The evening world. Newspaper, May 22, 1916, Page 10

| CRET Romantic story of an undersea boat designed to remain beneath the surface for weeks, with the beautiful daughter of the inventor figuring as the heroine in thrilling situa- tions. (Copyright, 1916, by I. Alexander Powell.) FIRST EPISODE. IN @ room of the huge building in Washington State, War and Navy Departments which houses the half a dozen men sat about a Jong mahogany table. Though they were in civilian dress, the fash- fon in which they wore their clothes and the erectness of their carriage stamped them unmistakably as men who were more at ease in uniform than in the garb of civil life These lean, grizzied, tactturn men comprised the naval board, and It was on their judgment and experi. ence that the American peopie depended for the efficiency of the gray fight- ing craft which form the nation's first line of defense. “1 hav from a pile of correspondence which wzunication. It ie from Dr. Raiph Burke, the California inven man, remember, who suggested the tmproveme Guimere powder and who perfected the condensation system which the te now using. “Isn't he the same man, didn’t he?” da “Exactly,” was the answer. “For umber of years now Burke has Deen carrying on experiments in the hope of devising a system for pro- ducing oxygen from water for use in submarines. It is scarcely necessary for me to point out to you, gentlemen, that were a submarine able to draw ite supply of air directly from the water, the lives of the crew would no Jonger depend upon the supply of com| eir or upon the boat's ability to reach the surface. Doctor Burke now writes to the secretary that he has at last succeeded in per- fecting a system which is both prac- tical and simple. He asserts that it can be installed in any submarine and that one thus equipped can re- main below the surface indefinitely— for a month if necessar: “Good heavens, admiral, exclaimed @ grizzled officer, his professional en- thusiasm overcoming his habitual re- serve, “if this man Burke can do what he claims he will revolutionize naval warfare. A submarine fitted with his invention could alip into an. enemy harbor when the fleet was at sea, lie on the bottom until the fleet ‘ned, and then come to the sur- te wome fine night and blow that fleet out of the water. If our sub- marine which went down in Pearl harbor three or four years ago had been fitted with such a contrivance, the foor devils on board would be alive to-day. They would have had air to breathe until the boat was raised, instead of dying from suffocation ‘We mustn't take a chance on letting this get away from us, as we did the Lewie machine gun and some other things that I could mention. There are at least two powers—and I don't have to name them either—which would stop at fething to get hold of such an invention. by not send an officer out to the coast at once to ex- ine it?” - amjarvis Hope is the man to send,” he remarked. “Son of old Commo- dore Hope, who lost his life in the hurricane at Somoa, you remember. There isn't a brighter youngster in the bureau of construction. He's as good a chemist as we have in the ser- vice and he's made a special study of submarine problem: A moment later the door opened and Lieut. Jarvis Hope, clicking his heels smartly together, stood rigidly at attention. He was as wholesome, clean cut, efficient-looking young offi- cer as one could have found in any navy. * “Mr. Hope,” said the chairman kindly. “How would you like to take a little run out to the coast? I be- eve that you are already familiar with this letter from Doctor Burke. The members of the board are of the opinion that you should start imme- diately for California, beta * ie Burke's invention, give it an &x- haustive test, id, if you are con- vinced that it Is practical, obtain an option on it. Bear in mind, Mr. Hope, that !f this invention can do what Burke claims for it, it will give to the nation which holds the secret con- trol of the seas—and the day is com ing when our national existence may depend upon our possessing such a secret.” ‘When, six days later, the accommo- dation train which meets the Over land Vimited @t Suisun Junction, came chug-chugging into Valdavia here, gentlemen,” announced the Chairman, selecting a letter lay before him, “an interesting com the same t on the Japanese avy Admiral,” Interrupted one of the oMfcers, “who the hull of that old submarine at Mare Island which wis ee ee ares years ago? Bought It for experimental purposes, ‘on- Jarvis Hope swung on to the station platform and tossed his bags to ue driver of the bus of the local, After a bath, a shave und a letsure. ly luncheon, Hope set out on foot for the cottage occupied by Doctor Burke, As he Was striding briskly past a line of stores, barbershops, saluoas and poolrogms, which comprise Vaidavia's busing®s district, he felt a hand fall suddenly on bis shoulder, while # hoarse voice boomed: “Avast there, Mr. Hope. Stand by a minute 4 buss the time of da with an old shipmate, won't ye?" The young officer whirled about to confront a figure #0 quaint, so pic- turesque, so redolent of the sea that he might well have stepped from the Pages of “Treasure Island.” The man was of such tremendous girth that he looked shorter than he really was Protruding from his right coat sleave, where his hand should have been, was @ crudely fashioned iron hook.” For 4 moment Hope stared at him coldly, hen the light of recogni : over his face. eae oe “Hook Barnacle, as I'm alive,” he exclaimed, grasping the old sea-dog's single hand. “Why, Hook, 1 haven't seen or heard of you since you got your discharge from the old Decatur back in ‘99 You've grown wo fat sines those days that 1 didn't know you at first.” You could « 48 fat as a Jelly fish, A U'd ki I's going on seve you jumped overboard in Pago- Pago harbor, and yanked me out of the Jaws of that shark, but I reme: ber it as clear as if it happened yes- terday. And what brings you out to the coust, if 1 might make so bold's to ask, sir?” I've been detailed named Kurke—Dr, Mr. Hope, sir, whe to see Kalph Ne lives here hear of him? " Doctor Burke?" chuckled “Why, Lord love you, sir, 1 doing odd jobs for the doc: he and his daughter And when he heard 1 used to be in the navy he gave 4a man Burke—an in Valdavia, inventor, Eve tor eve came her thi putting the engin that old subma hull he bought a while back. By the jumping Johosa- Mi bet that’s what brings you aldavia, lootenant—to get the et o' the submarine!” ook," laughed the officer, “your deductions would do credit to Sher- lock Holmes, I've come out to have a look into Dr, Burke's invention Now suppose you show lives.” At the vi #6 of the town, where the st me country road, stood atherbeaten — two-story frame house, As Hook swung open the creaking gate a young girl sud- denly darted around the corner of the house and n, catching sight of Hope, stopped dead, like a startled fawn, She was a very beautiful girl indeed; straight and siender as a boy, with a skin like cr atin and @ great crown of ir which turned to molten mn the sun struck upon it was she that Hope stood staring at her; stared Unt a Posy Wave of confusion swept over her from brow to bosom: “Miss Cleo, permit me to introduce Lootenant Hope,” sald Hook. “Loo nant, this Is Miss Cleo Burke, Dr, Burke's daught You've hearn me — OF GOOODDODOUDH/GIOOGOOEDOOOSS in > me where he ! OOO Wane a THE EVENING WORLD, M ONDAY, MAY 22, 1016, “l APPROVE QF HAVING YOU ABOARD, MISS BURKE. WITH YOU FOR A MASCOT | FEEL CERTAIN PROVE SUCCESSFUL.” tell o' tue iovcenant before, Miss Cleo, an’ how he saved my Iife in Pago- Pago. “Not the Mr. Hopo who dove into the harbor and saved you from the shark?” she exclaimed breathless): open admiration in her, “Hook has told us that story a hundred times, Mr. Hops. Why, it was quite the bravest thing 1 bave ever heard of.” “Believe me, Miss Burke,” said Hope, embarrassed in his turn, “I ny man would not done in my pl Hook greatly ‘ates my services to him, It would never do to let as Kood 4 sea- man as Hook become breakfast food for fishe “You-you haven't come to see did nothing that father's invention, have you? You haven't come in answer his letter to the Secretary of the N isely why 1 have come, Said Hope. Hope,” she said anxiously, hat is pri Miss Burk “Oh, Mr. “I pray: with all my heart that the Government will tak It has been my father's life work. Its accept ce will mean so very much to him me—to both of us. It would be 2 dream come true, I'll tell him that you are here.” » room into which sh Hope was stacked from floor to ceiling with books, As he was idly turning o the pages of treatiso on chemistry the — dc opened to admit Dr, Burke, “You are very welc Mr. Hope. said the old man, pe gat his v r through rimm: of horn- weloome pair Very am thoroughly familiar with the theory of your discovery, doctor,” said Ho, “My instructions from the department are to witness @ practical demonstration and to apply the customary tests, If it can pass those tests I think there is but lit te doubt that the Government will take steps to acquire i it will pass any tests that you y imp Mr. Hope,” declared tho invente did not communicate with Washington until | was positive that there was no chance for failure, Th of my discovery by the overninent means more to me than you perhaps in It means com- fort for me, Mr, Hope, in my declin- ing years; it means leisure in which to conduct research work; It means food and clothes and education for my daughter Cleo, “What did you do for wi inquired Hope interestedly, “Wher aid you find men who had’ sutficient knowledge?” ‘In that respect 1h tunate,” was the answe vwsistant, and the ve placed the m he-armed man-o'-warsman named Harnacle—the same fact who brought you here. have a young Japanese named uma “A Japanese, you say?" sald Hope quickly ‘Isn't it a little unw t lot a ‘foreigner become familiar with the details of yc our invention “I faney that Satsut i harmless,” said the inventor “but L have nevertheless im taln that he hi no opportunity bserve the workings of my invent In wot, even Were he able ty al drawing of the apparatus, it w quite Useless to him unles: could also obtain the formula—and that is well guarded I trust,” said Hope gravely, “that you will continue to keep tt well guarded here is more than one foreixn government that would pay handsomely for your secret. “That [have already learn said Dr. Burke. “Curlously enough, Twas approached only yesterday bya man named Mahlin, who represented hime self as the agent of a foreign govern ment, though which one he refused to say, Ho did say, however, that it T would give him a demonstration The Second Episode of THE SECRET OF THE SUBMARINE Will Be Published MONDAY, MAY 29 of my discovery and it stood certain tests that he Was authorized to pur- chase it on my own terms.” ‘And you refused?" “L did," waa the answer, “and God knows, Mr. Hope, I need the money, You are not aware, perhaps, that I too, was once in the service of the United State As a young man I was with Farragut at New Orleans— 1 still carry in my shoulder a frag- ment of a Confederate shell—and [ helped Ericsson to build the Monitor So even though it entails a finan- clal sacrificagl want my own country to have the Wrst chance at my jiven- fee 1 want it kept under the old flag.” ‘That sentiment certainly does you credit, sir,” said Hope. “I trust, both r your sake and for the country's, that your ambition may be realized Now the question is, when can I have a demonstration under sea condi- tions?” “To-morrow morning,” was the prompt answer. “Admirable!" sald Hope. “I shail be veady—and expectant. And plea tell your yaughter that I anticipate the pleasure of seeing her again be- fore I return to Washington, pu Will seo Cleo in the morning,” said the inventor, “She has made me promise to take her along on the trial trip of the submarine, and I couldn't well refuse. “Of course you couldn't refuse," ex- med Hope, as though it were the most ordinary thing In the world for young women to take pleasure trips n submarines, “Now I shall look forward to the trip with more interest than ever. Could he have fathoned the expres- sion on the yellow face which peered at his so stealthtly from behind a clump of shrubbery as he strode down the pathway perhaps he would not have been quite so cheerful in his an- tleipations of the morrow. Had one stepped from the elevator of the Flatiron Bullding In New York at tho sixteenth floor he would have found himself facing a door bearing, in neat lettering, the words, “Inter national Supply Company, Calvin Monts y, Pres.” If the ruler of a black republic wanted to pick up a gunboat or a destroyer at a bargain he sent an agent to Calvin Mont- gomery, He made it bis business to keep informed of everything pertain- ing to warfare on land or sea, and he let it be known that he paid liberally for such information. Information of this sort was contained tn the letter which he was reading with such ab- sorption. It was dated Washington. “Dear Montgomery,” it ran: “Through a friend who is employed in a confi- dential capacity in one of the Gover: ment departments T have just learned something that may be of interest to you An elderly chemist named Dr, Ralph has Burke, ving at Yaldavia, Cal. perfected an apparatus whieh will .blo a submarine to remain under water indefinitely. T have not been able to learn the details of Burke invention, but T understand that the Navy Department is so interested that a naval Instructor, Lieut, Jarvis Hope, has been sent to the Coast to examine it, Hope left Washington © days ago, so, if the matter tn- pats vou, quick action will be necessary. ‘With best wishes, sin cerely yours, WHIT Ralph Burke 1AN DAVIS." sald Mongomery reminiscently, uy putting his thoughts into words. “It's close on fifteen years since I've seen him... why, little Cleo must be almost’ a woman now . 1 wonder if she looks like her mother..." Stepping across to a small safe set in the wall, he gave the combination a few rapid turns and the steel door swung open, Opening one of the drawers, Mont- gomery drew out a large, square en- Velope of blue Hnen 1 wonder if [ did right by Cleo," mused aloud, staring at the en- he velope with unseeing eyes. So lost was he in meditation that he was quite oblivious to the fact that the door leading to the outer office had opened and that a young man, his footfalls deadened by the thickneas ¢ the carpet, had entered and stood be- side him. “Who's Cleo, Uncle Calvin?" claimed, “I didn't hear you come in, I must have been talking to myself,” he add- ed, apologetically, Restoring | the sealed envelope to the drawer from which he had taken it, he swung shut the door of the safe but faijed to lock it. Returning to his desk, he picked up the letter from Washington, “Here's a letter, ald, which I have just received from Davis—tbe man Who keeps me informed of what is going on in Washington, you know. Just glance over it, will you, while I he ex- Ret a glass of water. I'm feeling a little diaz + must be the heat . . « devilish hot to-day.” ne door had no sooner closed behind his uncle than Gerald Morton darted silently across the room, swung open the door of the safe and snatched out the blue envelope. ‘Not to pe Calvin Mont- ry,” he read aloud, “Now I won- de what the devil is in thi he muttered, examining the seals. “It ertainly gave the old gentleman a jolt when I caught him looking at it ‘And who on earth is Cleo?” At that instant footsteps sounded outside the door, Realizing the impossibility of concealing it on his person, Morton opene until my d hastily returned the envelope to its drawer and closed the safe, Had Calvin Montgomery observed — his nephew more closely, he would have noticed that his hands were shaking. “If this Invention of Burke's is waut Davis says it Is, Gerald," he said, “we must get hold of it.” “Dut suppose he won't give us the option, Uncle Calvin?" asked Morton, “Suppose he has already promised 1 to the government? What shall I do then?" : “If he refuses," said Montgomery slowly, “give him this message.” Tak- ing a card from his case, he wrote a few lines on it, and handed it to his nephew. This is what the young man read: “Dear Ralph-—-I once gave you something that I valued as much as you value the sec of the sub- marine, N is your chance to re- pay me. Calvin When Hope reached Doctor Burke's private wharf the following morning, he found that the inventor and hie daughter had arrived before him. “Tam no stranger to submarines, Miss Burke,” said the young naval officer, bowing from the waist after the Annapolis fashion, “but this will be my first trip on one with a woman for a shipmate. Indeed, I tmagine that you are the first woman in America to go down in a submarine. “Perhaps you don't approve of women being permitted aboard war craft,” laughed Cleo with a suggestion of coyness “L approve of having you aboard, », in open ad- mascot 1 is Miss Burke miration u for a feel certain that the experiment going to prove successful.” “When you two young peopl finished throwing bouquets at other.” broke in the inventor, get started, Is the crew all aboard Hook? “AM but Satsuma, sir’? answered the seaman, ouching his cap. Lj iling the engines, 1, You can't trust hat reminds me o’ @omething, doctor, You ‘member that ark-skinned, furrin-looking — feller that come to see you the other day? Manlin s his name, wasn’t !t?” “Yes.” Well, when T was goin’ down to the wharf last night [ saw him talk- left him at work but he's disappea a Jap anyway ing to Satsuma in front o' that empty house o the beach, They was o whispevin’ together, an’ the min.ite they saw me they went Inside. Paps the Jap's got another berth,” © matter.” said the Inventor im patiently, “we can get along without him. If everything Is ready we will go aboard.” “LT have entirely to my efforts producing not confined my oxygen stem.” remarked Burke, as he fol lowed his guest through the circular manhole tn the deck which gave ac cess to the boat's Interior, “I have utilized my spare moments In per- fecting one or two other devices for s $f SED PGT HNPCC OOTSE DOEHODODOODO BOWOODOHODEGOHOS DODGED OHH GHG OVSIODSOSOSHTOOOCEPOTCOSGOGOETOOGICOIGS THE SUBMARINE Novelized From a Thrilling | Protoplay Series Released by the Mutual DODDOODOGDGDOOIGGD GDH HHHOOOOD HII TNNE FODODOOOSO SNOT TG 6H FDOT TGCE* + 6 6TGOPODOOODOGIDGOOSVS 1 OHHOHIGSOOOG: Filrm Co. THE EXPERIMENT IS GOING TO use automaticall the nected with to vended, ‘Very interesting, doctor, Hope, again become the t officer, quick, intelligent, interesting oxy most atchway he spoke he the hinged through which 1» apparatus on submarines which interest you, This y opent indicat cove indeed, one they may arrangement ng and of them. ed a lev of had the h just But it is that interests also for closing AS con- rods which ran up atch sented ned naval ert. “Very your me “This way, then,” said Burke, open- ing the door after c Had Hope grossed in of his apparatus th startled by wh and Cle Dr. Bur the pect ro been less Ke's explana would hav: iliar behavio h gave access to the mpartment of the submarine, en- ation been r of the cushioned top of the locker which was built against the side of the room. Apparently hinged top slowly rise; st to the it higher, still narrow open that on motion of of so itso} the impe might of wn, lock srcep h the boa until thro’ formed volition, began bly at the n to the attributed then a human face yellow face, slanting, cruel ¢ 1 the expre: sion on that face showed that its owner was listening to--and under- standing—everything that Dr, Burke was saying “Are we submerged yet?" asked Cleo, Her question was answered by Hook, who at that n red tre the navigating compartment ‘We have he reported, begun luting, to submerge, OR, BURKE EXPLAINS HIS had DHODOHODHOQHHHDHDSEOODHOHSGOHDSHOOHOHOSL ' By E. Alexander Powel The Famous War Correspondent With a sudden twist Satsuma threw Burke. At that moment Hope launched himself against the Japanese as, in his Annapolis days, he had tackled the West Point quarter- back. Gradually working his right hand free, Satsuma succeeded in reaching his hip pocket. deafening explosion. “Very good,” said the inventor briefly. “Tell the navigator to keep her at fifty feet until further orders.” A moment iater tie cover of the locker was suddenly thrown up and from the coffinlike space beneath slipped the missing Japanese, Satsuma. It was obvious that this man was no stranger to the higher forms of science and that he understood, in principle, at least, what each of the switches, dials and wires composing Burke's ap- paratus was for. But it was evident that the governing principle, for which this complicated mechanism was but @ medium, eluded him For six hours the submarine had been under water. The alr, its oxygen drained by a dozen pairs of 1uugs, had gradually become so vitiated that the breathing of ail on board had be- come | do and difficult. “Isn't {t about time to demonstrate your invention, doctor?” asked Hope, Who had discar t, Waistcoat and he might breathe more “It's getting pretty close in “Not yet,” said Burke, who was seated at the little table in the for- ward compartment immersed in aa abstruse calculation. “Phere’s no hurry You haven't said much, Heu- tenant, but I know that you're skep- tical, I wish to wait until can make y demonstration so convincing that will have no skepticism left.” Twenty minutes later Hook entered. “Don't you think you'd better give ua a little air, doct he inquired anxiously. "The boys in the engine roor complaining that they can’t br et.” sald Tell t sre the inventor, not to worry. gasped Hope ab- Bur stuggering across the room, “Look roughly, his honsense has gone quite long Look at your daughter there dis suffocating. If you yaratus to working air, I'll take com- and your Washington ition is a fake and that you are a to inv fraud *Mr Hope ‘I'm ge . words, thin three minutes after Burke returned to the forward com- a subtle stion of th the sub- n five minutes the atmos- Was ay fresh and wholesome a9 they were in the open air. ize from the bottom of my said Hope, seizing the 's hand, “for what I sald ents ago. You have con- saids the inventor, ris- ng to make you retract vinced of ye absolutely of the efficiency rly m r inve suffocated us necessary for wire jon, though you n t first. It is scare me to say that I shail department to-night, that it be purcha governmen k you, Mr. Hope," said the tn- » huskily, a suspicious moisture in his eyes. tering the rear compartment, he stood transfixed with utter astonish- For at the switchboard, his on one of the switches which controle the air-current, stood atsuma, “What the devil are you doing INVENTION TO His fingers closed about the stock of an automatic pistol. There was a here, Sateuma?" shouted the inventor wrathfully. ‘What have you just done to that machine?’ As Burke, carried away with anger, advanced menacingly, Satsumi hand went toward his hip pocket. Burke, realizing the significance of the movement, instantly grapplea with him. With @ sudden twist Satsuma threw Burke, the old man falling heavily. At that moment Hope launched him- self against the Japanese as, in his Annapolis days, he had tackled the West Point quarterback. For a few brief moments the two locked forms swayed madly about the little cabin, overturning the table and chairs and threatening each instant to wreck the mechanism of Burke's _inventio’ Gradually working his right hand free, Satsuma succeeded in reaching his hip pocket. His fingers closed upon the stock of an automatie. There was a deafening explosion, fol- lowed almost Instantly by a shower of sparks from the nest of wires above the oxygen-producing ap- paratus. The stream of bubbles In the tank abruptly ceased and the little compartment was filled with acrid fumes. “My God," groaned Burke, crouch. ing on the floor Where he thrown; “he's smashed the trans. The bulet which had been gor Hope had missed him by eadth ant had buried teself amid the mechanism. At the same Instant Satsuma, lile all Japanese an adept in the art of wrestling, slipped from the offiger's trasp and lea through the door o the navigeting toom. A seaman @tempted to fell him with a spanner, hit the Oriental's pistol cracked sharph and the man, spinning completely aound, crumpled in a heap, Another nan who rushed forward fell with a bulet through his shoulder. Keeping the remainds of the crew covered with his smokig pistol, Sat- suma threw over the randle which controled the horizontairudders and the sudden inclination of the floor showed that the boat hacrapidly bes eun to rise. A moment Iter a ray of sunlight entered through 4e conning tower, submarine Ws running wash. Jerking down the Iver which automatically opened the atchway Satsuma sprang up the Ider and dived into the sea An instant later a over the tnprote marine, pour Wave, reaking ed deck of ne subs | through the hachway artment below. ter it Cleo screamec hys. nother, ‘s all right, Miss Burke! ed Hope, “Don't be frightened! the hatch!" sustomed as he was to the ¢, teh In uso in the navy, and in be nt of the moment entir. the inventor's automat, Hope sprang up th er and frantically endeavored to pull down the hatch-cover and bolt tt in place, But a solid column of wate: pouring through the aperture with th force of a battering-ram, knocked him / ut~ m from the ladder, bruised and halt. drowned i the welght of the ater it hac ped the submarine was going down! Be Continued.) LIEUT, HOPE,