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Show flit?5LIBriADINL 1 6jC Z. Alexander Powell , ' Author of "The End of the Trat!," ' "Fighting in Flanders," " The Road to Glory" "Vive la France," etc. Novelised from the Motion Picture Pi.iy of the Same Name by the American Film Manufacturing Company. . OryrfM. 191.. ty E. AltinJf fWff. 0 ' FIRST INSTALLMENT In a room of the huge building in Washington which houses the state, war and navy departments, half a dozen men sat about a long mahogany table. Though they were in civilian dress, the fashion in which they wore their clothes and the, erectness of their carriage stamped them unmistakably unmis-takably as men who were more at ease in uniform than in the garb of civil life. "I have here, gentlemen," announced an-nounced the chairman, selecting a letter let-ter from a pile of correspondence which lay before him, "an interesting communication. It is from Dr. Ralph Burke, the California inventor the same man, you may remember, who suggested the improvement on the Japanese shimoso powder and who perfected the condensation system which the navy is now using." "Isn't he the same man, admiral,' Interrupted one of tho officers, "who purchased the hull of that old submarine sub-marine at Mare island which was com-demncd com-demncd two or three years ago? liought it for experimental purposes, didn't he?" "Exactly," was the answer. "For a number of years now Ilurke has been carrying on experiments in the hope of devising a system for producing oxygen from water for use in submarines. sub-marines. It is scarcely necessary for me to point out to you. gentlemen, that were a submarine able to draw Its supply of air directly from the water, the lives of the crew would no longer depend upon the supply of compressed air or upon the boats ability to roach the surface. Iiortor I! u rko now writes to the sorretary that ho has at last succeeded in perfecting per-fecting a system which is both practical prac-tical and simple. He asserts tlmt it can be installed in any submarino and that one thus equipped can remain below be-low tho surface indefinitely- for a month If necessary." ' Cool heavens, admir.il." exclaimed a rrb::-:led ofhoor. his pr f .-Ji'r..il enthusiasm en-thusiasm overcoming bis habitual rope. ro-pe. vo, "if this man I!i:rke can do what he claims he will revolutionize naval war fare. Why not S"."d mi ollic-r out to the coast nt once to examine It?" "Jarvis Hope is tho man to send," raid the chairman. "Son of old ( om-n:ed om-n:ed to, Hope, who lost his life In the hurricane at Samoa, you remember. There Isn't a brighter youngster in the, bureau of const ruction. He's as good a eii.-mh 1 as we have In tho ser vice and s made a special study of subr-i: ri.-.e, problems." A moment later the door opened, and Lh. '..tenant Jarvis Hope, clicking his heels smartly together, stood rigidly rig-idly at attention. "Mr. H' pi." id the chairman kireey. 'liu.v would you like to take a 1 . 1 1 : r run out to the ooa.it? I bell, be-ll, vo that you are already familiar with tills b-Mcr from Doctor liurl.e. The members of the board are of tho opinion that you should slut Immediately Imme-diately fur California, examine Burke's invention, give It an exhaustive test, und, If you are convinced that It is practical, obtain an option on it. Hear 'v '. i . . .- v- V .- : .... '''.:s.;?';r iv f Ti c Two Locke I Porn-m fivnyr'l Madly About the Little Cabin. j In n ind. Mr Hop.,. Ihnt If HiIh Invert ' tmn eao do what Huike claims for ; II. It will give to Hie nation which i J.npM I he ee, lei, I Olil I ol of I he IM'I . and I lie day In ( om ing when nil -n,,iionol es b t nee may depend upon our ' si iii; i-.u.-h a e l.' , , en, nix da1, '' later, I lie no, nm mo ;,,m I i aiu, w hb h no I'l Hie ( Ivor ;m , I ,i mi 1 1 1 el I Si i'sm Jinn linn, en nm , I,-,-, hogging Inlo ViO'Iii via. .la l V ia .,,e ,;V,;y I.I I lie ItlllllllM pllll ,, ,n as. I ,, "d hi i burn lo I h" ill Iver ,,! (he. ,.,-1 . r III', lo' II i bot.-i. A V er a I, a III. a 'have, i, ml n t " I 'M 1 1 " ( laie lo 'oi, Hope pel .ml on bed fol-IO- n f'lliag'l Occupied b V I lo. I'll I ill I ll ', As he was striding briskly past a lino of stores, barber shops, saloons and pool rooms, which compriso Yalda-via's Yalda-via's business district, he felt a hand fall suddenly on his shoulder, whilo a hoarse voice boomed: "Avast there, Mr. Hope. Stand by a minute and pass tho time of day with an old shipmate, won't ye?" Tho young olllcer whirled about to confront a figure so quaint, so picturesque, pic-turesque, so redolent of tho sea that j he might well have stepped from the pages of "Treasuro Island." The man was of such tremendous girth that ho looked shorter than ho really was. l'rotrudlng from his right coat sleeve, where his hand should have been, was a crudely fashioned iron book. For a moment, Hope stared at him coldly, then tho light of recognition came over his face. "Hook Parnacle, as I'm alive,' lie exclaimed, grasping the old sea dog's single hand. "Why, Hook, I haven't seen or heard of you sinco you got your discharge from the old Decatur I back in 'V). You'vo grown so fat Blnco those days that I didn't know you at first." I "You could get as fat as a Jellyfish, I Mr. Hope, sir, and I'd know you any-i any-i where. It's going cn seventeen years since you Jumped overboard In l'ago-Tago l'ago-Tago harbor, and yanked me out of the Jaws of that shark, but I remember remem-ber It as clear as If it happened yesterday. yes-terday. And what brings you out l the coast. If I might make so hold's to ask, sir?" "I've been detailed to fe a man named lUirke Dr. lialph l!urke an inventor. He lives here In Yaldavta. Kver bear of him?'' "Hear o' IVotor Ilurke?- rhuekb'd tho sailor. "Why, Lord love you. s;r. I've been doing odd J"bs for the .b c-tor c-tor ev.-r since he and h's da'p-ht -r came here to live. And when he heard that I used to be In the navy he gave me chart.., o' putting the engine In that old submarine hull he bemht n while back. I!y the Jumping Jel:"s.,pl,at. I'll 'tat that's what brings you to Va'.d.i-i Va'.d.i-i !a. ha tenant to g' t the secret o' the ! submarine!" "Hook.1' laughed the ofTlc.-r. "your deduet inns would do credit to Slmr lock Holmes. I've come nut to 1 ave a loek Into 1oi tor i'.urke s Inv- titjun Now suppose you .'.how me where he lives." At the very edge of the town, where the street became a country road, stood a w .-at herb, at eti t w o - tory f t atne bouse. As Hook swung open the rrea', Ing gate n young girl suddenly darted around the corner ' f the house nnd th-ii. cat. 'nng sight of I b p stopped d, ad. like .1 slartb d f i n She was a verv beautiful girl Indeed: straight and iibnibr as a lay. Willi a skin like creamy tnllti and n great crown of rirblv hair whhh turned to 1 molten gold when the nun struck iipmi j il. So lov.-ly was the thai Hope sl'."d staring at lor; t.'ated until a pay wave of confu 'hui s"..-pt .iver her I from brow lo he- cm. "Miss Cleo, permit m" to Introduce j I.ootetiant Hope." said Ibiok. "I.oo-1 "I.oo-1 t'-nant. this Is Miss Cleo Cork". Hoc tor liurke'H daughter. Yen vo heavn me tell o' Hie lootetiant before. Miss Cleo, tin' how ho saved my life In i l'ago Pago.' "Not the Mr Hope who dove Inlo tho harbor and saved you from the shark?" she exclaimed br'alhle'eily. open ndmlrnll'in In her eyes. "Hook has told us that story n hundred times, Mr. Hop". Why. It was quit.. Hie bravest thing I have ever heard of. ' "I'.elleve me. Miss Ilurke, ' tmld Hope, euibaria"'ted In his liirn. "I did nothing that any man would not have done in my place. Ibiok grenlly over rale-( my services lo him. It would never do lo I. t mi good u to email ns Hook become breakfant fond for belie' I " "You you haven't come lo see mv falher'n Invention, have you? You haven't cotne in wit lo I' i i bller to the leei' iary of Hie nnvy?" "Thai Is piee'sely why I have come, Mh.i builie,- t'.aid Hope. "In order lo fee 1 have tinvob'd Iht'ee Ihou'iand miles." "(ill, Mr Hope." nho raid nnxlnir ly, "I piny v.llh all my liearl Ihnt lb" I, oveinm.nl will lalie II. II luoi been my falher'n life innli, lis a. , eplam e will in. an no very lem ll lo him -to me o hoi h i f us. II would be II dl'aiil come line. I'll I'll him thai you mo here. 'l lie to. ,ni Into which i'h. led Hope v as rlii. lied from Moor lo celling with booloi. As he was Idly luielng over Hie pages of n lienli'ie on cbeielal ry Iho door opened lo inlnilt, Horlor I'.lllllo, The Invelllor WHS 11 Mll'.llll, v.li v. too vons mini, wbcie (iilcl(, ex cillhl" -e"lnres il I1 1 n I V tdl'we'l the nl mill under w hich lie had been wol It lug. "You inn very welcome, Mr. Hope," 'ah! Hi" old tiian, peering at bin via iior tlii. h n huge pair of horn t ilillmal i,e, I neb'S. "I am I hot oni.li ly familiar wllh Iho theory of your discovery, doctor," Bald Hope. "My Instructions from the department de-partment aro to witness a practical demonstration and to apply tht customary cus-tomary tests. If it can pass thoso tests, I think there Is but littlo doubt that the government will take steps to acquire It." "It will pass nny tests that you may impose, Mr. Hope," declared the Inventor. In-ventor. "I did not communicate with Washington until I was positive that thero was no chance for failure. Tho purchaso of nTy discovery by tho government gov-ernment means more to me than you perhaps imagine. It means comfort for me, Mr. Hope, In my declining years; it means leisure in which to conduct research work; It means food and clothes and education for my daughter Cleo. "What dhl you do for workmen?" inquired Hope interestedly. "Where did you find men who had Bulllcient engineering know ledge?" "In that respect I have been fortunate." for-tunate." was the answer. "My chief assistant, and the one on whom I have placed tho most reliance, is a one-armed one-armed niano'-warsman named Unmade Unma-de tho same. In fact, who brought you here. Then I have a young Japanese Jap-anese named Satsutua. He came to me and asked for work nnd he has proved of a great assistance. Like so many of his race, he is an extremely extreme-ly clever mechanic." "A Japanese, yeu say?" said Hope quickly. "Isn't It a little unwise to let a foreigner become familiar with the details of your Invention?" "I fancy that Satsuma is quite harmless." said the Inventor lightly, "but I bavo nevertheless made certain cer-tain that be 1ms had no opportunity to observe the workings of my Invention. Inven-tion. In fact, even were he able to obtain a drawing of the apparatus It wouM be quite useless to him unless ho could also obtain tho formula and that Is well guarded. "I trust." said Hope gravely, "that you will continue to keep it well guarded. There Is more than one foreign for-eign government that would pay handsomely hand-somely for your secret." "That I havo already learned." said IKictor Ilurke. "Curiously enough. I was approached only y. sterday by a man named Mahlin. who represented himself as the agent of a foreign government, gov-ernment, though, which one he refused ! to say. He did say, however, that if I would give him a depmusi ration of my discovery and it stood (.riain tests tlmt he was author).- I to purchase pur-chase nn my own terms." "And you refused?' "1 did." was the nnsw. r. "and Cod I knows. Mr Hope. n,.,., (he money. You are not aware, j.-rhaps. that I, It was dated Washington. "Dear Montgomery," It ran; "Through a friend who la employed in a confidential confiden-tial enpacity in ono of the government govern-ment departments, I have Just learned something that may be of Interest to you. An elderly chemist named Dr. lialph Ilurke, living at Valdavia, Cab, has perfected an apparatus which will enable a submarine to remain under water indefinitely. I have not been able to learn the details of Burke's invention, in-vention, but 1 understand that the navy department is so inl crested that a naval instructor, I. lent, .larvis Hope, lias been sent to the coast to examine it. Hope left Washington three days ago, so, if the matter interests you, quick action will be necessary. Willi best wishes, sincerely yours. Whitman Whit-man Davis." r - i J- -V" - n i - V . ' v t J ;,; ... -f t S V iW ' v...-' x '-' -t - ' V. . - ,'" v U -C ; : ,. .- - - v ': H . :' - i ' ' . - ' - , " ' .."' J tfc . . - - - . . ..v.. i, j Under tho Weiubt of Water the Siibmjrine Wat Going Down. loo, as once In the service of the bulled Slnlcs. As a young nan I was wllh I'arrngtit at New (bleans 1 nllll carry In inv shoulder a fmgment of n Confederato shell and I helped Id lesson to build the Monitor. So, even though. It entalU n financial sue-rlllce, sue-rlllce, I want my own coiinhy lo have the Ural, i banco nl my Invention.' "Thai sentiment eerlnlnlv does you cr. "111. sir." said Hop... "1 trust. '...Ih for jour Halo, nnd for the counirCs that your ambition inav be icali-ed Now the question Is. when .an I hne a il . in. in nl rat loll under sea ooiull-llons?" ooiull-llons?" "Tomorrow morning." v. n . Iho prompt answer. 'Admirable." : aid Hope. "I .ball be ready --nnd expectant. And please I'll your il a 1 1 1 1 1 1 . l thai I n n! ii I Isi I e I ll M pleasure of Beeitll' her llglllll be Cue I t et urn lo Washington." ' 'ou will see Cleo In the morning. ' said Hie Inventor. "She has made tne promise lo lake her lib nig on Iho Mini trip of Hie m nl) in n t In... and 1 couldn't well l-.fllse. She Is IIS VllllllV llllel esled In the nuciesn of the Invention ns I inn." . Had one llfepped r ll 1 11 1 the elovalor of the I Tn I Iron building In New Voili. nl Hie idxleenlh Moor, he would have found himself facing n door healing, In neal lellerlng, Iho words: "Inter nnllennl .Supply company, Calvin M .nlgoniei v. I'l i'fi " If the ruler of a black republic wnnled lo pick up a guubonl or n deal rover nt n bnrgnlu, ho in I nit ni-eiil lo Calv in Motilgoui et'V. II" l.indo ll tils buslliess lo keep Informed of everything pel I a I u lug lo warfare on laud or lien, nnd lie le It bo known that he paid llheially for mull Infoi inn I Ion. In I'm mat ion of Ibis mil l. W illi eolllllllled 111 the letter h'o ll lie was lending wllh ton h iilmoi pllon. "Riilph Burke, said Montgomery retniniseently, evidently putting his thoughts into words. "It's close on lil'teen years since I've seen him . . . why, little Cleo must be almost a woman now ... I wonder if she looks like her mother . . ." Stepping Step-ping across to a small safe, S't in the wall, he gave the combination a few rapid turns and the steel door swung open. Opening one of tho drawers, Montgomery drew on! a large, square envelope of blue linen. "I wonder if I did right hy Cieo, be mused aloud, staring at the envelope en-velope with unseeing eves. So lost was lie in meditation that he was quite oblivious to the fact that the door leading to tho outer office bad opened and that a young man, his footfalls deadened by the thickness of the carpet, had entered and stood beside be-side him. "Who's Cleo. Cncle Calvin?" he ex claimed. "I didn't hear you come in. I must have been talking to myself." he added, ad-ded, apologetically. Restoring the sealed envelope to the drawer from which he had taken it. he swung shut the door of the safe but failed lo lock ll. I!oturiing to his desk, be picked up the letter from Washington. "Here's a letter. Herald, which I have Just received from Davis-the man who keeps me Informed of what is going on in Washington, you know. Just glance ov.-r 11. wiil xou, while I g. t a glasH of water. I'm feeling a litlle di. y. . . must be tho heal." Tho door had no sooner rlos.-d behind be-hind his uncle than (i.uald Morton dart.-d silently ucro--s the room, tswung open the door of the safe, und snatched out the blue envelope. "Not to be opened until my J.-aili. Calvin M uitg"t:'.crv," he read aloud "Now I wotid.-r what the dexil Is in that?' lie mutt. -red, examining the peals. "It I certainly gave the old gentleman a 'Jolt when 1 caught him looking nl It. And who on earth is Cleo?"' At thai Instant f. -Usleps sounded outside the il-or. Ileall.-lng the Impossibility of concealing it on his pel son, Morton hastily til in mil the envelope to Its drawer nnd closed (he safe. Had Cal vln Montgomery observed his nephew more closely, lie would have no! iced Ihnt bis hands were shaking "If Hub Invention of Burke's Is what Davis says It Is. Cerabl." he said, "we must gel hold of II o,i must go to Ii Im and In est Igate II " "Bui suppose he won't give us the option. I nolo Calvin?" ashed Moiton. "Suppose he has already promised it lo the govei ntnenl - What shall 1 do '" "If he refi s." said Montgomery slowlv. "give hlni Ibis message. Tnk lug a caul from his case, he wrote a lew lines on II. nnd handed 11 lo his nephew This Is whal Die young man read: "Dear Kalph I once gae xou in . n i . 1 1 1 i n i; Dial 1 Milne. I ns nincli n i win value Hie seen ! of (he snblnallne. Now Is your chance (o repay ine alvln." When Hope reached Doctor BuiUe's pilvale wluuf the following inoining. lie found Hint (he Inventor nnd his daughter had arrived before hlui. "Are all here. Hook?" linked (be doc lor. "All bid Siilnunui, nlr," answered the neatiinn. loucblng Ids cap "I lell Ii I in 111 woik oiling the engines, bill he'll din'ippciii -I'd. You onn'l trust n .lap, nuyunxs Thnl leuiliuli mo o' laune tiling, .loclor. You 'uiolnher Ihnl dnik nMi'iioil. fiorln looking roller Hint 0. me to nee you Iho oilier dav" Mali I llti wo i s bin nn ine, w iisn't II '.' ' ' "Veil." "Well, when I him goin' il, i xx ll lo the wluuf Innt nlghl, I saw hint talking (o t S Lit. ! Kv . . rrZLl, '" f w . ' ' ' i I ' ' ' 'r . ; . : ., V- ' -: " -' " ' - '4'.;.'' ;' ' '- ': - i': i.-'e ., . '. -- i-A . 1 1 . . - .. ' - ' I so ...... - ; '., .:..'-, '.',.-.;-. ! s . -, l .:- . . - .--.'-,'."-. t . . -a - ' , ; ;.; ' - ' j " ' - . j i' - .... t i : -.' ' j I ; . .- ' " S "You Havo Convinced Me Absolutely of the Efficiency of Your Invention." Satsuma in front o' that empty house on the beach. They was a w hisp. rin' together, an' the minute they saw me they weni inside. I'r'aps the Jap's got another berth." "No niatt.-r." said the inventor impatiently, im-patiently, "wo can get along without him. If everything is ready we wi'.l go aboard." "I have not confined my efforts entirely en-tirely to my oxygen produ. ing system." sys-tem." remarked Ilurke, as he followed his guest through the circular manhole man-hole in the deck which gave access to tho boat s interior. "I have utilized mypare moments In perfecting one or two other devices for use on submarines sub-marines xxhlch may also in'.r-re.-l you. This arrangement for automatically opening and closing the hatchway is one of them " As ho spoke he Indicated Indi-cated a I'-v.-r connect.-J with steel rods which ran up 1 1 the hir.c.-d cover of the hatch through which th.-y bad lust de.-celld. d. I "Very interesting, doctor." n?. r.T'M ! Ho e, again b.-c me the train, d naval id!:c,-r. quick, int. Ihg'-nl. a'.ert. ' A'. ry iuteri-s'.ir.g In !. .-1. but it is your oxyg' n apparatus that lr.tens'.s u.e most." "This way. then." sail Turk'-, pp. r.-, r.-, ing the ib-or whlsh, gaxe acc, is isi the after co::.; a: ;:'.;. :. t of the s-.!.:::.,rir.o. Had Ho; e nr. 1 Choi been s engrossed en-grossed In D", t t Burke s cj Sanation Sana-tion id his ap; ..ratus. th. y would l ave be. a start'.- I by Hie peculiar b. h.'.v lor . f the c-.i--hi.-v.. 1 t -p (.f l.'ck.r which was bu-.'.t ac.r.r.st the ssie cf Hie room. A i are:;: ly cf t;s cx;i x o-litlui. o-litlui. the l-.iig'd top of the locker began to slowly rise: so imp, rccpt ;b!y at the t'.ist that one might have attributed at-tributed it to t!:- motion if the boat: then higher. s::ll higher, until through the narrow opening thus f Tin. d appeared ap-peared n human face - a yellow face, with slanting. cru 1 exes. "Are we submerged yet'' ns'K,-J Cleo. Her qui M:o:i was a-isivcrcl by Hook, who nt that moment entered from the mivig.it ;;-,g oe:r. ar;m. :.t "We have begun Ii unique: go. sir,' he reported, salming. "Very good." said the inventor briefly. "Tell the navigator to keep her nt fifty feet until fuilher orders. ' A moment later Hie cover cf the locker was suddenly thrown r;i and from the cothnl.ke space h.neaih slipped the missing Japanese. Satsuma Satsu-ma It w s a obvious that this man was no stranger to the higher forms of science nnd that be understood. In principle, at least, what each of the switches, dials and wires composing Burke's nppnintus was for. But It was evident that the governing principle, for which this complicated mechanism was but a medium, eluded him. l-'or six hours the submarine bad been under water. The nlr. Its o,;en drained by n doren pairs of lungs, bad gradually become so vitiated (hat the breadline of nil on board had become be-come labored and dllheult. "Isn't II about time to demonstrate your Invention, doctor?" nsked Hope ' It's gelling pretty close In here." "Not xet." said Burke, who was seated nt the llitle table in the forward for-ward compailinenl Immersed In an abstruse calculation. "There s no bur ry. You haven't said much, lieuteu nut. bul I know dial you re skeptical I wish lo wall until I can make mv denionstintion so convincing thai xou w III have no skepticism left ' Tlx out v minutes later Hook enleied "Don't you think vend better g,e us a Utile air. doctor?" ho Inquired mix lonsly "The Inns ( (he engine loom Hie complaining (hal 11, ev can't hi ealbe " "Not yet," said Hie Inx outer, absent l.v. '"Pell Hieni u..( (,, oi , v "' U '"'"V Buike." gasped Hope lollghlv. sl ,,-gei in,; neioss tho loom, "lllln nonsense has gone quite lone ''"""I'1' I ook nt M.tir daughter ,hc,e the poor child Is ,.,,'To, oiling 1 f , ,:''' '""' nppalatns to woihlm-nnd woihlm-nnd give us noine ,-. 1 ,.,,, ,,,' "'""I Oil self. Use to the sniface d lelegiaph (o a sh In ,.( on lhal xonr in xonllon b. ,, fake d that xou me a fi nnd." "Mr Hope," mild Ihe Inventor. Ms lug. "I m ,-olng to pinko , , lliose w oi ds " Within three minutes after Burks ; had returned to the forward compart-1 compart-1 m-nt. a subtle suggestion of freshens stole through the submarine; in ve minutes the atmosphere was as freih j and wholesome as though they xrere in the open air. " I apologize from the bottom of tlj I heart, doctor." said Hope, seizing tie ! old Inventor's hand, "for what I said i a few- moments ago. You haTe coa-: coa-: vinc-d me absolutely of the eSciency of your invention, though you nearly , sufTocated us at first. It is scarcely necessary for me to say that I siid ! wire to the department tonight, strongly strong-ly urging that It be purchased by tia , government " "Thank you. Mr. Hope." said tbs ! inventor, huskily, a suspicions c::s-i c::s-i tare in his eyes. "It looks as thc-ji my struggles were at aa end." I Kr.'.eri'.-.g the rear compartx'r.t j mom- ::t later. Burke stood trar.sf.ie-J w;;h uv.' r ast'-r.ishrr.er.t. For at ti; I swit.hh ard. his har.J cn oe cf the switches which cer.-.ro'.lc-J tie sir c.r- r. :.t. st.-ci Satsur-.-.a. "What the d' v;l are yu dc-ir.g here. Fa'suma" shcu'.d the Ir.vc-r.tor w"-.h- fu'.ly. "What have ycu J.st dene to that r:a. !.:::e As Burke, carried axrsy w:;i arcer. a.ivar.ce.J rter.acir.g'r. S.t.su a s hs-.i ; wort t-ward his h-p rocket. B.:rke. res.! .-.:.g t!;e s:cn:;".cance of tV.e r'.cx-rs r'.cx-rs :::. l-:star;'y grappled ::h iln. 1 V,';;h a sudden twist. S.v. sv.r-.s tir? j Burke, the ,-.;.! f.sn fa'Mr.c hsavl'T. At j that rs-ro-r.. Hope launched tirK'f against the Ja; .-us-t.. as. in his A3-' A3-' r..i;.d-.s days, he h.id tackled the West j Boiut quarterback. Kcr a fexr brief I moments the to locked forms s.xyeJ i madly about tl.e l:t:! cabin, even- turning tho table and chairs rl th.rcat. :.:: c each instant to w reck th m, c'-.an .s-i cf Burke s invention. Grsi-u.ally Grsi-u.ally xvork-lrc his right hand free. Satsuma Sat-suma sue.-.-.-,!, ,1 in reaching his V? Ixck.-t. His fng.-rs closed about the stock of an n-:tc;v.::ix There was dcifcnim; cxp'osion.. followed :-..xst I instantly by a shower of sparks from the r.e--t of w-.res nbove the cxyce?.-j cxyce?.-j producing apparatus. The strc.ma of bubbles in the tank abruptly cc-sseJ and tV.e little compartment was f.'.leJ ! xx ith ncrid fumes. ; "My Cod." groaned Burke. cro"ch:rg on the foor where he had been thrown. "He's smashed the transformer!" The bullet which had been intended fer Hope had missed him by a hair's ; breadth and bad buried Itself srr.J j Ihe mechanism. At the same instant Satsuma, like n'l Japanese, sn s.b'Pt I In the nrt of wresC'ng. slipped frx'ra Ihe olhcor's grasp nnd leaped throne!! Hie door of the navigating rxvun. A seaman attempted to fell him with spanner, but the iiriental's r'.fW cracked sharply and the man. spin-i spin-i nine comp'etelv around, crumpled In j t heap. Another man who rushed for ward fell with bnllel through I' shoulder Keeping the remainder et Hie crew covered with bis smokirs pistol, Sal sunn, threw oxer the hsu.i'.o which controlled the borirontal rudders rud-ders and H e sudden Inclination of th lloor showed that the boat b.vl rapuhT , begun to rise , moment later ray i of sunligbl entered thr-oi i:h the ,vn-mug ,vn-mug tower. The submarine wss run- ning awash. .1,-ikiri; down the lexer I which nntoirnt i.a'lv opened t'-e ra'.V wnv, Salsnn-a spiang up the ladder and dli ed Inlo the sea An instant l iter n wave, Jvv.sk re 1 over the unprotected deck of Ihe Sib marine, poni ed Ihi ough the batch .iv Inlo (he couip.it tment below Uter came anoiher, Cleo setcame.l h) lei Ica'h- ' ll s nil ilghl. Mi ,;i ke"- fh.vde.l Hope ' D,. , p,, f, gh.l ene ,H I 11 -le lb" balch'" I Vccti'-toincd. ns be xx is lo the tP j of batch In ns,. in (he mivv. and. I" Hie ex. iteme-it of the mon-.-nt. cutoe Iv foi sctt'eg tb.e intenlei Riitonislii' .1 "'-.ing j, e Hope ,. VP 0" bidder n I f' mil, ,mi,.-xoi el pull its. n the 1 ,', 1, , oi .-l I b.-'l II In pl o e li-il c.o; , ,,..,.,. of w is" Pom ing tlii or, b !M.,-. f. e -l'i iv'' ' lol CO of n b Ue- o-g i in kno. k el b " Coin the hi 1 ., b' o s. , HI- I l"'f dionv. .1 1 f e ,--, t ef C o tor It Iv, I -hi,.,-. .1. (he socuoi-o-e w- going ,low n ' und cr cii r 1 1. 1; oni-i |