Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1908-11-27


that ae had attracted Vaughton's at
tention. the man disappeared only &c
show himself again with a sheet Of
paper covered with writing This he
held up against the portfolio. motion
Ing VaaghtoD 10 approach and read IT,
Il ran as follows:
HEHPffl
When the ship sank l wes1 down with
Il. locked up IN this WAtertigft compert-
mont iiaY. had hardly anything 70 eat,
and the air IL giving out I cannot last
an hour more II you open the door,
Z however ! shall be destroyed BY che Wa
ter which viii rush tn
FOR PHYS SAKE. HELP ME- SOME
WAY AN STARVING FOR
fO0p AND AIR
The words were written Ia a fairly
legible hand. and vaughton had no
trouble IN making them out But the
question WAS. what 70 do How should
be save this man? There seemed 70
be no meane Of doing u. unless the
entire ship were raised. and this. as
he had seen BY bis inspection. was I'm
possible Then. suddenly. another
plan flashed through hts brain-~a
plan that was, really. the first thing
that should have occurred TO MIN.
Why couldn't the man trust 10 his
chances OF reaching the surface before
his breath gave out? He. himself.
could take down rope aud tie Il
around his body while the men above
hauled him up BY IL as quickly as
they could
NaughtOn mOfioned 10 the man, who
had been gazing anxIonsiy at him
and. nOdding ia assure him OF his as
sistance. gave the signal TO be hauled I
no As soon as he was above the /
surface and had been stripped Of his 4
helmet, hr told the men. az briefly and 1
a. quickly al he could. the strange /
slight thar be had seen. a long rope
was secured and Vaughton wrote out
bis plan on a piece OF cardboard. 20
hat ne man might understand exact
y what was TO be done
Then he dlyed dowa second time.
aklus with him the extra rope He
'oend the man occupying the position
ie had loli him 10. only staring up.
esrds Watching Tor the help that he
.uew was 70 come from above Waugh
on held the sheet OF cardboard close
80 20 the portfolio and. as the man
Ylfhln read bis face lighted up IN
comprehension. Then. upon a sig I
.al from Vaughion. the prisoner threw
lpon The door Of the compartment
nd quick as thought. was bound
round The waist with the rope. The
ign WAS given 70 the waiting men
boYe and be was hauled up as fast
3 human sinews could do IT,
The stranger reached The surface IN
q unconscious state. but was soon re.
iyed aud after having eaten all the
andNichea that we're 20 bc procured.
o showed great Willingness to ten his
smarkahie story
II was sleeping he said "at the /.
me the ship fenndcred. and It was |
\ a miracle that the door Of the !
atertisht compartment was closed. !
ae would not be- here to ten the !
he. You may wonder at the fact /
at ! slept so soundly that the hurry
ID confusion on the decks did not ;
eaken me viii answer that sim
y by telling you that regu /
riy roll OF my bed al night
"a never wake up When | did -
IKE up. however. imagine my aston. 4
lment upon glanclne out OF my port. \
he. to find that I was entirely sur.
unded by water water TO left OF
e. IN front OF me. above me, and 70
TIT Of me. At FIRST as you may
RINSE, could not realize what had
ppened Then. gradually. II dawned
me that ! WAS at the bottom OF
E sea. This idea was Immediately \
enlightened by the sight OF 4 couple
lazy ilsh swimming up and down
front OF my portfolio believe
Il no one has, hitherto. equaled my
venture. No human being that
va ever heard OF has lived for two
vs. clad Ia his ordinary costume. az
! bottom OF the ocean. except, of
irse, IN submarine boat Well to q
itiaDe, About the second day
lifed that my supply Of air was
,ng ont the compartment was not
very large and became op
ssed IA breathing Il was lucky
1 was the only one down there to
up the air Finally. Il occurred 20
that divers might be sent down
the ship, and / prepared the sign
/ ! showed at the portfolio II Il ID
rot been for your timely assist IN
e. I should have been dead man II
this time