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NEALo/^ NAVY Oy - William Hamilton Osborne,' AUTHOR Of "RED M0U3C "RUNNING FIGHT" "CAT5PAW,""B10E OOCKterCTC. NOVELIZED PROM THE PHOTO PLAY OF THE 3AME I NANE PRODUCED BY PATHC EXCHANGE. INC. CO/*Y/?/G//?i ~ /9/J, /ir W//. c /A/f //Art//. TO/Y C\53 O/e/Y/T I SYNOP8I8. On flic day of the ?rwptlun of Mount Capl. John Hardin of (hu ?t?ta|j/oi (Princess five-year-old Ann?'U< ill) iim t on from un op?n l>Otti, I'Ut In loi'fl t {) ji-uvu ?)? irn.i hor father and it Im com panions, IHiiK'on In uaaouhH t?y Her naiujoie and I'onto In a vain attempt get pupuru which llliiKton hatt . managed to vena aboard the I'rlneiiw with i?t? daughter, paper# proving hi* till" to and telling tlx* whereabouts of tlx- lost island of (Mnnalmr. lilngton'M Injury cau?e?. IiIh mind to a blank. '^driven your* elapse H< ra.andeac, now an opium hih ijk - gler, with i'onto, ine*, a femah m;cotn plloe, and the mliidlom brute that once wan lllngton, come' to H'-aport, where the widow of Captain Hardin l>? IIvIdk with her son Ni-.nl and / matte [IIUKton. and elot to steal "the p&pera left lo Annette y her father. Neal trlen for admission to the Naval academv, hut through the treachery of Joey YVelcher In defeated by Joey and diagramed. Neal enlists in the navy, Ines sets a trap for Joey and the conspirators get him In their power. An nette discovers that heat applied to the ?nap reveal* the location of the lout In land, In a atrtiKKlu for possession of the map Hernandez, Annul to and Neal each eecura a portion, Annette Halle on the Coronado In search of her father. The crew mutiny, and are overcome by a board In* party from IJ. 8. Destroyer Jackson, led by Nea|. In Martinique An ?ett* and Neal are captured, but are res cued by a sponge diver. Inez forgo* Iden tification papers fo? hfarseif aa Annette. In an Insurrection Neal and Annette am again captured, carried to the 9un City nnd Annette Is offered as a sacrifice to the sun god. They are rescued by ma rines from the Albany, landed in Tortu ga Annette and Neal are captured and deposed to yellow fever Infection by Her aandex, but are rescued by sailors from the Albany. TENTH INSTALLMENT THE ROLLING TERROR CHAPTER XL! V. ' ; 1 / Across Country. Early next morning, out of that pathloHB mire, strode back the Brute, picking his perilous way with the In stinct of Home cunning, cautious anl ,mal, und guiding? In fact, bearing on 'his shoulders half tho time-? the luck less Ponto. That Individual, hiH ugli ness enhanced by tho clotted blood thnt dressed his disheveled hair, and decoratod his countenanco, Was still dazed. Ho had vague recollections as to what had happened. Ho know that at tho command of Hernandez, his side partnor in crime, ho had plunged once more into tho doadly morass for tho purposo of finishing by violenco the deed -that hnd commenced In cun ning. Ho hnd followed the Brute ? ho remembered that. lie dozed off Into satisfaction. Ho woke with a Jolt. It was a heavy Jolt. When lil? eyes opened ho was en the ground, supiuo. Ho started to leap to bin f iet, then sank back again, ; heavy with the pain of hlH wound. A laugh behind him startled him and brought him to his senses, lie' turned swiftly, fooling for his knife tho knife that wasn't there. Thoiio wus another laugh ?the laugh of his sldo partner. Hernandez. "Fool," said Hernandez, addressing I 'on to Ponto changed li If. demeanor. Ho drew himself up to hla squatty height and folded hla arms. "Did 1 not hh you said?" replied Ponto. "I went Into that boll and killed them both ? I did it single-hand ed ? -1, Ponto." Ills answer was a sneer. Ilernan doz stretched forth a baud and clutched Ponto by the shoulder. He dragged his lieutenant to the edge of the clump of trees and underbrush, where they wero standing, lie parted the branches of a tree. Ho handed Ponto a pair of binoculars. ."Tako one swift look, my Ponto," he ?sneered, "only one" Ponto took more than one? he hold hla _eyea glued to tho glasses. Then he fell back in amazement. "They live!" ho cried. "Both of thorn"' He stared at Hernandez almost in affright. "What does it moan?" ho re peated. "11 im-ansr' said Hernandez, grimly, "that I st nt a boy to do 'n man's Job. Yon wero quite right. I should have gone myself " Down on the wharf Annette Ilington and her r-wiv wore about to embark In on e of (hi- launches of the cruiser Albany that la > still anchored in tho harbor. In Annette's party wero Mademoiselle hen.- Courtier. Mrs. Hardin, .Veal's mother; Neat Hardin himself, a warrant oiVu-cr upon tho Albany, and tho surgeon of the cruis er. There Wore one or two other men in uniform, an assistant surgeon pos sibly. and an ensign. There were bluejackets. But above all, there woio natives galore Natives by the dozens, by tho hundreds, and all In rags The whole } village had turned out to do homage. I "The little while angel," murmured! grateful mothers, sinking down in An- 1 nette's path and kissing her dress as I she went by. I'nscen by any of tho party ? save i by .!ot> Weleher. Inez sworved aside ; and slipped a note into tho hands of! a native, and handed him a coin. Then slu- leaped lightly into tho launch and the launch steamed away, ! followed by the cheers and the tears! of the Tortugans on the wharf. Bft^k '.i Mie jungle, three men wait ed for advice. They had not long to wait. A treacherous looking native slipped through the undergrowth unci h<1vuim <mI swiftly toward Hernandez. "The eplftlle, Honor Capltan,*' he Haiti. It was tho nolo from Inez Can tro Horn a od 92 seized It eagerly aud read : "We are bound for La Plaza. Meet me there. Meantime I shall do my beet to , secure Annette's precious locket and the map. Your route lies across the country. Adlos, I. C." CHAPTER XLV. Inex Shows Her Hand. "First and foremost, Miss Uington," said the captain of the Albany after Annette's party had boarded the cruiser, "how that you are once more safo, permit ine to return to you the map of the I^ost Isle, which 1 have ex amined with interest. Following your directions, 1 subjected it to heat, and I brought out the hlddon latitude and longitude? 18 degrees 30 minutes north and 123 degrees and 40 minutes w??*- ^ He paused a moment. "l)o you know," he said, "there's something about that location that sticks In my mind? some vague rumor." "The lale contains quicksilver mines," said Annette. "It's not that," returned the com mander, "It was merly the locality I traced It on our map. It was about there that the government?^ He broke off, checking himself quickly. "Ah, yes, I remember now," he said, "well, never mind. But, here also in your locket. Now you'v? got them, have you? all safe." "Thanks for keeping them safe," said- Annette, secreting them in tb? bosom of hor dress. "So far, bo good," wont on the cap tain. "I have to say further that the officers' quartora have been placed at your disposal until wo reach I>a l'laza. There you can get a train. "It's a short ride on that road to Chantlllo," wont on the captain, "and at Chantlllo you can catch the boat for most of the Lower California and California ports." Across country Hernandez, Ponto and the Brute wore traveling hard. The Indomitable will of Hernando* kept them over going on and on. "You understand," crlod ho, "we must make La i'laza before the A1 bany gets there Wo go cross-coun t ry ? -*sho goes by shore;. I'll knife you both if you fail mo at this time." Finally, on a moonlight night, Her nandez halted r.t ?\ t'orcBt opening that looked down toward shoro. lie glanced across the. sea. "It In alio? tho Albany," ho cried; "look, I 'onto. She is at hand. It is a matter of hours now, one would say, rather than days." After a rest he reconnoltercd. In the valley ho.' saw a light or two. fil tering through the foliage. Again they mounted and descended tho hill! into civilization. They knocked on the door of an adobo hut. A native opened and shambled out. gun in hand, to moot them. Seeing tho Brute, he drew back in torror. "It is nothing, friend." said Hernan dez, "hero is a coin. Where lies La Plaza?" "But 11 vo miles farther on? close I y shoro." returned tho natlvo. "A bagatelle," said Horn^jpaoz, "come on." Meantime Inez Castro, on board the Albany, had become unusually active. She had ascertained the f.imo of arri val of tho Albany at I a l'laza ? tho schedule time. Joe Welcher bunked in with Neal ? in the quarters oT the warrant .offi cers. ' It was nearly evening when Inez Castro, using Joe as usual to do her bidding, whispered in his ear. Joe. like a whipped dog, did, through fear of her. what he otherwise would have been afraid to do. He slipped - into Neal's quarters, and laid his hands upon an object or two, twisted them tr.io a little bundle and took them hack to Inez. Inez took them to lier cabin. Over at La l'laza ? La l'laza by the < Sea ? Hernandez sought the shore unci found what he wanted ? il was a list ing boat with a kicker in it?the only motorhoat in the place. It was well manned, with :? crew of six of the most disreputable-looking characters that over drew the breath of life. Her- j nandoz talked to t'hem ? with money. "No lights." he cautioned, "and j muffin that, kicker. -And l>?< quick j about it now." "it is all right, senor," said ;he man at the tiller; "we are about all hours of i he night. No one thinks of us. < ?ne way or tho other." He pointed nut to sea. "You perceive." he said, j tli. r.* Hit* other ffsher boats." 'flood, said Hernandez, "the more ik.- m.-:rier." j W.;hout lights th?y kicked to with in almost hailing distance of the Al- j br.i.y . l h< n Hi rnandez. showed a l.ght It was !:nm rdiately answered] from the dec,,. it is good." lie said, i '\ve uiuhrfclund each other." Inez hardened IVom the deck and en tered her cabin. Her cabin was Annettes as well. Jlor plans well laid?- and she had felt ihey wore the onl> plans to mako ? sho retired for th" night. b\it not to sleep. 1 At three o'clock Mhe r oho, un<i un . twinted I no pyjidlc thai . Jo# two j HictlM tor iier. till u uighoU with uaiiw faction ou km: Hhook it out oi ju foldb. It wait a uniform oik* 01 j ?*>< 1 1 h .'ihc doiw.od it Hw^rtly hyr riodly -wi unfitly. J bore waa u'O tight in the cabin, save tho uioon, gifting u. ' through port bofeu, Annette ?> fact wtt buOn-il lQ lU'.lu Hut Annette wuh luiit a'Uoop. She waa totally oblivious to the presence 01 the prowling figure in initio uniform who atolo near and ever nui'ror- who now groped about Jier JMMll. . . , Suddenly, with one quick and Una: ' tUK Inez wrenched at the chamois ' hag. . . ; Annette woke with a scream upon her IIpb. Hut the hand ol in eg wan quicker than Annette s voice. Inez's , hand closed over Annatte ? tier knee > crushed dowu her breast. The wildcat in Annette rose. She was a lino lighter. Who squirmed with one twist out of the grasp ol this unseen foe, and grappled with her as | sallant. Inez was no mp.toh for her. and soon found it out. . . , Anhette dragged her to the ray of moonlight and looked at her. She gasped and dropped her hold. "You ? Irene Courtier," she cried. But Irone ? Inez Castro if you please ? was no longer there, in that in stant ? and that was the instant for the last few seconds she bad waited for ? in that Instant she had leaped to her feet and uiado her getaway. And Inez knew tho Albany ? every part of that huge battleship she had studied with the care of an engineer. She knew Just what to do and where to go, and how to elude pursuit. Bhe rushed to one spot where safety lay, reached tho rail, leaped over it, and with the agility of a professional direr struck the water with scarcely a splash. "Now," said Hernandez to his helms man, "like mad for that spot of white." Inee, fresh and supple notwithstand ing her struggle?in fact the struggle had nerved her up ? Bwam toward the fishing boat and thq boat steamed toward her. Within a short time almost less time than it takA t0 tell It ? Ponto was once more kicking the Brute. And the Brute in turn leaned over the side of tho kicker, and with the sweep of one powerful hand and arm, drew a dripping object from the water. It was Inez, gasping for breath. "Now, like the devil for the shore," whispered Hernandez. They obeyed. Hut if Inez now gasped ?or breath, Annette had ceased to gasp for breath. Her first coherent thought <vas to fpel for her chamois bag. It ?vas safe. Her next effort was speech. She screamed at the top of her lungs. Her third was action. She darted to tho deck and gavo the alarm. Within a moment; a launch was manned and had put off from the cruiser ? Neal In command. Suddenly one of Neal's men point ed toward tlio shoro. The searchlight or the cruiser wan playing upon a kicker making full speed south. "That's our boat." said Neal, "like the devil now." In five minutes they caught; her. Neal sow at a glancfc sho showed no lights, it convinced him. Without a word he swung his launch alongside and his men leaped across the gun. wale. Kvery Jark tar either had his man by the throat, or was tickling his ribs with a knife. "We've got 'em all," said some-' body. "Where's the woman?" queried Neal. Hut there was no woman? no Inez | Castro. What's moro there was no Hernandez, no Ponto, no Brute. "No use," said Neal, the birds have | flown. No use chasing them," ho con j ceded, "when those birds fly, they fly. i We've got to give 'em credit." "Annette," he told that young lady later, "I think now we're safe. The job all along has been an inside job Irene Courtier has been handing you ? yes and me ? over to the enemy. That was the game? and the game I is ended. That's the Way it looks to me." CHAPTER XLVI. A Hold-Up. The captain of (he cruiser Albany had his men scour tho country round about, but? A3 had ever been tho rase with Mornandoz and his nimble-footed craw ? without result. ; "At any rate," he said, "the rascals hart ~un away ? they've probably shown us their heels for all time. Vou qo to Chanjillo, Miss (lington. Vou ptake that onr-horne tr.itn here?' we'll escort you to the train. Over at Chantillo lies tho Missouri, a tlrst clais battleship. I'll give you a note to her commander. He'll seo you safe on board the South California boat." Neal and a small guard of marines constituted Annette's escort. Annette laughed when sho saw tho station ? laughed more when sho saw the train. It consisted of tho sorriest engine she had ever seen ? also tho most diminutive and battered coach. "Look hero," said Neal to Annette, "come inside tho station. I want to show you something." Annette knew . . . inside sho broke down and cried like a child. "It's good-by now, Neal," sho said, i "I don't know what I'm goinp to do I without you. ... 1 feel like : . . . almost going back , . "Hy C.eorge," said NeaL "I wish j . . . but no. You'll stick it out. I know you will. I'm sure. Hut. if it's i tough on you ? think of mo. 1 Feel like chucking up my job . . ." A tin horn blew outside. "W-what's that?" cried Annette. Mrs. Hardin and Joe Welcher rushed into the stntiofi. "The train ? tho train." they cried, They were quite right. The engi neer was alreedy pulling his rusty lev , i,. ij er. The train a< tually wan starting up, stationary though It had seemed. J "tip ahead little QUO," Said Neal, "good luck." Hull a uiflu farther down the track, out of the Jungle crept two figures ? each with gun in hand, each with a Mark inuttk upon hi? face. Across the tra^H they piled a tree or two- these trees hud been plucked up by the roots l>;' one of these masked men. After completing this self appointed tauk. they crept hack Into the Jungle mid waited patiently. Finally one of tho men prodded the other, "Now," he commanded, "here she comes." A faint tiu horn whistle was hoard abound tho curve. The fast mail of (he Chautillo line approached. She approached, but aceihg the obstruc tion on tho tra;:k, she hoHitated, halted, came to a full stop. The two masked men leaped upon the engine and held up the crew with ? their ever-ready KUlltt. Hernandez stepped into the car be hind. < He lired three shots. He aimed at no one. The shots bad their ef toct? on two persons at least. Joe Welcher ducked at once. Mrs. Har din followed suit. No one was hit. Annette alono retained her nerve. "So," she Bald fearlessly, "It's you again. And where is your charming friend, Miss Irene Courtier?" "Hruto," cried Hernandez, throwing off his mask, "bring those two men hire." The Brute brought them. "Take the bell cord/' said Hernandez to the train crew, "and tie this young girl up." Hernandez, still with his gun on guard, bent over the girl. He piunged his band into her breast, and with a Jerk tore tho chamois bag from her neck. "I'll tie this man myself," said Her nandez, approaching Joe Welcher. He leaned over. Joe, and wound some cord loosely about his bands. "I'll need you," he whlspored, "but make no mistake. Mistakes are fatal when I'm around." He left the' Brute on guard and marched the crew back to the engine "How near are we to the nearest sta tion?" he queried, "tell me truth." "Not for miles, senor," they gasped "only a little farther on In a deserted station, Montrada. No trains stop there. It is discontinued." "Any occupants?" queried Hernan dez. "None ? it Is deserted. It is even haunted, fienor." "H'jv- -haunted?" "Something there goes click ? click ?click? click ? always when we pass." (Continued- on Last l'nge) STATE NEWS. Samuel \V. Stockman was killed Sat urday afteriiooh near Lexington when lie jumped from a buggy 1" which lie was riding with .1. 1). Mont/, a young white man, while the horse, which young Montz was driving at the time, was going nt. a pretty rapid gait, the animal having become frightened when a hold-hack strap on the hreecliing hroke. causing the buggy to run upon the horse. The force of the fall caus ed a 'fracture of the skull ?at the base and death was instantaneous. The fall term of Court, of Ceneral Sessions for York will convene on No vember 'hie outlook is that it will be one of the longest terms held Ih several years, as there are 11 larger [number ??f prisoners in jail than at any time in years, as well as quite a- number out 011 bond; besides the ease of the state against those charged ?with the killing of .Sheriff Hood and others, at Winnsboro last summer, is scheduled to lie tried, 1 T. I,. Carter, of Columbia, learned last week that ids son, Ira Carter, was one of those who perished when the steamer Arabic, was torpedoed by a German submarine olT the Irish coast on August 11). Carter, who was about 80 years of age, had been in Kurojte jtyul Africa fur several yeai's. t J. I.. 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