Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-12-31

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me there"
As the rest ran toward us there
was nothing for us to 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 the men who had outdis.
tanced the rest. Through the woods
we fed. taking advantage of such shell.
ter as we could find.
Look, here's a cave" cried Elaine,
as we plunged exhausted and about
ready to drop, down into n ravine.
We hurried in and the bushes
swung over the cave entrance. Inside
we stopped short and gazed about. II
was dark and gloomy. We looked
back. There was no hope there.
They had been overtaking us. On
down through a 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 silhouetted in the dim
| light of the entrance of the cavern.
One stopped at the entrance while
| the other advanced. He was q big
fellow and powerfully built, and the
other fellow was equally burly.
made up my mind to fight to the last,
though knew IL was hog sless. 1t was
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
I seized the object. II was the
searchlight gun.
Hastily aimed II. the spot of light
glowing brightly. Indeed, / doubt
whether l could have shot accurately
otherwise. As the man approached
cautiously down the passageway the
bright disk of light danced about un
til finally IL fell full on his breast.
fired. The man fell forward in
stantly.
Again / fired, this time at the mar
in the cave entrance. He jumped back
dropping his gun, which exploded
harmlessly. His hand was wounded
Quickly he drew back and disappeared
among the trees.
We waited in tense silence, and ther
cautiously looked out OF the mouth o
the came. No one seemed to b.
about.
"Come-let's make dash for II.
urged Elaine.
We ran out and hurried down thu
ravine, apparently not followed.
Back among the trees, however thu
man had picked up a rife which h
had hidden. While he was binding vi
his hand with handkerchief. he saw
us. Painfully he tried to aim his gun
But 1t was too heavy for his weak
ened arm and the pain was too great
He had to lower 1t. With muttere
imprecation, he followed us at a dis
lance.
Evidently, to US, we had eluded tn
pursuers, for no one seemed now I
be following, at least as far as W
could determine. We kept on, how
ever, until we came to the water
edge. There, down the bay. we coul
see Professor Arnold's yacht.
Let US see Professor Arnold, an!
how" said Elaine, leading the wa
along the short.
We came at last, without being me
Tested, to little dock. A sailor wa
standing beside 1t and moored to
was swift motor boat. Out at ancho
was the yacht.
"You are Professor Arnold's man
asked Elaine.
"Yes'm," he replied, rememberin
her.
rs the professor out on his boat
we asked.
He nodded. Did you want to sc
himY'
Very much" answered Elaine.
III take you out" he offered.
We jumped into the motor bot
he started the engine and we plane
out over the water.
Though we did not see him, the ma
whom l had wounded was still watcl
: ing us from the shore, noting ever
move. He had followed us at di
lance across the woods and fields an
down along the shore to the dock, ha
seen us talking to Arnold's man, an
get into the boat.
: From the shore he continued
watch us skim across the bay and pu
up alongside the yacht. AS we climbe
the ladder, he hurried back the wa
he had come.
Elaine and climbed aboard III
yacht where we could see the pr
: fessor sitting in wicker deck chat
i Why, how do you do?" he we
!. coined us. adjusting his glasses SO h
1 eyes seemed, IL anything, mol
opaque than before.
cold not help thinking that, q
!, though he was glad to see us, the
was a certain air of restraint abol
I him.
, Quickly Elaine related the story
finding the bomb in the rocks and Il
: peculiar events and our escape whiC
' followed. Once, at the mention Of Il
: searchlight gun, Professor Arno
! raised his hands and coughed back
1t. felt sure that It was to hide Q
4 involuntary expression Of satisfactic
and that 1t must be he who had sci