The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-05-03

7 weight must be very great-to0 great
Tor even our increased buOyancy 10 mt
| farther, while the cables across Us pre-
vent the weed from slipping on The
/ only way 20 get TO the surface-that is
| 70 say the only way 70 save all our
! lives, Is 70 cut away the cables that
I hold rs down"
1 Howard ceased speaking, but no one
moved With the falling power. the
| electric lights had grown perceptibly
I DINNER, and the voyageurs could barely
/ see each others faces Soon il was
j evident, the lights would 90 out alto
/ gether.
Rescue Means Prison
obviously. Howard resumed, I'VE
cannot cut the cables from inside the
shin They can only be reached from
the outside by some one who viii leave
ssF7orfunateIv. this last is not diff
cult On the open sea II IS even easy
The Seasharx IS a torpedo boat. fitted 10
DISCHARGE tOrpedOes under water Time
and again the crew OF an injured SUD
marine have eScaped-all. but one-Dy
getting into the torpedo tube and being
fired out by a moderate charge Of com
pressed air Here IN the weed II VIII De
more difficult. OF course but not espe-
cialIy dangerous So'-the speaker
PAUSED and looked around hin-''so u
one OF YOU viii come and touch me on,
III see what can do toward cutting
those COMPOUNDED cables
electric lights went suddenly out, and a
gasp OF sheer horror ran through the
fiuv cabin For a moment no one
spoke then Dorothy CROPPED her way
through the blackness 10 Howard s
Not youI not you. my husband
she rnurrured- Not you Let me go
Howard laughed gently as he ceressed
the unseen face Not likely, dear ne
The strident voice Of the missionary
broke through the gloom ana II you
are drowned in the attempt, what VII
The resi- of us do?'' he demanded
If ! fail, another must Try BuI i
Even If that other succeed. what
good xiii II co us2 No one but you can
nm mis- boat, and We would only eX-
change death down here for death on
tie surface. No. Mr. Howard, you must
not go ! VIII go
You"
Missionary Volunteers.
.eYesl I" II the missionary smiled
bitterly. no one saw It in the darkness
on. I know you all think I am a
coward, and perhaps an Certainly
I did not dare 10 oppose Captain Forbes,
nor to But never mind I can swim
Ike a fish almost II IS my one manly
accomplishment l can get Lhrougn me
weed # any man caIs-and II Tallr you
viii have lost nothing Come! show me
Howard groped his way 10 the mis-
sio1ary, and wrung his hand I beg
v-o71r pardon Mr. Willoughby,- he said
eTmuIv Z misunderstood YOU 1 &C
.sTVsf+ raoment.' Dorothy's soft
y-oyCe Sounded 7 want 70 thank you
NJ WiiiOughbys and tell you mat
never thought hard OF you ABOUT ZAP
tain Forbes He was e terrible man
Can-Can I do anything in-ln case you
don't come baCk2 Her voice tTaIled
.1N-o+Ri1E1 haven't a chick o.
child in the world, and-God bless you,
my dear With last pressure OF her
hand he turned away Come NJ
Howard he commanded
In Ciumerfau gloom the two men Ielt
their way 20 the torpedo port BeIleT
take OF all your clothes counselel
Howard The least thing may serve
TO hold YOU in the weed Strap TINS
knife tightly 10 your arm SO you Will
be sure IlSc 70 lose It. Garry this small
Ct one between your teeth Don I loSS
your head. II you get enJaIlgles1, 49,
CooI ara cut yourself free. When you get
70 the surface look for the lump o.
weed above US Il VIII be co1spleuC-S
enough Cut first at one end OF the
boat and then at the other 50 tfl1L ~e
can rise on an even keel- NoS' II YOU
are ready. climb II head drsI-
The ten minutes tnai e-1l1 80. a a---
were the longest thai any OF the parry
had ever known Beneath the Ws-ls-'
beneath the weed II darkness - Il
tense that Il positively weighed. eaSl-
waited in silence the results OF lne
venture on which II al human pTo1a-
5Iuy. depended his or her chance Iol
Tise Fao- Il M WllOCgIby. com
uararfvely small, agile, and good
swimmer. could not get through the
5uteTla--ing weed. the chances were that
none of the others could 90 So
Tearing lIr- WillouglbyS ciOIheSF
Howard had ErOped his way back 70
tie coming tower, and TO Dorothy
side. and had found her on her knees
aOLf prank Frank she s05bed-
81 81 Is pray for him Frank Frank
Howard sank beside her, and no more
fprvent petition than his was ever
waited 10 the throne OF grace
Slowly the minutes licked themselves