Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-06-20

She saw by his face that she had
guessed correctly.
And Invisible, Donald?"
transparent dear. Nothing that
! we cannot cope with, now that we
lave taken measures against surprise.
And they have gone now"
II am not afraid of them II you
are with me. Donald" she answered,
stepping out brnvely beside him.
Donald turned to the MILDLY.
| "Davies." he said, ~ am going to
try to make the run to Lerwick at
once. think thnt 1t will be best for
! Miss Kennedy to remain IN the con-
ning tower, where she will be safest.
| Cluuts will run the engines. and you
will take up your post at the diving
station to look after the vertical rud-
ders. We are awash now, and shall
have to rise II little more"
AYE, aye. sir" said Clouts, hurry
ing off toward the petrol engines.
"Do you Know. Davies said Don
aid as they remained together tor II
minute or two, II have theory about
those beasts"
| "What, sir?' inquired the MILDLY.
well, l remember that yesterday
they seemed to attack us more saw
agely when the sun went down, or ut
/ least when the fog made the air OBJ
scure. And last night there was q
moon. II occurs to me that possibly
they can't bear light. OF course that
would be natural, and they left US
about the time the moon rose. So if
/ they are nocturnal in their habits that
! would account for our immunity now.
If ! am right, we are learning their
limitations fast"
You're right. sir" replied the MILDLY
with conviction. Comfy"
well have some information to
carry back then, Davies, besides n
scare. And it looks as if humanity
won't have to fight so very hard to
save itself. l beg your pardon-you
were going to say something's"
81 was thinking, sir. that they
seemed TO go when the whistle blew"
"What whistle, Davies?"
"That one note that sounded LIKE
can't remember what 1t was like. but l
know I've heard u sound like that
before, only much softer"
$50 have l." answered Donald, mus
Ing. WELL get to your post, Davies.
Raise her trifle, then lock the rud-
der and come into the coming tower
to take care of Miss Kennedy" He
returned to the girl. Miss Kennedy.
don't think you have met Lieutenant
Davies" he said formally. snow, Da.
vics. I'll go and help Clouts with the
engines. Don't be alarmed to be alone
for minute or two, Ida"
The MILDLY saluted, and went to his
post ut the diving station. Already
the F55 was throbbing with the vibr,,.
ton Of the engines. and the sound was
the most grateful that their ears could
have imagined.
Don't open the DOORS" said Don.
add kissing Ida hastily.
He was off, and the girl remained
nlone within the tower Of steel. She
glanced about her in dismay. 1t felt
like II steel prison. She felt the foo,
quivering, and then it began to dip
The sea splashed the observation port
Quickly the green translucency that
followed gave place to darkness. Ida
slipped on the tipping floor. Donald
ran in: she heard him calling to her
through the darkness, and felt his arms
grope for her.
"Its nll right. DEAR" he said has.
tily. Davies has probably got tan.
gled up with the diving rudders. It's q
bit stiff for him to handle alone. II
doesn't mean anything particular"
But Ida could read the fear in his
voice. and she knew that it meant ev
erything. The diving apparatus had
In fact jammed when the F55 ground
ed upon the beach. and the rudder hat
become twisted. Under Davies hands
1t had been released, and had worked
In the wrong direction.
, With her bow pointing downward
Mt an angle Of 30 degrees. The F5;
sank until her nose dug into the ooz,
, 300 feet beneath the surface, into tn,
!, cup-shaped crater Of the submarin,
, peak.
, Then, slowly settling under tn,
weight of the water, the stern fol
, lowed, and the little craft remained
submerged on the scaled. Darkness
covered her. The inmates felt thei
eardrums throb under the pressure.
At the first indication of DANCE
, Clouts had contrived to shut of tn
a petrol engines. That alone prevente'
. an explosion when the sea rushe'
! through the aft escape hatch.
| Fortunately, the after part Of tn
ship remained above the surface TO
I a few moments after the bow wen
under, and only couple of sweepin
I seas came In. Short as the period 0
) respite was, 1t enabled Donald an
Clouts to grasp the hatch and replac
!. 1t. They fought In deluge of waite
3 TINT swept them from their feet an
|, dashed them, half stunned. against tn
walls of the engine room. But the
), got the hatch into place.