The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-22
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east coast or England. His boat, MD
den in the cloud, remained undetected
by the patrol vessels.
1t was not until the second morning
that he guessed where the herd would
make its main rendezvous.
1t was simple deductive process,
though nobody else had thought Of it,
1t was the Dogger bank, swarming
with fish, which would provide the
monsters with food.
He believed that, once the first dash
of the monsters was over. they would
obey his call again. And his first sum-
mons proved successful beyond his eX-
D2ctatlonS. Exhausted by their dash
@uUthWurd, nuAberS of the herd con-
q sound, which was perceptible to
them for u much greater distance than
the tone carried To the human ear.
From within a radius OF twenty miles
2 cloud rolled in upon The motorhoat,
until MgrBeard. Invisible in the heart
ct its blachne$s, ike some arch-devil,
controlled his devil crew.
This cloud was quickly seen by the
rear-admirals patrol vessels. while it
had this d'sadvantage-it prevented
MacBeard from discovering the F55 as
she slipped past on her way south
ward.
She ran unchallengod through the
destroyer fotilla and came alongside
the rearadmiral's flagship, a monster
cruiser armed with Il powerful battery.
on which he had hoisted his pennant.
\ few minutes later Davies and Ida
clamhered aboard, leaving Clouts in
charge of the submarne-and CT the
queen Of the swarm.
Half an hour later Clouts received
the command to take the F55 to Lon
don as best he could. Davies inter-
view with the rear-admiral had decided
the latter to open hOStilities immedi-
ately. The squadron spread out and
approached the Dogger fanwise, to en-
circle the monsters.
MacBeard, who had just awakened
aboard the mOtorbOat, saw in terror
the great shells dropping all about
him. He thought this was the end of
all his plans. 1t seemed impossible to
escape.
But the monsters, terrified by the vi
bratiOn, dashed wildly in all directions,
and. finding themselves ringed in,
churned up the water madly. The man
in the chains on the flagship looked at
his lead incredulously. 1t marked
II fathoms. where it should have
four-and suddenly the sea seemed to
open. Half the vessels in the attack
ing squadron grounded. They lay OF
their sides in the North sea sand. one
set OF guns nointin% heaycnWarl, the
other toward the bowels OF the EARTH
Then huge. agitated wave, radtat-
ing outward from the still vortex in
which the motorbUat reeled dizziiy,
dashed them and buffcted them afloat
Beyond control, the diSmantled, fleeing
waves in all directions.
Out of the vapor chugged a motor
boat. Slowly, as the haze subsidized,
she drew alongside. In her stood Mac
Beard. triumphant in this display Of
his power.
Five minutes later he stood in the
presence Of the rear admiral, Davies
and Ida, as well as of the Junior Of
flcers.
you see, we are unconQuerable," he
said grimly. But have come to offer
you terms" a
AS a public enemy, many afterward
said that he should have been hanged
then and there, in spite of his envoy
ship. But the rear admiral refused to
violate the traditions Of the sea-or
perhaps he realized that, MacBeard
dead. he could hope for no means of
his unclaimed devils. +
"What are they?" he inquired cour.
teously.
First" said MacBeard, personal
indemnity"
I'm return for what?"
I'm return for the destruction Of this
I pledge my word that IL
shall disappear forever"
"But how?"
MacBeard hesitated. Eager as he
now was to destroy the herd. he was
not overanxious to reveal his plans,
However, he yielded the point.
'As you have observed" he said,
''they are completely under my control.
I will fake them into Skiold ford, on
the Norwegian coast. AS you know, it
Is huge body of water, surrounded
BY cliffs Of high basalt, and having an
entrance barely large enough to admit
a small steamship. Once they are
there, the entrance can be blockaded
until they are dead of famine. In re.
turn demand possession Of" and he
ooked toward Ida.
He did not know her name. but it
lid not strike him as peculiar.
A glance at Ida's horror STRICKEN
ACE was sufficient to enable the ad.
niral to decide.
eve refuse he said.
But Ida stepped forward and laid
Ter hand on the admiral's arm. /.