The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-01-31

each OF them called for Clouts firms
ms revolver, and listening for any re.
spOnse.
But there was no response. II was
evident that, for some reason un.
known, Clouts had gone into the sea.
, lhey went to cave and began to
make quick examination of II. In
the midst of this work a whirrlng
SOUND came to their ears. 1t was that
Of gas engine.
Looking over the rocks, they saw a
man in a large motorboat hurrylng
round the promontory. Donald hailed
him with n yell. There came no an.
swer, but the boat continued to make
toward them.
The man In the boat raised his head.
1t was MacBeard. He stopped the en-.
glne and lay to, about a couple of hun.
dred yards away. He drew a hand.
kerchlef from his pocket and waved Il,
"The d--n rogue" muttered Da.
vies, raising his revolver.
1t was indeed Professor MacBeard.
And he appeared distressed. At least
he flew the distress, or parley, sigma,
and his movements seemed altogether
more asltated, and his demeancr less
bland than on the preceding after.
noon.
Whatever his nocturnal work had
been, 1t 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.
"TruceW 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 parleylng
with such as he.
They emptied their weapons In theli
fury. MacBeard was Just out OF
range. He started the engine again
and came to haH fifty yards farther
at sea.
"Trucel I want to speak to you,a
he yelled.
They aimed their empty revolvers
MacBeard started for safety. His
boat disappeared round distant point
If the island.
"The devil !" said Donald. Then he
.urned to Davies.
"Well take on supplies, at any rate"
he said. "One 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 go down unless we try
% start her"
Miss Kennedyw Donald called to
-da, who had disappeared within the
ave.
She did not answer him, and the
wo men approached to summon her,
But just within the cave they saw
that revived for n moment
he old horrors which they had
scaped. They were two human skele
ons, with fragments of clothing near
hem. Donald stopped and picked up
morsel.
"Khah - government khakiw he
aid. 81 wonder who"
But the explanation became too OBJ.
'lous when, projecting from behind o
ock near by, they saw the wing of an
irplane. The missing aviators had
een found. And the manner of their
eath was only too clear. They must
ave been seized, while sleeping, by
he sea devils.
The airplane, which was of the
lydroplane type, had evidently been
rawn within the cave and left there
y the aviators. A hasty examination
howed Donald that 1t was uninjured |
'erhaps MacBeard had intended tc
make use of 1t; or 1t was possible that
e had not seen It, for 1t was hardly |
among the shadows.
Miss Kennedy" called Donald. |
Ida Where are you? Don't 60 too
arp
No answer came, and they began to
row uneasy.
(To BE CoNTINUED.)