Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1918-03-29


familiar bridge, turrets and super
structure, and an enormous. gaping
hole forward where once had been the
twelve inch turret
They lifted q pointed shell, baned
like a dynamite projeetiie, held It
poised until the captain gave the word
and dropped IT. II went down true as
plummet and went out Of sight. But
Its effects were soon seen in an up
lifting Of the quarterback close to the
stern and the rising Of q cloud Of yel-
low smoke.
A six inch gun on the superstruc-
ture was barking away. and shells stiil
screamed upward. but none came near
the airship.
"We'n silence that gun" the COM
mander said, taking out bis watch and
slightly changing the course and speed
STAND by"
They poised another shell, and at
the word drop" down 1t went. The
commander pocketed his watch and
said: @No~ foT the rest u her. ifrer
turret next"
FELTON, heard, but was watching the
descent Of the shell. II went out OF
sight like the others, but soon be saw
the uplift OF deck. the yellow smoke
of explosion and O dismounted gun
dying overheard.
my God. captain" he exclaimed. is
this legitimate warfaref What chance
has She? She can't hit backP'
"And she cost about four millions.
didn't sher' answered the captain de-
risively.
FELTON, said no more, but watched
while his ship was picked to pieces.
and when the whole expanse was an
uneven tangle OF riven plates, twisted
rods. smashed boats and uprooted ven
tilators the tunnels came In for atten-
tion. Three open ten foot tubes lead
Ing to the yitals. water tube boilers
and steam connections. one after an
other belched upward q mighty white
cloud.
Il say, there" called the captain to
FELTON,, "What blew up that forward
turret? No gun fire can reach q maya
zine, and 1t wasn't that did It."
"How do I know? Perhaps 1t was
something else like you" mapped
FELTON,.
"Do you think"-and the command
eris face took on an anxious expression
-"that it might have been a subma-
rine's torpedof"
Find out"
"That's what I'll have to do. Wen
60 down and see."
One Of the men, a big, numbering fel-
low with a dull, moonlike face, came
up to where FELTON, lay and kicked
him,
s"Don't talk like that to the boss
| he said.
"Curse your yelled FELTON,. "You
kick a man bound and down. Loose
my hands, If you dare. Loose my
| handsl I won't need my feet"
loose himi" called the captaia N
concernedly. "Give him his wayr'
The man stopped and unfastened ths
cord which held Felton's wrists, then
even as he scrambled to his feel. h
released his ankles.
Now, you dog, take itT' he growled
launching his fist at the mans face
It landed squarely. and the man went
down, bleeding. He arose, but instead
Of resisting or making any attempt tc
strike back stood placidly in his tracks
while the angry man struck him again
Once more he went down, to rise
again and TRANQUILITY face his assailant
FELTON, hesitated, while his anger eoel
ed little. This kind Of fighting was
new to him. But the kick In his rihs
flashed into his mind, and the anger
came back. Flight! Fight" he growl
ed and again knocked the fellow down.
"Any one else here who wants to kick
me?" FELTON, said.
No one answered. They were all
looking down. and even the victim
joined In the scrutiny.
do you think" asked the captain
raising troubled face, ''that there are
uhy SuuhiAtiuG Sfult dEOuuus
How do l know?" answered FELTON,,
Il don't feel easy at all"
"Hcw the devil" exclaimed FELTON,
''can submarine hurt Your
The captain did not answer
The airship had desc ended to less
than hundred yards from the sea
and hung poised. not over the foatins
! scrap heap that had once been q bat,
tleship, but to starbeard. One looE
was enough for FELTON,. He saw mer
writhing among the wreckage, unable
to crawl to the rail and end their ae
ony. Smoke was coming from every
aperture and here and there small
tongue OF flame shot up and fell bach
into the smoke. .Nauseated with hor