the turn and get away be-
LQOS0 LIVES ~
above the deafening noise OF the pro-
peIer. Perhaps II they don't see us
they'll come out again.
Gradually the drone ofsthe aero en-
CINE grew more and more indistinct,
and we cautiously came out from our
shelter
Through the trees WI Fang was
now straining his eyes at the field
glasses, staring back to see us.
Apparently to him we had gone
back, and Elaine was under the UNI
breIla, while was speaking to her
and leaving her there, although the
umbrella hid her from him Z
Turn back now cried W.
In huge, wide circle, like hawk.
Sprague turned while WI eagerly got
the heavy round package OF arrows
ready to release. Meanwhile man
aged to get behing big tree, where
could see. but could not be seen
..Now, ground out WI, releasing
the bunch OF deadly arrows-
Down they came. hurting from the
sky, piercing the gaudy umbrella IN
dozen places
wu,s exclamation OF satisfaction at
hitting the mark quickly turned to
rage, aS Nc QeSAC0 AteAS3A HA-H 49,
glasses
The umbrella was smashed, but un-
der It, transf1ed by the Arrows, was
scarecrow which I had arranged.
kennedy and Waters were literally
eating up the miles Of good jersey
roads on their way to us.
AS they neared Lakewood, Kennedy
A. 80 11.aa ESYs
a familiar sound
Stop. he cried, there's an aero
plane about Hear it,"
As this terror IN the air made on
from us. Craig caught glimpse Of 1t,
heaving in sight
.Fire,. Craig directed as they APP
preached close.
The aero gun barked hoarsely.
Again and again it sent out shots.
The devils!n growled Sprague.
looking over uneas1ly at the gyroscope.
stabu1zer. They have an aero gun s--.
they've hit us!"
!, One shot had indeed penetrated the
vacuum case Of the gyroscope and
stopped the little dywheel inside. In
stead Of being an aid to safety, now
the stabiHzer was a positive menace.
me udC01U0 S"6SS0 e<44A4 <ASs~A
orally as Sprague tried to catch It.
Suddenly. to the surprise OF Elaine.
Mr. Brown and myself, who had no
idea Kennedy was 50 close, we saw
the aerop1ane swooD down.
Something wrong with It It. !" I cried
excitedly. Come"
Perhaps halt mile up the creek.
IT had fallen with splash, tan
gled mass OF wires and scrap. In the
. water
sprague. enmeshed In the Debris.
did not move. But WI, though ter
rfbly shaken had fallen on him, and
with superhuman enor he pulled
himself together and managed pain
July to crawl up the bank into the
hiding rocks and 5underoruah. betore
any OF us arrived IN either direction
Here It ts,,' cried Craig bursting
through the brush
Dead, muttered Waters, e1amtn-
ing Spngue -The Others gone.
With a Hash Of unspeakable hate
Wu crawled on farther In the shelter
Just then arrived, with Elaine
close beside me.
.oh TIM 50 glad you're saselsi
gasped Craig Isl;
Elaine looked at Sprague's broken
and bruised body and shnddered
.-Swe-yes she tried 10 smile at
Craig An inch is as good as q
nile,
Yes. but a lot more uncoufort-
able, he returned, drawing her arm
Into his IN eight Of us an 4
econdnued Next Sunday