The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-02-15

surviving DthSht ~ tHe very euke Oh lHe
waves. The moon. which rode high
in the sky, was already paling before
the increasing Iuster Of the dawn.
Where's Cloutsf asked Donald
suddenly.
isn't he below7" querled Davies
Donald raised his voice and shouted.
He ran below, calling for Clouts. But
there came no answer. 1t soon became
evident that Clouts was not on the
submarine.
"Good Lord" said Donald.
IL occurred 10 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 IT, Had he
forgotten, gone back to adjust 1t, and
failed to return7
He took a couple OF revolyers and
gave one 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 a
dream.
Ahey 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
bis revolver, and listening for any re-
Spouse.
But there was no response. 1t was
evident that, for some reason I'M
known, Clouts had gone into the sea.
They went to cave and began to
make quick examination of 1t. In
the midst of this work a whirring
sound came to their ears. 1t was that
Of gas engine.
Looking over the rocks, they saw
man In large motorboat hurryins
round the promontory. Donald hailed
him with a yell. There came no am
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 couple of hun
dred yards away. He drew hand
kerchief from his pocket and waved it.
1.-THE d----n rogueT muttered Da-
vles, raising his revolver.
II was indeed Professor MacBeard
And he appeared distressed. At least
he flew the distress, or parley, signal,
and his movements seemed altogether
more agitated. and his demeanor less
bland than on the preceding after
noon.
Whatever his nocturnal work had
been, II seemed to have been cut short
oy 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.
"rrucel" he seemed to shout, al
though the sound. echoing from rock
to rock, was not clearly audible.
"Trucep He waved the handkerchief
frantlcally.
Donald and Davies fired together.
They saw the bullets strike the water.
MacBeard cr0uched down behind the
engine. There could be no parleying
with such as he.
They emptied their weapons In their
fury. MacBeard was just out of
range. He started the engine again
and came to halt fifty yards farther
at sea.
"rrucei want to speak to you,"
hs yelled.
They aimed their empty reyolvers.
MacBeard started for safety. His
boat disappeared round o distant point
OF the island.
"The devil" said Donald Then he
turned TO Davies.
Wen take on supplies, at any rate, "
he said. zone thing is sure: those
devils might raise the submarine, but
they ean never sink her, once the tanks
are blown"
'They were blown when we sub
merged. SIR answered the MILDLY
'aThe detected rudder kept us down
But we can't so down unless we try
to start her"
Miss Kennedy Donald called Il
Ida, who had disappeared within th'
cave.
She did not answer him, and tbs
two men approached to summon her
But just within the cave they saw
: something that revived for momen
the old horrors which they haI
escaped. They were two human skele
: tons, with fragments OF clothing nea
{ them. Donald stopped and picked vi
a morsel.
{ 'Khaki - government khakir h
said. II wonder who"
: But the explanation became too Oh
yious when, projecting from behind
rock near by, they saw the wing OF a
! airplane. The missing avlators ha
: been found. And the manner OF thel
. death was only too clear. They mus
= have been seized, while sleeping,
the sea devils.
The airplane, which was OF tn
hydroplane type, had evidently bee
drawn within the cave and left theT
J. by the aviators A hasty examinatio
e showed Donald that II was uninJure
g Perhaps MacBeard had intended
9 make use OF II; or II was possible thu
Y he had not seen Il, for Ii was hard
= dlstingulshahle among the shadows.
le Miss Kennedy " called Donal
aIdal Where are your Don't so &