The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-11-04

mot at all. my dear fellow" he re-
piled. dropping his cogftation. pray for
give me. But this II now new phenoms-
non to me. have picked UP birds in
that condition on this mountain before.
There Is . terrible mystery here. but I
am slowly letting light into 1t. and II
we succeed In reaching the top Of the
peak have good hope that the illumina-
ton will Increase
Here now" he added, moment later.
sitting down upon rock and thrustine
the blade Of his psnknife into crevice.
what do you think OF this7"
He held up little nugget Of pure arts-
misium and then went on:
You know that all this slope .was
swept as clean as a Dutch housewives
kitchen floor by the thousands of miners
and prospectors who swarmed over It
year or two ago, and do you suppose
they would have missed such tidbit II
1t had been here Them
'Dr Syx must have been sailing the
mountain again." I suggested
We'll" replied Hall. with signihcant
smile. III the doctor hasn't sailed II
But perhaps you would like to know pre-
cisely what expect to ind out when We
get on the topknot Of the Teton"
II should certainly be delighted 70
learn the object OF orir journey" saio.
"of course, I'm only going along for COM
pany and for the fun Of the thing put
you know you can count on me Tor sud-
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stantial aid whenever you need H.
"It IL because you are so willing TO lei
mo 70 keep my own counsel" he reloined,
land to wait for things to ripen before
compelling me to disclose them. that !
like to have you with me AT criucal
times Now, as to the object OF TINS
breakneck expedition, whose risks you
understand as fully ~ do, need not
assure YOU that II ID Of supreme Inn
portance to the success OF my plans. In
= word. I hope TO be able to look down
into a part Of DR.. Syx's mill which II
am not mistaken. no human eye except
his and those Of his most trustworthy
helpers, has ever been permitted to see
And II see there what fully expect.
to see shall have got long step near
er to q great fortune"
'Good!'' / cried EN- avant. then! We
are losing time"
x.--rHE TOP OF THE GRAND TETON.
The climbing soon became difficult UNI
I'll at length we we're going up hand
over hand. taking advantage OF crew
ices and knobs which an inexperienced
eye would have regarded as incapable of
afrording a grip for the fingers or o
suprort fer the toes. Presently we ar
rived at the foot OF stupendous precf-
pice. which was absolutely insurmount-
able by any ordinary method of ascent
Parts OF II overhuns, and everywhere the
face OF the rock was too free from ir-
Irregularities to AFFORD any footing. ex-
cept to ny.
Now" to borrow the expression Of old
Bunyan. we are hard put TO It," re-
marked ''If you will 70 to the left
will take the right and see II there n
any chance of getting up"
II don't believe we could md any
place easier than this" Hall replied. and
so up we go where we are"
Have you pair OF wings concealed
about your" I asked. laughing at his
folly.
well, something nearly as good" ne
responded, unstrapping his knapsack. He
produced a silken bag. which he unfolded
on tho rock.
"a balloon" I exclaimed. but how are
you going 10 initiate it7''
For reply Hall showed me n receptacle
which, he said, contained liquid hydrogen.
and which was furnished with a device
for retarding the volatiiization of the H.
quid so that IT could be carried with little
loss.
You remember have a small iabra-
tory In the abandoned mine" he explain
ed where we used 20 manufacture LIQUID
air for blasting. This balloon made for
our present purpose II viii Just suffice
to carry up our rope, ana q small but
practically unbreakable grapple of har-
dened gold. I calculate IL send the Crap
pie 20 the top OF the rrecipice with the
balloon. and whom 1t has obtained a Arm
hold In the riven rock there we can a.