The Dermott news., 1915-12-16

"oiu Al hOlu anu thc SOlulCib 6diH- cred, waiting for the telescope. Al ready Woodward had had fast launch brought up, ready for use.
  When Woodward, Arnold and the at tacking party had discovered me un- conscious in Del Mars study, there had been no time to wait for me to re- gain full consciousness,
 Now, however, l slowly regained my senses and, looking about, vaguely be- gan to realize what had happened. My first impulse was to search the study, looking in all the closets and table drawers. In corner was a large chest. opened it. Inside were sev- eral of the queer helmets and suits which l had seen Del Mar use and one of which he had placed on Elaine.
 For some moments l examined them curiously. wondering what their use could be
 Then my eye fell on the broken panel. l entered it and groped eau tiously down the passaEeway. At the end l gazed about. trying to discover which way they had all gone.
 At last. down on the shore. before wharf could see Woodward. the strange old hermit, and the rest.
 ran toward them, calling.
 
 By this time the soldier who had been sent for the submarine tele- 1 scope arrived at last, with the tele- scope in sections in several long cases
 Good" exclaimed the old hermit, all most seizing the package which the soldier handed him.
 He unwrapped 1t and joined the va rious sections together. It was. as I have said, q submarine telescope. but after design entirely new, differing from the ordinary submarine tele- scope. It had an arm bent at right angles. with prismatic mirrors so that 1t was not only possible to see the bottom Of the sea. but by an ad- l justment also to see at right angles or. as 1t were, around a corner
 It was while he was joining this con triyance together that came up from AAiN emu pA NAAN StNAtN IaoHhtc bSN II bO the wharf
 Why. here's Jameson" greeted Woodward. I'm glad you're so much better"
 Where's Elaine?" interrupted breathlessly
 They began to tell me.
 Aren't you going to follow" cried
 Follow How can We follow"
 Excitedly I told of my discovery of the helmets.
 Just the thing" exclaimed the her init Send someone back to get them"
 It was only few minutes later that, in Del Mars own car. drove up to the wharf again and We unloaded the curious submarine helmets and suits
 Quickly Woodward posted several of his men to act as sentries on the beach. then with the rest we climbed Into the launch and slipped of down the shore
 The launch which Woodward had commandeered moving along in the general direction which they had seen Del Mar and his men take with Elaine. With tho telescope over the side. we cruised about slowly in circle. Ar hold gazing through the eye-piece. All of us were by this time fin the diving suits which had brought from Del Mars, except that We had not yet strapped on the helmets.
 Suddenly Arnold raised his hand and signaled to stop the launch.
 Look" he cried. indicating the eye piece of the submarine telescope which he had let down over the side
 Woodward gazed into the eye-piece and then l did. also. There we could see the side of submerged subma- rine short distance away. through the cavelike entrance of what ap peared to be a great underwater har- bor
 What shall we do9" qusried Wood ward.
 Attack 1t now before they are pre- pared" replied the hermit decisively. Put on the helmets"
 As soon as we had finished. one after another we let ourselves over the side of the boat and sank to the bot tom.
 On the bottom we gathered and slowly. in the heavy unaccustomed ele- ment and cumbersome suits. we made our way in body through the en- trance of the harbor.
 Upward through the archway we went, clinging 10 rocks. anything. but always upward.
 As we emerged a shot rang out, One of our men threw up his arms and fell back into the water.
 On ws pressed.
 
 Elaine sat in a corner of the office mute while the man who was guard ing her, heavily armed. paced up and down.