The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1919-05-30

ashore. had NJ come On fha island
and had sen the other IRE. Bert
md one Of ths guards Joined he lead
= beside The aIrplane
Know anything about thege
thinEs, asked the outlaw leader.
No" replied Hart 4 couldn't run
ne but ! eau ind out VIZ h had 10
land
lie examined Il and reported there
HaH no "gaz. Thereupon lie leader
ordered his nm 10 Eot some gasoline
from the ianuah
The man 9Th the gasoline was
leaning Over Watching uarI I'll the
INK. Suddenly Edith asnazn,sd
Hert'a watcher turned 10 Sc shat ID
aaa. Bert struck him Over he head
With wrench. Then ne pointed the
plane up in tHe ar and roaa quickly.
he outlaw 81 eilnginR u he aide
When they asTe more than 100 feet
n the air. tha nan tried 10 climb in
n the car. III nsrt. handling the
controls with one hand. fought With
ne other u keep him auf. lie
loosed one q fha mans hands. then
he other and the unfortunate
criminal fell toward the water below.
launch - speeding 70 he spot
who're the outlaw had dropped into
he water and n Il. was jenkins. Rho
I'D started toward the Island On a
fagne chance that he mLEHl end
Bart there - he cared upward he
~ the airnians start awIflI. toward
lie water Ia i AL spin ~ a. n
nearrd the surfaes. the aviator jump
II jenkins hurried To -. scene
nd az Der aams up, swimming. he
recognized I'm Within 4 feR mo
menis he - alongside nsTl and
pulled him aboard
About the time they started for
lie mainland. he two surviving ban
dils who had made on I'll Edith
+ we're fleeing for their lie. The
+ EIrl, placed n the cabin aIone had
reached through an ar pr and
lifted a revolver from the haeE peck.
= Of her guard while the other WAS
intent running the boat Then she
Eent on deck md commanded them 10
] hold up their hands
: She was looking toward shore and
, there gaW Craven and PsakY. She
HaH so excited she forgot he wheel
md suddenly he launch IN full in
u the shore. where the RaIef was
shallow. The 80 rufiiaua Iaaped In.
= the wafer md fed Craven and
feaky came 1T and took Edith from
he boat sHe skotched her ex.
psriencea rapidly and told them oi
Hert's tight aud rescue inter the
I'll from Ihs afrplane Craven and
feaky then COX her To tie circus
! and soon they we're Joined = jenkins
and Bert
Then a stranger Joined the grouI
! and addressed Jenkins. VIM. in turn
introduced him to the others. II wat
. O.Doherty the detective.
Whether i vas O'DoherIy.s pres
. enee or something else. nothing hap
pened that night and the circus wal
free OF accidents" until the nigh
performance At nenham nexI day.
Bert and Edith were in the cente
Of tight rope. she on his shoulder
and he feeling his way CAREFUL!
across the thiR line. Delectlv
I 0'Doherty. looking up at the top o
the tent at the moment saw a tin.
flame and pair Of glaring eyes abov
= Isu ulabh Is8Ifuk IHTUuE8 InH uul
At the top. lie forgot the flame an
rushed outside. He was n time I
catch the Ted Mask as he lid dow
rope from the top of the tent. II
: grasped the man and the pal
struggled, the He'd Mask fighting Xix
4 demon.
Suddenly there was Wild screar
as the tent fell. The audience. in
panic, was trying TO find It. way {
( the open air. The Red Mask Hriggle
free from 0.Doherty by slipping OF
: Of his raineoat and fled INTO tn
darkness.
Bert and Edith. the last 10 realiz
! that the tent was afire, leaped frol
: the tightwire and started 70 fee, bI
: they were loo late and the mass {
2 blazing. cracking canvas md equiI
: ment fell On them.
& TO be continuedl
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