The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-03-15
eAApTER xvII---centInued.

m looks as II rho monsters are fol-
lowing Maehcard after an Don't you
ses, they aFe with him, not usTn
They wouldn't keep us 81 the center
necessarily said Donald. yesterday
We nearly host Them
"net then do you suppose they are
leading Us somewhefo9'
= don't know" Donald answered.
'.Fnll aDeear
i1enliid. hazardlng rocks. drove the
F3 hard between the mighty walls Of
granlge, tn front Of him he saw an
open body IL water rlnged with far
away hills, lie was IN SKIOLD ford.
But not yestige Of the monsters was
20 be seen.
Once through that gateway he dashed
tie wheel mud went on deck. The
quafrg had disappeared. A glance as
Snred him 81 that. The llmpia water
II the fiord lay motioniesa before him.
Behind him the passage seemed 10 have
closed.
iIe rashod back into the coming
tower.
shut doWni" be yelled to Davies.
~rell clouts 20 iet the anchor 70. Mae.
Ieard has beaten us.e
Davies, released from duty, rushed
on. % ilad his chief standing AZ the Cd.
francs p the coming tower, prey 10
abieet despair
"itg finished Davies he said wear.
~ Were beaten There's a missing
factoF IN THAT damned equation 81
yours
Aad he toppled over into Davies
srtas, insenable from want Of steep.
TIE tension 0f hts nerves was broken
Davies ana Clouts carried him 10 TIA
eahlu aud hid him down. They re-
surQed % the reek, almost equally de-
sfsdrng
The hezt has left Us. Clouts.n said
the iniday ~ don't know Il can't in.
dnrsland H. 1iouts," he e6r4inued.
with i sudden inspiration. Edo You
think thar sou could induce the queen
b sHnnd that coll agalnqr
what me, sirfH inquired CloutH,
starting back why she's not a
woman, ST., she's devil incarnntei
She won't eat sir His voice fell 10
husky whisper, "Aad she won't
Mear the captains blankets. sir.n
Perhaps she doesn't like them.
Clouts. However what are wo 70
aofn
II say make for home, sir" said
cloutS II never took no stock In the
whole thing, Mr., Dayles"
"Nhat are you talking about
CloutsT
why, sir. never believed ID II from
me FIRST and I believe Ia Il stlll loss
now lts an dream, sir. There
pever was no monsters"
Hut you've seen them, Clouts.
Yoa'ye been under the sea with them y
"Ah. I know. sir thata what we
s0th think" answered Clouts with
wise smile, "But It's Just a dream, slr.
expect that German cruiser torpo.
ased us, Instead Of us torpedolng her.
Of maybe she sank us with her guns,
and we're going to wake up In Ger
MAN hospital Ia Hamburg la moment.
Yna hnyeu't plnched Yourself, slr2"
Dawes was shaken, lie looked at
Cieuls hinndly smiling az him, open
a.outhed tis almost believed his the.
cry. Clouta, unequal 10 the strain
upon his limited mentality had adopt.
IA solution which seemed under the
circumstances. feasible.
Fl think we'd better pinch each
other, sir. said Cionts. "Airs. Cieuts
always used d sny when 80 doubt"
But. breaking or az this juncture,
4 N !. a =
pocket and blew the most dlseordHnt
medley of dissnhants that ever issued
from the apertures Of that much.
abused instrument,
To their amusement, the water was
instantane0usiy Churned into foam all
round them. The F55 tossed IKE a
cork upon the waves A tieeting mist
began 10 rise from the surface Of The
ftord
eHutches onr' gasped Davies, and
they ran 50 snye the F55 from sub.
merslen.
Hardly had they succeeded 10 this
and reached the coming tower when
Donald appeared az the head 81 this
ladder below His eyes were eicai
aEatn il seemed AZ IL his half,hour Of
steep he'd recreated him.
whats happened, Dayiesr h
asked
-Thg ulonstersl They're eli abou
usi" cried the MILDLY.
Weii. o. course said Donald
~Yon don't suppose came here On /
Wild.gooee chase. do your
"Bpt YOU said We were beaten. alT
ard
~sonssnsei- said Donald angrsls
They've been with M all the tim,
You don't expect that they can kee
90 eanaensiag hydrogen forever viii
out taking rest do your Muscula
fatigue, Davies. Hehof"
He pointed through the Observable
port, and. about mile 10 port OF ther
they saw the motorboat, bohbing upc
ghe agiisted waves.
We've got him, Davies" said DO
4 tySaaExf a. ~ an a.