The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-01-31

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z. c1E LIS svss al0zr ths bo-l1on
T.1s-s zEs % sE Il TIE Fsia BE
TIMED toward IDA
As .ls t.s-.f ever hs- hs- sTes or.e1ed
S1s 51.-kss e. IN ir-s-fly ED5 sE5e1
Zhs hu-rc-s q thzt Gsy seemed ten
y,a-u-Ly 70 hare bs-u-nt,e3 ber raind
n-5 r-n.t.e5 hey e -Ds1Ury. Ard Du1-
AZ ca what BE had never dared 20 Do
before
Ee raised hs- l. rs arms Eod Eissec
nss--
! lcrs vuz- dear be sid II re
cc1os or q this-As -s sl4zIl-l want
yuu always VII yu1 have ne I1ag
she FLLss5 he- Ups . hls fOr answer.
Ard IN TIE hEVVEness of ihzt no
-oe-- zEca Etuosd for al that tAsy
hn6 so5zre3- pooAld psrcsiFsd thzi
ne boat lad teryn % nooTs again
TIE rs=svtfs Lad been q h-1sf Duration
loc--5itly T.s-uazc5o1s- and cruel
t.sFu36 belle the Doas-s-s lad once
more t1ke- II the ch1ss- But IN the
u-hu-nEa forms rers minds as shrs-d
Is lis o-cE1aEing then for one su-
IrgDs p--T.sse, TIE elsnsatsl one Of
t0-ed
Tozy were swimming beside the
bat D1oEid cozlt see the sCifzte5
c.lu--i-Es q tss wstsr- Were they
r,astll--- OF p1Ilng. Taking the car
Il Us had Dolsl6 went 20 the bow
z16 drove u 6osr izfo TIE sea. But
as s-1ck Only the sellylike medium in
Which tie bozt vas travelling
he -ea, 70 TIE stern Stepping 0ve.
the t.o3y ot TIE Es-i, who had re-
ltpse5 into uDccosGo1sosss- This
tine as he th-zs-- there Vas 9 scurrr
sooaz tbe waves and be felt the
Yielding. b,15be-y form Gn3 the same
ssose-iosa o. g burs- balloon The boat
stepped Dyzatd th--S. out frriously.
feeling Always the contact with slip
pery 5esh-
The monsters we're pushing the
Soxr lot p-ll-S IL
Aoc gradually there followed the
sane .srupsodo1s inczrlsIioa into Wis
ible being the shao0~y shape that
grew and crys-1IliI-d into the milky.
opslescen; BODY. He heard the school
p--optiats themselves upon their
prey. and saw Il rea; and disnen-
bsre3 before his eyes
Thr0uSh the Increasing darkness
their pupils gisred ss the monsters
strove t0Secssr.
Dousld went back 70 where Ida lay
and placed her in the bottom Of the
boat. her head sgzins, . thwsrf- They
we're moving swiftly.
Scddenly the boa; began 10 tilt up
ward az tie bov. Donald heard the
scraping % the fippers against the
stern Thea. cs IL heavy dog had
scrambled in. the boat tipped high into
the air and r.Ehted itself. Another Of
the monsters had gained entrance
Donald seized the oar and brought
IL down upon the beasts head The
oar splinteret: be heard the cracking
% bone. and . splash followed
The edge Of the boat va. dragged
beneath the waves Il filed and over
turned Donald found himself strug-
Cling TO save Ida In the sea OF Jelly
that sucked him down Somehow he
csugh, her and dragged himself TO the
keel He shouted. and the brutes sour.
Red away. iesp,ng ana falling with re-
scundiaS splsshes ike sharks at
play.
Donald felt lda's arms seek his neck.
She turned 20 him instinctiyely. not az
her rcscuer alone. but as her lover.
He filed his lungs and shouted.
To his anaxement he heard an ar.
sverinS shout He strained his eyes
through the darkness Surely that
was Q human cry, He shouted again.
and tie answer came once more: and
there was no longer any doubt.
The coming tower Of the F55 came
drifting out OF the night. She ran
avssh- with matches Of. and Davies
was standing on the deck among q
group OF sailors.
where are your he shouted.
"Hers." Donald cried. Reverse
engines. Davies. Coming aboard!"
The engines stopped and the SUBJ
marine grszed the sides OF the over
turned boat. Donald grasped Ida In
his arms and clambered 60 the deck.
And Donald found himself shaking
@ mans hand as II he were his brother,
instead Of merely Sam Couts. able sea-
man in the navy. trying to keep his
hands from straying toward his
mouth organ.
I'VE were trying to make Fair
island when we spotted you. sir" said
Il thought we'd pick you up
In the morning when the fog cleared.
It's been hard work making anywhere.
There's something the matter with tbs
sea"
How. DaviesT
Were only able TO make a knot
and q half. sir. II isn't the engines.
At least there doesn't seem to be any
thing the natter with them It's Is
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