The Carlisle independent., 1917-03-08

"You Have Convinced Me Absolutely Satsuma in front O that empty house on the beach They was a-whisperin' together, an the minute they saw me they went inside. P'r'aps the laps got another berth"
 "No natter said the inventor im- patiently, we can get along without him. If everything is ready we will | go aboard
 q have not confined my efforts en- tirely to my oxygen-producing sys- tem," remarked Burke, as he followed his guest through the circular man. hole in the deck which gave access to the boats interior. q have utilized my spare moments in perfecting one or two other devices for use on sub- marines which may also interest you. This arrangement for automatically opening and closing the hatchway is one of them" AS he spoke he indi- cated a lever connected with steel rods which ran up to the hinged cover of the hatch through which they had just descended.
 Very interesting, doctor" assented Hope, again become the trained naval officer, quick, intelligent. alert Very interesting indeed. But it is your oxygen apparatus that interests me most"
 This way, then" said Burke, open ing the door which gave access to the after compartment of the submarine.
 Had Hope and Cleo been less en- 1 grossed in Doctor Burke's explana- tion of his apparatus, they would have been startled by the peculiar behavior of the cushioned top of the locker which was built against the side of the room. Apparently of it's own vo- lition, the hinged top of the locker :. began to slowly rise; so imperceptibly at the first that one might have at tributed it to the motion of the boat; then higher, still higher. until through the narrow opening thus formed ap- peared a human face-a yellow face, with slanting. cruel eyes.
 Are we submerged yet?" asked Cleo. Her question was answered by Hook, who at that moment entered from the navigating compartment.
 We have begun to submerge, sir, . he reported, saluting.
 "Very good" said the inventor briefly. Tell the navigator to keep her at fifty feet until further orders. 9
 moment later the cover of the locker was suddenly thrown up and from the coff1nlike space beneath i slipped the missing Japanese, Satsu- ma. It was obvious that this man was no stranger to the higher forms of science and that he understood, in principle, at least, what each of the switches, dials and wires composing l Burke's apparatus was for. But it was evident that the governing principle, for which this complicated mechanism was but medium, eluded him.
 For six hours the submarine had been under water The air, it's oxygen drained by a dozen pairs of lungs, had gradually become so vitiated that the breathing of all on board had be- !
 Isn't it about time to demonstrate your invention, doctor?" asked Hope. Its getting pretty close in here"
 Not yet" said Burke, who was seated at the little table in the for ward compartment immersed in an abstruse calculation. There's no hur- ". You haven't said much, lieuten- ant, but I know that you're skeptical. 1 wish to wait until I can make my demonstration so convincing that you will have no skepticism left
 Twenty minutes later Hook entered. | Don't you think you'd better give us a little air, doctor?' he inquired anx- | iously. The boys in the engine room are complaining that they can't breathe"
 Not yet" said the inventor, absent ly. Tell them not to worry"
 Look here, Burke" gasped Hope roughly, staggering across the room, this nonsense has gone quite long enough. Look at your daughter there the poor child is suffocating. If you don't set your apparatus to working and give us some air, I'll take com mand myself, rise to the surface, and telegraph to Washington that your in- vention is fake and that you are a | fraud"
 MT. Hope" said the inventor, ris- ing. I'm going to make you retract those words"