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


necessity of keeping DonaTd's elusive
sweetheart from Ida's knowledge.
He could see only the faintest lunf-
mostly now, and he stood with his arms
stretched out to prevent her slipping
past him. Suddenly he heard a singu-
larry melodious sound proceeding from
her throat.
1t was a note unknown even to Mac
Beard. It was, in fact, the demi-seml-
tone betNeen G sharp and A, which is
unknown to the Bach scale, though the
bagpipes and Oriental music in general
are acquainted with these subdivisions.
1t was the swarming note. The queen
was ready to lead the brood forth upon
its adventures. The spirit, emanating
from her, made itself felt simultane-
ously throughout the herd.
Instantly, from all quarters Of the
crater, the monsters rushed together.
The hydrogen haze rolled far away.
The ocean opened to it's summit. Ida
could see the sky above her, and the
daylight. The air became surcharged
with oxygen.
MacBeard, amazed by this develop
ment, rushed in. He sounded the dis
persal. But the swarming note took
precedence of the dispersal, and the
monsters. gathering into a gigantic cir
Gle, ignoring the professors call, began
to scurry wildly about the crater, seek
ing their leader.
MacBeard saw that the creatures
were beyond his control For the first
time his tuning forks had failed him.
He was afraid of being torn in pieces.
And up in the cave Sam ClOuts
found himself engaged in the most fu-
rious tussle that he had ever known.
For, like fury, the queen rushed
at him, and Clouts, at first solieitous
about striking a woman, soon found
himself hard put to it to maintain the
upper hand, with all his strength and
with the use of all the wrestling tricks
he knew. He painted as he grappled
with her.
tits all right, marml" he pleaded.
'Tll ask him if he'll see you, if you'll
only not lose your head. didn't mean !
to put you outside, but orders was
orders. I'm only obeying orders,
marin. There amt no need for them /
Mysteries. Now-now, marml''
He was still fighting madIy when
her strength seemed TO leave
her. Clouts became aware of a spec +
tator of the combat. He glanced side
wise hastily, to see Ida standing be-
side him.
"what is She, Clouts?" whispered
Ida.
Clouts scratched his thick head. 81
don't rightly know" he answered. "But
It's all right, marin. 1 was just stroll
Ing along, casual like, when met her.
She amt no friend of mine, marin.
Nor of the captains" he added, with
sly emphasis.
He turned to the queen.
"If you'll take my arm, marin, I'll
take you ways and ask the captain If
he'll see you. 1 can't do no MORE" he
nuttered in an audible aside. 1--WE
done the best knew how for the cap
tain, and now he'll have to make his
own excuses. And can't leave a lady
n this here place alone, with all them
yoings on and jugglings with the water
ike-like Pharaoh"
Five minutes later the little MILDLY,
seated on deck, saw Clouts and Ida,
rearisen from the dead, APP
oroach the F55. Between them he
ancied he saw a gossamer form that
in the sunlight.
There was a space of only a hundred
,aces between them and the boat when
the ocean appeared con-
-ulsed. A wall of water bore down
Ipon the TANKS of Fair island. 1t
oiled toward the submarine, fifty feet
Ugh, its mighty crest upreared.
"Runl" shouted Davies.
1t was a frantic race between the
ncomers and the sea. They gained
he submarine with hardly ten seconds
o spare. Davies drew them aboard
nd clasped the matches down. Next :
lstant the boat was lifted bodily from
be beach and spun round like top.