Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-07-04

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| ing tine new block, but that made nc
| differeuce-the place would Away.
| empty Itself at low tide again be
| cause the flooring. or base. in there
| was on the same level as the lower
edge Of the opeuing-and II would
| be when II was empty OF water
naturally, that the new block would
| be fitted into place--and there after
IL would remain empty.
He was crawling through the
| opening now-the weight ot the
! swinging block causing II 10 pres.
against his shoulders. but giving
way easily before his advance
| There was Just room 10 squeeze
| through. Very Ingenious, The
! wallis were good foot 20 a foot
| and half thick and the loch6ar
I worked through the side OF the pier
| wall into the middle OF the edge Of
| the movable block 50 no water
| when closed httNd in a series al
| gagkets against the inside OF the
| iron bands that re- enforced the OUT
side OF tho pier, which latter. over
| tapping the edges Of the block. hid
any indication OF an entrance from
| view. IL must have taken the old
| fool weeks. Again Captain krancl.
| NAwcombe laughed. His head and
shoulders we're through now. and
! with his flashlights ray flooding the
! Interior he could see that
4 cry. sudden. wild. terror
| stricken. from Runnclls reached him
Quick" Runnells cried frantic
| ally For the love OF Gawd. make
room for me-the things here,
| Quick Quick. Let mo get in"
| In l.. a.. =.
| Francis NewcomDe wriEgled the rest
OF has body through the opening
and holding back the movable block
sent his flashlights ray streaming
! out through the opening. II lighted
/ up tunnels face. cOntorted with
| fear. ash"n to the lips, as the man
! came plunSinG along, and out be
| yond. II plnyed on a waving. SinuOus
| tentaCie. another and another. crop
| ing. snatchnE. feeling-aud from
/ out OF tho midst OF these n revolt
| Ing pair Of eyes. and beak. horny.
'ronstrous, In shape like n parrot $
! beak.
| With n gasp Runnells came
! through, spra wiling on the floor.
The movable block swung back
| into place with n little click
Captain Francis Newcombe shrug-
| ged his shoulders.
:. GO ~ ~ 'l"Se SneNe' huhheils'
night was enough to his liking to
| LtlhR the brute hnck again Rather
y bore, too Unless he moves off
again. he's got us penncd up until
! low water"
"That'll he twelve hours"
~hlmp"red Runnells; and TN he
daylight thnn-and another twelve
a,.t,' We 'o"lh get OUT "hen 1t
r.o,,.
oad -. r.a T, NeWcomhe snrug-
Heu hls shoulders again. His fla sh-
hollow .nano i 80 "' t.,ni, MN. me
! wos n.rhans IT,, .'e'Ie 'ne pier
20 peIhapS SIX ieet square. and
This tact ''P. p"',"hl ana siaes.
ari',s,' "psoToed Subcon-
me-. a. r.,i, ,t',s'eu Vuirhiy OUT
hujIt o,,t fro,, o,,n a,t ,n'l H2u heSn
Thers wo. ha,f '' W t'e wall
hero and so,m. ,nntob" 'e,i candle
bestds these nn ,'6,vS' anu' lIlnS
Oiled silk IIa .tr,,o,. - ,app,,u III
oil tI,a 81 utK Htttch, llSnt-
o.st,i-, "."l'' switched of his
m '''I'',.an.. ,l,uSt II int" his pocket.
,,,,. 'l.l,td UP the package. An
II '''''' "'" ne had unwrappcd
Ana rrho,,. ,u,.
the soul ~ ,ho ,,at, '', ,'l,, e5filc; ana
II rosa and faII Latta,,. WIN IT.,
IN tho li,tIa So .'o.ipN am inuthed
scarceiv r,o,, co.. 'h''e WIS
move Yithont ins+1t,, Wv" n'eh 10
IN. ,ro,n, "he ahother.
his, Ionno M ne "an won! 1t was
land y,,1 %u' o,clnarre-Scot-
pittod themo"i,.n. WeiI. theN mad
Narne--and sh,do'. e''HaC shadow
,;evcr o. f,,,' 1"."o" Narne had
IN spite OF man. God. or devil
never w W. "du f n%, iai'd now--and he
He was tossins a.. ,
hont. '1eSihs the bundles OF
t' h'tes tfom hand to hand with
.r 49, gre
nells :" 10 " , you up bit. Run
raid for ra "9Eme". gu he well
he ,,p,tl ,a,,'a ,,,lk even II 1t has T."
RunneIIs on Nv ht, .,sll'-eh' what 20
den rcd 30 a .,is itet now. n sud
chesk. 49, zee hufhing In hts
hundIe. $50 "" -, AT one Of the
uotrs 80 ~" oesan 10 fondle the
"Gauh," 'nser ringers
"rhousend.d nI,or ',oaked hoarscly,
Ia Cant, % ~ H..
stI laughing NV. Newcomoe was
rowed now ne unts.1S nad mar
there ANS as watching Runnells.
Would he nce5 sudden thought.
There wasn., nunheiis any more?
but II Vas '" , inotorhoat TO run
boat for one n,, ,'"E way IN row
anu. mere in the old maniac's hid
ing p'ace-ideal--and a hit Of irony
ala t'o-ueicious irony! We'll. II
Mn. ~ require instant decision.
IL, nnnrn es seemed TO he strange
hhed space N'''
stuny in here. Runnells " bs