Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-11-08
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rine meets at Washington an old friend
and distinguished though somewhat &C.
centric scientist, Captain Masterman.
Masterman has just returned from an
exploring expedition, bringing with him a
member of the strange race, the existence
of whose species, he asserts. menaces the
human family.
CHAPTER II-At the club. the March
Hares," Masterman explains his theory
to Paget. The recital is interrupted by
the arrival of a lifelong enemy of Mas
terman, Ira MacBeard, and the former is
seized with a fatal paralytic stroke.
CHAPTER III-From Masterman's body
Paget secures documents bearing upon
the discovery and proceeds to the home
Of the scientist. There he discovers the
specimen of the strange race which Mas
terman had described While examining
It Paget is struck down by MacBeard,
who had followed him. MacBeard robs
Paget of the documents, and escapes. The
specimen dies.
CHAPTER IV-Paget proceeds to sea
on his submarine, the F'-55. He encoun-
ters and sinks German cruiser which
had just destroyed the steamer Beotia, on
which Ida Kennedy, Pagets fiancee, was
Il passenger Ida escapes from the Beotia
In small boat.
CHAPTER V-Paget swims to the boat
and attempts to reach the submarine.
His progress through the water is
strangely impeded and he discovers that
a horde of the creatures which Master
man had discovered had surrounded the
boat. They are invisible while alive One
invades the boat and Paget kills it. At
death the creature becomes visible. Paget
and Ida are picked up by the submarine.
CHAPTER VI-The F-55 is invaded by
the swarm and all on board deVOured eX-
cept Ida, Paget, a midShipman named
Davies, and seaman, Sam ClOuts, whose
hobby Is the playing of the mouth organ.
CHAPTER VII-MacBeard guided by
information contained in Masterman's pa
pers, sets out for the unknown creatures
abode off the Shetland islands He is a
man of high scientific attainmentS though
Z embittered against the human race, which
he would willingly destroy. In the strange
creatures whom he is able to control
through instructions left by Masterman,
he thinks he sees an instrument fitted to
his insane desires.
CHAPTER VIII-Paget and his party
are stranded in the submarine on Fair
island which MacBeard had made his
headquarters. Attempting to escape, the
submarine, which had been damaged
sinks, and the party, in diving suits, ab&n-
don her.
CHAPTER IX-The air in their diving
suits becoming exhausted Paget plans to
escape the agony of SuffoCaton by
quicker death and removes his headpiece
He discovers that there is pure air at
the bottom of the sea.
CHAPTER X-Paget at once releases
Ida from her diving suit, the others or
the party having disappeared. They meet
MacBeard surrounded by the sea mon
sters whom he has subjugated by the use
of a tuning fork, the sound of which re.
sembles the call made by the queen OF
the swarm. Paget and Ida are made
prisoners and taken to a cavern, where
they meet Davies and Gloqts, also PITS us
oners MacBeard falls in love with Ida
and offers Paget his life in exchange Tor
two pages of Masterman's manuscript,
which Paget had. Paget insists they must
al DlanS
Clouts The seaman thinking his last
moments at hand, produces his mouth or
gan, the sounds from which produce a
panic among the monsters and the party
escapes and reaches the submarine
CHAPTER XI-Paget discovers that
one of the monsters had entered with
them a female. She appears to be in
love with Paget. Clouts and Paget sue
coed in putting her back into the sea
CHAPTER XII-The monsters attempt
the destruction of the submarine. but only
succeed in floating 1t. Paget and the rest
drift onto Fair island and leave the boat.
MacBeard captures Ida. and Paget sees
his duty is to reach England and warn
the world of it's terrible danger from the
sea monsters He leaves In an atrplane
which had been wrecked on the island
some time previously.
CHAPTER XIII-Davies realizes that
the monsters. in swarms, had the power
of condensing the hydrogen IN the sea IN
oxygen, thus creating air. MacBeard
makes love to Ida, who repulses him me
swarming note. sounded by the queen, re-
leases the monsters from MacBeard.s con-
troll and his life Is in danger Dawes
CIouts and Ida reach tho submarine IN
safety, and without their knowledge the
queen enters with them.
CHAPTER XIV-The British authori-
ties refuse to credit Pagets story ~, uno "
sea monsters convinces them OF Its
truth.
CHAPTER XV-Attempts to combat
the ravages of the swarm are fruitless,
and MacBeard, claiming to be able 70
control them oer roa So and destroy them,
n Ida will become his wife. She consents
to sacrifice herself.
CHAPTER sXVI-The F-55, which Da-
vies had succeeded in repairing, ARRIVES
at a British port and Paget goes, aoo ar ;
II he can persuade her to direct the swarm
ne can destroy it and bahie Mac6eaIu'
who now that he has IDA IN Ilis poM ea
has no idea of carrying out his agree
ment.
ITS finished, Davies" he said wear
lily. Were beaten. There's a missing
factor in-that-damned equation of
yours"
And he toppled over into Davies
arms, insensible from want of sleep.
The tension of his nerves was broken.
Davies and Clouts carried him to his
cabin and laid him down. They re-
turned to the reck, almost equally de-
Spairing.
''The herd has left US, CIouts," said
the MILDLY. Il don't know can't I'M
derstand 1t. Clouts," he continued.
with a sudden inspiration, "do you
think that you could induce the queen
to sound that call again?"
what, me, sir?" inquired Clouts,
starting back. "Why-she's not a
woman, si-, she's a devil incarnate
She won't eat, sir" His voice fell to
a husky whisper. "And she won't
wear the captains blankets, sir"
perhaps she doesn't like them,
Clouts. However-what are we to
do?"
Il say, make for home, sir" said
Clouts. Il never took no stock in the
whole thing, Mr.. Davies"
what are you talking about
Clouts?"
"Why, sir, never believed in it from
the first, and I believe in it still less
now. It's all a dream, sir. There
never was no monsters"
But you've seen them, Clouts
You've been under the sea with them y