Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-07-29
EPISODE 10
THE ING SACRIFICE

John Davis, Iurai into tho diving
bell By the hireIing superintendent 81
110tRan, found the contriyanee In
wlEgeh ne was confined being lowered
TO the depsns Of the hay Soon be-
cotaihg aware Of The flsct that ha-was
rapidly being as,hyxlatea iii the small
iron chamber ana with no wtly Of es-
cape possible. Ne seIKefi q hammer and
gn0cking or valve leading ID tube
II hfeh communicated with the dock
!. above. shouted several times for hep.
Receiving no response no sank ex-
hamsted upon the floor &c the upper
chamber.
Ethel Carr. refirhing the rock above
the bell and realizing that something
WFsnk was going on. drew revolver
ami compelled nearby workman ia
rasse the bell BY means of fits hnisting
naclanery Az tho p0nderous affair
cnEse IN, rs lip struck submerged
pile. tipping e violently and causing
Johns hnIf unconscious form 10 slip
through the trap which was In rho
audT Of the upper calaniber III which
naswAs confined When the beil rearll-
ed taDe top, Ethel. mounting d ladder,
opened the entrance door and hooked
down into the belts Interior No one
waa there Believing fl1nt her lover
bud met his death. she sw00ned md
fagi back i1tu the arms of a workman
wfo rased her 10 tho wharf. Al TINT
naNsnhnt Morgan and Bellas came ryfg1s
ming up.
We had better 20 heck 10 the ho-
ca. said the Hawk as the girl revived.
sfaaat Ia. ail Of az except the Spider.
ss will stay here and report to as
IL ne learns anything. Not knowing
any better mode of procedure, tlie girl
assented.
As soon Us the three were out of
sight, the Spider BOT tn the Seahird
and started across slie hay for tho
Watersiie sal0un where he was sure
he would find the superintendent,
alaipkIns.
That John was not dead was due
10 series Of condolences. When the
bell tilted he Ind slipped into the low
cf chamber Of tho machine and there
fore into ihe water. Another second
az two and the bell had risen above
him, leaving him at the mercy Of II
strong Infiowing tide which bore his
body under the wharf md out IL
sight 0f those above. Struggling feebly
and half unconscious, he tiriftesi along
until he came III contact With one Of
thn crussnieces which bound together
tie great wooden piles whfrh support.
ca the wharf. Throwing his arm over
thih piece he hung there Gasping for
atr. nni Ia no condition to caiI for help
ur make further effort 10 save himself.
IA the minutes passed, however, his
strength gradually returned. Present.
~ his attention was attracted TO q
Hnall-paipted .lob" such Ms fishermen
lihe to keep their bait aiioat and which
now came drifting past him. horne
under the wharf hy the tide rs he
Ind been. Seeing TINT h fishing line
was attached "a the bob. md that
the tine ran mn over the edge of the
wharf, he seized 1t. gave It 4 series
na Jerks as he feehly called Tor help.
On the Mharf above the youth who
was holding the other end &c the line,
felt the tugs and responded vigorously
"a he cried ont that he had IN old
shopper Of fish Then us he heard
the cry from below his eyes nearly
popped from his head IN his astonisf1s
rAent.
Holy rnackerell The fish Ii talk.
itl' he screamed Dropping his line
I've went scannering across hae foot
bridge not stopping until ne reacilea
holne and mother. He threw himself
into her arms.
Il caught whanper OF fish and Il
yelled FOR help, he painted. Recon-
lng worried at the persistence with
which the boy repeated his assertions,
she finally called her husband
@AFclhy the Kid did hear something.
There might he someone under the
wharf. 50 guess we'd hest 50 and
take d loek, was the mans response.
Under the wharf. John, minute hy
minute, had bcen regaining his
strength. Hearing the approach a.
the man and woman who had been
brought here ~ the story OF the boy,
he raised his voice IN d shout.
.sThe Kid VAS right after all. : rTfed
TIE man. and bending over the esige
caught sight Of the wet uptnrned face
below.
Get rope In a hurry. I'm nsssf III
ii. gasned the one Ii the winter, and
with word 81 enc0urag cement the
man hurried away. Almost instantly
he came hack vita a boats painter