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By LT. HARRY E. RIESEBERG
much could not be computed then, nor
whether all the boxes held treasure; but I
felt certain it was a tremendous hoard.
I signaled for those above to send down a
steel sling for hauling my find to the surface.
After stowing six of the boxes in the sling,
I gave the signal to haul them up.
Spying a length of tarpaulin covering
something large alongside the remaining
boxes, I tore away at it A golden gleam re
flected in the water. I gave the tarpaulin
another jerk, and the water-rotted substance
dropped away, revealing a beautiful statue.
It was bronze and had large eyes which
seemed to be made of multicolored precious
stones. At the base of the statue were a num
ber of small bones, whitened and half buried.
Among them, two human skulls grinned up
at me. Close by lay a lead-soled boot, with
remnants of a diver's dress still clinging to
it I stood there trembling. I could not shake
the uncanny feeling that somebody or some
thing was watching me.
So strong was this sense of a presence in
this lonely, silent tomb that I turned my .
torchlight about the cabin. It moved over
the boxes and crates and returned finally
to the statue. As it shone past the bronze
figure, I saw a huge shape rising behind the
dim outlines of the crates.
. My heart pounded wildly, and I became
faint with terror. It was moving across the
cabin doorway, and I saw that the shape was
a massive octopus! The huge, monster was
fully 20 feet across with a ball of a body at
least four to five feet in width. Its long,
slimy tentacles were lined with great sau
cerlike cups.
Now I knew the fate of the seven lost -divers,
and I realized that I, too, was
trapped in this watery grave. There was only
one way out and that was blocked by this
giant creature! Its tentacles swerved and
quivered continuously, as if waiting for
an opportune moment to crush me. Then it
began to crawl slowly along the sandy floor
toward me. In spite of its great bulk and
spreading arms, it moved quickly. And all
the while, its terrible eyes watched me.
As I backed away, the creature lunged at
me. One of its powerful arms stirred the
sand into a great cloud. Backing as far as I
could into the corner of the cabin, I drew
my shark knife from its sheath and waited.
The 14-inch blade didn't seem much good
against a powerful octopus, but with half
a chance I could give the creature a fight
It was a desperate measure.
Now, the octopus was em-aged, changing
from one color to another, its tentacles
reaching closer and closer. I stood waiting.
Suddenly, an arm shot directly at me. With
a sideswipe, I sliced through it, almost with
out knowing that my knife had made con
tact Each time another tentacle came for
ward, I severed it from the sickening wart
covered body. I was so close to the creature,
I could see directly into the eyes, watching
me fixedly with a blank stare.
A stream of blue-black fluid began pour
ing forth from the octopus' ink sac, spread
ing slowly upward in - the water. But its
strength was unconquerable. Despite the
wounds, one arm had twisted itself around
my helmet
With a scream that sounded hideous in
my own ears, I drove my knife upward at
the quivering arm wrapped around my hel
met The blade sliced through the boneless
flesh, and its grip relaxed as the sinuous
tentacle parted in' two.
Suddenly, amid this slashing, something
seemed to tear at my belt I felt a savage
jerk as a stream of air bubbles shot out of
the front of my diving dress. It was punc
tured. A small rivulet of blood discolored
the water close to me! I was bleeding, and
the smell of blood in the sea would attract
sharks by the dozen!
I could visualize their dark fins cutting
. the surface above as I was being pulled to
the salvage ship if I -were fortunate enough
to get that far. That was the last thing I re
member before I blacked out
When I opened my eyes with a start, I saw
my partner, who had remained on deck
and supervised the handling of my lines
and crew.
"Well, Lieutenant," he said quietly, "you
did come back."
"How how did you get me up?" I stut
tered, unbelievingly.
"When we didn't hear from you for so
long,. I ordered two of the native divers to
go down and see what was the matter. They -found
you with your lines fouled and three
tentacles of an octopus clinging to you. The
octopus was dead. They closed the air-pressure
valves in your torn suit, cut away
the lines and tentacles, and got you clear
just in time. The dress was leaking fast, but
they were able to get you on board before
all the air was gone."
"Thank God!" was all I could say.
I was the eighth diver who had gone down
to that wreck and the only one who had
escaped a - terrible death and got the
treasure, too!
Family Weekly. February 28, I960
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Electromyograph shows that after normal period of rest
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When your muscles ache, doctors
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These studies showed the speed
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