Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1875-12-18
OLYMPIA WASHINGTON TERRITORY SATURDAY MORNING. DECEMBER 49,

said he, bnt what did you tell him
Did you answer that the warmth of his
affections would melt the polar SHOWS,
before it would melt your icy heart?'
I" No; told him that he could more
easily capture and tame the polar bears
than than he could capture my heart.
I advised him to go on and discover
his new world and find at the same
time maiden of another race, and ask
her; for I thought no one in this world
could ever love him." ..
"You hard-hearted creature!'
"No; I didn't tell him just that, but
you see I ran into his arms by accident
abou. two weeks ago, one dark night,
and he said he was going to take ever
lasting possession of me, and I had to
be severe to make him understand at
all. Odear. Tn so sorry, but I couldn't
help it. What does the crazy boy mean
about discovering a new worldY
"You turn the subject very artfully.
I want dreadfully to hear more al out
that little love-scene that has left him
80 wretched and that you are 80 sorry
about; but also want to tell you about
this discovery, for am fully as crazy
as he is.''
" Well then do. Let the other mat
ter drop. / can't tell you anyhow;
I've told you too much now"
"Well, you see nearly hundred
years ago, there was man whose name
was Symnes," Tuttle began, dropping
into a door way and leaning comfort
ably against the panel. "This Captain
Symnes was sailor and philosopher
and interested in the polar regions" "
Certainly" said Miss Gushing, d" If
he was interested in the polar regions,
he must have been philosopher
Without appearing to hear her the
Young man went on: "He was the au-
thor of profound theory concerning
this earth which having been ridiculed
for so long, is now about TO be demon
strated as the true one. Everybody
has heard of .Symnes' Hole and every
body laughs at the bare idea of the
world being hollow and open at the
ends as he claimed, but they used to
laugh at the idea of its being round and
turning on its axis"
"But I don't understand it we'll
enough to laugh at it, said his COM
ion. =,
"Weii, then, Til explain. Suppose
your head to be as hollow asa pumpkin,
snd no brains to rattle round in it,"
"I shaM suppose no such thing"
said she poutingly.
"Then I will suppose it, and sup
pose that the apertures at the ears
were about two inches in diameter, the
head a perfect sphere, then it would
represent the world to me-"
"It represents the world to some
body else, as it is" said the girl archly.
"No nonsense, now, I'm delivering a
lecture upon cosmogomy and you mustn't
interrupt"
's' But you forget what hurry you
are in, Mr.. Tuttle."
The young man looked at his watch.
Tie FIVE minutes ware g1ns, but hop
ing that Mr.. Harvey's Office might not
close promptly at twelve, he bade Miss
Cushing good day and walked hurriedly
away.
In front of Mr.. Harvey's Office he
met Arthur Thomas, in. ahigh state of
excitement. He had seen the ADVERTISE
ment, had seen Mr.. Harvey. Two iron
screw steamers were to start within o
fortnight. He had been given charge
of the scientific department on one of
them, with the privilege of procuring
assistants, secretaries, instruments and
accoutrements OF all kinds.
"And now, Victor" he added in
conclusion, /" have only to settle up
domestic affairs here and then sail away
to the new world 7 have dreamed Of"
"But you forget" Tuttle replied,
"you haven't command of the ship;
they may manage her 80 as to wreck
the whole expedition on the coast OF
Greenland, without ever reaching even
the gateway to the inside sea-"
"Leave that to me-" said Thomas,
authoritively, and the young men
parted. Thttle got q position as en-
gineer upon the steamer Clatasca, upon
which Thomas was scientific observer;
and on the 10th of December, 1875,
the young men sailed out of Boston
harb Dor bound for the North Pole as
their sailing directions said, " Bound
for new world" said Arthur.
t ITO be continued.l