El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-28

situation. The wireless had found him.
Wait here" Sayville said hurriedly.
That is Capt. CraigmOre coming down
the bay ! must go out and meet him
and find how much he knows. If
throw on my searchlight when I rise
again. YOU will know IL is safe to run
back to the hotel II you see only my
hand flash lamp. you must stay where
you are in the darkness"
He steered clear Of the boat and.
showing his clutch forward, rose and
circled high before heading over to
where he could see the glow Of the
hydroplane's eXhausts. Half a mile
ahead of her, he landed and threw his
searchlight on the water as signal to
who is it?' demanded the sharp
voice of Capt. Craigmore.
''Sayville."
wen. what is it2 They have given
me an outline Of the case by wireless.
What have yOn dOne"'
SavviIle gave a brief report Of the
chase of the hydroplane and its de-
structiOn by bomb He remembered
that. in his wireless reports. he had
mentioned only one boat as concerned
in the incident
I had to kill both men, sir he ex-
planned. but there Is no possible way
by which any one can ever know who
did it The men from the steamer VIII
simply find the blackened corpses and
will probably think the gasoline tank
caught fire and that the pistol shots
were calls for help.
Good Get the station on your wire
less and find out if Joline has any
thing to report
Warner answered the call almost i'm
mediately. They exchanged messages
and then Sayville turned again to
Lieut.. Arthur was shot trying to es-
cape" he said.
IAN right" Craigmore snapped.
, "Arthur's end will be a good example
I should have preferred standing him
against a wall for the rest OF you 70
see. But no matter. What else is to
be done2"
the water to where Andy crouched in
the electric launch along the eastern
shore He knew the terrible penalty
he himself would have to pay If this
disciplinarian ever discovered that ne
had permitted the mechanician to es-
cape; he knew that strict interpreta-
ton Of his duty required MIN 70 make
full report of Andy's part in the
treason But he was not yet suIIlclent-
ly infused with militarism to repress
all natural human feelings, and he had
no intention of becoming So
There is nothing TO be done" he
said at length slowly. 4 have recov-
cred the plans and the three men who
engineered the plot are dead we can
return to the station"
Very well" said Craigmore- Tell
Edgewater Beach to relieve the secret
wharf"
SayviIle flashed the message to the
hotel, reported its acknowledgment
and the big engine Of the hydroplane
Numbered out once more as the me
chanic started it. The snub-nosed BOAT
gathered way. lifted her bow clear Of
the water as her speed increased and
swung off in smother Of foam, leaY-
ing him alone upon the surface
He pressed his self-starter and lifted
in a hundred feet Circling high until
he was sure he could be plainly seen
from the eastern shore, he faced it in
the darkness, threw on his searchlight
a moment and then switched II OF
again Almost instantly he saw the
tWinkle Of the electric flash in answer,
A moment later he saw the tiny thread
of white water that marked the path
of the launch as it headed north, creep
, ing among the shoals toward the safe
ty of the now unguarded landing al
EdgeWater Beach
The Darning Needle can sting" ne
muttered, but I'm damned If he II sting
s loyal a friend as little Andy Beale-
THE END.