Omaha daily bee., 1915-08-08
|W-THEN See IT ALL IN NIoVING PICTURES.

almost Kissed Del Mar. ION the yacht
are they?"
An evil smile seemed 10 spread over his
face. Then well get them all. this time.
Man the submarine-the z99."
All left the office on the run, hurrying
around the ledge and down into the open
hatch Of the submarine. Del Mar came
along a moment later. giving orders
sharply and quickly.
The hatch was closed and the vessel
sealed. on all sides were electrical dc
vices and machines to operate the craft
and the torpedoes-an intricate system
of things which it seemed as if no human
mind could possibly understand.
Del Mar threw on a switch. The sub
marine hummed and treInbled. Slowly it
sank in the harbor until it was at the
level of the underwater entrance through
the rocks. Carefully 4 was guided out
! through this entrance into the waters Of
the larger, real harbor.
Del Mar took his place at the periscope,
the eye Of the submarine AnXioasly he
turned It about and bent over the iTnas3
which it projected.
There it is" he muttered, picking out
Arnolds yacht and changing the course
of the submarine so that it was headed
directly at it, the planes turned SO that
| they kept the boat just under the surface
with only the periscope showing above.
Forward. about the torpedo discharge
tubes men were busy, testing the doors.
and getting ready the big automatic tor
/ pedoes.
"They must have seen us muttered
/ 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 lock-like COM
partment from which it was launcerd.
/ Let it go. then" beloved Del Mar.
The torpedo shot out into the water,
travelling under its own power straight at
the yacht.
Elaine and looked back. The periscope
was much nearer than before. Can we
outdistance the submarine?" l asked of
Arnold
ARNOLD shook his head, his face grave.
On came the thin line of foam. I'm
afraid we'n 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
4
| others leaped into the water from the
rail of the yacht and struck out for the
shore. which was not very distant.
Whats that?" cried Elaine, Mortified,
pointing back.
The water seemed to be all churned up.
A long cigar-shaped affair was slipping
along near enough to the surface so that
we could Just make it out-murderous,
deadly, aimed right at the heart of the
yacht.
"A torpedow exclaimed Arnold. Cast
off,"
We moved off from the yacht as swiftly
| as the speedy little open motor boat
would carry us. not minute too soon.
The torpedo struck the yacht almost ex-
actly amidship. A huge column of water
spurted up into the airias though a
gigantic whale were blowing off. The
yacht itself seemed lifted the water and
literally broken In half like a brittle rod
of glass and dropped back into the water.
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 congratulate
them. a smile on his evil face. But as he
looked again. he caught sight of our little
| motor boat sklmming sa1ely away on the
other side of the wreck.
1.-THE deuce" he muttered. TRY an.
other. Here's the direction"
Furiously he swore as the men guided
the submarine and loaded another tor
pedo into tube. As the tube came into
position. they let the torpedo go. An in
slant later, 1t was Kissing its way at us.
See. there's another" cried. catch
ing sight of 1t.
All looked Sure enough, through the
! water could be seen another of those
murderous messengers dashing at us.
Arnold ran forward and seized the
wheel himself, swinging the boat around
hard to starboard and the land. We
turned just in time. The torpedo, brain
less but deadly dashed past us harm
lessly.
| ITO be COntinuedl