The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1912-03-27
.".., TIMES DAILY SERIAL STORY d.. .>.
The Second Deluge sARRET! = + sERyIss

Cosmo versal greatly lmpeded by his
extraordinary garment, clambered up to
the front of the figure. There he saw
something which redoubled his amaze
ment.
on the broad breast he saw a repre-
sentation of Il world overwhelmed with
a deluge and tncircling 1t was what he
instantly concluded to be the picture OF
tan hieroglyphics. with which CoSmo
was familiar. was an INSCRIPTION in let
TORS of gold, which could only be trans
lated thus:
/ Come Again
At the End of Time
Great heavens!" he said to himself:
1T is a prophecy OF the Second Deluge!
lie continued TO gaze, amazed az the
figure and the inscription, until De
RGau&champs Clambcr1d 10 his side ana
indicated to him that 1t was necessary
that they should ascend without further
'icl3y, show wing him by signs that the
air renewing apparatus would give out.
With last lingering look at tho flg-
are, Cosmo imitateh the others by DE-
taching the Weights from below his
hnd rsndI MINUS the surface OF
the sea. De BeauNchamps, as he after
ward declared. utteriug a prayer for
the rcpGse Of the Jules Verne, ,
Blank had fixed AS the limit get BY Cos
mo for the return from the depths was
nearly. gone: and he was beginning TO
quiet the rising fears Of the. passengers,
when It came in a visible form, which
made the eyes Of Captain Arms the
their sockets. He rubbed them. and
looked again-but there II was!
huge head human n IN outline Tdd %lf
out of the depths, followed by the upper
part of gigantic form which was no
less suggestive Of a monPtrOus ran,
and which Immediately began to wave
| Its arms!
Before the captain could collect his
| senses another shot to the surface.
and then another and another, until
| there were seven of them hoating
| and awkwardly gesticulating within
| radius of hundred fathoms on the
| starboard side OF the vessel.
| The whole series OF apparitions did
not occupy more than quarter Of
minute in making their appearance.
| BY the time the last had sprung
| into sight Captain Arms had recover
| ed his wits. and he shouted an order
to lower a boat, at the same time
| perintend the operation Many of
the crew and passengers had in the
| meantime seen the strange objects.
| and they were thrown into state of
| uncomfortable excitement
| It's them!" shouted the captain
| over his shoulder, in response to
| hundred inquiries all put at once and
| forgetting his grammeT in the excite
ment. "They'Ve come up in dying
| suits"
Amos Blank comprehended the ST
| uation at once; and while the captain
was attending 20 getting out the boat,
I he explained matters to the crowd
| The submersible must be lost" he
said quietly. "but the men have es-
| capped. so there is no great harm done.
1t does great credit to that French
man that he should have been pre-
pared for such an emergency. Those
are levium suits, and I've no doubt
| that he has got hydrogen somewhere
inside to increase their buOyanCy."
Within a quarter OF an hour all the
seven had been picked up by the boat.
and II returned to the Ark. The
strange forms were. lifted aboard
with tackle to save time; and as the
first reached the deck. 1t staggered
about on its big limbs for a moment.
Then the metallic head opened. and
the features OF De Beauxchamps were
Before anybody could assist him he
4 had freed himself from the suit, and
Immediately began to aid the others. In
sound before the astonlshed eyes OF the
spectators. Cosmo had suffered the
most from the confinement. and he sank
upon a seat. but De Beauxchamps seem
ed to be the most affected. with down
cast look he said, sadly shaking his
head:
THE poor Jules Verne! shall never
see her again"
What has ha ppened?" deman ded Cap
tain Arms
1T was the Father of Horror" NUT
tered Cosmo Versal
The Father of Horror-what's that?"
| why, the Great Sphinx" returned
COsmo. gradually recovering his breath.
Didn't you know that that was what
the Arabs always called the Sphinx?
1T was that which fell upon the sub
mersble-split right open and dropped
its great chin upon us as we were
sailing round it: and pinned us fast.
But the sight that we saw when the
sphinx fell apart! Tell them, De Beaux-
| champs"
The Frenchman took up the narrative
| while with breathless attention Dassen-
gers and crew crowded about to listen
) to his tale.
when we got to the bottom" he
said, 1--WE first inspected the Great Pyra-
: mid, going all round 1t with our search
light. 1t was in good condition. although
the tide that had come up the Nile with
the invasion of the sea had washed
away the sands to a great depth all
, about. When we had completed the
circuit OF the pyramid, we saw the
: sphinx, which had been excavated by
, the water so that It stood up to its
, full height.
: 1--WE ran close around it, and when
t we were under the chin the whole thing
> saturated by the water, which no doub
caused an expansion within-you know
/ how many thousand years the gigantic
idol had been deslccated by the sun anc
the desert wind-dropped apart.
Tine submersible was caught by the
t railing mass, and partly crushed We
| labored for hours and hours to release
the vessel, but there was little that We