Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1924-06-27

southwark, numbers of the herd con-
gregated about the motorboat to the
G sound, which was perceptible to
them for a much greater distance than
the tone carried to the human ear.
From within radius of twenty miles
a cloud rolled in upon the motorboat,
until MacBeard. invisible in the heart
of it's blackness, like some arch-devil,
controlled his devil crew.
This cloud was quickly seen by the
rear-admirals patrol vessels, while 1t
had this disadvantages prevented
MacBeard from discovering the F55 as
she slipped past on her way south
ward
She ran unchallenged through the
destroyer fiotllla and came alongside
the rear-admiral's flagship, a monster
cruiser armed with powerful battery,
on which he had holsted his pennant.
A few minutes later Davies and Ida
clambered aboard. leaving Clouts in
charge of the submarine-and of the
/ queen of the swarm.
Half an hour later Clouts received
/ the command to take the F55 TO Lon
don as best he could. Davies inter
view with the rear-admiral had decided
the latter TO open hostilities immedi-
ately. The squadron spread out and
approached the Dogger fanwise, to en-
circle the monsters.
MacBeard, who had just awakened
aboard the motorboat, saw In terror
the great shells dropping all about
him. He thought this was the end of
all his plans. 1t seemed impossible to
escape.
But the monsters, terrified by the vi
bration, dashed wildly In all directions,
and, finding themselves ringed in,
churned up the water madly. The man
In the chains on the flagship looked at
his lead incredulously. II marked
u fathoms, where it should have
marked %. 1t marked ten, seven,
four-and suddenly the sea seemed to
open. half the vessels in the attack
ing squadron grounded. They lay on
their sides in the North sea sand, one
set Of guns pointing heavenward, the
other toward the bowels of the earth.
Then huge, ngitated wave, radiat-
ing outward from the still vortex In
which the motorboat reeled dlzzily,
dashed them and buffeted them afioat.
Beyond control, the dismantled, fleeing
squadron drove under the pounding
waves In all directions.
Out OF the yapor chugged a motor
boat Slowly, as the haze subsidized,
she drew alongside. In her stood Mac
Beard triumphant in this display Of
his power. j.
Five minutes later he stood in the
presence Of the rear admiral, Davies
and Ida, as well as Of the junior Of
ficers.
you see, we are unconquerable," he
said grimly. but l have come to offer
you terms"
AS a public enemy, many afterward
said that he should have been hanged
then and there, In spite of his envoy
ship. But the rear admiral refused to
violate the traditions Of the sea--or
perhaps he realized that MacBeard
dead, he could hope for no means Of
subduing his unclaimed devils.
"What are they?" he inquired cour-
teously.
"First," said MacBeard, personal
indemnity"
"In return for what?"
'In return for the destruction Of this
menace. pledge my word that IT
shall disappear forever"
"But how?"
MacBeard hesitated. Eager as he
now was to destroy the herd, he was
not oyeranxious to reveal his plans.
However, he yielded the point.
"As you have observed" he said,
"they are completely under my control.
win take them into Skiold ford, on
the Norwegian coast. AS you know, 1t
IS a huge body Of water, surrounded
by cliffs Of high basalt, and having an
barely large enough to admit
q small steamship. Once they are
there, the entrance can be blockaded
until they are dead Of famine. In re-
turn demand possession Of" and he
looked toward Ida.
He did not know her name, but IL
did not strike him as peculiar.
A glance at Idas horror-strickken
face was sufficient to enable the adj
miral to decide.
I'VE refuse" he said.
But Ida stepped forward and laid
ler hand on the admiral's arm.
II cannot let you refuse" she said.
4 am nothing"
"Nol" cried Davies. "You shall not
lccept his termsl"
''Yes," answered the girl facing him
quietly. ut is only myself, and there
s the whole world at stake. Wouldn't
Donald do as much for NOR"
And Davies was silent For Donald
lad said very much the same thing
When he thought Ida dead on Fair
sland.
Ida turned to MacBeard. "You wish
ne to be your wifeT she asked.
"Yes-if you like to call 1t So" he
hammered In answer.
Il win go with you" she said.
The admiral intarnOsed