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

when the sloop had sailed. Donald
launched his seaplane and rose 10 an
altitude whence he could espy the
island. a formless blur OF darkness ON
the face OF waters silyered by moon
light.
THE HUMAN BOMB.
Haif-buried In the side Of the larg-
est dune on Limbo island, the dwelling
which Senior Juarez had shared with
his japanese associate. Captain HAIKU
Seki. was a shack Of a single room.
with one window and two doors. OF
these last one. like the window. opened
upon the hollow in which the other
huts of the station were gathered to-
Gether; the remaining door led, by way
Of Il short. timbercd tunnel. 10 n huge
vault followed out in the heart Of the
dune. wherein Il very considerable store
Of arms, ammunition. mines and high
explosives was sheltered. On the far
Their side of the dune-here a concave
hlulf. wave-eafen-the vault had two
great doors behind which Il biplane
stood lightly poised, ready for instant
use in emergency.
BY this means alone Patria Chan
ming hoped. with the aid of the Next
can. 10 cOntrive nm escape from the
refuge which had proved So quickly the
cell Of two condemned prisoners.
For the shack was in a state OF siege.
Since the dispute between JuarcZ and
HakuScki the hollow had becn picketcd
with armed Japanese. As yet these
nad made no offensive move; but the
understanding was implicit. that Meth
cr prisoner might set foot outside the
shack save 1T penalty Of death. Patria.
condemned by Baron Iiuroki'S ukase
that no stranger might visit the island
and live To tell OF Ii. Juarez' death
sentence signed by his own act uf
mutiny. Thus the interests nf the two
were one. Ia bonds Of COMMON peril.
JuareZ had scllemcd "A scheme 20
hoodwink the cncmy which Patria had
Endorsed. She waited now. alone in
the shack. for the Mexican's cturn
from making all things ready at the
far side of the vault.
There was no light other thar a
feeble glimmer Of moonSiline iiltering
In through cracks around window ana
door. The girl sat IN Il corner. the tin
Of nitroglyccrln On the table before her.
automatic pistol in hand. her pose one
of tense vigilance.
No~iselesSly in his bare feet. Juarez
returned, preceded by the flicker Of m
electric torch. bringing with Him a
modern magazine rifle newly illched
from the stores in the vault.
Are you rcady?' he whispered.
ratria arose with n nod NJ assent.
and picked up the tin Of explosive in
Il cautious hand.
Follow the aisle between the pack
Ing cases" he instructed with d gcs-
ture toward the tunnel. at leads ID
the hangar doors. If the guards on
the beach run off to see what's the
matter when | begin shooting. unhur
the doors-but don't open them till |
join you"
She nodded again. and entered the
tunnel as .Juarcz tipioed to the window
ana stealthily unharrcd II.
Picking her way cautiously. She ar
rived beneath the wings Of the hlplaae
before the silence of the island night
was shattered by "A ripping fusilladc.
An eye to the crack between the
great doors. she saw two armed Japa-
nese who had been patrollIng the beach
turn and. after mOmentary hesitation.
u off in the direction Of the disturb
ance.
Working swiftly. she had lifted down
the last heavy bar Of wood that held
the doors together before JuarcZ APP
peared at her side.
Good" he breathcd. eve 10 the
crack. Il got one of them. The others
are preparing 10 storm the shack.
We've got perhaps I'VE minutes. -
Putting his shoulder against one Of
the doors, he swung il widely Out.
Patria had the other open almost H.
quickly. She stepped into open night
with a little shivcr of excitement and
fright. and waited to one side while
Juarez wheeled the biplane out rs eas-
lily as though 1t had been Il perambu-
iator.
He turned and bcckoned. A vicious