The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-10-03

The surgeon made 4 hasty examina-
tion and concluded that Pat was not
seriously affected by the shock and ex-
element of her adventure. She was.
however, placed on stretcher and
showed into the ambulance for a pre-
cautionary trip to the hospital.
Because of his unfamiliarity with
the suburban roads, the driver Of the
ambulance chose the wrong turning,
soon after he had started on the return
trip to the hospital. His mistake cost
Pat her liberty and left the ambulance
driver and surgeon in an embarrassing
position.
The anarchists knew every foot of
the surrounding territory, and when
they escaped from the immediate vicin-
ity of the Frenchman's cabin, they all
knew the point where they were to
assemble. This spot was marked by
clump of trees. beside the road into
which the ambulance driver had mis-
takenly turned his vehicle.
There was hasty conference among
the anarchists when they saw the am
bulance driving toward their lair. 1t
was decided to hold up the chauffeur
and make prisoners of the driver, the
surgeon and their patients.
To the surprise of the anarchists.
the still insensible Pat was the only
patient in the machine.
"We'll take her along. anyhow" said
the anarchists leader. The surgeon
and driver of the ambulance were tied
hand and foot, then deposited on the
floor of the vehicle.
In the early dawn they took Pat to
an old shack that stood at the end of
an abandoned pier that jutted into the
quiet waters of Little Neck bay. Here
the anarchists stored the plunder they
secured MS a result of their raids on
stores and warehouses along the wa
ter-front of New York.
An old hag. who lived in the shack
as a caretaker, opened the door and
admitted the anarchists with their
prisoner. 1t was decided, after a brief
conference, to take the girl to room
beneath the shack, and there hold her
until later in the day.
This room was built under the dock,
and from trap door In the floor
feet below. Leaving the old woman to
guard their prisoner. the anarchists
departed.
Pat had by this time revived from
the effects of the explosions shock to
her nervous system.
She had plenty of time to look
around her. Upon investigating the
room. she found various articles of
junk and old furniture, several good
boxes and rolls Of heavy canvas. An
old life preserver attracted her no.
tice. and gave her an idea.
With n brush and pot of black paint
she found when taking stock of the
place, Pat painted on the life preserv-
er: 'Held, prisoner, in old shack. on
pier" She lifted the trap door, looked
down upon the dark waters. under the
dock-and dropped the life preserver
into the sea.
While these exciting events were
happening, Pat had not been over
looked by the authorities. Phil Kelly
had that day come In from Washing
ton, with a message to the secret serv-
ice chief that would give the girl i'm
munity from detention.
The raid on the Frenchman's hut
was the sole topic of conversation
around headquarters, and Kelly very
quickly decided to act on his own ini-
tiative In seeking the girl who had
been carried away by the anarchists.
An Investigation having been made
when the ambulance failed to return
fO tha hnupltnI In ron naopohlo <fr,o tho
story Of the adventure with highway
men was soon told. The hospital at
tendants who had been captured at
the time Pat was kidnapped related
their experience In detail and told in
which direction the anarchists had
gone.
Kelly was among the officers who
went to the rescue Of the detained hos
pital employees, and he surmised at
once that the anarchists would retreat
to one of the many spots on the water
front where the girl might readily be
detained. Taking with him three of
his own operatives. Kelly hired row.
boats and sent his men to comb the
waters under the docks.
1t was rare stroke of fortune that
piloted Kelly past the pier on which
Pat was held prisoner. He saw the
life belt and read its message. In all
haste he rowed under the dock. and
began a close Investigation.
The ladder leading up to the room in
which Pat was imprisoned attracted
his attention. He pulled his boat to
the foot of the ladder and climbed up.
r. III
ed to make fast the rowboat and when
he stepped out Of the craft it floated
away.
Cautiously he moved about, seeking
the girl. A movement under what