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CHAPTER xv-continued.

She ran unchnllenged through the
destroyer fotilla and came alongside
the rear-admiral's flagship, q monster
cruiser armed with powerful battery.
on which ne had holsted his pennant.
A few minutes later Davies and Ida
.lambered aboard. leaving Clouts in
charge of the submarine-and Of the
queen Of the swarm.
Half an hour later Clouts received
the command to take the F55 TO Lon
don as best he could. Davies inter
view with the rear-admirnl had decided
the latter to open hostilities immedi-
atsly. The squadron spread out and
approached the Dogger faHwise. to en-
circle the monsters.
MacBeard, who had Just awakened
aboard the motorboat, saw In terror
the great shells dropping all about
him. He thought this was the end OF
NIL his plans. II seemed impossible to
escape.
But the monsters. terrified by the VI
bration, dashed wildly In all directions.
and, finding themselves ringed In,
churned up the water mndly. The man
In the chains on the flagship looked at
his lend incredulously. II marked
IL fathoms, where Il should have
marked 25. II marked ten. seven.
f0ur--and suddenly the sea seemed to
open. Half the vessels In the attack
ing squadron grounded. They lay on
their sides In the North sea sand. one
sct Of guns pointing henvenward. the
other toward the bowels Of the earth.
Then huge. agitnted wave. radiat-
Ing outward from the still vortex In
which the motorboat reeled dizzily,
lashed them and buffeted them afiont.
Beyond control. the dismantled, fleeing
squadron drove under the pounding
waves In oil 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
his power.
Five minutes later he stood IN the
presence Of the rear admiral. Davies
and Ida. as well AZ Of the 1unicr Of
0cers.
You see. we are unconquerable." he
said grimly. "But have come to offer
you terms"
A. Q public enemy. many afterward
said that he should have been hanged
then 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
Head. he could hope for no means Of
subduin2 his unclaimed devils.
"Whst are theyT" he inquired cour-
:e0usly.
"First," said MacBeard. personal
indemnity"
3 "In return for whatf"
"In return for the destruction OF this
menace. pledge my word that II
hall disappear forever"
"But howr
AacBeard hesitated. Eager rs he
,ow was to destroy the herd, he was
,ot overanxious to reveal his plans.
However. he yielded the point.
"As you have observed" he snid
they are completely under my control
will take them into Skiold ford, on
be Norwegian coast. As you know, II
- huge body Of water. surrounded
= cliffs Of high basalt. and having an
ntrance barely large enough to ADMIT
small steamship. Once they are
here. the entrance can be blockaded
ntil they are dead Of famine. In re-
irn demand possession Of" and he
,oked toward Ida.
He did not know her name. but Il
ID not strike him rs peculiar.
A glance at Ida's horror-strickken
lce was sufficient to enable the I'D.
liral to decide.
I'VE refuse" he said.
But Ida stepped forward and laid
sr hand on the admiral's arm.
Il cannot let you refuse" she said.
am nothing"
"Noi" cried Davies. "You shall not
,cept his termsl"
YES" answered the girl, facing him
iietly. ut Is only myself, and there
the whole world at stake. Wouldn't
onald do as much for meT
And Davies was silent. For Donald
ID said very much the same thing
hen he thought Ida dead on Fair
land.
Ida turned 10 MacBeard. "You wish
to be your wifef" she asked.
"Yes-if you like to call It So" he
immered In answer.
II will go with you" she said.
Tho admiral interposed.
III you wish to go, Miss Kennedy,
must accept the sacrifice" he said.
'ut II can only come from you" He
dressed MacBeard. II am willing so
=" he said. "The government can.
refuse to ratify those terms. What
your nextf"
MY third and last demand is-fifty
lions Of gasoline" s
CHAPTER XVI.