Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1917-11-28
cuApTER lV-continued.

=. first the hum of the electrlc mo
a. Iar;nsted all other sounds, Dut
DlS ,, u If became blended with a
F' n.r If noises. Placing his ear a
0'-, ,1+ AGAINST the plating OF the
1,n'I nonaId could hear a steady
3 ..n,b faint pounding, which came not
I -s-' within. but from the bearings OF
w. y. distant warship, transmitted I'M
y. y. rotor Somewhere, too, Donald
e.od that a destroyer was speed
= toword them, for there was
1 y and almost imperceptible whlr-
.,e as of high-speed machinery
wTsa with the throb of the screws
s.,o came the sound of their SUCTION.
A. times the seas, breaking over the
..L,oono ohscured his vision. Some
snos too the cruiser shifted outside
:, erc. then the periscope motor
-,rtad anew, and slowly she would
ming back, growing more discernlple.
BaIow the men, who understood
ast On enemy ship was near, waited
suppressed excitement.
SWELL have to try her at a m1le'
rortsn said Donald to the lookout.
10 carried only three torpedoes. He
y,nId have liked to close in and make
ura of his prey, but a shot at almost
No extreme range seemed preferable
bazarding the vessel and the lives
This crew.
ave STRIP answered Sam Clouts.
routs WAS a man Of about forty
rss book-nosed, with bland, humor-
ans hue eyes. and a square jaw under
square, bristling beard. When OH
irrv he was perpetually playing
rrrb-organ. and Donald could not
ssID smiling to see his hand stealing
nyptouslv toward his pocket even
. DOW.
The German could hardly have been
more than q mile away when she SUD
denly changed her course to westward
Donald had been approaching her heao
%, with the object of maneuverlhg'
Ehen within striking distance, to senu
ltOrpedO amidships. The new course
d the vessel was a bitter disappolnt'
1elt to him.
Donald realized that she was near
hg the Shetlands and endeavorlng &c
make the passage between mainland
md Fair island. That was the mos
hazardous part of her joruney. once
beyond the straits, she would be Tres
the open Atlantic.
He gave the order to rise. In
tanks were blown, the rudders an'
diving planes adjusted; the Foo De
gan to mount upward. A green trans
hcency appeared. The electric hgnl
vent ont. The matches were opened
gust Of fresh air drove the stal
atmosphere away. The petrol motor
took up the task of the electric ones
Donald ordered full speed. The yes
R drove high through the waves
achieving u knots.
A shadow edged the misty horizon
It was Sumburgh head, the extrem
sutherly point Of the Shetlands. dei
Ee cruiser was due to t1rn.
Smoke to port, sir !" said Clouts.
The German had evidently seen
It the same time, for her speed Dega
% diminish. This meant that she Wa
Steering cautiously to gain the shelt'
o. Sumburgh, behind which she mlSi
le unObserved for observation.
If it was an English battle cruls'
mai was approaching, the ship wou
Dc hard put to it to escape.
vas not likely that the oncoming sn
@d sighted her smoke through the
9easing haze.
Donald drove hard for the ma
aannel. He knew that he could cat
Qe German now, and he was ready
axe chances of discovery. Meanwh
lea by inch, the stranger came up 0
q the sea.
At first Donald believed she was
oNush battle cruiser. This hope W
Nun diSpelled, however, when her IL
usS showed three black stacks, ring
WIN white, the color of the Clau
aae' and the heavy hull, built
height, not speed.
dis heart began to thump heevl
YU the Beotia was one of the Caau
~les ships. and the approaching v
y looked very much like the overe
ana Ida was aboard her, ana
.Vauy well within range or the e
Ils guns! The two ships had sign
su other. Donald saw the Bee
~IlhlSh to a thread line as she t''ri
~u ran, Prov on, toward the orh oe
ASpurt Of flame broke from tie Y