The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-01-24

Woo baSA h hCf Ofo pooAtAOu UPON lHt
shelving beach. at the very edge Of thu
waves. The NOON, which rode higf
In the sky. was already paling before
the increasing luster Of the dawn.
where's Cloutsr" asked Donalc
suddenly.
isn't he beiowf' queried Davies.
Donald raised his voice and shouted
He ran below, calling for Clouts. But
there came no answer. It soon became
evident that Clouts was not on the
submarine.
"Good Lord" said Donald.
1t occurred to him then that he had
told C1outs to look at the rudder, but
he had never supposed that the man
would be able To adjust II. Had he
forgotten. gone back to adjust It, and
failed TO returnf
He took q couple OF Teyoivers and
gave q OF them to Davies. They
went ashore. The frm rocks under
foot seemed the most delicious part OF
their strange fortune, and gave reality
to what was still hardly more than a
dream.
They knew that there was no danger
OF attack In the moonlight. Neverthe.
less, they remained near the boat. And
each Of them called for Clouts. firing
his revolver, and listening for any re.
Spouse.
But there was no response. II was
evident that, for some reason un.
known, Clouts had gone into the sea.
They went to q cave and began to
make a quick examination Of II. In
the midst OF this work a whirring
sound came to their ears. II was that
Of q gas engine.
Looking over the rocks. they saw q
man In q large m~otorboat hurrying
round the promontory. Donald hailed
him with a yell. There came no an
swer. but the boat continued to make
toward them.
The man In the boat raised his head.
II was MacBeard. He stopped the en-
CINE and lay to, about q cocple of hun
dred yards away. He drew a hand.
kerchief from his pocket and waved IL
THE ID rogue" muttered Da-
vfes, raising his revolver.
II was indeed Professor MacBeard.
And he appeared distressed. At least
he new the distress. Or parley, signal.
and HIS movements seemed altogether
more agttated. and his demeanor less
bland than on the preceding after
noon.
Whatever his nocturnal work had
been. X seemed to have been cut short
~ the dawn, which had driven the
monsters to seek shelter In the ocean
depths. He seemed to have come from
the other side Of the island.
Truce" he seemed to shout, al
though the sound, ech0ing from rock
to rock, was not clearly audible.
"Trucei" He waved the handkerchief
s-ant!c:iiy
Donald and Davies fred together.
They saw the bullets strike the water.
MacBeard crouched down behind the
engine. There could be no parieying
with such as he.
They emptied their weapons In their
fury. MacBeard was Just out Of
range. He started the engine again
ana came to a halt nifty yards farther
at sea.
"rrucel 1 want to speak to you."
he yelled.
They aimed their empty revolvers.
NacBeard started for safety. His
boat disappeared round q distant point
Of the Island.
'.rhe deytir" said Donald. Then he
turned 70 Davie&
Wen take on supplies. at any rate
he said. zone taing r. sure: those
devils might raise the submarine. but
they an never sink her, once the tanks
are blown
They vert blown when We sub.
merged. sir. answered the MILDLY.
ssThe detected rudder kept ~ down.
But We can't 60 down unless we try
to start her"
'ldiss Kennedy" Donald called to
Ida. who had disappeared within the
cave.
She did not answer him, and the
two men approached 20 summon her.
But Just within the cave they saw
something that revived for q moment
the old horrors which they had
escaped. They were two human skele-
tons with fragments Of clothing near
them. Donald stopped and picked up
q morsel.
"Khaki - government khaki" he
said. II wonder who"
But the explanation became too Oh
vious when, projecting from behind q
rock q BY. they saw tho wing Of an
airpIane. The missing aviators had
been found. And the manner Of their
death was only too clear. They must
have been seized. while sleeping, by
the sea devils.
The airplane, which was Of the
hydroplane type had evidently been
drawn within the cave and left there
by the aviators. A hasty examination
showed Donald thnt u was uninjured.
Perhaps NacBeard had Intended to
make use Of Il; or II was possible that
he had not seen II. for II was hardly
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