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The Lost Continent
BY CUTCLIEFE HYNE
Published Copyright. 1890 BY cuenn.
SYNOPSIS.

SYNOPSIS.
CHAPTER 1.-The story Of the Lost Con-
tinent Is the translation of an ancient man
uscript found In cave IN the Canary Il.
lands and opens With the installation Of
Of Atlantis, the latter continent sitv-
Deucalion. who Is recalled ~ the queen.
Phoranice, of whom he has heard little.
woman. having been born the asnshtsr
daughter OF the gods. She 10 adopted and
raised by zasmon, governor OF province
and one :, Of the hish priests: shs z Rs y.
still young deposss him. All attempts to
" defeats the old king and takes the
CHAPTER II.-Tatho is much surprised
when next day Deucalion asks the use Of
ship to take him home, believing he had
sr osa rich dsIriag hi. reign AZ he tTashs9
country. Things are d,rss.nt 8 Atlantis
CHAPTER I11.-whsn near hsms they
ire halted by enemies OF Phorenies, who
demand the custody Of Deucalione Toh. the
IN which he e Victorious.
CHAPTER IV.-Deucaiion upon his n.
rival is met with much pomp and ceremony
BY Phorenice. Although women have had
lied her powerful influence over others,
ana the fact that he does not Immediately
fan in love With her sy1dsntly Pae. her
ton, and he learns that it d psrty tie
result OF siege to which the city has been
CHAPTER v.-Dsucalion = taisA 70 the
n his .henor. While they are saa3s. a
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sas Y's'es IL. =: sae
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tumult Of passion and orders the guards
to have him whipped before her. He
one at them nd does l. saf fs1. & tss sss
ieprosy. zaemon then silently leaves.
CHAPTER vI.-.Ths sams evening Dsu-
goes to one q the sstes Il IL. eity saS th.rs
oau ea 81 hr s%nsn1 and ,as
wallis. Soon after his arrival : Gil. sntire.
Y stripped, is placed In the circus, but with
the help 9f Deucalion shs. escapes: She
was recalled to become tie h ni and Of q
Phorenice.
CHAPTER yII:.Whils seeking robse fer
.h sren! ann n. asYs
seized and bound. He later Learns that the
besisgers had tunneled Under the walls and
had d. sceidentpsily com: up under II: cap
temple. where Mails. Who e the daughter q
sh Visit IL ana s 4 sD k b:
and return to the city ~ EooH ~ dafkp eSs
arrives. a mutual love having sprung up
between them.
they are waiting to 60 the blowing Of hsrns
announces the arrival OF some enc. Il Is
zaemon, and he addresses the people. Mails
served by zaemon. zasnnop tells him that
saving 81 Atiastis and that he must return
Phorenice. for the sake Of the people. He
agrees to return and zaemon then leads him
to secret entrance to the city.
CHAPTER IX.-lnsi9e the city ha notices
Of the Lord Il the Sun. Ia follows i s1 and
there witnesse. the arrival Of the aussn.
a small horse y placed on the altar as =
calls upon her high father. the Sun. to 40
tS.s o hss sy ifanaaak sIyn A.:
Ind the people proclaim her . goddess.
D ...s. tS, standing among the people, Wit
CHAPTER x-Phorenice notices him
nss castle as learns By sa. sb sn1s hs.
him woo her and breach the subject Of
marriage. He does 40 and they agree
to Ted. RhSre ri 81. learns Of how Dsucal!on
angers her and she proelalms DeGcalion
.hslI build her throns around the body
| CHAPTER x1.--The throne Il quickly
built and It takes all of Deucalion' g strength
to control his emotions while placing MATS
her H. obess eSs 10
mony takes place; Just as It = over mas
ssrea the city. and beaeaien. analeus to to
| leave the PRESENCE of Phorenice, whom he
hates for her wickedness, asks permission
to lead the soldiers against the invaders.
| to which she consents.
| CHAPTER XIL-Hsrouts the enemy and
drives them long way, and on the return,
the soldiers being tired, osmp fox the night
aight Ylga, sister of Mails and fan-girl OF
ehorenlce, comes to him and tells him that
he queen has learned that he gave Mails a
| magic powder, simply putting her to sleep,
| from which he can al Will awaken her. Shs
says the queen Is furious through jealousy.
1 most horrible forms upon his return. She
| advises him to accompany Tob, the old ship
| captain. who Is about to leave for'foreign
1 Shores He does SO, and after some days
| sailing along the shores of Atlantis. Deu-
4 Gallon asks to be put ashore again.
/ CHAPTER X1II.-After living among the
/ dangers of the wild country for long time
he decides to return to the city and at least
| lee the mound where his love, Nais. lies
sleeping On the way he meets Zaemon,
who tells him the queen has laid siege to
/ the Sacred Mountain, the home Of the
| High Priests. determined to slay all who
| will not bow humbly to her Will. Zaemon
/ tells Deucalion that he must return and
i use all his skill to punish Phorenice and
| save Atlantis. Deucalion knows the power
! of Zaemon can safely restore Nais to him.
and he asks 1t as reward Of obedience to
4 the command, to which Zaemon complies.
CHAPTER XIV.
4 SIEGE OF THE SACRED MOUNTAIN.
Now my passage across the great
continent Of Atlantis, if tedious and
haunted by many dangers. need not be
recounted in detail here. After some
days Ipassed the black forest and the
country from there onward had at one
time carried a sturdy population
which held Its own firmly, and, as its
numbers grew, took in more ground,
/ and built more homesteads farther
afield. The houses were perched in
trees for the most part, as there they
i We're out of reach of cave-bear and
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