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Show ! ejB 'i viann commander. He ws a spotless vreaturaX who resembled the crown prince of Germany Ger-many and worse cannot be said of any man. Hut h. must be clever. I admitted, for only a smart man could lesrn to rut all that complicated machmerv. "Fraeuleln." he nridrenaed me my lef-hand lef-hand with my wedding ring waa clutchtns the folds of my robe "Fraeuleln, at mld- jitght I will have the honor of lunchlna with you under the sea!" With a wonderfully forma how, he dla- ; appeared throtiah a narrow door at th I atern of the calmi. To he continued.) (Copyrirht. 11. by the Newspsper Rnterprtee Association.) , CHAPTER XXXVIII. "Now Let's tee This Made. In-America Mermaid." The ihln ahell of our craft bumped gently agalnat an obatacle; we stopped and tipped a little to one sids-ae though eti-ong hands had caught and held our boat. Then a voice demanded: "What's that you've got. Mr. Bremer?" "1 think It'a a IxM-elel. air." replied my chief cap- j tor. Feet acurrled toward us. there wis ' a volley of Oerman nrlsmirlionp with j laughter. I waa aurpriaed to' find how j quickly my college Gertuaa uaviue back to me. 1 'Bring your Lorelei down," came the command. "Hut first, the papers." I "Here, sir." Apparently the mysterl-1 ous envelope waa transferred to the chief. Then I waa handed down a vertical ladder, lad-der, mv feet Hornet I mee touching the aide of what might be a well-sr a chimney. Boon I found myeetT stretched so a narrow nar-row shelf, for a moment forgotten by my captors aa If 1 were an unimportant i parcel. i In apite of my covered eyes.' I could i feel a wave of human excitement rise : around me. Yet It waa not about me. "It la women themselves who exaaaerate the power of ex," I thought. "Men have I many Interests which exceed their interest In women." and I waa truly thankful. Men were close to ma but not heeding me. The captain made some announcement announce-ment which waa recede! with cheers. Commands were given sharply and repeated re-peated monotonoiisiyrFrom the throb of the engine 1 realised that I waa aboard a boat and waa speeding away through the nift-hl. When at last wa were well under way, the commander's voice sawi, close to my side: "Now let's aee thia made-In-America mermaid." I aat up and pulled my bathrobe does aa my fingers loosened the knot of the handkerchief which blindfolded me. When my eyea could eilur the electric glare. I found myself facing a crowd of men and I perceived that already I had made an impression on them an Impree-aion Impree-aion which did not differ at all from that which I used to create at parties, ages and ages agw wbea the world and 1 were happy. But my prison Interested me quite aa much aa my cp tors-Tools tors-Tools were fastened against the cell- 1 tna: bunks were folded against the walla; tubes, pi pea. valves, wires, dials, wheels, electric switches and registers, skeleton Isvdders were Jumpied im my mind. Men i went throuarh a hatch at my feet and diawppwsared Into what waa doubtless the engine room. Other men went up a lad- I der and vanished In a shoulder wide. tube. , That must be ths con nine tower. It i was easy is decide that I waa a prisoner I e. woenaa alone in a German V - boa t '. It was wet difficult to pick sut the I |