Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-05-08

distant. IF doubt existed in her mind
as To the ideptity of its pilot, were he
friend or enemy, IL was o o erased
by his hail.
"Patria, Quick-swim OF Ia me.'
The pilots pistol ratified again.
Donald's voice. Patria was no more
afraid; and water was as her native
element. Without hesitation she divcd
ma struck OF toward the plane.
Little more than a minute later Parr
was helping her To climb up on n
0f the pont0ons. then 10 a seat beside
Ais own. while bullets continued 20
sing richOchcttcd over the waters and
tear through The covering Of the planes.
She was no nor than settled III her
place when parr began 10 manipulate
he controls ana the scaplanc SKINNED
he surface Of the harbor In Il long.
graceful curve. then began 10 rise. :.
Bacs on the island, standing beside
the Elplanc. Captain IIakuseki wit
messed the successful evasion IN \ rage
that rulllcd cvCn his racial plac!dity.
La his understanding the affair Was
lntcIerahle: though he persisted en-
%lcavoring 20 prevent il. this escape
must not BE- permitted.
SummoninE assistants. lie turned to-
O-grd tho h.pianC-and paused rs his
foot struck what one swift down glance
identified ~ the tin ~ nitrO-lyccrin.
Inspired In this accident. nc picked
Up The tin. crammcd it into u side
r%ocset ~ his khaki coat. and clamhcrcl
~ The pilots seat. Provided H. might
manCuver his aircraft above the other.
he would need only "a drop this dead
N bomb; ana there would he nothing
left Of the fueitives.
His aids started the motor. With a
roar the propcllcrs began 10 r~cvoivc.
iiakusekl grasped the controls. The
machine shot on down the beach and
took the air Nj the waters edge.
Tho scaplanc. seeking y high level.
was rising III n wide spiral. a. yet
Ia was not high. and the Japanese
plane was the better at climbing.
Within a space of time incredibly brief
H@Ah A0t ANHN ST. AAAAE fAA sAA AllA RAt
mate level, high above the island.
one shot might serve His cnd. The
temptation was tom strong w NV resist
Cd. IIakuscli drew his pistol. and
opened fire.
In PARIS machine, Patria Claiming
took the weapon proirCrcd I'M hcr res
cuer and, leaving him free ID attend
~ his duties wv pilot. drew herself
back M length upon TIE plane aEd re-
turned the lire ~ the Japanese.
Hakuscki was conscious vi some
thing like the impact of % fist between
his eyes. Blindness followed. with
agonizlng pain. lie crumplcd in his
seat, lurChing forward against the con-
trolls. His last conscious Thought was
ID 0f terror; the hiplJue WAS falling:
The tin of explosive remained In his
pocket; when hc caulc ON Garth hr
would bc utterly ann.hilatcl. Uncon-
s~ciousncss ncrc!fuiiy casucl.
Nose down. The iip.anc divyI Ike
Il rluEuIct: but thc body WY Ilal,u-
scki. thrown from i,s place. dist.ucyd
the machine. The summit uf tLe great
dune that housed the store M cyrip-
sivcS received the full impact MI its
fall. An instantaneous explosion sig
nailed the determination 81 Iiakuscki.
Barely a breath later the dunr opened
MP like the crater vi u volcano. bclch-
Ing smoke ana flame 10 tho skies. De
tonation followed defamation more
swiftly than rccling SENSES could rrcl.-
on. The little island. rocked. di~in-
tcgrating. The sea-. rose shouting and
overwhelmed II. Clouds W steam OBJ
scurvd Tie debacle.
When the sloop IN which Baron
Iiurnki had embarked arrived on the
scene. Il CHASTITY weller nf Wrcckage
churning in the wash was all thar WAS
left of Limbo.
(END OF FIFTH EPISODE.)