The Arvada enterprise., 1917-08-16

distant II doubt existed in her mind
ac I" tie identity Of its pilot were he
friend or enemy, 1t was soon erased
by his hail.
"Patria! Qulck-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 minute later Parr
was helping her to climb up on one
Of the pOntOOns, then to 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 long.
graceful curve, then began to rise.
Back on the island, standing beside
the biplane. Captain Hakuseki wit
messed the successful evasion In rage
that rutiied even his racial placldity.
In his understanding the affair was
intolerable: though he perished en-
deavOring TO prevent 1t, this escape
must not be permitted.
Summoning assistants. he turned to-
ward the biplane-und paused as his
foot struck what one swift down glance
Identified as the tin Of nitroglycerin.
Inspired by this accident. he picked
up the tin. crammed 1t into q side
pocket Of his khaki coat and clambered
to the pilots seat. Provided he might
maneuver his aircraft above the other,
he would need only to drop this dead
ly bomb: and there would be nothing
left OF the fugitives.
His aids started the motor. With a
roar the propellers began to revOlve.
Hakuseki grasped the controls. The
machine shot OF down the beach and
took the air at the waters edge.
The scaplnne, seeking a high level.
vas rising In n wide spiral. As yet
It was not high, and the Japanese
plane was the better at climbing.
Within II space OF time incredibly brief
the two were lowering on an approxi-
mate level. high above the Island.
One shot might serve his end. The
temptation was too strong to be resist.
ed. Hakusekl drew his pistol, and
opened fire.
In Pnrr's machine, Patria Claiming
took the weapon profrered by her res.
cucr and, leaving him free to attend
to his duties rs pilot. drew herself
bnck nt length upon the plane and re.
turned the fire OF the japanese.
Hakuscki wns conscious OF some.
thing like the lmpnct OF fist between
his eyes. Blindness followed, with
ngonizing pan. He crumpled In his
seat, lurchng forward against the con.
trolls. His last conscious thought was
one OF terror; the biplnne was falling:
the tin OF explosive remained In his
pocket; when he came to earth he
would be utterly nnnihllnted. Uncon.
seriousness mcrclfuily cnsucd.
Nose down. the blplane dlved like
piummet; but the body OF Haiku.
seki. thrown from its place. distuncod
the machine. The summit OF the great
dune that housed the store OF explo.
sircs received the full Impact OF Its
fall. An instantaneous explosion sig.
nailed the cxternInntion OF Hakuseki.
Barely a breath Inter the dune opened
up Ike the crater Of q volcano. belch.
Ing smoke and flame to the skies. De.
tonntion followed detonation more
swiftly than reclinE senses could reck.
on. The little island. rocked. dlsin.
tcgrnting. Tho sea. rose shouting and
overwhelmed Il. Clouds Of steam OBJ
scurcd the dcbaclc.
When the sloop In which Baron
Hurokl hnd embarked arrived on the
scene. 4 ghnstly wclter Of wrexle1ys
churning In tho wash wns all tkst WAS
left Of Limbo. ~
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