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Show THE GRANT8VILLE The Deep Sea Peril ATTEMPTING TO RESCUE HIS SWEETHEART, COUNTERS A NOISOME HORDE. . EN- - Naval Lieutenant Donald Aget, just given command of a submarine, meets at Washington an old friend and distinguished though somewhat eccentric scientist, Captain Masterman. Masterman has just returned from an exploring expedition, bringing with him a member of the strange race, the existence of whose species, he asserts, menaces the human family. At the club, the "March Hares, Mastermnn explains his theory to Paget. The recital is Interrupted by the arrival of a lifelong enemy of Masterman, Ira MacBeard, and the former is seised with a fatal paralytic stroke. From Mastermans body Paget secures documents bearing upon the discovery and proceeds to the home of the scientist. Paget proceeds to sea on his submarine, the F55, and encounters a German cruiser. He sinks the enemy, which had destroyed the Beotia, on which Ida Kennedy, his fiancee, was a passenger. The girl escapes in a small boat CHAPTER V. . PAGET The Sea of Jelly. He sank like a stone. No glimpse of him could be had. No rescue was possible. pulled in the oar. Five small, red spots had sprung out on his wrist, and the flesh seemed to have been cupped. Donald clapped his other hand down on it, and encountered something clammy and cool, which seemed to slip away. It was like the flipper of a little seal, or, again, like the hand of a child or monkey. At the same instant Ida screamed. Donald saw that she seemed to be struggling with some Invisible adversary. The boat was tipping dangerously. Donald flung his weight over, and he heard the thud of a soft body against the bottom. The thing whatever it was was in Ponald clung to the edge of the boat md scrambled in. He saw the amasea recognition flame out on Ida's face. He knew then that she loved him, and' his Impulse to seize her in bis arms was almost ungovernable. But at the same instant looking past her. into the sea, he experienced the same illusion that had beset him within the house in Baltimore, and again outside it that of a womans I misty form outlined upon the water I the boat Donald leaped forward and clasped Donald made a cup of his hands. waist She writhed in 'Davies, fling out a rope I -- he Ida about the the clutch of the monster, and there bawled. But the submarine was some dis- was a look of Intense horror upon her tance away, and in a moment a wall face. She seemed to be lifted bodily toward the water. Donald felt the of fog came down, blotting her out fingers of the invisible being ' Ida Kennedy watched Donald with slippery elude his grasp. His hands moved up approval. She had always liked him; over a smooth, blubbery down and advent was his as shaken she now, body. seemed the work of Providence. She And then he knew what it was. It had questioned her heart before she was such a creature as he had seen sailed, for she had known that her in the glass tank in Masterman's own future was of her choosing, more powerful. but house, whether It was to be spent with him . He saw larger and deflected from the the rays or no. creatures body, dancing in prismatic Donald continued to call loudly, but colors upon the edge of its leathery and the FSB was drifting In the mist hide. He saw.it dimly, as one sees quite invisible. It was in fear of this the full moon in the arms of the new. had sudden happening that Donald And, glaring into his eyes, were the told Davies to make for Fair island two eyes, seemingly poised in the air, if he could not get a rope to the boat two pupils of the size of currants, and Fair island, less than six miles animated by a diabolical intelligence. away, was. the secret rendezvous The sun and In an inand biplane were stant the dipped down, where the fog, only partly dispersed, reto await the F5B, the former to closed in again. And as Donald to latter plenish her fuel supply, the watched, he saw the pupils slowly diaccompany her back to the mother late in the dim light until they beship. ' came as large as saucers. The stony Donald picked up a pair of oars glare between the unwinking lids, from the bottom. He realized that he which fringed them like a shadow, the would have to pull toward Fair island monstrous expansion of the pupils alone as soon as he got an inkling of sent the blood through Donalds heart of the being in icy jets. chance its direction, with picked up by the submarine when the Then, regaining courage, he dashed fog cleared. But it was approaching his list into the monsters face, and sundown, and the probabilities of their the struggle began. He felt the impuffing the night in the boat seemed pact of his knuckles on flesh, and it strong. gave him new heart At least he was He sat with the oars In the lighting a thing of flesh and blood, and As he allowed one to drift not a demon. through the water he discovered, to Ida lay swooning across the seat his surprise, that it was apparently where the monster had dropped her as plunged into a mass of some jellylike it turned to face Its new adversary. substance. He dipped his hand into And in the rocking boat Donald fought it and scooped some of it up. for his own life and that of the girl The water was apparently curdled, he loved. like thickened milk, and on both sides For the first time he understood that Of the boat, which rolled in it heavily Mastermans story was not the dream m high in the viscous medium. of a disordered brain, but the experiAs he withdrew the oar Donald had ence of one who had striven to warn bea skeptical world. jthe sensation of pulling it from tween the clinging Ungers of a child. And afterward he understood why He looked down. It occurred to him the boat had spun long after that he might have got the blade en- the vortex created by the sinking of tangled In some marine growth; but the Beotia had subsided. Even then the water was clear, almost black, and the swarm of monsters must have disof the same strange, Jelly like consist- covered their prey. ency everywhere. Perhaps it was the plankton in the Then, to his amazement, he realized water, the jellylike infusion on which I .that the boat was moving they fed, that had brought them there ; It was not like the pull of a tow-ii- perhaps the presence of drowning crescendo which is a sequence of men. Perhaps they had brought the ud aiminmmdn, of startsandandslackJerks, plankton with them, equipped for alas the rope grows tight some dreadful journey. ternately. It was a constant impulse. Donald tried to .Jock his arms about It was an intelligent impulse. the slimy thing, but he could get no It was beginning to grow dark, and firm grasp of it And each touch of to row seemed useless until the fog the drew the blood to the surflippers to was gauge impossible 'dispersed. It face of his skin by suction, bringing the direction. Besides, to pull against out rows of reddening spots that beta arduous, have would that force stung. He was fighting a devil fish .and to pull with It might have led to with the intelligence of a man, armed unexpected difficulties. with invisibility, creating overwhelmtvimm backed water in experiment. ing horror by its presence alone. increase. force the Instantly he felt He felt bis strength failing Mm, He It was an effortless, persistent push, was dragged toward the edge of the and own powers, ftiwigw than his boat rocking inmM realized that he could not Ha stumbled and ML He felt himIt held fast; he felt his ribs were self a Suddenly he Wt a stinging in a stinging vjpa. compressed He hand. his of on the hade NEW8, GRANTSVILLE, UTAH. But as he fell his hand grasped one boat, her head against a thwurt. They of the oars. Donald snatched it up were moving swiftly. Suddenly the boat began to tilt upand, with a last effort of desperation, freed himself for an instant He ward at the bow. Donald heard the raised the oar and sent the sharp scraping of the flippers against the stem. Then, as if a heavy dog had edge of the blade crashing forward. He heard the sound as of a torn bal- scrambled in, tlie boat tipped high Into loon. The .squirming flippers uncoiled. the air and righted Itself. Another of The boat tipped to the edge and right the monsters had gnined entrance. Donald seized the oar and brought ed Itself. A splash followed. Donald it down upon the beasts head. The sank down upon the seat Then gradually a milky cloud began oar splintered; he heard the cracking to diffuse itself upon the face of the of bone, and a splash followed. The edge of the boat was dragged waters, till it acquired the shape of a dwurflike body, supine upon the beneath the waves. It filled and overwaves, with the short limbs, terminat- turned. Donald found himself struging in the webbed hands, budding at gling to save Ida In the sea of Jelly that sucked him down. Somehow he obtuse angles to the trunk. Donald sprang toward Ida, to shield caught her and dragged himself to the her from the sight at He knew keel. He shouted, and the brutes scurthat if she awoke and looked she ried away, leaping and falling with relmrka at would go mad. But she lay uncon- sounding splashes, like scious across the seat and did not stir. play. Donald felt Idas arms seek his neck. The boat stopped. There was a confused splashing in the water. The She turned to him Instinctively, not as was renf asunder under her rescuer alone, but as her lover. dead He filled his lungs and shouted. Donalds horrified eyes-- ; torn limb To his amazement he heard an answarm. from limb by that A mottled, pinkish lcBor spread itself swering shout He strained his eyes through the darkness. Surely that upon the face of thVeo. Donald plunged oars and be- was a human cry I He shouted again, gan to pull with a Atfinlght, driving and the answer came once more; and the heavy boat throuftrthe water. The there was no longer any doubt The conning tower of the F55 came plankton gave place Vo dean ocean again. The sun . hadjfset, and it was drifting out of the night. She ran growing dark ; with tnG fall of night a awash, with hatches off, and Davies gentle wind came up that began to dis- was standing on the deck among a group of sailors. sipate the fog. Where are you? he shouted. the mist wraiths drifting Through I Donald cried. Beverse "Here appeared a' Jutting cape that reared Itself toward the spangled clouds. engines, Davies I Coming aboard The engines stopped and the subDonald pulled for an hour. Then he fell forward over. his oars. He was marine grazed the sides of the overIncapable of another stroke, but he turned boat. Donald grasped Ida in believed that he had left the sea devils his arms and clambered to the deck. And Donald found himself slinking behind. He cast his eyes along the horizon. a mans hand as if he were his brother, There was no sign of the F55. He instead of merely Sam Clouts, able seaman in the navy, trying to keep his turned toward Ida. toward his As he bent over her her eyes opened. hands from straying mouth organ. She looked at him intently and sighed. We were trying to make Fair The horrors of that day seemed temporarily to have benumbed her mind Island when we spotted you, Bir, said I thought wed pick you up and robbed her of memory. And Don- Davies. ald did what he had never dared to do In the morning when the fog cleared. Its been hard work making anywhere. before. He raised her in his arms and kissed Theres something the mutter with the sea. her. ' I love you, dear,-- he said. "If we How, Davies? Were only able to make a knot come out of this as we shall I want you always. Will you have me, Ida! and a half, sir. It Isnt the engines. She raised her lips to his for answer. At least there doesnt seem to be anyAnd In the happiness of that mo- thing the mutter with them. Its as ment, which atoned for all that they If the seas well, turned to Jelly, or had endured. Donald perceived that molasses, sir. Perhaps you noticed It. Ive never Been anything like it In my experience, continued the little middy, whose experience of the high seas was limited to a couple of short cruises on a training ship, and one on a transport Clap on the hatches and make full speed for Fair Island, ordered it sea-bea- st 1 " oil-sh- ip row-lock- s. : n, re-rsi- st sensa-Mo- (TO BE CONTINUED.) FOUND THE PRISONER GUILTY But Jury's Verdict Had Nothing to Do With Charge on Which Defendant Was Tried. Donald Grasped Ida In His Arms and Clambered on Deck. the boat had begun to move again. The respite had been of brief duration. Incredibly pertinacious, and cruel beyond belief, the monsters bad once more taken up the chase. But in the unhuman forms were minds as shrewd as his, organizing them for one supreme purpose, the elemental one of food. They were swimming beside the Donald could see the agitated churnings of the water. Were they pushing or pulling? Taking the oar In his hand, Donald went to the bow and drove It down into the sea. But he struck only the jellylike medium In which the boat was traveling. He went to the stern, stepping over the body of the glri, who bad reThis lapsed into unconsciousness. as he thrust there was a scurry among the waves, and he felt the yielding, blubbery form, and the same sensation of a burst balloon. The boat stopped. Donald thrust out furiously, feeling always the contact with slippery flesh. The monsters were pushing the boat not pulling it And gradually there followed the mn stupendous incarnation into visible being, the shadowy shape that grew and crystallized into the milky, opalescent body. He heard the school precipitate themselves upon their prey, and saw It rent and dismembered before his eyes. Through the increasing darkness their pupils glared as the monsters strove together. Donald went back to where Ida lay and placed her to' the bottom of the boat A barrister with a long experience of queer juries in the mining regions of Pennsylvania tells the following amusing story as illustrating their ec- centricities : A man was charged with committing a murderous assault upon another as a result of some political differences. The assault having been committed at night, there appeared to be some difficulty in identifying the assailant, and, as n matter of fact, the counsel for Ihe defense made out an excellent case for the prisoner, calling witnesses to testify that he was nowhere near the spot where the assault took place on the night In question. Everybody concerned fully expected that the Jury would bring In a verdict of acquittal, yet, to the general astonishment, the foreman announced that the prisoner had been found guilty. But, he added, observing the general consternation created by his statement, not guilty of this assault, yer honor. Tills Is the spalpeen who stole Biddy McCarthys pig last year, and we found him guilty of that 1 Queer Hiding Places. There died a while ago an aged man In Shropshire, England, who had lived in poverty but was believed to be rich. Relatives found $50,000 in banknotes of large denominations sewed Inside the lining of a tattered hat the dead man had worn for years. In San Stefano, Italy, a dead miser was found to have concealed money In large bank bills in the soles and heels of his shoes. Worlds Oldest Observatory. Pekin has the oldest astronomical observatory In the world. It was established in 1279, and it contains several Instruments which were placed there upon Its opening, INLAND NORTHWEST Three Germans were arrested at Portland under the presidents order prohibiting alien enemies within 100 yards of any ducks. Ogdens live stock markets are extending In area und present Indications suggest that this city Is destined to become the chief live stock center of the northwest. William 15. AVilson, secretary of labor, In an address before a large audience at Portland, emphasized the need of sacrifice as the greatest need of the country In the world war. To dedicate the endeavors of the cowboys to ftsal conservation Instead of combut, stockmen of Nevada will urge Herbert Hoover to use Ills Influence In getting them exempt from draft. Sites suitable fur the establishment ut Salt xaike of an uvlutlou training ramp are lieing intqiectcd by Dr. H. K. lleHlli, special representative of the construction division of the aviation slguul corps. Harry Feinberg, an ulleged I. W. W. leader, who took an active part in the recent eight-hou- r strike in lumber mills and lugging camps of the Iacitle northwest, was arrested at Seattle by federal ugents and held fur investigation. John It. Lawson, well known us u union leader during the Colorado coal miners strike of 1013 and 1014. was elected president of the Colorado federation of labor by a majority of Hbout 000 iu the referendum election held lust week. All draft exemptions made prior to noon of 13 uud ull certifl-cute- s fn evidence thereof are to be revoked from uiul after that time and date, and they will have no further validity, according to word received from Provost Marshal General Crowder. Cattlemen near Elko, Nev., have recently to protect their grazing rights against the Rusco sheepmen. These latter are men from northern Spain and southern France who have Immigrated into Nevada and are engaged in currying on stock raising there. Thirty llmusund iHUinds of wheat belonging to wealthy men of IWrlnml, Seattle und other prices has been seized by agents of the federal food administration. The wheat was found in storehouses oil game reserves along the Columbia river, uud was being used to halt wild ducks. Verdicts of guilty were returned by a federal court Jury ut Seattle which tried Juntos A. McHugh, farmer uf Auburn, Wash., said by government officials to be wealthy, uud Ills 25-- y ear-ol- d son, John Edwin McHugh, on churges of conspiracy to violate the selective service law. The muyor and other members of the city commission ut Ogden began an educational campuipi on the causes of America's wnr with Germany last week by passing a resolution asking the board of education to include this and kindred subjects us a part of the course in the city schools. A railroad conference among representatives of the Oregon Short Line, the Union Pucliic Hull road company uud the Railroad & Navigation company, units of the Union Iacilic system, In which railroad service nml food conservation were discussed, lias just been concluded at Porllund, Ore. E. II. Dewey of Nampa, Idaho, has been upisiinted u member of the general committee of Idaho, Oregon, Washington and Alaska, uud chairman of Idaho, on Red Cross membership, with full power to upiioiut ull minor committees and effect all orpiniza-tion- s necessary to properly conduct the campaign in the slate for the Christstums 10, POO, ooo memberina ship. As a further measure of protection fur sheep and cuttle, the stockmen of Nevada will usk the government for the establishment of regular trails from winter to summer grazing grounds and from rest reserves to railroads. These trails, If tlieir' recommendations lire followed, will he made perpetual highways for the travel of the uuimals. Mixing feed appears to he affecting dieep In various sections of Utnli, according to F. C. Cooley, chief deputy connected with the office of the stale live stock commission. Mr. Cooley expresses the belief that too large u variety of feed und too much of It at once Is responsible for the destruction of part of Chris Larson's flock at Delta, nnd lias also caused n similar number of deaths In the Austin Brothers' flock at American Fork. Ncvudas famous school system will receive another valuable acquisition; with the Incorporation of a $30,000 Ann which will establish a string of twelve commercial colleges throughout the state. The Reno Commercial college will be Incorporated In the new concern which is to be known as the Associated Commercial Colleges of Oregon-Washingt- |