Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-05-16
CAUGHT BY A CLAM.
BY CHARLES STUART PRATT.

Zone does not usually regard the
clam as dangerous animal" re-
marked my friend, Jack Ballantine, Is
he shook q silver pepper.bo1 over
plate Of the delectable Little Neck
bivalves, yet the narrowest escape OF
my life was from . clam"
Jack Dallantine was an old school
mate. remembered him as the ad-
veuturous spirit among the boys, but
had not seen him since we graduated
from the Latin high school, q dozen
years before, till that very day.
Coming down town to business In the
morning, had met him face to face by
the frog pond, and we had engaged to
dine toget.. or and bring our life-stories
up to date.
mot being dyspeptic, or otherwise
impaired in your body" said /, smiling
across to his sturdy bronzed face, your
terrible clam could hardly have been OF
the Little Neck sort"
Hardly" replied Ballantlne, with
laugh. 1.-THE clam that captured me
would have made meal for regular
fairy-tale giant. 1t weighed probably
twenty pounds, and its tremendous
shells four or five hundred pounds
more"
"You must mean the giant clam OF
East Indian waters?" observed !, In
quiringly. II believe the single shells
Of that great bivalve are sometimes
used for holy-water fonts In Catholic
churches"
Eyes, and In the islands Of 0ceana TOR
babies bathtubs," said Ballantine.
1.-THE particular tridacna gigas in ques-
ton, however, with which had brief
but fearful acquaintance, was alive,
and dozen fathoms deep in tropic
waters-.-in the Torres strait, between
Queensland and New Guinea"
SO, while we waited the next course,
puii'n''io oos"n 'no "''
traoruinary adventure
i peiieVe you wen. W YOUR 'n,'' III
London aiter our La''h senooi ae
quaih'ance, rehalAeu !, ,ou " ~.
me on arriving 'here' ou' NV "''''
ward"
Yes oncie naiiAn'i,le n rau niin.us
ana pearl'hg interests III Vaeen,i"uu'
anu weh' o"' a',lo'' ',n .ss iasot,S a, ~.
er reaching Nuiuon ,.a ma' . .oe"'v !" ~
Coon.owh' on 'he nor', ,',l eoa' ~, >.
lhe region anu .1e li.e "eie NV" .. VI
interes. 70 me, anu soo,' uev""e s. ,r' =
liar WIN inning on ian u al'' p '
NJ sea- naa q.''e n ietv 70 ,an ,assS' .
vessels Oh hve 10 s".n 'S.t .o,,a' ,,, Wv" ",
short mas's' ana nanneu mitn crews Vs. VI
haii Il dozen la'lves' . nan"A"'' 'ap''
chinese or Maiays' MAYBE =,
'one OF our captains "aS ' III o Nv u ,nan
tucKe' wha'e'' anu = INV a'n ' sI. -
Went ou' 10 'ne nsn'nk s'o'"'' wan
MN,
"on one Oh lneSe pear,n E s1' v. vs.
went up the coast arounu tape ,o.n NJ
into Torres STRAIT ~. ~ "a : ~, ', ~, "A'
my marrow eS.apeAioA ~ s.a',.,, x,,h
Almost ~ INC s.ar' wo , S., uen Nv.
bottom ana our ave. wa ., Dl'ss , Anf W
three OF four hunaIea p mnmh ", ~ do,'
day-worth ABOUT thss humusr " ao. !,
lars ny tne eha Oh 'he n.on'r u, "" Una, ma.
cargo OF eleh' or 'en .ol', ~, ~ e s%a,,.
the mother,ol'pearl iinlns ~. y, .nu . I..e..'
Is the bread ana Du..er o. , Wv, uu,.a u. ~.
The round pearls OF 'ne lewe.e. .a a.0 ". sn'
cake 'or perhaps snou'' ''s WIG Pc
being ~ new shg,ana.' ,u...,..,,,.
VI always aia nave au .,,s
desire 10 gov q. 'he ins,u ''s sna S Sat
see the wneeis go rouaI w.. anu =, t, nat
long wanted, ior once ~ iea1.' w.. W 'uuv.
deep-sea oottom, ana Oca0'" WIG AA"'
wells OF whicn l haa nearu' s,.,,.s.
", t tns s oap''a a, t,,, h,m,elf md knev
lie had been a DIVER n',.s .ha auu sme y
from personal encounter . 'aI Thss ~,
the descent; DS' J., - usual ",sh :" aS S.,u my
own way .nousn IL "'' A's" W 'e'Ae
Tor the last .ime, ,.. ,,.. a.. !,
AT last inc race gia'' w .s ~. ~. :, -