The Raymer enterprise., 1915-12-16

me. I'm going back TO tho submarine
harbor. The rest-go on-report to
me there"
Al the rest ran toward u there
was nothing for us to do but to aban'
don the car ourselves and run for It.
We lett 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 = cave" cried Elaine
as we plunged exhausted and about
ready to drop. down into q 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 were pursuing US
plunged down the ravine also. As Ill
luck would have 1t, 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 big
fellow and powerfully built. and the
other fellow was equally burly.
made up my mind to fight to the last
though knew 1t was hopeless. 1t was
dark. l could not even see the man
advancing now.
Quickly Elaine reached into hei
pocket and drew out something.
Here, Walter. take this" she cried
\, I seized the object. It was tht
, searchlight gun.
Hastily aimed It. tina spot OF ligh
glowing brightly. Indeed. | doub
, whether could havc shot accuratel!
|. otherwise. As the man approached
cautiously down the passageway tn
/, bright disk of light danced about un
a I'll finally 1t fell full on his breast.
fred. The man fell forward In
a stantly.
= Again I fired. this time at the ma
in the cave entrance. He jumped bach
y dropping his gun, which explode
= harmlessly. His hand was wounded
:. Quickly he drew back and disappeare
y among the trees.
We waited in tense silence. and the
- cautiously looked out Of the mouth
~ the came. No one seemed to I
about.
=. "Come-lets make a dash for 1t
w urged Elaine.
:. We ran out and hurried down Il
~ ravine, apparently not followed.
Back among the trees, however, u
II man had picked up rifle which
4 had hidien. While he was binding
his hand with a handkerchief, he 50
us. Painfully he tried to aim his gu
But 1t was too heavy for his wea
ened arm and the pain was too gre'
He had to lower It. With mutter
Il imprecation, he followed US at d
tance.
Evidently, to US, we had eluded t
,X pursuers, for no one seemed now
"A be following, at least as far as
could determine. We kept on, nc
Il ever, until we came to the waite
edge. There, down the bay. we col
NJ see Professor Arnold's yacht.
sLet us see Professor Arnold. a
how" said Elaine, leading the v
along the short.
We came at last, without being I
\ Tested, to little dock. A sailor '
vi standing beside 1t and moored to
g was a swift motor boat. Out at anc
was the yacht.
"You are Professor Arnold's ma
asked Elaine.
"Yes'm." he replied, remember
her.
is the professor out on his boa
% we asked.
He nodded. "Iid you want to
him."
VERY much" answered Elaine.
"f1l take you out" he offered.
We jumped into the motor
he started the engine and we pla
n'io out over the water.
Though we did not see him, the
Vi whom had wounded was still wa
lh'o ing us from the shore, noting e'
lian move. He had followed us at
lhlo tance across the woods and fields
down along the shore to the dock,
was seen us talking to Arnold's man.
'heu get into the boat.
riea' From the shore he continued
watch US skira across the bay and
Gov up alongside the yacht. AS we clin
feur the ladder, he hurried back the
man he had come.
and Elaine and l climbed aboard
yacht where we could see the
me- fessor sitting in a wicker deck c
and. why, how do you do?' he
ired. coined us, adjusting his glasses s.
men eyes seemed. II anything,
bout opaque than before.
| cold not help thinking that
ried, though he was Gla1 to see US,
was a certain air Of restraint
Dat | him