Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1918-03-29
DeeD Sea Peril
BIZ VICTOR ROUSSEAU


Aih WIN ~ AhtAN tNihN INV MAiiNNAH nA
Instinct TO display his superiority TO
the man nt Ida's side, In whom he
lntuitlvely sensed his rival.
"You'ye played your cards pretty
badly" he sneercd. "You had the Sc
cret In your hands, and you surren-
dered II to me. You think n little more
highly Of old Mastcrmnn now, don't
your"
"You blnckgunrd !" cried Donald
again, clenchlng his fists.
MacBeard stepped out Of range has.
tily. He disllked violence, pnrtly MS
an attempted violation OF the principle
OF the conservation OF energy, but
principally because he was n coward.
ut Is all our lives for the missing
pnrt OF the manuscript, or nome" said
Donald.
MncIIenrd rubbed his hands to-
gethcr. In that Internal light he
seemed hardly less monstrous than the
creatures about him.
you Will think differently In n few
moments" he answered. And taking
the implement that he had used be-
fore, into his hands, he struck another
note.
Instantly the resilient wall closed I'm
about them, and, with the same slow,
stcndy pressure, they we're urged for
ward, ClOuts I'm the lead. The note
sounded again; they stopped. Clouts
was now Immediately In front OF the
sacrlfclal knife Of bone. And, very
slowly, he began TO lean forward.
At any other time he would have
presented nm appearance distinctly lu-
dlcrous. lie seemed 20 be waddling
slowly, and with great dignity, toward
the rnzOr-edged weapon. lie stood
stock still planted his legs hard In
the ooze, and began Ia bend forward,
as n he were about 10 undertake some
calls.henlc exercise.
Donald understood what was hap
ming. The monsters were urging
Clouts' body downward In such n way
that the edge Of the bone knife would
lie Immediately against his breast.
Then, with nm increased pressure.
Clouts would he forced down until the
keen bone sliced his body In twain.
lie plunged his hand into the mound
md drew out n bone. Whirllng II
about his hcnd, he struck out right and
left with II. lie heard the skulls OF
the monsters crack under the impact.
He Glove a path to Clouts' side. He
reached him just MS the edge OF the
knife lay across Clouts' breast. AS he
bent back the sen devils. ClOuts
Strengthened himself with II Jerk and
looked mp %mournfully.
ut amt no use, SIR" he said, and
plunging his hand into his brenst, he
drew out his mouth organ.
The relief was only momentarlly
achieved. The monsters came crowd
Ing bnck. They plnioned Donnld's
arms to his sides by pressure. In an.
other Instant Clouts would have paid
the debt he never owed MncBeard.
II was then the ruling passion as
serted Itself In Clouts. Perhaps Il wRs
because he thought his chance would
never come again, or II might have
been mere hablt. Setting his hand to
his lips, he struck out the reedy notes
Of "Sally In our Alley"
DOnnld saw tho phosphorcsccnce run
from them along the cave like liquid
fire. lie heard MacBeard's deep note,
saw the fire CULVER and vanish In the
darkness outside the cave. Meanwhile
Sam Clouts played on.
Donsld seized Davies arm In wild
excitement.
Don't you sect" be cried. ITS mu.
sic. not the sounds. because they emit
hear those, but only the vibrations.
That's their language. And MacBcard
learned somewhere that they wouldn't
hurt him n he ~brought-do you know
what he broughtf DO YOU know what
Il was that he struck p
"a tuning fork % shouted Davies.
with their arms linked. they ran
into the throng Of scurryIng monsters,
Ida between Donald and Davies. and
clouts " the yah, blowing his mouth
organ like a mndman. The monsters
hurried before them In evident panic.
The contact with the slippery bodies
no longer produced residence. The
/. elusive phosphorescent CLEANS shot
here aud there like wlll-O'the-wlsps,
MacBenrd was nowhere TO he seen.
At the caves entrance sam ClOuts
paused and turned 20 Donald.
~ wish I'd brought my bass con.
|, certlnn aboard, sir" he said.
Never mind you're doing very
well indeed, Clouts," answered Donald
/ "Plny, mani Play !"
/ The lights. witch had remained sta,
tlonary during the moments lnterlude,
grew DINNER again as Clouts struck
out with his lips the tune OF Cock o
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