Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-02-02

each Of them called for Clouts. firms
his revolver, and listening for any re
Spouse.
But there was no response. It was
evident that, for some reason un.
known, Clouts had gone into the sea
They went to cave and began ia
make quick examination of it. In
the midst of this work whirring
sound came to their ears. It was that
of gas engine.
Looking over the rocks, they saw 4
man in a large motorboat hurryine
round the promontory. Donald hailed
him with yell. There came no an.
swer, but the boat continued to make
toward them.
The man In the boat raised his head.
It was MacBeard. He stopped the en-.
CINE and lay to, about couple of hun.
dred yards away. He drew a hand.
kerchief from his pocket and waved it.
'"The d"n rogue!" muttered Da.
vies, raising his revolver.
It was indeed Professor MacBeard,
And he appeared distressed. At least
he flew the distress, or parley, sigma,
and his movements seemed altogether
more agitated, and his demeancr less
bland than on the preceding after.
noon.
Whatever his nocturnal work had
been, it 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, echoing from rock
to rock, was not clearly audible.
''Truce" He waved the handkerchief
frantically.
Donald and Davies fired together,
They saw the bullets strike the water.
MacBeard crouched down behind the
engine. There could be no parleying
with such as he.
They emptied their weapons in theii
fury. MacBeard was just out OF
range. He started the engine again
and came to a halt fifty yards farther
at sea.
"Trucei I want to speak to you,'
he yelled.
They aimed their empty revolvers
MacBeard started for safety. His
boat disappeared round distant point |
Of the island.
1.-THE dewitt" said Donald. Then he
turned to Davies.
well take on supplies, at any rate"
he said. Zone thing is sure: thost
lewis might raise the submarine, but
hey can never sink her, once the tanks
ire blown"
'They were blown when we sub
merged, sir" answered the mildly
The detected rudder kept us down
But we can't 60 down unless We try
o start her."
Miss Kennedyv Donald called to
da, who had disappeared within the
ave.
She did not answer him, and the
wo men approached to summon her
3ut just within the cave they saw
something that revived for a moment
he old horrors which they haG
escaped. They were two human skele
ons, with fragments of clothing neal
hem. Donald stopped and picked ur
morsel.
"KhaA ~ government Khaki" he
aid. II wonder who"
But the explanation became too OBJ
ious when, projecting from behind o
ock near by, they saw the wing of an
irplane. The missing aviators had
cen found. And the manner Of their
cath was only too clear. They must
ave been seized, while sleeping, by
he sea devils.
The airplane, which was Of the
ydroplane type, had evidently been :
rawn within the cave and left there
Y the aviators. A hasty examination
bowed Donald that it was uninjured
erhaps MacBeard had intended tc
lake use of it; or it was possible that
e had not seen it, for it was hardly
among the shadows.
"N1iss Kennedy" called Donald.
Ida! Where are you? Don't go too
,r!"
No answer came, and they began to
row uneasy.
(TO BE CONTINUED.) I