The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1922-07-27
The Divers
Sacrifice
BY HUBERT RAY

siknnlled, hnt may De ullng huiis
on with your suit. mani"
II was all IN the days work o.
Linn lie got quickly into his diver :
suit. adjusted the harness aud the
oxygen mask. aud was lowered Into
the depths The two men relieved
each other In working on the wreck
u the kariowitS.
Nevertheless. there was TIN. for nm
iuinity 81 thoughts o. fash through
Inns head. And they revolvei. NJ
they always did. around Annette. his
bride - -lx months. Lec-on and he
had been rivals Tor Annette. She
had been engaged 90 Lee-on. but q
quarrel had supervened. and Linn had
stepped In aud won her on the re
bound
That was -ix months ago. and Linn
had learned the tragedy u love
less marriage. Hardly word had
passed between thsm-but Annette
had gone about her daily duties grow
ing thinner and aui.ter. And Linn had
wondered
Until that morning y week before.
when they had had n out together.
Yes. Z love him" Annette had said
Il shall always love him Hut ! Will
be true 90 you as ENG ~ ! live. and
I shall never see him again"
Linn had turned away. stupefiei nv
the tragedy lie loved Annette with
all the devotion 10 man % his typ"
slow. me,hodicai. tenacious how
could he. nfte.n years Annette's elder.
hope 90 win the heart that she had
given 60 Lee-nn.
Besween the two men. there had
been no change In attitude Each
knew. and each continued 90 respect
Oh. other Ye, Linn often wondered
whether Lseson had the same insane
desire 20 kill that he had
weil-he put those thoughts aside.
and. with the weights on his feet.
vas lowered down through the dim
depths 20 the -hadowy hulk - the
wrecked karlowiiz Nov he was on
the ocean ooze. and working about
the wreck. looking for Lee~"n.
~. found him In the hulk. lyins
upon HI. side lie stooped and pushed
him. Lecson did not stir Hastily
Linn examined Le.-on'- oxygen mask.
There was nothing the matter with
n The cord was not twisted.
Then In the gloom he perceived
shadowy monster like an enormous
crab squa,ting over the PROSTATE man.
And a hug. ten,acie sho, out.
In an instant Linn knew. Lesson
had been -.ir.i by an octopus. one 10
the giant sauids that Infested those
waters ., was 10 unbelievable sine.
ami IN. eight arms ro-. and fell In
wavy outlines. ripping In the water.
Linn. overcome with horror. hesita'
ted only an instant Then he set
his feet agsins, tn. ro,ting timber- and
strive with all hi. force 10 de,sch
tSe-on
Hs nigh, as we'll have tried 10 tear
apart a boulder ~ granite The
octopus had It's victim fast. Linn saw
the little. vicious eyes on either side
Of the parrot beak. ready o. tear the
nssh from the unconscious man.
Horror overcame him: and then %
q sudden Linn saw IN. only hope FOE
Lesson. There was no other way, and
u required all the determination 70
which he was capable In order 60 take
that path-for Annettes sake.
As one OF the tentacies ~ the
octopus was raised from It's victim
Linn stepped In between and placed
his thigh beneath the monstrous pro
trusion. And he felt the octopu-'s
suckers close upon a.
A second tsntacle was raised. Linn
placed his other leg beneath u. Two
suckers now grasped hlm-slx held
Lesson. Two suckers could be torn
sway-eyen three. he thought. as the
third xripped his waist,
lie had unstrappsd the weights from
Lessons feet and chosen his position
by the time the fourth sucker held
him by the shoulder. When the fifth
was rnised Linn interposei his right
arm. Only three suckers held Lee
son now.
The sixth descended rOuuu Inns
harness The seventh bound his right
arm 10 his body. The eighth lowered
IA the air but Linn's right hand
was free-free enough 20 enable him
60 pull the signalling cord and % give
Leeson Just the little push that was
required 10 free him from the timbers
~ the karlowiiz
Linn saw Lessons body float slow.
~ upward lie breathed vast sigh
% relief Lesson would live. There
was oxygen enough within the air
mask Co maintain his life till he was
o. the surface.
The eighth sucker grlpped his right
arm. And. bound IA the strangling
coils. Linn. behind his mask. laughed
into that beaked embodiment of evil
that confronted him.
1T was for you. Annettei' he
thought-and that was the last thought
that came tO him.
Her Ambition.