The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1915-07-29
SIS everything ready?'' asked. Del

'Ts everything ready?' asked De-
Mar, coming up.
Everything, SIR" returned the two
| following him along the shore
"Who's that?" cautioned one of the
men, looking ahead.
| They hid hastily, for there was
Elaine She had seen the three and
was about to level her glass in their
| direction as they hid. Finally she
turned and discovered the steamer
AS she moved toward it, Del Mar and
the others came out from behind a
rock and stole after her.
Elaine wandered on until she came
to the dock. No one paid any attention
to her, apparently, and she made her
| way along the dock and eveE aboard
the boat without being observed.
No sooner had she got on the boat,
however, than Del Mar and his men
appeared on the dock and also boarded
the steamer.
The captain was still explaining to
the men just how the drag-hook worked
when Elaine came up quietly on the
deck She stood spellbound as she
heard him outline the details of tie
plot. Scarcely knowing what she did,
she crouched back of deckhouse and
listened.
Behind her, Del Mar and his men
came along, catlike. A glance was
sufficient to tell them she had over
heard what the captain was saying.
"Confound that girl!' ground out
Del Mar. ''Will she always cross my
path? Well get her this time!"
The men scattered as he directed
them. Sneaking up quietly, they made
a sudden rush and seized her. AS
she struggled and screamed, they
dragged her off, thrusting her into
the captains cabin and locking the
door.
"Cast Off" ordered Del Mar.
A few moments later, out in the har-
Dor, Del Mar was busy directing the
dragging for the Atlantic cable at
spot where it was known to run. They
let the drag hook down over the side
and pulled 1t along slowly on the
bottom.
I had decided to do some early
morning fishing that day after the
party, and knowing that Elaine and
the others were usually late risers, I
said nothing about it, determined to
try my luck alone.
So it happened that only few min
utes after Elaine let herself out quiet
ly, I did the same, carrying my fish
ing tackle. made my way toward
the shore, undecided whether to fish
from a dock or boat. Finally I deter
mined to do some casting from the
shore
I had cast once or twice before /
was aware that was not alone in the
immediate neighborhood Some dis
lance away 1 saw little steamer at
a wharf. A couple of men ran along
the deck, apparently cautioning the
captain against something.
Then l saw them run to one side
and drag out girl, screaming and
struggling as they hurried her below.
/ could scarcely believe my eyes. It
was Elaine!
Only q second looked. They were |
certainly too many for me. 1 dropped |
my rod and line and: ran toward the |
dock, however AS L came down it, |
saw that / was too late. The little: |
steamer had cast Off and was now |
some distance from the dock. looked! |
about for motorboat in desperation |
anything to follow them in. But |
there was nothing, absolutely nothing, |
not even q row boat.
I ran back along the dock as 1 had |
come and struck out down. the Shores.
~
Out at the parade grounds at Fort |
Dale, in spite of the early hour, there |
was some activity, for the: army Is |
composed of early risers.
Lieutenant Woodward: ami Profess i
sor Arnold left the house in which l.
the lieutenant was quartered, where |
he had invited Arnoldl to- spend the |
night. Already an orderly had brought |
around. two horses. They mounted for /
an early morning ride. through the |
country
Off they clattered; naturally bending |
their course toward the shore They
came soon to a point in the road |
where it emerged from the hills and |
gave them a panoramic view of the |
harbor and sound
Want a minute" called the pro-
fessor
Woodward refined. UP, and they gazed |
off over the water..
What's that-an oyster boat?"
asked Woodward, looking in the direc-
ton Arnold Indicated
Il don't think So so early replied I
Arnold, pulling out his pocket glass |
and looking carefully.
Through it he could see that some
thing like hook was being cast over
the steamers side and drawn back
again.
They're dragging for something"