The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-01-24
THE DEEP SEA PERIL
By VICTOR ROUSSEAU
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A few moments later they emerged
upon the drying deck Of the D55. Sh.
was back In her old position upon tn,
shelving beach. at the very edge OF tn,
waves. The moon, which rode higf
In the sky, was already paling before
the increasing luster Of the dawn.
where's Cloutsr" asked Donale
suddenly.
isn't he belowf" queried Davies.
Donald raised his voice and shouted
He ran below. calling for Couts. But
there came no answer. 1t o became
evident that Clouts was not on the
submarine.
"Good Lord" said Donald.
1t occurred 20 him then that he had
told Clouts 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 . couple Of revolvers and
gave M OF them to Davies. They
| went ashore. The firm rocks under.
foot seemed the most delicious part Of
their strange fortune, and gave reality
to what was still hardly more than q
| dream.
They knew that there was no danger
OK 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 begun to
make a quick examination Of 1t. In
the midst OF this work a whirrins
sound came to their ears. II was that
Of q gas engine.
Looking " the rocks, they saw q
man In o large motorboat hurrying
round the promontory. Donald hailed
him with q yell. There came no an
swer, but the boat continued to make
toward them.
The man I'm the boat raised his head.
II vas MacBeard. He stopped the en-.
CINE and lay to, shout q couple Of hun
dred yards away. He drew a hand.
kerchief from his pocket and waved It
"The ID rogue !" muttered Da-
vies. raising his revolver.
II was indeed Professor MacBeard.
And he appeared distressed. At least
he new the distress. or pnriey, signal,
and hts movements seemed altogether
more agitated. and his demeanor 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 sids Of the island.
Truce! !" he seemed to shout, al
though the sound. echoing from rock
to rock, vas not clearly audible.
"Trucei" 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 rs he.
They emptied their weapons In their
fury. MacBcard was Just out of
range. He started the engine again
and came to q halt ffty yards farther
at . {.
"Truce! i want to speak to you."
ne yelled.
They aimed their empty ~revolvers.
MacBeard started for safety. His
boat disappeared round q distant point
Of the island.
The devil r. said Donald. Then he
turned 70 Dav1eA
swell take on supplies. at any rate.
he said zone thing n sure: those
devils might raise the submarine. but
they can lever sink hen. M the tanks
are blown
They were blown when we sub
merged. SIR" answered the MILDLY.
tho detected rudder kept rs down.
But we can't 60 down unless we try
to start her"
Miss Kennedy" Donald called to
Ida. who had disappeared within the
cave.
She did not answer him, and the
two men approached to 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 khakt" he
said. ~ wonder Who
But the explanation became too OBJ
vious when. projecting from behind q
rock near by. they saw tho wing Of an
airplane. 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 typa. had evidently been
drawn within the cave and left there
by the aviators. A hasty examination
ahowad nona1d TINT a. sU~s v1nenfsroR