Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-02-13
CHAPTER NV-continued.
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~ ,an unchallenged through the
,l VIC fotilIa and came alongside
ass'.g a.,r.odfniraIs flagship, monster
p' ,lor armed with a powerful battery,
0'.2t srcb he had hOisted his pennant.
OIL w. Minutes later Davies and Ida
4 ~ ,sorod aboard, leaving Clouts in
o'llos Of fbp submarine-and Of the
.- -.on of the swarm.
Gus Us on hour later ClOuts received
i-. .oomand to take the F55 to Lon
~ - hest he could. Davies inter
W. NTH the rear-admiral had decided
Wv ~. latter TO open hOstilities immedi-
W. The squadron spread out and
i .a.oocbpd the DOgger fanwise, to en-
a.sla the monsters.
WscBeard, who had just awakened
I'D the motOrbOat, saw in terror
~ great shells dropping all about
s ~ He thought this was the end of
~ ~. b,s MANS. It seemed impossible to
escape. .o
.,atIon dashed wildly in all directions,
"a finding themselves ringed in,
,SnrDpd I'D the water madly. The man
!, tba chains on the flagship looked at
q, lead incredulOusly. It marked
o fathoms, where it should have
marked %. It marked ten, seven,
hrr-and suddenly the sea seemed to
anon Half the vessels in the attack
NO sauadron grounded. They lay on
hsIr sides in the North sea sand, one
at Of guns pointing heavenward, the
stbpr toward the bowels of the earth.
Then a huge, agitated wave, radiat-
me outward from the still vortex in
which the mot0rbOat reeled dizzily,
hshed them and buffeted them afloat.
Bpyond control. the dismantled, fleeing
gvadrOn drove under the pounding
waves in all directions.
Out of the vapOr chugged motor
boat Slowly, as the haze subsidized,
she drew alongside. In her stood Mac
Beard. triumphant In this display of
BIS power
Five minutes later he stood in the
presence Of the rear admiral, Davies
and Ida, as well as of the junior Of
tcarS.
you see, we are unconquerable," he
gld gimly. but I have come to offer
! y0u terms"
As q public enemy, many afterward
@Id that he should have been hanged
te1 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
Etduing his unclaimed devils.
"What are they?" he inquired cour-
hously.
First" said MacBeard. personal
! Indemnity"
In return for what?"
in return for the destruction of this
menace. pledge my word that it
SHALL disappear forever"
But hOw?"
AacBeard hesitated. Eager as he
now was to destroy the herd, he was
lot overanxious to reveal his plans.
However, he yielded the point.
AS you have Observed" he said,
-ney are completely under my control.
will take them into Skiold ford, on
le Norwegian coast. AS you know, it
huge body Of water, surrounded
.! cliffs Of high basalt, and having an
'lrance barely large enough to admit
small steamship. Once they are
uefe' the entrance can be blockaded
ala they are dead of famine. In re-
Jun l demand possession Of" and he
looked toward Ida.
he did not know her name. but 1t
10 not strike him as peculiar.
4 glance at Ida's horror-strickken
~Ve was sufficient to enable the adj
aiFal to decide.
We refuse" he said.
0lt Ida stepped forward and laid
VT hand on the admirars arm.
Tan nothing"
no" cried Davies. "You shall not
"cept his termsp'
,, res answered the girl, facing him
s-sl% 1T is only myself, and there
:. We Whole world at stake. Wouldn't
'o-ald do as much for me?"
and Davies was silent. For Donald
- sad very much the same thing
Ga1d - Al" ue"u on az
>. va turned to MacBeard. 'You wish
:, 70 De Your wife?" she asked.
r, 1eS-lf you like to call it So" he
S.anered in answer.
VIII go with you," she said.
~ Ie admiral interposed.
~ ou wish to go, Miss Kennedy,
sBrt :. accept the sacrifice" he said.
3d., !. can only come from you" He
az 'Sseu MacBeard. ST am willing so
oot III, ae said. THE government can
youT nextf" ~
pro1. ulfd and last demand is-ffty
''D0as Of gasoline"
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