The Ely miner., 1915-11-19

Quickly the engine started and We
plowed ahead, that ominous-looking
periscope following.
In the submarine harbor to which he
had been taken, Del Mar found that he
had been pretty badly shaken up by
the accident to his car. His clothes
were torn and his face and body
scratched. No bones were broken,
however, though the shock had been
great. Several of his men were en-
deavoring to fix him up in the little
submarine Office. but he was angry,
very angry.
At such a juncture man in drip
ping diving suit entered and pulled
off his helmet, after what had evil
IDENTIFY been a hasty trip from the land
through the entrance and up again
into the harbor. AS he approached,
Del Mar saw that the mans hand was
bound up.
Whats the matter?" demanded Del
Mar. How did you get that?"
'That fellow Jameson and the girl
did it," he replied, telling what had
happened in the cave. Someone must
have given them one of those new
searchlight guns"
where are they?" he asked.
81 saw them go out to the yacht Of
that Professor Arnold"
Hes the fellow that gave her the
gum" almost Kissed Del Mar. "On the
yacht, are they?"
An evil smile seemed to spread over
his face. "Then we'll get them all,
this time. Man the submarine-the
Z99."
All left the Office on the run, hurry
ing around the ledge and down into
the open hatch of the submarine. Del
Mar came along a moment later, CIV
ing orders sharply and quickly.
The hatch was closed and the YES
sci sealed. On all sides were cleo
trical devices and machines to operate
the craft and the torpedoes-an intri.
cate system of things which it seemed
as il no human mind could possibly
understand.
Del Mar threw on a switch. The
submarine hummed and trembled.
Slowly she sank in the harbor until
she was at the level of the underwa.
ter entrance through the rocks. Care.
fully she was guided out through this
entrance into the waters of the larger
real harbor.
Del Mar took his place at the peri
scope, the eye of the submarine. Anx
iously he turned it about and bent
over the image which it projected.
There it is," he muttered, picking
out Arnold's yacht and changing the
course of the submarine so that il
was headed directly at it, the planes
turned SO that they kept the boat just
under the surface with only the peri
scope showing above.
Forward, about the torpedo dis
charge tubes men were busy testing
the doors and getting ready the big
automatic torpedoes.
"They must have seen us" mutteret
Del Mar. They've started the yacht
But we can beat them, easily. Are
you ready?"
"Yes," called back the men forward
| pushing a torpedo into the locklikt
compartment from Vhich it wal
launched.
LET it go, then" beloved Del Mar
| The torpedo shot out into the wa
ter, travelling under her own power
straight at the yacht.
Elaine and looked back. The peri
scope was much nearer than before
Can we outdistance the submarine?
l asked of Arnold.
Arnold shook his head, his fac
| grave. On came the thin line of foam
I'm afraid we'll have to leave tn
yacht" he said warningly. "My littl
motor boat is much faster"
Arnold shouted his orders as be let
us down the ladder to the motor boat
into which we Jumped, followed by a
many of the crew as could get IN, Will
the others leaped into the water from
the rail Of the yacht and struck ou
for the shore, which was not very dis
tant.
What's that?" cried Elaine, horr
fed, pointing back.
The water seemed to be all churne
up. A long cigar-shaped affair wa
slipping along near enough to the Sui
face SO that we could just make it GU
l-murderous, deadly, aimed right a
the heart of the yacht.
"a torpedo" exclaimed Arnold
"Cast off"
We moved of from the yacht a
swiftly as the speedy little open mc
tor boat would carry us, not minut
too soon.
The torpedo struck the yacht a
most exactly amidships. A huge co
umn of water spurted up into the al
as though a gigantic whale were blow
ing off.
Below in the submarine Del Ma
was still at the periscope directin
things.
"a hit!" he cried exultingly. "W
got the whole bunch this time."
late them, smile on his evil face
But as he looked again he caught sigh
of our little motor boat skimmin
safely away on the other side of tn
wreck.
"The deuce!" he muttered. "rry ar
other. Here's the direction"
Furiously he swore as the me-
guided the submarine and loaded ar
other torpedo into a tube. AS tn
tube came into position they let tn
torpedo go. An instant later it wa
Kissing it's way at US.
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