American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-07-20

distant. If doubt existed In her mind
as to the identity Of It's pilot. we're he
friend or enemy. It was soon erased
by his hail.
"Patrial Quick-swim off to met"
The pilots pistol ratified again.
Donald's voice. Patria was no mOre
afraid and water was as her native
element. Without hesitation she dlved
and struck of toward the plane.
Little more than a minute later Parr.
was helping her TO climb up on ona
OF the pontOons. then to a seat beside.
his own. while bullets continued to
sing richochetted over the waters and
tear through the covering of the planes
She was No more than settled In her
place when Parr began TO manipulate
the controls and the seaplane skinned
the surface Of the harbOr in a long.
graceful curve, then began to rise. j
Back on the island. standing beside
the blplane. Captain Hakuseki Wit
messed the successful evasion In a rage.
that rufied even his racial placidity.
In his understanding the affair was
intolerable; though he persisted en-
deavOring to prevent it. this escape
must not be permitted.
SummOning assistants. he turned to-
ward the blplane-and paused as his
foot struck what q swift down glance
Identified as the tin OF nitroglycerin.
Inspired by this accident. he picked
up the tin, crammed 1t into u slda
pocket OF his khaki coat. and clambered
to the pilots seat. Provided he might
m%aneuver his aircraft above the other.
he would need only to drop this dead
~ bomb and there would be nothing
left Of the f~ugitives.
His aids started the motor. With a
roar the propellers began TO reyOIve.
Hakuseki grasped the controls. The
machine shot of down the beach and
took the air at the waters edge.
The seaplane. seeking a high level.
was rising in a wide spiral. As yet
1t was not high. and the japanese
plane vas the better at climbing.
Within a space OF time incredibly brief
the two were lowering on an approx
mate level, high above the island.
One shot might serve his end. The
temptation was too strong to be resist
ed. Hakuseki drew his pistol, and
opened FIRE.
In PARIS machine. Patria Claiming
took the weapon profered by her res
cuer and, leaving him free TO attend
TO his duties as pilot. drew herself
back at length upon the plane and re-
turned the ire Of the japanese.
HakuseBi vas conscious Of some
thing ike the impact of a fist between
his eyes. Blindness followed. with
agonizing pain. He crumpled in hts
seat. lurching forward against the con
trolls. His last conscious thought was
n Of terror; the 5iplane was falling
the tin Of explosive remained in bis
pocket; when he came TO earth ne
would be utterly annihilated. Uncoa-
~sciouSness mercifully ensued.
Nose down. the biplane Owed Ike
a plummet; but the body OF HAIKU
seki, thrown from its place. d~istanced
the machine. The summit OF the great
dune that housed the store OF expio-
sives received the full impact OF its
fall An instantaneous explosion Sig
nailed the determination OF Hakuseh.
Barely a breath later the dune opened
up like the crater OF a volcano, belch-
ing smoke aud fame % the skies. De-
donation followed d%etonation more
swiftly than Keeling senses could reck-
on. The little island. rocked. disin-
~tegratng. The sea. rose shouting and
overwhelmed IL. Clouds OF steam OBJ
scured the debacie.
When the sl0op in which Baron
Huroki had embarked arrived on the
scene. a CHASTITY welter OF ~wreckage
churnlng ia the wash was all that was
left OF Limbo.
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