The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1920-06-03
BELOW THE WATER LINE
Thrilling Scenes Aboard Ocean Liner
in "The Black Secret

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head of the stairs. On the floor be-
low Kay Mckay Is battling for his
life against five Germans who have
just entered the house. He is down
and enc Of his assailants has raised
knife over him Evelyn fires and
the assailant falls dead. She starts
down the stairs to aid Mckay just
as the detectives gives Mckay a
drink of liquor to brace him up, and
Mckay, who has been made a slave
to drink while a prisoner in Germany,
fights to get more but Evelyn snaps
pair Of handouts ON his wrists and
dismisses the detectives, telling them
Mckay is her prisoner.
Alone with Mckay, the girl de-
mands that he tell her what he knows
Of the Great Secret" He says he
knows nothing, except that there is
a Great Secret which the Germans
value above their armies, and that he
alone knows the way to it through
the Forest of Les Errues in SWitzer-
land With sudden determination
Evelyn starts Mckay out of the
room, her automatic at his back
where are we going?" he asks.
TO the forest of Les Errues and the
Great Secret" she replies.
On the liner which is carrying them
to Brest, Evelyn has made Mckay
prisoner in his cabin, directly across
the corridor from her cabin. Certain
that he can't get into the clutches of
German agents, she frees his hands
and leaves him to himself. But in
another cabin three German agents
are planning the death of Evelyn and
Mckay on orders from their chief.
Evelyn goes on deck and is followed
by a German who throws a knife at
her. She attempts to follow him ana
goes to MeKay's cabin where she finds
him in oyercoat and cap She be
lieves Mckay threw the knife, but he
proves himself innocent. Then she
leaves the cabin.
In the cabin of the eonspirators,
one of the Germans takes a bomb
from his suitcase and says he will
plant it in Bulkhead No. l where it
will explode, within few minutes
sinking the ship and all on board. By
this means he and his comrades will
sacrifice their own lives and those of
all the passengers in their effort to
Kill Mckay and Evelyn. He goes to
the hold and while his companions
guard the hatchway, he makes his
way to Bulkhead No. and plants
the bomb.
While he is still below Mckay pass
es the open hatchway and looks down.
He is Immediately attacked by the
two German guards, but beats them
off with the assistance of Evelyn who
is following him Certain something
is wrong, Mckay and Evelyn descend
through the hatch and see the open
bulkhead door, They run into the
Dulkead and the door is closed and
locked behind them A moment later
the time bomb explodes and a column
Of water shoots into the bulkhead, but
is prevented from doing any damage
to the ship because the door is shut.
AS the water rises about them Evelyn
and Mckay give themselves up for
lost, but members of the crew have
come to the hold at the sound of the
explosion and the two are rescued
through hatch. They go to Mckay
cabin where two German agents have
been arrested by the crew.
Later when Evelyn and Mckay are
seated on the bed in Evelyn's cabin,
the door opens slowly and the third
German, who has eyaded capture,
creeps in. Unseen, he rises behind
them and lifts his automatic, prepar-
ing to crush Evelyn's head with one
blow, as the episode ends.
The Black Secret will be shown at
the Royal Theatre on Saturday of
each week