Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1918-04-12

Donald. lie had also told him OF the
means of controlling the sea monsters.
Their auditory apparatus being still In
It's most rudImentary stage, they heard
sounds only ms vibrations.
Masterman had discovered, during
those weeks Of exploration and lmmi-
nent danger, that q was the signal for
dispersal. A. on the contrary, was the
assembly call. The sncrlnclnl bone
knife vlbrnted 10 the sound OF A, and
II wns this which had given the herd
the key-tOne OF their language.
Unfortunately for MacBeard, he had
been unable 20 learn much more than
this. The last pnge Of the manuscript,
as well ms the first, was missing. Mac
Beard was sure that Donald had kept
possession OF them.
Had he possessed them, he would
have learned that the power OF utter
Ing these calls rested with the queen
~ the swarm alone, n human organ-
Ism, the type OF the ace toward which
the monsters tended, dl%nferentlntlng
from them ms the queen bee differs
from the worker or the drone.
re had discovered that the search
for food was the one purpose OF the
creatures existence. II had assumed
n religious inspect. Their god, their
altar stone, the sacTlnclal rite were
all the souls instructive cropping up
ward, bnsed upon the dominating ami
NAL Impulse.
The tune that Clouts had played.
with It's dlscords, had been the deep
sen equivalent of nm artillery snlvo.
The terrified monsters had dispersed
In all directions, letting down the cur
tain Of condensed hydrogen. Fortu.
nntely for the professor, the main por.
tlon OF the herd had kept together, and
this afforded him n medium In which
he could, with difficulty, breathe. But
their rapid movement kept the hydro
gen stirred up. and he was nearly as
phyxiated before he reached his refuge
within the cave. lie did not like in
haling carbOnated Jelly.
Seeing Donald and Davies upon the
lslnnd, he had attempted 10 open nego-
tintlons with them. Repulsed. he fed
In terror, and on rounding the point
saw Ida alone ut the caves mouth. At
once his scheme was born In his mind.
Pushing ashore, he entered the cave
by the narrow way toward the rear.
He came upon Ida suddenly, and
grasplng her In his arms, he placed
one hand over her mouth. preventing
her from crying for aid. Then, drag
cling her To the top Of the precipice. he
sounded the assembly call.
Instantly the water beneath began
10 dissolve. Thick clouds Of stenmlng
hydrogen rolled up 10 the cnve's roof.
Soon there ms n natural passage,
three hundred feet deep, from the in
terlor OF the cave to the crater below.
He carried Ida down the descent.
The girl, who had contriyed to drop
her handkerchief. was no match for
the professor. She screamed once or
twice, but the echoes " the cavern alb
sorbcd the sound " her voice. And so
she found herself ngaln within the sub
marine temple.
MacBcnrd released her and stood In
front ~ her. %devouring her with his
gaze. He could not understand whence
this novel emotion IN his heart derived
It's power and, now that she was his
captive, he did not know what 10 do,
Geometry, physics, mathematics and
the calculus all failed to help solve his
problem.
Overcome by the presence Of the
woman he loved, the professor STAN.
mered like u youth with his first sweet.
heart.
"Why have you brought me hereT'
asked Ida.
"Because-hccaus I-er-I love
you" answered MncBeard.
Ida burst into lronlcnl laughter. Tho
situation was 50 impossible that there
was room for no emotion but nmuse
ment. And IN that lnugh the professor
felt n thousand arrows OF Jealous,
rcnd him.
Listen TO met" he exclaimed pas
slonntely. "You don't know who | nm
or what | am trying 10 do. am coins
10 Obllterate the earth. ms II Is know
to you. I command the Man ~ IN,
Future. The Nun who II To come. IN,
new race Of the sea, which is TO SWEEP
away the puny m~onkey-mnn. And
want you to share my power with me.
Ida laughed Historically. She coui,
not help herself. MacBenrd glnred a
her. lie did not know what 10 do
"You shall sect" he cried, besld,
himself with anger. "You don't be
iieve what tell your I'll prove H."
ut doesn't make amy difference, pro
fessor. am not a blackboard nm