The Oriental Progress (Blair, Okla.), Vol. 13, No. 3, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 22, 1916 Page: 8 of 8
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The Romance of Elaine
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la prevent hi* nittlac the AtUntlr mbi# i
aba la diaeattrtC and trad* a prla.r.tr
on th* boat, whirl) afterwards 1* wre k*4
Mr *V’i*irf and lb* old man of ir.ya- I
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plan* In llnta to aata Clatna from
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THIRTY-FIRST EPISODE
AT THE OLD HOSTELRY.
Off a lonely wharf on a deserted
part of the eoaat acme ns Up* from the
promontory which afforded Del Mar
hie eecret submarine harbor, a
was riding at anchor.
| •*•! im cm the way
IfeBllll.
It wa* m k«f before EUiae waa
raedy. and from lha stable a ffuoo
1*>4 Itew of tk* U>o« trained rrta*
rwuoiry bora** la tba ftetgkkerkood.
fur old Tartar Dodge. Klein* a tiller,
had been {aetlubalely food cf hutting
ae had be*o both Klalao and Auat Jo
w * #*•! M Xhm porch ltd ft fv« tnta
ota* later mounted and cantered away j
On th* road Dot Mar Joined oe and we
Cattopad along to tba Hum dob, car# 1
fid. however, to m*o th# horoat a*
mocb as imasiblo for the daab oitf
tba Helds.
• * a a a # «
Tor soma uma th# uncouth tramp
j continued seeing fixedly out of Ui*
| buabas at lb* detected hotel.
Suddenly be beard a noise and
dropped Eat on the
' keanly about. Through th# traaa ha
could sea on* of Del Mar s man sta-
tioned on ten try duty. He was lean-
' tag againat a tr*#. on th# aim.
Th# tramp rose cautiously and
moved off in another direction to that
In which he had been making bis way,
endeavoring to flank the sentry. Far-
ther along, however, another of Del
Mar e men was standing in the same
attentive manner near a path that led
from the woods.
As the trump approached the sentry
heard a crackle of the brush and
Before the tramp
covered by a rifle ,
In an unexpected
weel af «eMi«| esfwae in*
1 **••• IA* hewed*. I Tl* e*e bed epeweg *1 b*e litre
u*iag ta* few*** *as imiiih deee j Ttoy earn11 *4 m* bat end eu «•*
■ • ^ *w*re rwe w*ee it* #c««#d deahed f<e the law. Knee
*** **eMry I be** #«*# ham bead eed ia*y ree e* ibaf eew
*•** ‘bet tie eea **re«4 le ***#»*# bar
T»# mUhm weeded hi* b >ew ead *aa im res ttwm ta* *t*4v* tut it
■IMM abuwt* of *Oeee *•##!** j •** lam let*
le l»ii*i-* »f e reel beet j Tm ;«*i tba* ta# eaetry wbw bed
*aa wee of lb* fMe 1*1 *< Her ' tab** Del M*r a bore* ret#* from be
beatM waa eea rerM.Uy 1/Wised. **4 aied tb* bwUdtsg. cwtitag *• a*r re
eb* It** sil tb* true* of tba gem* ir*#t It* eaised bar put a* lb# otbor
Sumabow 1 S 4 *• bar* 1*4 at beat mew rwa eet Cletb* starwd- Mb#
J”* **• r**‘ •** followed, waul could m*a* autbtag of tbeaa K**e
•bally 1 causal up. aad tbaw a»pc be ftol Mar. ta bis g*Mgioe ul beweibisg I
btad ewe ef tb* boat rtdare. 1 mask. •#* uarecogatasbt#
irni Mar alee gut Mparetad bwt. as “Tab* boy lasid* " b* oadafwd die
I afiaraard lawrw*d, by Uttabtiew. foe , gel*.eg bis votewu Tb«a to tb# aaetry
b* dslibarataly rod* eel ef tb* eeuiw* be *44*4. tlef oe guard again end
at tb* flrat opporiuaity b# bad ood tot
Kiel*# eed lb* rwat of w* pwa# eitbegi
| eoc.ng him
Clbiaos blood *e* up. but erne*.
( bow. in apl!* of barwolf. *b* wont
' eatrey. for tb* bowed* bad dtataoced
tb* flaetrat rtdon and ah*, in an at-
tafnpt ai a abuft cut ov*r tba reunify
which *b« thought aba knaw oa wall,
w*“t b mil* or #0 out of tbo wty.
Hh# puilad up la a rm*ib« and looked
about letantly aba liaimod Thara
a a* no sign of tb* bunt. Sb* waa
hot and Urwd and thirsty end. at a
•oa* }u*t bow to join
don't lot an 1 on* through "*
Ktnine w*s Swatted late lb* big 4e
•art*4 ball way of tb* hotel, just es
tb* tramp bad bean.
*Tp» may go berk to wort.** fet Mar
stgaad to tb# otbar mao. who want u*.
!*•* lag cm* short but alb lam looking
fellow with Del Mar ead Ktain*.
"Lock bar up. Shorty,** ord*r*4 I rat
| Mar. and bring tb# otbar prtaonar to
m« down bar* “
Noes too gantly th# Rise forced
Klein# upstairs ahead of bun.
lb tbo attic th* tramp pacing up j
th* Bald again, i and down, heard footsteps approach
V? V*,* ,h:< *« dismount and j on tb# stairs and enter the east room
dnnk from e clear etraam fad by
mountain springs.
Ae *b# did so, floating over tba
peaceful woodland air cam# tb# faint
.... I ■trains of th* hueUmao * bom. far
ground, looking Ur off gbe ,wke<1 #toat gtr^B|D|
bar ayag and care to catch th* direc
tlon of sound, just than bar horse
caught th# w lading of th# horn. Ills
cars want erect and without waiting 1 comer and dropped down, a*
h# Instantly galloped off. leaving bar. | sound asleep. Th#
latw lb* leOaif Ta*#w ••#
tress* Mbai obeli t do** *b*
*U41 U-k.* ko oktopared Sate to
kor oer "Os out sed If pod moot
MIMA Just aai via *ad *olk peak'
*T«e—-ya*. I u*dMe««o4 ~ ok* ted
dad berk. **d — tbaak |«e *
He «*«* bar •* time to ooy mor*.
#»#a if H bad boo* o*f*. bet teraod
bad ta« bad tb* doer of her room
Try lag to koep tb* tH stblrwf j |**y
fr«m cr*ok ag ead b*«»wit»>i bar. **>•
want dee* Sbo moaogad.tg r**cb
lb* tawar ball way w ttbeursaatng b*l
body or being 4l*c«vM*d Wwlotly aba
want to lb* doer 0*4 oei Sk* had
ant goto far wb#a ska mot aa armed
M*. Ik* soatry. who bod tom c««
caoiad tb lb* *brubbery
*11**0 goo* there*' b# cbalteaged
Klatn# did bed bat ray barsalf by
epeobtng. but marwty saluted ood
paaaod os a» fast aa aba could wttbout j
* setting further euaptetaa Km- |
H waa awlf a tow mi*«t*a bafeaw
Wowdward eaa awe visaed ef Ik* dm
ttty af tb* tramp wMb hie fytwad. I’m
feeeor Arwwtd Al tk* bawd of a euuad
af caawlry. Weed weed aad tb* tramp
dtevksd otr
Already aw tka gut rtt*. Ktalaw
heard tk* aowad ef keefbeete keg
before tk* r#*t af ea crowded
bar For tb* boami w* all e
repel *a attack D m say
geart*r
Itut It was a<4 meant for as It waa
Woodward al tk* bead of e a*or* or *0
of covelrymoa. With him rod* w
tramp cm * bore* which wee eUeAgely
familiar to am.
-Ok ?“ cried KUlo*. “tbaiw e Ik* mea
who a*tad me!"
As they passed, tk* tramp paused b
m-Oiaut ead looked at as sharply. Al-
though bo carefully avoided Ktalaa'e
eyes. I fancied that only when b* mvP
that ah* was saf# was ha a*tuned to
plusod. tb# man turtud cad wrstcb*d I gallop off aad rejoin tb* cavalry.
f Around the old hotel, la every direc-
tor curiously a* she moved away down
the polk.
-U bares ho gotegr* tb* saotry
tlon. Del Mar's m«n war* searching
for th* tramp aad Klatn*. wbll* in th#
hotel another search was In pcogres*.
not f Have you discovered anything?**
askt-d Del Mar. entering
"Confound tl!“ swore Del Mar, go-
Quickly he ran to tb# doorway end
peered through tba keyhole. There be
could #e# Klein* and tb* small man
enter. H# locked th* door to th* hall,
then qutckly took a step toward th*
door Into th* tramp’s room.
Thar# was Just Uma enough for th#
tramp to see his approach. II* ran
swiftly and softly over to th# farther
though j
key turned In tb*
muttered, still staring.
Klaln* la her eageraeas w
looking ba carefully where sb* was
going as sh* was thinking about g#t I •>,0t ,,f- ,b#,f r**orted.
ting away In safety. Suddenly an ■
overhanging brsn- h of a tr*e caught j *B* upstair* again,
bar bat. sad before ah* kbaw It pulled I »»•*• »!#• mao marching.
It off her heed. There was no eon j Kind anything. be eased briefly,
caeling her golden bslr now. I "No luck, returned on*.
"fftop!" shouted tbs Sentry *** M*r oa “P «« “»• t0P floor
Elaine did not peusa. but dived Into »nd out through tbo open scuttle to
tbe roof. ’That's bow he got away, all
th* bushes on tbe side of the path
just as tb# man fired and ran forward,
still shouting for her to halt She ran
as fast aa she could, pulling off th#
goggles and mask and looking back
now and then In terror at bar pursuer,
Elaine called and ran after him. but lock and the small man entered, care-1 *bo *“ WW mining on her
It w*s too 1st*. She stopped and
looked dejectedly after him as he dis-
appeared Then she made her way up
the aide of the ravine, slowly.
On she climbed until, to her aur
! prise, she came to the ruins of an
ful to lock tbe door to Elaine's room.
He moved over to where tbe tramp
was feigning sleep.
"Get up." he growled, kicking him
The tramp set up. yawning and rub-
bing bis eyes. "Com# now. be resson-
stepped forward,
knew it. he was
! from the sentry
•Lip ■ quarter.
^ .1 Anyone but the sentry, with half an
On tbe wharf a group of men. husky eye. might Lave seen that the lear
Lascars, were strslnlng their eyes at sho»t(J *St) cl€Vtrly
the mysterious craft
"Hers she comes," muttered one of
(he men. "at last."
From the ship a large yawl had put
out. As she approached the wharf it
could be seen that she was loaded to
the gunw-ales with cases and boxes.
Sh# drew up close to the wharf, and
the men fall to unloading her. lifting
op the boxes as though they were
weighted with feathers instead of
(petal and explosives.
Down the shore, at the taxe time,
behind a huge rock, crouched a rough-
lookmg tramp. His Intelest In the
yawl and its cargo was even keener
than that of the Lascars.
"Supplies," he muttered, moving
back cautiously and up the bluff. "I
wonder where they are taking them?"
Marcus Del Mar bad chosen an old
and ruined hotel net far from the
shore as his storehouse and arsenal.
Already he was there, pacing up and
down the retted veranda which shook
under his weight.
"Come, hurry up,” he called impa-
tiently as the first of the men carry-
ing a huge box on his back made his
appearance up the hill.
One after another they trooped In
and Del Mar led them to the hotel, un-
locking the door.
Inside, the old hostelry was quite as
ramshackle as outside. What had once
been the dining room now held noth-
ing but a long, rickety table and sev-
eral chairs.
“Put them there," ordered Del Mar,
directing the disposal of the cases.
"Then you can begin work. I shall
be back soon."
He went out, and as he did so, two
men seized guns from a corner near
by and followed him. On the veranda
he paused and turned to the men.
"If anyone approaches the house-
anyone, you understand—make him a
prisoner and send for me," he or-
dered. "If he resists, shoot.'
"Yes. sir," they replied, moving over
and stationing themselves one at each
angle of the narrow paths that ran
before the old house.
Del Mar turned and plunged delib-
erately into the bushes, as if for a
cross-country walk, unobserved.
Meanwhile, by another path up the
bluff, tbe tramp had made his way par-
allel to the line taken by the men. He
paused at the top of the bluff where
>ome bushes overhung and parted
them.
"Their headquarters," he remarked
to himself, under hia breath.
• • * * * a e
Elaine, Aunt Josephine and I were
on the lawn that forenoon when a
groom lu resplendent livery came up
to us.
“Miss Elaine Dodge?” he bowed.
Elaine took the note he offered and
he departed with another bow.
“Oh, isn’t that delightful?” she cried
with pleasure, handing the note to me.
I read it: "The Wilkeshlre Country
club will be honored if Miss Dodge
and her friends will Join the paper
chase this afternoon. L. H. Brown,
Secretary."
“I suppose a preparation for tbe
tox or drag hunting season ?” I queried.
“Yee.” she replied. “Will you go?”
“I don’t ride very well." I answered.
"but 1 11 go.”
"Oh. and here's Mr. Del Mar.” she
added, turning. “You'll Join us at the
Wilkeshlre hunt In a paper chase this
afternoon, surely, Mr. Del Mar?”
“Charmed, I'm sure,” he agreed
gracefully.
For several minutes we chatted. J missed him.
__ -------- feigned. ue 1
! threw his hands above his head even I
; before he was ordered, and in general
j was the most tractable captive imag-
J lnable. Tbe sentry blew a whistle,
! whereat the other sentry ran In.
"What shall we do with him?*' j
asked the captor.
"Master s orders to take anyone to
the rendezvous," responded the other I
firmly, “and lock him up."
Together they forced the tramp to
march double quick toward tbe old
hotel. One sentry dropped back at
the door and the other dreve the
tramp before him into the betel, avoid-
ing the big room cn the side where
the men were at work and forcing him
upstairs to the attic which had once
been the servants' quarters.
There was no window in the room
and it was empty. The only light
came in through a skylight in the roof.
The sentry thrust the tramp into
this room and tried a doer leading to
the next room. It was locked. At the ;
point of his gun the sentry frisked the
tramp for weapons, but found none. 1
As he did so the tramp smiled quietly ;
to himself. He tried both doors. They
were locked. Then he looked at the
skylight and meditated.
Down below, although he did not
know it, in the bare dining room which
had been arranged into a sort of
chemical laboratory, Del Mar’s men
were engaged in manufacturing gas
bombs much like those used in the
war in Europe. Before them was a
formidable array of bottles and re-
torts. The containers for the bombs
were large and very brittle globes of
hard rubber. As the men made the
gas and forced it under tremendous
pressure into tubes, they protected
themselves by wearing goggles for the
eyes and large masks of cloth and sat-
urated cotton over their mouths and
noses.
Satisfied with the safety of his cap-
tive, the sentry made his way down-
stairs and out again to report to Del
Mar.
At the bungalow, Del Mar’s valet
was setting the library in order when
he heard a signal in the secret pas-
sage. He pressed the button on the
desk and opened the panel. From it
the sentry entered.
"Where is Mr. Del Mar?” he asked
hurriedly, looking around. “We’ve
been followed to the headquarters by
a tramp whom I’ve captured, and I
don’t know what to do with him."
"He is not here,” answered the
valet “He has gone to the Country
club.”
“Confound It,” returned the sentry, j
vexed at the enforced waste of time.
“Do you think you can reach him?”
"If I hurry, I may," nodded the valet.
Then do so," directed the sentry.
He moved back into the panel and
disappeared while the valet closed It.
A moment later he, too, picked up his
hat and hurried out.
At the Wilkeshlre club a large num-
ber of hunters had arrived for the
imitation meet. Elaine. Aunt Joseph-
ine, Del Mar and myself rode up and
were greeted by them as the master
of the foxhounds assembled us. Off
a bit a splendid pack of bounds was
held by the huntsman while they de-
bated whether to hold a paper chase
or try a drag hunt
The chase was just about to start,
when the valet came up. Del Mar
caught his eye and excused himself to
us. What be said we could not bear,
J but Del Mar frowned, nodded and dis-
Before she could catch herself she
missed her footing and slipped over
the edge of a gorge. Down she west,
with a rush.
| The sentry checked himself just in
time at the top of the gorge and
' leaned as far over tbe edge as be
dared. He raised his gun again and
fired. But Elaine's course was so hid-
den by tbe trees and so zigzag that he
missed again. A moment be hesitat-
ed. then started and climbed down
after her as fact as he could.
At the bottom of the hill she picked
herself up and dashed again into tbe
woods, the sentry still after her and
gaining again.
At the same time we who were still
in the chase had circled about tbe '
right," he muttered to himself, then
looking up he exclaimed under bio
breath, aa bla eye caught something
far off. "The deuce—what ■ that?"
Leaning down to the scuttle, hw
called. ' Jenkins—my field glasses—
quick!"
One of bis men handed them to him
and he adjusted them, gazing off in-
tently. There he could see what
looked like a squad of cavalry gallop-
ing along, headed by an officer and a
rough-looking Individual.
"Come—we must get ready for an
attack!"
In tbe laboratory-dining room h!»
men, recalled, hastily took bis orders.
Each of them seized one of the huge
black rubber, newly completed gaa
bombs and ran out, making for a grove-
1 near by.
Quickly aa Del Mar had acted, It
was not done so fast but that tbe
troop of cavalry, as they pulled up on
the top of a hill and followed the dl-
„ . . recting finger of the tramp, could cew
country until we w ere very near w here men runnlnK to th(S cover of the Rrove.
we started. Following the dogs over -Forward!-. shouted Woodward,
a rail fence, 1 drew up suddenly, hear- As )f a„ were one mach!nei the men
Dg a scream. | an(j j,orseg Bh0t ahead, until they came
There was Elaine, on foot, running to tbe grove about the old hotel. There
as If her life depended on It. I need-
ed no second glance. Behind her was
j a man with a rifle, almost overtaking
her.
As luck would have it, the momen-
tum of my horse carried me right at
them. Careful to avoid Elaine, I rode
I square at the man, striking at him
viciously with my riding crop before
he knew what had struck him.
The fellow dropped, stunned. I
leaped from my horse and ran to her,
just as the rest of the hunt came up.
w-hen it had been famous as a health
resort, but It was all changed now—a
wreck. She looked at It a moment,
then, as she had nothing better to do,
approached it.
She advanced toward a window of
the dining room and looked in.
Del Mar waited only until the last
aira&gler had passed. Then he dashed
off as fast as his horse would carry
him straight toward the deserted hotel
which served him as headquarters for
the supplies he was accumulating. As
he rode up one of his sentries ap-
peared, as if from nowhere, and, see-
ing who it was, saluted.
“Here, take care of this horse,” or-
dered Del Mar, dismounting and turn-
ing the animal over to the man, who
led him to the rear of the building as
Del Mar entered the front door, after
giving a secret signal.
There were his men In goggles and
masks at the work which his knock
had interrupted.
“Give me a mask before I enter the
room,” he ordered of the man who
had answered hia signal.
The man handed the mask and gog-
gles to him, as well as a coat, which
he put on quickly. Then he entered
the room and looked at the rapid
progress of the work.
“Where's the prisoner?” asked Del
Mar a moment later, satisfied at the
progress of his men.
In the attic room,” one of his lieu-
tenants indicated.
' I'd like to take a look at him,”
added Del Mar. Just about to turn and
leave the room.
As he did so he happened to glance
at one cf the window*. There, peer-
ing through the broken shutters, was
demanded
man. "Follow
me.
He started toward the door Into the
hall. He never reached it Scarcely
was his band on the knob when the
tramp seized him and dragged him to
the floor. One hand cn the man's
throat and his knees on his chest, the
tramp tore off the breathing mask and
goggles. Already he had the man
trussed up and gagged.
Quickly the tramp undressed the
man and left him in his underclothes,
still struggling to get loose, as he took
Shorty’s clothes, Including the strange
headgear, and unlocked the door Into
the next room with the key he also
took from him.
Elaine was pacing anxiously up and
down the little room into which she
had been thrown, greatly frightened.
Suddenly the door through which
her captor had left opened hurriedly
again. A most disreputable-looking
tramp entered and locked the door
again. Elaine Btarted back in fear.
He motioned to her to be quiet.
"You'll never get out alive,” he whis-
pered, speaking rapidly and thickly,
as though to disguise his voice. "Here
—take these clothes. Do Just as I say.
Put them on. Put on the mask and
goggles. Cover up your hair. It is
your only chance.
He laid the clothes down and went
out Into the hallway. Outside he
listened carefully at the head of the
stairs and looked about expecting mo-
mentarily to be discovered.
Elaine understood only that sud-
denly a friend in need bad appeared.
She changed her clothes quickly, find-
ing fortunately that they fitted her
Having waited until he was sure
that Elaine had got away safely, the
old tramp slowly and carefully fol-
lowed down the stairs of the
hotel.
As he went down he heard a shot
from the woods. Could it be one of
the sentries? He looked about keen-
ly, hesitating just what to do.
In an instant, down below, he heard
the scurry of footsteps from the im-
provised laboratory and shouts. He
turned and stealthily ran upstairs,
just as the door opened.
The tramp had not been the only
one who had been alarmed by the shot
of the sentry.
Del Mar was talking again to the
men when It rang out. "What’s that?”
he exclaimed. "Another intruder?"
The man stared at him blankly,
while Del Mar dashed for the door,
followed by them all. In the hall he
issued his orders quickly.
"Here, you fellows," he called, di-
viding the men, "get outside and see
what is doing. You other men follow
me. I want you to see if everything
la all right up above.”
Meanwhile the tramp had gained
the upper hallway and dashed past
the room which he had occupied. Out-
side, in the hall, Del Mar and his men
rushed up to the door of the room in
which Elaine had been thrown. It
was locked and they broke In. She
was gone!
On into the next room they dashed,
bearing down this door also. There
w-as Shorty, trussed up in his under-
clothes. They hastened to release
him.
“Where are they—where’s the
tramp? demanded Del Alar angrily.
“I think I heard someone on the
roof,” replied Shorty weakly.
He was right. The tramp had man-
aged to get through a scuttle on the
roof. Then he climbed down to the
edge and began to let himself hand-
over-hand down the lightning rod.
Reaching the ground safely, he
scurried about to the bark of the build-
ing. There, tied, was the horse which
Del Mar had ridden to the hunt. He
untied it mounted and dashed off
down the path through the woods, tak-
ing the shortest cut In the direction
of Fort Dale.
Dusty and flecked with foam, the
tramp and bla mount a strange com-
bination. were instantly challenged by
the sentry at the fort.
*1 must see Lieutenant Woodward
f*ee—a girl's fa©
Just
-Elaine!
pi sc nine then he withdrew. "I shall l Juat then th. bom aounded an1 »• J againrt » anlrti^poin^H
pretty well. By pulling the hat over I immediately," urged the tramD
her hair and the goggle* over the eyes I A heated argument folios ^d. until
and trying on th* breathing maak. she . finallv a corpora!
made a very presentable man. | called and
of the guard waa
Cautiously she puahad open the door I Lha headouartera.
led off the tramp toward
they dismounted and spread out in a
semicircular order, advancing on the
grove. As they did so, shots rang out
from behind the trees. Del Mar's men,
from the shelter, were firing at them.
But it seemed hopeless for the fugi-
tives.
"Ready!” ordered Del Mar. as th*
cavalrymen advanced, relentless.
Each of his men picked up one of
tb? big black gas bombs and held it
high up over his head.
“Come on!" urged Woodward.
His men broke into a charge on the
grove.
I "Throw them!” ordered Del Mar.
As far as he could hurl It, each of
ruined the men sent one of the black globes
hurling through the air. They fell
almost simultaneously, a long line of
them, each breaking into a thousand
bits. Instantly dense, greenish-yellow
fumes seemed to pour forth, envelop-
ing everything. The wind which Def
Mar had carefully noted when he chose-
the position In the grove, was blowing
from his men toward the only position
from which an attack could be made
successfully.
Against Woodward's men as they
charged It seemed as if a tremendous,
slow-moving wall of vapor were ad-
vancing from the trees. It was only a
moment before it completely wrapped
them in its stifliug, choking, suffocat-
ing embrace. Some fell, overcome.
Others tried to run, clutching fran-
tically at their throats and rubbing
their eyes.
"Get back—quick—till it rolls over,"
choked Woodward.
Those who were able to do so picked
up their stupefied comrades and re-
treated, as best they could, stumbling
blindly back from the fearful death,
cloud of chlorine.
Meantime, under cover of this weird
defense, Del Mar and his men, their
own faces covered and unrecognizable
in their breathing masks and goggles,
dashed to one side with a shout, and
disappeared, walking and running be-
hind and even through the safety of
their impregnable gas barrier.
More slowly we of the hunt had fol-
lowed Woodward’s cavalry until, some
distance off, we stood, witnessing and
wondering at the attack. To our ut-
ter amazement we saw them carrying
off their wounded and stupefied men.
We hurried forward and gathered
about, offering whatever assistance w#
could to resuscitate them.
As Elaine and I helped, we saw the
unkempt figure of the tramp borne in
and laid down. He was not com-
pletely overcome, having had presence
of mind to tie a handkerchief over hie
nose and mouth.
Elaine hurried toward him with an
exclamation of sympathy. Just recov-
ering full consciousness, he heard her.
With the greatest difficulty, ho
seemed to summon some reserve force
not yet used. He struggled to his feet
and staggered off. as though be would
escape us.
hat a strange old codger." mused
Elaine, looking »*«y from m# and at
the retreating figure. “He saved mv
Lfe—»*i tee »eo # eve- |rt me than*
hire—or heig blast"
ftb fir. covTi.vrEi*»
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