The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-15

Fair island. II they get aboard. 1t Will
be q fight to the death. Happily. Il
isn't hard to kill them. only we CAM
see them. They are quite invisible. re
member. killed two Of them. Better
serve out cutlasses-"
I'VE won't stand for any nonsense
from them, SIR" answered the MILDLY
Excuse me. sir, while cali ClOuts
to take the lookout" He moved
toward the entrance.
In few moments Sam ClOutS came
In. He saluted, but instead Of taking
his post at the observation port, he
remained standing in front of Donald.
4 wouldn't you like to lie down be-
low, sir?" he asked.
whats that?" demanded Donald.
"What do you mean, Clouts"
excuse me, sir, but l think rest
wou'" do you gcod." said the sailor.
! --st to your post!' said Donald
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/ But, really, sir"
$ this INSTRUMENTATION, Clouts7"
mo, sir. But it would be best for
you to rest, sir" persisted Clouts.
Davies reappeared at the door.
Hes quite right, SIR" he said.
Hes acting under my orders. You
need to rest for WHILE"
Donald suddenly began to under
stand.
Davies, do you imagine that l am
crazy?" he cried. "Why, that's what
they told Masterman!"
II think, sir, you ought to rest"
said Davies. Meanwhile am assum-
ing command"
"Fll have you contaminated, Da-
vies!'' cried Donald angrily.
"Ill face that, SIR" returned the
little MILDLY. "You see. sir, it amounts
to this: have only spoken to Clouts
so far. 1t would be better to lie down
quietly than to have the rest of the
men know about this. It would be
very prejudicial to discipline, sir. And
in the morning, when you feel differ
eAt, l shall resign the command to
you again."
Donald began to realize the impos-
sibility Of convincing Davies. The
MILDLY evidently believed that his ex-
posure In the boat had turned his
brain. It was useless to attempt to
argue. OF course he ought never to
have spoken about the monsters, but
they had been so real. SO recent In
his mind. However,
1Nox ~ <0I nj
til morning." said Donald. "On1y re-
member my warning about the
hatches."
He turned toward the door. Davies
saluted him. Sam Clouts accompanied
him to his cabin below.
1--WE put the lady In here, SIR" he
said, pausing in front Of the door.
"Quite right" answered Donald.
"You may sling me a hammock in the
officers messroom."
"I've done 1t, SIR" Clouts answered.
A moment later Donald found him
self q prisoner on board his own ship.
For, on making his exit. Clouts had
locked the door. The action was done
with dispatch, and the key was turned
almost noiselessly, bat Donald had
heard It.
He got into his hammock and tried
to compose his mind, but he discov.
cred that the events Of the day had
shaken him more than he had inae.
ined. Those awful memories REQUIRED
to him against his voiitton. Worst Of
al was the knowledge that precious
time was passing while he was . psis.
'ooer. And he recollectsd that tho
moostrous horde. surrounding the sub
marine 10 doubt had already diseov.
cred that men were food. II Davies
took Oh the perhaps he had
already done 90.
His mind became diseased BY the
threatened danger. He sprang from
his hammock, trembling. He tried 70
open the door. He set his shoulder
against 1t. Outside he heard the reedy
notes Of mouth organ. and Sam
'Clouts suddenly stood before him.
Donald had an impulse to appeal to
the man, but at once he saw its fu-
tility.
"Teu Mr.. Davies that he is on no |
account to take off the hatches," he |
said.
Sam Clouts saluted him and calmly
locked the door again. Outside the
strains of the mouth organ were
heard once more. Evidently Clouts !,
was under instructions to remain at |
his post.
Donald went back to his hammock. |
He shrugged his shoulders at the fu-
tility of it all. his helplessness. He
had done all that he could do. And
now a sense Of complete fatigue began
to overcome him. He could not keep
his tired eyelids apart.
Slowly. struggling desperately
against the imperative need Of sleep.
he felt himself floating away.
He did not know how long he slept,
but 1t seemed a few minutes only
when cries pierced through the mists
Of Inconsistencies. In an instant he
was upon his feet, cropping in intense