The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-12-28
CHAPTER '.
The sea of Jelly.

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He sank like stone. No glimpse o.
him could be had No rescue was pos
aible.
Donald chung 10 the edge OF tbs
boat aud scrambled In He saw tbs
amazed recognition fame out on ida'l
face. He knew then that she loved
him. aud bits Impulse 70 seize her Il
bis arms Yves alHiost ungoyernnble.
Hut ~ the snine instant, looking
past her Into the sen. he experienced
the same Illusion that had beset Aim
within che house In baltimore, and
again outside it-that % woman'a
misty form outlined upon the water
Donald made a cup Of his hands.
Davies ding out ropeW he
bawled.
iIut the submarine was some dis.
tance away, and IN moment wall
Of FOG came down, blotting her out
Ida Kennedy Watched Donald with
approval. She had always liked him;
shaken as she was now. his advent
seemed the work % Providence. She
had questioned her heart before she
saliea. FOR she had known that her
future was 81 her own choosing,
whether II WIS 90 be spent with him
OF 40.
Donald continued 10 cali loudly, but
the k65 was drifting Ia the mist aud
aAdie AsANaAAalp, II was IN fear OF this
Sudden happenlng that Donald had
told Davies 10 mako for Fair island
x be could not get rope 70 the boat
Falr island. less than six miles
away, was the secret rendezvous
where the oitship aud blplane were
20 await the Fa5. the former 20 re-
plrnlsh her fuel supply, the latter to
accompany her back 20 the mother
ship.
Donald picked up pair OF oars
from the bottom. He realized that no
would have 10 pun toward Fair island
alone ia soon as he got an inkllng or
its direction. with me chance Of being
picked 90 By the submarine when the
FOG cleared. Hut Il was approaching
shutdown. and the probabilities Of tiwaiT
spending the night In the boat seemed
strong
liz sat with the oars ia the row
locks. As be allowed one % drift
through the water he discovered. 4
his surprise. that Il was APPARENT,
plunged into mass of some jcllyllk'
Substance. lie dipped HIS hand Int,
Il sad scooped some ~ Il az,
The water was apparently curdted
like thickenod nllfk. aud on both side
~ the b0at. which rolled ia Il hcayll,
aud high III the ylscuus medium.
AZ ~ withdrew the oar Donald has
tbs sensation 81 pulling Il from be
tween the ciiasiug hngers q q child
he looked down. II occurred to hin
that ~ might have gut tho blade 90
tangled la some marine growth, bu
the water waN clear, almost black, an
II the same stranse, isllyiikc consist
eney everywhere.
Thea. t. hts amusement, he realize
thar the boat WIS moving
II was not ike the pull o. a TOW
line. which Is sequence ~ crescent
and dlmluaeud0. % starts and Jerk
as thg rope grows tight and slack a
tpFuatciy u was a constant impulsu
II Was an intelligent Impulse.
Il was beginning to grow dark. an
"a row seemed useless until the ~
dispersed. II was Impossible 10 gaug
tbs direction. Beailes. 10 pun again'
that force would haze been arduou
snd q pom with Z, might have led
unexpected difficulties
u1aai3 hacked WBtvr IA experimen
Instantly BE- felt the force increas
ID uas an eifertless persistent puSl
struaEer than bis own powers au
Donald realized that he could NOT r
siss a.
Sndden.y he fcls a singing sens
ton on the back a h,s Gaad. y
pulled In the car. Five small :,
spots had sprung oat on his wrist. az
tbs nesh seemed 70 have been eupPe
Donaid clapped his other hand dow
on ID. and encountered sqmethlI
elammg nad cool which seemed
dip away. Il was ike the nipper q
little seal OF. again. IKE the hand I
q child Or monkey.
At the zane instant Ida screame'
Donaid saw that she seemed 20 :
struggling Wtsh some invisible adye
sary. The boat was tipping DANCE
onsly Ronald aung bis weight owe