Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-08-01

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ut isn't possible" groaned Donald.
1--WE have pledged our faith"
II wonder II there may not be
human beings under the sen, sir. who
rule those devils. / wonder whether
that fish-girl Clouts has got in the
messroom may not have some power
over them if-if we give her her head.
wonder II we couldn't use her to out
wit MacBeard."
"Absurd!" said Donald CURLY. "But
let me have another look ut her"
"Clouts!" called Davies down the
engine room tube.
| A minute later Clouts appeared hur-
riedly pocketing his mouth organ and
wiping his lips. AYE. slr!" he said.
Captain Paget wants to see your
your friend. Clouts."
Donald entered alone and stood
looking across the messrOOm toward
the phantom shape mt the further end.
The queen sllrank back against tho
wall and stared Mt Donald with her
mournful eyes. The face was waver-
ing, half-visible; hut the eyes were
fixed on his intently, and there was the
pathos Of soul struggling for life in
ther,. such as we see in the eyes OF
suffering beasts.
She came to him and put her arms
about him. Her face lay for one in
stnnt against his own. And, to his
amazement, to his horror, Donald
seemed to know that Ida was nothing,
and that this woman was all.
A soft murmur came from the
queens throat. 1t rose and fell, and
rose again until it seemed to fill the en-.
tire submarine with sound. 1t was the
queen when she has found her mate
and leads forth her army to new land,
new conquest. new dominion.
From the east shores ana from the
Baltic, from the Thames Estuary, the
chnnnel and the Seine, the monsters
came. They knew that swarming call,
though they had only heard 1t once
before, and that cut short.
Sam ClOuts burst open the door.
Donald was lying upon the floor
within, and, Standing beside him, was
the queen. he heard the call die on
her lips.
Shaking with terror, the sailor
dragged Donald outside and locked the
door. He carried his captain up on
deck. In few moments Donald
opened his eyes.
"What happened, Clouts7" he asked
"Iou fuinted, sir. Excuse me, sir,
but you oughtn't never to have gone in
there. She's q devil, sir, one Of them
vampires like that we used to hear
about when we were children. Mrs.
CloEts-"
Donald staggered toward Davies
who was running out Of the coming
tower.
"You were right. Davies" he said.
"We've got him. You heard that calf
"Listen, Davies! If I'm not mistaken
that call will bring the monsters to us.
Let's make for the deepest part of the
sea, first, SO that we won't drive on n
sand bank when the water evnporates
And then-where was it MacBeard
had gomez"
"Skjold ford. I was there on my
6rst cruise, sir. It's deep, almost
!and-locked harbor in wild part of
the Norwegian coast. The whole herd
could disport themselves in there-and
It would be easy to block the entrance,
as MacBeard said"
"Never mind that, Davies. Don't
you see that this releases us from our
faith toward him? He'll be making
for Skiold ford with Miss Kennedy,
and as many Of the monsters us he has
been able to gather together by means
Of that tuning-fork sound. which re-
sembles the call we heard about as
much as Well, never mind that.
The point is, MacBeard is not to be I'M
deceived"
Davies looked at Donald strangely.
BE did not understand his sudden high
spirits; he could not yet see, alto
gether, at what his chief was driving.
"The herd will accompany us, hut
we'll keep near MacBeard and-why,
let him think that it's following him.
1 BE mustn't see us till we're within the
harbor. Understand? And then-there
are still two torpedoes left, aren't
there? Well, then, We'll blow his craft
to pieces, and"
"And save Miss Kennedy somehow
arst," said Davies.
Already the horizon was black with
vapor on the three SEWARD sides. The
shore lay about two miles to port. The
anchor was hoisted. and soon the F-55
was making rapid surface headway in
the direction Of the Belgian coast.
TITS blowing up pretty thick, SIR"
said Davies, looking out through the
port Mt the dense clouds of murky
hydrogen that rolled under the cumu-
lus clouds.
"Davies!" cried Donald.
He snatched his glasses and put
them to his eyes. Look, Davies!" he
/ cried.
I In the distance, tiny point amid
the rolling clouds, they saw the motor
boat.