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end of the harbor, scrambled up the cliffs and at last stood upon their summit in
full view of the lake. Far away down the coast, toward the river through which we
had come to reach the lake, we saw upon the surface the outline of the U-33,
black smoke vomiting from her funnel.
Von Schoenvorts had succeeded in refining the oil! The cur had broken his every
pledge and was leaving us there to our fates. He had even shelled the fort as a
parting compliment; nor could anything have been more truly Prussian than this
leave-taking of the Baron Friedrich von Schoenvorts.
Olson, Whitely, Wilson, and I stood for a moment looking at one another. It
seemed incredible that man could be so perfidious--that we had really seen with
our own eyes the thing that we had seen; but when we returned to the fort, the
shattered wall gave us ample evidence that there was no mistake.
Then we began to speculate as to whether it had been an ape-man or a Prussian
that had abducted Lys. From what we knew of von Schoenvorts, we would not
have been surprised at anything from him; but the footprints by the spring
seemed indisputable evidence that one of Caprona's undeveloped men had borne
off the girl I loved.
As soon as I had assured myself that such was the case, I made my preparations
to follow and rescue her. Olson, Whitely, and Wilson each wished to accompany
me; but I told them that they were needed here, since with Bradley's party still
absent and the Germans gone it was necessary that we conserve our force as far
as might be possible.
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