The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-05-21

sue WanueTeu IN n 0lU-
III fairyland of joweed forests fish as beau
tlful as gaily oolored birds, queer monsters
and goblins. If great hammerheaded
shark sometimes nosed by. or a cuttlefish
caino proving with its serpentlike ten.
tacleB and shuntod off quickly into tho dark.
ness, she was not unduly frightened, for she
knew what sort OF monsters sho should
encounter, and had been told that not
once In million times wovld one OF these
creatures venture to attack a moving hui
man figure In n diving suit
From time TO time she signalled, by
jerking tho life line, that all was we'll,
and finally decided II waa about time TO
signal to bo hauled TO the surface
To do this she turned TO face the dlrec.
tlon of the barge. and IN turning, her
foot caught In tho crevice OF a coral rock.
with slight tug and Jerk, she sought
to release herself--there was n SHARP
twinge OF pain. but the foot remained i'm.
prlsoned.
Beginning now to be frightened, she
knolt as well as she could on one knee
and tried to disengage herself with the
aid of her hands.
1t was no use. She was caught, like
an animal in n steel trap. Her foot was
Jammed In the crcvice In such a way
that sho couldn't got at tho buckles OF
the heavy lead-soled boot.
f'tpiu'bp w a'ui IL Ou Wbuiu uHNb D6Su
dangerous. for rip In the rubber suit,
even as far down as tho foot, would have
let In tho water 0nd drowned her before
she could have been dragged to the sur
NICE.
She was trapped. fettered as securely as
n her ankle had been fastened with arr
iron chain-forty feet beneath the ocean.
Tho thought OF drowning filled her with
terror But not with so great terror
as tho presence OF the sharks and writhing
creatures which seemed to sense her help.
lessncss and TO be coming closer than
they had dared before
An enormous cuttlefsh. emboldened by
her immobility, approached and advanced
one OF It's snake.lIke tentacles toward the
terrified woman's neck. When she threw
up her arms TO defend herself, the mon.
Bter sluggshly moved away.
10 tortured movie heroine in n serial
thriller ever went through so horrible an
ordeal In make-believe as Lady Mackenzie
endured In reality beneath the waves.
She had signalied trouble" on the life
rope, but she didn't dare 10 give the signal
10 be hauled up, for fear the rope would
break or the diving suit be torn apart.
All she could do was continue signalling
that she was In distress, and wonder, with
trembling horror. what the end might be.
Meanwhile, on the barge, tho men were
III.
Despite the fact that no signal to pull
up" had been given, they tried tentatively
TO draw her TO the surface, and realized
at once that either she or the line had
become stuck.
As quickly as the other suit could be
adjusted, professional wreckIng-crew
diver was In the water cropping his way
along the life line TO Lady Mackenzies
side. II took him only an instant to real
ize her plight-'but releasing her was not
so quick matter.
After tugglng as much as he dared to
release her foot without risk of tearing
the suit, while she watched with anguish.
drawn face through the glass OF her he'll
met, he made signs for her TO wait, and
had himself drawn to the surface.
In less than ten mlnutes--each one OF
which seemed hours OF agony TO her--he
was at her side again with a sort of
torniquet of heavy rubber, which he fas.
tened and tied tight above her foot. Then,
with the aid OF knife, he ripped on
the heavy shoe and she was free.
. She was haggard and half fainting when
they lay her on the barge and unscrewed
the huge helmet from her head, but she
smiled puckily and assured the men-who
were now more frightened than she--that
everything was all right.
And 30 II was Except for the nervous
shock she was fully recovered within
twentyfour hours and to-day her physi.
clans assure her that she experienced no
permanent illeffects whatever from her
terrifying experience.
Lady Mackenzie may renew her tiger
and elephant hunts in the Indian jungle.
But her friends have her own word for II
that she win never again go diving In the
deep blue sea.