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A Medieval Torture Chamber.

f5erbaps. if it IS given these French
sesnen TO meet in the Great Beyond
soIne Of the victims Of the Inquisition.
tbev may find the sympathy and under
standing which comes OF experience.
,I,,,ev Who sat day after day in q me
diayaI torture chamber. which grew
srnalier smaller. smaller, fninitesimalIy.
bpt reIentIessly smaller each day. may
l,7ye salfered as these men suffered be-
tore I3cath came IN mercy and laid his
hory fingers on their eyelids. one can
tbink of nothing else comparable to 1t.
one Of the first bodies recovered was
MAJ Of a boatswain who almost es-
caped lie was found quite close TO
the opening through which the water
came pouring. His clothing had caught
caught on a hook, probably as he was
actually escaping and held him untii
eseape was out Of the question Quar-
terrnaster lie Jean. one OF those who
WAS saved, came near TO sharing his
comrades fate through 3 similar acci-
dent. Telling Of his experience he says:
Il knew something was wrong because
the boat sank 50 rapidly that felt
g,,Ta the machinery had broken. was
s.t.foding about three feet below the
daek and some distance 10 the right of
thS-fnanhole. Suddenly was deluged
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ant Ratur's explanation is that Just as
the vessel was pluneing he noticed one
Of the hatchways open in the forward
compartment He surang TO close IT. but
ne WAS too late. The sea rushed IN, and
the little vessel went to the bottom
Some one had blundered
The particular pattern Of it's sun
marines is a mattCr which each nation
naturally makes point of keeping TO il
self But SO Iar rs Is known. those Of
the French navy are much longer than
those used hy either England on the
United States They have their coming
towers well forward and are divided
INTO three compartments cut off by wa
teF-tight bulkteads Undoubtedly II was
the flooding somehow or other of the
forward compartment that caused the
vessel to sink And undoubtedly Lieu
tenant Ratur and the two men who were
saved were in this compartment. and
were able 10 hoat up through the open
hatch while their comrades were shut
lup In one or the other OF the two re-
naming compartments
There was plenty of help at hand
The water was rough. but there was
no such se4 on - to preclude effective
rescue work French and German sal
lvage tugs set 10 work at once TO raise
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then, bnt the crane by which the boat
MAS being raised broke and the boat
sank again. Five times ia All this hap
pened. Five tiaes the F'arfadet vas
raised and five times she slipped back.
Italian salvage tugs joined the French
and German. All worked like demons
under the direction of the engineers of
TIE French feet On Monday the divers
who were trying 70 attach cables TO the
vessel reported shat some Of The men
were ever then alive; that they had rap
ped out tie message: Hurry. water
gaining
And that was the end. After that
silence on Tuesday came the report;
The divers are trying TO tunnel under
the Farfadet. In order to pass hawsers
around her huIl" On Wednesday
"Cofflns have arrived and are awaiting
the raising of the Tarfadet a large re-
lief fund has been subscribed for the
families of the victims On Thursday:
"A floating dock weighing $50 tons was
sunk today over the French submarine
Farfadet. and the boat was securely fas-
tened 10 it" Then began the work OF
pumping over the dock with a view tc
| lifting the vessel to the surface. on Sat.
| urday the vessel was finally raised. aae
! brought into port at Si1i 4bdallan
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with water; in another instant was
half strangled. lost my feet, and felt
my head humping against the steel
sides of the cistern-like aperture which
led 10 the exit,
81 cannot say I made any effort TO
escape. ] only know I suddenly shot
through the iron cover out into the sea
reaching the surface more dead than
alive. | think the cover of the subma-
rine must have closed almost the in.
stant / got through, Tor / felt great pain
IN my right foot, instinctivelY wrench
ms. il from the yfse-like hold / believe
it was caught IN closing the cover
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Pumped Air 70 Dying Men.

Sunday morning those engaged IN the
rescue work understood. or thought they
understood. from the rapping inside the
boat that the air supply was almost eX-
ilausted, and made superhuman efforts
to reach the men imprisoned there,
They succeeded in dragging the Far
fadet some distance along the bottom,
and a chain hawser was passed under
her stern. She was raised until her stern
hatch was out Of wafer. Air was pump
I'd INTO tho after compartments and the
imprisoned seamen were talked to and
encouraged.
This was as near as they ever got
10 life. They might have been rescued
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wee the vietiraa saerifced? ?

American naval experts have criti-
eised French met hods sharply, S3ffacers
ia the Brooklsn navy yard have geae
o. record as saying thai il he authafi-
ties had thought more 0f their men aad
tt.as of their boat tbe men would ia4e
been saved They have pointed ouf flIar
il the rescUers were able 70 bring tRe
s9.AtnariDe to the surface, as Was Fte
Eorted on JRtg !, al which time feed
ai4d water were passed into her and a
ffesh supply of air pumped into I4r
chambers, there r4ust have been pienfy
os time to open The coming toVer
which appeared on the surfaee aT
Tiit in a force pump and set the faAn
cut That this was nos done can only
be explained by the fact that all ef-
forts were directed toward saving tle
Ioat rather thGn the mtn.
The boat they say was brought 10
The surface by passing steel haWaefs.
around her al her boW and stern nus
faakiug a cradle. and tl7eH iiffIHg hSr
by q steam derr5eis. Where The ensS-
neers on the warshtp 7d tugs made
their mistake. II IS sai3 by Officers At
the navy yard was that when they
! got tl1e upper shell of the beat TO gile
/ surface they were not satisfied FTish
their efforts. but tried II lift her several
{
her TO a dock Then the full weight af
The vessel. l5o tons, together with ttie
tons OF water IN her. was too much
/ for the derrick. which broke. and ease
| more the submarine went to the bot-
tom OF the bay. with her nose in tie
mud. where il was wail-nigh imposst ase
Tor Ike divers TO get q eilain around hsr
bow.
one of The men identified with suRl-
nlarire construction III this country,
! nflIie he has devoted considerable eifESA
To pointing ont why such CHING eoaai
never happen to his type OF submarine.
] has called attention TO the fact tl4at
within a month about fifty men hatss
lost their lives in the course OF auI4
marine experimenting. ia this Farfadat
disaster. and in three accidents TO Ems
fish submarines and one Is forced g
ask if this happens in time Of peace.
what would happen in actual war serY-
ice?
TO be sure It never has happened IN
our navy. But an Englishman peril
nently points out that the United States
/ does compare lively little in the WAY
of submarine practice, that most OF her
submarines spend seven-eighths OF their
time being repaired. ana that Whea-
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To be face to face with death. not
for a Few minutes. or for a few
hours. but for the better part of a.
week-haye you ever thought
what that meant?
During that time TO be brought again
and again almost within reach of life,
and be allowed to sink back, 10 almost
see the blessed light and the blue sky.
to almost breathe the fresh air. to al
most hear the voice of the outside world.
10 almost grasp the hand that is
stretched out TO save, and TO feel it slip
through ones fingers,
And all this not when the sands OF
life had ran low. not when ones vital
powers were exhausted. not when the
machinery had run down, or one was
worn out with the struggle, or bowed
by the weight of years. But in the
nush OF health and strength. in ths
prime OF physical manhood. when the
best Of life was strong and the blood
ran red in ones veins when mothers and
fathers, sisters. and sweethearts, wives
and mayhap little, little children still
held us 10 life with warm. loving, hu-
rnan hands: when the skies We're still
blue. and the sunshine still golden:
when life was still worth living and
love still worth winning-shen. to face
DEATH In full possession of ones pow
ers to be yet powerless 10 help ones
SET. or even 10 help those who are try
ing 10 heIp-tilink what il means!
70 face death-frst a dozen of you,
then eieven--ten-nine -eight----
and finally alone just you!-but sur
rounded by the mon that were.
This is what happened to the men
Ensign Robin and twelve seamen-and
finally 10 one man, thank heaven that
his family is spared the knowledge of
which one-who went down in the
French submarine, Farfadet, on July s..
10 the bottom of the Bay of Biserta. off
the coast OF Tunis-
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awitb Thirteen Souls Aboard.

It was On the afternoon Of Thursday
July S, that the Farfadet. when driving
OUT of the harbor Of Bizerta, suddenly
went 10 the bottom Lieutenant Ratur
her commander. and TWO OF her crew
as suddenly came 10 the surface and
were rescued. Ensign Robin and twelve
men-thirteen, as the supersuuous will
not fail 10 note-~went down with her
Just what happened Will probably re-
main more or less Of a mystery The
French naval authorities have made no
offlelal statement on the subject. -Lleuten-
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Nine Were Tortured.

But to tic Itfae IN the stern, 1es tll
came slowly aud terribly AMI thev
fought fa the last gasp. with the water,
gaining aud the air gro0i1le less. They
had Stripped of their clothing 70 stop
the leaks through which the water was
creeping slowly. slowly, frst hardly wet
tinr their feet tElcn climbing til il held
their hearts in its cold embrace, and
finally they felt its planmy clutch AZ
their tbroats.
And all the limo the air growing less
aud less or. rather. The air THAT was
breathable For ~ one time. when The
vessel was brought near the surface. ana
air was bong pumped in, tie rescGera
were halted bs. q series Of sharn raPs.
/ which tHey interpreted as sigma to
shut on a further supply Of air. as the
escape valves seemed 10 be closed, and
| it was feared that a farther expansion
! of the atmosphere would cause death
4 by henloIrhase Of the brain
Then again all the machinery Is
packed aft. and. apparently. he repeat-
ed efforts To bring the boat up ard her
expected pitching this way and that, as
now one cabla parted now another, Or a
crane broke down, or tackle gave way,
displaced This machinery. some Of the
bodies were found pinned under portions
Of the wrecked engines
In Just what form death came to each
viii probably never be known, Whether
ihev were crushed TO death IN the Taa-
chinerE or drowned or whether the end
came in the slow agony Of sutfocatton-
irsan and the awful pressure OF
blood against the veins II would take
an autopsy 10 discover that. and who
would have the heart to perform an
iautopsy on those poor things which were
once men, that We're finally brought out
from: the doomed Farfadet; things that
other men. such as they had been
short ten days before, eoulS not. fGi
very horror look upon. and yet. for very
pity. had TO. though some OF them faint
ed at the task.
They have given them fine funeral,
the entire Mediterranean fleet partci-
Dating. and sent them home to France for
j, Eurial-to the mothers and fathers, tbs
sisters and sweethearts. the wives ahd
{ little children. who may not look upon
, their faces again. They have raised d
3 fund" for the relief OF their families
But they cannot wipe from their minds
the awful imagtniDgs OF Rhatthese mel
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the vessel Friday morning they brought
her almost 10 the surface. Fresh air
was pumped INTO the men. good was
passed IN Through tho ventJators. which
run into al sections OF submarine
Then as efforts were making to bring
her stilI further TO the surface, go as to
be able to open the Eatches, and release
me men. two OF the steel cables that
held her parted and she assumed a
perpcndtcUtaf position, and went down
again, head foremost.
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must have undergone. Nor can they
answer the question Of why they shoald
have suffered Ito what end?
They say the vessel is practically IN
injured Htla, the vesseI* But what Of
men What good does that do thsir
fsl4nfItes2 What assurance does II brIslg g
70 other nfen who are asked IN the seq
vice OF their country to 60 down ia sub
Tlalil.ft,1ss2
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Tt4nEs a great, Sruesonae, floating coffin,
covered with eoze and slime
AIeanw bfie. evaat o. the men, They
had battintI bra no those IN the
forward Compartment. Ensign Robin and
three seamel. death seems, At least to
have cone with Blerciful swi#tness. aae9s
were dtowned almost tnnledia teiy To
them neuf Of tie aIternat5ng hopes aIld
despafrs or the five attempts at rescue,
Swift and nerctfnI dioltgiaa WAS their
portlegr Robin was found lying on his
back, with his arms stretched aut--ai-
most III ease.
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pice of utter insanity. The ledger and the pass
book could not have been swallowed up by the
smooth lawn He tried to force himself to believe
he had left them in the library. He knew II was
not So and had it been otherwise, he could not lace
that room with its stricken tenant, second tlie'
So thew must be where he had fallen malch
might help Whatever the risk of showing hght'
there was no other way. He fumbled with ms
matchbox; and then he was nearly Paralyzed WIN
fright as an iron grip his arm restrained MIN anu
a hoarse voice whispered
I've got em, Mister Warren, an I've got you'
an | mean to keep both! But come away from
here quick, or the game is uP!"
Now Warren was bully He had certain
rude physical courage which might have sustained
him in battle. But he yielded, as we have SEEM
to unreasoning panic, and his tongue Glove to the
roof of his mouth.
A firm hand on his guided him unerr1n8ly
across the lawn into thicket of laurels. Utterly
cowed, he accompanied his guide INTERESTINGLY
Mortal terror had so mastered him that he was
ready to meet any fate, good or bad, that might
befall him. and he walked with the mechanical calm
of a convict on his way to the scaffold. Yet the
voice had sounded familiar in his ears, and pres
entity when reason reasserted ITSELF he began to
see a glimmer of hope.
His captor led him along at breathless speed, but
ALWAYS with the caution that in itself warning
for silence and light step. At length they plunged
into dark spinney, and Warren still guided by
the compelling hand, Crouched down IN the under
brush for a moments breathing space, In the
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SUNDAY MAGAZINE for OCTOBER ~ Iso'

of any measured conversation Don't you know
me- Master Harry" answered the other bantcringy.
''Sure1y YOU must remember getting me SIX months
last wear over little matter of brace Of pheaar-,
But there therel" he chuckled " gentlcmau Ike
YOU might easily forget a trile of that sort
Warren shivered. Bob Leigh he mutt--ad
despairing1v He was delivered fettered for L.e
into the hands of notorious Poacher, the man Who
first sent Lester to whip the trout-stream which
flowed through Arncliffe Park
Eyes, sir, Bob Leigh repeated the man in the
same ieering tones But bless yOui don't think
that | bear any malice. Why, | daresay, if tile
truth was known, it did a power of good. Il
sharpened my hearin', for thing, So when I
heard you and your tallin' awhile ago, thought
it best to follow you. Now Mr.. Warren, just You
listen to me, and do as tell yer Go to my cottage
wash your hands, an call in at Jolly Jim for
a drink Be sure he sees you. Don't hurry. Le-
a servant from the Hall find you, by accident.
like"
Yes, III do that" broke in Warren. eli pay
YOU we'll Leigh, for your help. lift you saw
everything you will know l didn't mean But I
must have those booIs!"
You'll get nowt but what gle thee" came The
poacher's menacing whisper. Nov be off. III
take good care O t books, Mr. Warren, an what's
more I'll see you in t morning, when vel have e
bit crack ABBOTT things, an particular aboot my
allowance. Not that way, you rabbit hearted fool.
You'll meet a keeper or some one CaTnn' 10 { Hall.
Make for t Beck, and then go up to my cottage by
way of the meadows. The doors on the latch. And
hurry. l tell yer. Hurry OF
you'll spoil everything"
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alcohol rose again to his brain. He became almost
frantic with fear
He crept softly up to the window, and from the
shadow of clump of bushes Peered in, though his
ewes were blurred and his forehead Cammy. Angler,
with spectacles nose, studying the ledger,
while at his elbow lay the passbook. This how
ever, as Warren noted with the quick appreciation
of nerves at full tension, yet unopened.
But how long would it remain unopened?
And then there came upon him an insane desire
to scream QUITO do anything that might end it
all and relieve the suspense that was making an
inferno of his lfe-but he pulled himself together with
an effort and walked round quietly to the French
windows that led into the library from the garden.
He turned the latch softly. Even now he had
not decided upon any course of action, though he
had vague hope of engaging the lawyers atten-
ton, perhaps till dinner-time, when the books
might be left unguarded. So he walked slowly
across the thick carpet trying to frame greeting
with his dry lips
The old mans back toward him. Absorbed
in his work Angler did not look up because, as 1t
CHANGED, he thought the newcomer was a servant.
Warren stood for instant with an Excuse
me" trembling his tongue. Suddenly muir
derous impulse 1eaped up to his eyes like sheet
Of flame and he struck savagely at the bald head
with his heavy hunUmg-crop. Angler sat tor
moment as though nothing had happened, and
Warren waited, staring stupidity. Then the old
head dropped to the desk.
Warren almost shouted for help. 1t seemed i'm
possible that he could have done this awful thing.
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CHAPTER Y
E diGh II O1G' s
TPibulaGiOm

HARRY Warren followed
| the advice Of the paacher
so faithfully that when lie
left the Fisherman's Re-c' he
had ceased to speculate as To
whether Angler was alive or
dead. In fact, he told himself
IN maudlin self-confdence that
he did not care much one way
or the other. 1t was II this
spirit of bravado that he lu-chei
into Testers room at the inn
and hiccuped himself out again
The old solicitor was not dead,
but his condition was extremely
critical He was found by
Simpson about an hour after he
was struck down. still inser&lie,
but breathing stertorously Ike
man with apopleXy. This
new evidence of an assaSs.r's
land caused something AKIN 10
a panic at the Hall One
mounted messenger cl4ttercd
away in haste for Dr. Sw-uer,
and another was despatched III
search of Lester by Edith. who
had small faith in the pour1us
little village doctor.
Perhaps the only two people
who remained Outwardly calm
were Mrs. Warren and B--i.u-.
both of whom had recu-u.i -u
the house together Some E---e
time before the discover ot the
crime. Mrs. Warren had no
doubt as to the w1----1e
murderer's identity She was
IN an agony of anxiety &. --e
her son and learn the exact
circumstances of the crime lrou
his lips. She dreaded lest Am
ger might have recognize his
assailant. Had there been a
quarrel -open thrcats2 II the
solicitor regained consciousHe=s,
that would bring dis
hose absence served to in-en~.,y
as he sku1bing in the PARK .- the
Anglers DEATH If SO. 1t WAS
to make sure OF his work The
-als will become a vcngetul fuzzy
?. and Mrs Warren Was no e<-
rhiCh governs nature.
ortlv after DR., Smalley, bu, ...'
4 the village doctor was GLAD 10
,grFgn..f tv nIr.- /,
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black darkness it impossible to distinguish
face FORM and, from the few whispered words. it
had been impossible for Warren to form any clear
idea to the identity of his companion. This
man had spoken IN the rugged Northumbrian
accents and Warren had reached state of mind in
which he could bear anything rather than suspense
so he put curt question to settle things. way
another.
WHO are you?" he whispered impcratively
The reply came in a whisper too. but these
whispers in which there was Ill The Light and shade
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Warren almost shouted IOI
possible that he could have dc
He never meant to hurt the
old man. OF course he would
not hurt him for the world!
Nevertheless, the ruling IN
stinct made him active in self
preservation. While he was
protesting to himself the in
uocence of his intentions, he
was still reaching feverishly
FOR the books for which he had
risked so much.
To take up the forged pass
book and put the genuine one
IN its place was the work OF
an instant. Then, with some
thing of shuddering horror, he
pulled the ledger from under
meath the senseless head. He
saw a red stain across his
hands, and again the desire to
scream out came upon him,
but not so strongly that selfish
terror did not master it. One
glance was enough. He had
the right books. His tremb-
ling fingers buttoned them
under his coat, and he knew
ne might laugh at investiga-
ton, if he could only conceal
the fact that he had been in
that room.
His mind was clear, with the
dazzling radiance of a lightning
Hash amid dark clouds. He
remembered that this pleasant
apartment, twice within fort
night, had been the scene of
a crime. With the thought,
blind terror gripped him in its
icv clutches. He must get
away-away from the silent
figure with its nerveless hands
and accusing blood. Warren
crept softly halfway to the
window, and then with a gasp
Of panic, born only of his
conscience, rushed out as
though all Scotland Yard
pursued him-rushed, and
catching his foot at the step,
fcll heavily, his head striking
the pedestal of a grinning
-igure of Pan the goat-god.
For a few moments he lay
utterly unconscious. He was
though the breath had been
body and his half-frenzied
stirred. But the brief obliviO
his overmastering fear than tc
The sense of danger supplied a
He struggled to his feet and 5
pressing his arm to his side to
books. Then he stopped and
earth around the spot where h
The books were gone!
And now, indeed, he was peri
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ne might make DISCLOSURES that "
aster upon Harry, whose absence ser
her anxiety.
Had he fled, or was he skulking in
fancied security of Anglers death
utter madness not to make sure of
most timid of animals Will become
in maternal defense, and Mrs. War
ception to the law which governs nat
Lester arrived shortly after DR.. ST
WAS a case III which the village dos
CpRfsEHtf cv pIE- !
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was not seriously hurt,
cen knocked out of his
ed brains were rudely
livion was due more to
n to any physical cause.
ID a prompt restorative.
nd started to run again.
: to secure the precious
md CROPPED madly at the
re he had fallen.
perilously near the preci-
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