The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-11-19
Quickly the engine started and W
plowed ahead. that ominous-looking
periscope following.

QU1Ckly tho engine 6VdTt0U anu W
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 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. son 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 if 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
bentrance into the waters Of the larger,
real harbor.
scope, the eye Of the submarine. Anx-
iously he turned it about and bent
over the image which it projected.
There 1T isl he muttered, picking
out Arnold's yacht and changing the
course of the submarine so that 1t
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 u.s." muttered
Del Mar. They've started the yacht.
But we, can beat them, easily. Are
you ready?"
eyes" called back the men forward.
pushing a torpedo into the locklike
compartment from which it was
| launched.
"Let it go, them" beloved Del Mar.
The torpedo shot out into the wa
straight at the yacht.
Elaine and looked back. The perl
scope was much nearer than before.
"Can we outdistance the submarines?
I asked of Arnold.
Arnold shook his head. his face
grave. On came the thin line Of foam.
I'm afraid we'll have to leave the
yacht" he said warningly. my little
motor boat is much faster"
| Arnold shouted his orders as he led
us down the ladder to the motor boat.
| into which we jumped, followed by as
many of the crew as could get in, while
the others leaped into the water from
| the rail of the yacht and struck out
! for the shore, which was not very dis
| tant.
whats that?" cried Elaine. horri.
fed, pointing back
The water seemed to be all churned
up. A long cigar-shaped affair was
slipping along near enough to the sur
face so that we could just make it out
-murderous, deadly, aimed right at
the heart of the yacht.
"a torpedo!" exclaimed Arnold.
"Cast Off"
We moved off from the yacht as
swiftly as the speedy little open mo-
tor boat would carry us, not minute
too soon.
The torpedo struck the yacht al
most exactly amidships. A huge col
umn of water spurted up into the air
as though gigantic whale were blow.
| ing off.
Below in the submarine Del Mar
was still at the periscope directing
things.
"a hit" he cried exultingly. I'VE
| got the Whole bunch this time!"
He turned to the men to congratu-
late them, smile on his evil face.
But as he looked again he caught sight
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