Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1915-09-18

- yOof PARDON ne ApoiO ElAeu.
quickly stOopi1s Eod yirking the snis-
alive I'D.
Though be managed 10 read the ad
dress be msintalsed his composnfe
and handed the letter back 10 ma.
started 10 20 out. when Elaine eAned
% me
Excuse ne lust a moment, Mr. Del
Mar" she queried. accompanying me
out on the porch
ALREADY a saddle horse had been
brought around FOR me
Perhaps you'd better put a special
delivery stamp on u. too. Walter she
added. walking along with me And
b. very careful
= sin promised, a. rode euiek
~ on
Dbl Mar. alone, seized the emporium
~ 90 70 ovor quietly 20 the telepaons.
u Vas the work Of only moment 70
cali w his bungalow where the ennis
sAry who had placed The submarine
bell VAS waiting Tor orders Quick
~ Del Mar vhispeFsd his lnstrnetlonK.
which tne man took aud hung UP thu
receiver
Il hope youll pardon Toe" said
Elaine, entering iusi ~ url Mar lott
the telephone. SIR jameson vas 10
ing into town and had number Of
lttia ihlngs : wanted him 10 do Won't
yea 81 fo~uTr t
They cbalted Tor a few moments.
but Del Mar Ola not stay Yery LONG
10 excused himself shortly and Klalhe
aAdo him good.by a. the door ~ ne
walked 90, apparently. down the Rad
! had taken.
Dol Nars emisaary hurried from the
bungalow and almnst ran down the
rad until he came 20 spot whore
two men were hiding
Jameson IL coming with G letter
which the Dodge siFl has written 10
the secret Service" he cried. pointing
exctodly up the road You've Eot
20 act a.. aoo?'
vas cantering along nioely dOgn
tho road b. the shore. whsp suddenly
from behind eoms rocks and bushea.
three mon leaped out at mn. One OF
them asizod The horses bride. while
The ot,e; two quickly dragged me out
% the saddle
u was very unexpected but | had
Tina enough 10 draw my gun and nre
once bit one Of tho men. toe. IN TIE
arni. and he staggered back. tho blood
epnrtlng all over the road
Hut before could Are at the others,
thoy Knocked the gun from any hand
Frightened, the horsa turned aud bolt.
ed. udeslcss
Together. thoy dragged me on thu
I road AID into the thicket where ! was
tied and gagged and laid on ths
! ground, while ona OF thom bound up
the wo ,adcd arm OF the man hae hit
+ {, was noi hons before one Of them be
I gan asarchina mo
Aha" he Srowlrd. pulling the let
ter from my pocket and looking at il
With satisfaction Here Il is"
lie tore tho letter open. throwins
the envelope on tho ground. aud read
Il
There. consound yoa.r he mutiored
The governmental never set that
Cone on. men, Bring him this way
Hurry up"
ils showed tho letter into his pocket
dsd led tho way ,hSough the under
isnah. While The others half dragged
hair gsahod me along We bad net
gone very Gar before one Of tho TIRES
msa. who appeared TO 10 the leader
paused
4 Take him 20 the hang out he or
tered srufliy I'll have 10 report 10
fhe chief"
iie disappeared down toward the
shore ot the hartor while tho others
prodded me along
Down near the Dodge deck. Rlons
the shore. walked msn wearing a
broad hfimmed hat and plain suit Of
duck Ills prim collar and ito com
ported we'll with his Smoked glasses
lnstlncuvely Que wovid have called
him professor" though whether ma
,uraliat gcoiogist or plain "bugolo
gist" one would have had difnculty "a
determiaina
lie seemed as matter Of fact. e
30 a naturalist. Tor he was enercsses
Ia picklng UP specimens INT he VA
aot 20 much enkgosscd "a 10 fall I.
hear the approach " tootstepa dowf
the gravel walk from nodg0 hall Il
tho dock lie looked up In time 60 &C,
nel Mar coming. and quietly con
cealea himself Ia the nhrubhery vi
on the shore.
On tho dock, r~l Mar stood for som,
minutes. waiting tfnally, along thl
shore came another nEure Il Was III
emissafy TO when pcl Mar had tels
! phoned ana who had searched me
The naturalist drew back into ais hid
lns place. pecping out keenly 81 u
two men
-wellr' demanded Del Mar "wha
iuckr
We've kos him setuFpcd the naai
, With brief satisfaction. "iIeres N
. letter abe Was aendsns 70 the secrs
service
= Del Mar sesHcd the note which N
man handed 10 him sna read Il eagel
y " Good he exclaimed TIA
|, would have pax al cad to the Who'll