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THE DEEP SEA PERIL .? By VICTOR ROUSSEAU (Copyright by W. G Chapman} PAGET SINKS A GERMAN CRUISER AND IDA KENNEDY ENTERS THE STORY. Nuval. Lieutenant I »>n>>ll l'ltKet, Just v«-ri command of a sub marine, lurft* nt Washington an old friend and distinguished though somewhat eccentric scientist, Captain Mtistcriuaii. Masterman has Junt returned from an exploring expedition, t»ril1 K >■ • K with hlin a member of the strange race, the existence of who««» species, he asserts, menaces the human family. At the elub, the "Mareh Hares," Masterman ex plains his theory to I'aget. The recital 1* interrupted by the arrival of a lifelong enemy of Mustcrmiin. Iru Macllcard, and tin- former IK seized with ii fatal paralytic stroke. From Mastcrmaii's body I'aget secures documents bearing upon the discovery and proceeds to the home of the scientist. I'aget proceeds to sea on hi M submarine, the F55, and encounters a (Jei'mau cruiser. CHAPTER IV—Continued ——s— At first the hum of the electric mo tors dominated till other wounds, hut gradually it became blended with n medley of noises. Placing his ear a moment fi kh i tiKt the plating >f the hull. I >onalil could hear a steady though faint pounding. which came, not from within, hut from the hearings of tlie distant warship, transmitted un der water. . Somewhere, too, Donald funded that a destroyer was speed log toward tht'm, for there win, a fiilnt and nltnoHt Imperceptible whir ring, tis of lilKli-Hpcfil machinery. Mixed with the throli of the screws there cmno the sound of their suction. At times the seas, breaking over the periscope, ohscuri'd ids vision. Hoiue tlmes, too, the cruiser shifted outside her arP; then the periscope motor started anew, and slowly she would ■wing hack, growing more discernible. Below, the men, who understood that an enemy ship was near, waited lu suppressed excitement. "We'll have to try Iwr at a mile, (Touts," salil Dlmalil to the lookout. He carried only three torpedoes, lie would have liked to close In and make sure of his prey, but a shot at almost the extreme range seemed preferable to hazarding the vessel and the lives of his crew. "Ave, sir I" answered Sam Clouts. Clouts was a man id' about forty years, hook nosed, with liland, humor ous blue eyes, and u square Jaw under n square, bristling: heard. When off duty he was perpetually playing a mouth-organ, and Donuhl could not help smiling to see his hand stealing covetously toward his pocket even The German could hardly have been more than a mile away when she mid denly changed her course to westward. Donald had been approaching her head on, with the object of maneuvering, when within striking distance, to seud a torpedo amidships, 'l'he new course of the vessel was a hitter disappoint ment to him. Donald realized that she was near lug the Shetland# and endeavoring to rnnke the passage between mainland nnd Fair Island. That was the most hazardous part of her Joruney. Once tu-yond the straits, she would be free In the open Atluntlc. He gave the order to rise. The tanks were blown, the rudders and diving planes adjusted; the Kf>f> be gan to mount upward. A green traus luceney appeared. The electric lights went out. The hatches were opened. A gust of fresh air drove the stale atmosphere away. The petrol motors took up the uisk of the electric ones. Donald ordered full speed. The ves sel drove high through the waves, achieving 12 knots. A shadow edged the misty horlion. It was Suinburgh head, the extreme southerly point of the Shetlands. Here the cruiser was due to turn. Smoke to port, sir!" said Clouts. The German had evidently seen It at the same time, for her speed began to diminish. This meant that she was steering cautiously to gain the shelter of Suinburgh, behind which she might lie unobserved for observation. If It was an English battle cruiser that was approaching, the ship would be hard put to It to escape. It was not likely that the oncoming ship linrt sighted her smoke through the In creasing haze. Donald drove hard for the main channel. He knew that he could catch the German now, and he was ready to take chances of discovery. Meanwhile, inch by Inch, the stranger came up out of the sea. At lirst Donald believed she was a British battle cruiser. Tills hope was Boon dispelled, however, when her fun nels showed three black stacks, ringed with white, the color of the Claude line, and the heavy bull, built for freight. Lot speed. His heart began to thump ueavlly. For the Beotla was one of the Claude line's ships, and the approaching ves sel looked very much like IBs overdue Beotla. And Ida was aboard her, and al ready well within range of the ene my's guns 1 The two ships had sighted «'ach other. Donald saw the Beotla diminish to a thread lin" as she turned HOG ran, prow on, toward the Orkneys. ▲ spun tf JSau.o brntt* from cu* OA man's IHIW. A Cdll of cloud followed It. A few KccoiidH Inter the boom of the discharge echoed iH-roHH the wnter, it ml a |>l lln r of spiny shot up near the IICOIIU'H IMIW. Tin* battleship turned I own N l IIHI* prey. Anil I»«IIIHIII'M chance 111111 come. The Hi'otlii liiul no Intention of sur rendering. The Herman, following her, perceived the lurking danger. mid nl once his guns were trained on the Milium l ine. Tin- I Tifi dipped at the how, A shell limited over her, and a second, falling shorter, deluded the submersible with water. Itut the I'Wi WUH stern down and sinking. Her periscope shot through the waves, the only target, and In the conning tower Donald sat with Ids eyes fast on the mirror. Ten feet below the surface the Fftß plunged on toward the monarch of the The sound of the guns was vastly louder under the waves. A single shot, sent home, would smash through the ililu plates as If they were of paper. Itut I>■ >IIII Id knew that it Was the su preme moment when danger must he ignored. He seemed to sense the ship, (lie crew, as a single entity, devoted to a single purpose. He aimed Ills how directly Into his enemy's port Hank. Se was less than a mile awuy. At that distance it seemed a miracle that her shells lulled to strike home. Down In the torpedo room three men bore a .torpedo from the rack and placed II In the slings. They swung It forward Into the breech of the tube. One mil it at the pump rapidly tilled the breech chamber with the compressed air that was to send the missile upon lis course. Domihl, in tlu conning tower, "till lirlil tin- cruiser within the mirror. 110 siiw (lu» smoke coll from her Runs, he heard their dull reverberation, and knew that at any moment the blinded I r.r> might lie sent staggering to her death through the wake of her wash. Hut he was animated h.v the single minded purpose which inspired all aud made the steel and human mechanism a bolt forged for death. Clouts, at the wheel, did not allow the little craft to deviate n hair's breadth from her course. "Stand by!" The hiss of the oxygen apparatus dominated nil other sounds. At her 45-knot speed the missile left the launching tube with a heavy thud, and the ship quivered as she shook herself free. And Donald knew that his shot had gone home. The whir grew less, but all listened until the end of the mile-long Journey. On board the enemy ship everyone could see the air bubbles that came up from the speeding missile aud Its white, foaming wake. There will no time to maneuver the giant ship. They prayed—they could do no more—that the torpedo might not have been shot true; that It might deviate from Its Imminent path. * It came on Inexorably. The firing became wilder. The gunners, ab sorbed as they were In their task, seemed permeated with the contagious terror caused by that white, rippling pencil line that was extending toward their ship. The missile struck the battle cruiser amidships, blowing out a section of her hull, a single water-tight compart j ment. The cruiser hardly staggered from the blow. The torpedo had struck glancing, and missed the full force of Its deliv ery. The wound was In Itself too small to sink or even badly cripple the great ship; a triumph of shipbuilding, and calculated to withstand just such an impact. Unfortunately for her, the maximum of th» shock was received beneath the powder room, adjacent to the ammu nition chamber, whose doors were open at that moment for the removal of the 12-inch shells by the ammunl i tlon hoist. The shock was followed by an Infi nite suspense. Perhaps It lasted for two seconds. The cruiser drove through the waves like some, sea mon ster that had received a deadly thrust unscathed. Then, with a detonation that was hiard from Sumhurgh to Sutherland, she went sky-high in tumbling, ruin, lonald, within the conning tower, saw H blur frost the mirror «x* "the perl ■JfO THE ENTERPRISE, WILLIAMSTON, NORTH CAROLINA Another second passed. Then the F55 went reeling undet the terrlfi force of the explosion. She spun round under the waves and thrilled bm If she- herself faced disruption. The hilice-pumps cleared her diving tanks. She rose, nose upward, scent Ing the air; her stern followed, and she lay awasb In the water once more. The hatches were removed. Not a vestige of the cruiser was to be seen. She had sunk In leae th ai three minutes. Hut hard by, not three-quarters of a tulle to port, a pillar of smoke, lit up by flame, curled out of the Beotla> hatches. Deem In* her the submarine s decoy, the cruise.' gunners had rid died her with shell*. f*»>m the two 1~- Inch guns at the bow. She seemed to Ntagg. • through the I Minoke that wreathed Mr. She was | dying by lire and water, too, and the twin elements, In their eternal conflict, reeked nothing of her human freight. Ami Ida was there—lda, doomed t" perish. If klic were not already dead, unless help speedily came! Donald took the helm. The Fr>." rushed through the waves In the di rection of the Claude liner, which list ed hard to starboard. Two boats had already been launched, und bobhcil ridiculously beside her; others r>' runitied high up In the air, Impotent, because the list prevented their being lowered, and dashed tlScmselves to pieces against the hull as they swung from the shattered davits. As the ir». r . drew near the ocean seemed to open. Silently, softly, the convexity of the hull slipped down and was lost to view as the sun's edge goes Into the horleon. A swirl atid eddy In the sea, and nothing remained except the two boats und some tiny, doll like figures that bobbed In the water. A gasp «'f horror went up from tin throuta of the seamen, clustered up>t the deck of the Frtf>, na the awlr sucked down the hout that wna th nearer to the maelstrom of the wreck There Was a Woman Aboard and ■ Man Pulling Wildly at One Oar. It sucked down with all Its living freight, and spewed It forth into the ulr again, end on—empty. The engines stopped. The subma rine glided In. The single boat seemed empty. No! There was a woman aboard, und a man pulling wildly upon onu onr^ Donald took In the situation Instant ly. He turned to his aid, Davles, a little, keen-faced tnlddy who was mak ing lily first voyage In command of men. "Tow us, or run for Fair Island I' he cried. Then, flinging off his coat, he leaped. A few strokes carried him to the whirling boat. And now he realised that he had known all along that the girl in It wus Ida, miraculously saved out of the great company of those who had died. Ills heart bent a pean of Joy; at the sight of her his love awak ened, and he knew thut this was no transient passion, but an enduring one. Rut Just ns he reached the boat he saw the sailor at the oar stagger blind ly toward the edge. It seemed as If h» were being dragged overboard against his will! He whirled his arms and plunged Into the deep with a hoarse cry that rang out far above the waters. Paget, a4tempting to rescue hit sweetheart, encounter* a horde of noisome creatures and finds | himself in desperate plight (TO BE CONTINUED.) Triumph of Jus*';;. When we uttack only Injustice, soon er or later we must triumph. In order to Insure triumph, then, wish nothing but what Is Just. Respect the rights even of those who havtf'trump! d your lights under foot. Let the safety of llb«rty. the property of all/wltlio ' ex ception be sacred In your duly extends equally to fill.- 'tinier, uala. RIMNRAIONAL SHIMSQKE I LESSON j (By REV. P. B. FITZWATKR, D. Dt. Teacher of English Bible In the Moody Bible Institute of Chicago.) (Copyright. 1»17, Western Newspaper Union.) I LESSON FOR OCTOBER 21 THK TEMPLE REBUILT AND DEDI. CATEO. LEMON TKXT-Esra «:14 It. GOLDEN TEXT-Enter Into his tfatee with thanksgiving. ■id Into his courts with praise.—Psalms 100:4. The remnant which returned had now become settled In their new homes As It would be a considerable time be f«r«,the temple could be rebuilt, ar rangement was made for the religious life ns early as possible, as religion was the very heart of the nation's life. They first set up the aitar of the (lod of Israel (8:1-3) and offered burnt of ferings thereon. They next revived the annua! festlvnls (8:4-7) which had a |M>werful, unifying Influence upon them. I. The Appointment of Officers to Bet Forward the Work of the Lord's House (v. 8, 0). Overseers were need ed to direct this great work. Ituhhlsh needed to be cleared away so the build ing operations could begin; timber needed to be cut In the Lebanon forests and flouted down to Joppa; stone® needed to h? cut from the quarries; In telligent and conMecrsted men were needed to direct this work, as It was needful that It be done with the utmost I'xjiedltlon. The I.orfJV house demands the nic*t syxt emit tie adjustment of Ilk labor*. Mere zenl will riot make up for lack of Intelligence. 11. The Foundation of the Tempi* Laid (8:10-13). This wns done amid great rejoicing. The consclotianesa that the Lord's house wn* taking nh«pe, oven though the mere foundation* could be seen, provoked grent enthu siasm on the part of th«' people. Mu sicians wore appointed to furnish mil nit- while the work was being (lone. Un der the Influence of music men will do better work, armies will march ,ju»d tight better when bands are playing. While there wna great Joy, there win also. mingled sorrow. This wan on the pnrt of the elder i who hnd s«*n the former temple. The meanness of the present temple In comparison with Solomon's temple caused their prnlsc to he drowned with their sorrow, THese people .belonged to thnt Hnss who think thnt nothing now la so good as In the former dnya. So completely were theee voices commingled that the |W*nple could not rtl«MTti the on« from the other. 111. T he Building of the Tempi* De layed oy Opppaition. (Chapter* I and 5). For a time matter* went smoothly with them, but nt soon as the work had tanon such tshaj** as to show that there was some prAi|icot of success, the half-hen then SamarltanH began to oppose .hem. NO vital work of God will he allowed to go on without op|Mv Kltton. Satan resents and bitterly op poses all Inroads upon his klnrdom. These Samaritans sought t€> frustrate tills work of Ood l>y : ~ (1) An Alllanee With the Jew* (4:2, They wanted to brine the work In harmony with their imn religions practices, as God's pure worship would he n constant rebuke to them. This Is ever the way of the world, to seek to effect n compromise with God's chil dren; but God's cnll Is separation. "Com# out from among them" (2 Tor. fl:14-1S). Nothing «o weakens God's cause «r worldly nlltnnee and compro mise. There Is but one answer to be Klven to such an offer of compromise. "Ye hnve nothing to do with us In building a house unto our God." We are In the world, but not of the world. (2) Weakening the Hands of the Peopir (4:4). Doubtless this Included the withdrawal of supplies, the spread- Ins: of dissension among the workmen, and the employment of counselors agnlnst them. (3) Letters of Accusation to the Per sian King (4 :fl, 7). So severe was this opposition that the building was de layed for n term of years. These coun selors succeeded In creating doubt as to whether Cyrus had ever Issued a de cree for their return. This wicked op position resulted In the undoing of the opposers, for search was made and a copy was found. Darius confirmed this by his own decree, end directed that aid he given from the royal taxes so that the house of God might be built. IV. The Temple Cempleted and Dedi cated (0:14-18). The Prophets Haggnl and Zncharlah now appear. and by warning*, exortatlons and entreaties stir »ip the people so that the work poos forward to a successful comple tion. Without their nid probably the work would never have been completed. Human nature ut times needs to be cheered and urged forward. These prophets did not themselves work in the building of th? walls, yet their work was of ewn greater importance. It Is generally found that this Is so with the; religious lenders today. The words of cfltoT*Cnd encouragement ' of the Christian minister are needed daily for those who labor In the build ing of the Lord's house. Were It not for them many would give up the strug gle. When the building was finished it was dedicated to God with great joyk This was possible because they hay buHdedtdind finished their task accord ing to the'eoni!mu\dr.\ent of*tlie Ood of Israel. The service of dedication was much "after U»e order of that of Solo mon's temple, only »>n a less imtgnift ce;it scale. >1 Medicine for Women For Forty Years Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has Relieved the Sufferings of Women. It hardly seems possible that there is a woman in this country who continues to suffer without giving Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound a trial after all the evi dence that is continually being published, proving beyond contradiction that this grand old medicine has relieved more suffering among women than any other medicine in the world. Mrs. Kleso Cured A/tor Seven Month's Illness. Aurora, 111.—"For seven long months I suffer©*. from a female trouble, with severe pains in my back and sides until I becaflte so weak I could hardly walk from chair to chair, and got so nervous I would jump at the slightest noise. I was entirely unfit to do my house work, I was giving up hope of ever being well, whea my sister asked me to trr Lydia K. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. I took six bottles and today I am a healthy woman able to do my own housework. I wish every suffering woman would try Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, and find out for herself how good l A Kisso, 696 North Ave., Aurora, 111. Could Hardly Get Off Her Bed. Cincinnati. Ohio.—"l want you to know the good Lydia E. Pink ham's Vegetable Compound has done for me. I was in such bad health from female troubles that I could hardly get off my bed. I had been doctoring for a long time and my mother said, *1 want yon to try Lydia K. 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Great Ilrltiiln had a squadron that proved of Immense worth to her. In the Jut land battle, however, three of the Brit ish battle cruisers were sunk, shells penetrating Ihelr armor and explod ing their magazines or boilers. The armor of a Nuperdreudnuught would most probably have proved too strong f«»r the shells that tleatroyed thc*e but tle cruisers. The famutts "Cat Squad ron," so called because It Included the Lion and Tiger, Is today tbe last word In the battle cruiser; but In a few years the American battle cruisers that lire now being built wlil far out strip the "catfj" In every feature.— Frank K. Kvans, In St. Nicholas Maga zine. Don't Neglect Kidneys Swamp Root. Dr. Kilmer's Prescrip tion, Overcomes Kidney Trouble It is now conceded by physicians thai the kidneys should have more attention aa they control the other organs to a re markable degree and do a tremendoua amount of work ia removing the poiaoas and waste matter from the system by filtering the blood. 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"How dare you show yourself at my house? Ilow dare you ask for yow hall? Do you know you nearly killed one of my children with It?" "Rut you've got ten children,'* odd the logical lad, "and I've only got one baseball." Where the Gender Cornea In. Teacher—Willie, how many seconds In a minute? Willie —Masculine or feminine? Teacher—Masculine or feminine! What do you mean? Willie —There's a big difference. When pop says he'll be down In • Min ute it's sixty seconds, but when sister Susie -says she'll be down In a minute It's 600 seconds. A good-looking woman ought to make a successful detective. Better a cheerful nature than a mor bid success. YOU BET A I'M HELPING SAVE THE WHEAT*^ POSTTOASTIES For me 3 times a day