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

re ga ~ srNy.
BE sank IKE q stone No glimpse -
sa- co-Id be had No rescos wss pos
Ode
D0o.Ic cau-z 20 the ecEe of rhs
boz- and scrambled in be ss- tie
amazed reoog-iti0a asDe.ocf O It.'s
ssce. He knew then that she lOTec
ts-a. and his i-1p1lss 20 seize bsr u
rs ,rras was almost unsOvs-nzhls-
Bu; a. the same Instant. looking
pas. her into TIE ses. be erperieccec
the sane Illusion that had beset him
within the house n BsltioOre. and
again outssds it-th8t o. g vOosn's
uisiy form outlined upon TIE water,
Donsld made cup q lis hands
Davies. fling oCt . rOpe- be
bexled-
But the submarine was some cis-
tsnce away. and In moment . wall
Of fog came Gown bl0tting her out
ID. Kennedy watched Donald with
approval. She had always liked hin;
shaken as she was now. his advent
seemed the work Of Providence She
had questioned her heart before she
sailed for she had known that her
future was Of her orn choosing.
whether IL was 20 Be spent with him
or no.
Donald continued 20 call loudly. but
the F55 was drifting IN the mist and
quite invisible. II was IN fear Of this
sudden h.ppening that Donald had
told Davies 10 make for Fair islant
II be could not get rope to the boat
Fair Island. less than Er miles
away. was the secret rendezvous
where the oil-ship and blplsne were
20 await the F55. the former 20 re-
plenIsh ber fuel supply. the latter 70
accompany her back TO the mother
ship.
Donald picked Up q pair OF oars
from the bottom he realized that be
would have TO pull toward Fair island
alone as soon as be got an inkling Of
its direction. with the chance Of being
picked up By the submarine when the
fog cleared But IL was approaching
sundo~n, and the probabilities OF their
spending the night In the boat seemed
strong.
He sat with the oars In the row
locks As he allowed one 10 drift
through the water he discovered. to
his surprise, that IL was apparently
plunged into a mass OF some jeIlynke
substance. He dipped his hand into
It and scooped some Of It up.
The water was apparently curdled:
IKE thickened milk, and on both sides
Of the boat. which rolled In IL heavily
and high In the yiscous medium.
As he withdrew the oar Donald had
the sensation Of pulling IL from be-
tween the clinging fingers Of child.
He looked down. II occurred to him
that he might have got the blade en-
tangled In some marine growth: but
the water was clear. almost black. and
Of the same strange, iellylike consist
ency everywhere.
Then. TO his amarement, he realized
that the boat was moyingl
II was not like the pull Of tow
line, which is a sequence Of crescendo
and dimInaendo. Of starts and Jerks,
as the rope grows tight and slack al
ternately. II was a constant impulse.
II was an Intelligent impulse.
II was beginning TO grow dark. and
20 row seemed useless un.-i the fog
dispersed II was impossible 10 gauge
the direction Besides. TO pull againse
that force would have been arduous,
and to pull with II might have X: 20
unexpected difficulties.
Donald backed water In erpsrlment-
Instantly he felt the force izcrease.
II WIS an effortless. persistent push.
stronger than his own powers. and
Donald realized that he could not re-
sist IL
Suddenly he felt q singing sensa-
don on the back Of his hand he
sulled IN the oar. Five small. red
Epots had sprung out on his wrist. ard
the nesh seemed 70 have been cupped.
Donald ciapped his other hand down
On II. and encountered something
elammy and cool. which seemed to
slip ava. II was like the fipper OF Q
little seal, or. again. Ike the hand Of
. child or monkey.
At the same instant Ida screamed.
Donald saw that sbc seemed 10 be
struggling with some invisible ndver-
sary. The bsat Vas dipping danger
susiy. Donal1 nung his weight Ovss,