The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, November 19, 1915, Image 2
NEALo/^ NAVY
Oy - William Hamilton Osborne,'
AUTHOR Of "RED M0U3C "RUNNING FIGHT"
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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.
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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.. Shuler, an experienced inten
sive farmer, nf Mowman, has uirttle a
splendid crop nf cotton on his farm
'near town ? his entire crop yielding
One and 11 half hales i>er acre. lie will
harvest a good crop on Tils farm
about five miles from town, his entire
crop producing more than a bale per
acre, which is supplemented with an
abundant, grain crop, Including a lot of
good hay.
CASH
Green Grocery
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We have opened a meat
market and green grocery
in the stand formerly oc
'cupied by Campbell Bros.,
where we will carry at all
times a clvice line of Fresh
Beef, Pork, Veal, Lamb.
Mutton and all meats us
ually found in an up-to
date market.
We will make deliveries
promptly and tl^ere will be
no long a wits.
L. B. Campbell
Manager
WE HAVE SPECIAL BARGAINS
ALL THE TIME.
Full Stock of
Shoes, Heavy Groceries, Hard
ware, Harness, Furniture, Stoves
And In Fact Every Thing Useful
For Hou*e and Farm.
Now is the time for planting Oats, Wheat, Kye and
small grain. Get our prices before purchasing.
Your horses, cows and poultry have to be fed. We
are agents for Arab Horse Feed, Larro Cow Feed, Sun
shine Poultry Feed.
SPRINGS & SHANNON
THE STORE THAT CARRIES THE STOCK
We "beg to advise our friends
/and the public that we have
moved our office to that of
Pearce-Youngs at No. 1007
Broad street.
This puts us on the ground
floor and that old excuse about
"stairs" wpn't work. Come in
and see us and bring your bus
iness with you.
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Real Estate prid Insurance CAMDEN, S. C.
FOR SALE
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f'The Kind That Pay."
We are offering for sal$;50 head of big bone bulls
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Camden beef Cattle Farms
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