The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-23

been picked up from some wreck down n
the bar. The walls were hidden by book
cases, which held . mob of volumes In
the center was big fat desk Of the sor,
would have given to the porter years ago
Behind this was anchored the cause Of
my return
Good morning. Your Exoenency."
greeted him
Good morning he answered As he
Then discovered he had company
There were two of them. and they were
seated on his left. one q small wirv In
dividual, who looked as though he might
still be q student in high school and the
other kindly faced gentleman Of middle
age ] conclud ID one was his stenographe,
and the other his bathing instructor For
had already learned, from the ''dauncer'
outside that His Excellency was very
fond Of 'bawthing
Nov then said His Excellency. we
would like to know what brings you to
Nassau
"The steamer Monterey brought methe
first time Your Excellency' replied.
"but the second time came by my OVID
craft, the Nautilus
Enough Of thatr' he announced, some
what angrily., Answer my question"
81 came here for the purpose of taking
away the Nautilus" answered
Where did you intend taking herr
To New York, Your Excellency,"
had been tipped off to show hum this 70
spect in every second instance
"If you intended taking her 70 New
York, why did you clear her for Miami7'
INTERCEPTED the first on his left.
said individual addressed my reply
to His Excellency
It would be necessary for me to put
into Mann to get pilot to take me I'D the
coast" ] informed him
And you mean to say that you went to
all the trouble of fixing up this submarine
just to take her TO- New York;" went ON
the mystery
81 beg your pardon, but this is moi q
submarine" ! reminded him
What is it. them. he asked IN amazs-
ment
1T is nothing I,repled II. has
never been registered. and cannot be
classed as anything. ] don't think II
could even be called craft II consists
OF two OF three pontoons covered by .
wooden shell
Il understand Il submersible,-
added His Excellency, IN order to show his
knowledge of the thing
Your Excellency. that thinR ever
it viii never see the surface Of the water
again" ] promised hum ia IL nothing
but a lot Of wood. modelled IN the shape Of q
submarine for use IN the IlnIversal'a Die.
ture based on Jules Verne hook, Twenty
Thousand Leagues Under The Sea-"
You have not vet answered the
Attornev-Generals question as 70 why
you fitted the craft up in the name, YOU
did. HIS Excellency reminded me
4 -
other interrogatoy for he would have
made an ideai stenogapherf But. some
one Is always disappointed. and thus
time II was myself
u found the repair. I made we're ahso-
iutely necessary. If hoped to get her to
New York. remarked
DO you mean to tell HIS Excellencv
tina. L. why YOU painted her all up with
fresh steel grey palnt7' inquired the
Attorney-(1eneral.d Istr,stfully
My meagre knowledge Of the sea has
taught me- thst paint Will protect wood and
canvass from salt water ] decided /
might rs well show hum up no~ as later,
SO ! gave IT To HIM when he begged for IT.
and he took II and went TO the mat, where
he remained silent Ton st,me tune
think you assumed great RESPONSE
hilnv when you CAME Down here, If you
expected to get away with that sort OF .
craft at thus Tune His Excellency re-
mJuded me You amaze me Condi-
tions arr abnormal down here I cannot
believe that you If you represent, as you
saw you do. q friendly aien. would seek to
perretrate such an unfnendly act You
might have known we would object
Il assure Your Excellency that it never
occurred to me that there would be an
objection, I insisted That submarine,
aS you cali 1t. WAS built down here-since
the wsr begso too-and " seems etranre