The Washington times., 1917-09-13
By jean de Ia Hire
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The brother opened the door. and two
minutes later. crouched In his torpedo.
Hictaner rose straight to the surfaes
of the water and sped toward Mar
seiIles. ", - ~,.s.., -
Moisetts. Ah.. they were going to
give him his, Moisstts! e.r,s
He. scarcely gave oxus. or FulbeFs.
or the ,dOmipation Of the world q
thought. To have Moisstte. ana 70
with her 10 live IN the solitary para
disc OF that little Oceanic isle which
he alone knew! ste
He did not ask himself what oxus
and Fulbert and the world would Do.
then What did Il matter to himf
Still less did he think OF treason.
His native e,'straightforward nature.
could not comprehend the lies ard
ruses OF civilized man.
Suddenly as he skimmed the waves
barely q mile from the Island OF IblEa.
the most southerly Of the Balearics,
he saw In the distance the smoke Of
q vessel A moment later he diBtin-
guished . white spot IN the smoke.
Il did. not. take him long 70 realize
that this spot was q white nag doaf-
ing from the top OF 4 mast
A moment later he saw the
weather vane. Then he realised that
the vessel must be destroyer.
II took . short time for him to
descend four yards and almost reach
the vessels side. He eirclsd II and
convinced himself that the destroyer
was Japanese. A second nag made
him sure Of Il. at.
Then he sent the TORPEDO to the
surface at q bound in order to un-
mistakably signal his pressnce.
Almost Immediately the destroyer
stopped and sent up = string Of white
nags. the sign Of peace.
Hictaner let the Torpedo doat on
the water and cried out IN French:
"Ohe; A destroy6ri What namsfss
'Kidji.n answered harsh and very
voice The same voice went
:AFe yOu Hictansr~
Il am"
aDO you know the answer Of the
powers to your ultimatum:"
'I do.'
~Are you willing to come sboard ana
discuss terms OF peace with Admiral
okostma. dsisgats OF the eonsressr
what win you DO with the Tor
DedoTs
Hictansr hesItated at this unsx7ost
u question Had he = presentimert OF
! suspicioa- He rejected his hrst i'm
pulse to tAxs the Torpedo aboard the
ktdJi Ike an ordinary launch
Why did he reflect this thoughte
BE could not have told himself II
waa. perhaps. Instinct
Whatever II was. Hictaner replied.
1fter pause, by asking another ques-
Ton:
when I go aboard win the XIII
stay here or set out for Marsei1iesr'
This time II was the japanese who
hesitated- After 4 moments reflec-
Hon he answereds
at shall be a. yOu like Givs the
orders yourself" >.
Hietaner cried out confidently:
Then the Kidji will not move
When the conferences is finished VIII
lake to the sea once more and win
escort the Kid5i to Marseilles aboard
ny Torpedo"
''YOu shlh be master" replied the
,aucous voice.
Hardly were the words spoken
when -Hictaner sank with amazing
-apidity toward the submarine re-
Iions Of Iblga, which he knew well
Having proppsd the Torpedo in q
ieep recess IN the rocks. he swan
Hone As quickly as possible toward
he KidJi. There he siknaIsd his
presence By cry, and q moment later
ie set foot on the ships ladder.
Admiral 'Okosima awaited him on
leck in full uniform.
Happy in mind and body. HIetaner
advanced hthely, holding out his hand
o the admiral. when he was rudely
Ieized from behind and. knocked
lown- The aghting instinct withfn
lin made him struggle violently.
His arms. were bound to his body.
md his limbs were bound together
Ie. screamed and his muscles seemed
o crsak, but the ropes would not
Held.
CTo BE COntinued Ton0rrSwl