The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-01-24

and Violently GnfurnIsn6d by Tub n
terloping tenants.
Inside the room nothing but a mas
Of wreckage was to be seen. Blu
slowly, painfully, impelled by some
unseen force, this mass of wreckagt
slowly rose. Beneath it some giant
writhed and wriggled.
Finally head appeared-the
Brute's head.
He looked about the room. Moth
ing was to be seen. He peered into
the depths from which he had just
emerged. Then suddenly he saw some
thing.
Seeing-he worked away like mad
Inside Of ten minutes, Inez, in stu.
por, was staring at the Brute from
one side Of the rOom-Hernandez from
the other.
Hernandez shook the lethargy from
him. He crawled to Inez.
"Up-up," he cried, Juggling at her.
I'VE have no time to lose. Come on,
you beast-come on"
Selling them both, tearing at them
frantically, like mad, he sped with
them toward cluster OF trees on the
other side of the road.
In the midst Of this dense growth he
had hidden his machine.
Painting with frenzy, his glance ever
over his shoulder, he forced them
into the car, sprang to the wheel,
threw in the clutch, and was off.
1t was three days later, on the high
seas, that Hernandez-his other two
companions we'll hidden in the hold
stole out of the companion way of
fruit steamer bound for the southern
seas.
He glanced cautiously around a cor
ner.
The first figure that met his sight
was Neal Hartman ensign In the
navy.
Whats he doing here?" demanded
Hernandez Of himself
He watched warily. What he saw
disturbed him.
Neal was giving orders to the cap
tain of the ship.
Hernandez looked about him. Sud-
denly he darted forward, stopped, and
picked up something from the floor.
what is it?" queried Inez.
"a piece of Steel" he said.
That night, we'll muffled, he stole
toward the compass, and concealed his
piece Of steel where it would do the
most good-or most harm, as you pre-
fer. No one saw him-no one knew.
But on his return, turning corner,
he ran full tilt into Ensign Neal Har-
din himself. Neal sprang upon the
muffied figure and tore the enveloping |
cloak from Hernandez grasp.
"You," cried Neal, leaping for Her
nandez, 1--WE got you now"
They struggled like tigers, but Neal
took no chances. This was no test |
bout. He wanted to make sure of his
man. He called for help. Help came.
A dozen men bounced upon Herman
dez.
When he was safely chained Neal
rose to his feet
We've got him." said Neal briefly.
He gave an order. Search the ship"
re said.
The ship was searched, and with
n the next quarter Of an hour Inez
md the Brute, each in the clutch of
many powerful men, came into view
IN deck.
Lock the woman In a cabin" COM
handed Neal, "and Keep guard upon
er day and night"
All night he lay, chained heavily,
olitary, in the lazarette, working out
is own salvation-not eternal, but
And ne always came to one
onclusion-"Pll beat them yet"
All night the pilot puzzled his head :
yer his compass.
AS dawn broke, in the crows nest
loft, the lookout shaded his eyes with
is hand-then with the same hand
1aded his mouth.
Land ho!" he cried, land hol"
Neal heard him and hurried to the
lots side Cant be Lost Isle" he
Sclaimed.
Must be-" said the pilot. we're
eaded straight for her-straight as
le crow flies, sir. But / can't under
and it, either-blest II L"
The sentence was unfinished. With
terrific shock the vessel crashed into
/ unseen reef-an unknown reef, for
ey had ventured into uncharted seas. +
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