The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-14


At the jag
o, ., ohi.ct that
"a e" -. .Itm.--o-,o of nair of
iat 80 -,
"Anro,to.c" he cried something
,os har,,,,od,,
"Eoruora double ouick, command
os tbo lieutenant Well see.
A. tho batel thoy found Mrs. Har-
div ,rd loo gazing onyiousIy off to-
ward the mission. Neal caught his
mother bv the arm
annette" he cried we caught her
horse. Nht re is she?"
They told the story Of her starting
out
"Nat a r,a~'o0t tn l0sr." ,.... ,I. r.
y. Al. "tt..t e.. s.. SIS hurry al yuu
can.
Meantime at the ~ ~s.7. lteraan,
dez am. I.a2-wi.h full confidence II
Ponto's a.i.lty to delay the advent OF
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-, ~,,I ..o ,rns, thYt
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p"S'i '''a i ,.,i,.,..,.N,a,. a,,d sa,is.
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W ~ = - ''1''N
an ~" el'"N -
nrol''c' ;ANSc''4o ~ 80 ',.n
the Fo3'i' returning l''''''e'ti.-'NiS VIZ
inc IRON hoN cuh'a''lAiis' inc wv 49,
IN queStloa' ne 7'' 1t ~ ~ u''''' '''N
table
There Was hGb@uh HntSf'e N lhe
courtyard. IL the liast q It dooi
was thrust open, and the Brute strobe
in, carrying Annette III his arms IN
nctte. still only unconscious still
suffering from the shock Of that with
ing figure at the SOttom If the jaguar
trap back there in tn desert. SCne
instinct had lei the Brute tack 70 ms
master. He laid the figure Of Annette
upon the tahl" with the air OF one who
has done his duty well.
IN,
,'io'neis' ciieu i'rother Ahseiino'
'eeihs Ahhettes pllsht' qulck-re
J,a out0o, 'o' 'iiis souhs gu
i'nueA 'ooh ADVANTAGE Vi lne
.o"iu'ioii lhousn ne himself Was con
iuseu pesonu all perauVehture' LIS
.."' nc S"'u W iiieN' raw hei win
Tue nrute-so a' once III 40 'ne
rest
iino.iceu' iiieA ana tle brute
opeyeu' lhey lelt the room, hurried
across 'he courtyard ana disappeared
fierhahuez watched them go. HIS
GUINNESS ieturheu' swiftly Win one
pouiu' ne was upon brother Anseimo
anu Hau seiZeu lhe iron ooA III MS IRON
grasp
III an instant ne was across the
room.
but frother Ahselmo mad done
sonie'hihe more thah pray ana sleep
IN MS quiet existence. tie was an ac-
1--WE, well trained individual With
iouu cry he leaped across the inter-
Venlns space, and bounded upon the
shoulders OF hernandez.
help' help' brothers he command.
eu
mere was help aplenty. Hernandez
lousht Ike mailman, but the broth
ers ciuhs 10 MN Ike leeches. Slowly,
however he worked his way toward
the nearest exit-and then with a
mighty wrench, he threw off all his as.
SaiIants including Brother Anselmo,
ana uarted' with mighty leap out
through the doorway.
ne pounded INTO the arms of Neal
hardin ana his squad.
Neal saw at glance what had hap
pehed' lie seized Hernandez wrist
.he wrist OIL the hand and arm that
lelu tue IRON box and twisted it sud,
uehiy' palhtully- hernandez dropped
the oox-but lerked away from Neal,
sprang TO a window and disappeared
Behind him he heard the steady
plup-plup Of many footsteps - tho
STEADY lope OF marines that eats up
the long miles in less time than it
takes TO tell ii.
Damn them said Hernandez. I'm
peat them to it yet.
behind him the footsteps stopped.
mere was report-a ping Herman.
DEE had reached the edge of the green
oasis. tie screamed with pain. II
was as though red hot iron had
500 -sngl II,