The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-09-17

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worked, He turned, and with Wood
ward, who had picked himself up In
spite Of his barked shins, they ran
back through the door by which they
had entered
Recovering himself Del Mar dashed
for the woods just as Arnold and
Woodward ran around the side Of the
house, still blazing away after him,
as they followed rapidly gaining.
Elaine changed her clothes quickly.
Meanwhile she had ordered horses for
both of us, and a groom brought them
around from the stables Il took me
only a short time to tump into some
dry things and l waited impatiently
She was ready very soon, however.
and we mounted and cantered on.
again in the direction OF the shore
where she had seen the remarkable
waterfall, Of which she had told me.
We had not gone far when he heard
sounds, as II an army we're bearing
down on us. Whats that" ! asked
Elaine turned and looked II was a
squad Of cavalry.
why, it's Lieutenant Woodward's
friend, Captain Price" she exclaimed,
waving to the captain at the head Of
the squad.
A moment later Captain Price pulled
up and bowed. Quickly We told him
Of what Elaine had just discovered.
That's strange" he said This
man" indicating the sailor, has just
told me that Lieutenant Woodward
and Professor Arnold are inyestigat-
ing a wireless outfit over near there
Perhaps there's some connection"
May we join you?" she asked.
by all means" he returned. 81
was about TO suggest It myself"
We fell in behind with the rest and
were off again
Under the direction Of the sailor
we came at last to the ravine where
we looked about searchingly for some
trace Of Arnold and Woodward
What's that noise?" exclaimed one
of the cavalrymen.
We could hear shots, above US.
"They may need us" cried Elaine,
impatiently,
1t was impossible to ride up the
sheer heights above.
"Dismount," ordered Captain Price.
His men jumped down and we fol
lowed him. Elaine struggled up now.
helped by me, now helping me.
Farther down the hill from the de-
serted house which we could see
above us at the top was an under.
ground passage which had been built
to divert part of the water above the
falls for power. Through it the water
surged and over this boiling stream
ran boardwalk, the length of the
tunnel
Into this tunnel we could see that
a masked man had made his way AS
he did so, he turned for just mo-
ment and fired a volley of shots.
Elaine screamed. There were Ar
mold and Woodward, his targets, com.
ing on boldly, as yet unhit. They
rushed in after him, in spite of his
running fire, returning his shots and
darting toward the tunnel entrance
through which he still blazed back at
them.
From our end Of the ravine, we
could see precisely what was going on.
"Come-the other end Of the tunnel,
shouted Price, who had evidently been
over the ground and knew it.
We made our way quickly to it and
it seemed as if we had our man
trapped, like a rat in hole.
In the tunnel the man was firing
back at his pursuers as he ran along
the boardwalk for our end. He looked
up just in time as he approached us.
He dropped down and let himself
without even a splash, into the water
Arnold and Woodward took a step
into the darkness, scarcely knowing
what to expect, their eyes bit better
accustomed to the dusk. But If they
had been there an hour, in all prob
ability they could not have seen what
was at their very feet.
Del Mar had sunk and was swim
ming under water in the swiftVblack |
current sweeping under them. AS
they entered, he passed out, nerved |
up to desperation.
Down the stream, just before it took |
Its final plunge to the power wheel,
Del Mar managed by a superhuman
effort to reach out and craps a wooden
support of the flooring again and pull
himself out of the stream. Smiling
grimly to himself, he hurried up the
bank.
Someone's coming whispered
Price. Get ready
We leveled our guns. I was about
o fire.
Look out! Don't shoot" warned
/ voice sharply 1t was Elaine. Her
seen eyes and quick perception had
recognized Arnold, leading Woodward
We lowered our guns.
did you see a man, masked, come
,ut here?" cried Woodward
'No-he must have gone your way"
We called.
'No, he couldn't"
Arnold was eagerly questioning the
captain as Elaine and / approached,
Dropped into the water-risked al
most certain DEATH" he muttered, half
urning and seeing us.
81 want to congratulate you on
our nerve for going in there" began
elaine, advancing toward the profess
or.
Apparently he neither heard nor saw